First vote PASSED: Utah Hockey, Jazz & Delta Center District

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A plan that would drastically change downtown Salt Lake City with a "sports, entertainment, culture and convention district" surrounding a remodeled Delta Center has cleared its first major hurdle.
The Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to endorse a partnership agreement with Smith Entertainment Group - the parent owner of the Utah Jazz and Utah Hockey Club - on a downtown revitalization plan on Tuesday. The vote sends the proposed 136-page document to a state committee for approval before the agreement can be finalized.
If the agreement is finalized, the City Council will vote later this year on whether to approve a 0.5% sales tax increase and proposed zoning changes to accommodate the plan's development.
"This is a good agreement that brings good things to the city," said Salt Lake City Council Chairwoman Victoria Petro, prior to the meeting. "As we move forward with this, I'm sorry for the people who feel against and the fear, but I've moved from fear to determination. … It is scary and big, but it's in the best interest."
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0:00 Background and what's being voted on
2:34 NEW 3d Image of Arena District
4:40 Vote PASSED Unanimously
7:16 Reaction: "fear" and "scary" project
9:03 What's next?
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[@squirrelystub2658]

Hey Brodie, your channel is pure gold! Your enthusiasm is contagious, and your ability to break down complex info into bite-sized, fun nuggets is unparalleled. You could probably explain quantum physics and make it sound like a bedtime story. Thanks for making this understandable and so enjoyable! Keep up the awesome work!

[@BigBlueHorses]

The speed is to protect the agreement. Every politician who voted yes will have to run on this. Even if they get tossed there will be no going back. I guarantee you other owners are watching this and thinking and scheming

[@LHOH197]

Almost 30 years in Arizona and couldn't get even a sniff of an arena anywhere and in just 7 months in Utah they're way further in the process then they ever were in Arizona

[@JordonL480]

They literally had a city build and pay for an arena... it was just I the wrong location

[@geoff3103]

just goes to show what you what incompetent boobs they had for ownership, and the incompetency of the NHL.

[@ragemachine1559]

​@@JordonL480wrong location wtf ever, the cardinals do just fine there. If they were really hockey fans they would have showed up. Terrible hockey market they never deserved an NHL team and shouldn't get another shot at an NHL team anytime soon.

[@Joseph-T543]

Leadership and taking initiative matters. Utah politicians are serious about getting pro sports in their state, and they were lucky the cards landed in their favour.

[@geoff3103]

all about who is running the team.

[@davidclegg8560]

Thank you for laying it out so perfectly to understand the whole situation. As always, we hope you continue to cover Utah hockey club, soon to be Yeti. Utah is ready for the NHL.

[@jorgearizaga6787]

Brodie Utah Channel... loving it!!

[@jameslongstaff2762]

I'm so excited for this! While I'm excited for NHL hockey, I'm even more excited for the investment in public infrastructure and the building of housing. I think this project is serving the public.

[@wbj2000]

Salt Lake City is a shining example of how to capitalize on a huge opportunity. I am not a citizen of Utah, but I am very much looking forward to visiting and seeing this new district and take in some hockey. I am sure it will be great.

[@adellelo956]

Come on through! It’s a beauty of a state.

[@AlphaKing1776]

More than welcome to come check it out. You can buy some of my season tickets in the lower bowl.

[@geoff3103]

except no one will care because its a small market. It'll be Raleigh West.

[@JumpmanJames]

Here's Brodie Brazil! 🎉

[@mosinc7388]

Nice to see "mid-size" cities like Salt Lake City and St Petersburg making investments in their downtowns. People don't know what is good for them.

[@JordonL480]

Should go to Public vote

[@adellelo956]

If it’s a public vote of the public who will actually be paying for it it will have no less than 80% approval.

[@Carrollavirus]

@@adellelo956 Let Smith the billionaire pay for all of it. There is your answer.

[@adellelo956]

@@Carrollavirus nope, there is YOUR answer, not understanding that he is putting up billions of his group’s moneys and the fact that this project helps the community. Like I said, if it were up for public vote amongst the people who will help pay for it it passes easily.

[@Carrollavirus]

@@adellelo956 Lmao! How exactly does it 'help the community?! State taxpayers have already been fleeced out of $900m that is for a project that provides ZERO services to the general public. The only ones that are benefiting from all of this is Smith, politicians, and businessmen. Period.

[@jackmatheson4671]

“I’ve moved on from fear to determination” lol. 🤑

[@dsarmy1]

This will be awesome for Salt Lake City and for the state.

[@BigBlueHorses]

Studies have shown the long term impact will be negligible for the city. The Smith Group will make a fortune on development. It’s not about the City. That is only a vehicle, a means to an end.

[@dsarmy1]

@@BigBlueHorses Time and time again Utah defies studies. Show me 3 studies with references that involve Salt Lake City and Utah as a whole and I’ll believe you.

[@TheSunsfan4life]

How does Utah “defy studies”?

[@Carrollavirus]

⁠@@dsarmy1 Show me your proof that 'Utah defies studies'. You can’t.

[@jordanalexander8099]

Yeah not sure what this person is meaning either

[@user-kb5yw5uw6s]

as a hockey fan in arizona. it pisses me off how fast and easy things get approved and done.

[@geoff3103]

if only the yotes had half-way decent management

[@shannonsullivan1968]

This will happen-if only because the Utah State Legislature forced the City of Salt Lake to accept the relocation of the Utah State Prison to city limits. Interesting that the Gateway Property is now being considered to be part of the entertainment district.

[@adellelo956]

I couldn’t believe Gateway wasn’t included in the original plans. Seems very little work should need to be done there and it’s ready to go.

[@kittychatalot]

Great reporting

[@coachanderson2704]

Don't touch the music HALL! That is one special place that cannot be rebuilt!

[@tonyc8752]

This is why they’ve got an NHL team and why Arizona no longer does. People can dislike the appropriation of funds to sports venues, but if you want a team, it’s the most likely to guarantee that outcome.

[@lanevalhalla9344]

It’s only a .5% sales tax increase and it will only last 30 years. There are worse deals out there.

[@geoff3103]

AMAZING what a good owner can do.

[@brodiebrazil]

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[@THEREDHOTWRECK]

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[@rockettbear]

Brodie, would be great to get your take/coverage on the Brandon Aiyuk 49ers situation. Your level of analysis would be nice to hear aside from the typical 49ers beat writers

[@Eric_Olsen]

I would try to get 15 to 20 story buildings with engineering to support 40 stories.

[@havokan45]

the Arena to me to get hockey to fit needs to expand a wall on one end to me arena ends are to small for seating at one of the ends and that is a fun view behind the goal still can't wait to see how it looks when remodel is finished .

[@ryanbradley3293]

Delta center is only 30 years old, it’s fine

[@brodiebrazil]

30 years is the magic number for remodel/upgrade

[@kirstenwright9799]

You obviously haven't seen the sight lines. Most of the upper bowl seats can't see the near boards or more and most of the corner seats you can't see the net at all. It needs to be revamped for better seating at the very least. It can't hurt to refresh it either.

[@Mr.Ed_Wayner]

Brodie, how much of the SLC city council support for this project is to solidly Utah getting a future Winter Olympics and or increasing convention traffic etc?

[@CyberRockwell]

The Olympics are coming back to SLC in 2034 whether or not this project happens, that is all but guaranteed at this point. The Olympic committee has made it abundantly clear that this project will not sway them one way or another.

[@GMMXX80]

I agree on the taxing and I would have fought and argued that SEG needed to come up with something different. The Smiths own a lot of businesses around the SLC area so they have a LOT of pull in the politics of Salt Lake City itself and surrounding areas BUT tax payers shouldn't have to pay taxes to make Ryan Smith more wealthy that benefits him and his own interests, I have an issue with that too, especially the poor man scraping to get by to make the wealthy man more wealthy where the poor man gets nothing, maybe he's not interested in basketball or hockey so he gets stuffed, thats not right, I agree with that argument

[@briandonegan8480]

The Braves ought to be kicking themselves that they didn't get a patent for stadium entertainment districts when developing The Battery

[@brodiebrazil]

Staples Center did that with LA live 20 years ago, though

[@briandonegan8480]

@@brodiebrazil I forgot about that

[@tubasungod]

More welfare for billionaires. 👎

[@Carrollavirus]

@@tubasungod Facts!

[@reverend_wintondupree]

And kickbacks for the fat cats

[@JonDoe-ln6nl]

Ahhh, I love the smell of corporate welfare in the morning!

[@lanevalhalla9344]

.5% tax increase is not much to ask. It also helps revitalize the city and state as a whole this is not just an arena project.

[@Carrollavirus]

⁠@@lanevalhalla9344 $900m could have been spent directly on the citizens of Utah, and other direly needed services. The only ones that are benefiting are Smith, politicians, and businessmen. Period. Looks like you are another one who got gaslighted into believing their lies.

[@Utah_Man_Sir]

Downtown is slowly turning into a mini San Francisco. This has to happen while it still can.

[@roywall8169]

Not so slowly.

[@jameszygadlo5560]

A much different scenario than Las Vegas, in size ($900M bonds vs. $120M bonds ($180M) + $200M Tax Credit), in pay back (sales tax which hits everybody vs excise tax on stadium users), and in ownership (SEG continues to own Delta Center and entertainment area vs. publicly owned stadium in Vegas). I could see why some would oppose the sales tax increase.

[@brodiebrazil]

A lot of this is incorrect.

[@jameszygadlo5560]

@@brodiebrazil except it's not

[@bartphlegar8212]

Before everybody goes gaga at how impressive all of this Flash Gordon approval process is in SLC, one thing that is woefully ignored - or at least not mentioned - is the fact that Utah is trying to get the bid for the 2034 Winter Olympics. The IOC votes on assignment of those Games on 24 July - this year. That's thirteen days from now folks. They are feverishly trying to pack all of these improvements as a done deal into their presentation. And if there is a chance - in this case more of a probability - that several new venues for the Olympics can be had with significant third party funding, then this becomes a win-win. Lest people not forget that all of those transit improvements were fast-tracked for the 2002 Winter Olympics. And since those Games were considered more or less a success (bribery and rigging charges not withstanding), this "entertainment district" is a continued enhancement of that same strategy. Salt Lake was a bit of an underdog for the 2002 Games, but since they are now in that club of prior host cities with experience in hosting them, it becomes a favorable odds bet that SLC will get them again, and this only improves their chances...What I get tired of though is everybody throwing shade at Oakland, KCMO, Phoenix, and other cities for being slower and more clench fisted with their civic funds, and taking longer in due process for these projects. They should. Salt Lake has always been an outlier in the sports world, with the Olympics and the LDS Church as hammers to drive the nail. Those other cities do not have hole cards of this scale as a backup...

[@FlyAndMTB]

Your point becomes moot by the fact that nobody else is going to be bidding for the 2034 games. It's already been well established that SLC will be the winner by default. Also, the Olympic committee has already stated that this project will not play a factor in their decision to award the games to SLC.

[@roywall8169]

I disagree about this not being voted on by the public. The public elected big government city council and state reps. The objection is that the big government politicians are spending the money on non traditional welfare state projects. Welfare state is welfare state, imo. Crying about which branch of marxism the tax money is spent on is being nit picky. 😉

[@reverend_wintondupree]

"Robbing Peter to pay Paul.”

[@AstroMagi]

Glad to see this result but I oppose their concept of burying 300 West. Just make it a better street with fewer car lanes.

[@cheifcrazybuffalo8390]

Both Tempe and Kansas City rejected better deals

[@bobmularky7456]

Yay more subsidies for billionaires

[@jeffreypeterson1364]

I am wondering where the Asian neighborhood in SLC is? Will that neighborhood be affected or worse, be displaced from this proposal?

[@CyberRockwell]

Japantown initially was the three blocks that the Salt Palace now sits on. It was bulldozed throughout the 70’s and 80’s. Really all that is left now is a church and a Buddhist temple. A condition of this agreement is that certain elements of old Japantown should be restored (the exact elements are to be worked out between SEG and the Japanese community.)

[@jeffreypeterson1364]

@@CyberRockwell So SEG is Smith Entertainment Group. I know SEG is offering $5 million dollars for the revitalization of Japantown.

[@fuckeduphippie]

Japantown has already been destroyed. It was a thriving Asian community until the Second World War, where a lot of its residents were shipped off to an interment camp in central Utah called Topaz. A lot of the remaining residents fled or moved elsewhere in the state due to Japanese persecution at the time. It was bought up by other communities in SLC and then eventually bulldozed to make way for the salt palace. All that remains of Japantown as of right now, is a Japanese Church of Jesus Christ, the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, and a Japanese Garden.

[@ericfilante9436]

Lots of complainers in the comments section, big surprise. Utah has an NHL team now and that's all that really matters.

[@anthonyrivera4735]

I hate Ryan smith, can someone just buy the coyotes from him?

[@JonDoe-ln6nl]

Baaaaahahahahahahahaha! Good one!🤣

[@jameslongstaff2762]

Your anger should be directed at the former owners of the Coyotes who didn't invest enough in the team

[@PCSPounder]

@@jameslongstaff2762 There’s a school of thought that the league has actually owned the team since Jerry Moyes tried to declare the Coyotes bankrupt and sell them to Jim Balsillie. The league actually did repossess the franchise from Moyes after taking the matter to court. The thing is that none of the “buyers” since then actually had the money to do anything with the franchise. Alex Meruelo, if anything, had more money than the previous guys, but has a terminal condition in being unable to work well with others. What the NHL (aka THE OWNERS) really wanted was what Ryan Smith eventually gave them… protection of THEIR franchise values. Arguably, the NHL doesn’t deserve that much.

[@HHSGDFootballJPD]

Unfortunately, I need Powerball or Mega Millions to go above $1.4 billion to have a shot.

[@stevenbauer4799]

not smith's fault az. was an utter failure. and not smith's fault bettman enabled that mess 15 years to long leading to this inevitable conclusion. nhl could have moved az. a half dozen times and should be glad smith took az. off of their hands. and az. coyotes don't exist anymore once merulo relinquished his rights as owner.

[@MrTAFSIYNOT]

SLC is a small market. How are they going to support 2 sports teams? Should be interesting. Moving way too fast. This project is a huge commitment forced on the taxpayers of Utah, by politicians who are avid sports fans. Wreckless spending, for a few selfish sports fans.

[@ericacottle3507]

You do realize as a tv market its bigger than several markets with two or more major league teams like Buffalo, Vegas, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New Orleans. Its a rapidly growing market and will likely receive an MLB team next expansion. It has the population and infrastructure necessary to support these franchises....SLC tv Market is #27

[@d.b.4671]

Unless there's another relocation I didn't hear about, I'm pretty sure it's three teams.

[@ThePioneerSpirit]

SLC has three major league sports teams. Basketball, Soccer, and now Hockey. Jazz have sold out their games for years, Real Salt Lake games are regularly close to capacity, and over 30,000 people put down deposits for season hockey tickets. Not to mention BYU and UofU football games regularly sell out as well. We're fine.

[@ericacottle3507]

@@ThePioneerSpirit agreed, the perception that the Salt Lake market is "small" would only be true if you're comparing it to markets 4 million and above. Utah has the youngest population in the country, very educated and is a high tech center, so much potential!

[@morpeur]

Why everybody need to create shopping center and hotel for a new arena. Just build a arena. They try to copy Vegas. You are not Las Vegas. The Capitals want to do the same things.

[@GolfGunsGrilling]

Ever been to a game in a stadium or arena surrounded by shops, restaurants, entertainment, and hotels (sometimes connected right to the venues)? San Diego Padres play at Petco Park adjacent to the Gaslamp Quarter with connected hotels. Easy ground level stadium access with multiple entry points, lots of nearby places to eat and play, great ballpark food, high rise apartments/condos/hotels with direct views into the park, etc. The atmosphere is awesome, and I’m a Dodgers fan.

[@geoff3103]

SMH on why the NHL even considers these worthless markets for teams. Heck, they are so cheap they even put a team 30 miles north of Miami. And they wonder why they are permanent a distant 6th on the sports totem ball and can't grow the game? Its all their own fault. Ineptness and cheapness is a lethal mix.

[@mrvroom188]

So what’s your idea? Move the team to a city that already watches hockey? That’s not how you grow the game lmao🤣🤣🤣

[@geoff3103]

@@mrvroom188 move it to a bigger market. Hockey sells itself. duh

[@maxpowr90]

I got a chuckle about the height restriction. It's like the 18th Century in SLC. No building can be taller than the Salt Lake Temple nonsense.

[@ahronith]

They just built the tallest building in downtown. The area for SEG is up to 600' ft in height. The rest of D1 Downtown will now have unlimited heights / no restrictions. Phoenix is a city with a stunted skyline, especially for how big the Phoenix metro area is ..

[@mrvroom188]

Tell me you’ve never been to Utah lmao. Where are you getting this information🤣🤣🤣

[@reverend_wintondupree]

Aren't the height restrictions also in place to better dispurse and displace smog?

[@stevenbauer4799]

GO utah h c. Getting things done in slc. az, had an arena in glendale and turned their backs on it. Thought they were special and needed to be closer to fan base. what fan base? The fans said NO to that. Glad az. is gone. Good riddance yotes.