Explanation
Background:
The City of Columbus (Licensor) desires to enter into a license agreement with the Ohio State University (Licensee) to allow the university to attach its aircraft monitoring equipment (remote receiver unit "RRU") to an existing communications tower owned by the City located at 1850 Twenty-Fifth Avenue. The Licensee is developing a system to accurately monitor and respond to noise and operational related issues at the OSU Airport. After investigation by the Department of Public Safety and Department of Communications, it has been determined that the attachment of the monitoring unit to the City tower will not adversely affect the City, and that the license should be granted. It has also been determined that the license should be granted at no charge in consideration for the Licensee's acceptance of all the conditions contained within the agreement and the subsequent benefit to the City. The following ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a license agreement with the Ohio State University (Licensee) for the attachment of its aircraft monitoring equipment to an existing communications tower owned by the City.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow for the immediate attachment of the subject noise and operational monitoring equipment at the OSU Airport, as not to delay any resulting noise and operational improvement that would benefit the City.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a license agreement with the Ohio State University (Licensee) for the attachment of aircraft monitoring equipment (remote receiver unit "RRU") to an existing communications tower owned by the City, located at 1850 Twenty-Fifth Avenue, and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus (Licensor) desires to enter into a license agreement with the Ohio State University (Licensee) to allow the university to attach its aircraft monitoring equipment (remote receiver unit "RRU") to an existing communications tower owned by the City located at 1850 Twenty-Fifth Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Licensee is developing a system to accurately monitor and respond to noise and operational related issues at the OSU Airport; and
WHEREAS, after investigation by the Department of Public Safety and Department of Communications, it has been determined that the attachment of the monitoring unit to the City tower will not adversely affect the City, and that the license should be granted; and
WHEREAS, it has also been determined that the license should be granted at no charge in consideration for the Licensee's acceptance of all the conditions contained within the agreement and the subsequent benefit to the City; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute those documents necessary to grant an license agreement to the Ohio State University for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Safety be and hereby is authorized to execute those documents, as prepared by the Real Estate Division, Department of Law, necessary to grant a license to Ohio State University (Licensee) for the following described real property, to-wit:
Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, City of Columbus, and being a Division of Communications tower located in a Northeast corner of City owned real property designated as Franklin County Tax Parcel Number 010-092550, and commonly known as 1850 Twenty-Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219.
Section 2. That for the reasons state in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.