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CLEVELAND, OHIO- The Cleveland City Council, at a meeting on Monday, approved a $100 million exit deal that allows the Cleveland Browns to leave the city and relocate to a yet-to-be-built stadium complex in Brook Park after the 2028 season.

Council voted 13-2 to approve the measure, with Councilpersons Michael Polensek and Brian Kazy voting no and Joe Jones and Stephanie Howse-Jones absent from Monday's council meeting.

Supported by Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, the $100 million settlement with Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam and the city of Cleveland is slated to be used for a Cleveland lakefront development and community programs..

The agreement also calls for the Haslams to pay for the demolition of the existing Huntington Bank Field Stadium in downtown Cleveland where the Browns currently play games, as well as tens of millions toward community projects in the coming years. In return, the city will drop its lawsuits, including one that claims, in part, that, per state law, the Haslams needed permission from the city council to relocate the team after 30 years in downtown Cleveland, and that downtown Cleveland businesses will suffer.

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