Along-awaited proposal by the prospective owners of the Phoenix Coyotes intended to keep the team in Arizona generated a mostly lackluster response by the Glendale City Council on Tuesday evening.

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After the meeting ended, some council members said additional negotiations will be needed before the council will be ready to vote on the matter. A delay could complicate matters. NHL executives said they had hoped the council members would vote, or at least give a strong indication of their preference, before a scheduled NHL Board of Governors meeting on June 27.

But a decision by the council before that date seemed remote on Tuesday.

The issue before the council focuses on a management agreement for Jobing.com Arena, a city-owned facility where the Coyotes have played since 2003. Renaissance has reached an agreement to buy the league-owned franchise from the NHL, but that agreement is contingent upon Renaissance reaching an arena-use agreement with Glendale.

City officials have budgeted $6 million a year for an outside firm to manage the hockey and concert venue. Renaissance executives would like to secure the management rights, but the terms they’ve offered are complex, city spokeswoman Julie Watters said.