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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: TROY L. BUTZLAFF, ICMA-CM, CITY MANAGER
FROM: KURT CHRISTIANSEN, FAICP, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
DATE: MARCH 6, 2017
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF AZUSA AND AZUSA BLOCK 36, LLC, FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF REAL PROPERTY GENERALLY KNOWN AS BLOCK 36 IN
THE CITY (APN 8611-003-921)
SUMMARY:
The City is the owner of several parcels generally known as Block 36 in the City (APNs 8611-003-921)
(“Property”). Pursuant to Government Code § 37420, the City is conducting a public hearing to consider
the sale of the City parcels. Staff is recommending that the City Council hold the public hearing,
overrule any protests, and enter into the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with the
Azusa Block 36, LLC (Developer), to allow the sale of the Property to the Developer and for the City to
ensure the development of the Property in accordance with the Agreement.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Open the public hearing and receive testimony from the public regarding the proposed sale of the
Property;
2) Close the public hearing and, if any protests were received regarding the sale of the Property,
overrule the protest by a 4/5 majority vote;
3) Approve Resolution No. 2017-C17 approving the Disposition and Development Agreement with
Azusa Block 36, LLC, for the sale and development of the Property; and
4) Authorize the Mayor to execute the Disposition and Development Agreement, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, on behalf of the City.
APPROVED
COUNCIL MEETING
3/6/2017
Disposition and Development Agreement with Azusa Block 36, LLC
March 6, 2017
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DISCUSSION:
The City and Developer are interested in developing the Property as a commercial development. By
entering into the DDA, the City and the Developer intend for the City to sell the Property to the
Developer and ensure that the Developer develops the Property in accordance with the DDA.
In accordance with California Government Code § 37420 et seq., the City must hold a public hearing to
accept any written protests received from interested parties and, if no protests are received, or if the City
Council votes to overrule a protest by a 4/5 majority, the City Council may adopt a resolution finding
that the public interest and convenience require the sale of the property and proceed with the sale of the
Property.
On August 15, 2016, the City approved an exclusive right to negotiate an agreement with the Developer
for potential development of the Property. The Developer proposed the acquisition and redevelopment
of the Property as a commercial development. The City has found that the Developer’s proposed
acquisition of the Property and subsequent construction and completion of the commercial development
on the Property pursuant to the terms of this Agreement is in the best interest of the City and the health,
safety and welfare of the City’s taxpayers and residents and is in accordance with the public purposes set
forth in applicable law. Implementation of this Agreement will further the goals and objectives of the
City’s general plan by: (i) strengthening the City’s land use and social structure, and (ii) alleviating
economic and physical blight on the Property and in the surrounding community.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City shall sell the Property to the Developer for the purchase price of $2,734,000.
Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved:
Kurt E. Christiansen, FAICP Louie F. Lacasella
Economic and Community Development Director Management Analyst
Reviewed and Approved:
Troy L. Butzlaff, ICMA-CM
City Manager
Attachments:
1) Disposition and Development Agreement
2) Resolution No. 2017-C17 Approving the Disposition and Development Agreement
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2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(SERRANO/BLOCK 36)
between
THE CITY OF AZUSA
a California municipal corporation
and
AZUSA BLOCK 36, LLC
a California limited liability company
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This 2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (SERRANO/BLOCK
36) (“Agreement”) is dated as of __________, 2017 (“Date of Agreement”), for reference
purposes only, and is entered into by and between the City of Azusa, a California municipal
corporation (“City”) and Azusa Block 36, LLC, a California limited liability company
(“Developer”). The City and the Developer are sometimes referred to in this Agreement, each
individually, as a “Party,” or collectively, as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
This Agreement is entered into with reference to the following recitals of fact
(“Recitals”) that City and Developer believe to be true as of the Effective Date of this
Agreement:
A. The City is the owner of that certain real property known as Block 36 and located
at APN 8611-003-921 and more specifically described in Exhibit A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference (“Property”)
B. On , 2016, the City approved an exclusive right to negotiate an
agreement with the Developer for potential development of the Property. The Developer
proposed the acquisition and redevelopment of the Property as a commercial development.
C. The City has found that the Developer’s proposed acquisition of the Property and
subsequent construction and completion of the Project (as defined in Section1.1.55) on the
Property pursuant to the terms of this Agreement is in the best interest of the City and the health,
safety and welfare of the City’s taxpayers and residents and is in accordance with the public
purposes set forth in applicable law. Implementation of this Agreement will further the goals
and objectives of the City’s general plan by: (i) strengthening the City’s land use and social
structure, and (ii) alleviating economic and physical blight on the Property and in the
surrounding community.
D. The City desires to sell the Property to the Developer for the development of the
Project and the Developer desires to purchase the Property from the City for the same purpose.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth in this Agreement
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged
by City and Developer, the Parties agree as follows:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
EFFECTIVE DATE
1.1 Definitions. All initially capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this
Agreement shall have the following meanings:
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1.1.1 “Additional Insureds” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 5.9.
1.1.2 “Affiliate” means and refers to any person or entity, directly or
indirectly, Controlling or Controlled by or under common Control with the Developer, whether
by direct or indirect ownership of equity interests, by contract or otherwise.
1.1.3 “CEQA” means the California Environmental Quality Act, Public
Resources Code Sections 21000, et seq.
1.1.4 “Certificate of Completion” means the written certification of City
that the construction of the Project has been completed in compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G attached to this Agreement.
1.1.5 “City” means the City of Azusa, California, a California municipal
corporation.
1.1.6 “City Manager” means the City Manager of the City or his or her
designee or successor in function.
1.1.7 “City Requirements” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section
2.6.1..
1.1.8 “City’s Title Notice Response” means the written response of the
City to the Developer’s Title Notice, in which the City either (i) elects to cause the removal from
the Preliminary Report of any matters shown in Schedule B of the Preliminary Report as
exceptions to coverage under the proposed Title Policy that were objected to in the Developer’s
Title Notice, or (ii) elects not to cause the removal from the Preliminary Report of any matters
shown in Schedule B of the Preliminary Report as exceptions to coverage under the proposed
Title Policy that were objected to in the Developer’s Title Notice.
1.1.9 “Close of Escrow” or “Closing” means the recording of the Grant
Deed for the Property in the Official Records of the Recorder of the County, and completion of
each of the actions set forth in ARTICLE III by the Escrow Holder for the City to sell the
Property to the Developer and the Developer to purchase the Property from the City.
1.1.10 “Completion of Construction” means the issuance of a Certificate of
Completion confirming that the final certificate of occupancy for the Project, based on the plans
submitted by the Developer to the City, has been issued.
1.1.11 “Construction Costs” means the total cost incurred by Developer in
acquiring the Property and constructing the Project in accordance with this Agreement.
1.1.12 “Construction Lender” means a Lender(s) that provide(s) a
Construction Loan to the Developer to pay the Construction Costs of all or a portion of the
Project.
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1.1.13 “Construction Loan” means a Loan obtained by Developer from a
Construction Lender to finance all or part of the Construction Costs in conformity with the
Financing Plan.
1.1.14 “Construction Loan Deed of Trust(s)” means the Lien(s) required by
a Construction Lender to secure the Developer’s performance under the associated Construction
Loan.
1.1.15 “Control” means and refers to possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person or entity,
whether by ownership of equity interests, by contract or otherwise.
1.1.16 “Controlling” and “Controlled” mean and refer to exercising or
having Control.
1.1.17 “County” means the County of Los Angeles, California.
1.1.18 “Developer’s Title Notice” means a written notice from the
Developer to the City indicating the Developer’s acceptance of the state of the title to the
Property, as described in the Preliminary Report, or the Developer’s objection to specific matters
shown in Schedule B of the Preliminary Report as exceptions to coverage under the proposed
Title Policy for the Property, describing in suitable detail the actions that the Developer
reasonably believes are indicated to cure or correct each of the Developer’s objections.
1.1.19 “Developer’s Title Notice Waiver” means a written notice from the
Developer to the City waiving the Developer’s previous objection in the Developer’s Title
Notice to specific matters shown in Schedule B of the Preliminary Report as exceptions to
coverage under the proposed Title Policy for the Property.
1.1.20 “Due Diligence Investigations” means the Developer’s due diligence
investigations of the Property to determine the suitability of the Property for development and
operation of the Project, including, without limitation, investigations of the environmental and
geotechnical suitability of the Property, as deemed appropriate in the reasonable discretion of the
Developer, all at the sole cost and expense of the Developer.
1.1.21 “Due Diligence Investigation Conclusion Notice” means a written
notice of the Developer delivered to the City and the Escrow Holder, prior to the end of the Due
Diligence Period, indicating the Developer’s acceptance of the condition of the Property or
indicating the Developer’s rejection of the condition of the Property and refusal to accept a
conveyance of fee title to the Property, describing in reasonable detail the actions that the
Developer reasonably believes are indicated to allow the Developer to accept the condition of the
Property.
1.1.22 “Due Diligence Period” means the date commencing on the Effective
Date and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the ninetieth (90th) day following the Effective Date.
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1.1.23 “Earnest Money Deposit” means Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000.00) payable in cash or other immediately available funds. The Earnest Money
Deposit shall include the remaining balance of the Initial Deposit, as such term is defined and
funds provided pursuant to the ENA.
1.1.24 “Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section1.3.
1.1.25 “ENA” means the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (______), dated
, 2016, by and between City and Azusa Block 36, LLC.
1.1.26 “Environmental Claims” has the meaning ascribed to the term in
Section 5.8.
1.1.27 “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local, or municipal
laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, or requirements of any
government authority regulating, relating to, or imposing liability of standards of conduct
concerning any hazardous substance (as later defined), or pertaining to occupational health or
industrial hygiene (and only to the extent that the occupational health or industrial hygiene laws,
ordinances, or regulations relate to hazardous substances on, under, or about the Property,
occupational or environmental conditions on, under, or about the Property, as now or may at any
later time be in effect, including without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) [42 USC Section 9601 et seq.];
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (“RCRA”) [42 USC Section 6901 et seq.];
the Clean Water Act, also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (“FWPCA”) [33
USC Section 1251 et seq.]; the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) [15 USC Section
2601 et seq.]; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (“HMTA”) [49 USC Section
1801 et seq.]; the Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act [7 USC Section 6901 et seq.] the Clean
Air Act [42 USC Section 7401 et seq.]; the Safe Drinking Water Act [42 USC Section
300f et seq.]; the Solid Waste Disposal Act [42 USC Section 6901 et seq.]; the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act [30 USC Section 101 et seq.] the Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know Act [42 USC Section 11001 et seq.]; the Occupational Safety and
Health Act [29 USC Section 655 and 657]; the California Underground Storage of Hazardous
Substances Act [California Health & Safety Code Section 25288 et seq.]; the California
Hazardous Substances Account Act [California Health & Safety Code Section 25300 et seq.]; the
California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act [California Health & Safety Code
Section 24249.5 et seq.] the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act [California Water Code Section
13000 et seq.] together with any amendments of or regulations promulgated under the statutes
cited above and any other federal, state, or local law, statute, ordinance, or regulation now in
effect or later enacted that pertains to occupational health or industrial hygiene, and only to the
extent the occupational health or industrial hygiene laws, ordinances, or regulations relate to
hazardous substances on, under, or about the Property, or the regulation or protection of the
environment, including ambient air, soil, soil vapor, groundwater, surface water, or land use.
1.1.28 “Environmental Matters” has the meaning ascribed to the term in
Section 5.8.
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1.1.29 “Escrow” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 3.1.
1.1.30 “Escrow Closing Date” has the meaning ascribed to the term in
Section 3.6.
1.1.31 “Escrow Holder” means Stewart Title (Glendale).
1.1.32 “Escrow Opening Date” has the meaning ascribed to the term in
Section 3.1.
1.1.33 “Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section
7.1.
1.1.34 “Financing Commitment” means (a) one or more commitment(s)
from one or more Construction Lender(s) agreeing to provide sufficient funds which, when
combined with the Developer’s equity contribution, is sufficient, as determined by the City in its
reasonable discretion, to fully fund the Project’s Construction Costs, or (b) a letter from one or
more Construction Lender(s) indicating approval of a loan to the Developer for the development
of the Property.
1.1.35 “FIRPTA Affidavit” means an affidavit complying with Section
1445 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
1.1.36 “Grant Deed” means a deed in the form of Exhibit D to this
Agreement, conveying all of the City’s interest in the Property to the Developer.
1.1.37 “Governmental Agency” means any and all courts, boards, agencies,
commissions, offices, or authorities of any nature whatsoever for any governmental unit (federal,
state, county, district, municipal, city, or otherwise) whether now or later in existence.
1.1.38 “Governmental Requirements” means all codes, statutes, ordinances,
laws, permits, orders, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder of any
Governmental Agency.
1.1.39 “Hazardous Substances” means, without implied limitation,
substances defined as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous material,” “toxic substance,” “solid
waste,” or “pollutant or contaminate” in the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601, et seq.; the
Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) [15 U.S.C. Sections 2601, et seq.]; the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Sections 1801, et seq.; the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 6901, et seq.; those substances listed in the United States
Department of Transportation (DOT) Table [49 CFR 172.101], or by the EPA, or any successor
authority, as hazardous substances [40 CFR Part 302]; and those substances defined as
“hazardous waste” in Section 25117 of the California Health and Safety Code or, as “hazardous
substances” in Section 25316 of the California Health and Safety Code; other substances,
materials, and wastes that are, or become, regulated or classified as hazardous or toxic under
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federal, state, or local laws or regulations and in the regulations adopted pursuant to said laws,
and shall also include manure, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyl, flammable explosives,
radioactive material, petroleum products, and substances designated as a hazardous substance
pursuant to 33 USC Section 1321 or listed pursuant to 33 USC Section 1317.
1.1.40 “Indemnified Parties” has the meaning ascribed to the term in
Section 5.8.
1.1.41 “Lender” means any state or federally chartered bank, savings and
loan, capital investment group, or other third party financial institution which routinely makes
Loans to developments and developers such as the Project and the Developer in the normal
course of business and which has been approved by the City pursuant to Section 6.3.
1.1.42 “Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, or other security instrument
encumbering Developer’s fee interest in the Property and/or Project, or any part thereof, or any
pledge or other agreement given as security for the repayment of a Loan and by which a Lender
would be able to acquire any interest in the Developer upon the Developer’s breach of any
obligation under the Lender’s Loan Documents.
1.1.43 “Loan” means any loan or third party debt for the Project.
1.1.44 “Loan Documents” means the various documents and instruments
made by and between the Developer and a Lender that evidence a Loan and the security for
repayment of such Loan.
1.1.45 “Maintenance Deficiency” has the meaning ascribed to the term in
Section 5.3.1.
1.1.46 “Normal Business Hours” means the normal business hours of the
City. As of the Effective Date, the City’s normal business hours are Monday through Thursday,
between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
1.1.47 “Notice of Agreement” means the notice in the form of Exhibit E to
this Agreement to be recorded against the Property at the Close of Escrow to provide
constructive record notice of the existence and application of this Agreement to the Property.
1.1.48 “Party” means, individually, the City or the Developer, as applicable.
1.1.49 “Parties” means, collectively, the City and the Developer.
1.1.50 “PCO Statement” means a preliminary change of ownership
statement provided for in California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 480.3.
1.1.51 “Permitted Exceptions” means (i) any and all items shown in
Schedule B of the Preliminary Report as exceptions to coverage under the proposed Title Policy
that the Developer accepts, pursuant to Section 2.4; (ii) any exceptions from coverage under the
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proposed Title Policy resulting from the Developer’s activities on the Property; (iii) non-
delinquent property taxes and assessments; (iv) this Agreement; or (v) the Grant Deed.
1.1.52 “Permitted Transfer” means and refers to any of the following types
of Transfers by the Developer, where the person or entity to which such Transfer is made
expressly assumes the obligations of the Developer under this Agreement in a written instrument
satisfactory to the City.
1.1.52.1 Any Transfer of stock or equity of the Developer that does not
change management or operational Control of the Property or the Project;
1.1.52.2 Any Transfer of any interest in the Developer or the Property or
Project or any portion thereof irrespective of the percentage of ownership (i) to any other owner
of any interest in the Developer; or (ii) to any Affiliate, or (iii) to any other person or entity in
which any holder of an interest (including any beneficial interest) in the Developer is a manager,
officer or partner or in which any of the aforementioned is a shareholder, member or partner
(including a beneficial owner); and
1.1.52.3 Any Lien given to Lender in connection with a Loan approved
by the City pursuant to Section 6.3.
1.1.53 “Plans and Specifications” has the meaning ascribed to the term in
Section 2.6.1.
1.1.54 “Preliminary Report” means a preliminary report issued by the Title
Company in contemplation of the issuance of the Title Policy, accompanied by legible copies of
all documents listed in Schedule B of the report as exceptions to coverage under the proposed
Title Policy. The Parties acknowledge that they may prepare one (1) or more Preliminary
Reports for each parcel, or group of parcels, comprising the Property. In such case, all reports,
notices, and objection letters which pertain to the Preliminary Report for the entirety of the
Property shall apply separately to each Preliminary Report associated with a parcel or a group of
parcels.
1.1.55 “Project” means the construction and redevelopment of the Property
as a commercial development, including all required or associated on-site and off-site
improvements, all hardscape and all landscaping, all as specifically described in the Scope of
Development, and all to be developed in accordance with the Plans and Specifications to be
approved by the City and any conditions imposed by the City in its approval of the Plans and
Specifications.
1.1.56 “Project Completion Date” means that date set forth therefor by
which a Certificate of Completion shall be issued for the Project, as more particularly provided
in the Schedule of Performance. The Project Completion Date shall be no later than the date
which is three years after the Close of Escrow, subject to any extensions of time authorized by
this Agreement upon the occurrence of an Unavoidable Delay.
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1.1.57 “Property” means that real property, and all current and future
improvements thereon (including, without implied limitation, the Project), legally described
in Exhibit A.
1.1.58 “Property Transfer” means and refers to any “change in ownership,”
as defined in Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 60, et seq., of all or any portion of the
Property.
1.1.59 “Purchase Price” means the amount of Two Million Seven Hundred
Thirty Four Thousand Dollars ($2,734,000.00), in cash or immediately available funds.
1.1.60 “Record”, “recorded”, “recording” or “recordation” each mean and
refer to recordation of the referenced document in the official records of the Recorder of the
County of Los Angeles, California.
1.1.61 “Schedule of Performance” means the schedule for the performance
of certain actions by the Parties pursuant to this Agreement, attached to this Agreement
as Exhibit C.
1.1.62 “Scope of Development” means the detailed description of the Project
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B.
1.1.63 “Title Company” means Stewart Title (Glendale).
1.1.64 “Title Policy” means a standard CLTA owners’ policy of title
insurance issued by the Title Company, with coverage in the full amount of the Purchase Price
and insuring fee title to the Property, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions. However, at
Developer’s option, Developer may acquire an ALTA extended coverage policy. City shall pay
for the standard CLTA policy. Developer shall pay for any additional or ALTA extended
coverage policy.
1.1.65 “Transfer” means any of the following:
1.1.65.1 Any total or partial sale, assignment, conveyance, trust, power,
or transfer in any other mode or form, by the Developer of a controlling interest in the
Developer’s interest in this Agreement, the Property, or a series of such sales, assignments and
the like that, in the aggregate, result in a disposition of a controlling interest in the Developer’s
interest in this Agreement, the Property or the Project; or
1.1.65.2 Any total or partial sale, assignment, conveyance, or transfer in
any other mode or form, of or with respect to any interest in the Developer or a series of such
sales, assignments and the like that, in the aggregate, result in a disposition of a controlling
interest in any interest in the Developer; or
1.1.65.3 Any merger, consolidation, sale, or lease of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Developer or a series of such sales, assignments and the like that, in the
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aggregate, result in a disposition of a controlling interest of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Developer; or
1.1.65.4 Any Property Transfer; or
1.1.65.5 The recordation of any deed of trust, mortgage, Lien or similar
encumbrance against all or any portion of the Property or the Project.
1.1.66 “Unavoidable Delay” means any delay that is caused predominantly
by the other party or that is beyond the control of the City or the Developer, including delay
caused by strikes, acts of God, weather, inability to obtain labor or materials, inability to obtain
governmental permits or approvals, governmental restrictions, civil commotion, fire or similar
causes, but excluding circumstances subject to Section 8.7.2.
1.2 Representations and Warranties.
1.2.1 City Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of City contained in this Section 1.2.1 shall be based upon the actual knowledge of the
City Manager as of the Effective Date. All representations and warranties contained in this
Section 1.2.1 are true and correct as of the Effective Date. City’s liability for misrepresentation
or breach of warranty, representation or covenant, wherever contained in this Agreement, shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing. City hereby makes the
following representations, covenants and warranties and acknowledges that the execution of this
Agreement by Developer has been made in material reliance by Developer on such covenants,
representations and warranties:
1.2.1.1 City is a California municipal corporation, duly formed and
operating under the laws of the State of California. City has the legal power, right and authority
to enter into this Agreement and to execute the instruments and documents referenced herein,
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
1.2.1.2 The persons executing any instruments for or on behalf of City
have been authorized to act on behalf of City and this Agreement is valid and enforceable against
City in accordance with its terms and each instrument to be executed by City pursuant hereto or
in connection therewith will, when executed, shall be valid and enforceable against City in
accordance with its terms. No approval, consent, order or authorization of, or designation or
declaration of any other person, is required in connection with the valid execution and delivery
of and compliance with this Agreement by City.
1.2.1.3 City has taken all requisite action and obtained all requisite
consents for agreements or matters to which City is a party in connection with entering into this
Agreement and the instruments and documents referenced herein and in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
1.2.1.4 If the City becomes aware of any act or circumstance that would
change or render incorrect, in whole or in part, any representation or warranty made by the City
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under this Agreement, whether as of the date given or any time thereafter, whether or not such
representation or warranty was based upon the City’s knowledge and/or belief as of a certain
date, the City will give immediate written notice of such changed fact or circumstance to the
Developer.
1.2.2 Developer Representations and Warranties. The representations
and warranties of Developer contained in this Section 1.2.2 shall be based upon the actual
knowledge of Jeffrey Paul or Jason Tolleson as of the Effective Date. All representations and
warranties contained in this Section 1.2.2 are true and correct as of the Effective Date.
Developer’s liability for misrepresentation or breach of warranty, representation or covenant,
wherever contained in this Agreement, shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Closing. Developer hereby makes the following representations, covenants
and warranties and acknowledges that the execution of this Agreement by City has been made in
material reliance by City on such covenants, representations and warranties:
1.2.2.1 Developer is a California limited liability company, lawfully
entitled to do business in the State of California and the City. Developer has the legal right,
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the instruments and documents referenced
herein and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The persons executing this
Agreement and the instruments referenced herein on behalf of Developer hereby represent and
warrant that such persons have the power, right and authority to bind Developer.
1.2.2.2 Developer has taken all requisite action and obtained all
requisite consents in connection with entering into this Agreement and the instruments and
documents referenced herein and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
no consent of any other party is required for Developer’s authorization to enter into Agreement.
1.2.2.3 Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby shall result in a breach of or constitute a default under
any other agreement, document, instrument or other obligation to which Developer is a party or
by which Developer may be bound, or under law, statute, ordinance, rule, governmental
regulation or any writ, injunction, order or decree of any court or governmental body applicable
to Developer or to the Property.
1.2.2.4 This Agreement is, and all agreements, instruments and
documents to be executed by Developer pursuant to this Agreement shall be, duly executed by
and shall be valid and legally binding upon Developer and enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms. No approval, consent, order or authorization of, or designation or declaration
of any other person, is required in connection with the valid execution and delivery of in
compliance with this Agreement by Developer.
1.2.2.5 If the Developer becomes aware of any act or circumstance that
would change or render incorrect, in whole or in part, any representation or warranty made by
the Developer under this Agreement, whether as of the date given or any time thereafter, whether
or not such representation or warranty was based upon the Developer’s knowledge and/or belief
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as of a certain date, the Developer will give immediate written notice of such changed fact or
circumstance to the City.
1.3 Effective Date. This Agreement is dated _______, 2017 for reference purposes
only. This Agreement shall not become effective until the date on which all of the following are
true (“Effective Date”): (i) this Agreement is approved and executed by the appropriate
authorities of Developer and delivered to City; (ii) Developer has delivered to City a certified
copy of the official action taken by all of the members of the Developer approving this
Agreement, in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit F; (iii) following all legally
required notices and hearings, this Agreement is approved by the City Council; and (iv) this
Agreement is executed by the authorized representatives of City and delivered to Developer.
1.4 Exhibit List. The following is a list of the Exhibits attached to this Agreement.
Each of the Exhibits is incorporated by this reference into the text of this Agreement.
Exhibit A Legal Description of Property
Exhibit B Scope of Development
Exhibit C Schedule of Performance
Exhibit D Form of Grant Deed
Exhibit E Form of Notice of Agreement
Exhibit F Form of Official Action of Developer
Exhibit G Form of Certificate of Completion
ARTICLE II
PROPERTY DISPOSITION
2.1 Purchase and Sale. In exchange for the Purchase Price and the Developer’s
other covenants and undertakings set forth in this Agreement, the City shall sell the Property to
the Developer and the Developer shall purchase the Property from the City pursuant to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. For the purposes of exchanging funds and documents to
complete the sale from the City to the Developer and the purchase by the Developer from the
City of the Property pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the City and the Developer agree to
open an escrow (“Escrow”) with the Escrow Holder. ARTICLE III of this Agreement
constitutes the joint escrow instructions of the Parties to the Escrow Holder for completion of the
Escrow for the sale of the Property, as contemplated by this Agreement. The Developer and the
City shall execute such further escrow instructions, consistent with the provisions of this
Agreement, as may be reasonably requested by the Escrow Holder. In the event of any conflict
between the provisions of this Agreement and any other escrow instructions requested by the
Escrow Holder, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.
2.2 Payment of Purchase Price. The Developer shall deposit the Purchase Price into
Escrow, subject to credit to the Developer for the Earnest Money Deposit.
2.3 Earnest Money Deposit. Concurrent with its opening of the Escrow, the
Developer shall deposit into Escrow the Earnest Money Deposit. The Escrow Holder shall
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deposit the Earnest Money Deposit into an interest bearing account. All interest earned on such
funds shall be added to the original principal amount of the Earnest Money Deposit and be
considered part of the same. The Earnest Money Deposit shall become nonrefundable thirty-five
(35) days following the issuance of a final entitlement for the construction of the project, in
substantial conformity with the design concept for the project attached hereto unless litigation is
initiated challenging the approval of the Project and then the Earnest Money Deposit shall
become nonrefundable upon successful resolution of the litigation by Developer. Upon the Close
of Escrow, the Earnest Money Deposit shall be credited to the Developer toward the Purchase
Price and paid to the City as part of the Purchase Price. Should Escrow fail to close, without a
material breach by the City, the Earnest Money Deposit shall be forfeited by Developer and shall
be paid to the City upon the cancelation of Escrow in accordance with Section 3.10.
2.4 Title Approval. As soon as practicable following the opening of the Escrow, the
City shall obtain from Title Company the Preliminary Report and deliver a copy of the
Preliminary Report to the Developer. Within thirty (30) days following the Developer’s receipt
of a Preliminary Report for the entire Property, the Developer shall deliver the Developer’s Title
Notice to the City. If the Developer fails to deliver the Developer’s Title Notice to the City
within thirty (30) days following the Developer’s receipt of the Preliminary Report, the
Developer will be deemed to disapprove the status of title to the Property and refuse to accept
title to the Property, in which case the City shall have the right, subject to Section 2.4.2, to cancel
the Escrow and terminate this Agreement, in the City’s sole discretion, without liability to the
Developer or any other person, by delivery of a written notice of termination to the Developer
and Escrow Holder. Within twenty (20) days following receipt by the City of Developer’s Title
Notice, if any, the City shall serve City’s Title Notice Response. If Developer’s Title Notice
does not object to any matter in the Preliminary Report, the City shall not be required to serve
City’s Title Notice Response. If the City does not serve City’s Title Notice Response, if
necessary, within twenty (20) days following its receipt of Developer’s Title Notice, the City
shall be deemed to elect not to remove any matter objected to in Developer’s Title Notice, if any,
from the Preliminary Report. If the City elects in City’s Title Notice Response to cause the
removal of any matter objected to in Developer’s Title Notice from the Preliminary Report, the
City shall cause the removal of each such objectionable matter from the Preliminary Report
within sixty (60) days following receipt by the Developer of City’s Title Notice Response or
such other period of time that may be agreed to in writing by both the City and the Developer. If
the City is unwilling or unable to cause the removal of any matter objected to in Developer’s
Title Notice from the Preliminary Report, then, within ten (10) days following the Developer’s
receipt of City’s Title Notice Response stating that the City is unwilling to remove or cause the
removal of any matter objected to in Developer’s Title Notice or upon the expiration of the
above sixty (60) day time period during which the City elected to remove such objectionable
matters from the Preliminary Report and was unable to do so, the Developer may either (1)
refuse to accept the title to and conveyance of the Property, in which case the Parties shall have
the right, subject to Section 2.4.2, to cancel the Escrow and terminate this Agreement without
liability to either Party or any other person, by delivery of a written notice of termination to the
Escrow Holder, or (2) waive its objection to any items set forth in Developer’s Title Notice by
delivering Developer’s Title Notice Waiver to the City. Failure by the Developer to deliver
Developer’s Title Notice Waiver, where City’s Title Notice Response or the City’s failure to
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serve City’s Title Notice Response indicates the City’s election not to cause the removal of any
matter objected to in Developer’s Title Notice from the Preliminary Report, for the City to
deliver City’s Title Notice Response under this Agreement, will be deemed the Developer’s
continued refusal to accept the title to and conveyance of the Property, in which case the City
shall have the right, subject to Section 2.4.2, to cancel the Escrow and terminate this Agreement,
in the City’s sole discretion, without liability to the Developer or any other person, by delivery of
a written notice of termination to the Developer and Escrow Holder.
2.4.1 If at any time prior to the Close of Escrow the Title Company issues an
updated Preliminary Report containing any previously undisclosed matter affecting title to the
Property, or the City becomes aware of any previously undisclosed matter affecting title to the
Property, following the delivery of the Developer’s Title Notice, the City shall provide written
notice to the Developer of such matter, together with any updated Preliminary Report related to
such matter. The City and the Developer shall have such rights and obligations with respect to
such previously undisclosed title matters as they did with respect to any title matters set forth in
the original Preliminary Report as set forth in Section 2.4.
2.4.2 Before exercising any right a Party may have under this Section 2.4 to
cancel the Escrow and terminate this Agreement, such Party shall notify the non-terminating
Parties in writing of its election to terminate and shall, upon a non-terminating Party’s request,
which must be delivered, if at all, within three (3) days following its receipt of the terminating
Party’s notice of election to terminate, meet and confer with the non-terminating Parties for a
period of thirty (30) days. During such time, the Parties shall meet as often as reasonably
requested by any Party to negotiate, in good faith, methods and means by which the
objectionable title matter may be eliminated or mitigated. Nothing herein shall constitute an
agreement, representation, or warranty by any Party that an acceptable resolution of the
objectionable title matter will be achieved, nor shall any Party be obligated to expend any funds
or undertake any other action whatsoever with respect to such title matter unless such agreement
is reduced to a writing which is approved by all Parties, in their sole and absolute discretion. If,
at the end of such thirty (30) day period, the Parties have not been able to agree on a mutually
acceptable method of resolving such title matter, or if any proposed agreement is disapproved by
the City Council, the Escrow shall be cancelled, this Agreement shall be terminated without
liability to any Party, and the Parties shall proceed pursuant to Section 3.10.
2.5 Developer Investigations.
2.5.1 The Developer shall have until the expiration of the Due Diligence
Period to complete all of its Due Diligence Investigations with respect to the entirety of the
Property. The Developer shall complete all of its Due Diligence Investigations within the Due
Diligence Period and shall conduct all of its Due Diligence Investigations at its sole cost and
expense. The Developer shall rely solely and exclusively upon the results of its Due Diligence
Investigations of the Property, including, without limitation, investigations regarding
geotechnical soil conditions, compliance with applicable laws pertaining to the use of the
Property by the Developer and any other matters relevant to the condition or suitability of the
Property for the Project, as the Developer may deem necessary or appropriate. City makes no
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representation or warranty to the Developer relating to the condition of the Property or suitability
of the Property for any intended use or development by the Developer. The Developer shall
deliver a Due Diligence Investigation Conclusion Notice to the City and the Escrow Holder prior
to the end of the Due Diligence Period. If the Developer does not unconditionally accept the
condition of the Property by delivery of its Due Diligence Investigation Conclusion Notice
indicating such acceptance prior to the end of the Due Diligence Period, the Developer shall be
deemed to have rejected the condition of the Property and refused to accept conveyance of title
to the Property. If the condition of the Property is rejected or deemed rejected by the Developer,
then the City shall have the right, subject to Section 2.4.2, to cancel the Escrow and terminate
this Agreement, in the City’s sole discretion, without liability to the Developer or any other
person, by delivery of a written notice of termination to the Developer and Escrow Holder. The
Developer shall accept all conditions of the Property, without any liability of the City
whatsoever, upon the Developer’s acceptance of the condition of the Property indicated in its
Due Diligence Investigation Conclusion Notice. The Developer’s delivery of its Due Diligence
Investigation Conclusion Notice indicating the Developer’s unconditional acceptance of the
condition of the Property shall evidence the acceptance of the condition of the Property by the
Developer in its existing “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” and “SUBJECT TO ALL FAULTS” condition,
as of the last day of the Due Diligence Period. In its sole discretion, the Developer may accept
the Property in its “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” and “SUBJECT TO ALL FAULTS” condition at any
time before the end of the Due Diligence Period. The Developer shall conduct during the Due
Diligence Period such environmental assessment(s) of the Property as the Developer deems
appropriate. If such assessment(s) do not reveal the presence of any Hazardous Substances on
the Property in levels that exceed applicable Governmental Requirements, then the Developer
may, subject to application for and granting of a sign permit, and at its sole cost and expense
install security fencing around the Property. If such assessment(s) do reveal the presence of any
Hazardous Substances on the Property in levels that exceed applicable Governmental
Requirements, then the City and the Developer shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to reach
agreement as to the allocation of responsibility and cost of remediation thereof.
2.5.2 Any Due Diligence Investigations of the Property by the Developer
shall not unreasonably disrupt any then existing use or occupancy of the Property or the
operations of the City. The Developer shall be liable for any damage or injury to any person or
property arising from the acts of the Developer, its employees, agents or representatives during
the course of any Due Diligence Investigations on the Property and the Developer shall
indemnify, defend with counsel reasonably acceptable to the City and hold harmless the City and
its elected officials, officers, directors, attorneys, contractors, agents and employees from any
and all actual or alleged liens, claims, demands or liability arising from any Due Diligence
Investigations by the Developer on the Property. Prior to commencing any Due Diligence
Investigations on the Property, the Developer shall deliver copies of policies or certificates of
insurance to the City evidencing compliance by the Developer with the insurance requirements
of Section 5.8.
2.5.3 Before exercising any right a Party may have under this Section 2.5 to
cancel the Escrow and terminate this Agreement, such Party shall notify the non-terminating
Parties in writing of its election to terminate and shall, upon a non-terminating Party’s request,
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which must be delivered, if at all, within three (3) days following its receipt of the terminating
Party’s notice of election to terminate, meet and confer with the non-terminating Parties for a
period of thirty (30) days. During such time, the Parties shall meet as often as reasonably
requested by any Party to negotiate, in good faith, methods and means by which the
objectionable Due Diligence matter may be eliminated or mitigated. Nothing herein shall
constitute an agreement, representation, or warranty by any Party that an acceptable resolution of
the objectionable Due Diligence matter will be achieved, nor shall any Party be obligated to
expend any funds or undertake any other action whatsoever with respect to such Due Diligence
matter unless such obligation is reduced to a writing which is approved by all Parties, in their
sole and absolute discretion. If, at the end of such thirty (30) day period, the Parties have not
been able to agree on a mutually acceptable method of resolving the objectionable Due Diligence
matter, or if any proposed agreement is disapproved by the City Council, the Escrow shall be
cancelled, this Agreement shall be terminated without liability to any Party, and the Parties shall
proceed pursuant to Section 3.10.
2.6 Developer to Obtain all Project Entitlements.
2.6.1 Pursuant to the ENA, Developer has developed and presented to City
staff and the City Council, for review, the following (collectively, the “Plans and
Specifications”):
2.6.1.1 A proposed complete conceptual development plan for the
Project on the Property that describes and depicts: (1) the location and placement of proposed
buildings and (2) the architecture and elevations of the proposed buildings;
2.6.1.2 Proposed zoning change or changes to the City’s General
Plan, if any, necessary to accommodate the Project on the Property;
2.6.1.3 A list of potential users or tenants and anticipated lease
rates for the Property, as developed with the Project;
2.6.1.4 A proposed time schedule and cost estimates for the
development of the Project on the Property;
2.6.1.5 A proposed financing plan identifying financing sources for
all onsite and offsite improvements proposed for the Project; and
2.6.1.6 A preliminary financial analysis demonstrating the costs
and benefits to the City and any new public revenues anticipated to be generated by the Project.
2.6.2 The City’s zoning, building and land use regulations (whether
contained in ordinances, the City’s municipal code, conditions of approval, policies, practice or
elsewhere) (collectively, the “City Requirements”), shall be applicable to the use and
development of the Project on the Property by the Developer. The Developer acknowledges that
all Plans and Specifications and any changes to the Plans and Specifications shall be subject to
the City Requirements. No action by the City with reference to this Agreement or any related
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documents shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any City Requirements regarding the
Property, the Project, the Developer, any successor-in-interest of the Developer or any successor-
in-interest to the Property. The City Requirements may only be changed or waived by
modification or variance approved by the City and consistent with this Agreement. No
entitlement, permit or other approval from the City for development of the Project on the
Property shall attach to any portion of the Property or otherwise become effective to allow the
Developer to develop the Project on the Property until after the Developer owns fee title to that
portion of the Property to which such entitlement, permit or other approval pertains. Under no
circumstances shall the Developer commence development of any portion of the Project on the
Property prior to the Developer owning fee title to the Property.
2.6.3 The approval of the Scope of Development shall not be binding on the
City Council or the Planning Commission of the City regarding any approvals of the Project
required by such bodies. the Developer obtains no right to develop the Project on the Property
or any portion of the Property by virtue of this Agreement, except that following the Close of
Escrow, the Developer shall possess the same rights as any other owner of property within the
Property that desires to develop its property in a manner consistent with the City’s General Plan
and Transit Oriented Specific Plan. If any revisions of the Scope of Development are required by
a Governmental Agency (other than the City) having jurisdiction over the Property or the
Project, the Developer shall promptly make any such revisions that are generally consistent with
the Scope of Development.
2.6.4 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement,
following the Close of Escrow, the Developer agrees to accept and comply fully with any and all
conditions of approval applicable to all approvals, permits and other governmental actions
regarding the development or operation of the Project on the Property, so long as such conditions
of approval are consistent with the Scope of Development and this Agreement in all material
respects.
2.6.5 Developer to Pay All Costs and Expenses. The Parties agree that the
City shall not provide any financial assistance to the Developer in connection with the Project.
The Developer shall be solely responsible for paying for the costs of all design work,
construction, labor, materials, fees and permit expenses associated with the Project. The
Developer shall pay any and all fees pertaining to the review and approval of the Project by the
City, any other Governmental Agency and utility service providers, including the costs of
preparation of all required construction, planning and other documents reasonably required by a
Governmental Agency pertinent to the development or operation of the Project on the Property,
including, but not limited to, specifications, drawings, plans, maps, permit applications, land use
applications, zoning applications, environmental review and disclosure documents and design
review documents. The Developer shall pay for any and all costs, including, but not limited to,
the costs of design, construction, relocation and securing of permits for sewer or utility
improvements and connections, that may be required in development of the Project, whether
located on or off of the Property. The Developer shall obtain any and all necessary approvals,
prior to the commencement of applicable portions of construction, and the Developer shall take
reasonable precautions to ensure the safety and stability of surrounding properties during said
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construction. In accordance with this Section 2.6.5, Developer shall be responsible for the costs,
or immediate reimbursement to the City upon delivery of an invoice for the costs, of the
following:
2.6.5.1 all fees or expenses of engineers, architects, financial
consultants, legal, planning or other consultants or contractors, retained by the Developer for any
study, analysis, evaluation, report, schedule, estimate, environmental review, planning and/or
design activities, drawings, specifications or other activity or matter relating to the Property or
the Project or the negotiation of this Agreement that may be undertaken by the Developer;
2.6.5.2 all fees, charges and costs, make all deposits and provide
all bonds or other security associated with the submission to and processing by the City of any
and all applications and other documents and information to be submitted to the City by the
Developer pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise associated with the Project; and
2.6.6 The Developer shall obtain all entitlements, permits and other
approvals for use and development of the Project on the Property from each Governmental
Agency, within the time period for such actions specifically set forth in the Schedule of
Performance, subject to any extensions of time authorized by this Agreement upon the
occurrence of an Unavoidable Delay.
ARTICLE III
ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS
3.1 Opening of Escrow. For purposes of this Agreement, the opening of Escrow
shall be the first date on which a fully executed copy of this Agreement and Earnest Money
Deposit are deposited with Escrow Holder (“Escrow Opening Date”). The Developer shall
cause the Escrow to be opened within five (5) days following the Effective Date. Escrow Holder
shall promptly confirm in writing to each of the Parties the date of the Escrow Opening Date.
This ARTICLE III shall constitute the joint escrow instructions of the City and the Developer to
Escrow Holder for conduct of the Escrow to complete the purchase and sale of the Property
between them, as contemplated in this Agreement.
3.2 Conditions to Close of Escrow. The conditions set forth below shall be satisfied
or waived in writing by the respective benefited Party on or before the Escrow Closing Date or
the Party benefited by any unsatisfied condition shall not be required to proceed to close Escrow.
3.2.1 Developer’s Conditions to Close of Escrow. The Developer’s
obligation to purchase the Property from the City on the Escrow Closing Date shall be subject to
the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, each of which can only be waived in
writing by the Developer:
3.2.1.1 The Developer agrees to accept the title to and conveyance of
the Property, pursuant to Section 2.4;
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3.2.1.2 The Developer delivers its Due Diligence Investigation
Conclusion Notice to both the City and Escrow Holder indicating the Developer’s unconditional
acceptance of the condition of the Property, prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period;
3.2.1.3 The City’s planning commission finds, pursuant to Government
Code Section 65402, that the Project is consistent with the City’s General Plan ;
3.2.1.4 The Title Company is unconditionally committed to issue the
Title Policy for the Property, subject to any Permitted Exceptions, to the Developer;
3.2.1.5 The City deposits the items into the Escrow required by Section
3.4;
3.2.1.6 The representations, warranties and covenants of the City set
forth in Section 1.2.1 are true and correct in all material respects on the Effective Date and on the
Escrow Closing Date;
3.2.1.7 The Developer has obtained all entitlements required in
connection with the development of the Property, subject to conditions of approval acceptable to
Developer in Developer’s sole discretion, any applicable appeal period has expired without
appeal having been filed or, if an appeal is filed, such appeal has been denied, and no legal action
has been instituted against Developer or the City alleging the invalidity of such entitlements; and
3.2.1.8 The City has completed all of their material obligations required
by this Agreement to be completed prior to the Close of Escrow.
3.2.2 City’s Conditions to Close of Escrow. The City’s obligation to sell
the Property to the Developer on or before the Escrow Closing Date shall be subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, which can only be waived in writing by the
City:
3.2.2.1 The Developer has deposited the Purchase Price less the Earnest
Money Deposit into Escrow;
3.2.2.2 The Developer agrees to accept the title to and conveyance of
the Property, pursuant to Section 2.4;
3.2.2.3 The Developer delivers its Due Diligence Investigation
Conclusion Notice to both the City and Escrow Holder indicating the Developer’s unconditional
acceptance of the physical condition of the Property, prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence
Period;
3.2.2.4 The City’s planning commission finds, pursuant to Government
Code Section 65402, that the Project is consistent with the City’s General Plan;
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3.2.2.5 The Title Company is unconditionally committed to issue the
Title Policy for the Property, subject to any Permitted Exceptions, to the Developer;
3.2.2.6 The Developer submits to the City, at least five (5) business
days prior to the Escrow Closing Date, evidence satisfactory to the City, in the City’s reasonable
discretion, that the Developer has obtained all entitlements necessary for the development of the
Property from each applicable Governmental Agency, including the City;
3.2.2.7 The Developer delivers to the City, at least thirty (30) days prior
to the Escrow Closing Date, in form and substance acceptable to the City, the Financing
Commitment(s) applicable to the Property;
3.2.2.8 The Developer obtains the City’s approval of the Construction
Loan and Construction Lender applicable to the Property, in accordance with Section 6.3;
3.2.2.9 The Developer has completed all of its material obligations
required by this Agreement to be completed prior to the Close of Escrow;
3.2.2.10 The representations, warranties and covenants of the Developer
set forth in Section 1.2.2 are true and correct in all material respects on the Effective Date and on
the Escrow Closing Date; and
3.2.2.11 The Developer deposits the funds and items into the Escrow
required by Section 3.3 for the Escrow.
3.3 Developer’s Escrow Deposits. Following satisfaction or waiver of each of the
Developer’s conditions to Close of Escrow set forth in Sections 3.2.1, as applicable, the
Developer shall deposit the following funds and documents into Escrow at least two (2) business
days prior to the Escrow Closing Date in a writing delivered to the Parties:
3.3.1 Purchase Price and Other Funds. Purchase Price, less the amount of
the Earnest Money Deposit, plus any additional funds required to be deposited into Escrow by
the Developer under the terms of this Agreement to close the Escrow, all in immediately
available funds.
3.3.2 PCO Statement. A PCO Statement executed by the authorized
representative(s) of the Developer.
3.3.3 Acceptance of Grant Deed. The Certificate of Acceptance of the
Deed, in the form attached to the Grant Deed, executed by the authorized representative(s) of the
Developer in recordable form.
3.3.4 Notice of Agreement. The Notice of Agreement executed by the
authorized representative(s) of the Developer in recordable form.
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3.4 City’s Escrow Deposits. Following satisfaction or waiver of each of the City’s
conditions to Close of Escrow set forth in Sections 3.2.2, as applicable, the City shall deposit the
following documents into Escrow at least two (2) business days prior to the Escrow Closing
Date:
3.4.1 Grant Deed. The Grant Deed executed by the authorized
representative(s) of the City in recordable form.
3.4.2 FIRPTA Affidavit (City). The FIRPTA Affidavit completed and
executed by the authorized representative(s) of the City.
3.4.3 Notice of Agreement. The Notice of Agreement executed by the
authorized representative(s) of the City in recordable form.
3.5 Closing Procedure. When each of the Developer’s Escrow required deposits, as
set forth in Section 3.3, and each of the City’s Escrow required deposits, as set forth in Section
3.4, are deposited into Escrow, Escrow Holder shall request confirmation in writing from both
the City and the Developer that each of their respective conditions to the Close of Escrow, as set
forth in Section 3.2, are satisfied or waived. Upon Escrow Holder’s receipt of written
confirmation from both the City and the Developer that each of their respective conditions to the
Close of Escrow are either satisfied or waived, Escrow Holder shall close the Escrow for the
Property by doing all of the following:
3.5.1 Recordation of Documents. File the following with the Office of the
Recorder of the County, for recordation in the order set forth in Section 3.7 (i) the Grant Deed,
with the Developer’s certificate of acceptance attached, (ii) the Notice of Agreement, and (iii) if
applicable, the Construction Loan Deed of Trust.
3.5.2 Distribution of Recorded Documents. Distribute each recorded
document to the Party or person designated for such distribution in Section 3.7.
3.5.3 PCO Statement. File the PCO Statement with the Office of the
Recorder of the County.
3.5.4 FIRPTA Affidavit. File the FIRPTA Affidavit with the United States
Internal Revenue Service.
3.5.5 Title Policy. Obtain and deliver the Title Policy to the Developer.
3.5.6 Purchase Price. Deliver the Purchase Price to the City, less the City’s
share of Escrow closing costs, and less any other charges to the account of the City, and return
any remaining funds held by Escrow Holder for the account of the Developer to the Developer,
less the Developer’s share of Escrow closing costs, and less any other charges to the account of
the Developer.
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3.6 Close of Escrow. Close of Escrow shall occur no later than the earlier of: (1) the
tenth (10th) business day following Escrow Holder’s receipt of written confirmation from both
the City and the Developer of the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions precedent to the Close
of Escrow for the Property, or (2)the Outside Date as defined in the Schedule of Performance
(the “Escrow Closing Date”). If for any reason the Close of Escrow has not occurred by the
Escrow Closing Date, then any Party not then in default of this Agreement may cancel the
Escrow and terminate this Agreement, subject to the notice and cure provisions of Section 7.1 (to
the extent applicable), without liability to any other Party or any other person for such
termination and cancellation, by delivering written notice of termination to the other Party(ies)
and Escrow Holder and, thereafter, the Parties shall proceed pursuant to Section 3.10 if the non-
terminating Party is not in default or pursuant to Section 7.2 or 7.3 (as applicable) if the non-
terminating Party is in default. Without limiting the right of any Party to terminate this
Agreement, pursuant to the preceding sentence, if Escrow does not close on or before the Escrow
Closing Date, and no Party has exercised its contractual right to cancel Escrow and terminate this
Agreement before such time, then Escrow shall close as soon as reasonably possible following
the first date on which Escrow Holder is in a position to close the Escrow pursuant to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
3.7 Recordation and Distribution of Documents. As applicable, Escrow Holder
shall cause the following documents to be recorded in the official records of the Recorder of the
County in the following order of priority at the Close of Escrow: (i) the Grant Deed, with the
Developer’s certificate of acceptance attached, (ii) the Notice of Agreement, and (iii) the
Construction Loan Deed of Trust, if applicable, and (iv) any other documents to be recorded
through Escrow upon the joint instructions of the Parties. All recorded documents shall provide
that they are to be returned to Escrow Holder after recordation. When originals of such recorded
documents are returned to Escrow Holder, Escrow Holder shall deliver: (i) the original Grant
Deed, with the Developer’s original certificate of acceptance attached, to the Developer and
copies to the City, each showing all recording information, (ii) the original of the Notice of
Agreement to the City, with copies to the Developer, each showing all recording information,
(iii) the Construction Loan Deed of Trust to the Construction Lender for the Project, with copies
to the Developer and the City, each showing all recording information, and (iv) the original of
any other document recorded at the close of Escrow to the Party or other person designated in the
joint escrow instructions of the Parties for such recordation and a copy of each such document to
the other Party or Parties, each showing all recording information.
3.8 Escrow Closing Costs, Taxes and Title Policy Premium. The City and the
Developer shall each pay one-half (1/2) of the Escrow fees and such other costs as Escrow
Holder may charge for the conduct of the Escrow. Escrow Holder shall notify the Developer and
the City of the costs to be borne by each of them at the Close of Escrow by delivering the Escrow
Holder’s estimated closing/settlement statement to both the City and the Developer at least four
(4) business days prior to the Escrow Closing Date. The City shall pay the premium charged by
the Title Company for the standard Title Policy for the Property, exclusive of any endorsements
or other supplements to the coverage of such Title Policy that may be requested by the
Developer, as well as documentary transfer taxes and any and all other charges, fees and taxes
levied by a Governmental Authority relative to the conveyance of any portion of the Property
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through the Escrow transaction contemplated in this Agreement. The Developer shall pay any
and all recording fees relative to the conveyance of any portion of the Property through the
Escrow transaction contemplated in this Agreement.
3.9 Escrow Cancellation Charges. If the Escrow fails to close due to the City’s
material default under this Agreement and the Escrow is cancelled and this Agreement is
terminated, the City shall pay all ordinary and reasonable Escrow and title order cancellation
charges. If the Escrow fails to close due to the Developer’s material default under this
Agreement and the Escrow is cancelled and this Agreement is terminated, the Developer shall
pay all ordinary and reasonable Escrow and title order cancellation charges. If the Escrow fails
to close for any reason other than the material default of either the Developer or the City and the
Escrow is cancelled and this Agreement is terminated, the Developer and the City shall each pay
one-half (1/2) of any ordinary and reasonable Escrow and title order cancellation charges.
3.10 Escrow Cancellation. If this Agreement is terminated and the Escrow cancelled
pursuant to a contractual right granted to a Party in this Agreement to terminate this Agreement
and cancel the Escrow, other than due to the material default of another Party, the Parties shall
do each of the following:
3.10.1 Cancellation Instructions. The Parties shall, within three (3)
business days of receipt of Escrow Holder’s written request, execute any reasonable Escrow
cancellation instructions requested by Escrow Holder;
3.10.2 Return of Funds and Documents. Within ten (10) days of receipt by
the Parties of a settlement statement of Escrow and title order cancellation charges from Escrow
Holder: (i) the Developer or Escrow Holder shall return to the City any documents previously
delivered by the City to the Developer or Escrow Holder, (ii) the City or Escrow Holder shall
return to the Developer all documents previously delivered by the Developer to the City or
Escrow Holder; (iii) Escrow Holder shall return to the Developer any funds deposited by
Developer into Escrow, including the Earnest Money Deposit, less the Developer’s share of
customary and reasonable Escrow and title order cancellation charges, if any; and (iv) Escrow
Holder shall return to the City any funds deposited by City into Escrow if it has already been
deposited, less the City’s share of customary and reasonable Escrow and title order cancellation
charges, if any.
3.11 Report to IRS. Following the Close of Escrow and prior to the last date on
which such report is required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service, if such report is
required pursuant to Section 6045(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, Escrow Holder shall report
the gross proceeds of the purchase and sale of the Property to the Internal Revenue Service on
Form 1099-B, W-9 or such other form(s) as may be specified by the Internal Revenue Service
pursuant to Section 6045(e). Upon the filing of such reporting form with the Internal Revenue
Service, Escrow Holder shall deliver a copy of the filed form to the City and the Developer.
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ARTICLE IV
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
4.1 Developer Covenant to Undertake Project. The Developer covenants, for
itself, its successors and assigns, to and for the exclusive benefit of the City, that the Developer
shall commence and complete the development of the Project on the Property within the time
period for such actions set forth in the Schedule of Performance. The Developer covenants and
agrees for itself, its successors, and assigns, that the Property shall be improved and developed
with the Project in substantial conformity with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Scope of Development, the Schedule of Performance, any and all plans, specifications and
similar development documents required by this Agreement, except for such changes as may be
mutually agreed upon in writing by and among the Parties, and all applicable laws, regulations,
orders and conditions of each Governmental Agency with jurisdiction over the Property or the
Project. The covenants of this Section 4.1 shall run with the land of the Property until the earlier
of the date of recordation of the Certificate of Completion or the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of
the date of the Close of Escrow.
4.2 Developer Changes to Plans and Specifications During Course of
Construction. The Developer shall have the right during the course of construction of the
Project to make “minor field changes,” without seeking the approval of the City, if such
changes do not affect the type of use to be conducted within all or any portion of a structure.
“Minor field changes” shall be defined as those changes from the approved permits or
entitlements that have no substantial effect on the Project or are made in order to expedite the
work of construction in response to field conditions. The Developer shall submit all other
changes, i.e. those changes which are not “minor field changes”, to the City for its review and
approval no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date that the Developer intends to implement
such changes. The City shall have ten (10) days from its receipt of such proposed changes to
review the same and advise the Developer in writing whether such changes are acceptable to the
City in its reasonable discretion. Any proposed changes which are not disapproved by the City
within such ten (10) day period shall be deemed approved. Nothing contained in this Section 4.2
shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of or change in the City Requirements governing “minor
field changes” or other changes or in any approvals by the City otherwise required for “minor
field changes.” or other changes.
4.3 Construction Start and Completion of Project. The Developer shall
commence construction of the Project in accordance with the Schedule of Performance and,
thereafter, shall diligently proceed to complete the construction of the Project in a good and
workmanlike manner in substantial conformity with the approved plans, specifications, and
conditions for the Project approved by the City and the Schedule of Performance. The
Developer shall obtain a Certificate of Completion on or before the Project Completion Date,
subject to any extensions of time authorized by this Agreement upon the occurrence of an
Unavoidable Delay. The Developer will, promptly upon completion of construction of the
Project, cause the Project to be inspected by each Governmental Agency with jurisdiction over
the Project, shall correct any defects and deficiencies that may be disclosed by any such
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inspection and shall cause to be duly issued all occupancy certificates and other licenses, permits
and authorizations necessary for the operation and occupancy of the completed Project. The
Developer shall do and perform all of the foregoing acts and things and cause to be issued and
executed all such occupancy certificates, licenses, and authorizations for the Project on or before
the date set forth therefor in the Schedule of Performance as the completion date for the Project.
After commencement of the work of improvement of the Project, the Developer shall not permit
the work of improvement, including but not limited to efforts that are ongoing to cure any such
delay, of the Project to cease or be suspended for a time period in excess of thirty (30)
consecutive calendar days, subject to Unavoidable Delays
4.4 Compliance with Laws. All work performed in connection with the
development of the Project shall comply with all Governmental Requirements.
4.5 Schedule of Performance. The Schedule of Performance establishes various
dates and times for the accomplishment of various tasks assigned to the City and the Developer
and the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the close of the Escrow. The Parties agree that
time is of the essence in the performance of such tasks and the satisfaction of conditions
precedent, in view of the large investment of resources that all Parties recognize will be required
for assembly of the Property and the undertaking of the Project. If the date or time for the
performance of a task or the satisfaction of a condition, as set forth in either the text of this
Agreement or in the Schedule of Performance, may not be achieved, then prior to such date or
time set forth in the text of this Agreement or the Schedule of Performance, the Parties shall
consider whether a modification to the text of this Agreement or to the Schedule of Performance
is indicated. Any decision to approve a modification to a time or date established in either the
text of this Agreement or the Schedule of Performance shall be subject to the sole discretion of
each Party. Any modification of a time or date for performance of a particular task or
satisfaction of a particular condition that does not result in a change of more than one hundred
eighty (180) days may be approved on behalf of the City by the City Manager, in his or her
reasonable discretion. A modification of a time or date for performance of a task or satisfaction
of a condition (or a series of such modifications) that results in an aggregate change of more than
one hundred eighty (180) days shall be subject to the approval of the City Council, in its sole and
absolute discretion. If performance of a task or satisfaction of a condition in the Schedule
Performance is prevented or delayed by Unavoidable Delays, the deadline for completion of such
task or satisfaction of such condition shall be extended by the period of such Unavoidable
Delays.
4.6 Developer Attendance at City Meetings. The Developer agrees to have one or
more of its employees or consultants who are knowledgeable regarding this Agreement and the
development of the Project, such that such person(s) can meaningfully respond to City questions
regarding the progress of the Project, attend City Council meetings, when requested to do so on
not less than ten (10) days prior written notice by City staff.
4.7 City’s Right to Inspect Project and Property. Officers, employees, agents and
representatives of the City shall have the right of reasonable access to the Property, without the
payment of charges or fees, during normal construction hours, during the period of construction
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of the Project. Such officers, employees, agents or representatives of the City shall be those
persons who are designated by the City Manager. Any and all officers, employees, agents or
representatives of the City who enter the Property shall identify themselves at the construction
management office on the Property, upon their entrance on to the Property, and shall at all times
be accompanied by a representative of the Developer, while on the Property. The Developer
shall make a representative of the Developer available for this purpose at all times during normal
construction hours, upon reasonable notice from the City. The City shall indemnify and hold the
Developer harmless from injury, property damage or liability arising out of the exercise by the
City of the right of access to the Property provided in this Section4.6, other than injury, property
damage or liability arising from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Developer or its
officers, agents or employees. The City shall inspect relevant portions of the Property, prior to
issuing any written statements reflecting adversely on the Developer’s compliance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement pertaining to development of the Project. If in the City’s
reasonable judgement it is necessary, the City shall have the further right, from time to time, to
retain a consultant or consultants to inspect the Project and verify compliance by the Developer
with the provisions of this Agreement. The Developer acknowledges and agrees that any such
inspections are for the sole purpose of protecting the City’s rights under this Agreement, are
made solely for the City’s benefit, that the inspections may be superficial and general in nature,
and are for the purposes of informing the City of the progress of the Project and the conformity
of the Project with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and that the Developer shall not
be entitled to rely on any such inspection(s) as constituting an approval, satisfaction or
acceptance of any materials, workmanship, conformity of the Project with this Agreement or
otherwise. The Developer agrees to make its own regular inspections of the work of construction
of the Project to determine that the quality of the Project and all other requirements of the work
of construction of the Project are being performed in a manner satisfactory to the Developer.
The Developer also agrees to immediately notify the City in writing should the Developer’s
inspections show any matters that will prevent the entire Project from being completed by the
Project Completion Date set forth therefore in the Schedule of Performance. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Developer shall permit the City upon reasonable notice to examine and copy all
books and account records and other papers relating to the Property and the construction of the
Project. The Developer will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all contractors,
subcontractors and materialmen to cooperate with the City to enable such examination.
4.8 Cost of Construction. The cost and expense of undertaking and completing the
Project, including, without limitation, constructing all legally imposed on- and off-site
improvements, and providing all utilities therefor, shall be borne by Developer at its sole cost,
expense and liability. Developer shall be solely responsible for payment of all City land use,
construction, inspection, plan check and development impact fees (collectively, “Development
Fees”) imposed by the City with respect to the development of the Project. Developer shall bear
all costs and expenses associated with the processing and obtaining of the entitlements and shall
bear all costs and expenses (except to the extent expressly set forth otherwise in this Agreement),
associated with any and all terms, conditions, requirements, mitigation measures and other
exactions imposed on, or required in connection with, the entitlements.
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4.9 Prevailing Wages.
4.9.1 The Developer acknowledges that the City has not made any
representation, express or implied, to the Developer or any person associated with the Developer
regarding whether or not laborers employed relative to the construction of the Project must be
paid the prevailing per diem wage rate for their labor classification, as determined by the State of
California, pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1720, et seq. The Developer agrees with the City
that the Developer shall assume the responsibility and be solely responsible for determining
whether or not laborers employed relative to the construction of the Project must be paid the
prevailing per diem wage rate for their labor classification.
4.9.2 The Developer, on behalf of itself, its successors, and assigns, waives
and releases the City from any right of action that may be available to it pursuant to Labor Code
Sections 1726 and 1781. The Developer acknowledges the protections of Civil Code Section
1542 relative to the waiver and release contained in this Section 4.8, which reads as follows:
“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS
WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT
TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF
EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM
OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR
HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
BY INITIALING BELOW, THE DEVELOPER KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY
WAIVES THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1542 SOLELY IN CONNECTION WITH THE
WAIVERS AND RELEASES OF THIS SECTION 4.9.
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Developer’s Initials
4.9.3 Additionally, in accordance with Section 4.8, the Developer shall
indemnify, defend with counsel acceptable to the City and hold the City harmless against any
claims pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1726 and 1781 arising from this Agreement or the
construction or operation of the Project.
4.9.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinabove, the City shall
not be entitled to indemnity for claims that may arise out of the City’s own negligence or
intentional acts not disclosed to Developer.
4.10 Certificate of Completion.
4.10.1 Following the substantial completion of construction of the Project,
and upon written request from the Developer for issuance of a Certificate of Completion for the
Project, the City shall inspect the Project to determine whether or not the Project has been
substantially completed in compliance with this Agreement. If the City determines that the
Project is complete and in compliance with this Agreement, the City Manager shall furnish the
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Developer with a Certificate of Completion for the Project. If the City determines that the
Project is not in compliance with this Agreement, the City Manager shall send written notice of
each non-conformity to the Developer. Upon issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for
the development of the Project, based on the plans submitted by the Developer to the City, the
City shall furnish the Developer with a Certificate of Completion for the Project.
4.10.2 Upon the Developer’s substantial completion of the Project, the
Developer shall request and be entitled to receive a Certificate of Completion, including the right
of the City Manager to issue the Certificate of Completion, except that the Certificate of
Completion, upon issuance, shall be evidence of the City’s conclusive determination of
satisfactory substantial completion of the entirety of the Project pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
4.10.3 The City shall not unreasonably withhold the issuance of a Certificate
of Completion. A Certificate of Completion shall be evidence of the City’s conclusive
determination of satisfactory completion of the Project to which it pertains pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement. After the recordation of a Certificate of Completion for the Project, any
person then owning or thereafter purchasing, leasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the
Property improved with the Project shall not (because of such ownership, purchase, lease or
acquisition) incur any obligation or liability under this Agreement regarding construction or
installation of the Project except that such person shall be bound by any reservations, covenants,
conditions, restrictions and other interests recorded against the Property pursuant to this
Agreement and the Grant Deed.
4.10.4 If the City fails or refuses to issue a Certificate of Completion
following written request from the Developer, the City shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days of
the Developer’s written request or within three (3) calendar days after the next regular meeting
of the City Council, whichever date occurs later, provide the Developer with a written statement
setting forth the reasons for the City’s failure or refusal to issue a Certificate of Completion. The
statement shall also contain the City’s opinion of the action(s) the Developer must take to obtain
a Certificate of Completion from the City. If the reason for the Developer’s failure to complete
the Project is confined to the immediate unavailability of specific items or materials for
construction or landscaping at a price reasonably acceptable to the Developer or other minor
building “punch-list” items, the City may issue its Certificate of Completion upon the posting of
a bond or irrevocable standby letter of credit by the Developer in a form reasonably acceptable to
the City in an amount representing the fair value of the work on the Project remaining to be
completed, as reasonably determined by the City. If the City fails to provide such written
statement, within the specified time period, the Developer shall be deemed conclusively and
without further action of the City to have satisfied the requirements of this Agreement with
respect to the Project, as if a Certificate of Completion had been issued by the City pursuant to
this Agreement.
4.10.5 A Certificate of Completion shall not constitute evidence of
compliance with or satisfaction of any obligation of the Developer to any holder of a mortgage,
or any insurer of a mortgage securing money loaned to finance the Project, or any parts thereof.
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A Certificate of Completion shall not be deemed to constitute a notice of completion under
Section 3093 of the California Civil Code, nor shall it act to terminate the continuing covenants,
restrictions or conditions contained in the Grant Deed or any other instruments recorded against
the Property pursuant to this Agreement. A Certificate of Completion is not evidence of the
compliance of the Project with any City Requirements or any building code, conditions of
approval, land use, zoning or other requirements of the City or any Governmental Agency with
jurisdiction over the Property, other than the City.
ARTICLE V
DEVELOPER COVENANTS
5.1 Covenant to Maintain Property on Tax Rolls. The Developer for itself, its
successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and
agrees that:
5.1.1 The entire Property shall remain on the County secured real property
tax rolls for twenty years from the date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the Project.
5.1.2 The Developer shall pay all property tax bills with respect to the
Property and all improvements thereon on or before the last day for the timely payment of each
property tax installment on each December 10 and April 10 during such time period and to
timely pay all supplemental tax bills regarding the Property issued by the County. The
Developer further covenants and agrees to provide to the City, on or before July 31 of each year,
commencing in the calendar year following the calendar year in which a Certificate of
Completion is recorded and in each calendar year, thereafter, for the full term of this covenant:
(i) a true and correct copy of all property tax assessment notices, property tax bills and property
tax assessment correspondence by and between the Developer and the County regarding the
Property and all improvements thereon, with respect to the preceding fiscal year of the County,
and (ii) cancelled checks issued by the Developer in payment of all property tax payments that
are made to the County regarding the Property and all improvements thereon (or other
reasonably acceptable evidence of such payment), with respect to the preceding County fiscal
year.
5.1.3 The covenants of this Section 5.1 shall run with the land of the
Property, shall be enforceable against the Developer and its successors and assigns, and shall be
covenants set forth in the Grant Deed.
5.2 No Conveyance to Tax Exempt Entity. The Developer for itself, its successors
and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and agrees that:
5.2.1 The Developer shall not use or otherwise sell, transfer, convey, assign,
lease, leaseback or hypothecate the Property, the Project, or any portion of any of the foregoing
to any entity or person, or for any use of the Property, the Project, or any portion of any of the
foregoing, that is partially or wholly exempt from the payment of real or personal property taxes
or that would cause the exemption of the payment of all or any portion of real or personal
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property taxes otherwise assessable regarding the Property, the Project, or any portion of any of
the foregoing, without the prior written consent of the City, which may be withheld in the City’s
sole and absolute discretion for a period of 20 years from the date of issuance of the certificate of
completion for the Project by the City..
5.2.2 If the Property, or any portion of the Property, shall be conveyed,
transferred or sold to any entity or person that is partially or wholly exempt from the payment of
real or personal property taxes otherwise assessable against the Property, or any portion thereof,
without the prior written consent of the City, then, at the City’s election and in addition to all
other remedies available to the City under this Agreement or at law or in equity, the Developer
shall pay to the City a fee in lieu of payment of such taxes each year in an amount determined by
the City to be one percent (1%) of the “full cash value” of the Property, or portion thereof, as
may be subject to such exemption from payment of real or personal property taxes. The City’s
determination of “full cash value” for in-lieu payment purposes under this Section 5.2.2 shall be
established by the City each year, if necessary, by reference to the real or personal property tax
valuation principles and practices generally applicable to a county property tax assessor under
Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution. The City’s determination of “full cash
value” and that an in-lieu payment is due shall be conclusive on such matters. If the City
determines that an amount is payable as an in-lieu payment under this Section 5.2.2 in any tax
year, then such amount shall be paid to the City for that tax year within forty-five (45) days
following transmittal by the City to the Developer of an invoice for payment of the in-lieu
amount.
5.2.3 The covenants of this Section 5.2 shall run with the land of the
Property, shall be enforceable against the Developer and its successors and assigns, and shall be
covenants set forth in the Grant Deed.
5.3 Maintenance Condition of the Property. The Developer for itself, its
successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and
agrees that:
5.3.1 The areas of the Property that are subject to public view (including all
existing and future improvements, paving, walkways, landscaping, exterior signage and
ornamentation) shall be maintained in good repair and a neat, clean and orderly condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted. If there is an occurrence of an adverse condition on any area of
the Property that is subject to public view in contravention of the general maintenance standard
described above (a “Maintenance Deficiency”), then the City shall notify the Developer in
writing of the Maintenance Deficiency. If the Developer fails to cure or commence and
diligently pursue to cure the Maintenance Deficiency within thirty (30) days of its receipt of
notice of the Maintenance Deficiency, the City shall have the right to enter the Property and
perform all acts necessary to cure the Maintenance Deficiency, or to take any other action at law
or in equity that may then be available to the City to accomplish the abatement of the
Maintenance Deficiency. Any sum expended by the City for the abatement of a Maintenance
Deficiency on the Property pursuant to this Section 5.3.1 shall become a lien on the Property, as
applicable. If the amount of the lien is not paid within thirty (30) days after written demand for
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payment from the City to the Developer, the City shall have the right to enforce the lien in the
manner provided in Section 5.3.3.
5.3.2 Graffiti, as this term is defined in Government Code Section 38772,
that has been applied to any exterior surface of a structure or improvement on the Property that is
visible from any public right-of-way adjacent or contiguous to the Property, shall be removed by
the Developer by either painting over the evidence of such vandalism with a paint that has been
color-matched to the surface on which the paint is applied, or graffiti may be removed with
solvents, detergents or water, as appropriate. If any such graffiti is not removed within ninety-
six (96) hours following the time of the discovery of the graffiti, the City shall have the right to
enter the Property and remove the graffiti, without notice to the Developer. Any sum reasonably
expended by the City for the removal of graffiti from the Property pursuant to this Section 5.3.2,
shall be a lien on the Property. If the amount of the lien is not paid within thirty (30) days after
written demand to the Developer from the City, the City shall have the right to enforce its lien in
the manner provided in Section 5.3.3.
5.3.3 The Parties further mutually understand and agree that the rights
conferred upon the City under this Section 5.3 expressly include a grant by the Developer of a
security interest in the Property with the power to establish and enforce a lien or other
encumbrance against the Property or any portion thereof, in the manner provided under Civil
Code Sections 2924, 2924b and 2924c, to secure the obligations of the Developer and it
successors under Section 5.3.1 or Section 5.3.2, including the reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs of the City associated with the abatement of a Maintenance Deficiency or removal of
graffiti. For the purposes of the preceding sentence the words “reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs of the City” mean and include the salaries, benefits and costs of the City Attorney and the
lawyers employed in the Office of the City Attorney. The parties agree that any lien or
encumbrance recorded by the City against the property pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall be
subordinate to the Construction Loan Deed of Trust or permanent Loan.
5.3.4 The provisions of this Section 5.3, shall be a covenant running with the
land of the Property, shall be enforceable against the Developer and its successors and assigns,
and shall be covenants set forth in the Grant Deed. Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this
Section 5.3 shall be deemed to preclude the Developer from making any alteration, addition, or
other change to any structure or improvement or landscaping on the Property, provided that any
such changes comply with applicable zoning and building regulations of the City.
5.4 Obligation to Refrain from Discrimination. The Developer for itself, its
successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and
agrees that:
5.4.1 There shall be no discrimination against or segregation of any person,
or group of persons, on account of sex, marital status, race, color, religion, creed, national origin
or ancestry in the sale, lease, sublease, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the
Property nor shall the Developer, itself or any person claiming under or through it, establish or
permit any such practice or practices of discrimination or segregation with reference to the
selection, location, number, use or occupancy of tenants, lessees, sub-tenants, sub-lessees or
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vendees of the Property. The covenant of this Section 5.4 shall run with the land of the Property
and shall be enforceable against the Developer and its successors and assigns in perpetuity and
be a covenant in the Grant Deed and the Notice of Agreement.
5.4.2 The covenant of this Section 5.4 shall run with the land of the Property
in perpetuity, shall be enforceable against the Developer and its successors and assigns, and shall
be covenants set forth in the Grant Deed.
5.5 Form of Non-Discrimination and Non-Segregation Clauses. The Developer
for itself, its successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project,
covenants and agrees that:
5.5.1 The Developer, such successors and such assigns shall refrain from
restricting the sale, lease, sublease, rental, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the
Property (or any portion thereof) on the basis of sex, marital status, race, color, religion, creed,
ancestry or national origin of any person. All deeds, leases or contracts pertaining to the
Property shall contain or be subject to substantially the following non-discrimination or non-
segregation covenants:
5.5.1.1 In deeds: “The grantee herein covenants by and for itself, its
successors and assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, that there shall be no
discrimination against or segregation of, any person or group of persons on account of race,
color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, or ancestry in the sale, lease, sublease,
transfer, use, occupancy, tenure, or enjoyment of the premises herein conveyed, nor shall the
grantee or any person claiming under or through it, establish or permit any such practice or
practices of discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use
or occupancy of tenants, lessees, sub-tenants, sub-lessee, or vendees in the premises herein
conveyed. The foregoing covenants shall run with the land.”
5.5.1.2 In leases: “The Lessee herein covenants by and for itself, its
successors and assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, and this lease is made
and accepted upon and subject to the following conditions: That there shall be no discrimination
against or segregation of any person or group of persons, on account of race, color, creed,
religion, sex, marital status, national origin, or ancestry, in the leasing, subleasing, transferring,
use, occupancy, tenure, or enjoyment of the premises herein leased nor shall the lessee itself, or
any person claiming under or through it, establish or permit any such practice or practices of
discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use, or
occupancy, of tenants lessees, sub-lessee, sub-tenants, or vendees in the premises herein leased.”
5.5.1.3 In contracts: “There shall be no discrimination against or
segregation of any person or group of persons on account of race, color, creed, religion, sex,
marital status, national origin, or ancestry, in the sale, lease, sublease, transfer, use, occupancy,
tenure, or enjoyment of the premises herein conveyed or leased, nor shall the transferee or any
person claiming under or through it, establish or permit any such practice or practices of
discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use, or
occupancy, of tenants, lessees, sub-lessees, sub-tenants, or vendees of the premises herein
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transferred.” The foregoing provision shall be binding upon and shall obligate the contracting
party or parties and any subcontracting party or parties, or other transferees under the instrument.
5.5.2 The covenant of this Section 5.5 shall run with the land of the Property
in perpetuity, shall be enforceable against the Developer and its successors and assigns, and shall
be covenants set forth in the Grant Deed.
5.6 Survival of Special Development Covenants. All of the covenants set forth in
ARTICLE V, inclusive, shall be a covenant running with the land of the Property and each such
special development covenant shall survive the Close of Escrow, execution and recordation of
the Grant Deed, and issuance and recordation of any Certificate of Completion for the time
period specifically set forth in each such special development covenant. The Parties
acknowledge that although the special development covenants apply to the entirety of the
Property, portions of the Project and Property may, in accordance with the Permitted Transfer
requirements, be sold or otherwise transferred to various successors and assigns of the
Developer. Accordingly, the City agrees that with respect to enforcement of any of the special
development covenants, it is understood and agreed that, in the event of a breach of any of the
special development covenants, the City will seek to enforce those covenants only against the
then-current owner(s) of that portion of the Property which is not in compliance with any one or
more the special development covenants. No owner of any portion of the Property which is in
compliance with the special development covenants shall be liable for the breach of any of the
special development covenants by any other owner of any other portion of the Property;
provided, however, that the foregoing shall not preclude City from seeking damages against any
prior owner of any portion of the Property if, during the tenure of such owner’s ownership, such
owner’s portion of the Property was not in compliance with any one or more of the special
development covenants.
5.7 Developer Covenant to Defend this Agreement. The Developer acknowledges
that the City is a “public entity” and/or “public agency” as defined under applicable California
law. Therefore, the City must satisfy the requirements of certain California statutes relating to
the actions of public entities and public agencies including, without limitation, CEQA. Also, as
a public body, the City’s action in approving this Agreement may be subject to proceedings to
invalidate this Agreement or mandamus. The Developer assumes the risk of delays and damages
that may result to the Developer from any third-party legal actions related to the City’s approval
of this Agreement or the pursuit of the activities contemplated by this Agreement, even in the
event that an error, omission or abuse of discretion by the City is determined to have occurred. If
a third-party files a legal action regarding the City’s approval of this Agreement or the pursuit of
the activities contemplated by this Agreement, either the City may terminate this Agreement on
thirty (30) days written notice to the Developer of the City’s intent to terminate this Agreement,
referencing this Section 5.7, without any further obligation to perform the terms of this
Agreement and without any liability to the Developer resulting from such termination, unless the
Developer unconditionally agrees to indemnify and defend the City, with legal counsel
acceptable to the City, against such third-party legal action, as provided in the next sentence.
Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the City’s notice of intent to terminate this Agreement, as
provided in the preceding sentence, the Developer may offer to defend the City, with legal
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counsel reasonably acceptable to the City, or for insured claims counsel provided by the
insurance company, in the third-party legal action and pay all of the court costs, attorney fees,
monetary awards, sanctions, excluding sanctions imposed on the City for its own conduct,
attorney fee awards, expert witness and consulting fees, and the expenses of any and all financial
or performance obligations resulting from the disposition of the legal action. Any such offer
from the Developer must be in writing and reasonably acceptable to the City in both form and
substance. Nothing contained in this Section 5.7 shall be deemed or construed to be an express
or implied admission that the City is liable to the Developer or any other person or entity for
damages alleged from any alleged or established failure of the City to comply with any statute,
including, without limitation, CEQA. The Developer’s defense of such third party actions as
described in this Section 5.7 shall constitute an Unavoidable Delay. Notwithstanding anything
herein above, the parties will meet and confer within 30 day period set out herein in order to
agree, if possible, to reasonable modifications of this Agreement to address any issues of the
subject litigation. The City retains its sole and unfettered discretion as to any modifications of
this Agreement and any such modification shall be subject to all legally required noticing and
action by the City Council.
5.8 Environmental Indemnity of the City by the Developer. Upon Closing, except
as provided in the Right of Entry Agreement as to environmental claims arising from the conduct
of the Developer, the Developer agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to fully indemnify, protect,
hold harmless, and defend (with counsel selected by the Developer and approved by the City)
the City and its commissions, agents, attorneys, officers, employees, and authorized
representatives (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all claims,
demands, damages, losses, liabilities, obligations, penalties, fines, actions, causes of action,
judgments, suits, proceedings, costs, disbursements and expenses, including, without limitation,
attorney fees, disbursements and costs of attorneys, environmental consultants and other experts,
and all foreseeable and unforeseeable damages or costs of any kind or of any nature whatsoever
(collectively, “Environmental Claims”) that may, at any time, be imposed upon, incurred or
suffered by, or claimed, asserted or awarded against, the Indemnified Parties, directly or
indirectly relating to or arising from any of the following “Environmental Matters” existing or
occurring during or arising from the Developer’s ownership of the Property or construction or
operation of the Project:
5.8.1 The presence of Hazardous Materials on, in, under, from or affecting
all or any portion of the Property or the Project.
5.8.2 The storage, holding, handling, release, threatened release, discharge,
generation, leak, abatement, removal or transportation of any Hazardous Materials on, in, under,
from or affecting the Property or the Project.
5.8.3 The violation of any law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, permit,
license, agreement, covenant, restriction, requirement or the like by the Developer, its agents or
contractors, relating to or governing in any way Hazardous Materials on, in, under, from or
affecting the Property or the Project.
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5.8.4 The failure of the Developer, its agents or contractors, to properly
complete, obtain, submit and/or file any and all notices, permits, licenses, authorizations,
covenants and the like in connection with the Developer’s activities on the Property or regarding
the Project.
5.8.5 The implementation and enforcement by the Developer, its agents or
contractors of any monitoring, notification or other precautionary measures that may, at any
time, become necessary to protect against the release, potential release or discharge of Hazardous
Materials on, in, under, from or affecting the Property or the Project.
5.8.6 The failure of the Developer, its agents or contractors, in compliance
with all applicable Environmental Laws, to lawfully remove, contain, transport or dispose of any
Hazardous Materials existing, stored or generated on, in, under or from the Property or the
Project.
5.8.7 Any investigation, inquiry, order, hearing, action or other proceeding
by or before any governmental agency in connection with any Hazardous Materials on, in, under,
from or affecting the Property or the Project or the violation of any Environmental Law relating
to the Property or the Project.
5.8.8 The Developer shall pay to the Indemnified Parties all costs and
expenses including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, incurred by the
Indemnified Parties in connection with enforcement of the aforementioned environmental
indemnity.
5.8.9 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, Developer shall have no
obligations to the City under these provisions in the event an indemnity is triggered by (a) the
City’s failure to disclose information regarding the Property condition about which the City had
actual knowledge or (b) the gross negligence and/or willful misconduct of the Indemnitees, or
any of them.
At the request of the Developer, the City shall cooperate with and assist the Developer in
its defense with respect to any such Liabilities; provided that the City shall not be obligated to
incur any expense in connection with such cooperation or assistance.
5.9 Insurance. In order to protect the City and its commissions, agents, attorneys,
officers, employees and authorized representatives (collectively, “Additional Insureds”) against
any and all claims and liability for death, injury, loss and damage resulting from the Developer’s
actions in connection with this Agreement, the Property, and the Project, the Developer shall
secure and maintain the insurance coverage, described in and required by this Section 5.9. The
City shall not have any obligation under this Agreement until the Developer provides the
required policies and/or certificates evidencing the insurance required by this Section 5.9 to the
City and the City approves such evidence of insurance. The Developer shall pay any deductibles
and self-insured retentions under all insurance policies issued in satisfaction of the terms of this
Agreement. Developer shall retain all insurance policies as set forth in this Section 5.9 until
recordation of the Certificate of Completion.
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5.9.1 Workers’ Compensation Insurance Requirement. The Developer
shall submit written proof that the Developer is insured against liability for workers’
compensation in accordance with the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code. By
executing this Agreement, the Developer makes the following certification, required by Section
1861 of the Labor Code:
“I am aware of the provisions of section 3700 of the Labor Code
which require every employer to be insured against liability for
workers’ compensation or to undertake self-insurance in
accordance with the provisions of that code, and I will comply with
such provisions before commencing the performance of the work
of the Agreement.”
Notwithstanding anything provided herein above, this provision shall not apply in the event
Developer presents written proof that it has no employees.
The Developer shall require each contractor and sub-contractor performing work on the Project
to provide workers’ compensation coverage for all of such contractor’s or sub-contractor’s
employees, unless the contractor’s or sub-contractor’s employees are covered by workers’
compensation insurance provided by the Developer. If any class of employees engaged in work
or services performed in connection with the Project is not covered by Labor Code Section 3700,
the Developer shall provide and/or require each contractor or sub-contractor to provide adequate
workers’ compensation insurance covering such employees. Each workers’ compensation policy
procured pursuant to this Section 5.9.1 shall contain a full waiver of subrogation clause in favor
of the Additional Insureds.
5.9.2 Liability and Permanent Insurance Requirements.
5.9.2.1 The Developer shall maintain in full force and effect, until the
issuance of the Certificate of Completion, subject to Section 5.9.2.4, the following insurance
coverage:
5.9.2.1.1 Commercial General Liability Insurance coverage,
including, but not limited to, Premises-Operations, Contractual Liability Insurance (specifically
covering all indemnity obligations of the Developer pursuant to this Agreement), Products-
Completed Operations Hazards, Personal Injury (including bodily injury and death), and
Property Damage for liability arising out of the construction of the Project and/or the
Developer’s operations concerning the Property or the Project. The commercial general liability
insurance coverage shall have minimum limits for Bodily Injury and Property Damage liability
of TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000) each occurrence and FOUR MILLION DOLLARS
($4,000,000) aggregate.
5.9.2.1.2 Automobile Liability Insurance against claims of
Personal Injury (including bodily injury and death) and Property Damage covering all owned,
leased, hired and non-owned vehicles used by the Developer with minimum limits for Bodily
Injury and Property Damage of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) each occurrence and
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TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000) aggregate. Such insurance shall be provided by a
business or commercial vehicle policy.
5.9.2.1.3 If the Developer hires a consultant to provide design
services, such as architectural or engineering services in connection with the Project, or any
portion of the Project, the Developer shall require each such consultant to provide Professional
Liability (Errors and Omissions) Insurance, for liability arising out of, or in connection with, the
performance of such design services, with limits of not less than ONE MILLION DOLLARS
($1,000,000).
5.9.2.1.4 Upon acceptance of the Project or any portion
thereof, from each contractor, the Developer shall maintain Fire and Extended Coverage
Insurance on the Project on a blanket basis or with an agreed amount clause in amounts not less
than 100% of the replacement value of all portions of the Project so accepted.
5.9.2.2 During the construction of the Project, the Developer shall
require that each contractor performing work on the Project maintain the following insurance
coverage, as specified below, at all times during the performance of said work, or the Developer
shall provide for such contractors “wrap” coverage, as specified below, at all times during the
performance of said work:
5.9.2.2.1 The Developer shall maintain Builder’s Risk
Insurance to be written on an All Risk Completed Value form, in an aggregate amount equal to
100% of the completed insurable value of the Project or portion of the Project on which such
contractor is performing work
5.9.2.2.2 Each general contractor and each sub-contractor
shall maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance with limits of not less than ONE
MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) per occurrence and TWO MILLION DOLLARS
($2,000,000) aggregate to protect the Developer during the construction of the Project from
claims involving bodily injury and/or death and damage to the property of others.
5.9.2.2.3 Each general contractor and each sub-contractor
shall maintain Automobile Liability Insurance against claims of personal injury (including bodily
injury and death) and property damage covering all owned, leased, hired and non-owned vehicles
used in the performance of the contractor’s obligations with minimum limits for bodily injury
and property damage of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) each occurrence and TWO
MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000) aggregate. Such automobile liability insurance shall be
provided by a business or commercial vehicle policy.
5.9.2.3 The insurance required in Section 5.9.2.1 and Section 5.9.2.2
above shall include endorsements naming the Additional Insureds as additional insured for
liability arising out of this Agreement and any operation related to this Agreement.
5.9.2.4 With the exception of Professional Liability insurance, any
insurance coverage required under this Agreement shall not be written on a “claims made” basis.
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The applicable certificate of insurance must clearly provide that the coverage is on an
“occurrence” basis. The requirements of this Section 5.9.2.4 shall survive any expiration or
termination of this Agreement and the recordation of the Grant Deed and any Certificate of
Completion.
5.9.2.5 Receipt by the City of evidence of insurance that does not
comply with the above requirements shall not constitute a waiver of the insurance requirements
of this Agreement.
5.9.2.6 Subject to Section 5.9.2.4, all of the insurance coverage
required under this Section 5.9 shall be maintained by the Developer or its contractors, as
required by the terms of this Agreement, until the issuance of the Certificate of Completion and
shall not be reduced, modified, or canceled without, at least, thirty (30) days prior written notice
to the City. Also, phrases such as “endeavor to” and “but failure to mail such notice shall impose
no obligation or liability of any kind upon the company” shall not be included in the cancellation
wording of any certificates of insurance or any coverage for the Additional Insureds. The
Developer shall immediately obtain replacement coverage for any insurance policy that is
terminated, canceled, non-renewed, or whose policy limits are exhausted or upon insolvency of
the insurer that issued the policy.
5.9.2.7 All insurance to be obtained and maintained by the Developer
under this Section 5.9 shall be issued by a company or companies listed in the then current
“Best’s Key Rating Guide” publication with a minimum of an “A-:VII” rating and may be
admitted to conduct business in the State of California by the State of California Department of
Insurance.
5.9.2.8 The City will not accept self-insurance in satisfaction of the
insurance requirements of this Section 5.9.
5.9.2.9 All insurance obtained and maintained by the Developer in
satisfaction of the requirements of this Agreement shall be primary to and not contributing to any
insurance maintained by the Additional Insureds.
Insurance coverage in the minimum amounts set forth in this Section 5.9 shall not be construed
to relieve the Developer of any liability, whether within, outside, or in excess of such coverage,
and regardless of solvency or insolvency of the insurer that issues the coverage; nor shall it
preclude the Additional Insureds from taking such other actions as are available to them under
any other provision of this Agreement or otherwise at law.
5.9.3 Failure by the Developer to maintain all insurance coverage required
by this Section 5.9 in effect shall be an Event of Default by the Developer. The City, at its sole
option, may exercise any remedy available to them in connection with such an Event of Default.
Alternatively, the City may, at its sole option, purchase any such required insurance coverage
and the City shall be entitled to immediate payment from the Developer for any premiums and
associated costs paid by the City for such insurance coverage. Any election by the City to
purchase or not to purchase insurance otherwise required to be carried by the Developer shall not
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relieve the Developer of its obligation to obtain and maintain the insurance coverage required by
this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
PROJECT FINANCING
6.1 Recordation of Construction Loan Deed of Trust. The Developer covenants to
the City that, if Developer has arranged any secured Construction Loan, the Developer shall
cause the Construction Loan Deed of Trust(s) to be recorded against the Property within sixty
(60) days following the Close of Escrow.
6.2 Unauthorized Liens. Except as provided in Section 6.3, until recordation of the
Certificate of Completion, the Developer shall not record, and shall not allow to be recorded,
against the Property, or any portion thereof, any Lien not expressly authorized by this
Agreement. Until recordation of the Certificate of Completion, the Developer shall remove,
bond around or shall have removed, any unauthorized Lien made or recorded against the
Property or any portion of the Property, or shall assure the satisfaction thereof to the satisfaction
of the City. After one hundred twenty (120) calendar days prior written notice to the Developer,
the City shall have the right, but not the obligation, to satisfy any unauthorized Lien made or
recorded prior to recordation of the Certificate of Completion and receive reimbursement from
the Developer for any amounts paid or incurred in satisfying any such Lien, upon demand.
Nothing in this Section 6.2, though, shall require the Developer to pay or make provisions for the
payment of any tax, assessment, lien, or charge that the Developer is in the process of contesting
the validity or amount thereof, in good faith, and so long as such contest shall not subject the
Property, or any portion thereof, to forfeiture or sale.
6.3 Rights of Lenders and City Regarding Permitted Loans and Liens.
6.3.1 The City shall have the right of reasonable review and approval of any
Lender from which the Developer proposes to obtain any Loan, whether or not such Loan is
secured by a Lien against the Property or any portion thereof. The City shall not reject any Loan,
except in circumstances in which the Loan is usurious, as that term is defined in California law,
or it would otherwise be illegal for the Lender to make a loan to the Developer under either state
or federal law. The City shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its approval of any
proposed Lender or Loan. In deciding whether to give, condition or withhold such approval, the
City may consider, among other matters, whether or not the proposed Lender is a state or
federally chartered bank, savings and loan, or other financial institution which routinely provides
construction financing to development projects such as the Project, whether the terms of the
Loan are reasonable and customary when compared to the financing terms of similar
development projects in the County, the size and financial strength of the proposed Lender, and
what effect, if any, any changes requested by the Lender to either this Agreement or any of the
exhibits to this Agreement may have upon the City’s rights and remedies hereunder. In
connection therewith, in any notice requesting approval of a proposed Lender and Loan, the
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Developer shall include a statement identifying any amendments, modifications, or other
changes to this Agreement or its exhibits which the proposed Lender will request in connection
with the Developer’s obtaining of the Loan. The City agrees to reasonably consider, but shall
not be obligated to accept, any amendment, modification, or other change to this Agreement or
any of the exhibits to this Agreement which materially restricts, diminishes, or burdens the City’s
rights and remedies.
6.3.2 Whenever the City delivers any notice or demand to the Developer
regarding any breach or default by the Developer under this Agreement that, if not timely cured
by the Developer, would entitle the City to terminate this Agreement, the City shall send a copy
of such notice to each affected Lender of which the City has received notice and a contact
address for transmittal of such notices. Whenever the City delivers any notice or demand to the
Developer regarding any breach or default by the Developer under this Agreement that, if not
timely cured by the Developer, would entitle the City to exercise its power of termination of the
fee estate of all or any portion of the Property pursuant to Section 7.6, the City shall at the same
time send a copy of such notice or demand to each affected Lender of which the City has
received notice and a contact address for transmittal of such notice. Each affected Lender
receiving a copy of any such notice shall have the right, at its option, to commence the cure or
remedy of any such default of the Developer and to diligently and continuously proceed with
such cure or remedy, within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days following its receipt of
notice of the default. If a default of the Developer under this Agreement cannot, with diligence,
be remedied or cured, or the remedy or cure of such default cannot be commenced, within such
one hundred eighty (180) calendar day period, the Lender shall have such additional time as is
reasonably necessary to remedy or cure such default of the Developer, but in no event beyond
three hundred sixty five (365) calendar days following its receipt of notice of the default. If such
default of the Developer can only be remedied or cured by the Lender upon obtaining possession
of the Property, the Lender shall seek to obtain possession of the Property with diligence and
continuity through a receiver or otherwise, and shall remedy or cure such default of the
Developer within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after obtaining possession of the
Property. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to permit or authorize any
Lender to undertake or continue the construction of any portion of the Project (beyond the extent
necessary to conserve or protect improvements or construction already made), without expressly
assuming the Developer’s obligations under this Agreement by written agreement approved by
the City, in which the Lender agrees to complete, in the manner provided in this Agreement, the
improvements to which the Lien or title of the Lender relates, which approval shall not
unreasonably be withheld, delayed, or conditioned by the City.
6.3.3 In any case where, one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after
delivery of notice of a default of the Developer under Section 6.3.2, an affected Lender has not
exercised the option provided in Section 6.3.2 to construct the applicable portions of the Project,
or has exercised the option, but has not proceeded diligently and continuously with construction,
the City shall have the option, in the City’s sole and absolute discretion, to purchase the Loan of
such Lender and any security interest of such Lender under its Loan Documents by payment to
the Lender of the amount of the unpaid Loan, including principal, accrued and unpaid interest,
late charges, costs, expenses and other amounts payable to the Lender by the Developer under its
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Loan Documents and, if the ownership of the Property or any portion of the Property has
previously vested in such Lender, the City, at its option but not as its obligation, shall be entitled
to a conveyance of any title or interest in the Property vested in such Lender from such Lender.
6.3.4 After expiration of the one hundred eighty (180) calendar day period
provided for in Section 6.3.3, any affected Lender may demand, in writing, that the City act to
exercise or forego the option granted in Section 6.3.3. If the City fails to exercise the right
granted in Section 6.3.3 within sixty (60) calendar days from the date of the City’s receipt of
such written demand from a Lender, the City shall be conclusively deemed to have waived its
right of purchase of that Lender’s interest pursuant to Section 6.3.3.
6.3.5 In the event of a default or breach by the Developer under any Loan
Documents, where the Lender has not exercised its option to complete the Project under Section
6.3.2, the City may cure the default of the Developer under the applicable Loan Documents, but
is under no obligation to do so, prior to completion of any sale or foreclosure of the Property or
any portion thereof under the applicable Loan Documents. The City shall be entitled to
reimbursement from the Developer of all costs and expenses incurred by the City in curing any
default of the Developer under any Loan Documents.
6.3.6 In any case where a Lender has acquired title to all or any portion of
the Property or Project through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure, or any other means, and
such Lender proposes to enter into an agreement to transfer the Property and/or Project, or any
portion thereof, to a third party transferee, the Lender shall provide the City with written notice
thereof, which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of the terms and conditions
of the proposed transaction. The City shall have the option, but not the obligation, to purchase
the Property and/or Project on substantially the same terms as described in the Lender’s notice,
which option, if ever, shall be exercised by written notice from the City to the Lender within
twenty (20) days following the City’s receipt of the Lender’s notice. If the City elects not to
exercise its option, then, subject to Section 8.2.2, the Lender may complete the transaction
described in its notice, provided that such transaction is closed on materially identical terms and
conditions as those described in the Lender’s notice to the City. If the Lender and third party
transferee desire to materially amend the terms of their proposed transaction, the Lender shall
give the City written notice of the proposed modifications and the City shall once again have the
right to elect to acquire the Property and the Project (or portion thereof) on terms and conditions
substantially similar to those modified terms. If, for any reason, the proposed transaction
between the Lender and third party transferee fails to close within two hundred forty (240) days
following the date on which the City first receives notice of the proposed transaction (or notice
of the proposed modified transaction, whichever is later), then the City once again have the right
to elect to acquire the Property and/or Project pursuant to this Section 6.3.6.
6.3.7 The restrictions set forth in this Section 6.3 shall remain in effect only
until the recordation of the Certificate of Completion for the Project.
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ARTICLE VII
DEFAULTS, REMEDIES AND TERMINATION
7.1 Defaults - General.
7.1.1 Subject to any extensions of time provided for in this Agreement,
failure or delay by any Party to perform any term or provision of this Agreement shall constitute
an “Event of Default” under this Agreement; provided, however, that if a Party otherwise in
default commences to cure, correct or remedy such default, within thirty (30) calendar days after
receipt of written notice from the injured Party specifying such default, and shall diligently and
continuously prosecute such cure, correction or remedy to completion (and where any time limits
for the completion of such cure, correction or remedy are specifically set forth in this Agreement,
then within said time limits), such Party shall not be deemed to be in default under this
Agreement and no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred.
7.1.2 The injured Party shall give written notice of default to the Party in
default, specifying the default complained of by the non-defaulting Party. Delay in giving such
notice shall not constitute a waiver of any default nor shall it change the time of default.
7.1.3 Any failure or delays by any Party in asserting any of their rights
and/or remedies as to any default shall not operate as a waiver of any default or of any such
rights or remedies. Delays by any Party in asserting any of its rights and/or remedies shall not
deprive that Party of its right to institute and maintain any actions or proceedings that it may
deem necessary to protect, assert or enforce any such rights or remedies. Provided further that
no party shall proceed on a delayed asserted claim where the other party can demonstrate
material prejudice arising from the delay.
7.1.4 In addition to other acts or omissions of the Developer that may legally
or equitably constitute a default or breach of this Agreement, the occurrence of any of the
following specific events, prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Completion for the Project,
shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Agreement and shall not be subject to the notice
and cure provisions of Section 7.1.1:
7.1.4.1 Any material default by the Developer under any Loan
Documents for any purpose or reason that remains uncured following any applicable notice and
expiration of any applicable cure period under such Loan Documents.
7.1.4.2 Any written representation or warranty made to the City by the
Developer in this Agreement is knowingly materially false or misleading.
7.1.4.3 The Developer fails to make any undisputed payment or deposit
of funds required under this Agreement or to pay any other charge set forth in this Agreement,
following seven (7) days’ written notice to the Developer from the City of such failure.
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7.1.4.4 The construction of the Project is delayed or suspended for a
period in excess of that permitted under Section 4.2 or the Developer has not been issued, or
entitled to be issued, a Certificate of Completion by the Project Completion Date.
7.1.4.5 There occurs any event of dissolution, reorganization or
termination of the Developer that adversely and materially affects the operation or value of the
Property or the Project, and such event is not corrected within five (5) days following written
notice of such event from the City to the Developer.
7.1.4.6 The Developer Transfers its interest in this Agreement, the
Property, or the Project, or any portion thereof, whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by
operation of law, in violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such action is
not cured within the period prescribed in Section 8.2.2.
7.1.4.7 The Developer becomes insolvent or a receiver is appointed to
conduct the affairs of the Developer under state or federal law.
7.1.4.8 The Developer’s legal status as a California limited liability
company authorized by the Secretary of State of the State of California to transact business in
California is suspended or terminated.
7.2 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES TO THE CITY. UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF
AN EVENT OF DEFAULT BY THE DEVELOPER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO
THE CLOSE OF ESCROW, THE CITY MAY CANCEL THE ESCROW PURSUANT TO
SECTION 3.10, AND UPON CANCELLATION OF THE ESCROW, THE CITY SHALL BE
RELIEVED OF ANY OBLIGATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO SELL OR CONVEY
THE PROPERTY OR ANY PORTION THEREOF AND ANY SUCH ESCROW
CANCELLATION SHALL BE WITHOUT ANY LIABILITY OF THE CITY TO THE
DEVELOPER OR ANY OTHER PERSON ARISING FROM SUCH ACTIONS. THE CITY
AND THE DEVELOPER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND
IMPRACTICAL, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO ASCERTAIN THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES
THAT WOULD BE SUFFERED BY THE CITY IN THE EVENT OF A CANCELLATION OF
THE ESCROW DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT BY THE
DEVELOPER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF ESCROW.
HAVING MADE DILIGENT BUT UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO ASCERTAIN THE
ACTUAL DAMAGES THE CITY WOULD SUFFER IN THE EVENT OF A
CANCELLATION OF THE ESCROW DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT OF
DEFAULT BY THE DEVELOPER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF
ESCROW, THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER AGREE THAT A REASONABLE
ESTIMATE OF THE CITY’S DAMAGES IN SUCH EVENT IS THE TOTAL SUM OF TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) (THE “LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AMOUNT”).
THEREFORE, UPON THE CANCELLATION OF THE ESCROW BY THE CITY DUE TO
THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT BY THE DEVELOPER UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF THE ESCROW, ESCROW HOLDER SHALL
IMMEDIATELY CANCEL THE ESCROW AND PAY THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
AMOUNT TO THE CITY, IN PART, FROM THE EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT WITHIN
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FIVE (5) DAYS OF ESCROW CANCELLATION. RECEIPT OF THE LIQUIDATED
DAMAGES AMOUNT SHALL BE THE CITY’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UPON
THE CANCELLATION OF THE ESCROW DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT
OF DEFAULT BY THE DEVELOPER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE CLOSE
OF ESCROW.
CITY ’S INITIALS: _____ DEVELOPER’S INITIALS: _____
7.3 DEVELOPER’S ELECTION RE: SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT OF
AGREEMENT OR WAIVER OF RIGHT TO SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND
LIMITATION ON RECOVERY OF DAMAGES PRIOR TO CLOSE OF
ESCROW. UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT PERTAINING TO
THE CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE CITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
PRIOR TO CLOSE OF ESCROW, THE DEVELOPER SHALL, AS ITS SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVE
REMEDIES DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 7.3.1 AND 7.3.2. THE DEVELOPER’S
ELECTION, ONCE MADE, SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE.
7.3.1 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND
LIMITATION ON RECOVERY OF DAMAGES. THE DEVELOPER MAY WAIVE THE
REMEDIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 7.3.2 AND MAY CANCEL THE ESCROW
PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.10, AND UPON CANCELLATION OF THE ESCROW, THE
DEVELOPER SHALL BE RELIEVED OF ANY OBLIGATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
TO PURCHASE OR ACCEPT TITLE TO THE PROPERTY AND ANY SUCH ESCROW
CANCELLATION SHALL BE WITHOUT ANY LIABILITY OF THE DEVELOPER TO THE
CITY OR ANY OTHER PERSON ARISING FROM SUCH ACTIONS. THE DEVELOPER
SHALL BE LIMITED TO RECOVERING ANY AMOUNTS ACTUALLY EXPENDED BY
THE DEVELOPER IN REASONABLE RELIANCE ON THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE
DATE OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE EVENT OF DEFAULT BY THE CITY.
DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO REASONABLE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY
EXPENDED BY DEVELOPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT TO AND INCLUDING THE
TIME OF THE BREACH NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($250,000.00). THE DEVELOPER WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO RECOVER ANY
OTHER SUMS FROM THE CITY ARISING FROM AN EVENT OF DEFAULT BY THE
CITY PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF ESCROW. THE DEVELOPER ACKNOWLEDGES THE
PROTECTIONS OF CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 RELATIVE TO THE WAIVER AND
RELEASE CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 7.3.1, WHICH CIVIL CODE SECTION READS
AS FOLLOWS:
“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS
WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT
TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF
EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM
OR HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR
HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
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BY INITIALING BELOW, THE DEVELOPER KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY
WAIVES THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1542 SOLELY IN CONNECTION WITH THE
WAIVERS AND RELEASES OF THIS SECTION 7.3.1.
DEVELOPER’S INITIALS ____________
IN CONNECTION WITH THE WAIVERS OF THIS SECTION 7.3.1, THE
DEVELOPER FURTHER WAIVES THE RIGHT TO RECORD A NOTICE OF PENDENCY
OF ACTION AGAINST ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE PROPERTY EXCEPT
DEVELOPER MAY RECORD SUCH A NOTICE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUIT FOR
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE PERMITTED HEREUNDER IN THE EVENT DEVELOPER
ELECTS NOT TO WAIVE ITS RIGHT TO SEEK SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE UNDER
SECTION 8.3.1.
7.3.2 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. THE DEVELOPER MAY WAIVE
THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 7.3.1 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CIVIL
CODE SECTION 3384, ET SEQ., INSTITUTE AN ACTION AGAINST THE CITY FOR
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
WHICH WERE TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE CITY PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF
ESCROW. IT IS FURTHER PROVIDED THAT SHOULD THE DEVELOPER DETERMINE
TO INSTITUTE AN ACTION FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE THE PARTIES HEREBY
STIPULATE THAT THE DEVELOPER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SPECIFIC
PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT UPON A FINDING OF A BREACH OF THIS
AGREEMENT BY THE CITY AND WITHOUT ANY SHOWING OF INADEQUACY OF A
LEGAL REMEDY.
7.4 Legal Actions.
7.4.1 Except as otherwise provided by Section 7.3, any Party may institute
legal action to cure, correct or remedy any default, to recover damages for any default, or to
obtain any other remedy available to that Party under this Agreement or at law or in equity.
Such legal actions must be instituted in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for
the County of Los Angeles, California, in any other appropriate court within the County of Los
Angeles, California.
7.4.2 The procedural and substantive laws of the State of California shall
govern the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement, without regard to conflicts of laws
principles. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is entered into, is to be fully
performed in and relates to real property located in the City of Azusa, County of Los Angeles,
California.
7.5 Rights and Remedies are Cumulative. Except as otherwise expressly stated in
this Agreement, the rights and remedies of the Parties set forth in this ARTICLE VII are non-
exclusive and cumulative, and the exercise by any Party of one or more of such rights or
remedies shall not preclude the exercise by it, at the same or different times, of any other rights
or remedies for the same default or any other default by the other Party(ies).
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7.6 City Power of Termination Regarding the Property.
7.6.1 The City hereby reserves a power of termination pursuant to Civil
Code Sections 885.010, et seq., exercisable by the City, in its sole and absolute discretion, upon
thirty (30) calendar days written notice to the Developer referencing this Section 7.6, to
terminate the fee interest of the Developer in the Property and/or any improvements to the
Property and revest such fee title in the City and take possession of all or any portion of such real
property and improvements, without compensation to the Developer, upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default by the Developer following the Close of Escrow and prior to the issuance of the
Certificate of Completion.
7.6.2 The thirty (30) calendar day written notice specified Section 7.6.1 shall
specify the Event of Default by the Developer triggering the City’s exercise of its power of
termination. The City shall proceed with its remedy set forth in Section 7.6.1 only if the
Developer continues in default for a period of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days following
such notice or, upon commencing to cure such default, fails to diligently and continuously
prosecute said cure to satisfactory conclusion.
7.6.3 The rights of the City under this Section 7.6 shall be subject and
subordinate to, shall be limited by and shall not defeat, render invalid or limit:
7.6.3.1 Each Lien recorded against the Property and specifically
authorized by this Agreement as a Permitted Transfer;
7.6.3.2 Any leases, declarations of covenants, conditions and
restrictions, easement agreements or other recorded documents or interests applicable to the
Property and specifically authorized by this Agreement as a Permitted Transfer.
7.6.4 Upon the City’s exercise of its power of termination pursuant to this
Section 7.6, the Developer or its successors or assigns shall convey by grant deed to the City title
to the Property, as specified in the City’s notice pursuant to Section 7.6.1, and all improvements
thereon, in accordance with Civil Code Section 1109, as such code section may hereafter be
amended, renumbered, replaced or substituted. Such conveyance shall be duly acknowledged by
the Developer and a notary in a manner suitable for recordation. The City may enforce its rights
pursuant to this Section 7.6 by means of an injunctive relief or forfeiture of title action filed in
any court of competent jurisdiction.
7.6.5 Upon the revesting in the City of title to the Property, whether by grant
deed or court decree, the City shall exercise its reasonable good faith efforts to resell the
Property at its then fair market value, as soon and in such manner as the City shall, in its sole
discretion, find feasible and consistent with the objectives of the City’s General Plan, to a
qualified and responsible person or persons (as reasonably determined by the City) who will
assume the Developer’s obligations to begin and/or complete and/or operate that portion of the
Project located on the Property, or such other replacement development acceptable to the City, in
its sole and absolute discretion. Upon any such resale of the Property (or any portion thereof),
the proceeds to the City from such sale shall be applied as follows:
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7.6.5.1 First, to pay any and all amounts required to release/reconvey
any Lien recorded against all or any portion of the Property; and
7.6.5.2 Second, to reimburse the City on its own behalf or on behalf of
the City for all actual internal and third-party costs and expenses previously or currently incurred
by the City related to the Property, the Project, or this Agreement, including, but not limited to,
customary and reasonable fees or salaries to third-party personnel engaged in such actions, in
connection with the recapture, management and resale of the Property or any part thereof; all
taxes, assessments and utility charges paid by the City with respect to the Property or portion
thereof; any payment made or necessary to be made to discharge or prevent from attaching or
being made any subsequent encumbrances or liens due to obligations incurred by the Developer
with respect to the acquisition of the Property or the construction of the Project; and amounts
otherwise owing to the City by the Developer or its successors or assigns pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement; and
7.6.5.3 Third, to the extent that any proceeds from such resale are,
thereafter, available, taking into account any prior encumbrances with a claim thereto, to
reimburse the Developer, or its successors in interest to the equal to the sum of: (1) the Purchase
Price; and (2) the third-party costs actually incurred and paid by the Developer regarding the
development of the Project located on the Property, including, but not limited to, pro rata costs of
carry, taxes, and other items as set forth in a cost certification to be made by the Developer to the
City prior to any such reimbursement, which certification shall be subject to the City’s
reasonable approval; provided, however, that the Developer shall not be entitled to
reimbursement for any expenses to the extent that such expenses relate to any loans, Liens or
other encumbrances that are paid by the City pursuant to the provisions of sub-sections 7.6.5.1 or
7.6.5.2 above.
7.6.5.4 Any portion of the proceeds from the resale of the Property
remaining after the foregoing applications shall be retained by the City as their sole and
exclusive property.
7.6.6 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD
SPECIFIED IN SECTION 7.6.1, ABOVE, THE CITY, ITS EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS
SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REENTER AND TAKE POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY
AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE OR
COMPENSATION TO THE DEVELOPER. BY INITIALING BELOW, THE DEVELOPER
HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW,
ANY AND ALL RIGHTS THAT THE DEVELOPER MAY HAVE UNDER CALIFORNIA
CIVIL CODE SECTION 791 AND CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION
1162, AS THOSE STATUTES MAY BE AMENDED, REPLACED, RENUMBERED OR
SUBSTITUTED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES
OF SIMILAR EFFECT.
DEVELOPER’S INITIALS ____________
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7.6.7 THE DEVELOPER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE
CITY ’S EXERCISE OF ITS POWER OF TERMINATION AND RIGHT OF REENTRY
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 7.6 MAY WORK A FORFEITURE OF THE ESTATE IN
THE DEFAULTED PORTION OF THE PROPERTY CONVEYED TO THE DEVELOPER
THROUGH THE GRANT DEED. THE DEVELOPER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES, TO
THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL EQUITABLE AND
LEGAL DEFENSES THAT THE DEVELOPER MAY HAVE TO SUCH FORFEITURE,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DEFENSES OF LACHES, WAIVER,
ESTOPPEL, SUBSTANTIAL PERFORMANCE OR COMPENSABLE DAMAGES. THE
DEVELOPER FURTHER EXPRESSLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
ALLOWED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS AND DEFENSES THAT THE
DEVELOPER MAY HAVE UNDER CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 3275 OR ANY
OTHER STATUTE OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLE OF SIMILAR EFFECT. THE
DEVELOPER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT REFLECT THE POSSIBILITY OF FORFEITURE BY VIRTUE OF THE
EXERCISE OF THE CITY’S POWER OF TERMINATION PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION
7.6 AND FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAS RECEIVED INDEPENDENT AND
ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION FOR ITS WAIVER AND RELINQUISHMENT OF RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.6.6. AND THIS SECTION 7.6.7.
DEVELOPER’S INITIALS ____________
7.6.8 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinabove, the right to
terminate set out in this section shall only be exercisable upon a showing by clear and convincing
evidence to a court of competent jurisdiction that: (1) there has been a material breach of this
Agreement for which the City bears no fault; (2) there is no remedy in either law or equity by
which the City’s rights under this agreement, for which a termination is asserted, can be
adequately compensated for or otherwise protected; and (3) the City has not refused to approve a
reasonable plan to cure, including but not limited to a legal loan or addition of an equity partner
proposed by Developer whose infusion/addition of capital would assist Developer in curing the
claimed breach . For purposes of this section a material breach is only one that precludes the
development of the project in a manner generally consistent with the conceptual plans attached
hereto within the time limits for completion set out in this Agreement.
7.7 Developer Indemnification of the City. In addition to any other specific
indemnification or defense obligations of the Developer set forth in this Agreement, the
Developer agrees to indemnify, defend (upon written request by the City and with counsel
assigned by insurance provider which shall be reasonably acceptable to the City and hold
harmless the Indemnified Parties, from any and all losses, liabilities, charges, damages, claims,
liens, causes of action, awards, judgments, costs and expenses, including, but not limited to
reasonable attorney’s fees of counsel retained by the Indemnified Parties, expert fees, costs of
staff time, and investigation costs, of whatever kind or nature, that are in any manner directly or
indirectly caused, occasioned or contributed to in whole or in part, through any act, omission,
fault or negligence, whether active or passive, of the Developer or the Developer’s officers,
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agents, employees, independent contractors or subcontractors of any tier, relating in any manner
to this Agreement, any work to be performed by the Developer related to this Agreement, the
Property, or the Project, or any authority or obligation exercised or undertaken by the Developer
under this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Developer’s
obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Parties shall include injury or death to any person or
persons, damage to any property, regardless of where located, including the property of the
Indemnified Parties, any workers’ compensation or prevailing wage determination, claim or suit
or any other matter arising from or connected with any goods or materials provided or services or
labor performed regarding the Project or the Property on behalf of the Developer by any person
or entity.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
8.1 Incorporation of Recitals. The Recitals of fact set forth preceding this
Agreement are true and correct and are incorporated into this Agreement in their entirety by this
reference.
8.2 Enforced Delay; Extension of Times of Performance. Subject to specific
provisions of this Agreement, performance by either Party hereunder shall not be deemed to be
in Default, and all performance and other dates specified in this Agreement shall be extended,
where delays or Defaults are due to causes beyond the control or without the fault of the party
claiming an extension of time to perform, which may include the following: war; insurrection;
strikes; lockouts; riots; floods; earthquakes; fires; casualties; acts of God; acts of the public
enemy; epidemics; quarantine restrictions; freight embargoes; governmental restrictions or
priority; environmental conditions, pre-existing or discovered, delaying the construction or
development of the Project, or any portion thereof following Close of Escrow; litigation;
unusually severe weather; ; acts or omissions of the other party; acts or failures to act of the City
or any other public or governmental agency or entity when the delay is not primarily caused by
the actions of Developer and/or its agents or consultants through the submission of patently
substandard plans, specifications or other documents (each a “Force Majeure Delay”); or
environmental conditions, pre-existing or discovered, delaying the completion of the any
environmental remediation or associated Regulatory Approval (“Environmental Force
Majeure Delay”).
An extension of time for any such cause shall be for the period of the enforced delay and shall
commence to run from the time of the commencement of the cause, if Notice by the party
claiming such extension is sent to the other party within thirty (30) days of the commencement of
the cause.
If Notice is sent after such 30-day period, then the extension shall commence to run no sooner
than 30 days prior to the giving of such Notice. Any notice claiming an extension of time for an
alleged Force Majeure Delay or Environmental Force Majeure Delay shall be supported by
reliable information and documentation provided as part of the Notice; further, the Party
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claiming the extension of time shall regularly update the other Party, no less frequently than once
every thirty (30) days, as to the continued justification of the alleged Force Majeure Delay or
Environmental Force Majeure Delay, supported by reliable information and documentation.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the lack of funding to
commence and/or complete the Project shall not constitute grounds of enforced delay pursuant to
this Section 8.2The City Manager may agree to no more than a cumulative total of one hundred
eighty (180) calendar days extension of time for performance under this Agreement. In no event
shall a Force Majeure Delay, Force Majeure Delays extend the Outside Date for Closing by more
than one hundred eighty (180) calendar days without approval by the City Council, extension for
this limited event will not be unreasonably withheld.
The Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that changes in either general economic
conditions or changes in the economic assumptions of either of them that may have provided a
basis for entering into this Agreement and that occur at any time after the execution of this
Agreement, do not constitute an Unavoidable Delay and do not provide any Party with grounds
for asserting the existence of an Unavoidable Delay in the performance of any covenant or
undertaking arising under this Agreement. Each Party expressly assumes the risk that changes in
general economic conditions or changes in such economic assumptions relating to the terms and
covenants of this Agreement could impose an inconvenience or hardship on the continued
performance of such Party under this Agreement.
8.3 Restrictions on Transfers.
8.3.1 The Developer acknowledges that the qualifications and identity of the
Developer are of particular importance to the City. The Developer further recognizes and
acknowledges that the City has relied and is relying on the specific qualifications and identity of
the Developer in entering into this Agreement with the Developer and, as a consequence,
Transfers are permitted only as expressly provided in this Agreement prior to receipt of the
Certificate of Completion. The Developer shall promptly notify the City in writing of any and
all changes whatsoever in the identity of the business entities or individuals either in control of
the Developer, as well as any and all changes in the interest or the degree of control of the
Developer by any such person, of which information the Developer or any of its partners,
members or officers are notified or may otherwise have knowledge or information.
8.3.2 Except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, the Developer
represents to the City that it has not made and agrees that it will not make or create, or suffer to
be made or created, any Transfer other than a Permitted Transfer, either voluntarily, involuntarily
or by operation of law, until after the recordation of a Certificate of Completion for the Project
subject to the Transfer; provided, however, that the City may approve in its reasonable
discretion, Transfers other than Permitted Transfers prior to the recordation of a Certificate of
Completion. In deciding whether to approve or disapprove any proposed Transfer, the City may
consider the proposed transferee’s financial strength and the experience of the proposed
transferee and its senior management in undertaking and successfully completing projects of a
similar type and size as the Project or that portion of the Project proposed to be transferred. Any
Transfer made in contravention of this Section 9.2 shall be voidable at the election of the City
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and this Agreement may be terminated by the City or the City may exercise any other remedy
available to the City under the terms of this Agreement, provided, however, that (i) the City shall
first notify the Developer in writing of its intention to terminate this Agreement or to exercise
any other remedy, and (ii) the Developer shall have twenty (20) calendar days following its
receipt of such written notice to commence and, thereafter, diligently and continuously proceed
to cure the default of the Developer and submit evidence of the initiation and satisfactory
completion of such cure to the City, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the City.
8.3.3 The Developer shall provide the City no less than thirty (30) days prior
written notice of any proposed Permitted Transfer which the Developer desires to enter into prior
to the recordation of a Certificate of Completion for the Project subject to the Transfer, other
than a Permitted Transfer for which no notice shall be required. The Developer shall have the
burden of demonstrating to the City’s reasonable satisfaction that the proposed Permitted
Transfer meets the conditions and requirements of this Agreement with respect to Permitted
Transfers.
8.3.4 In connection with the City’s review of any request for approval of any
proposed Transfer under this Section 8.2, or of any Lender or Loan under Section 6.3, the
Developer agrees to reimburse the City for those third party costs and expenses incurred by the
City in connection with its review of the Developer’s request for approval, including, without
implied limitation, the reasonable fees and costs, not to exceed $2,500, of those outside
consultants and legal counsel retained by the City to assist it in its review of the Developer’s
request, including the City Attorney.
8.3.5 Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the
restrictions and prohibitions on Transfers contained in this Section 8.2 shall terminate upon
issuance of a Certificate of Completion for the Project.
8.4 Notices, Demands and Communications Between the Parties.
8.4.1 Any and all notices, demands or communications submitted by any
Party to another Party pursuant to or as required by this Agreement shall be proper, if in writing
and dispatched by messenger for immediate personal delivery, by a nationally recognized
overnight courier service or by registered or certified United States Mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, to the principal office of the City or the Developer, as applicable, as designated
in Section 9.3.2. Such written notices, demands or communications may be sent in the same
manner to such other addresses as either Party may from time to time designate. Any such
notice, demand or communication shall be deemed to be received by the addressee, regardless of
whether or when any return receipt is received by the sender or the date set forth on such return
receipt, on the day that it is delivered by personal delivery, on the date of delivery by a nationally
recognized overnight courier service or three (3) calendar days after it is placed in the United
States Mail, as provided in this Section 9.3.
8.4.2 The following are the authorized addresses for the submission of
notices, demands or communications to the Parties:
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TO DEVELOPER: Azusa Block 36, LLC
c/o Serrano Development Group, Inc.
500 N. Brand Boulevard, #2120
Glendale, CA 91203
Attn: Jason Tolleson
(T) (818) 396-8880
(F) (818) 242-6304
COPY TO: Pacific Coast Housing Development
24233 Creekside Road
Valencia, CA 91355
Attn: Jeffrey Paul
T: (661) 255-3448
TO CITY:
COPY TO:
City of Azusa
213 East Foothill Boulevard
Azusa, California 91702
Attention: City Manager
(T) 626-812-8238
(F) 626-334-6358
Best Best & Krieger, LLP
18101 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1000
Irvine, CA 92614
Attention: Marco Martinez
(T) 949-263-2600
(F) 949-260-0972
8.5 Conflict of Interest. No member, official or employee of the City, having any
conflict of interest, direct or indirect, related to this Agreement, the Property, or the development
or operation of the Project shall participate in any decision relating to this Agreement. The
Parties represent and warrant that they do not have knowledge of any such conflict of interest.
8.6 Warranty Against Payment of Consideration for Agreement. The Developer
warrants that it has not paid or given, and will not pay or give, any third party any money or
other consideration for obtaining this Agreement. Third parties, for the purposes of this Section
9.5, shall not include persons to whom fees are paid for professional services, if rendered by
attorneys, financial consultants, accountants, engineers, architects and the like when such fees
are considered necessary by the Developer.
8.7 Non-liability of City, Officials and Employees. No member, official or
employee of the City shall be personally liable to the Developer, or any successor in interest of
the Developer, in the event of any default or breach by the City under this Agreement or for any
amount that may become due to the Developer or to its successor, or on any obligations under
the terms of this Agreement, except as may arise from the gross negligence or willful acts of
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such member, official or employee.
8.8 Real Estate Commissions. The City shall not be liable for any real estate
commissions, brokerage fees or finder fees that may arise from or be related to this Agreement.
The Developer shall pay any fees or commissions or other expenses related to its retention or
employment of real estate brokers, agents or other professionals.
8.9 Binding on Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal
representatives, successors, and assigns.
8.10 Entire Agreement.
8.10.1 This Agreement shall be executed in three (3) duplicate originals, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument. This Agreement includes pages (exclusive of signature pages)
and exhibits, that constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the
Parties regarding the Property, the Project, and the other subjects addressed in this Agreement.
8.10.2 This Agreement integrates all of the terms and conditions mentioned in
this Agreement or incidental to this Agreement, and supersedes all negotiations or previous
agreements between the Parties with respect to the Property, the Project, and the other subjects
addressed in this Agreement.
8.10.3 None of the terms, covenants, agreements or conditions set forth in
this Agreement shall be deemed to be merged with any deed conveying title to the Property and
this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect before and after such conveyances.
8.10.4 All waivers of the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments to
this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the authorized representative(s) of all Parties.
8.11 Execution of this Agreement. Following execution of three (3) originals of this
Agreement by the authorized representative(s) of the Developer and prompt delivery of such
originals, thereafter, to the City, accompanied by an official action of the governing body of the
Developer authorizing the individuals executing this Agreement on behalf of the Developer to
execute and perform this Agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the City, this
Agreement shall be subject to the review and approval by the City Council, in their sole and
absolute discretion, no later than forty-five (45) calendar days after such date of delivery to the
City. If the City have not approved, executed, and delivered an original of this Agreement to the
Developer within the foregoing time period, then no provision of this Agreement shall be of any
force or effect for any purpose.
8.12 Survival of Indemnity Obligations. All general and specific indemnity and
defense obligations of the Parties set forth in this Agreement shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Agreement, the execution or recordation of the Grant Deed, and/or the
issuance and recordation of any Certificate of Completion.
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8.13 Time Declared to be of the Essence. As to the performance of any obligation
hereunder as to which time is a component thereof, the performance of such obligation within the
time provided is of the essence.
[Signatures on Following Pages]
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SIGNATURE PAGE
TO
2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(SERRANO/BLOCK 36)
CITY:
THE CITY OF AZUSA
a California municipal corporation
Dated:_________________, 2017 By:
ATTEST:
____________________________
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
By: _______________________
City Attorney
SIGNATURE PAGE
TO
2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(SERRANO/BLOCK 36)
DEVELOPER:
Azusa Block 36, LLC, a limited liability company
By:
Jeffrey Paul, Manager
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Dated:
Dated:
By:
Jason Tolleson, COO
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EXHIBIT A
TO
2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(SERRANO/BLOCK 36)
Legal Description of the Property
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EXHIBIT B
TO
2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(SERRANO/BLOCK 36)
Scope of Development
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EXHIBIT C
TO
2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(SERRANO/BLOCK 36)
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
NOTE: Capitalized terms used below shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the 2017
Disposition and Development Agreement (“Agreement”) to which this Exhibit D is attached.
All of the dates and deadlines described below shall be subject to extension by the City Manager
pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Agreement or Unavoidable Delays. The provisions of the
Schedule of Performance are intended as a convenient guideline for the Parties and are not
intended to supersede or amend the Agreement. To the extent the operative sections of the
Agreement require performance “within the times set forth in the Schedule of Performance”,
then the dates and deadlines set forth in this Schedule of Performance shall control. In the event
of any conflict between this Schedule of Performance and the Agreement, the Agreement shall
control.
PERFORMANCE ITEM DATE
I. EXECUTION OF DDA
A. Developer executes DDA and delivers to City
for approval and execution.
Not less than 7 days prior to
consideration by City
Council
B. If approved, City executes DDA. Within 7 days of Council
approval.
II. DEVELOPER SITE INSPECTION/DUE
DILIGENCE PERIOD
A. Developer completes Due Diligence analysis
Within 90 Days of Open of
Escrow
B. Developer shall have determined and advised
City in writing that the Site Condition is
satisfactory
Prior to end of Due
Diligence (Section 2.5.1)
C. If Developer determines there are Hazardous
Materials or that City property is or may be in
violation of Environmental Law, or City
Property is otherwise unacceptable, Developer
shall notify City and Escrow Holder.
Prior to end of Due
Diligence (Section 2.5.1
III. ESCROW
A. City and Developer open escrow. Within 5 days of the
Effective Date
B. City delivers to Developer a CLTA preliminary
title report and all underlying documents with
respect to the title to the Site.
Within 15 days following
the Effective Date.
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PERFORMANCE ITEM DATE
C. Developer approves title report or disapproval
of any Exceptions.
Within 30 days following
City's delivery of
preliminary title report.
D. City removes disapproved Exceptions, provides
assurances satisfactory to Developer that they
will be removed or indicates Exceptions will
not be removed.
Within 20 days following
Developer's notice of
disapproval.
E. Developer notifies City of acceptance of
Exceptions or intention to terminate DDA.
Within 15 days following
City's notification that
Exceptions will not be
removed.
V. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
A. City and Developer submit escrow documents. At least 2 days prior to close
of escrow.
B. Conditions Precedent Satisfied. Prior to the Close of
Escrow.
C. Close of Escrow 2 days following the
submission of escrow
documents.
E. Outside Date to Close Escrow June 30, 2019
X. CONSTRUCTION
A. Developer to commence construction on the
Project (excludes tenant improvements for the
retail/restaurant/commercial Components).
Within 30 days of receipt of
Building Permit, but no later
than 12 months following
the Close of Escrow, as
modified for City Plan
Check durations.
B. Developer completes Project construction
(excludes tenant improvements for the
retail/restaurant/commercial Components).
Within 27 months following
the beginning of
construction.
XI CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
A. Developer delivers written request for
Certificate of Completion.
Following completion and
final inspection of the
Project.
B. City delivers a Certificate of Completion to
Developer or gives reasons for not releasing
covenants.
City response within 5 days
following Developer's
submission of written
request for release.
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EXHIBIT D
TO 2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(SERRANO/BLOCK 36)
Form of Grant Deed
[Attached Behind This Page]
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
_____________
THE CITY OF AZUSA
GRANT DEED
PART ONE
FOR A VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
THE CITY OF AZUSA, a California municipal corporation (“Grantor”),
hereby grants to
Azusa Block 36, LLCa California limited liability company (“Grantee”),
that certain real property located in the City of Azusa, County of Los Angeles, State of
California, specifically described in Exhibit “1” attached to this Grant Deed (“Property”) and
made a part of this Grant Deed by this reference.
PART TWO
The conveyance of the Property by the Grantor to the Grantee in Part One is subject to
the following community development terms, conditions, covenants and restrictions:
Section 1. Conveyance Subject to Terms of a Disposition and Development
Agreement. The Property is conveyed subject to that certain 2017 Disposition and Development
Agreement (SERRANO/BLOCK 36), dated as of _______, 2017, between the Grantor and the
Grantee (the “Agreement”). The provisions of the Agreement are incorporated into this Grant
Deed by this reference and are deemed to be a part of this Grant Deed, as though fully set forth
in this Grant Deed.
Section 2. Condition of Property. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the
Property is conveyed by the Grantor to the Grantee in its “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” and “SUBJECT
TO ALL FAULTS CONDITION,” as of the date of recordation of this Grant Deed, with no
warranties, expressed or implied, as to the environmental or other physical condition of the
Property, the presence or absence of any patent or latent environmental or other physical
condition on or in the Property, or any other matters affecting the Property.
Section 3. Obligation to Refrain from Discrimination. The Grantee for itself, its
successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and
agrees that:
3.1 There shall be no discrimination against or segregation of any person, or
group of persons, on account of sex, marital status, race, color, religion, creed, national origin or
ancestry in the sale, lease, sublease, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the Property
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nor shall the Grantee, itself or any person claiming under or through it, establish or permit any
such practice or practices of discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection,
location, number, use or occupancy of tenants, lessees, sub-tenants, sub-lessees or vendees of the
Property. The covenant of this Section 3 shall run with the land of the Property and shall be
enforceable against the Grantee and its successors and assigns in perpetuity and be a covenant in
the Grant Deed and the Notice of Agreement.
3.2 The covenant of this Section 4 shall run with the land of the Property in
perpetuity, shall be enforceable against the Grantee and its successors and assigns, and shall be
covenants set forth in the Grant Deed.
Section 4. Form of Non-Discrimination and Non-Segregation Clauses. The Grantee
for itself, its successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project,
covenants and agrees that:
4.1 The Grantee, such successors and such assigns shall refrain from
restricting the sale, lease, sublease, rental, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the
Property (or any portion thereof) on the basis of sex, marital status, race, color, religion, creed,
ancestry or national origin of any person. All deeds, leases or contracts pertaining to the
Property shall contain or be subject to substantially the following non-discrimination or non-
segregation covenants:
(a) In deeds: “The grantee herein covenants by and for itself, its
successors and assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, that there shall be no
discrimination against or segregation of, any person or group of persons on account of race,
color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, or ancestry in the sale, lease, sublease,
transfer, use, occupancy, tenure, or enjoyment of the premises herein conveyed, nor shall the
grantee or any person claiming under or through it, establish or permit any such practice or
practices of discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use
or occupancy of tenants, lessees, sub-tenants, sub-lessee, or vendees in the premises herein
conveyed. The foregoing covenants shall run with the land.”
(b) In leases: “The Lessee herein covenants by and for itself, its
successors and assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, and this lease is made
and accepted upon and subject to the following conditions: That there shall be no discrimination
against or segregation of any person or group of persons, on account of race, color, creed,
religion, sex, marital status, national origin, or ancestry, in the leasing, subleasing, transferring,
use, occupancy, tenure, or enjoyment of the premises herein leased nor shall the lessee itself, or
any person claiming under or through it, establish or permit any such practice or practices of
discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use, or
occupancy, of tenants lessees, sub-lessee, sub-tenants, or vendees in the premises herein leased.”
(c) In contracts: “There shall be no discrimination against or
segregation of any person or group of persons on account of race, color, creed, religion, sex,
marital status, national origin, or ancestry, in the sale, lease, sublease, transfer, use, occupancy,
tenure, or enjoyment of the premises herein conveyed or leased, nor shall the transferee or any
person claiming under or through it, establish or permit any such practice or practices of
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discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use, or
occupancy, of tenants, lessees, sub-lessees, sub-tenants, or vendees of the premises herein
transferred.” The foregoing provision shall be binding upon and shall obligate the contracting
party or parties and any subcontracting party or parties, or other transferees under the instrument.
4.2 The covenants of this Section 5 shall run with the land of the Property in
perpetuity.
Section 5. Covenant to Maintain Property on Tax Rolls. The Grantee for itself, its
successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and
agrees that:
5.1 The entire Property shall remain on the County secured real property tax
rolls for twenty years from the date of issuance of the certificate of completion for the Project.
5.2 The Grantee shall pay all property tax bills with respect to the Property
and all improvements thereon on or before the last day for the timely payment of each property
tax installment on each December 10 and April 10 during such time period and to timely pay all
supplemental tax bills regarding the Property issued by the County. The Grantee further
covenants and agrees to provide to the Grantor, on or before July 31 of each year, commencing
in the calendar year following the calendar year in which a Certificate of Completion for the
Project is recorded and in each calendar year, thereafter, for the full term of this covenant: (i) a
true and correct copy of all property tax assessment notices, property tax bills and property tax
assessment correspondence by and between the Grantee and the County regarding the Property
and all improvements thereon, with respect to the preceding fiscal year of the County, and (ii)
cancelled checks issued by the Grantee in payment of all property tax payments that are made to
the County regarding the Property and all improvements thereon, with respect to the preceding
County fiscal year.
5.3 The covenants of this Section 5 shall run with the land of the Property,
shall be enforceable against the Grantee and its successors and assigns.
Section 6. No Conveyance to Tax Exempt Entity. The Grantee for itself, its
successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and
agrees that:
6.1 The Grantee shall not use or otherwise sell, transfer, convey, assign, lease,
leaseback or hypothecate the Property, the Project, or any portion of any of the foregoing to any
entity or person, or for any use of the Property, the Project, or any portion of any of the
foregoing, that is partially or wholly exempt from the payment of real or personal property taxes
or that would cause the exemption of the payment of all or any portion of real or personal
property taxes otherwise assessable regarding the Property, the Project, or any portion of any of
the foregoing, without the prior written consent of the Grantor, which may be withheld in the
Grantor’s sole and absolute discretion, for twenty years from the date of issuance of the
certificate of completion for the Project.
6.2 If the Property, or any portion of the Property, shall be conveyed,
transferred or sold to any entity or person that is partially or wholly exempt from the payment of
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real or personal property taxes otherwise assessable against the Property, or any portion thereof,
without the prior written consent of the Grantor, then the Grantee shall pay to the Grantor a fee
in lieu of payment of such taxes each year in an amount determined by the Grantor to be one
percent (1%) of the “full cash value” of the Property, or portion thereof, as may be subject to
such exemption from payment of real or personal property taxes. The Grantor’s determination of
“full cash value” for in-lieu payment purposes under this Section 6 shall be established by the
Grantor each year, if necessary, by reference to the real or personal property tax valuation
principles and practices generally applicable to a county property tax assessor under Section 1 of
Article XIIIA of the California Constitution. The Grantor’s determination of “full cash value”
and that an in-lieu payment is due shall be conclusive on such matters. If the Grantor determines
that an amount is payable as an in-lieu payment under this Section 6 in any tax year, then such
amount shall be paid to the Grantor for that tax year within forty-five (45) days following
transmittal by the Grantor to the Grantee of an invoice for payment of the in-lieu amount.
6.3 The covenants of this Section 6 shall run with the land of the Property,
shall be enforceable against the Grantee and its successors and assigns of the Property.
Section 7. Maintenance Condition of the Property. The Grantee for itself, its
successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and
agrees that:
7.1 The areas of the Property that are subject to public view (including all
existing and future improvements, paving, walkways, landscaping, exterior signage and
ornamentation) shall be maintained in good repair and a neat, clean and orderly condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted. If there is an occurrence of an adverse condition on any area of
the Property that is subject to public view in contravention of the general maintenance standard
described above (a “Maintenance Deficiency”), then the Grantor shall notify the Grantee in
writing of the Maintenance Deficiency. If the Grantee fails to cure or commence and diligently
pursue to cure the Maintenance Deficiency within thirty (30) days of its receipt of notice of the
Maintenance Deficiency, the Grantor shall have the right to enter the Property and perform all
acts necessary to cure the Maintenance Deficiency, or to take any other action at law or in equity
that may then be available to the Grantor to accomplish the abatement of the Maintenance
Deficiency. Any sum expended by the Grantor for the abatement of a Maintenance Deficiency
on the Property pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall become a lien on the Property, as applicable. If
the amount of the lien is not paid within thirty (30) days after written demand for payment from
the Grantor to the Grantee, the Grantor shall have the right to enforce the lien in the manner
provided in Section 7.1.
8.2 Graffiti, as this term is defined in Government Code Section 38772, that
has been applied to any exterior surface of a structure or improvement on the Property that is
visible from any public right-of-way adjacent or contiguous to the Property, shall be removed by
the Grantee by either painting over the evidence of such vandalism with a paint that has been
color-matched to the surface on which the paint is applied, or graffiti may be removed with
solvents, detergents or water, as appropriate. If any such graffiti and is not removed within
ninety-six (96) hours following the time of the discovery of the graffiti, the Grantor shall have
the right to enter the Property and remove the graffiti, without notice to the Grantee. Any sum
expended by the Grantor for the removal of graffiti from the Property pursuant to this Section
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7.2, shall be a lien on the Property. If the amount of the lien is not paid within thirty (30) days
after written demand to the Grantee from the Grantor, the Grantor shall have the right to enforce
its lien in the manner provided in Section 7.2.
7.3 The Parties further mutually understand and agree that the rights conferred
upon the Grantor under this Section 7.3 expressly include a grant by the Grantee of a security
interest in the Property with the power to establish and enforce a lien or other encumbrance
against the Property or any portion thereof, in the manner provided under Civil Code Sections
2924, 2924b and 2924c, to secure the obligations of the Grantee and it successors under Section
7.1 or Section 7.2, including the reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of the Grantor associated
with the abatement of a Maintenance Deficiency or removal of graffiti. For the purposes of the
preceding sentence the words “reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of the Grantor” mean and
include the salaries, benefits and costs of the City Attorney and the lawyers employed in the
Office of the City Attorney.
7.4 The provisions of this Section 7.4, shall be a covenant running with the
land of the Property, shall be enforceable against the Grantee and its successors and assigns in
perpetuity. Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Section 7 shall be deemed to preclude the
Grantee from making any alteration, addition, or other change to any structure or improvement
or landscaping on the Property, provided that any such changes comply with applicable zoning
and building regulations of the City.
Section 8 Grantor Power of Termination Regarding the Property.
8.1 The Grantor hereby reserves a power of termination pursuant to Civil
Code Sections 885.010, et seq., exercisable by the Grantor, in its sole and absolute discretion,
upon thirty (30) calendar days written notice to the Grantee referencing this Section 8.1, to
terminate the fee interest of the Grantee in the Property and/or any improvements to the Property
and revest such fee title in the Grantor and take possession of all or any portion of such real
property and improvements, without compensation to the Grantee, upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default by the Grantee following the Close of Escrow and prior to the issuance of the
Certificate of Completion for Property.
8.2 The thirty (30) calendar day written notice specified Section 8.1 shall
specify the Event of Default by the Grantee triggering the Grantor’s exercise of its power of
termination. The Grantor shall proceed with its remedy set forth in Section 8.1 only if the
Grantee continues in default for a period of sixty (60) calendar days following such notice or,
upon commencing to cure such default, fails to diligently and continuously prosecute said cure to
satisfactory conclusion.
8.3 The rights of the Grantor under this Section 8 shall be subject and
subordinate to, shall be limited by and shall not defeat, render invalid or limit:
(1) Each Lien recorded against the Property and specifically authorized
by this Agreement as a Permitted Transfer;
(2) Any leases, declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions,
easement agreements or other recorded documents or interests
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applicable to the Property and specifically authorized by this
Agreement as a Permitted Transfer.
8.4 Upon the Grantor’s exercise of its power of termination pursuant to this
Section 8, the Grantee or its successors or assigns shall convey by grant deed to the Grantor title
to the Property, as specified in the Grantor’s notice pursuant to Section 8.1, and all
improvements thereon, in accordance with Civil Code Section 1109, as such code section may
hereafter be amended, renumbered, replaced or substituted. Such conveyance shall be duly
acknowledged by the Grantee and a notary in a manner suitable for recordation. The Grantor
may enforce its rights pursuant to this Section 8.4 by means of an injunctive relief or forfeiture of
title action filed in any court of competent jurisdiction.
8.5 Upon the revesting in the Grantor of the Property, whether by grant deed
or court decree, the Grantor shall exercise its reasonable good faith efforts to resell the Property
at its then fair market value, as soon and in such manner as the Grantor shall, in its sole
discretion, find feasible and consistent with the objectives of the City’s General Plan, to a
qualified and responsible person or persons (as reasonably determined by the Grantor) who will
assume the Grantee’s obligations to begin and/or complete and/or operate the Project located on
the Property, or such other replacement development acceptable to the Grantor, in its sole and
absolute discretion. Upon any such resale of the Defaulted Portion of the Property (or any
portion thereof), the proceeds to the Grantor from such sale shall be applied as follows:
(1) First, to pay any and all amounts required to release/reconvey any
Lien recorded against all or any portion of the Property; and
(2) Second, to reimburse the Grantor on its own behalf or on behalf of
the City for all actual internal and third-party costs and expenses
previously or currently incurred by the Grantor, or the City related
to the Property, the Project, or this Agreement, including, but not
limited to, customary and reasonable fees or salaries to third-party
personnel engaged in such actions, in connection with the
recapture, management and resale of the Property or any part
thereof; all taxes, assessments and utility charges paid by the City
and/or the Grantor or authority with respect to the Property or
portion thereof; any payment made or necessary to be made to
discharge or prevent from attaching or being made any subsequent
encumbrances or liens due to obligations incurred by the Grantee
with respect to the acquisition of the Property or the construction
of the Project and amounts otherwise owing to the Grantor or
authority by the Grantee or its successors or assigns pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement; and
(3) Third, to the extent that any proceeds from such resale are,
thereafter, available, taking into account any prior encumbrances
with a claim thereto, to reimburse the Grantee, or its successors in
interest to the equal to the sum of: (1) Purchase Price; and (2) the
third-party costs actually incurred and paid by the Grantee regarding
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the development of the Project, including, but not limited to, pro
rata costs of carry, taxes, and other items as set forth in a cost
certification to be made by the Grantee to the Grantor prior to any
such reimbursement, which certification shall be subject to the
Grantor’s reasonable approval; provided, however, that the Grantee
shall not be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses to the extent
that such expenses relate to any loans, Liens or other encumbrances
that are paid by the Grantor pursuant to the provisions of sub-
sections (1) or (2) above.
(4) Any portion of the proceeds from the resale of the Property
remaining after the foregoing applications shall be retained by the
Grantor as its sole and exclusive property.
8.6 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD
SPECIFIED IN SECTION 8.1, ABOVE, THE GRANTOR, ITS EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS
SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REENTER AND TAKE POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY
AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE OR
COMPENSATION TO THE GRANTEE. BY INITIALING BELOW, THE GRANTEE
HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW,
ANY AND ALL R IGHTS THAT THE GRANTEE MAY HAVE UNDER CALIFORNIA
CIVIL CODE SECTION 791 AND CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION
1162, AS THOSE STATUTES MAY BE AMENDED, REPLACED, RENUMBERED OR
SUBSTITUTED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES
OF SIMILAR EFFECT.
GRANTEE’S INITIALS ____________
8.7 THE GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE
GRANTOR’S EXERCISE OF ITS POWER OF TERMINATION AND RIGHT OF REENTRY
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 8.7 MAY WORK A FORFEITURE OF THE ESTATE IN
THE PROPERTY CONVEYED TO THE GRANTEE THROUGH THE GRANT DEED. THE
GRANTEE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED
BY LAW, ANY AND ALL EQUITABLE AND LEGAL DEFENSES THAT THE GRANTEE
MAY HAVE TO SUCH FORFEITURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
DEFENSES OF LACHES, WAIVER, ESTOPPEL, SUBSTANTIAL PERFORMANCE OR
COMPENSABLE DAMAGES. THE GRANTEE FURTHER EXPRESSLY WAIVES, TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS AND DEFENSES
THAT THE GRANTEE MAY HAVE UNDER CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 3275
OR ANY OTHER STATUTE OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLE OF SIMILAR EFFECT. THE
GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
AGREEMENT REFLECT THE POSSIBILITY OF FORFEITURE BY VIRTUE OF THE
EXERCISE OF THE GRANTOR’S POWER OF TERMINATION PROVIDED IN THIS
SECTION 8.7 AND FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAS RECEIVED
INDEPENDENT AND ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION FOR ITS WAIVER AND
RELINQUISHMENT OF RIGHTS AND REMEDIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.6 AND
THIS SECTION 8.7.
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GRANTEE’S INITIALS ____________
8.8 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinabove, the right to
terminate set out in this section shall only be exercisable upon a showing by clear and convincing
evidence to a court of competent jurisdiction that: (1) there has been a material breach of this
Agreement for which the City bears no fault; (2) there is no remedy in either law or equity by
which the City’s rights under this agreement, for which a termination is asserted, can be
adequately compensated for or otherwise protected; and (3) the City has not refused to approve a
reasonable plan to cure, including but not limited to a legal loan or addition of an equity partner
proposed by Developer whose infusion/addition of capital would assist Developer in curing the
claimed breach . For purposes of this section a material breach is only one that precludes the
development of the project in a manner generally consistent with the conceptual plans attached
hereto within the time limits for completion set out in this Agreement.
PART THREE
Section 9. Developer Covenant to Undertake Project. The Developer covenants, for
itself, its successors and assigns, to and for the exclusive benefit of the City, that the Developer
shall commence and complete the development of the Project on the Property within the time
period for such actions set forth in the Schedule of Performance. The Developer covenants and
agrees for itself, its successors, and assigns, that the Property shall be improved and developed
with the Project in substantial conformity with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Scope of Development, the Schedule of Performance, any and all plans, specifications and
similar development documents required by this Agreement, except for such changes as may be
mutually agreed upon in writing by and among the Parties, and all applicable laws, regulations,
orders and conditions of each Governmental Agency with jurisdiction over the Property or the
Project. The covenants of this Section 9 shall run with the land of the Property until the earlier
of the date of recordation of the Certificate of Completion or the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of
the date of the Close of Escrow.
Section 10. Covenants Run with the Land of the Property. Each of the covenants and
agreements contained in this Grant Deed touch and concern the Property and each of them is
expressly declared to be a community development covenant that runs with the land for the
benefit of the Grantor or the City of Azusa, as the successor public agency to the Grantor, and
such covenants run with the land in favor of the Grantor for the entire period that such covenants
are in full force and effect, regardless of whether the Grantor is or remains an owner of any land
or interest in land to which such covenants relate. The Grantor, in the event of any breach of any
such covenants, has the right to exercise all of the rights and remedies, and to maintain any
actions at law or suits in equity or other proper proceedings, to enforce the curing of such breach,
as provided in the Agreement or by law. The covenants contained in this Grant Deed are for the
benefit of and are enforceable only by the Grantor or the City of Azusa, as the successor public
agency to the Grantor, and shall survive the execution and recordation of this Grantor Deed and
the issuance and recordation of each and every Certificate of Completion, for the time period set
forth above for each covenant.
Section 11. Costs and Attorneys’ Fees for Enforcement Proceeding. If legal
proceedings are initiated to enforce the rights, duties or obligations of any of the covenants set
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forth in this Grant Deed, then the prevailing party in such proceeding shall be entitled to collect
its reasonable attorney fees and costs from the other party in addition to any other damages or
relief obtained in such proceedings.
Section 12. Effect of Unlawful Provision; Severability. In the event that any provision
of this Grant Deed is held to be invalid or unlawful by a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of any other provision of this Grant Deed.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Grant Deed to be executed by its
authorized representative(s) on this ____ day of _____________, 2017.
GRANTOR:
THE CITY OF AZUSA
a California municipal corporation
By: ___________________________
Troy Butzlaff
City Manager
[ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGED]
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GRANT DEED
Property Legal Description
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CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF
GRANT DEED
The undersigned hereby acknowledges acceptance by Azusa Block 36, LLC, a California
limited liability company, the Grantee in the within Grant Deed, of the delivery of the subject
Property described in the within Grant Deed from the City of Azusa.
GRANTEE:
Azusa Block 36, LLC, a California limited liability
company
Dated: _____________________ By: _________________________
[TITLE]
[ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGED]
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2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
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Form of Notice of Agreement
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO:
The City of Azusa
213 E. Foothill Blvd.
Azusa, California 91702
Attn: City Manager
Exempt from Recording fee
pursuant to Gov’t Code § 27383
NOTICE OF AGREEMENT
2017 Disposition and Development Agreement
(_____________)
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Azusa Block 36,
LLC, a California limited liability company (the “Developer”) and the City of Azusa, a
California municipal corporation (the “City”) entered into an agreement entitled 2017
Disposition and Development Agreement (SERRANO/BLOCK 36), dated as of ______, 2017
(the “Agreement”). A copy of the Agreement is on file with the City and is available for
inspection and copying by interested persons as a public record of the City at the City’s offices
located at 213 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa, California 91702, during the City’s regular business
hours.
The Agreement affects the real property described in Exhibit 1 attached to this Notice of
Agreement (the “Property”). The meaning of defined terms, indicated by initial capitalization,
used in this Notice of Agreement shall be the same as the meaning ascribed to such terms in the
Agreement.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Agreement contains certain development
covenants running with the land of the Property and other agreements between the Developer
and the City affecting the Property, as set forth below (all section references are to the
Agreement):
Section 4.1 of the Agreement provides:
4.1 Developer Covenant to Undertake Project. The Developer covenants, for
itself, its successors and assigns, to and for the exclusive benefit of the City, that the Developer
shall commence and complete the development of the Project on the Property within the time
period for such actions set forth in the Schedule of Performance. The Developer covenants and
agrees for itself, its successors, and assigns, that the Property shall be improved and developed
with the Project in substantial conformity with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Scope of Development, the Schedule of Performance, any and all plans, specifications and
similar development documents required by this Agreement, except for such changes as may be
mutually agreed upon in writing by and among the Parties, and all applicable laws, regulations,
orders and conditions of each Governmental Agency with jurisdiction over the Property or the
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Project. The covenants of this Section 4.1 shall run with the land of the Property until the earlier
of the date of recordation of the Certificate of Completion or the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of
the date of the Close of Escrow.
Section 5.1 of the Agreement provides:
5.1 Covenant to Maintain Property on Tax Rolls. The Developer for itself, its
successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and
agrees that:
5.1.1 The entire Property shall remain on the County secured real property tax rolls for
twenty years from the date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the Project.
5.1.2 The Developer shall pay all property tax bills with respect to the Property and all
improvements thereon on or before the last day for the timely payment of each property tax
installment on each December 10 and April 10 during such time period and to timely pay all
supplemental tax bills regarding the Property issued by the County. The Developer further
covenants and agrees to provide to the City, on or before July 31 of each year, commencing in
the calendar year following the calendar year in which a Certificate of Completion is recorded
and in each calendar year, thereafter, for the full term of this covenant: (i) a true and correct copy
of all property tax assessment notices, property tax bills and property tax assessment
correspondence by and between the Developer and the County regarding the Property and all
improvements thereon, with respect to the preceding fiscal year of the County, and (ii) cancelled
checks issued by the Developer in payment of all property tax payments that are made to the
County regarding the Property and all improvements thereon (or other reasonably acceptable
evidence of such payment), with respect to the preceding County fiscal year.
5.1.3 The covenants of this Section 5.1 shall run with the land of the Property, shall be
enforceable against the Developer and its successors and assigns, and shall be covenants set forth
in the Grant Deed.
Section 5.2 of the Agreement provides:
5.2 No Conveyance to Tax Exempt Entity. The Developer for itself, its successors
and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and agrees that:
5.2.1 The Developer shall not use or otherwise sell, transfer, convey, assign, lease,
leaseback or hypothecate the Property, the Project, or any portion of any of the foregoing to any
entity or person, or for any use of the Property, the Project, or any portion of any of the
foregoing, that is partially or wholly exempt from the payment of real or personal property taxes
or that would cause the exemption of the payment of all or any portion of real or personal
property taxes otherwise assessable regarding the Property, the Project, or any portion of any of
the foregoing, without the prior written consent of the City, which may be withheld in the City’s
sole and absolute discretion for a period of 20 years from the date of issuance of the certificate of
completion for the Project by the City..
Section 5.3 of the Agreement provides:
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5.3 Maintenance Condition of the Property. The Developer for itself, its
successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and
agrees that:
5.3.1 The areas of the Property that are subject to public view (including all existing
and future improvements, paving, walkways, landscaping, exterior signage and ornamentation)
shall be maintained in good repair and a neat, clean and orderly condition, ordinary wear and tear
excepted. If there is an occurrence of an adverse condition on any area of the Property that is
subject to public view in contravention of the general maintenance standard described above (a
“Maintenance Deficiency”), then the City shall notify the Developer in writing of the
Maintenance Deficiency. If the Developer fails to cure or commence and diligently pursue to
cure the Maintenance Deficiency within thirty (30) days of its receipt of notice of the
Maintenance Deficiency, the City shall have the right to enter the Property and perform all acts
necessary to cure the Maintenance Deficiency, or to take any other action at law or in equity that
may then be available to the City to accomplish the abatement of the Maintenance Deficiency.
Any sum expended by the City for the abatement of a Maintenance Deficiency on the Property
pursuant to this Section 5.3.1 shall become a lien on the Property, as applicable. If the amount of
the lien is not paid within thirty (30) days after written demand for payment from the City to the
Developer, the City shall have the right to enforce the lien in the manner provided in Section
5.3.3.
5.3.2 Graffiti, as this term is defined in Government Code Section 38772, that has been
applied to any exterior surface of a structure or improvement on the Property that is visible from
any public right-of-way adjacent or contiguous to the Property, shall be removed by the
Developer by either painting over the evidence of such vandalism with a paint that has been
color-matched to the surface on which the paint is applied, or graffiti may be removed with
solvents, detergents or water, as appropriate. If any such graffiti is not removed within ninety-
six (96) hours following the time of the discovery of the graffiti, the City shall have the right to
enter the Property and remove the graffiti, without notice to the Developer. Any sum reasonably
expended by the City for the removal of graffiti from the Property pursuant to this Section 5.3.2,
shall be a lien on the Property. If the amount of the lien is not paid within thirty (30) days after
written demand to the Developer from the City, the City shall have the right to enforce its lien in
the manner provided in Section 5.3.3.
5.3.3 The Parties further mutually understand and agree that the rights conferred upon
the City under this Section 5.3 expressly include a grant by the Developer of a security interest in
the Property with the power to establish and enforce a lien or other encumbrance against the
Property or any portion thereof, in the manner provided under Civil Code Sections 2924, 2924b
and 2924c, to secure the obligations of the Developer and it successors under Section 5.3.1 or
Section 5.3.2, including the reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of the City associated with the
abatement of a Maintenance Deficiency or removal of graffiti. For the purposes of the preceding
sentence the words “reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of the City” mean and include the
salaries, benefits and costs of the City Attorney and the lawyers employed in the Office of the
City Attorney. The parties agree that any lien or encumbrance recorded by the City against the
property pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall be subordinate to the Construction Loan Deed of Trust
or permanent Loan.
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5.3.4 The provisions of this Section 5.3, shall be a covenant running with the land of
the Property, shall be enforceable against the Developer and its successors and assigns, and shall
be covenants set forth in the Grant Deed. Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3
shall be deemed to preclude the Developer from making any alteration, addition, or other change
to any structure or improvement or landscaping on the Property, provided that any such changes
comply with applicable zoning and building regulations of the City.
Section 5.4 of the Agreement provides:
5.4 Obligation to Refrain from Discrimination. The Developer for itself, its
successors and assigns to all or any part or portion of the Property and/or Project, covenants and
agrees that:
5.4.1 There shall be no discrimination against or segregation of any person, or group of
persons, on account of sex, marital status, race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry
in the sale, lease, sublease, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the Property nor
shall the Developer, itself or any person claiming under or through it, establish or permit any
such practice or practices of discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection,
location, number, use or occupancy of tenants, lessees, sub-tenants, sub-lessees or vendees of the
Property. The covenant of this Section 5.4 shall run with the land of the Property and shall be
enforceable against the Developer and its successors and assigns in perpetuity and be a covenant
in the Grant Deed and the Notice of Agreement.
5.4.2 The covenant of this Section 5.4 shall run with the land of the Property in
perpetuity, shall be enforceable against the Developer and its successors and assigns, and shall be
covenants set forth in the Grant Deed.
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This NOTICE OF AGREEMENT is dated as of _________________, 2017, and has
been executed on behalf of the Developer and the City by and through the signatures of their
authorized representative(s) set forth below. This Notice of Agreement may be executed in
counterparts and when fully executed each counterpart shall be deemed to be one original
instrument.
CITY:
THE CITY OF AZUSA
a California municipal corporation
Dated: _________________, 2017 By: _______________________________
Troy Butzlaff
City Manager
ATTEST:
____________________________
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
By: _______________________
City Attorney
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DEVELOPER:
AZUSA BLOCK 36, LLC, a California limited
liability company
Dated: _____________________ By: _________________________
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Legal Description of Property
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2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(SERRANO/BLOCK 36)
Form of Official Action of Developer
CERTIFICATION OF LLC AUTHORITY
The undersigned members of AZUSA BLOCK 36, LLC, a California limited liability
company (the “LLC”), do certify that we are all of the members of the LLC and that there are no
other members.
We further certify that any one (1) of the following named persons, individually:
[INSERT NAMES]
be, and they are, authorized and empowered for and on behalf of and in the name of the
LLC to execute and deliver that certain 2017 Disposition and Development Agreement
(_____________), dated ______, 2017, between the City of Azusa, a California municipal
corporation, (“City”) and the LLC (the “Agreement”), to purchase certain real property located
in the City of Azusa, California, as specifically described in the Agreement, and all other
documents to be executed by the LLC in connection with the transactions contemplated in the
Agreement, and to take all actions that may be considered necessary to conclude the transactions
contemplated in the Agreement and perform the other obligations of the LLC pursuant to the
Agreement.
The authority conferred shall be considered retroactive, and any and all acts authorized in
this document that were performed before the execution of this Certificate are approved and
ratified. The authority conferred shall continue in full force and effect until the City of Azusa, a
California municipal corporation shall have received notice in writing from the LLC of the
revocation of this Certificate.
We further certify that the activities covered by the foregoing certifications constitute
duly authorized activities of the LLC; that these certifications are now in full force and effect;
and that there is no provision in any document under which the LLC is organized and/or that
governs the LLC’s continued existence, limiting the power of the undersigned to make the
certifications set forth in this certificate, and that such certifications are in conformity with the
provisions of all such documents.
LLC Members:
____________________________
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2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(SERRANO/BLOCK 36)
Form of Certificate of Completion
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
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Attention:
Exempt from Recording fee
pursuant to Gov’t Code § 27383
CITY OF AZUSA
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
(_____________)
I, Troy Butzlaff, City Manager of the City of Azusa (the “City”) certify that:
By its Resolution No. ______, adopted and approved ____________, _____, the
City Council resolved:
Section 1. The Project described as [______________________] required to be
constructed in accordance with that certain 2017 Disposition and Development Agreement
(SERRANO/BLOCK 36), dated _______, 2017 (“DDA”), between the City and AZUSA
BLOCK 36, LLC, a California limited liability company (the “Developer”), on that certain real
property specifically described in the legal description(s) attached to this Certificate of
Completion as Exhibit 1 (the “Property”), is complete in accordance with the provisions of the
Agreement.
This Certificate of Completion constitutes conclusive evidence of the City’s
determination of the Developer’s satisfaction of its obligation under the Agreement to construct
and install the Project on the Property, including any and all buildings, parking areas,
landscaping areas and related improvements necessary to support or meet any requirements
applicable to the Project and its use and occupancy on the Project, whether or not such
improvements are located on or off the Property or on other property subject to the Agreement.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Certificate of Completion, the City may enforce any
covenant surviving this Certificate of Completion in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Agreement and the Grant Deed by which the Property was conveyed to the Developer by the
City under the Agreement. The Agreement is an official record of the City and a copy of the
Agreement may be inspected at the City’s office located at 213 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa,
California 91702, during the City’s regular business hours.
DATED AND ISSUED this _____ day of ______________, _____.
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THE CITY OF AZUSA
a California municipal corporation
By: ___________________________
Troy Butzlaff
City Manager
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF ________________ )
On ________________, before me, , Notary Public,
personally appeared , personally known to me to be the person(s)
whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that
he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
_____________________________
Notary Public
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-C17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A DISPOSITION
AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY
OF AZUSA AND AZUSA BLOCK 36, LLC FOR THE SALE
AND DEVELOPMENT OF BLOCK 36 (APN 8611-003-921 )
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa, California (“City”) is the owner of certain real property
generally known as Block 36 in the City of Azusa, California (APN 8611-003-921 ) (“City
Property”) and, on August 15, 2016, the City entered into an exclusive right to negotiate an
agreement with Azusa Block 36, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Developer”) for
the potential acquisition and development of the City Property; and
WHEREAS, Developer desires to acquire the City Property, and to redevelop it with a
commercial development and has negotiated a Disposition and Development Agreement
(Serrano/Black36) with the City (“Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, on February 6, 2017, the City adopted Resolution No __ declaring the
City’s intention to sell the City Property and setting time for a public hearing to consider the sale
of the property; and
WHEREAS, Developer’s proposed acquisition of the City Property and Agency
Property, and subsequent construction and completion of the properties, is in the public interest
and convenience of the City and the community, and the health, safety and welfare of the City’s
taxpayers and residents, is in the best interests of the Successor Agency and the winding down of
the Successor Agency’s business, and will further the goals and objectives of the City’s general
plan by: (i) strengthening the City’s land use and social structure, and (ii) alleviating economic
and physical blight on the City Property and in the surrounding community.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND FIND AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and are
incorporated into this Resolution by this reference.
Section 2. Findings. The City Council intends to sell the City Property to Developer
and, based upon the Recitals and all other information and testimony provided, finds that the
public interest and convenience require the sale of the City Property to Developer.
Section 3. Hearing. Pursuant to California Government Code section 37423, a duly
noticed public hearing was held by the City on March 6, 2017.
Section 4. CEQA Compliance. In accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.: “CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines
(14 Cal. Code Regs., § 15000 et seq.), the City Council certified the final Azusa TOD Specific
Plan Environmental Impact Report and adopted findings pursuant to CEQA,. The City has not
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received any comments or additional information that produced substantial new information
requiring recirculation or additional environmental review under Public Resources Code sections
21166 and State CEQA Guidelines, section 15162. No further environmental review is required
for the City to adopt this Resolution.
Section 5. Approval of Agreement. The City hereby approves the Agreement, in
substantially the form attached to this Resolution as Exhibit “A,” subject to any non-substantive
revisions approved by the City Attorney and authorizes the Mayor to sign and enter into the
Agreement and direct the City Manager to perform the obligations of the City pursuant to the
Agreement.
Section 6. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application of any
such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of this Resolution that can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are severable. The City
declares that the City would have adopted this Resolution irrespective of the invalidity of any
particular portion of this Resolution.
Section 7. Certification. The City Clerk of the City of Azusa shall certify to the
adoption of this Resolution.
Section 8. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
its adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ______ day of ____, 2017.
________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
City Clerk
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