Anaheim city leaders are in talks with Honda Center officials about extending their arena management deal – keeping the Ducks local for at least 25 more years – and potentially giving the company management of the ARTIC station and the prospect of developing on some of the arena parking.

Closed-door discussions have gone on for months, and the Anaheim City Council will be briefed in public at a meeting Tuesday, Oct. 23, city spokesman Mike Lyster said Friday.

Many details remain to be worked out, but the news may strike some as a victory of sorts, coming just days after the Angels opted out of their lease at the city-owned stadium where they’ve played for decades. The Angels faced a deadline of Oct. 16 for opting out or the window would close for another decade. Team officials said they plan to restart negotiations with the city after the elections.

“This shows our commitment to professional sports in the Platinum Triangle,” Lyster said, referring to land between the 5 freeway and Santa Ana River that is being developed with new craft breweries, offices and hundreds of homes.

The Honda Center, a 25-year-old arena that can seat nearly 19,000 guests, is one of the busiest spots in the triangle. It hosts Ducks home hockey games, early rounds of the NCAA “March Madness” basketball playoff, UFC fights and all genres of musical acts.

Since 2003, Anaheim Arena Management by Henry Samueli has held a contract to manage the 650,000-square-foot facility.

“We’re excited to work with the city of Anaheim as we continue to plan for the future of the Anaheim Ducks and Honda Center. We are always looking to improve the fan experience and bring Anaheim the very best in world-class entertainment,” said a statement released from Anaheim Arena Management.

A potential new arena management deal could stretch 25 more years, with five extensions that would total an additional 25 years, Lyster said. The two sides have discussed a provision that would put Samueli’s company in charge of operations at ARTIC, the city-owned transit station that sits between the Honda Center and Angel Stadium.

Anaheim Arena Management already sells advertising on digital displays at ARTIC, Lyster said, and the new deal could allow it to put up a large electronic sign that would have helped shrink the station’s operating deficit but was never built.

Finally, Lyster said, a new deal could open the door for the management company to develop some of the acres of parking around the Honda Center with projects that would match the rest of the area – restaurants, shops, offices and apartments or condos.

“Long term, this agreement has the potential to further our vision of a cool downtown in the Platinum Triangle centered on sports, entertainment, urban living and jobs,” Lyster wrote in an email, adding that a new deal “would benefit our residents with more city revenue and everyone with continued enjoyment of Honda Center.”

Any final agreement would come to the City Council for approval.