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Commissioners approve nonbinding MOU to pursue ballpark negotiations with Tampa Bay Rays entities
Summary
A majority approved a nonbinding memorandum allowing staff to negotiate with Tampa Bay Rays entities, the City of Tampa and its CRA on definitive agreements for a proposed new ballpark and related redevelopment; the MOU is nonbinding and does not change the county budget.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a nonbinding memorandum of understanding that authorizes county staff to pursue further negotiations with Tampa Bay Rays entities, the City of Tampa and the City of Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency on definitive agreements for a proposed new ballpark and associated redevelopment.
According to the meeting recap, the MOU would allow staff to negotiate terms of construction, funding, ownership, use and long-term maintenance and repair but "does not change the county's current budget nor create binding future commitments." The recap identified the proposed site in meeting materials as the "Hillsborough College Del Mavry campus." The approval was recorded as supported by a majority of commissioners; no mover/second or roll-call vote names were provided in the transcript.
County officials characterized the action as an authorization to pursue negotiations rather than a final decision. Meeting materials and the recap emphasized the MOU is nonbinding and any definitive agreements would require later formal approvals and budgetary actions by the board.
