Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to approve and execute a First Amendment to the Agreement between Broward County and Worldwide Sports Management Group, LLC, relating to cricket events at Central Broward Regional Park in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1, and authorizing the County Administrator to make nonsubstantive changes, subject to the Office of the County Attorney approving the final form of the amendment as to legal sufficiency. (Commissioner Holness)

ACTION:  (T-11:56 AM)  Approved, as amended, authorizing the County Administrator to complete any required additional negotiations to finalize the First Amendment to the Agreement, and authorizing the County Administrator to execute on behalf of the County, provided that it does not include financial or other terms more burdensome to the County, that are under the current draft and subject to the approval by the County Attorney as to legal sufficiency.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)
 
VOTE: 8-0.  Commissioner LaMarca was not present.

Board action is required to authorize the approval and execution of the proposed amendment.

Authorizes the County Administrator to approve and execute the proposed amendment in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 1.

The County and Worldwide Sports Management Group, LLC (“Worldwide”), entered into an Agreement Between Broward County and Worldwide Sports Management Group, LLC for Promotion and Management of International Cricket Events and Major Cricket Events at the Central Broward Regional Park, dated June 14, 2017 (the “Agreement”). The County and Worldwide desire to amend the Agreement to clarify the booking rights and obligations of the parties, to require Worldwide to retain a professional pitch curator, and to modify the stadium-related capital improvements required to be provided by Worldwide.

A draft First Amendment in substantially final form is attached as Exhibit 1. This agenda item, if approved, would authorize the County Administrator to make only nonsubstantive changes to this draft and to execute the final amendment, subject to the Office of the County Attorney approving the final form of the amendment as to legal sufficiency.

Heidi Richards, Chief of Staff, District 9, 954-357-7009