City Council to receive briefing on proposed downtown ballpark Wednesday [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – City Council on Wednesday will discuss a proposal to build a new baseball stadium for the San Antonio Missions downtown.

The proposed plan would be a joint effort between the city, Bexar County and the team’s ownership group. According to the city, that proposed stadium would be a multi-purpose ballpark facility with approximately 4,500 fixed seats and total seating for about 7,500.

According to an agenda memo for Wednesday’s meeting, the cost of the project would be an estimated $160 million. The project would be funded by a public-private partnership that includes a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone bond, which would be repaid through team revenues and new development around the proposed facility.

The meeting is planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday KSAT will provide coverage of the meeting in the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts.

The team currently plays games in Nelson Wolff Stadium, which opened in …