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Milford approves MOU with FC Cincinnati Foundation for Riverside mini pitch; city limits maintenance exposure
Summary
Council approved a memorandum of understanding with FC Cincinnati Foundation to construct a mini soccer pitch at Riverside 2; the MOU sets a minimum five‑year useful life, caps city maintenance exposure at $25,000 after that period and allows FC Cincinnati priority programming.
City council approved an MOU with the FC Cincinnati Foundation on July 15 to accept and site a donated "mini pitch" at Riverside 2, with terms that limit Milford’s maintenance liability and clarify programming rights.
Under the agreement presented to council, FC Cincinnati will donate the mini pitch — a prefabricated turf playing surface and related structure — and the foundation and city will coordinate construction and site access. The MOU establishes a useful life for the mini pitch to be no less than five years and no more than ten years; the draft agreed language capped Milford’s contribution toward replacement at $25,000 after the useful life if replacement is required.
City staff said routine maintenance costs are expected to be minimal (leaf and debris removal, occasional surface brushing) but that major replacements — for example, turf failure — would be treated as beyond routine maintenance and addressed under the MOU terms. FC Cincinnati will retain the right to program and use the mini pitch for foundation events; the foundation also plans to promote regular programming and may partner with local nonprofits or schools for additional scheduled activities. The city retains the ability to allow public use on a first‑come, first‑served basis when the foundation is not using the site.
Council discussed logistics including a temporary gravel driveway to the site and minor preparatory cost. The MOU states the foundation will cover the initial construction donation; the city agreed to contribute no more than $25,000 toward a future replacement if the useful life concludes and replacement is required. Council approved the MOU with a majority vote.
