CLEVELAND — Cleveland City Council has approved Mayor Justin Bibb's $100 million settlement with the Haslam Sports Group at its meeting Monday night, paving the way for the Browns to play in a new domed stadium in Brook Park.

The measure was recommended by a 9-2 vote during a meeting of council's Committee of the Whole during the early evening. When the full meeting took place hours later, it officially passed 13-2, with only Brian Kazy and Mike Polensek voting in the negative.

The city says the $100 million from HSG will go toward redeveloping the lakefront, including the demolition of the current Huntington Bank Field downtown. The settlement also calls for the city and the Browns to voluntarily dismiss all lawsuits related to HSG's decision to leave downtown Cleveland to play in a

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