Description
The council picked this proposal — an outdoor venue with a 1,000-1,500 capacity covered stage, food truck zone, bocce courts and fire pits — from three bids and authorized purchase negotiations at $25,000.
Impact summary
Would add hotel parking but no public activation, jobs (5-9), or downtown vibrancy.
Applicant
- Name
- Caleb Metafene / Hopeton Properties LLC
- Address
- 626 W. Main Street, Merced, CA (APN 031-134-025)See this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 19, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority — October 19, 2026
The council picked this proposal — an outdoor venue with a 1,000-1,500 capacity covered stage, food truck zone, bocce courts and fire pits — from three bids and authorized purchase negotiations at $25,000.
Finance and Economic Development Subcommittee — September 2, 2026
A utilitarian parking lot with 7-10 spaces serving the El Capitan Hotel, offering $25,000; no site plan or renderings were submitted.
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