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Fi, Es) Hamilton County sR ce Board of County Commissioners Todd Porcane Jeffrey Aluoteo President Room 603, Administrator Phone (513) 946-4401 County Administration Building Phone (513) 946-4420, Fax (513) 946-4446 138 Bast Cour Stcce Fox (513) 946-4444 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Denise Drichaus Jacqueline Panioto Vice President suschamilion-c.0rg (Clerk ofthe Board Phone (513) 946-4405 Phi Fax (513) 946-4404 1 (513) 946-4414 Fax (513) 946-4444 Chris Monet Phone (513) 946-4409, Fax (513) 946-4407 January 25, 2017 ‘Mr. Don Garber, Commissioner Major League Soccer 420 Fifth Avenue, 7° Floor New York, NY 10018 Dear Commissioner Garber: We are excited to learn that FC Cineinnati has been invited to apply for expansion into the highest level of professional soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer. During your visit here, we hope that you ‘were able to experience some of what our great city and county has to offer and conclude as we do that under the strong leadership and support for FC Cincinnati, the MLS will thrive in the Queen City. Cincinnati is a pro-sports town with a history of strong support for the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals. FC Cincinnati showed this year that this support includes professional soccer in a manner and degree that has exceeded original expectations, and that we know will be sustainable in the future, ‘The Board of Hamilton County Commissioners has long had a solid and collaborative working relationship with the Reds and the Bengals, including working with the Lindner family when it was majority owners of the Cincinnati Reds, and working with Jeff Berding when he was a corporate officer of the Bengals. We are looking forward to working with Carl Lindner, IIL, Jeff Berding and FC Cincinnati to support bringing MLS to Cincinnati, FC Cineinnati’s status as a Major League Soccer franchise is a perfect fit for our region. With 300 colleges and universities within a 200-mile radius, over 200,000 college graduates are entering the workforce each year. Our commitment to the development of Over-The-Rhine, downtown and the Banks, is destined to lead to many young professionals moving into these areas located less than six ailes from Nippert Stadium, which is situated in our urban core, ‘You have the Board of Hamilton County Commissioners’ commitment that FC Cincinnati has our full support and we will do whatever we ean do to support them in every way so that they can become one of your leading MLS franchises, Denise Driehaus, Chris Monzel Vice President ‘Commissioner

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