Short-term Coliseum deals for A's, Raiders

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The A's would remain at O.co Coliseum for at least two more years - and not get shoe-horned into AT&T Park with the Giants as baseball had threatened - under a proposed lease extension on which stadium officials are scheduled to vote Monday.

The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority also will consider a one-year lease extension for the Raiders. The deal leaves the door ajar for the team to move out of Alameda County after the 2014 season, although the only apparent Bay Area option would be to share the fledgling Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara with the 49ers.

Neither lease agreement solves long-term questions of whether Oakland can keep the A's, Raiders and Warriors from leaving town.

The A's are receiving a significant concession from the Coliseum board: more control over the stadium's food services and revenues.

"We negotiated the best deal we could at this particular moment," Nate Miley, Coliseum Authority President and an Alameda County supervisor, said Sunday. "We could win the battle and lose the war. But we're looking at the greater good, looking to try to work out a deal to keep them here permanently."

Fans at O.co Coliseum watch as the Oakland Raiders play the Tennessee Titans during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Beck Diefenbach) Fans at O.co Coliseum watch as the Oakland Raiders play the Tennessee Titans during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Beck Diefenbach) Photo: Beck Diefenbach, Associated Press Photo: Beck Diefenbach, Associated Press Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Short-term Coliseum deals for A's, Raiders 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

The A's, whose current lease expires Dec. 31, have been trying to move to a new ballpark in San Jose, but have been blocked by the Giants, who claim territorial rights to that area.

In the interim, the A's had sought a two- to five-year lease extension in Oakland. The Coliseum's joint-powers authority sought a five- to eight-year lease. Then this month, Major League Baseball stepped up to demand a two-year lease and threatened to move the A's into AT&T Park starting next year.

A's owner Lew Wolff said Sunday that a two-year lease in Oakland was "fine with me."

Asked why he's OK with two years instead of five, he said, "I am prepared to do either two or five years. The JPA preferred two years. We can discuss a longer term later."

One stumbling block had been the A's control over stadium concessions for all events. The proposed lease calls for the A's to pay $1.75 million per year, including a $250,000 fee that not only keeps the A's in control of concession revenues, but also allows the team to pick the concessions vendor.

The Raiders sought a one-year extension through the 2014-2015 season. The team will pay $400,000 for the lease. The team receives half of parking revenues, and parking fees will rise to $35 for the 2014 season.

Even if the Raiders were to announce that the team will play outside Alameda County for the 2015 season, the agreement allows the Raiders to lease their current training facility in Alameda for $525,000 per year.

Miley said Raiders owner Mark Davis has pledged to keep the team in Alameda County.

Still, building facilities for both teams could cost $1 billion or more.

"So it's all very tenuous," Miley said. The goal, he said, is to "keep them here for the short term and position ourselves for the longer term."

The Raiders declined to comment on the proposed lease. Both agreements still need approval from Alameda County supervisors and the Oakland City Council.

Chronicle staff writers John Shea and Vic Tafur contributed to this story.