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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-97-0494'S CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA +� 40 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 9'7- 494 1