SAN JOSE ARENA AUTHORITY

OVERSIGHT OF ARENA AND ICE CENTER:IN FULFILLING THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT OF SAP CENTER AT SAN JOSE AND SHARKS ICE AT SAN JOSE, THE ARENA AUTHORITY HAS A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES. THE FIRST IS THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE SHARKS AND THE CITY OF SAN JOSE. TWO OF THE MORE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN THE AGREEMENTS ARE THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS FOR BOTH FACILITIES. THESE CAPITAL PROGRAMS HAVE KEPT THE FACILITIES LOOKING AND OPERATING AT A STANDARD COMPARABLE TO NATIONAL SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES. AS A RESULT OF RECENT EXPANSIONS, SHARKS ICE AT SAN JOSE IS NOW THE LARGEST PUBLIC ICE FACILITY IN NORTH AMERICA. THE PUBLIC TRAINING FACILITY INCLUDES TECH CU ARENA, A 4,200-SEAT ARENA AND HOME OF THE SAN JOSE BARRACUDA, THE SHARKS AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE AFFILIATE. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE ANNUAL CAPITAL PROJECT GOALS, THE ARENA AUTHORITY ENGAGES SHARKS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT AND SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS IN KEEPING THE FACILITIES FUNCTIONING AT A HIGH, UNINTERRUPTED LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE AUTHORITY WORKS JOINTLY WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AS WELL AS SHARKS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN (TPMP). THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN, CRITICAL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT STRATEGIES, VICINITY PARKING OPERATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED AND MANAGED IN AN EFFICIENT AND WELL THOUGHT-OUT MANNER. FURTHERMORE, THE AUTHORITY IS ENGAGED IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT PROJECTS ADJACENT TO SAP CENTER AT SAN JOSE. PROJECTS CURRENTLY BEING PLANNED FOR THE AREA INCLUDE THE BART EXTENSION TO DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE, WHICH INCLUDES A STATION AT THE ARENA AND THE FUTURE ELECTRIFICATION OF CALTRAIN.

OVERSIGHT OF BASEBALL STADIUM:FOR EXCITE BALLPARK HOME OF THE SAN JOSE GIANTS, THE ARENA AUTHORITY'S OVERSIGHT INCLUDES FACILITATING DISCUSSIONS ON ANNUAL FACILITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THIS INVOLVES AN EVALUATION OF STADIUM PROJECTS BY THE AUTHORITY, THE SAN JOSE GIANTS AND THE CITY. PER THE STADIUM MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SAN JOSE GIANTS, THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL STRUCTURAL REPAIRS. THIS HAS LED TO THE ARENA AUTHORITY ADVOCATING AND SECURING FUNDS FOR SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS. THE 82-YEAR-OLD STADIUM IS CONSIDERED A TREASURED COMMUNITY ASSET. A LONG-TERM NAMING RIGHTS AGREEMENT NOW DIRECTS FUNDS TO THE STADIUM'S CAPITAL RESERVE FUND. THE AUTHORITY ALSO WORKS WITH THE GIANTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GAME-DAY OPERATIONS.