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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
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TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the Commission
FRO : E ward Marquez
/-t—City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: +' �' 7 FILE
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing City Manager
to Execute Use Agreement with Major
League Soccer for Use of Orange Bowl
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution authorizing
the City Manager to execute a Use Agreement with Major League Soccer, L.L.C. for the use of the
Orange Bowl Stadium and facilities as its home field for purposes of playing major league soccer
games.
BACKGROUND:
Major League Soccer has designated Miami as a site for a major league soccer team and wishes to
use the Orange Bowl Stadium as the site for its soccer games. This Resolution authorizes the City
Manager to enter into a Use Agreement, in substantially the form attached, for use of the Orange
Bowl Stadium and facilities for major league soccer games for a term of ten (10) years and six (6)
months, with an option to renew for an additional period of five (5) years. It is anticipated that this
Use Agreement will generate $10 million over a ten-year period for the City of Miami, and attract
national and international publicity to the Orange Bowl and the City of Miami.
Attachment
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