REPORT TO STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Agreement related to College Football Playoff 2019 National Championship at Levi's Stadium (Stadium Authority)
Report
BACKGROUND
As announced in November 2015, Levi's Stadium will host the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship on January 7, 2019. CFP events in both Santa Clara and San Jose will begin January 4, culminating with the game at Levi's Stadium.
The Forty Niners Football Company LLC (Forty Niners) incorporated the Bay Area Host Committee (BAHC) in January 2018 to take on the rights and obligations of this event. As a California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation (501(c) (6), the BAHC cannot operate with a deficit. The Forty Niners have agreed to be the Third Party Guarantor to backstop any shortfall associated with the event including pre- and post-event expenditures.
On April 24, 2108, during an informational Study Session on the National Championship and related CFP events, supporting public services, and expected financial losses, staff outlined proposed agreement terms (Attachment 1) that isolate the event's financial losses from current Agreements between the Santa Clara Stadium Authority (SCSA) and Forty Niners Stadium Management Company (ManCo). The SCSA Board directed staff to return for formal approval of the terms in order to isolate the expenses incurred along with CFP hosting duties. The Board also directed staff to return with options so that neither the City's General Fund nor the SCSA budget pre-funds any CFP-related expenses.
On May 8, staff presented to the SCSA Board (i) proposed terms for the assignment and venue agreements and (ii) a recommendation to enter into a four party agreement to allow contracted public service providers to directly invoice the Bay Area Host Committee for all CFP related expenses (Attachment 2). The Board unanimously approved both staff recommendations.
DISCUSSION
SCSA staff and ManCo staff have negotiated terms for the Assignme...
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