(The Center Square) – The Tampa City Council will consider a custom community benefits agreement with the Tampa Bay Rays Stadium Company in a special meeting Thursday.
The agreement on the agenda would commit the Rays to providing $60 million in community benefits. The city of Tampa would receive $21 million total in community benefits while Hillsborough County would receive $39 million.
Those numbers don’t necessarily reflect cash payments, although they can. The company can decide to fulfill its community benefits obligation through funding or by providing community benefits that serve local residents, businesses or institutions through activities that: improve mobility and regional access, jobs, workforce development, housing and neighborhood stability, youth, education, literacy, public safety and first responders, community, culture, inclusion, family and fan access, governance, transparency, and accountability, according to the agreement…