City Councilmen Tom Luken and Todd Portune are asking for
more city incentives to keep the Reds at Riverfront Stadium.
Luken asked City Manager John Shirey to "make the same offer to
the Reds as that tendered to the Bengals," which included a
guarantee to give the Bengals $2M, plus improvements to the
team's practice field.  Luken: "The Reds are out in the cold,
irate and restless.  When the Bengals were out in the cold, irate
and restless, the city manager solved it.  We paid the Bengals
and bribed them to stay to save the franchise."  Portune
introduced a motion calling for the city to match payments to
improve the Bengals practice field for the Reds, and restructure
the luxury-box revenue cut for the Reds to be similar to that of
the Bengals (Allen Howard, CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 11/1).

     City officials in Inglewood, CA are gearing up for a push to
bring in a "massive sports complex that could include a new Forum
and a stadium for pro and college football, aqccording to a
report in the SOUTH BAY DAILY BREEZE of Torrance, CA.  The
facility would be built at the Hollywood Park Race Track property
and could spill onto the Forum's adjacent property.  The complex,
which could cost as much as $300M, would be a joint venture
between the city, Hollywood Park and a group headed by Lakers
owner Dr. Jerry Buss -- if an indoor arena were included in the
development.  According to Inglewood City Manager Paul Eckles, at
least one pro and college team probably would have to sign long-
term contracts before a football stadium would be constructed.
Inglewood Mayor Edward Vincent: "We're talking about the Raiders
and UCLA. ... It looks real good."  Buss said he is not looking
to raze the Forum and build another home for the Lakers, but he
would "listen to offers."  UCLA has two years left on its
contract with Pasadena for the Rose Bowl.  Officials at Southern
Cal, which play at the Coliseum, said they are not interested in
moving (AP/WASHINGTON TIMES, 11/1).

     During any major league work stoppage, the primary focus is
on the economic losses suffered by the owners and players.  But,
in reality, the financial losses do no stop there.  Today, THE
SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY begins the first of a regular series on the
ripple effects of the baseball strike and hockey lockout with a
look at how NHL arenas are coping with -- to this point -- one
month of lost revenues.       As Tim Murphy, general manager of
the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, puts it:  "Any tenant in a building
is your partner, maybe it is not structured as such, but still
you depend a lot on what they do.  And right now, they -- like us
-- have no income coming in from hockey games."
     For a more in-depth look at the issues facing NHL arenas,
THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY spoke with Dr. Jack Vivian, the
Director of the Sports Facilities Research Laboratory at the
University of Michigan.
     THE DAILY:  Is there any way for the arenas, or the
communities in which they reside, to make up lost revenues?
     VIVIAN:  This is money that is gone forever, this isn't a
recoverable type of money.  And, of course, the community loses
as well because every worker that earns money in the facility
spends it somewhere else in the community.  So they have to
tighten their belt.  The economic impact of the lockout will be
devastating if it continues much longer. ... Those dollars roll
over so many times in the community.  Some people use 6 times,
some people use 3 times -- the multipliers are different in
different regions.  So it has a significant impact.
     THE DAILY:  Is there any long-term effect on rates for in-
arena ad signage?
     VIVIAN:  All of the advertising is sold on the number of
looks it is going to receive, the number of views that is going
to be expected.  So that is all based on attendance as well.  The
value of advertising is depreciated because of the lack of games
and exposure. ...  This is money that will impact what they can
sell "the board" for next time.
     THE DAILY:  Is there any effect of a hockey work stoppage on
the construction of new facilities?
     VIVIAN:  The new facilities that have been created in the
last 10 years, because of the expansion of hockey and the NBA and
all the other things, now these people are saying look at the
money we spent and look at the revenue that is falling off, and
we're going to have to go back to the taxpayers for some other
form of funding the debt service on these buildings. ... [But]
you'll note that a whole lot of the new facilities are being
built by the pro teams -- or the people that are in partnership
with the pro teams.  Very few of the new arenas are citizen voted
facilities.  Very few of them end up to be funded from the
general tax dollars.
     THE DAILY:  Is there a specific figure that you can attach
to the losses NHL arenas could encounter?
     VIVIAN:  I would hesitate to give a figure, but if I was
asked to guesstimate I would say a typical game would be worth $2
million or $3 million -- based on where the opponent is coming
from and other factors.  Even if you say a game is worth only $1
million, look at the equation.

     The Chiefs are one of the most popular draws in all of
professional football.  More fans saw the Chiefs play at home and
away last year than any other team, and they recently sold out
their 30th consecutive game at Arrowhead.  Today, THE SPORTS
BUSINESS DAILY continues to profile the NFL's infrastructure with
a look at Arrowhead Stadium.



  
 
    
STADIUM:
    
Arrowhead 
      Stadium, Kansas City, MO
  
  
 
    
AGE:
    
Completed in 1972
  
  
 
    
CAPACITY:
    
79,104 —3rd highest 
      in the NFL.
  
  
 
    
LUXURY 
      BOXES:
    
81 luxury boxes, owned 
      and operated by the team.
  
  
 
    
OWNERSHIP:
    
Owned by the taxpayers 
      of Jackson County.
  
  
 
    
MANAGEMENT:
    
Team runs the facility 
      on a $2 million managementfee from the Jackson 

      County Sports Authority.
  
  
 
    
COST:
    
Built in conjuction 
      with Kauffman Stadium. Combined cost of $53 million. 

      Chiefs added $9.5M for additional construction.
  
  
 
    
PARKING:
    
Parking for 26,000 
      cars at $6 a car. Team receives all revenue.
  
  
 
    
CONCESSIONS:
    
Handled by Volume Services. 
      Undisclosed percentage goes to the team, 

      with 6% of teams revenue to Jackson Co. Sports Authority.
  
  
 
    
LEASE:
    
Lease expires in 2010
  
  
 
    
RENT:
    
$939,358— 17th 
      highest in the NFL.
  
  
 
    
ADVERTISING:
    
Team owns advertising 
      rights - annual revenue figure not available.
  
  
 
    
PUBLIC 
      $:
    
$7.5 million in city, 
      county and state subsidies for both Arrowhead

      and Kauffman stadium.
  

 
 
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(Sources: Jeff Klein/Operations Director at Arrowhead, John
Friedman/Jackson County Stadium Authority; rent and public
subsidy figures from Florida Times-Union, July 24, 1994.)