AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of Law, Parks and Recreation, Port Control, and/or the Office of Capital Projects, as appropriate, to enter into one or more agreements and/or amendments to the Lease by Way of Concession with the Browns, or their designees, to effectuate the terms and conditions in the Settlement Term Sheet regarding the relocation of the Cleveland Browns to the City of Brook Park and the demolition of Huntington Bank Field; determining the method of making the public improvement of designing and performing demolition and site preparation of such sports facility and other structures, and designing and constructing various Lakefront Improvements; authorizing other professional service contracts; accepting gifts and grants; and establishing the Community Benefits Project and the Lakefront Development Subfunds.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

October 17, 2025

On agenda

December 1, 2025

Passed

December 1, 2025

Enacted

December 1, 2025

Where it was heard

Committee of the Whole Dec 1, 2025 recommended for approval City Council Dec 1, 2025 approved as amended Joint Committee Nov 24, 2025 Joint Committee Nov 17, 2025 continued City Council Oct 20, 2025 read and referred to administrative review

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