The Anaheim City Council has this month begun the process of ensuring Major League Baseball and the city continue their association for years to come. A motion was passed to extend the Anaheim Angels opt-out clause, while another motion set up a non-binding frame work for negotiations designed to hopefully keep the franchise here until 2036.
At present, the lease agreement between Anaheim and the Angels allows the team to opt-out during the narrow window between October 2016 and February 2017. The agreement has been amended to extend the ending opt-out date to October 2019. This will provide plenty of time for both parties to negotiate without undue pressure from time restraints.
Angel Stadium is the center jewel of Anaheim's Platinum Triangle and has played an important role in the city's economic fortunes since it was built in 1966. The stadium is the fourth oldest among Major League Baseball venues and has hosted a variety of events in addition to baseball games, among which have been the annual Harvest Crusades and numerous rock concerts.
Many businesses in the vicinity of Angel Stadium (also referred to as the Big A) link their advertisements to the activities at the stadium. Poster printing pieces advertising pre-game or after-game specials for restaurants are one example. Business owners or anyone else wishing to learn more can go to the city’s website. What one will find there is only the starting point or framework for beginning negotiations, however, and only after negotiations have concluded and the Council has gathered input will there be an up or down vote.
