Posted on 10/29/2016 5:51:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Santa Clara Mayor Prepared to Take Over Management of Levi's Stadium Amid Questions About 49ers’ Use of Taxpayer Dollars
The mayor of Santa Clara is warning the San Francisco 49ers that the city may be forced to try to take over management of Levi’s Stadium, if the team fails to provide documents detailing how they spent taxpayer dollars. \ The city doesn't make any money from 49ers games, but it does get a cut when concerts and other events are hosted at the stadium. Based on the findings of an independent audit, however, Mayor Lisa Gillmore is now worried that Santa Clara isn't getting its fair share.
“We have to stop the bleeding of the General Fund money into the stadium,” she said. “It’s against the law.”
According to Gillmore, city leaders are prepared to manage Levi’s Stadium if the 49ers don’t comply with their current contract with Santa Clara.
“If they don’t cure the breach, we are going to take steps to take back management of the stadium,” she said.
The potential contract breach that Gillmore is referring to is detailed in the audit that was presented to the City Council on Thursday night. It says that the 49ers have failed to present budget documents that are mandated in the stadium contract.
Santa Clara leaders say those documents are crucial when determining how taxpayer funds are being spent, and how much money the city should be making from events like a Taylor Swift or Beyonce concert.
“If they are not managing the stadium properly, we will get someone who will,” Gillmore promised.
On Friday, independent auditor Fred Brousseau told NBC Bay Area that it is possible taxpayer funds were used to reseed the field several times.
He said he is also working to determine how much city money has been spent on NFL sanctioned events, which is illegal, per Santa Clara city law.
“That’s one of our audit questions -- to make sure those costs are being properly allocated,” Brousseau said.
The 49ers said in a statement that the requested documents will be presented to the auditor on Monday. Without that budget information, Gillmore said she will be forced to try and take over management of Levi’s Stadium within the next month.
Doesn't happen.
Empty seats don’t pay. Ask Kapernick for a few million to make up for the attendance loss he caused.
The whole Kaepernick thing ONLY happened because of Jed York.
Let Santa Clara raze the stadium to the ground and recoup their losses with condos or whatever.
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Karma; She’s freshening her drink and sharpening her nails!
You’d THINK She’d be too busy tending to Hillary! these days...but She’s a multi-tasker, that Gal! ;)
Lambeau Field in Green Bay was a pretty good investment!!!
Lambeau Field in Green Bay was a pretty good investment!!!
Nope, Curly Lambeau was and is the heart of the Green Bay Packers!!!!!
Yes, but Dear Leader referred to it as Lambert Field (which is St. Louis’s Airport).
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