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Council Meeting January 28, 1992 Santa Monica, California
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Staff
Subject: Recommendation to Authorize City Manager to
Negotiate and Execute a License Agreement with the
United States Department of Commerce for the
placement of an Automated Surface Observing System
on airport property to enhance pilot weather
information.
Introduction
This report requests the City Council to authorize the City
Manager to negotiate and execute a license agreement with the
United States Department of Commerce for the placement of a
weather observation system at the Santa Monica Airport.
Back~Tound
The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) network was
developed by the National Weather Service in conjunction with
other federal agencies, and will be installed at
approximately 1300 airports nationwide. It provides
automated aviation weather reporting 24 hours per day,
updating weather observations every minute, continuously
recording significant weather changes as they occur. It
disseminates the information to users via direct ground-to-
air synthesized voice broadcasts and by telephone dial-up.
The system will consist of an acquisition control unit (ACU) ,
which will be located inslde the existing air traffic control
tower building, and a wind sensor tower, which will be
located with existing antennae at the northwest end of the
airport. Readings from the wind sensor tower will be
automatically transmitted to the ACU for dissemination. The
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system will provide continuous, accurate weather updates,
which will aid pilots and improve aviation safety.
The license term expires in the year 2006. The license has
been reviewed and approved as to form by the City Attorney.
Budgetary/Financial Imnact
The license with the Department of Commerce is not for any
monetary consideration, which is the standard for u. s.
government-installed facilit ies on airports. The Department
of Commerce provides full funding to install the equipment
and is responsible for all costs of operating and maintaining
the equipment.
Recommendation
Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a license
agreement with the United States Department of Commerce for
the installation of an Automated Surface Observing System at
Santa Monica Airport.
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U S Department of Commerce NOAA Llcense Nuaber
Natlonal Oceanlc and AtmosPherlc Ad~lnlStratlon 91-ABF-213
LICENSE FOR USE OF REAL PROPERTY
July 11, 1991
Grantor Clty of Santa Monlca
3223 Donald Douglas Loop S , Santa Monlca, CA 90405
LlITNESSETH That, ln conSlderatlon of the benef 1 ts to the GRANTOR and to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
herelnafter referred to as the GOVERNMENT, and of the covenants and agreements to be kept and performed by the
GOVERNMENT, the GRANTOR does by these presents hereby grant, at no cost, a llcense for the use of the premlses,
serVlces, and facllltles herelnafter descrlbed or other mutually acceptable locatlons for the lnstallatlon,
operatlon, malntenance, repalr, replacement, and removal of Automated Surface Observlng Syst~ (ASOS) equlpment
lncludlng, but not lUll ted to fleld sensor group{s), acqulsltlon control unlt (AClJ), co~nlcatlons and
perlpheral equlpment, antenna(s), and connectHIg 51gnal and power cables
It 15 covenanted and agreed that the GOVERNMENT. or the GOVERNMENT'S cOntractor, shall have ready and convenlent
access to the premlses at all tlmes, subject to the securlty and safety rules of the GRANTOR, and that the
GOVERNMENT reserves the r1ght to aake such al ter.1t10l1s, add1t1DnS, and 1RlprOVements to the ASOS as IIBy be
necessary for proper ASOS operatlon It 15 further covenanted and agreed that all structures, flxtures, or
equlpment placed by the GOVERNMENT on sald premlses under thlS llcense, or any preVlOUS llcense or permlt, shall
be and remaln the excluslve property of the GOVERNMENT, notw1thstanchng the saae may be attached to the realty
so as to become a part thereof, and that the GOVERNMENT shall have the rlght to remove all structures, fixtures,
and equlpment so erected or placed on sald premlses
If at any tlme before the explratlon of thlS llcense the GRANTOR deslres to change the locatlOO of the sltes
furnlshed to the GOVERNMENT pursuant to thlS llcense, or the GRANTOR changes or modlfles its facllltles
(runways or other areas), or allows others to change or lIIoch fy such facllltles ln such a ..nner so as to
adversely effect or render useless the GOVERNMENT'S eqUlpment, facllltles. and/or related power, control or
slgnal lInes, any cost for repalr or for relllOval of sald equlpment, facllltle5, and/or related power, control,
or slgnal llnes to another slte acceptable to the GOVERNMENT shall be at the expense of the GRANTOR If at any
tlMe pr10r to the explratlDn of thlS llcense the GOVERNMENT deslres to change the locatlon of the slte furnlshed
to 1t by the GRANTOR, all costs related to moVlng the equl~ent. facll1tles. and/or related power, control, or
slgnal lInes shall be borne by the GOVERNMENT
The terms and CondltlonS of th1S llcense and the condltlons hereln shall blnd the GOVERNMENT, the GRANTOR,
and the GRANTOR'S heIrs, executors, ad.lnlstrators, successors, and asslgns
To the extent authorlzed by the Federal Tort ClalAls Act, 28 U S C Sec 2671 et seq , the GOVERNMENT assumes
full control and sole responSlblllty for lts eqUIpment, personnel and actlvltles lncldent to thlS llcense
The pr~lses, serVIces, and faClllt1es to be prOVIded by the GRANTOR pursuant to th15 lIcense are descrIbed In
the ASOS SITE SURVEY REPORT for the followlng whlch 15 lncorporated hereln by reference
SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANTA MONICA, CA (S/40) Dated 07/12/91
ThlS llcense 1S effect1ve beglnmng 05101/91 for a perlod of 15 years unless termlnated earller by mutual
agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, th1S llcense IS executed as of the dates lndlcated
Clty of Santa Monlca THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
U S Dept of Commerce, NOAA
By By
Prlnted Name contractlng Offlcer
Speclal Englneerlng PrograM Offlce
Tn le Central Admlnlstratlve Support Center
Date Date
ASOS W/OP 9;90
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By
ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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