Saskatoon city hall wants to slow down development of its billion dollar downtown arena project.

A report going to a city council committee next week recommends delaying the approval of an agreement with the private partner selected to operate a new downtown arena and convention centre, the central piece of a revitalization plan for the city centre.

The report cites tariff ***-for-tats, provincial procurement policies and a federal election as reasons to delay the downtown arena and entertainment…