CLEVELAND, Ohio — After hours of tense back-and-forth Monday, Cleveland City Council approved last-minute changes to the $100 million settlement with the Browns that steers more money into neighborhoods and requires the team to pay more if they linger on the lakefront.

The amended agreement, hashed out after council leaders met with team owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam over the weekend, preserves the overall $100 million value but reshuffles how the cash will be spent and adds new obligations for the Browns once they leave the lakefront for Brook Park.

Mayor Justin Bibb first announced the settlement in October, sparking weeks of tense debate and line-by-line scrutiny from city council. The Browns confirmed they’ll agree to the amended deal.

Council voted 13-2 to approve the deal that c

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