2011-05-09T11:47:35-05:00 2010-06-30 BLAND & ASSOCIATES PC 8712 W DODGE ROAD SUITE 200 OMAHA NE 681143419 990 2009-07-01 911846837 METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION AUTHORITY METR 4023411500 QWEST CENTER OMAHA 455 N 10TH ST OMAHA NE 68102 ROGER A DIXON 4023411500 2011-01-15 true TROY T MCKINNEY 4023978822 2011-05-09 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ROGER DIXON PRESIDENTCEO 455 N 10TH STREET OMAHA NE 68102 28804248 false X WWW.QWESTCENTEROMAHA.COM X 1997 NE MECA'S MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED CONVENTION, SPORTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LOCATED IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MECA MANAGES AND OPERATES QWEST CENTER OMAHA AND THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. MECA IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING AND WILL THEN MANAGE A NEW FACILITY NAMED TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA. 5 5 649 0 1422428 1681059 29132418 26844603 520829 99301 83932 113327 31159607 28738290 0 0 6828006 6689456 0 291090 20606092 19701468 27434098 26390924 3725509 2347366 43822199 48510080 16689463 19014897 27132736 29495183 MECA'S MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED CONVENTION, SPORTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LOCATED IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MECA MANAGES AND OPERATES QWEST CENTER OMAHA AND THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. MECA IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING AND WILL THEN MANAGE A NEW FACILITY NAMED TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA. false false 22073497 MECA MANAGED AND OPERATED THE QWEST CENTER OMAHA AND THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM DURING THE TAX YEAR. THERE WERE 372 EVENT DAYS HELD AT QWEST CENTER OMAHA AND 133 EVENT DAYS AT THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. ATTENDANCE AT BOTH FACILITIES TOTALED 1,511,820. SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF EVENTS HELD AT THE FACILITIES INCLUDE: HOSTED DEERE & CO. DEALER SHOWCASE ATTRACTING 4,200 JOHN DEERE DEALERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT QWEST. HELD THE 2010 NCAA DIVISION I WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT QWEST. HELD 16 MAJOR CONCERTS, CREIGHTON BASKETBALL AND UNO HOCKEY AT QWEST. OMAHA LANCER USHL HOCKEY TEAM AND OMAHA BEEF PLAYED AT THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. MECA ALSO CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION OF THE TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA BASEBALL STADIUM. THE STADIUM IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN APRIL 2011. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, MECA DISBURSED PROJECT FUNDS TO CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS TOTALING 48,256,842. 22073497 true false false true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 68 0 true 649 true false false false false false true true false false false 5 5 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false NE X ROGER A DIXON PRESIDENTCEO 4023411500 MECA 455 N 10TH ST OMAHA NE 68102 JIM VOKAL 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SOKOL 5.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MAHLENDORF 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LUND 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID KRAMER 5.00 X X X 0 0 0 GAIL WERNER-ROBERTSON 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LEA FRENCH 45.00 X 110656 0 26879 ROBERT FREEMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTY HARRIS 45.00 X 156257 0 26621 TOM O'GORMAN 45.00 X 134024 0 18079 696379 104825 4 false true false KIEWIT BUILDING GROUP 3920 MASON STREET OMAHA NE 68105 CONSTRUCTION 24648914 HDR ARCHITECHTURE INC PO BOX 3480 OMAHA NE 68103 ARCHITECT 4749796 MIDWEST MAINTENANCE COINC 2901 Q STREET OMAHA NE 68107 JANITORIAL 1144687 COMPLETE PAYROLL SERVICES INC 3018 S 87TH STREET OMAHA NE 68124 PAYROLL 1020912 LEVY PREMIUM FOOD SERVICE LP 7994 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60693 FOOD SERVICE 796221 17 1681059 1681059 FOOD,BEVERAGE AND MERCHANDISE 10878397 10878397 OTHER EVENT FEES 7154709 7154709 SPONSORSHIP, SUITES & CLUB SE 4473281 4473281 FACILITY RENT 2853621 2853621 AUDIO/VISUAL 1144144 1144144 340451 340451 26844603 101629 101629 63630 65958 -2328 -2328 -2328 MANAGEMENT FEE 77550 77550 CITY FUNDING 29639 29639 OTHER REVENUE 6138 6138 113327 28738290 26957930 99301 450308 450308 4995929 2666284 2128723 200922 103591 55286 44139 4166 679263 362517 289428 27318 460365 249354 194450 16561 82525 82525 39293 39293 36000 36000 3500 3500 98717 90310 8407 221092 96026 103005 22061 157792 155911 1881 133384 88927 44457 33123 30673 2450 11941 11233 708 149054 149054 1648900 1648900 312328 278496 31170 2662 CATERING SERVICES FEE 6183062 6183062 UTILITIES 2519159 2519159 CONTRACT LABOR 2157688 2138121 19567 BUILDING SERVICES 1109493 1109493 PARKING 1091958 1091958 3712459 3400860 307645 3954 26390924 22073497 4026337 291090 203560 1100209 11673655 8944259 579065 298901 1630528 1606580 25046356 9694601 16457386 15351755 13266286 21197136 11719 11240 43822199 48510080 2685224 3103053 3368544 5428913 10635695 10482931 16689463 19014897 X 5523703 7989554 9642628 9539224 11966405 11966405 27132736 29495183 43822199 48510080 X false true false X false X 3629239 4062289 3402891 1422428 1681059 14197906 3629239 4062289 3402891 1422428 1681059 14197906 14197906 615691 821148 984508 520829 101629 3043805 17241711 150022017 0.82350 0.83400 X false false false 36000 36000 22037501 22073501 1000000 250000 false 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 24012 33886 27000 36000 120898 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 10079196 4591631 5487565 5437274 834654 4602620 7784368 3745833 4038535 1745518 522483 1223035 15351755 INVESTMENTS - WELLS FARGO 21102322 F INVESTMENTS - FIRST NATIONAL BANK 94814 F 21197136 11240 LONG TERM DEBT 4810304 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 4435401 CURRENT PORTION OF LONG TERM DEBT 1002226 OTHER LIABILITIES 235000 10482931 28738290 26390924 2347366 15081 15081 2362447 28753371 15081 15081 28738290 28738290 26390924 26390924 26390924 RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 8 LOBBYING EXPENDITURES 0 EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 2D LOBBYING EXPENDITURES 0 X true true X X X X false true false false false false false false false CHRISTY HARRIS 98257 58000 11875 14746 182878 144441 TOM O'GORMAN 129024 5000 4134 13945 152103 171128 OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SCHEDULE J, PART III PART I, LINE 1A - HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES OR INITIATION FEES: CLUB DUES WERE PAID ON BEHALF OF ROGER DIXON TO A GOLF COUNTRY CLUB. A PORTION OF THE AMOUNTS PAID WERE INCLUDED IN MR. DIXON'S TAXABLE INCOME BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF PERSONAL USE. PART I, LINE 4B - ROGER DIXON, CHRISTY HARRIS, AND LEA FRENCH WERE PAID AMOUNTS FROM A DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF 10,311, 5,204 AND 4,821 RESPECTIVELY. EACH YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES AN ELECTION AMOUNT TO BE PLACED IN A DEFERRED COMPENSATION TRUST FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE EMPLOYEE MUST COMPLETE 5 YEARS OF SERVICE AFTER WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE ELECTION AMOUNT, INCLUDING ANY INVESTMENT GAINS OR LOSSES. THE INVESTMENTS ARE DIRECTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS. ROBERT FREEMAN SEE SCHEDULE O 157679 PROVIDE LAW SERVICES false ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MECA'S MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED CONVENTION, SPORTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LOCATED IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MECA MANAGES AND OPERATES QWEST CENTER OMAHA AND THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. MECA IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING AND WILL THEN MANAGE A NEW FACILITY NAMED TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA. FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A AUDITORIUM. MECA ALSO CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION OF THE TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA BASEBALL STADIUM. THE STADIUM IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN APRIL 2011. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, MECA DISBURSED PROJECT FUNDS TO CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS TOTALING 48,256,842. DOCUMENTATION BY COMMITTEE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B NO DOCUMENTATION. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11 MECA PROVIDES EACH DIRECTOR A COPY OF THE THEN-CURRENT INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. PRIOR TO FILING 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. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C 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. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPOINTED TWO MEMBERS TO THE COMPENSATION 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. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPOINTED TWO MEMBERS TO THE COMPENSATION 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. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NONE OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SCHEDULE O FORM 990 PART V, LINES 3B, 5C, AND 6B, ARE NOT APPLICABLE. FORM 990 PART V, LINES 7G - 12 B, ARE NOT APPLICABLE. FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19, NONE OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10B AND 16B ARE NOT APPLICABLE. FORM 990 PART XI, LINE 3B IS NOT APPLICABLE. SCHEDULE L, PART IV, COLUMN (B) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF ORGANIZATION IS >5% PARTNER OF FRASER, STRYKER LAW FIRM, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE ORGANIZATION.