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Mounds View City Council August 22, 2011 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2 <br /> 3 <br />None. 4 <br /> 5 <br />11. REPORTS 6 <br />A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Mayor Flaherty explained Festival in the Park was a wonderful event again this year. He 9 <br />indicated it was very well attended this year. He thanked all the volunteers and the members of 10 <br />the Festival Committee for their time and dedication to planning the event. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Mayor Flaherty stated he participated in an event sponsored by Ramsey County in which he 13 <br />attended the Vikings Training Camp in Mankato. He stated he spoke with both local and State 14 <br />Representatives and the Vikings regarding a potential move to the TCAAP site. He reviewed a 15 <br />letter response he received from Ramsey County regarding traffic and noise concerns. At this 16 <br />time, the State was waiting for the governor to call a special session to discuss the matter further. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Mayor Flaherty indicated the TCAAP site does have room for a stadium, hotels, restaurants, etc. 19 <br />He explained Ramsey County was seeking a resolution of support from the City of Mounds 20 <br />View. This could be completed this evening or at a future meeting after additional discussion. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Council Member Mueller stated after her discussion with residents, 90% are supportive of the 23 <br />Vikings Stadium. The minor increase in sales tax does not appear to be a concern for Rosedale 24 <br />or Maplewood Malls. She indicated the increased jobs and traffic relief would greatly benefit the 25 <br />community. She was in favor of submitting a resolution of support. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Council Member Stigney explained the concerns of residents of Ramsey County and Mounds 28 <br />View would need to be addressed further before proceeding with this issue. He felt this issue 29 <br />should go to a referendum. He would not support the resolution of support. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Council Member Gunn was in favor of the resolution of support. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Council Member Hull indicated he was a sports fan and enjoyed the Vikings. He stated the 34 <br />community would benefit from the clean up and development of the TCAAP site. However, 35 <br />there were concerns with increased traffic and crime if the area were to develop. He had 36 <br />concerns with the local residents funding a stadium for a billionaire. For this reason, he was not 37 <br />in favor of a resolution of support. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Mayor Flaherty explained the overall development would bring a number of jobs and economic 40 <br />development to the northern suburbs. Additional jobs would be added when the development 41 <br />was complete. He saw the Vikings Stadium as being more favorable than NASCAR or a casino. 42 <br />He was in favor of a Resolution of Support for the stadium being located on the TCAAP site. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Council Member Stigney indicated residents within Ramsey County were being double taxed for 45