Details of the Negotiations Between the Royals and Clay County
Given that Jackson County voters rejected the proposed 40-year 3/8 cent sales tax that would have funded a downtown baseball stadium, the team may decide to re-enter negotiations with Clay County. According to documents I’ve highlighted below, those negotiations were put “on hold” by the Royals on January 16, 2024.
Linked here are documents regarding those negotiations received through an open records request:
- Email exchange setting up the initial August 15, 2023, meeting between Royals representatives and Clay County leadership
- July 7, 2023: The initial term sheet for the proposed lease agreement
- September 15, 2023: Clay County’s term sheet discussion points
- September 28, 2023: Royals’ presentation on the proposal
- October 17, 2023: Clay County’s revised proposal
- November 20, 2023: Royals’ second presentation
- December 2023: Clay County’s summary of negotiations to date
- Email exchanges between Royals leadership and various North Kansas City government agencies detailing infrastructure costs from JE Dunn, a fiscal impact analysis by bakertilly Municipal Advisors, and a letter from local police to the Royals. It also includes a letter from the Royals putting the negotiations “on hold with Clay County, Missouri, as we work through a competing opportunity in Jackson County.” That last letter is dated January 16, 2024.
