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k,14L& <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date.- July 18,, 2011 <br />Item No..- 12. b <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description.- Discuss Issues Related to Vikings Stadium <br />BACKGROUND <br />2 <br />3 At the July I I City Council meeting, Councilmembers reviewed information about the Vikings <br />4 stadium. The Minnesota Legislature is considering ways to pay for building a new Vikings <br />stadium. The stadium deal that is being considered is expected to include a half-cent sales tax <br />levied solely in Ramsey County. <br />"7 <br />8 Kathy Lantry, President of the Saint Paul City Council, has asked cities in Ramsey County to <br />9 adopt the attached resolution opposing the half-cent sales tax. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />12 Discuss issues related to the Viking Stadium and options for paying for a new stadium. <br />13 REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION <br />14 Discuss issues related to the Viking Stadium and options for paying for a new stadium. <br />Prepared b�y:,, William J. Malinen, City Manager <br />1 "7 Attachments: A: Email from Carol Monroe, on behalf of the Ramsey County Manager's Office <br />B: Email from Ramsey County Commissioner Tony Bennett <br />C: Draft Resolution <br />Page I of I <br />