City Attorney Kevin Caraccoli presented a proposed lease extension authorizing the mayor to enter into a new agreement with the Safe Haven Museum and Education Center to use the former Ford Ontario Emergency Shelter administration building as a museum; the Administrative Services Committee recommended adoption of the lease.

Caraccoli said the proposed lease is a cleanup and extension of the existing arrangement first entered in or around 2000 and later renewed; the organization’s name has changed since the original agreement. The city will retain ownership of the building and commit to insuring the building structure, while the museum (Safe Haven) will be responsible for insuring interior contents. Caraccoli said that shifting interior-insurance responsibility should substantially reduce the museum’s insurance premium. He described the new lease as a 25‑year agreement and said Safe Haven’s board agreed to a matching 25‑year lease; the recorded rental term is $1 (nominal) for the city’s benefit and public goodwill.

Caraccoli also discussed a pending National Park Service designation for related historic property and said the lease includes language to allow continued partnership with the Park Service should designation proceed. He asked the committee for favorable consideration and answered questions. Committee members moved and recorded affirmative responses; a motion was made to authorize the mayor to sign the new lease.

Committee action: committee recommended authorization for the mayor to enter into a new 25‑year lease with Safe Haven Museum and Education Center, with the museum responsible for interior contents insurance and the city retaining building ownership and exterior maintenance obligations.