City Council - 2026-11-09 - Special Agenda, November 9, 2026
Approved: Midway Rising land use approvals (PRJ-1106734), 8-0
What happened
On November 9, 2026, San Diego: Midway Rising land use approvals (PRJ-1106734) (8-0).
San Diego City Council unanimously approved (8-0, Council Member Von Wilpert absent) the Disposition and Development Agreement with Midway Rising LLC for the 48-acre city-owned Sports Arena site at 3500, 3250, 3220, and 3240 Sports Arena Boulevard (item 602), including amendments…
- Jurisdiction
- San Diego, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- November 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-0
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Disposition and Development Agreement with Midway Rising LLC for Sports Arena site
The council approved the DDA between the City and Midway Rising LLC for the city-owned 48-acre Sports Arena site. The site will be developed under a horizontal ground lease plus 85-year vertical ground leases. The program includes 2,000 affordable units (average no more than 60% AMI, including 200 permanent supportive housing units), about 2,250 market-rate units, a 16,000-seat arena and 130,000 sq ft of retail. Actions taken with the DDA: certified the SEIR, made Government Code 52201 findings, waived Council Policy 700-10, and authorized the CFO to deposit payments to the General Fund. Rent terms: the arena ticket fee of $1.50 begins in year 11 and escalates 3% annually; participation rent is 0.5% of modified gross revenue in years 0-55 and 2.5% in years 56-85. The vote was 8-0 with Von Wilpert absent.
- City receives 5% of net refinancing proceeds above a 19% IRR, rising to 10% on later refinancings above a higher IRR threshold
- Advance notice, documented accounting and prompt payment to the city on refinancing events
- Modified definition of major retail tenant improvement
- Affordable units may serve as an off-site receiver site only at the city's sole discretion, after the developer shows other gap financing is exhausted and HCD confirms
- Affordable housing ground lease form must return to council
- Developer funds a city project coordinator for 20 years
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Key Decisions (3)
Disposition and Development Agreement with Midway Rising LLC for Sports Arena site
Resolution of intention to form Midway Rising Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District
Midway Rising land use approvals (PRJ-1106734)
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Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (1)
Midway Rising
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Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
The 2,000 affordable units are the largest Surplus Land Act…
Infrastructure
The Midway area faces stormwater, groundwater and an undersized Pump…
Commercial Demand
The new arena and redevelopment are expected to catalyze surrounding…
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38 distinct speakers; 10 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Unknown, 20 Public, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant, 1 Clerk, 6 Staff, 4 Councilmember.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 1 Applicant, 1 Clerk, 3 Staff, 4 Councilmember.
Speaker sample: Shelby Jordan II, Applicant.
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- land use (20 timestamps)
- commercial (14 timestamps)
- approved (17 timestamps)
- public hearing (1 timestamps)
- rezone (3 timestamps)
- variance (1 timestamps)
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