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PROPOSED RESOLUTION <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council has determined that there is a <br />need for a 400 meter, artificially- refrigerated Speedskating and <br />Bandy Rink in the Metropolitan area, and <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission has endorsed and <br />recommended this to be included in the Minnesota State Bonding <br />Fund, and <br />WHEREAS, the Roseville Ad Hoc Citizens' Speedskating Committee <br />has selected a site in the City of Roseville, and <br />WHEREAS, this site is strategically located in the Metropolitan <br />area with excellent access from I -35W, I -35E and 36, and <br />WHEREAS, the largest concentration of speedskaters is in the City <br />of St. Paul and northern suburbs with this area producing a <br />majority of the speedskaters currently on the national team, and <br />WHEREAS, there are few metropolitan facilities in the northern <br />suburbs as compared to other areas, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of <br />supports the City of Roseville's proposal to locate the Minnesota <br />Oval, a national multi -use, recreational facility, in their <br />community, and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolutin be provided <br />to the City of Roseville. <br />Page 11 <br />