Notes from Saturday's town hall with OYSA. A copy of the contract was not provided, but OYSA was able to confirm the following from public information:
Approval
The contract was never approved by the OYSA Board or OYSA members. Many board members had not seen the contract until recently.
No-bid/no RFP process.
The contract was signed by John Madding and Mike Smith.
OYSA President's Observations
OYSA’s president believes OYSA had no leverage with the Timbers.
OYSA’s president characterized Timbers’ as threatening during negotiations: the Timbers would create their own league if OYSA did not sign the contract.
Copy of Contract
OYSA will not share the contract with clubs, citing the non-disclosure provisions in the agreement.
Terms
The contract is 10-yrs.
Exclusive for state cup, state cup qualifying leagues, ODP.
Has no meaningful service level standards.
Timbers pay nothing for branding associated with state cup and the leagues; however they do cover some expenses related to OYSA staff attending regionals.
Profitability
Profits from leagues, ODP and state cup are retained by the Timbers.
Summary
OYSA president characterizes the contract as a bad one that he would not have signed.
Approval
The contract was never approved by the OYSA Board or OYSA members. Many board members had not seen the contract until recently.
No-bid/no RFP process.
The contract was signed by John Madding and Mike Smith.
OYSA President's Observations
OYSA’s president believes OYSA had no leverage with the Timbers.
OYSA’s president characterized Timbers’ as threatening during negotiations: the Timbers would create their own league if OYSA did not sign the contract.
Copy of Contract
OYSA will not share the contract with clubs, citing the non-disclosure provisions in the agreement.
Terms
The contract is 10-yrs.
Exclusive for state cup, state cup qualifying leagues, ODP.
Has no meaningful service level standards.
Timbers pay nothing for branding associated with state cup and the leagues; however they do cover some expenses related to OYSA staff attending regionals.
Profitability
Profits from leagues, ODP and state cup are retained by the Timbers.
Summary
OYSA president characterizes the contract as a bad one that he would not have signed.
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