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All Screening Committee meetings are open to the public, although public testimony will not be taken at the meetings. Your input is valuable and can be sent to the Screening Committee through the email link at the bottom of this page.

November 4, 2003

Governor’s announcement of Stadium Screening Committee chaired by Commissioner McElroy and “Invitation for Submissions” from cities, counties, developers and other interested parties.

November 18, 2003

Announcement of Screening Committee members.

December 9, 2003

Agenda & Briefing Packet (1.2 Mb - 12/8)

Informal Stadium Refresher (optional for members)
10:00 - 11:30 - Location: State Capitol, room 229

Screening Committee meeting
12:30 - 4:30 - Location: State Capitol, room G-15

  • Committee’s charge
  • Approve work plan
  • Review briefing packet (1997 & 2002 bills, etc)
  • Stadiums stakeholders
  • Next Generation Stadiums

Video of committee meeting (12/10)

December 16, 2003

Agenda & Briefing Packet (2.1 Mb - 12/15)

Information Session for Stadium Submittals

Interested parties who are preparing responses to the Invitation for Submittals issued by Governor Pawlenty’s Stadium Screening Committee are invited to an information session on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 from 1:30 - 3:00 PM.

The session will take place in the Ed Ziegler Conference Room on the 4th Floor of the Centennial Office Building (COB) in St. Paul. COB is located at 658 Cedar Street just south of the State Capitol.

Stadium Screening Committee staff and consultants will be on hand to discuss proposal content and answer questions.

HOK Presentation (8.2 Mb - 12/16)
Follow up/clarifications regarding submissions (12/29)

January 6, 2004

Agenda & Briefing Packet (11.7 Mb - 1/6)

Screening Committee meeting
12:30 - 4:30 - Location: State Office Building Room 5

  • Presentations by Twins, Vikings & University of Minnesota
  • Discuss evaluation criteria for submissions
  • Discuss site selection process and governance
  • Other issues to be discussed

Video Coverage of the 1/6 Committee Meeting (1/6)

Minnesota Vikings Presentation (4.0Mb - 1/8)
Minnesota Vikings Presentation Video (20.0Mb mpg file - 1/9)
Minnesota Twins Presentation (4.9Mb - 1/7)
Minnesota Twins Presentation Video
Windows Media asf format (50Mb) | mpg format (60MB) (1/13)
University of Minnesota Presentation (1.2Mb - 1/7)
University of Minnesota Stadium Web Site (1/7)

January 15, 2004 (4:00 PM)

Deadline for Submittals

January 19, 2004 (11:00 AM)

Screening Committee conference call to approve qualified respondents.

Windows Media file of the 58 minute conference call (7.3Mb windows media file)

January 20 - 21, 2004

Qualified respondents invited to present to the Screening Committee and Screening Committee discusses submissions.
Full day meetings

Location: State Office Building Room 5
January 20 - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
January 21 - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Agenda for Tuesday January 20th

Information presented to the Steering Committee on Tuesday 1/20

Video of this committee meeting and all other Stadium Screening committee meetings
Anoka County/City of Blaine Presentation
City of Burnsville Presentation
Stadium Naming Rights Revenue Information (from ESPN & presented by the Steering Committee members)
Letter from Catholic Charities regarding the City of Saint Paul Proposal
Letter from Minnesota Sports & Entertainment Chairman Bob Naegele Jr.
Community Ownership Presentation by Senator Ellen Anderson

Agenda for Wednesday January 21st

Information presented to the Steering Committee on Wednesday 1/21

Video of this committee meeting and all other Stadium Screening committee meetings
Presentation by Department of Finance Budget Officer Mike Roelofs
Presentation by Department of Finance Asisitant Commissioner Peter Sausen
Presentation by the University of Minnesota

January 26, 2004 (12:30 - 2:30)

Conference Call Agenda

Screening Committee conference call to further discuss submissions. Citizens and news organizations who wish to participate should go to the basement hearing room in the State Office Building.

MP3 recording of 97 minute conference call

January 29, 2004

Screening Committee meeting to review and approve final recommendations.
12:30 - 4:30 - Location: State Office Building Room 5

February 2, 2004

Submit Screening Committee recommendations to the Governor.

All Screening Committee meetings are open to the public, although public testimony will not be taken at the meetings. Your input is valuable and can be sent to the Screening Committee through the email link below.

The Stadium Screening Committee delivered its recommendation to the Governor on February 2, 2004. It has subsequently been dissolved. The stadium issue is now in the legislative process. Please direct questions and comments on this issue to your local legislators."