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CONSENT ITEM
E-12
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: MATT MARQUEZ, ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
DATE: DECEMBER 13, 2021
SUBJECT: REQUEST TO APPROVE THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE DISPOSITION AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND APPROVE A REVISED GRANT DEED (APNs
8608-025-902, 8608-025-907, 8608-025-908, 8608-025-909, 8608-025-910 AND A
PORTION OF 8608-025-914)
SUMMARY:
The City and Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency are owners of several parcels generally
located on the southeast corner of Azusa Avenue and 9th Street in the City (APNs 8608-025-902, 8608-
025-907, 8608-025-908, 8608-025-909, 8608-025-910 and a portion of 8608-025-914) (“Property”). The
Successor Agency, pursuant to the Long Range Property Management Plan, desires to sell and the City
desires to sell for economic development purposes, their respective portions of the Property. On June 19,
2017, the City entered into a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) and the Successor Agency
entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions (PSA) with Costanzo
Investments, LLC to sell the Property. Since then, there have been four subsequent amendments to the
DDA and PSA. On November 2, 2020, the City Council approved an Assignment and Assumption
Agreement assigning the DDA and PSA to The Avenue Azusa, LLC a joint venture between Costanzo
Investments, LLC and Serrano Development Group. To date, Serrano has served as the lead applicant and
has pursued obtaining building plan check approvals.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the following actions be taken:
1) Approve in substantially final form the Fifth Amendment to the Disposition and Development
Agreement; and
2) Approve a revised Grant Deed.
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
12/13/2021
Approve 5th Amendment to DDA and Revised Grant Deed with The Avenue Azusa, LLC.
December 13, 2021
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3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreements, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
and to take any additional actions necessary to conclude the transactions provided there is no
additional cost to the City or the Successor Agency.
DISCUSSION:
Since the assignment of the DDA and PSA to The Avenue Azusa, LLC, Serrano Development Group
(“Developer”) has diligently pursued the revised schedule of performance identified in the Fourth
Amendment to the DDA. The following table outlines the performance milestones established by the
Amendment and their respective status’.
Task Date Status
Developer Submits to Plan
Check
February 22, 2021 Satisfied
Developer responds to Plan
Check comments
May 28, 2021 Satisfied
Closing Date 75 days after Ready to Issue Permits from the
City.
TBD
Permit Issuance Developer to pay for building permit fees 10
days after close of escrow.
TBD
Construction Commencement 75 days from Ready to Issue permits. TBD
Project Completion 29 Months from Construction Commencement.
Outside project completion date, subject to any
extensions provided in the Original Agreement
shall be October 30, 2024.
TBD
As a result of the Assignment of the DDA and PSA, the Developer has made several project revisions
which have resulted in the following:
• Project name was changed from The Avenue to Lumia
• Previously approved 12,000 square feet of commercial space was updated to 9,201 square feet
of commercial space and 3,124 of live/work space for a total of 12,325 square feet
• Alleyway vacation was removed and an Alleyway Grant of Easement was requested
• Dedication of land to the City was reduced to only include that area off of 9th Street
• Proposed outdoor plaza easement was removed
• Developer to purchase 3,000 square feet of land from the City for the benefit of the adjacent
retail tenants at $28.50 per square foot for a total of $85,500, the previously agreed upon price.
• Developer to grant a utility access easement to the City for access rights to the City’s electric
facilities
• Developer to grant an access easement to the City for public access to the sidewalk and
parkway
Such changes required the Planning Commission to adopt resolutions approving the entitlements listed
below. The Planning Commission approved the following entitlements at their August 25, 2021 meeting:
• DR-2021-11 for Design Review
Approve 5th Amendment to DDA and Revised Grant Deed with The Avenue Azusa, LLC.
December 13, 2021
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• MUP-2021-06 for a Minor Use Permit for two live/work units
• MUP-2021-07 for a Minor Use Permit for tandem parking of some residential units
• MV-2021-01 for a Minor Variance for the +/- 10% reduction of tandem parking stall depth
• Amendment to the Tentative Tract Map No. 82207
Therefore, City Staff and Developer agree a Fifth Amendment is necessary to clarify and modify the DDA
to reflect updated terms and conditions of the sale and development.
To facilitate the sale of the Property and to ensure the Developer can secure funding and commence
construction shortly after the close of escrow, Staff is requesting the City Council approve a revised Grant
Deed (Attachment 2) to include the additional land the developer will purchase from the City. The
developer will purchase an additional 3,000 square feet at $28.50 per square foot, the appraised fair market
value.
In 2015, the City adopted the TOD Specific Plan and its corresponding environmental impact report (EIR).
The site subject to these agreements is included within the boundaries of the Specific Plan project area
and was included in the environmental analysis in accordance with Public Resources Code section 21166
and State CEQA Guidelines, section 15162. The actions contemplated in this staff report do not constitute
a significant change and therefore are consistent with the EIR previously adopted for the TOD Specific
Plan. Therefore, no further environmental review is required.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact will be an increase of $326,244 to the General Fund upon close of escrow, and the
funds will be recognized under 10-90-000-000-4899. The City will sell an additional 3,000 square feet
of city-owned property to the Developer and will receive a compensation of Eighty-Five Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($85,500) for the additional land. A grand total of Three Hundred Twenty-Six
Thousand Two Hundred Forty-four Dollars and Zero Cents ($326,244.00), will be made available in
cash or immediately available funds at the close of escrow.
Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved:
Carina Campos Matt Marquez
Economic Development Specialist Economic and Community Development Director
Fiscal Impact Review: Reviewed and Approved:
Talika M. Johnson Sergio Gonzalez
Services Director City Manager
Attachments:
1) Fifth Amendment to the Disposition and Development Agreement
2) Revised Grant Deed
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE
DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(The Avenue Azusa, LLC/A-2 Property)
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT (this “Fifth Amendment”) is dated as of, ______ __, 2021 for reference purposes
only, and is entered into by and between the City of Azusa, a California municipal corporation (the
“City”), and The Avenue Azusa, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Developer”)
(collectively, the “Parties,” and each a “Party”). The Parties enter into this Fifth Amendment with
reference to the following facts:
RECITALS
A. The Successor Agency to the Azusa Redevelopment Agency (“Successor Agency”)
is the owner of that certain real property located at 826, 858, 832, and 830 N. Azusa Avenue, Azusa
(APNs 8608-025-902, 8608-025-907, 8608-025-908, 8608-025-909, and 8608-025-910) (“SA
Property”).
B. The Successor Agency and Costanzo Investments, LLC (“CI”), entered into that
certain 2017 Purchase and Sale Agreement for the sale of the SA Property to CI.
C. The Parties acknowledge that as a result of a clerical error APN 8608-025-909 is
only referenced in certain Successor Agency documents as being included in the Successor Agency
transaction. The Successor Agency and Developer memorialized in that certain Assignment and
Assumption Agreement approved by the Successor Agency on November 2, 2020 that the omission
of the parcel APN 8608-025-909 was in error and is intended to be included in the sale of the SA
Property.
D. The City is the owner of that certain remnant parcel formerly known as a portion of
APN 8608-025-906 (“City Property”). The SA Property and City Property are collectively
referred to as the “Properties.”
E. The City and CI entered into that certain Disposition and Development Agreement,
dated March 6, 2017 (the “Original Agreement”), for the sale and development of the City
Property.
F. The Parties acknowledge that as a result of mapping and other changes, the parcel
formerly identified as APN 8608-025-906 was modified and subsumed into new parcels APN
8608-025-914 and 915 through the parcel map process creating the lot for the parking structure.
G. The Parties have determined that the legal description should be modified to include
a portion of Parcel 1 of Tract 73341 to provide for additional access and development opportunities.
The legal description of the City Parcel pursuant to Exhibit 2 is updated to include the additional
land the developer will purchase as set forth in Exhibit 3 Grant Deed.
F. The City and CI entered into a First Amendment to the Original Agreement on April
8, 2019, a Second Amendment to the Original Agreement on or about December 3, 2019, a Third
Amendment on or about August 17, 2020, and thereafter entered into a Fourth Amendment with
The Avenue Azusa LLC, on or about November 19, 2020 (collectively referred to as the “DDA”).
All capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the same meaning as within the Original
Agreement.
H. Pursuant to that certain Assignment and Assumption Agreement by and between
CI, The Avenue Azusa LLC and the City, the DDA was assigned to Developer.
I. Following the assignment of the DDA and the Fourth Amendment, the Parties desire
to clarify and modify the DDA to reflect the current terms and conditions of the sale and
development of the Properties.
NOW, THEREFORE, FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, THE
RECEIPT AND SUFFICIENCY OF WHICH THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE, AND
PURSUANT TO THE PROMISES AND COVENANTS SET FORTH IN THIS FIFTH
AMENDMENT, THE PARTIES AGREE, AS FOLLOWS:
1. Alleyway Vacation. Section 2(a) of the Fourth Amendment is hereby deleted in its entirety.
2. Proposed Outdoor Plaza. Section 2(b) of the Fourth Amendment is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
3. Dedication to the City. Land to be dedicated to the City pursuant to Exhibit 2 of the Fourth
Amendment is hereby amended to the area identified on Exhibit 1 of this Fifth Amendment.
4. Maintenance Agreement. Section 4(b) of the Fourth Amendment is hereby amended to read
as follows: “Prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, Developer and City shall enter
into” (1) A Maintenance Agreement whereby the Developer shall be responsible for the ongoing
maintenance of the area identified as the “10 FT Wide Dedication” as shown on Exhibit 1 of this
Fifth Amendment. (2) If determined by the City, a Maintenance Agreement whereby Developer
shall be responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the Alley along the east property line.
5. Encroachment for Electric Equipment. The Encroachment for electric equipment shown in
Exhibit 2 of the Fourth Amendment is hereby deleted in its entirety.
6. Developer Grant of Easements to the City. Developer shall grant a “pedestrian access
easement” for the use of the sidewalk along the south property line as set forth in Exhibit 1 to this
Fifth Amendment. In addition, the Developer shall grant a “utility access easement” to access
electric facilities including but not limited to underground conduits, pullboxes, vaults and pad
mount equipment. The geometry of the utility access easement will be determined when the
Developer submits an application for new electrical services. The grant of easements shall be done
through a final map or through a separate instrument. The grant of easements shall be accomplished
prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy.
7. Purchase Price. Section 1.1.65 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows: “Purchase Price” means the amount of Three Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand
Two Hundred Forty-four Dollars and Zero Cents ($326,244.00), in cash or immediately available
funds.” The Purchase Price reflects the original amount of Two Hundred Forty Thousand Seven
Hundred Forty-Four and Zero Cents ($240,744.00) and the compensation for an additional 3,000
square feet of city-owned property the City will sell to the developer at $28.50 per square foot, the
appraised fair market value.
8. Landscape and Decorative Sidewalk Maintenance Agreement. Developer shall enter into a
Landscape Maintenance Agreement to be recorded to maintain landscaping and decorative
sidewalk in the public right-of-way for the life of the project prior to issuance of the Certificate of
Occupancy.
9. Additional Land Disposition. The Parties have determined that the legal description should
be modified to include a portion of Parcel 1 of Tract 73341 to provide for additional access and
development opportunities. The legal description of the City Parcel pursuant to Exhibit 2 is
updated to include the additional land the developer will purchase as set forth in Exhibit 3 Grant
Deed.
10. Effective Date of Fifth Amendment. This Fifth Amendment shall be effective on the date
last signed by the Parties following approval by the City Council. If this Fifth Amendment is not
fully executed within thirty (30) days of the Council action it shall be null and void and of no
further force or effect.
11. Effect Upon Original Agreement. Except as expressly amended by this Fifth Amendment,
the Original Agreement remains in full force and effect, unmodified except as otherwise expressly
provided herein. Wherever the term “Agreement” appears in the Original Agreement, it shall be
read and understood to mean the Original Agreement as amended by the First, Second, Third, and
Fourth Amendments, as well as by this Fifth Amendment. In the event of any direct conflict or
inconsistency between the terms of the Original Agreement (and/or any prior amendments) and
this Fifth Amendment, the terms of this Fifth Amendment shall be controlling to the extent of such
conflict or inconsistency.
12. Counterparts. This Fifth Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts,
including the transmission of counterparts by facsimile or electronic mail, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one in the same Fourth
Amendment.
[Signatures on following page]
SIGNATURE PAGE
TO THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE
2017 DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(The Avenue Azusa, LLC/A-2 Property)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and the Developer have executed this FIFTH
AMENDMENT TO THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT by and through
the signatures of their duly authorized representative(s) set forth below:
CITY:
CITY OF AZUSA, a California municipal
corporation
By: _____________________________
Name: Sergio Gonzalez
Its: City Manager
Date: _____________________
Attest:
By:_______________________________
City Clerk
Date: _________________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:______________________________
City Attorney
Date:_________________________
DEVELOPER:
THE AVENUE AZUSA, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
By: MT Partners II LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, its Manager
By: ___________________________________
Its: Manager
Date: __________________________
Exhibit 1
To the Fifth Amendment to the
Disposition and Development Agreement by and between
the City of Azusa and The Avenue Azusa, LLC
Revised Site Plan
Exhibit 2
To the Fifth Amendment to the
Disposition and Development Agreement by and between
the City of Azusa and The Avenue Azusa, LLC
Legal Description of City Parcel
Exhibit 3
To the Fifth Amendment to the
Disposition and Development Agreement by and between
the City of Azusa and The Avenue Azusa LLC
City of Azusa - Grant Deed
RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
CITY OF AZUSA
City Clerk
213 East Foothill Blvd.
Azusa, CA 91702-1295
______________________________________________________________________________________________
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
THE AVENUE AZUSA, LLC, a Delaware 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 “A” and Exhibit “B” 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 (Costanzo Investments, LLC/A-2 Property), dated as of March 6, 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 the “Project” (as
defined in the Agreement), 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
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 3 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 P roperty 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
Properties (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
Properties 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
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 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.
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 Property shall remain on the County secured real property tax rolls for
twenty years from the date of issuance by the Grantor of a certificate of occupancy for the
Project (“Certificate of Occupancy”)..
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 the 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, and shall terminate and
expire upon the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy.
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, who Grantee knows to be 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
real or personal property taxes otherwise assessable against the Properties, or any portion
thereof, without the prior written consent of the Grantor , then, at the Grantor election and in
addition to all other remedies available to the Grantor under this Agreement or at law or in
equity, the Grantee 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 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 Grantee to the Developer 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, and shall
terminate and expire upon the issuance of the Certificate of Completion.
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 maint enance 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 sixt y (60) 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 applicabl e. 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.
7.2 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
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 of Grantor and the lawyers employed
in the Office of the City Attorney of Grantor.
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, and shall terminate and expire on the date ten (10) years after the issuance of the
Certificate of Completion. Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Section 7 sha ll 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 of Azusa.
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. and subject to the provisions of Section 7.6 of the Agreement and
this Section 8 (the “City Termination Power”), exercisable by the Grantor, in its sole and
absolute discretion, upon sixty (60) calendar days written notice to the Grantee referencing
Section 7.6 of the Agreement and 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 except as set forth in Section 8.5 below or otherwise required by
applicable law, pursuant to the terms of Section 7.6 of the Agreement and this Section 8.1 upon
the occurrence of Termination Default by the Grantee occurring following the Close of Escrow
and prior to the Completion of Construction (as defined in the Agreement).
8.2 As provided in Section 7.6.2 of the Agreement, Before delivering the sixty
(60) calendar day written notice specified Section 8.1 (the “Initial Termination Notice”),
Grantor shall have reasonably determined that (i) one or more Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, (ii) one or more of such Event(s) of Default constitutes a Termination Default,
(iii) Grantee is no longer able to complete the Project in substantially the manner required
pursuant to this Agreement and that instead another developer would be better able than Grantee
to complete the Project on terms (including, without limitation, the timing of Completion of
Construction) as close to those set forth in this Agreement as Grantor determines to be
appropriate in light of such Termination Default(s) by Grantee; and (iv) it is in best interests of
the health, safety and welfare of the Grantor’s taxpayers and residents that Grantor exercise the
City Termination Power. For the purposes of this Agreement a “Termination Default” shall
mean an Event of Default consisting of (x) an act of fraud or intentional dishonesty by Grantee’s
management personnel in dealing with the Grantor in connection with the Project; (y) Grantee’s
falling behind by more than one hundred eighty (180) days in the time schedule for the Project
without reasonable cause such that Grantor reasonably determines that the Completion of
Construction will not be accomplished until at least one hundred eighty (180) days after the time
specified in the “Schedule of Performance” (as defined in the Agreement), or (z) Grantee’s
committing a particular type of Event of Default at least three (3) ti mes during any 12-month
period as to each of which Grantor has given Grantee written notice of such Event of Default .
Grantor’s Initial Termination Notice shall specify the Termination Default(s) by the Grantee
triggering the Grantor’s exercise of City Termination Power. The Grantor shall proceed with its
remedy set forth in Section 8.1 only if the Grantee continues in such default for a period of sixty
(60) calendar days following its receipt of the Initial Termination Notice or, upon commencing
to cure such Termination Default, fails to diligently and continuously prosecute said cure to
satisfactory conclusion. In addition, before exercising its remedy to complete the City
Termination Power under this Section 8, Grantor shall, upon Grantee’s request, which must be
delivered, if at all, within fifteen (15) days following its receipt of the Initial Termination Notice,
meet and confer with Grantee’s representatives 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 Termination Default(s), if not cured or curable, may be
mitigated or otherwise addressed by Grantee so that the Project can be completed on terms
(including, without limitation, the timing of Completion of Construction) as close to those set
forth in the Agreement as Grantor determines to be appropriate in light of such Termination
Default(s) by Grantee. Nothing herein shall constitute an agreement, representation, or warranty
by any Party that an acceptable negotiated resolution will be reached, nor shall Grantor be
obligated to expend any out-of-pocket funds or undertake any other action whatsoever with
respect to curing any Event of Default by Grantee. If, at the end of such thirty (30) day period,
the Parties have not been able to agree on a mutually acceptable method of mitigating or
otherwise addressing a Termination Default that may not be cured or be curable, then Grantor
may continue toward exercising the City Termination Power pursuant to this Section 8 with the
Parties reserving all rights. Before exercising the City Termination Power, however, Grantor
shall deliver an additional written notice of its election to do so to Grantor at least 60 days after
the Grantor’s prior delivery of Initial Termination Notice and so long as an Termination Default
continues to exist (the “Termination Election Notice”).
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
applicable to the Property and specifically authorized by this
Agreement as a Permitted Transfer.
8.4 Upon the Grantor’s exercise of the City Termination Power 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 of Azusa 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 Grantor for all actual internal and third-party costs and
expenses previously or currently incurred by the Grantor, or the
Grantor 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 Grantor 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
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 EXPIRATION OF THIRTY (30)
DAYS AFTER THE GRANTOR’S GIVING OF THE TERMINATION ELECTION NOTICE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.6.1, OF THE AGREEMENT, 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 GRANTEE (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
SECTION 8.5). BY INITIALING BELOW, THE GRANTEE HEREBY EXPRESSLY
WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS
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 THE CITY TERMINATION POWER 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 THE ENFORCEABILITY OF SUCH FORFEITURE REMEDY, AND TO THE
DEFENSES OF LACHES, WAIVER, ESTOPPEL, SUBSTANTIAL PERFORMANCE OR
COMPENSABLE DAMAGES AS A MATTER OF LAW, BUT NOT INCLUDING CLAIMS,
DEFENSES OR DISAGREEMENTS CONCERNING THE PARTICULAR FACTS OF THIS
CASE. 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 SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME 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.
8.8. The provisions of this Section 8 shall run with the land of the Property, shall be
enforceable against the Grantee and its successors and assigns, and shall terminate and expire
upon Completion of Construction.
GRANTEE’S INITIALS ____________
PART THREE
Section 9. Grantee Covenant to Undertake Project. The Grantee covenants, for itself,
its successors and assigns, to and for the exclusive benefit of Grantor, that Grantee 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, subject to the effect of “Unavoidable
Delay” (as defined in the Agreement) and subject to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the
Agreement. Grantee 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 the Agreement, the Scope of Development (with such modifications as Grantor
shall have approved), the Schedule of Performance, the “Entitlements” (as defined in the
Agreement) and the “Additional Project Approvals” (as defined in the Agreement), except for
such changes as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by and between Grantor and Grantee,
and all applicable laws, regulations, orders and conditions of each Governmental Agency with
jurisdiction over the Property or the Project.
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, 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 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
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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Grant Deed to be executed by its
authorized representative(s) on this _____ day of __________________, 2021.
GRANTOR:
THE CITY OF AZUSA
a California municipal corporation
By: ___________________________
Sergio Gonzalez
City Manager
[ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGED]
EXHIBIT A
TO
GRANT DEED
Legal Description
EXHIBIT B
TO
GRANT DEED
Legal Description Plat
CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF
GRANT DEED
The undersigned hereby acknowledges acceptance by The Avenue Azusa, LLC, a
Delaware 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:
The Avenue Azusa, LLC a Delaware limited
liability company
Dated: ________________________ By: MT Partners II LLC, its Manager
By: _____________________________
Jason Tolleson, its Manager
[ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGED]
RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
CITY OF AZUSA
City Clerk
213 East Foothill Blvd.
Azusa, CA 91702-1295
______________________________________________________________________________________________
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
THE AVENUE AZUSA, LLC, a Delaware 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 “A” and Exhibit “B” 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 (Costanzo Investments, LLC/A-2 Property), dated as of March 6, 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 the “Project” (as
defined in the Agreement), 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
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 3 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 P roperty 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
Properties (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
Properties 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
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 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.
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 Property shall remain on the County secured real property tax rolls for
twenty years from the date of issuance by the Grantor of a certificate of occupancy for the
Project (“Certificate of Occupancy”)..
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 the 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, and shall terminate and
expire upon the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy.
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, who Grantee knows to be 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
real or personal property taxes otherwise assessable against the Properties, or any portion
thereof, without the prior written consent of the Grantor , then, at the Grantor election and in
addition to all other remedies available to the Grantor under this Agreement or at law or in
equity, the Grantee 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 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 Grantee to the Developer 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, and shall
terminate and expire upon the issuance of the Certificate of Completion.
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 maint enance 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 sixt y (60) 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 applicabl e. 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.
7.2 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
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 of Grantor and the lawyers employed
in the Office of the City Attorney of Grantor.
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, and shall terminate and expire on the date ten (10) years after the issuance of the
Certificate of Completion. Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Section 7 sha ll 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 of Azusa.
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. and subject to the provisions of Section 7.6 of the Agreement and
this Section 8 (the “City Termination Power”), exercisable by the Grantor, in its sole and
absolute discretion, upon sixty (60) calendar days written notice to the Grantee referencing
Section 7.6 of the Agreement and 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 except as set forth in Section 8.5 below or otherwise required by
applicable law, pursuant to the terms of Section 7.6 of the Agreement and this Section 8.1 upon
the occurrence of Termination Default by the Grantee occurring following the Close of Escrow
and prior to the Completion of Construction (as defined in the Agreement).
8.2 As provided in Section 7.6.2 of the Agreement, Before delivering the sixty
(60) calendar day written notice specified Section 8.1 (the “Initial Termination Notice”),
Grantor shall have reasonably determined that (i) one or more Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, (ii) one or more of such Event(s) of Default constitutes a Termination Default,
(iii) Grantee is no longer able to complete the Project in substantially the manner required
pursuant to this Agreement and that instead another developer would be better able than Grantee
to complete the Project on terms (including, without limitation, the timing of Completion of
Construction) as close to those set forth in this Agreement as Grantor determines to be
appropriate in light of such Termination Default(s) by Grantee; and (iv) it is in best interests of
the health, safety and welfare of the Grantor’s taxpayers and residents that Grantor exercise the
City Termination Power. For the purposes of this Agreement a “Termination Default” shall
mean an Event of Default consisting of (x) an act of fraud or intentional dishonesty by Grantee’s
management personnel in dealing with the Grantor in connection with the Project; (y) Grantee’s
falling behind by more than one hundred eighty (180) days in the time schedule for the Project
without reasonable cause such that Grantor reasonably determines that the Completion of
Construction will not be accomplished until at least one hundred eighty (180) days after the time
specified in the “Schedule of Performance” (as defined in the Agreement), or (z) Grantee’s
committing a particular type of Event of Default at least three (3) ti mes during any 12-month
period as to each of which Grantor has given Grantee written notice of such Event of Default .
Grantor’s Initial Termination Notice shall specify the Termination Default(s) by the Grantee
triggering the Grantor’s exercise of City Termination Power. The Grantor shall proceed with its
remedy set forth in Section 8.1 only if the Grantee continues in such default for a period of sixty
(60) calendar days following its receipt of the Initial Termination Notice or, upon commencing
to cure such Termination Default, fails to diligently and continuously prosecute said cure to
satisfactory conclusion. In addition, before exercising its remedy to complete the City
Termination Power under this Section 8, Grantor shall, upon Grantee’s request, which must be
delivered, if at all, within fifteen (15) days following its receipt of the Initial Termination Notice,
meet and confer with Grantee’s representatives 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 Termination Default(s), if not cured or curable, may be
mitigated or otherwise addressed by Grantee so that the Project can be completed on terms
(including, without limitation, the timing of Completion of Construction) as close to those set
forth in the Agreement as Grantor determines to be appropriate in light of such Termination
Default(s) by Grantee. Nothing herein shall constitute an agreement, representation, or warranty
by any Party that an acceptable negotiated resolution will be reached, nor shall Grantor be
obligated to expend any out-of-pocket funds or undertake any other action whatsoever with
respect to curing any Event of Default by Grantee. If, at the end of such thirty (30) day period,
the Parties have not been able to agree on a mutually acceptable method of mitigating or
otherwise addressing a Termination Default that may not be cured or be curable, then Grantor
may continue toward exercising the City Termination Power pursuant to this Section 8 with the
Parties reserving all rights. Before exercising the City Termination Power, however, Grantor
shall deliver an additional written notice of its election to do so to Grantor at least 60 days after
the Grantor’s prior delivery of Initial Termination Notice and so long as an Termination Default
continues to exist (the “Termination Election Notice”).
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
applicable to the Property and specifically authorized by this
Agreement as a Permitted Transfer.
8.4 Upon the Grantor’s exercise of the City Termination Power 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 of Azusa 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 Grantor for all actual internal and third-party costs and
expenses previously or currently incurred by the Grantor, or the
Grantor 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 Grantor 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
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 EXPIRATION OF THIRTY (30)
DAYS AFTER THE GRANTOR’S GIVING OF THE TERMINATION ELECTION NOTICE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.6.1, OF THE AGREEMENT, 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 GRANTEE (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
SECTION 8.5). BY INITIALING BELOW, THE GRANTEE HEREBY EXPRESSLY
WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS
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 THE CITY TERMINATION POWER 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 THE ENFORCEABILITY OF SUCH FORFEITURE REMEDY, AND TO THE
DEFENSES OF LACHES, WAIVER, ESTOPPEL, SUBSTANTIAL PERFORMANCE OR
COMPENSABLE DAMAGES AS A MATTER OF LAW, BUT NOT INCLUDING CLAIMS,
DEFENSES OR DISAGREEMENTS CONCERNING THE PARTICULAR FACTS OF THIS
CASE. 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 SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME 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.
8.8. The provisions of this Section 8 shall run with the land of the Property, shall be
enforceable against the Grantee and its successors and assigns, and shall terminate and expire
upon Completion of Construction.
GRANTEE’S INITIALS ____________
PART THREE
Section 9. Grantee Covenant to Undertake Project. The Grantee covenants, for itself,
its successors and assigns, to and for the exclusive benefit of Grantor, that Grantee 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, subject to the effect of “Unavoidable
Delay” (as defined in the Agreement) and subject to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the
Agreement. Grantee 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 the Agreement, the Scope of Development (with such modifications as Grantor
shall have approved), the Schedule of Performance, the “Entitlements” (as defined in the
Agreement) and the “Additional Project Approvals” (as defined in the Agreement), except for
such changes as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by and between Grantor and Grantee,
and all applicable laws, regulations, orders and conditions of each Governmental Agency with
jurisdiction over the Property or the Project.
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, 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 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
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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has caused this Grant Deed to be executed by its
authorized representative(s) on this _____ day of __________________, 2021.
GRANTOR:
THE CITY OF AZUSA
a California municipal corporation
By: ___________________________
Sergio Gonzalez
City Manager
[ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGED]
EXHIBIT A
TO
GRANT DEED
Legal Description
EXHIBIT B
TO
GRANT DEED
Legal Description Plat
CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF
GRANT DEED
The undersigned hereby acknowledges acceptance by The Avenue Azusa, LLC, a
Delaware 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:
The Avenue Azusa, LLC a Delaware limited
liability company
Dated: ________________________ By: MT Partners II LLC, its Manager
By: _____________________________
Jason Tolleson, its Manager
[ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGED]