The St. Petersburg City Council, the elected board of eight officials who control the Rays' de facto lease for the use of Tropicana Field, have a new proposal up for consideration.
Last off-season the City Council scuttled a deal that would have allowed the Rays to look anywhere in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties for a new stadium over a matter of a few thousand dollars, but it was clear the board was generally uncomfortable with the proposal, which had been negotiated by St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman.
This new proposal, which could be seen as a counter-proposal, appears to be more likely to pass a vote from the Council.