With Super Bowl LX less than six months away, the Santa Clara City Council this week signed off on a key agreement that ensures the city will be reimbursed for the estimated $6.4 million it will cost to host the big game.

The deal is better than the one the city struck when Levi’s Stadium hosted Super Bowl 50 in 2016, according to City Manager Jovan Grogan.

“It covers reimbursement for our costs as well as provides a financial backstop,” he told the council. “It provides a very detailed and transparent process for reimbursement and advanced payments.”

The Bay Area Host Committee — a nonprofit that was formed in 2022 with the goal of bringing major sporting events to the region — will cover the costs incurred by the city. The San Francisco 49ers, through the team’s stadium operations com

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