REPORT TO STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD
SUBJECT
Title
Informational Report Regarding Notice of Breach of Stadium Management Agreement and Audit of Stadium Manager's Delegated Procurement Authority
Report
BACKGROUND
On June 8, 2010, the voters of the City of Santa Clara approved Measure J, which authorized the City to move forward with the development of a stadium suitable for professional football and other events. The Santa Clara Stadium Authority (Stadium Authority), a joint exercise of powers entity created through Government Code section 6500 et seq., is a public entity formed to facilitate the development and operation of the Stadium Project and to fulfill the mandates of Measure J. The seven elected members of the City Council serve as the governing board for the Stadium Authority (Board). The Stadium Authority Executive Director (Executive Director) is the chief executive officer of the Stadium Authority and is responsible to the Board for the proper and efficient administration of all affairs of the Stadium Authority.
Santa Clara Municipal Code (Code) Chapter 17.30, Stadium Authority Procurement Policy, outlines the procurement policies and procedures for the Stadium Authority. The Code authorizes the Executive Director, or designee, to purchase professional, nonprofessional and personal services required by the Stadium Authority in contract amounts up to and including two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per contract, subject to budgetary approval. Contracts with an amount above this dollar limit must be approved by the Board. Per the Code, "Any of the Executive Director's authority may be delegated to contractors with the Stadium Authority; provided, that the contract delegating such authority is approved by the Stadium Authority Board and the procurement performed by the contractor is within the limits of a budget approved by the Stadium Authority Board for the year in which the contract is awarded."
Through the Stadium Management Agreement (Ma...
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