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Council and Stadium Authority receive Super Bowl 60 update; staff to negotiate league event agreement
Summary
City staff reported on Super Bowl 60 preparations, public‑safety planning, and convention center and tourism work. The council and stadium authority noted the update and asked staff to continue negotiating a detailed league event agreement that defines event cost reimbursement and guarantees.
City staff provided an informational update on Super Bowl 60 planning and preparations, covering public safety, emergency management, convention center readiness, destination marketing and outstanding agreement negotiations. The Santa Clara City Council and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority noted the report and directed staff to continue negotiations; the board voted to note and file the presentation.
Public safety and planning: Santa Clara Police Captain Richard Fitting, the city’s lead public‑safety planner for stadium events, summarized planning work that includes multiagency coordination, tabletop exercises, specialized training and participation in the Visiting Public Safety Officials (VPSO) program. "The VPSO program is truly no greater readiness exposure than planning and implementation of those plans and to be on‑site to see it," Fitting said, describing a February visit to New Orleans to observe Super Bowl 59 operations.
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