COLISEUM, ANAHEIM ON TARGET.

Byline: Billy Witz Staff Writer

Officials with the Coliseum and Anaheim on Friday characterized their meetings with NFL executives this week as productive, keeping them on track to make presentations at an owners' meeting later this month should the NFL settle its labor dispute.

``We've narrowed the issues materially,'' said Coliseum Commissioner Bill Chadwick, who would not discuss details of the meetings, which took place Wednesday and Thursday. ``Only one things stands between us and making a presentation to NFL owners and that's collective bargaining. I don't see any issues.''

Anaheim spokesman John Nicoletti would only say that the city ``continued to make progress'' after city officials met with NFL vice president for strategic planning Neil Glat and his team Friday. City council members will be briefed on the meeting at a meeting Tuesday.

Nicoletti confirmed that the city and the league are close terms on a price for 50 acres of land, about 10 more than had originally been discussed.

While NFL owners could make a decision on how they'll proceed with the roughly $500 million projects at their meeting in Orlando, Fla., March 25-29, such a move would be remote if the NFL doesn't reach an extension on its labor deal, which faces a 9 p.m. PST deadline Sunday.

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