Santa Clara reviews draft League Event Agreement for Super Bowl 60; no action taken

City officials on Tuesday reviewed a draft League Event Agreement that would make the city of Santa Clara the lead local agency responsible for security and related services for Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium, but took no formal action.

The draft agreement, negotiated with the Bay Area Host Committee and 49ers-related entities, would require the host committee to reimburse the city for ‘‘qualified event expenses,’’ provide a 50% advance payment of then-estimated event costs (currently projected at about $6.3 million) by Dec. 25, 2025, and make STADCO (the stadium tenant) contractually responsible to cover any reimbursement shortfall if the host committee fails to pay.

Why it matters: City managers said the agreement updates the city’s approach from the Super Bowl 50 experience by building a structured invoicing and dispute-resolution process and by requiring advance funds and a private backstop. Council members repeatedly pressed staff for clearer guarantees that city general-fund expenditures for planning, training and deployment will be fully reimbursed and for details on how convention-center rent credits work.

Key terms and city safeguards - Lead public-safety role: The draft explicitly names the…