Description
The proposed arena and downtown DOVA project comes before the council for a public hearing covering environmental review, the city's financial participation agreement, and the development agreement.
Impact summary
If approved, the agreements would set the city's financial role in bringing an arena and downtown project to Rancho Cordova.
Applicant
- Name
- DOVA Arena, LLC; Alpha One Sports and Entertainment Group, LLC
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 55
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · City Council
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 30, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Meeting timeline (3)
City Council - Nov 2, 2026
The proposed arena and downtown DOVA project comes before the council for a public hearing covering environmental review, the city's financial participation agreement, and the development agreement.
City Council - Oct 26, 2026
Major design review for a ~194,110-square-foot indoor arena with ~7,500 fixed seats, the first phase of a sports-anchored mixed-use district with hotels, housing and retail to follow. Approved 4-1 with Little dissenting.
Planning Commission - Sep 30, 2026
A 194,000-square-foot, 7,500-seat indoor arena with outdoor plaza, plus a development agreement for future phases of hotels, housing, and retail. The commission recommended approval and forwarded it to City Council.
Related issues (4)
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