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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract CAG-13-219 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF RENTON AND PEARLMARK HARVEST LAKESHORE, L.L.C. RELATED TO THE MAINENTANCE OF THE LANDING'S RIGHT OF WAYS THIS AGREEMENT (Agreement") is made and entered into this 18'h day of December, 2013,by and between the City of Renton,a non-charter code city, under RCW 35A.03,and a municipal corporation in the State of Washington ("Renton"), and Pearlmark Harvest Lakeshore,L.L..C.,a Delaware limited liability company ("Owner"). RECITALS A. Renton and Owner are known collectively as the"Parties." B. In or near 2005 the Parties agreed to have Owner develop and urban village/mixed use development called"The Landing"in Renton. C. The project was completed without provisions for the maintenance of the landscaping and lighting to a right-of-way that is adjacent to the Landing on North 8"Street. D. The Parties have a mutual interest in maintaining the functional, financial and aesthetic appearance of The Landing and those things reasonably related to The Landing. E. In valuable and needed consideration offered by the other,the Parties have entered into this Agreement. NOW,THEREFORE,in consideration of the terms and provisions,and with the Recitals above being fully incorporated into this Agreement,the Parties agree as follows: AGREEMENT 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the Parties'respective rights,roles and responsibilities relating to the Project. 2. SCOPE OF WORT 2.1 The scope of work includes the landscaping on right-of-way that is north of the centerline of North 8" Street adjacent to The Ianding on North 10" Street, Park Avenue North, Logan Avenue North, and the north side of 1 North 8'fi Street as shown in the Site Plan, attached and fully incorporated into this Agreement as Exhibit A. 2.2 Owner will be responsible for bed maintenance, irrigation operations, maintenance and repair and turf management of planter strips, flower beds and boulevards. 2.3 Turf, groundcover, flower and shrubs that become unhealthy or die shall be replaced by Owner in the areas described above. 2.4 Renton shall be responsible for those areas outlined in the Irrigation System section, 3.3.4.1 below. . Renton shall be responsible for all tree maintenance in the right-of-way. Renton shall replace trees that become unhealthy or die in the right-of-way. 3 GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES 3.1 Owner shall perform the following shrub and flower bed maintenance: 3.1.1 Shrub beds and flower beds will be kept free of weeds weekly. 3.1.2 All leaves, litter and other debris shall be removed weekly from sites and discarded. 3.1.3 Mulch areas shall be raked periodically to maintain fresh appearance. 3.1.4 Replenish bark mulch when less than three inches (3") deep. 3.1.5 Pruning shrubs and groundcovers. Owner shall prune shrubs and groundcovers in accordance with the City of Renton specifications attached and fully incorporated into this Agreement as Exhibit B. 3.2 Owner shall perform the following turf maintenance/management- 3.2.1 All turf areas shall be mowed weekly between May 1" and November 1 st and two times each month thereafter. 3.2.2 All clippings and associated debris shall be removed each visit, unless otherwise specified. 3.2.3 Edging shall be completed every other mowing. 3.2.4 Line trimming shall be done with each mowing. 3.2.5 Fertilizing shall be completed 3 times a year. 3.2.6 Applications of pest and weed control shall be performed as necessary using Integrated Pest Management techniques. Any chemicals used shall be approved by Renton prior to use and must be applied using a licensed Certified Pesticide Applicator. 2 3.3 Owner shall perform the following irrigation system maintenance/management•. 3.3.1 Owner shall be responsible for the operation of the automatic irrigation system. The irrigation system shall be maintained and operated using locally recognized water conservation.techniques. 3.3.2 The system shall be maintained at optimal flows for target plants and spray heads adjusted to insure water is hitting soil surfaces and not pavements or other non-target areas. 3.3.3 Repair any damage to the irrigation system. Repairs include general operation, wear-and-tear, vehicle accidents, vandalism and other repairs to restore the system to proper operating conditions. 3.3.4 All costs associated with operation of the system, including maintenance, repairs and water-use billings in areas outlined in the section,"Landscaping,"shall be paid directly by Owner. 3.3.4.1 Renton shall reimburse Owner for water consumption to irrigate plants within the public rights-of-way along the north side of Park Avenue North that is east of Logan Avenue North, the south side of N. 8`s Street and south of N. 8"' Street on Park Avenue North and Logan Avenue North (includes one boulevard on Park avenue, south of N. 8"' Street). The amount paid to Owner shall be based upon twenty-four percent(24%o) of the total length of the irrigation system (e.g. $100 for all water means $24 paid by Renton to Owner). Reimbursement shall be yearly following winterization of the irrigation system. 3.3.5 Renton shall be responsible for all maintenance and repair expenses to irrigation equipment in those areas described in"3.3.4.1"above. 3.3.6 It is recognized that the irrigation system installed is a looped system that is fed from the same water supply to all right-of-way landscaping. Therefore,Renton and Owner shall work cooperatively to repair the irrigation system whenever inoperability of the system becomes a problem. 3.3.7 Access to the irrigation controllers shall be provided to Renton at all times. 3.4 Owner shall perform the following fighting fixture maintenance/management with respect to the street lighting fixtures on city-owned property. on North 101"Street between Garden Avenue and Logan Avenue; Owner will be responsible for regular _ 3 t maintenance. 3.4.1 Regular maintenance of a street light fixture shall be defined as light bulb changes, cleaning of light poles and touch-up painting of light poles. 3.4.2 Owner %till not be responsible for any and all issues covered by the warranty Renton holds with their vendor, this includes any and all acts of vandalism, and replacement and/or major repair of the light poles. 4. DURATION/TERMINATIQN 4.1 This agreement shall remain in effect until December 31,2023. 4.2 Either Party may terminate this Agreement for default in the event the other Party materially breaches this agreement. Termination shall be effected by serving a Notice of Termination by certified-mail, return receipt requested, on the other party setting forth the manner in which said party is in default and the effective date of termination, which shall not be less than fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of the notice; provided, however, such termination shall not take effect if the default has been cured within seven(7) calendar days after the date of the notice of termination. 5. Ll�lN Washington State law shall govern the respective liabilities of the Parties to this Agreement for any loss due to property damage or injury to persons arising out of activities conducted pursuant to this Agreement. 6. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 6.1 In the event of a dispute between the Parties regarding this Agreement, the Parties shall attempt to resolve the matter informally. If the Parties are unable to resolve the matter informally within 30 calendar days, the matter shall be decided by an arbitrator agreed on by the Parties. 6.2 Unless otherwise expressly agreed to by the Parties in writing, both Renton and Owner shall continue to perform all their respective obligations under this Agreement during the resolution of the dispute. 7. OTHER PROVISIONS 7.1 Severability. A determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that any provision or part of this Agreement is illegal or unenforceable shall not cancel or invalidate the remainder of such provision of this agreement, 4 z which shall remain in full force and effect. 7.2 Interpretation. The captions of the Sections or Paragraphs of this Agreement are not a part of the terms or provisions of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. The masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each include the other. 7.3 Waivers. All waivers shall be in writing and signed by the waiving pam, Either party's failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be a waiver and shall not prevent either parry from enforcing that provision or any other provision of this Agreement in the future. Waiver of the breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach and shall not be construed to be a modification of the terms of this Agreement. 7.4 Force Majeure. If either party cannot perform any of its obligations due to events beyond its reasonable control (other than the payment of money), the time provided for performing such obligations shall be extended by a period of time equal to the duration of such events. Events beyond a party's reasonable control include, but are not limited to, Acts of God, war, civil commotion, armed conflict, labor disputes, strikes, fire, flood or other casualty, shortages of labor or materials, government regulations or restrictions and extreme weather conditions. 7.5 Joint Drafting Effort. This Contract shall be considered for all purposes as prepared by the joint efforts of the Parties and shall not be construed against one party or the other as a result of the preparation, substitution, submission or other event of negotiation,drafting or execution hereof. 7.6 Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, nor shall be construed to give any rights or benefits in the Agreement to anyone other than Renton and Owner, and all duties and responsibilities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement will be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties and not for the benefit of any other party. 7.7 Phis Agreement contains the entire agreement of the Parties and any representations or understandings, whether oral or written, not incorporated herein are excluded. 7.8 'I7iis Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing, duly executed by both Parties. 8. Indemnification. 8.1 Owner represents to Renton that it has or will have adequate supervision for those participating in the maintenance and management of the specified 5 r property and that all applicable governmental rules, regulations, statutes and ordinances will be complied with in their entirety. 8.2 Owner agrees to indemnify and hold Renton, its elected officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, demands, losses, actions, violations and liabilities (including costs and all reasonable attorneys' fees) to or by any and all persons or entities, arising from,resulting from, or connected with the Agreement to the extent caused by the negligent acts, errors or omissions of Owner, its partners, shareholders, officers, agents, and employees, or any of them, in performing obligations pursuant to this Agreement. In the event that any, suit based upon such a claim,action, loss, or damage is brought against Renton, Owner shall defend the same at its sole cost and expense, provided that Renton retains the right to participate in said suit if any principle or governmental or public law is involved;and if final judgment be rendered against Renton and its elected officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers, or any of them, or jointly-against Renton and Owner and their respective officers, agents,and employees,or any of them,Owner shall satisfy the same. 8.3 Owner shall require that Renton is included as an additional insured on the contractor(s) insurance policy(s), and that Renton is included in the contract(s) indemnification provisions and receives the same protection as received by Owner. Details will be provided in section 9. 8.4 Owner waives any immunity that may be granted to it under the Washington State Industrial Insurance Act, Title 51 RCW. Owner' indemnification shall not be limited in any way by limitation of the amount of damages, compensation or benefits payable to or by any third-party under workers' compensation acts, disability benefit acts or any other benefit acts or programs. 8.4.1 Renton shall indemnify and hold harmless Owner and its officers, agents and employees from any and all claims, demands, losses, actions and liabilities (including costs and all reasonable attorneys' fees) to or by any and all persons or entities arising from, resulting from or connected with the Agreement to the extent caused by the negligent action or omission of Renton, its officers, agents, and employees, in performing obligations pursuant to this Agreement. In the event that any suit based upon such a j claim,action, loss, or damage is brought against Owner, Renton shall defend the same at its sole cost and expense, provided that Owner retains the right to participate in said suit if Owner finds it necessary;and if final judgment be rendered against Owner and its officers, agents, employees, or any of them, or jointly against Renton and Owner and their respective officers,agents,and employees or any of them,Renton shall satisfy the same. 6 9. Insurance. 9.1 Owner shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may arise from or in connection with performance of the work hereunder by Owner,their agents,representatives, and employees or subcontractors. 9.2 No Limitation: Owner' maintenance of insurance as required by the Agreement shall not be construed to limit the liability of Owner to the coverage provided by such insurance, or otherwise limit Renton's recourse to any remedy available at law or in equity. 9.2.1 Minimum Scope of Insurance: 9.2.2 Owner shall obtain insurance of the types described below: 9.2.2.1 Automobile Liability insurance covering all owned, non- owned, hired and leased vehicles. Coverage shall be written on Insurance Services Office (ISO) form CA 00 O1 or a substitute form providing equivalent liability coverage. If necessary, the polity shall be endorsed to provide contractual liability coverage. 9.2.2.2 Commercial General Liabilily insurance shall be written on ISO occurrence form CG 00 01, or a substitute form providing equivalent liability coverage and shall cover liability arising from premises, operations, stop gap liability, independent contractors, products-completed operations, personal injury and advertising injury, and liability assumed under an insured contract. The Commercial General Liability insurance shall be endorsed to provide the Aggregate Per Project Endorsement ISO form CG 25 03 11 85 or a substitute form providing equivalent liability coverage. There shall be no endorsement or modification of the Commercial General Liability insurance for liability arising from explosion, collapse or underground property damage. [The City of Renton shall be named as an additional insured under Harvest Partner's Commercial General Liability insurance policy with respect to the work performed for the City of Renton using ISO Additional Insured endorsement CG 20 10 10 01 and Additional Insured-Completed Operations endorsement CG 20 37 10 01 or substitute endorsements providing equivalent coverage.] 9.2.2.3 Wor ts' CoDaMnsation coverage and, if applicable, employer's liability insurance in sufficient amounts as required by the Industrial Insurance laws of the State of Washington. 7 9.3 Minimum Amounts of Insurance: 9.3.1 Owner shall maintain the following insurance limits: 9.3.1.1 :automobile Liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage of no less than$1,000,000 for each accident. 9.3.1.2 Commercial General Liability insurance shall be written with limits no less than $1,000,000 for each occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate, and a no less than $2,000,000 products-completed operations aggregate limit. 9.4 Other Insurance Provisions: 9.4.1 The insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions for Automobile Liability, Commercial General Liability and Builders Risk insurance: 9.4.1.1 Owner' insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respect to the City of Renton. Any insurance, self- insurance, or insurance pool coverage maintained by the Citv of Renton shall be excess of Owner' insurance and shall not contribute with it. 9.5 Owner Insurance for Other Losses: 9.5.1 Owner shall assume full responsibility for all loss or damage from any cause whatsoever to any tools, Owner' employee or volunteer owned tools, machinery, equipment, or motor vehicles owned or rented by Owner, or Owner' agents, suppliers or contractors as well as to any temporary structures,scaffolding and protective fences. 9.6 Waiver of Subrogation: 9.6.1 The Parties waive all rights against the other, any of their respective officials, officers, agents and employees, for damages caused by fire or other perils to the extent covered by property insurance obtained pursuant to the Insurance Requirements Section of this Contract or other property insurance applicable to the work. The policies shall provide such waivers by endorsement or otherwise. 9.7 Acceptability of Insurers: 9.7.1 Insurance is to be placed with insurers acceptable to the City of Renton. 9.8 Verification of Coverage: 9.8.1 Owner shall furnish Renton with original certificates and a copy of the amendatory endorsements, including but not necessarily limited to the additional insured endorsement(s), evidencing the Automobile 8 Liability and Commercial General Liability insurance of Chvner before commencement of the work before any exposure to loss may occur. 9.9 Assignment. The Parties may not assign any portion of this Agreement without the non-assigning party's written consent,and any assignment in violation of this provision shall be void. If the non-assigning party gives its written consent to any assignment,the terms of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and no further assignment shall be made without additional written consent. 9.10 Assigns and Successors. Renton and Owner each binds itself,its partners,successors,assigns,and legal representatives to the other party to this Agreement,and to the partners,successors, assigns,and legal representatives of such other party with respect to all covenants of the Agreement. 9.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be(i)executed in several counterparts,all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument,and(ii)delivered by telecopy,facsimile or in portable document format(PDF)by electronic mail,each of which shall be deemed an original for all purposes hereunder. [The remainder of this page intentionally left blank] 9 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Agreement effective as of the date last written below. PEARLMARK HARVEST LAKESHORE, CITY OF RENTON L.L.C.,a Delaware limited liability company Pearlmark Harvest Lakeshore Mezz Borrower, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability Chip Vincent,CED company,its sole member Administrator City of Renton By: Pearlmark Harvest Lakeshore JV, 1055 South Grady Way L.L.C.,a Delaware limited liability Renton,Washington 98057 company,its sole member APPROVED AS TO By: Asian II Lakeshore,L.L.C., FORM; a Delaware limited liability company,a member and manager Lawrence J.Warren,Esq. B`,; Renton City Attorney. Name• Date: Title: Date: 1• a ew ey Managin Director 10 C i IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Patties have entered into this Agreement effective as of the date last written below. r PEARLMARK HARVEST LAKESHORE, CITY OF RENTON L.L.C.,a Delaware limited liability company P Pearlmark Harvest Lakeshore Mezz Borrower, L.L.C.,a Delaware limited liability Chip Vincent,CED company,its sole member Administrator City of Renton By: Pearl nark Harvest Lakeshore JV, 1055 South Grady Way L_L.C.,a Delaware limited liability Renton,Washington 98057 company,its sole member APPROVED AS TO By: Aslan 11 Lakeshore,L.L.C., FO a Delaware limited liability company,a member and manager Lawrence J.W ,Esq. Renton City Attorney By: Name: Date: Title: Date: 10 Exhibit - Map of Maintena a Areas " . Lowe's " I 14 Re �at a IFAA 4 », t fa 1� x st � » vw 4 • Target Dick=s , L ? Sporting ,Y 'tness, _ 8 f Gobdr-- Notes Legend Yellow=The Landing Operator Areas The Landing maintenance areas-shrub,groundcover, beds Green=City Street Trees/The Landing Operator &irrigation maintenance Areas Undesginated=City Operations Areas . City stree tree maintenance and replacement only;shrub, groundcover, beds and replacement by The Landing 0 ❑ Parcels 1:4,317 360 0 180 360 Feet WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere TJ Flatley This map is a user generated static output from an Internet mapping site and f is for reference only.Data layers that appear on this map may or may not be Em Reffron e Tflatley @Rentonwa.gov accurate,current.or otherwise reliable. Finance&IT Division 12/13/2013 THIS MAP IS NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION EXHIBIT B City of Renton Shrub Maintenance Guidelines Introduction This exhibit provides guidelines for pruning shrubs in The Landing area so that the goal of proper pruning will ensure vigorous, healthy and attractive shrubs. Hand tools are best for pruning shrubs but can require more time investment initially overpower tools. Use of power tools,such as gas-powered hedge clippers,will shorten the lifespan of plants, increase insect and disease problems, result in mutilated shrubs and increase shrub replacement costs. Thinning of branches and reducing the length of shrub branches requires use of hand tools, keeps shrubs healthier, reduces the frequency of maintenance, and provides attractive, natural shrubs. There are slight differences between maintaining deciduous shrubs (e.g. spirea), evergreen shrubs(e.g. rhododendron) and coniferous shrubs(e.g. juniper);these are shown below. With this basic information,the City of Renton provides the following shrub pruning guidelines. General Shrub Pruning Guidelines 1. Use hand tools that include a hand pruner(e.g. Felco#2), a loppers capable of cutting stems less than 2-inches in diameter. A hand shear can be used,which can help to make a shrub more formal but can also damage woody tissues and increases pruning frequency. A shears used on leafy material only provides a formal shape of the shrub canopy and minimizes woody tissue damage. 2. To control the size of shrubs use thinning cuts on branches toward the base of the shrub or remove portions of a branch at the node(see Figure 1). Avoid pruning between nodes to reduce the risk of disease and more profuse sprouting. Figure 1. Prune at the node using a hand tool. Exhibit B.City of Renton Shrub Maintenance Guidelines Page 1 of 3 3. The severity of pruning should be adjusted to what is to be accomplished and according to the shrub's response to previous pruning. For example, overgrown shrubs may have to be cut to the ground and re-establish their more compact size when they outgrow their space. 4. Target 1 in shrub pruning: remove dead,damaged, infected and infested wood first. It is especially important to prune damaged and broken branches immediately following damage. 5. Target 2: control suckers. Suckers are unwanted growth that originate below the soil surface or graft union. Unless they are wanted,they should be cleanly cut close to their origin. Maintaining Shrub Structure Shrub structure is important for attractive plants that perform in the landscape well. 6. Target 3:Vigorous shoots growing from the base of a young shrub should be selected to develop a well-balanced branch structure. This is especially important for species that,when mature, have most of their growth at the periphery of the shrub but few vigorous shoots from the bases. 7. A properly pruned shrub will be one that has been pruned to allow air circulation to avoid leaf and branch disease, insect habitat(dark and leaf-litter accumulation)and allows sunlight to reach around the shrub crown and the interior branches. 8. Shrubs pruned into perfect globes or tight squares will lose vigor and health and become leggy (loss of leaves in the lower canopy). Angling branch thinning will create shorter branches at the top and longer branches towards the bottom;this allows sunlight to reach the entire plant more readily. Deciduous Shrub Pruning 9. Deciduous shrubs should be pruned primarily by thinning cuts so that the plants appear unpruned even though they are pruned to control size and/or shape (see Figure 2). Figure 2.The center shrub can be pruned so that it becomes more spreading(left)or upright(right)in habit. Short stubs indicate where the cuts were made. Exhibit B.City of Renton Shrub Maintenance Guidelines Page 2 Of 3 10. Spring-flowering shrubs should be pruned soon after blooming is completed to foster vigorous growth for the next year. Remove some of old stems to the ground. Thin out weak one-year- old growth. Remaining stems that have flowered should be pruned back to one or two side laterals near their nodes that have not bloomed. Thin new shoots leaving the healthiest. Evergreen Shrub Pruning Evergreen shrubs include broad-leaved and coniferous plants. 11. Do not shear broad-leaved evergreen shrubs;growth of shrubs sheared stimulates many shoots to grow, requiring more frequent pruning, and the plants will increase in size each year. Severe pruning is recommended only for overgrown shrubs in certain situations, but will not usually endanger the plants. This should be done when the plants out-grow their location. Otherwise, for general plant maintenance, remove individual branches at nodes. 12. Coniferous shrubs can be kept compact and natural looking by thinning back to lateral branches. Thin back long stems in early spring so new growth can quickly fill any voids. For further information, please contact the City of Renton,Community Services Departement, Parks Planning and Natural Resources Division at 425-430-6600. Exhibit B.City of Renton Shrub Maintenance Guidelines Page 3 of 3