Cleveland City Council Considers Reimbursement for Stadium Repairs

Cleveland city officials are considering an emergency measure to reimburse the Cleveland Browns for essential maintenance performed at Huntington Bank Field. The proposed ordinance, filed as Ord. No. 931-2026, would allow the city to pay for emergency repairs that have already been completed at the facility.

What's in the file

The legislation authorizes the Directors of Parks and Recreation and/or Capital Projects to enter into an agreement with the Cleveland Browns Stadium Company LLC. This agreement is intended to reimburse the Browns for repairs deemed "necessary Emergency Repairs" as defined by the stadium lease dated October 23, 1998.

According to the Legislative Summary, the Mayor’s Office of Capital Projects inspected the physical conditions and determined these repairs were essential to safely operating the stadium. The funding for these reimbursements will come from the Stadium Capital Repair Fund.

The specific completed repairs include:

Repair ItemCost
Failure of Quad D Sanitary Pipe$33,400
Sewer Ejector Pump Failure$120,590.54
Failed Pipe Insulation$22,150
Overhead Door Capital Repair$74,329.88
Concrete and Joint Repairs$650,000
Arc Flash Failed Device Replacement$203,000
Quad C Ejector Pump Replacement$19,353.60

Who may be affected

The record names the following departments and entities:

Status and timeline

August 13, 2026: The emergency ordinance was introduced and received its first reading in City Council.

Residents can verify every claim in this article by reviewing the official source record at the Cleveland City Council website.

Source record

File
931-2026
Type
Emergency Ordinance
Status
First Reading
Committee
City Council
Introduced
August 12, 2026

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