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1 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is likely to benefit by the construction of a new baseball stadium within the
2 Ciry of Saint Paul;
3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Saint Paul City Council acl�owledges that the Mayor's
4 Administration will be submitting an initial proposal to the Governor's Stadium Screening Committee that
5 outlines a possible location and financing package to build a major league baseball stadium in St. Paul; and
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BB IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Council Research and the appropriate city staff are hereby directed to
monitor the various stadium proposals and related legislative initiatives so that prior to the third state legislative
deadline the City Council will have sufficient information and analysis upon which to consider a resolution that
clearly estabiishes parameters for fmancing and provides specific public policy direction to the Mayor and city
staff prior to the final passage of the stadium legislation by the Minnesota Legislature; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council encourages the Governor, the Legislature, the
Mayor, the Twins and other interested parties to consider options for building a baseball stadium that minimizes
risk to the taspayers, limits the level of public subsidy (particularly for the host community) and that promotes
mulfi jurisdictional �articipation to benefit the entire metro region and the State of Minnesota
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i Resolution�Qutlining Saint Paul's Role in Building a New Sports
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3 WI�REAS, Minnesota has a long adition of support for professional sports and there is a commonly held
4 perception that professional sports te s contribute to the overall vitality of the metropolitan region and the state;
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6 WHEREAS, market condifions in the upper
7 professional sports teams remain viable and
8 WIIEREAS, limited public contribution may be
9 major league sports team; and
aze such that industry reforms are necessary to ensure that
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to facilitate the consriuction of a facility suitable for a
10 WI3EREAS, the market and fan base for professional sports�uns extend well beyond the borders of any individual
11 city in the State of Minnesota, including the City of Saint Pau�; and,
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13 WHEREAS, a variety of factors suggest that a site within the Cit}�of Saint Paul may be suitable for a mulri-use
14 sports stadium; and `•.,
15 WHEREAS, the public sector plays a unique role in the development cess through its obligation to provide
16 necessary infrastructure to support development; and ,
17 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul faces budget deficits lazgely created by red ctions in state aid, and has had to
18 make difficult decisions about the level of services it offers to its residents; now, erefore be it
19 RESOLVED, that it shall be the policy ofthe Saint Paul City Council that proposals fo� public/private partnership
20 to build a facility suitable for a professional sports stadium in the City of Saint Paul m�et the following terms:
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22 1. The city's role is narrowly limited to assist with site assembly and necessary ublic improvements;
23 2. The city's responsibility to provide public infrastructure improvements such as,basic sewer and water
24 connecrions and public access to the facility are limited in scope; � �
25 3. The city's total financial commitment is not to exceed 2.5% of the total constru� ion cost of a
26 stadium and that any city contributions must come from a clearly identifiable fundi g source that
27 does not reduce funding for city services or ongoing projects;
28 4. The facility must be consistent with design guidelines and enhance the urban setting a�d be
29 constructed of high quality materials; �'�
30 5. If the stadium is to be located within the downtown business district it must be connected �
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32 6. The league commits to reforms that ensure the comperitiveness of small market teams and;
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1 7. The team coxnmits to at least a 30-yeaz agreement to remain in Saint Paul and that all public sector
2� costs are to be reimbursed if the team moves or if the stadium is to be replaced or significantly
renovated prior the end of the 30-year agreement.
4 BE IT FUR RESOLVED that the Mayor's Office is requested to provide the city council with regular updates
5 regazding the variou roposals and legislafive initiatives to build a stadium, and
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOL that no proposal developed by ciry o�cials to build a stadium within the City of
7 Saint Paul may be submitted on alf of the city to the legislature except by resolution of the city council.
8 BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the
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Council is comxnitted to working at the Minnesota Legislature with
i3s�to develop a regional or statewide funding mechanism to build a
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