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Council amends L3 Harris tower lease to start Oct. 1; agreement renewed for airport communications monitoring
Summary
The council approved a lease renewal with L3 Harris Technologies for an east‑side communications tower at Floyd W. Jones Regional Airport and amended the agreement so it will not take effect until Oct. 1; council approved the amendment and the ordinance on first and second readings.
The Lebanon City Council on July 28 approved a lease agreement renewal with L3 Harris Technologies for use of the east communications tower at the Floyd W. Jones Regional Airport and adopted an amendment delaying the lease's effective date until Oct. 1.
Airport staff presented the item as a routine renewal to allow L3 Harris (and FAA monitoring operations described in the presentation) to monitor beacons and traffic in the area. Staff asked the council to amend the agreement so the renewal would not take effect until Oct. 1; Councilmember Metzler moved the amendment and council approved it by roll call. The council then voted on first and second readings of the amended ordinance and recorded it as an ordinance in the 71‑31 range.
Discussion vs. decision: The action was a contract/lease renewal with a scheduling amendment; council approved the amendment and the lease ordinance.
Votes: Roll call votes were recorded for the amendment and for the ordinance on first and second readings.
