Metropolitan Sports Authority
Flash movie showing the different facilities managed by the Sports Authority
- The next Sports Authority Meeting will be held on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. on the first level of the Sommet Center in Meeting Rooms H-K.
SPORTS
AUTHORITY OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT
OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY
Emmett
Edwards
Executive Director
sports_authority@nashville.gov
Mission Statement
The mission of the Sports Authority is to acquire, improve, repair, operate and maintain professional sports facilities and their surrounding campuses in Metro Nashville and Davidson County, within the provisions of governing contracts.
Goals
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To increase events at the Sommet Center to decrease the operating deficit
• To maximize potential revenue to the Sommet Center from rental of unoccupied
space and evaluate options for relocating current tenants in order to generate
greater financial benefit.
• To increase communication between Powers Management, Titans, and
Metro Finance to keep all parties apprised of facility- related matters,
especially those related to financial performance.
• To continue to look at ways to increase efficiency of the board
and to function at a policy-making level.
• To continue to evaluate and implement Sommet Center Audit recommendations
• To continue to educate the public of the economic impact of the
LP Field and Sommet Center.
• To maximize potential parking revenues.
• To explore and consider additional sports facilities.
Strategic Issues
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To ensure funding for future capital improvement projects at the Sommet Center and
LP Field.
• To explore the possibility of accelerating the ticket-tax clause
to pay for capital requests for the LP Field.