WHEREAS, the annual Army-Navy intercollegiate football game (“Army-Navy Game”) has become a tradition in Philadelphia, with The City of Philadelphia (“City”) hosting the Army-Navy Game for 77 out of the past 104 years, beginning in 1899;
WHEREAS, the Army-Navy Game generates a significant benefit to the local Philadelphia economy by filling an estimated 17,000 hotel room nights in the region as well as other related spending in the City;
WHEREAS, the City and the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (“PCVB”) responded to a request for proposal issued by the Army Athletic Association (“Army”) and the Naval Academy Athletic Association (“Navy”) in the Fall of 2002 to host the Army-Navy Game;
WHEREAS, the Army and Navy accepted the City and PCVB’s proposal to play the Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, in the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009; now, therefore,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
The Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (“PAID”) for purposes of hosting the Army-Navy Game, which agreement shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit “A” hereto, pursuant to which PAID shall enter into a game agreement with the Army, the Navy and PCVB for the hosting of the Army-Navy Game.
SECTION 2.
The Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, is hereby authorized to enter into a cooperation agreement with the PCVB for the delineation of responsibilities in hosting the Army-Navy Game, which agreement shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit “B” hereto.
SECTION 3.
The City Solicitor is hereby authorized to include in said agreements such other terms and conditions as he or she deems necessary or desirable to protect the interest of the City.
SECTION 4. The Chief Clerk of City Council shall keep on file the documents referred to as Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “B” and shall make them available for inspection by the public during regular office hours.
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