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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 11,2011 Page 28 Councilmember Willmus noted his complicated schedule over the remainder of the summer months in scheduling additional meetings. Mayor Roe advised that schedules could be coordinated with staff once staff pro- vides a report back to the City Council that would provide their analysis of a gen- eral timeframe for a future meeting specific to long-range planning. b. Summary of Conclusions of City Manager Performance Evaluation as required by Open Meeting Law (13D.05, subd. 3.a) Mayor Roe read a summary of the Closed Executive Session held on July 8, 2011 to evaluate the City Manager's performance. Mayor Roe advised that this pro- vided an opportunity for a mid-year check-in, since there were two (2) new Coun- cilmembers; and an opportunity to finalize 2011 goals to allow time prior to City Manager Malinen's year-end formal review to reflect on those goals. With the concurrence of Councilmembers, Mayor Roe advised that the City Manager's cur- rent job performance and guidance to finalize 2011 goals would be presented for approval shortly; and thanked City Manager Malinen for his job performance; with no further action indicated at this time. 14. City Manager Future Agenda Review City Manager Malinen reviewed upcoming agenda items. City Manager Malinen advised that consideration was being given to cancelling the Au- gust 15, 2011 regular City Council meeting due to a lack of quorum; but that formal ac- tion would follow as indicated. Mayor Roe noted that an item on the July 18, 2011 meeting agenda should include his reappointment of an HRA Commissioner whose term expired in September; and re- quirements for 60-day notice before expiration as to whether that reappointment would occur. Mayor Roe advised that he would contact the HRA Commissioner to determine their interest in reappointment. 15. Councilmember-Initiated Items for Future Meetings a. Resolution of Opposition to Half-Cent Sales Tax in Ramsey County for Vik- ings Stadium bequest of Councilmember McGehee For information purposes, three (3) bench handouts were provided related to this subject, attached hereto and made a part hereof and consisting of an e-mail from Ramsey County Commissioner Tony Bennett dated July 8, 2011 providing a fact sheet v myth regarding the Ramsey County/Vikings Stadium Project and pro- posed Arden Hills location on the former TCAAP site, as well as a draft resolu- tion of support for the project; e-mail comments from Vivek Iyer, 1620 Highway 36 W expressing vehement opposition to the proposed Vikings stadium sales tax