Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-08-26
ORDINANCE NO. 6-55
Authorizing Execution of Contract
for Operation of Port Clinton
Municipal AirpOrt

Municipal Airport
Be it ordained by the Council of
the City of Port Clinton, Ohio:
WHEREAS the city ~-vns an air.
port known as the Port Clinton
Municipal Airport, situated in Port
age Township, Ottawa County, Ohio;
and
WHEREAS, the city is financially
unable to operate said airport itself
and believes it would be impracti-
BILE for it to do so if it were so
financially able; and
WHEREAS, the city desires to
have said airport operated for the
public use and benefit by qualified
and experienced airport operator
upon the terms and conditions here
matter stated; and
WHEREAS, the city desires that
scheduled and non-sch eduled air
transportation service be furnished
to it's citizens and to the public at
large from the airport to the Lake
Erie Islands and other points,
Section l. The Mayor, the Direc-
tor of Public Services and the Board
Of Public Utilities of the City of
Port Clinton, Ohio Hereinafter re-
ferred to as THE City') are hereby
authorized to enter into an Agree
ment with Sky Tours, Inc, an Ohio
corporation Hereinafter referred to
dS Inc operator lOT the opera
tion and management of the Port
Clinton Municipal Airport (herein-
after referred to as The Airport
under such terms and conditions as
may be deemed necessary or eX-
pedient to said municipal officers,
including the following:
a. The operation of The Airport
shall be subject to such lawful
and reasonable rules and regu-
1n ton hn inD1f I'D Nv
The City through it's duly au-
thoriZed agencies and admins
traitors, The ohio Aviation
Board, The Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration, The Civil Aero
nautics Board, any other state
or federal agency having juris-
diction over The Airport, or any
state or federal court or ad-
ministrative tribunal having
jurisdiction over The Airport,
The City or The Operator.
b. The Operator shall have the
right to operate at The Airport
transportation service by air.
craft for the carrying of per-
sons, property, cargo and mail,
which right shall include, but
not be limited to Cd the use,
in common with others authoriZ-
ed to do so, of the common
areas of The Airport, together
with all the facilities, equip
ment improvements and services
of The Airport, but excluding
areas at The Airport with res
pect to which The City has
granted the sole use thereof to
any other person; CD the right
to land, take off, load and un-
load aircraft and other equip
ment used by The Operator; CD
the right to train personnel in
the employ of The Operator; (4)
the right to transport The Oper-
ator's passengers, cargo, proper
ty and mail to, from and at The
Airport; CD the right, with the
approval of The City, to install
and operate advertising signs
representing its business; CD
The sole use, for such purposes
as The Operator may desire to
make thereof, except as herein
otherwise provided, in .connec
tion with or incidental to its
operations, the area referred to
as Lots l, and 3 on the plat
of The Airport prepared by Kent
e. Wedekind dated June, 1947,
upon which are situated hang
err a garage and an administra,-
tion building, all of which be-
long to The Operator; CD The
use, in common with others, of
the area adjacent to the admin
istration building and running
to Ohio Route No. 2, described
in said plat as Administration
Building Site, to permit the
taxing, servicing, loading and
unloading of The Operators air
craft and the parking of The
Operators patrons automobiles,
subject to the rights granted to
the State of Ohio by The City
in an Agreement dated February
"a, 1858; (S) the right to install,
maintain and operate radio COM
munications and meteorological
and aerial navigation equipment
and facilities; (9) the sole right
to sell, exchange or otherwise