After kicking Ultra Music Festival's flagship event out of its longtime downtown home, the Miami City Commission has authorized the city manager to offer the event a license to return to Bayfront Park.
, leading to more traffic congestion than ever and many complaints from neighbors and attendees. In May of this year, Ultra announced it would not return to Virginia Key , agreeing that Ultra 2019's event "was simply not good enough."
Ultra then announced that it would move its 2020 flagship event to a new location outside the City of Miami's jurisdiction, but now, the Miami City Commission has changed its tune. Tuesday's resolution acknowledges the event's economic and cultural impact on the city throughout its 21 years. The resolution states:
"The Licensee has previously staged the Event at the Property between 2013 and 2018, during which time the Licensee expended substantial resources toward the direct promotion and marketing of the City; and whereas, since 2012, the Event has generated approximately $995 million of economic impact, generating $168 million and creating 1,834 jobs in 2018 alone."
The resolution continues that the license is not set for any fixed term and is revocable at the City's will without consent from Ultra.
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