They have finally posted the agenda for Feb 8th, when the developers will be presenting their team and their approach to a new arena. So I'm re-posting this.
http://sacramento.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=21
On that website you will see the date and agenda of the upcoming meeting. Also on this page anyone who reads the agenda and wants to comment on anything for the public record can submit those comments by e-mail.
You will see a pop-up when you click on "eComment" next to the agenda. Those of you who want your support to be heard by the city council can actually submit their comments and they become part of the official public record.
Those that matter most are those that are located in the City of Sacramento as these are your council members. I would encourage anyone to submit comments, wherever you live. After all, people from all over that have ever attend games/events at Arco are bringing their entertainment dollars into Sacramento from outside the city/county. And there are those that strongly support the idea of Sacramento keeping the Kings.
Remember, we do not know at this stage how much public assistance may be needed or asked for, nor do we know what form that assistance will take. Some of the railyard work is being funded by federal and state dollars. All we know is that all four development teams agree that it will have to be a public/private partnership. A $200 million gap is a rough estimate of what they all thought would have to filled from some form of public help (Possibly sources: ticket tax, seat licensing, rental car tax, hotel tax, etc.)
Right know all that may be decided at this meeting is whether the city will select one, or more than one developer, to submit a financial feasibility analysis within 90 days of the decision to proceed with that next step.
It won't be until that 90 + 60 more days, that the council will see if anyone is able to provide a plan acceptable to the city and a plan that is actually possible in the financial sense. That's when we'll have much more concrete idea of the financing/cost/potential funding sources.
I don't want to discourage anyone from coming to the live meeting. It does make an impact on the council and I like to see as many supporters of the arena attend as is humanly possible.
Help us out folks! This is your chance to speak up!
There will be other opportunities at each stage and I'll try and keep you updated.
Also, at some time this meeting video will be available for viewing. I'll try and get that information on here, too.
http://sacramento.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=21
On that website you will see the date and agenda of the upcoming meeting. Also on this page anyone who reads the agenda and wants to comment on anything for the public record can submit those comments by e-mail.
You will see a pop-up when you click on "eComment" next to the agenda. Those of you who want your support to be heard by the city council can actually submit their comments and they become part of the official public record.
Those that matter most are those that are located in the City of Sacramento as these are your council members. I would encourage anyone to submit comments, wherever you live. After all, people from all over that have ever attend games/events at Arco are bringing their entertainment dollars into Sacramento from outside the city/county. And there are those that strongly support the idea of Sacramento keeping the Kings.
Remember, we do not know at this stage how much public assistance may be needed or asked for, nor do we know what form that assistance will take. Some of the railyard work is being funded by federal and state dollars. All we know is that all four development teams agree that it will have to be a public/private partnership. A $200 million gap is a rough estimate of what they all thought would have to filled from some form of public help (Possibly sources: ticket tax, seat licensing, rental car tax, hotel tax, etc.)
Right know all that may be decided at this meeting is whether the city will select one, or more than one developer, to submit a financial feasibility analysis within 90 days of the decision to proceed with that next step.
It won't be until that 90 + 60 more days, that the council will see if anyone is able to provide a plan acceptable to the city and a plan that is actually possible in the financial sense. That's when we'll have much more concrete idea of the financing/cost/potential funding sources.
I don't want to discourage anyone from coming to the live meeting. It does make an impact on the council and I like to see as many supporters of the arena attend as is humanly possible.
Help us out folks! This is your chance to speak up!
There will be other opportunities at each stage and I'll try and keep you updated.Also, at some time this meeting video will be available for viewing. I'll try and get that information on here, too.
