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Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing the Lease of Public Property by Submission of Sealed Bids for a Wireless Telecommunications Facility at the Princeton Public Library
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Local Lands and Buildings Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:12-14) ("LLBL") a municipal corporation may lease to any private person real property owned by said municipal corporation which is not needed for a public use; and
WHEREAS, the LLBL requires that a lease by a municipal corporation to a private person, except for a lease to a private person for a public purpose, be made to the highest bidder by open public bidding at auction or by submission of sealed bids; and
WHEREAS, Princeton is the owner of real property situate in Princeton with the street address of 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08542, known as the Princeton Public Library, and referred to as Block 27.02, Lot 77 on the Princeton Tax Map; and
WHEREAS, the Engineering Department has determined that a portion of the Princeton Public Library Building's rooftop and associated areas (the "Premises") is suitable for the placement and operation of telecommunications antennas and associated equipment, and Princeton does not have a need for public use of the Premises.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Municipality of Princeton, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey, as follows:
1. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-14(a), Princeton is hereby authorized and directed to solicit sealed bids for the Lease of the Premises, as identified above in the "Whereas" clauses, for purposes of designing, constructing and operating a wireless telecommunications facility on the Premises, at such time and place as may be deemed appropriate and necessary to effectuate the terms hereof.
2. Princeton shall cause said bidding to be duly advertised in accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:12-14, by causing the advertisement to be published in a news...
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