Officials to Meet About Rams : Sports: Anaheim’s mayor will discuss football team’s possible departure with community leaders Wednesday.

A meeting of community and city leaders will be held this week to discuss the implications of a possible move by the Los Angeles Rams out of Anaheim, Mayor Tom Daly said Monday.

Daly said he has asked about 30 people to attend the private meeting after hearing concerns from the community about the team’s possible departure. The meeting will be held Wednesday morning at Anaheim Stadium.

“There is a mix of concern and some confusion about why a professional team would want to move out of Southern California,” Daly said.

He said the city manager and the city attorney will give presentations explaining the Rams’ current lease agreement with the city as well as the financial benefits of having the team in the city.

“We need to convey the facts of what’s going on,” Daly said.

Daly said city officials will also be seeking input from the community about how they should handle the situation.

Last month, the Rams publicly confirmed that they will consider offers from other cities to move the franchise.

The Rams’ lease with the city for the use of Anaheim Stadium expires in 2015, but an escape clause in the lease allows the team to leave earlier, provided it gives 15 months’ notice. The team would have to pay off the remaining $30 million owed on bonds issued to expand the stadium for the ballclub when it moved to the city in 1980.

Among the cities attempting to woo the ball club away from Anaheim is Baltimore, which is apparently willing to lease a stadium to the Rams for $1 a season. The Rams pay $400,000 a season to play in Anaheim.

Furthermore, Baltimore has offered to give the team all the proceeds from ticket sales, luxury boxes and parking fees. In Anaheim, the team splits that revenue with the city.

Despite the attractive offer from Baltimore, Daly said he believes Anaheim can keep the Rams.

“I think we can compete with other cities across America if you include all the factors that make this a great sports market,” he said.

Team officials said no decision on a move will be made until after the season is over Sunday.

For Wednesday’s meeting, Daly said, he has asked members of the Chamber of Commerce, the Visitors and Convention Bureau, various city boards and committees and County Supervisor William G. Steiner to attend the meeting.

“It’s a cross section of community leaders,” Daly said. “We want to hear how they feel abut the Rams moving. A lot of these people worked very hard to bring the Rams to Anaheim 15 years ago.”