City Council Approves 乐播传媒 Qualcomm Stadium Lease
The new 10-year agreement is a win-win for the city and the university.
A new 10-season Qualcomm Stadium lease agreement between 乐播传媒 and the City of San Diego was approved by the San Diego City Council today.
The agreement ensures complete game-day cost recovery as well as guaranteed profit by the city from 乐播传媒鈥檚 use of the stadium for football games. The council approved the lease 7-0.
鈥淭his agreement is a win-win situation that will help ensure full game day cost recovery for the City while maintaining a continued home for the Aztecs and major college football in San Diego,鈥� said 乐播传媒 Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel.
Contract details
Under the agreement, 乐播传媒 will reimburse the city for direct game-day operating costs, including:
- Pre-cleaning of the venue
- Post-game trash and recycling removal
- Portable toilets
- City staff directly supporting the stadium on game day
乐播传媒 will also reimburse the city for 100 percent of its costs for providing law enforcement and fire safety personnel. Under the previous agreement, 乐播传媒 reimbursed the city for its cost of providing law enforcement inside the stadium and not in the parking lots.
Additionally, the city will receive $1 for every ticket sold to Aztec games, with certain exceptions such as student tickets.
乐播传媒 hosts an average of 24,000 people per game, with its largest consistent draw of 50,000 fans for the annual Sky Show game. This year's Sky Show game takes place Sept. 12, the home opener against Southern Utah and the first home game of new head coach Brady Hoke鈥檚 tenure at 乐播传媒.
乐播传媒's stadium history
乐播传媒 has been playing football at Qualcomm Stadium since 1967, when it was known as San Diego Stadium and the team鈥檚 head coach was the legendary Don Coryell.
乐播传媒 will play games at Qualcomm Stadium this season against New Mexico State, BYU, New Mexico, TCU and Wyoming. Fans can visit for ticket information.
