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Old 09-13-2017, 01:02 PM   #41
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I'd be curious to see what a typical ticket surcharge like this amounts to. I think it's a fair way to put the onus on those who use the arena, but am curious what these tend to run. What is the typical charge in Edmonton?
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Except conceptually, the flames aren't asking for a loan. They're asking for a financial contribution from the public at large in order to finance a piece of infrastructure that has a public benefit component.
Sure. Show me the component that benefits the public.

I'm pretty sure thats all the Mayor has asked for. Show it.

Splitting the cost into thirds seems like a more than fair deal, but talks have broken down over that?
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I'd be curious to see what a typical ticket surcharge like this amounts to. I think it's a fair way to put the onus on those who use the arena, but am curious what these tend to run. What is the typical charge in Edmonton?
Based on some back of the envelope math its about $7-10/ticket in year one, and increases at roughly 3-5% annually.
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Exactly - Nenshi is saying the city offered to fund 1/3. Its actually only offered to fund about 1/9th.
No. Its fronting 2/3rds and asking for a repayment.

Honestly, and maybe I'm in the minority on this, I always wanted the City to help pay for the arena and then be in a position to get a percentage of the profits.

Neither side here is a Charity.
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I'd be curious to see what a typical ticket surcharge like this amounts to. I think it's a fair way to put the onus on those who use the arena, but am curious what these tend to run. What is the typical charge in Edmonton?
You don't ever see it I don't believe. Prices for tickets went up like 20-60% depending where you sit. Lots of options don't exist anymore (like nosebleeds). Pay more for isle seats etc.

There are now 38 price points at the arena.
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Exactly - Nenshi is saying the city offered to fund 1/3. Its actually only offered to fund about 1/9th.
And if that's their offer, so be it. I'm not saying it should be 1/3 or any amount.
But for Nenshi to say city offered to pay 1/3 of the cost is disingenuous at least, and more accurately a big fat lie.
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And if that's their offer, so be it. I'm not saying it should be 1/3 or any amount.
But for Nenshi to say city offered to pay 1/3 of the cost is disingenuous at least, and more accurately a big fat lie.
By that same line, the owners aren't fronting 1/3 the cost either since they get to recoup that cost from ticket sales. For the life of me, I don't understand why it's unreasonable for the city to be repaid for their financial investment.

In what loan transaction is that not an expectation?
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Sure. Show me the component that benefits the public.

I'm pretty sure thats all the Mayor has asked for. Show it.

Splitting the cost into thirds seems like a more than fair deal, but talks have broken down over that?
The larger the public benefit, the more the city should fund. No public benefit? city pays 0%. All public benefit? city pays 100%. This is clearly somewhere in between.

And the city offered the equivalent of 11%, so clearly the city sees some public benefit. It just doesn't seen enough to justify a 33% spending rate.

My point is that Nenshi should say so. Instead, he's saying the city has offered 33%, when it clearly has not. Its disingenuous
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Sure. Show me the component that benefits the public.

I'm pretty sure thats all the Mayor has asked for. Show it.

Splitting the cost into thirds seems like a more than fair deal, but talks have broken down over that?
I suspect the Flames see one public benefit as agreeing to remain the anchor tenant of Victoria Park and spurring the entertainment/bar district that the City and the Stampede desperately want. I think the Flames expect that the City recoups their investment from those new businesses/condos/etc.

I think the 1/3 model is pretty reasonable for all sides, but the sticking point is who repays the City and as others have pointed out, that's a 9 digit spread.

I think the Flames should have some role there, but I think if the City wants Victoria Park to not be a barren wasteland between Stampede Park and East Village, they have to ante up more than an interest free loan that the Flames alone are on the hook to repay.
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By that same line, the owners aren't fronting 1/3 the cost either since they get to recoup that cost from ticket sales.
If there was no ticket tax, the flames would simply charge higher ticket prices. So, the ticket tax is being fully funded by the flames.

Also, its is misconception that the city is putting up the initial funding for a ticket tax. The way a ticket tax works is that the flames take out a loan for 1/3 of the arena cost ($200m). And the ticket tax funds the interest on that loan and the principal repayment over a 30 year period.

The flames might ask the city to guarantee the loan so the flames get a lower interest rate, but the flames are the ones paying the interest and repaying the principal
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Also, its is misconception that the city is putting up the initial funding for a ticket tax. The way a ticket tax works is that the flames take out a loan for 1/3 of the arena cost ($200m). And the ticket tax funds the interest on that loan and the principal repayment over a 30 year period.
That's not how it was pitched for CalgaryNext. The way it was pitched for CalgaryNext was that the Flames preferred to have the Ticket tax fronted by the City.

Frankly... I'm surprised that the NHLPA hasn't publicly complained about ticket taxes. That's money that would otherwise be HRR being taken out of their pockets.

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By that same line, the owners aren't fronting 1/3 the cost either since they get to recoup that cost from ticket sales. For the life of me, I don't understand why it's unreasonable for the city to be repaid for their financial investment.

In what loan transaction is that not an expectation?
What is fronted, and what is ultimately paid by each side is not going to be the same thing. That obviously is a point of contention between the two.

Also, the Flames clearly are clearly looking for a level of straight public funding, not just a loan, so that is a second point.
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And if that's their offer, so be it. I'm not saying it should be 1/3 or any amount.
But for Nenshi to say city offered to pay 1/3 of the cost is disingenuous at least, and more accurately a big fat lie.
I don't get your math. I get that you're trying to make Nenshi look as bad as possible, but I just don't see how you're doing it.

You're saying that only the financing portion is the part that's being given by the City. Using the same math, how much are the Flames putting in?

If the City is putting in 1/9th of the cost, as you suggest, who is putting in the other 8/9ths?
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Sure. Show me the component that benefits the public.

I'm pretty sure thats all the Mayor has asked for. Show it.

Splitting the cost into thirds seems like a more than fair deal, but talks have broken down over that?
Exactly. "Civic Pride" and "Economic Activity" aren't tangible for the municipal government as an entity. If the Flames say it will happen like they say it will, then show your cards. Prove it, but I don't think they can. And the city being so quick and willing to release the offers should demonstrate that.
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Since it likely will get buried in the other thread

Calgary arena deal scuttled over tax exemption, recouping city investment: Sources

http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary...g-sources.html
They are saying things like could be a rent deal, or property tax (from just the arena, the district it spurs) - it seems they're flexible to how that recovery happens over time and through what mechanism. So keep talking and hash it out - why is one side stomping its feet and walking away? These don't seem like insurmountable obstacles. I'll be curious to see more detail.
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They are saying things like could be a rent deal, or property tax (from just the arena, the district it spurs) - it seems they're flexible to how that recovery happens over time and through what mechanism. So keep talking and hash it out - why is one side stomping its feet and walking away? These don't seem like insurmountable obstacles. I'll be curious to see more detail.
Yeah I dont get it either...

The flames pitched 1/3 city , 1/3 tix tax, 1/3 flames
The city countered wtih 1/9 city, 1/3 tix tax, 5/9 flames

And the flames came back with "NO MORE NEGOTIATING; WERE DONE HERE!!!"
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By that same line, the owners aren't fronting 1/3 the cost either since they get to recoup that cost from ticket sales. For the life of me, I don't understand why it's unreasonable for the city to be repaid for their financial investment.

In what loan transaction is that not an expectation?
I have no problem with that. Then call it what it is... an interest free 30 year loan. Don't say you are paying for 1/3 of the project.
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Yeah I dont get it either...

The flames pitched 1/3 city , 1/3 tix tax, 1/3 flames
The city countered wtih 1/9 city, 1/3 tix tax, 5/9 flames

And the flames came back with "NO MORE NEGOTIATING; WERE DONE HERE!!!"
How are you arriving at 1/9th? I'm a history grad, math isn't my thing.
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And if that's their offer, so be it. I'm not saying it should be 1/3 or any amount.
But for Nenshi to say city offered to pay 1/3 of the cost is disingenuous at least, and more accurately a big fat lie.
He said "1/3, 1/3, 1/3 as reported is the basis, but there's a lot more to it than that".

Why don't we all just actually wait and see what the details of it, before we start calling things "big fat lies"?
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