Arena District Development Facilitator

The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, the Classic Center Authority for

Clarke County, and the Downtown Athens Development Authority have entered into an

Intergovernmental Agreement establishing the Arena District Partnership for the purpose of

governing all private sector commercial development activities involving the Arena District

(including, but not limited to, apartments, condominiums, hotels, restaurants, and retail), and

parking needs for the Classic Center periphery. The Arena District consists of the Classic Center

Campus (highlighted in orange) and the District Development Sites (highlighted in blue) as

shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The Arena District

Steering Committee (the Development Committee) was created for the purposes of

facilitating the roles of each member of the Arena District Partnership.Â

The Development Committee seeks a real estate professional or development consultant (a

Development Facilitator) to advise the Development Committee and facilitate development

on approximately 8 acres of prime publicly owned property (the Property, sometimes referred

to herein as the Arena District) surrounding the recently opened Akins Ford Arena (the

Arena) at the Classic Center in downtown Athens, Georgia. The Arena is on the campus of the

successful Classic Center, which has hosted events in its convention space and theater since

1995. Athens-Clarke County is a jurisdiction of over 130,000 residents, including over 40,000

students at the University of Georgia. Athens-Clarke County is both the smallest county in the

state by land size, as well as the sixth largest city in Georgia by population, creating an

opportunity for dense development on the Property.