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SR-6-G (33) Il 6-b . AP:JPM:TAW:mh 11': tV l) (, ~~Ql ,--- ,-- - ~ "-- ~- ~~ 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 6 -G .! t; n 2: 1.991 ,-. .' ..... . II 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. ~ . . .. 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 APP~~F~~ By ROBERT M. MYERS City Attorney --