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Council approves amended land‑use lease for EarthScope seismic monitor at McCall airport
Summary
The council voted to approve a revised 10‑year lease with the EarthScope consortium (formerly UNAVCO) for a small solar‑powered geodetic/seismic monitoring station at the airport, subject to minor legal edits to indemnity and non‑appropriation language.
The McCall City Council approved a land‑use lease for a small geodetic monitoring station at McCall Airport, authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement with the EarthScope Consortium, Inc. (formerly UNAVCO), subject to two legal edits the city attorney said were needed.
Airport Manager Emily Hart described the monitoring array as a “teeny tiny little gray dome and a little solar panel” inside the airport fence that detects seismic activity and draws no grid power. Hart said the consortium has held a lease with the city for about 15 years and the proposed agreement is a 10‑year term with an option to extend another 10 years.
City Attorney Bill (last name not specified in transcript) told the council two contract provisions require revision before final signature: the existing indemnity language was not lawful as written, and the agreement should include a non‑appropriations clause so future councils are not bound by expenditures in subsequent fiscal years. He recommended approval conditioned on those changes, which he said he would finalize with airport staff.
Council member Julie moved to approve the geodetic monitoring station land‑use lease agreement as amended; Lyle seconded. The council conducted a roll‑call vote and the motion passed.
No substantive changes to airport operations were discussed. Hart said the array uses only solar power and otherwise operates autonomously.
