Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to contract with HNS Sports Group, the PGA Tour's contracted management entity, to provide support to The Presidents Cup 2013. The Presidents Cup will be held October 1 - 6, 2013 at Muirfield Village Golf Club and the event will cast an international spotlight on Columbus and central Ohio, reaching over 200 countries and territories and over 600 million television viewers throughout the world through lead in promotion and 4 days of live and taped coverage (carried domestically by Golf Channel and NBC Sports). It is expected the Presidents Cup will generate over $22 million in visitor spending impact and will draw thousands of visitors from the US and overseas who will book downtown hotel rooms and will support local retail businesses. Over 10,000 hotel room nights will be booked, with the new Downtown Columbus Hilton being selected as the host hotel - 2,900 room nights booked throughout the week of competition. Attendees to the Presidents Cup will be comprised of a combination of individual golf fans, business leaders and political/diplomatic leaders from the US and around the world - a sellout crowd of 35,000 per day will attend the event.
HNS Sports Group and the PGA Tour have secured the Columbus Commons to act as the official location of the Opening Ceremony, Wednesday, Oct 2nd where thousands of fans will be invited to join in a celebration that will be broadcast live through the US and around the world. A national recording artist will be secured to perform at the Opening Ceremony. Additional events and attractions are being developed to ensure multiple days of downtown Columbus celebration. Muirfield Village Golf Club will become the third U.S. golf course to host The Presidents Cup. This world-class competition has established itself as an event that stands for international goodwill and a positive, charitable impact across the globe. Players are not paid for their participation in The Presidents Cup, there is no purse or prize money. Instead, each competitor designates charities or golf-related projects of his choice to receive a portion of the funds raised through the staging of each Presidents Cup.
Emergency action is requested so that an immediate payment can be made.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is available in the 2013 General Fund budget.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to contract with HNS Sports Group to provide support for The Presidents Cup 2013; to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into a contract with HNS Sports Group to support The Presidents Cup; and
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to contract with HNS Sports Group, the PGA Tour's contracted management entity, to provide support to The Presidents Cup 2013; and
WHEREAS, The Presidents Cup will be held October 1 - 6, 2013 at Muirfield Village Golf Club and the event will cast an international spotlight on Columbus and central Ohio, reaching over 200 countries and territories and over 600 million television viewers throughout the world through lead in promotion and 4 days of live and taped coverage; and
WHEREAS, it is expected The Presidents Cup will generate over $22 million in visitor spending impact and will draw thousands of visitors from the US and overseas who will book downtown hotel rooms and will support local retail businesses; and
WHEREAS, over 10,000 hotel room nights will be booked, with the new Downtown Columbus Hilton being selected as the host hotel - 2,900 room nights booked throughout the week of competition; and
WHEREAS, HNS Sports Group and the PGA Tour have secured the Columbus Commons to act as the official location of the Opening Ceremony, Wednesday, Oct 2nd where thousands of fans will be invited to join in a celebration that will be broadcast live through the US and around the world; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that is immediately necessary to authorize a contract in support of The Presidents Cup 2013 so that an immediate payment can be made, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to contract with HNS Sports Group to provide support to The Presidents Cup 2013.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Department of Development, Economic Development Division, Division No. 44-02, General Fund, Fund 010, OCA Code 440314, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336.
Section 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.