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Board declares legacy radio-frequency licenses obsolete to allow negotiation or sale
Summary
Trustees approved a motion to declare legacy radio-frequency/airwave licenses surplus so the district can negotiate sales after carriers indicated leases would not continue; the board also decided to re-advertise an unbid shop press.
Trustees considered a request to declare certain radio-frequency (airwave) licenses obsolete so staff could negotiate with interested parties, including telecommunications carriers. Staff told the board that some carriers (the district previously leased frequencies to Spectrum and had contact from T‑Mobile) no longer plan to make lease payments and have expressed interest in negotiating a purchase.
After discussion, a trustee moved to place the frequencies on the obsolete-property list to permit staff to negotiate terms or proceed with disposition. The motion passed with at least one recorded opposition. Staff said legal counsel had advised the district that declaring the licenses obsolete was necessary to enter commercial negotiations and avoid the risk of receiving nothing if the district did not act.
Separately, the board heard that an advertised shop press received no bids. Trustees approved a plan to re-advertise the press for sale and discussed removing or lowering the reserve to increase market interest.
No sale prices were set that night; staff will pursue negotiations for the radio-frequency licenses and readvertise the shop press, returning any negotiated terms or bids to the board for approval.
