Oakland (Special to NFLNewsbyZennie62.com) – The 60th Super Bowl Game Super Bowl LX is history and The Seattle Seahawks finally won a Super Bowl. By most accounts, the San Francisco Bay Area performed well at providing the right combination of places and venues and services.
But now, after Super Bowl LX and the “handoff” to Los Angeles, what’s left to be done? Well, making sure the cities that provided services got reembursed for the work of their public service employees, primarily the police. In the case of Super Bowl LX, the real Host City is Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor is concerned that her City is left holding the bag for more money than the host commission pledged to give: $6.2 million.
We will learn more from Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor today, during the scheduled YouTube.com/Zennie62 interview to start at 2PM PST / 5PM EST Wednesday, February 11th 2026. So, given Super Bowl LXI, what’s Inglewood, also a Super Bowl Host City because it is where So-Fi Stadium is located, going to get for its services provided?
Well, according to the document called “SUPPLEMENTAL CITY SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES AND THE LOS ANGELES SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION RELATING TO SUPER BOWL LVI” that answer may be somewhere around $4,216,404. In 2022, and for Super Bowl LVI, The LASEC (LOS ANGELES SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION) was expected to compensate the City for authorized, incremental services, estimated at $4,216,404.
Since that agreement was for Super Bowl LVI, it’s reasonable to believe the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission will be expected to give a little more in a new agreement. But, that said, the last agreement included this clause:
- COMPENSATION
10.1. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.2 below, LASEC shall pay the City,
as compensation for City services furnished under this Agreement, an amount estimated
to be $4,216,404.00 (the “Estimated City Services Costs”), which consists of the
following estimated costs from the following City departments:
10.1.1. LAPD Services: $3,860,000.00
10.1.2. LAFD Services: $201,904.00
10.1.3. LADOT Services: $154,500.00
10.2. LASEC and the City each recognizes and acknowledges that the above-estimated
special event permit fees constitute an estimate for the costs of the Requested City
Services and may be revised at the conclusion of the events and activities of LASEC as
set forth in Los Angeles Municipal Code section 41.20(c). If actual fees and charges for
the Requested City Services are less than the estimated fee paid, LASEC shall be
refunded the difference. If actual fees and charges for the Super Bowl LVI Events are
greater than the Estimated City Services Cost, LASEC shall be liable for the additional
costs and shall make payment to City as provided below.
10.3. For the avoidance of doubt, LASEC acknowledges and agrees that City may incur
additional costs that are directly attributable to providing public safety services at the
Super Bowl LVI Events. Pursuant to California Government Code section 53069.8,
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LASEC shall pay City for all costs that are attributable to the provision of supplemental
law enforcement services to the Super Bowl LVI Events.
10.4. LASEC acknowledges and agrees that neither this Agreement nor LASEC’s
performance of the terms of this Agreement operate to reduce or impair the obligations
of any other party to make payment to City for services rendered or properties leased in
relation to the Super Bowl LVI Events. Further, LASEC acknowledges and agrees that
no payments made by other entities to City for related services will reduce LASEC’s
obligation to make payment to City as provided in this Agreement.
In other words, even if the total cost of $4.2 million is surpassed (and there’s no concrete report saying that it was), the LA Sports and Events Commission would still have to pay that amount, regardless of what it is.
In Inglewood Its Police Force Is Provided By L.A. County
Key Financial Information for Super Bowl Security (Inglewood)
- LA County Supplemental Agreement: The Inglewood City Council approved an agreement with the County of Los Angeles for police services with a total cost not to exceed $9,259,000, with funds allocated across fiscal years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
- Previous Costs (LVI): During the 2022 Super Bowl (LVI), the city utilized a combination of its own 185-sworn-officer department and outside support from local, state, and federal agencies.
- Contract Services: The city continues to heavily utilize outside law enforcement contracts for major events, with agreements for special event security running into the millions.
- Subsidization Concerns: Reports indicate that while the city plans for major events, some costs for policing at the Sports and Entertainment District have not been fully reimbursed to the city by venue operators.
Super Bowl LXI is scheduled for February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium, with official preparations already underway.
So, it’s clear that there’s a different spread of costs for Super Bowl LXI than for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara. It’s not even clear that Santa Clara County had a fund to help the City of Santa Clara pay its event costs that are supposed to be paid for by by The Bay Area Host Committee.
Toward A Major Events Fund For California Cities To Use For Projects Like The Super Bowl
In my research for this article, I learned that the State of Texas has something called a “Event Trust Funds Program”. The State of Texas Event Trust Funds Program is described in this way:
The Event Trust Funds program is comprised of three separate funds—the Events Trust Fund, Major Events Reimbursement Program, and Motor Sports Racing Trust Fund—targeted at attracting various types of events to the State of Texas. The Funds can assist Texas communities with paying costs related to preparing for or conducting an event by depositing projected gains in various local and state taxes generated from the event in a dedicated event-specific trust fund to cover allowable expenses.
Who Can Apply?
A municipality, county, or non-profit local organizing committee endorsed by a Texas municipality or county which has been selected to host a qualified event, if the event location in that Texas municipality or county was selected through a highly competitive process by an independent site selection committee which considered other out-of-state locations.
Type of Incentive
Event-specific trust funds created to help pay for qualified expenses associated with an event, to which both the state and applicant must contribute. The state’s contribution may not exceed the projected increase in state sales and use, auto rental, hotel and alcoholic beverage taxes generated as a result of the qualified event during the specified event period or “economic impact window” (window varies by type of trust fund). Applicants must contribute $1 in local tax gains for every $6.25 the state contributes to the fund. Events Trust Fund grant awards are disbursed on a reimbursement basis following a review by the Governor’s Office of submitted costs after the completion of the qualified event. One-hundred percent of allowable expenses may be funded, provided sufficient tax receipts are deposited in the trust fund. The program is funded through event-generated tax increase; there is no maximum or minimum amount of funds available.
Eligibility Details
Eligibility criteria vary for the three types of event trust funds. For information most relevant to the type of event for which you are considering applying, please view the ETF Guidelines.
Application
The application period is rolling, however some events have specific submission time requirements. Please review the Overview document for trust-fund specific windows.
Eligible applicants should review the Guidelines document before applying to the program. Applicants must submit a complete application packet during the application window to be considered for the program.
Such a fund for California would effectively take some of the fiscal heat off host cities and regions in California. What will happen is every city that had some event related to, say, the Super Bowl, will tap into the State’s program, and reduce fighting between teams and legues and the host cities.