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.

Arena ticket distribution and other community-based programs:the Arena Authority administers to a highly successful Arena ticket distribution program for sap center at San Jose. Historically, the Authority has annually issued approximately 4,000 tickets to the San Jose community as identified in a city council ticket policy. Since the program's inception in 1993, the Arena Authority has distributed over 125,000 tickets. With the opening of tech cu Arena, the Arena Authority also distributes tickets in a fashion that mirrors the Arena ticket distribution program. The Arena Authority also continues to administer the sap center at San Jose's city and community events program. During fy 2022-2023, three service/educational organizations successfully implemented events at the center. As a result of this activity, $115,000 in city and community events program credits were allocated to program applicants to offset event expenses. By the end of fy 2022-23, the program had issued over 2.1m in funding credits to educational and service organizations for access to the center.

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.

South campus operations team:in 2010, the Arena Authority created the south campus operations team (scot). The team currently includes representatives from sharks ice at San Jose, excite ballpark home of the San Jose giants, kelley park (including happy hollow park and zoo and history park), San Jose state university athletics and parking operations, the city's department of public works, the office of cultural affairs, the San Jose police department and the Arena Authority. In creating the south campus operations team, two central missions were established: (1) allow for the open and regular interaction of facility and park operators in the areas of event management and coordination; vehicular traffic and parking coordination and management; pedestrian access management; special event coordination; identification of neighborhood integrity issues; and simultaneous event management and administration. (2) expand substantive discussions for the long-term planning and development of the south campus area.item (2) has now become a reality, with the completion of several significant capital projects. The first was the expansion of sharks ice at San Jose. The expansion included adding one additional public rink and a 4,200-seat Arena for the San Jose barracuda. San Jose state university has also made significant strides to improve their athletic facilities, including expanding and modernizing cefcu stadium, constructing new softball, tennis, volleyball and soccer facilities, and adding a new multilevel parking garage. And the city's department of public works is in the final stages of completing a new emergency operations center in the south campus area.

Emergency resources network:in 2018, the Arena Authority established a citywide emergency resources network. The main goal includes engaging both first-responders and city facility operators in the preparation and response to a natural disaster or a man-made threat. The group is wide-ranging and includes representatives from city, state, county and federal agencies and the operators of the city's sports, parks and entertainment facilities. Recently, the Arena Authority has been in discussions about reengaging the ern following the covid pandemic.