What site was selected for the new ballpark and "Ballpark District"?
What is East Village
100
Name of San Diego's baseball team?
What is The Padres
100
What tool was used to codify the agreement between the public and private investors?
What is an MOU
100
Right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation?
What is Eminent Domain
100
What is the name of the Padres new ballpark
What is PETCO Park
200
What type of partnership was created to get the deal done?
What is Public/Private Partnership (PPPs)
200
Who is the owner of the Padres?
Who is John Moores
200
The city of San Diego would issue these to finance their portion of the balllpark?
What are Tax Exempt Bonds
200
A reduction in the level of taxation faced by an individual or company?
What is Tax Abatement
200
The site location that John Lucchino publicly favored?
What is Mission Valley
300
When was the ballpark originally scheduled to open?
What is 2002 Season
300
Padres president & CEO (Former president of Orioles...visionary of Camden Yards)?
Who is John Lucchino
300
These were setup to address Padres planning & Ballpark planning?
What are Citizen Task Forces
300
Program created that a resident or business owner could call to report a problem such as construction starting too early, or blocking streets, etc.?
What is Paradise in Progress
300
How many years was the opening of PETCO Park delayed?
What is Two Years
400
What was the Padres/private share of funding for this deal?
What is $173M
400
The name of the public non-profit corporation used to manage downtown redevelopment?
What is Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC)
400
What does TOT stand for?
What is Transient Occupancy Tax
400
What does the "SAFE" Plan stand for?
What is Safe Affordable Family Environment
400
When did PETCO Park formally open?
What is the 2004 Season
500
What was the public's share of funding for this project
What is $301M
500
Who was the master developer for the ballpark and ballpark district?
What is JMI realty (Owned by John Moores)
500
Voters voted on the MOU, otherwise known as?
What is Proposition C
500
Because the bonds the city would use were tax exempt, this was needed stating that all of the legislative steps had been properly taken, and that no outstanding litigation impact the tax exempt status of the bonds?
What is a Legal Opinion
500
When did the Padres play their first Major League season?