ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — Ithaca is ending a Cornell moratorium…for now.

Mayor Robert Cantelmo spoke last night about the 30-day ban on accepting fraternity and sorority event permits, which was approved last month. There were 3 demands.

“The first, to turn over all sex crime investigations to the Ithaca Police Department or another government agency,” Cantelmo reminded Common Council members. “The second is to participate in an independent investigation by the governor’s office as well as conduct a thorough accounting of their own protocols to prevent, monitor, and punish sexual assault on campus. And the third was to lend their considerable advocacy power in helping to close the New York State intoxication loophole around consent and that as a defense to prosecution of sex crime cases.”

“The university has agreed–rather quickly–to the second and third demand,” Cantelmo announced. “They’re actively supporting closing that loophole and are now participating in Attorney General Letitia James’ independent investigation while conducting their own internal investigation, the results of which will be made public once they are completed. In the interim, New York State Police will be handling sex crime cases at the university.”

“That’s not quite the full demand the city had as a result of this issue,” the mayor added. “We have been in communication with Cornell; we’ve made it clear that we need a permanent, long-term solution that turns over these cases in perpetuity to a government law enforcement agency, be that the state, the county or the constituent municipalities that Cornell exists within. But it’s not an issue the city is willing to budge on.”

“We have informed them that they have until such time that the investigation is completed, which would end the New York State Police jurisdiction over these cases, to sign a deal with a government agency to turn these cases over in perpetuity,” Cantelmo concluded.

As a result, Mayor Cantelmo announced the city will allow the moratorium to lapse “for the time being,” but if Cornell fails to meet that obligation, “we will bring it back for further consideration,” Cantelmo stated.