City Attorney Kevin Caraccoli presented a proposed lease allowing Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. (OCO) to continue operating a Head Start daycare program in building 31; the Administrative Services Committee recommended authorization of the renegotiated lease.

Caraccoli explained that building 31 is one of four buildings that would come under National Park Service control if designation proceeds. He said the Head Start program has been housed there since 1994 and that the current lease had expired. The mayor renegotiated terms, and the organization agreed to changes: Caraccoli described options discussed as either a 10‑year or a 5‑year term (the record states the mayor sought to reduce the prior 10‑year term to five years), and reported a proposed rent increase that the transcript records with inconsistent figures (the record mentions a prior number of $12,500 annually and later references an increase “from 1250 to 15,000” in the same discussion). Committee members were told both term and rent changes are acceptable to OCO.

On maintenance, Caraccoli said the city will remain responsible for exterior improvements (including the parking lot) while the organization remains responsible for interior upkeep and cleaning; major equipment failures (boiler, HVAC) would be the city’s responsibility because the city owns the building. The lease contains a clause permitting OCO to be released if the National Park Service takes over the building.

Committee action: the committee recommended authorization for the mayor to enter into the renegotiated lease with Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. for building 31 to continue the Head Start program. The transcript records committee agreement; exact roll‑call vote tallies and the final signed lease text were not recorded in the meeting transcript.