Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority

“Meca provides each director a copy of the then-current instructions to form 990 on an annual basis. Prior to filing a final form 990 with the irs, meca provides each director a draft of the form 990. Meca responds to any questions, suggestions, and recommendations of the directors and makes any subsequent required changes.”

“Meca provides each director a copy of the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. Each director signs a certificate of compliance acknowledging that they have received and read the policy and that they are in compliance with the policy. In addition, each director is required to disclose annually those relationships that are required to be reported on schedule l of the form 990.”

“The board of directors has appointed two members to the internal governance committee. That committee reviews and approves all compensation. Compensation is approved using data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions. Such review, including deliberations and decisions regarding compensation, are documented.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are not made available to the public if they include prioprietary information.”

“Meca's primary goal of maintaining and growing attendance was successfully achieved in fiscal 2016-2017, welcoming 1.0 million visitors to our facilities. In fact, the website buzzfeed found that centurylink center omaha (clco) is the most frequently referenced location in all of nebraska on instagram. According to pollstar, a trade publication for the concert industry, in 2017 clco was ranked 53rd in worldwide arena sales with 238,515 tickets sold. This beat denver's pepsi center (ranked 62nd with 209,918 tickets sold), des moines' wells fargo center (ranked 76th) and lincoln's pinnacle bank arena (ranked 83rd). In 2017, arena attendance numbers at clco beat out every other concert venue in nebraska, and five of its neighboring six states. The 2016-2017 fiscal year welcomed 17 concerts that included a variety of genres. Jimmy buffett, twenty one pilots, florida georgia line, blake shelton, eric church, neil diamond, and chance the rapper all played in front of sold-out audiences. Many different types of sporting events were held at clco and td ameritrade park omaha (tdapo) including the olympic team trials for swimming, longines fei world cup(tm) jumping and fei world cup(tm) dressage finals, the chicago bulls versus atlanta hawks nba exhibition game, the big east tournament, and the aksarben rodeo. The olympic team trials for swimming are only reported for the days that occurred in fiscal 2016-2017, as the beginning of the trials occurred in june 2016 which was included in the financial results for the prior fiscal year. We are proud to be host facilities for creighton basketball and baseball, as well as the annual ncaa men's college world series, and eagerly welcome fans for each of these events throughout the year. Fiscal 2016-2017 was also busy for the convention center, hosting over 150 conventions, meetings, consumer shows and social events with 275 event days. We attribute a significant amount of that success to our hard working staff members, who have helped both clco and tdapo earn repeat business. In 2017 exit surveys, 91% of meeting organizers said they would re-book future events at these facilities. In those same surveys, 83% to 98% of our clientele rated our customer service partners, levy premium foodservice and j&s audio visual, as "very good or higher for quality of their food, beverage and audio visual services. Fiscal 2017-2018 is already off to a strong start, with a wide variety of events at clco and tdapo. There will be numerous concerts and events reflected in the next fiscal year, including paul mccartney, coldplay, lady gaga, tim mcgraw and faith hill, chris stapleton, katy perry, thomas rhett, miranda lambert, kid rock, shania twain and comedian jeff dunham. World wrestling entertainment was at clco in september and will return in february, and the ncaa men's basketball regional tournament will be in omaha this march. Clco is already accustomed to welcoming large basketball crowds, serving as the host arena for the creighton men's basketball team. A report published by the ncaa in june 2016 found that creighton men's home games draw the 10th highest attendance rates among division i universities nationwide, averaging 15,941 per game. We also are looking forward to the big ten baseball tournament, which will be held at tdapo for five years beginning in spring of 2018. Omaha has proven to be one of the most attended host sites in ncaa women's volleyball history, as six of the top eight attendance records have all been set at clco. Omaha won the opportunity to host the ncaa division i women's volleyball championship in 2020, making this the fourth time that clco will host the tournament. In addition, clco will host the first and second rounds of the ncaa men's basketball tournament and the u.s. Olympic team trials for swimming in 2020. This will be the fourth consecutive time that the swim trials will be held in omaha. The convention center continues to successfully maximize its space, with 130 events a”

“Ticket expense: program service expenses 2,082,024. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,082,024. Audio visual: program service expenses 1,332,454. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,332,454. Building services: program service expenses 1,254,074. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,254,074. Equipment rental and maintenance: program service expenses 1,159,933. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,159,933. Reserve funding-stadium: program service expenses 1,114,962. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,114,962. Parking: program service expenses 1,070,560. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,070,560. Supplies operating: program service expenses 645,834. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 645,834. Miscellaneous: program service expenses 503,845. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 8,862. Total expenses 512,707. Facility fees: program service expenses 487,019. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 487,019. Stadium construction advance: program service expenses 386,303. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 386,303. Credit card fees: program service expenses 276,542. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 276,542. Seating fees: program service expenses 142,900. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 142,900.”

“Neither the oversight process of the audit nor the selection process of the auditor has changed during the year.”

“The organization received contributions exceeding $5,000 from 175 individuals and businesses that comprise the total contributions reported on schedule b. The detail of the contributions by donor can be requested from the organization.”