1981-206-Authorizing The Mayor To Execute Amendment To Joint Powers Agreement With Mid peninsula Regional Open Space District Dated April 20, 1981RESOLUTION NO. 1981 -206
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE
AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH MID -
PENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT DATED
APRIL 20, 1981.
BE IT RESOLVED, and it is hereby resolved that the Town Council of
the Town of Los Gatos does hereby approve that agreement entitled
AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT (copy of which is made a part of
this resolution); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is authorized and hereby
directed to execute said agreement on behalf of the Town of Los Gatos.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS,
CALIFORNIA, at a regular meeting held this 21st day of
September , 1981, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Ruth Cannon, Thomas J.
Ferrito, Brent N. Ventura and Peter W.
Siemens
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Marlyn J. Rasmussen
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF THE 10 N OF LOS, ATOS
COUNCIL MEMBERS None
COUNCIL MEMBERS None
SIGNED:,
MAYOR OF THE T WN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos, hereinafter referred to as TOWN,
adopted Resolution number 1981 -89, dated April 20, 1981, approving
and authorizing final execution of said Joint Powers Agreement,
dated April 20, 1981, and
WHEREAS, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, hereinafter
referred to as DISTRICT, adopted Resolution number 81 -26, dated
April 8, 1981, approving and authorizing execution of a Joint Powers
Agreement for the cooperative purchase of Los Gatos Creek Park, and
WHEREAS, paragraph 17 of said Joint Powers Agreement provides for
the amendment of said Agreement in writing at any time by mutual
consent of the parties thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, TOWN and DISTRICT hereby agree to amend said Joint
Powers Agreement as follows:
Paragraph 2 of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
ACQUISITION. It is agreed by the parties hereto that TOWN
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DISTRICT shall be responsible for all acquisition
activities, including, but not limited to, the initiation
of eminent domain proceedings. At all times during the
acquisition process DISTRICT and TOWN staffs and expertise
will be available for the acquisition project. Staff time
and overhead costs of both TOWN and DISTRICT shall be pro-
vided at no cost to the other party. It is further agreed,
that in the event it is necessary to acquire said property
by exercise of the power of eminent domain, TOWN and /or
DISTRICT shall utilize the services of the firm of Rodgers,
Vizzard and Tallett through DISTRICT, and DISTRICT will
coordinate such activities. Any and all other costs of
acquisition, including, but not limited to: legal fees,
expert witness fees, appraisal and engineering costs and
other out -of- pocket expenses shall be shared equally by
the parties hereto, including, but not limited to reason-
able fees and costs as may be determined by the court
should the parties hereto or either of them fail to
prevail in any action (s) in eminent domain, or the parties
hereto choose to abandon the proceedings in accordance with
paragraph 14 hereinbelow.
Paragraph 3 of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
3. PURCHASE TERMS. TOWN and DISTRICT agree to share equally
50 %/507/ the total purchase price as determined by nego-
tiated purchase, negotiated settlement, or Final Order of
Condemnation, or other means, subject to the terms of
paragraph 14 hereinbelow; the payment required for said
purchase shall be made from the Fund established in
paragraph 14. Said total purchase price shall be deposited
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by DISTRICT into - escrow (or with the court, if applicable)
along with all necessary documents for closure within
thirty (30) days after notification to TOWN that DISTRICT
is ready, willing and able to close escrow in accordance
with this Agreement (including execution by TOWN and
DISTRICT of the easement required as a part of paragraph
6 herein); or within ten (10) days after notification to
TOWN and /or DISTRICT from a court having competent juris-
diction that it has determined the amount of just compen-
sation necessary to acquire the property by Final Order
of Condemnation.
Paragraph 4 of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be amended
in its entirety to read as follows:
GRANT FUNDS. It is understood that TOWN has applied for,
received, and executed a project contract for a Federal
financial assistance grant of Land and Water Conservation
Funds in the maximum amount of Four Hundred Sixty Five
Thousand Six Hundred Fifteen and NO /100 Dollars ($465,615),
with the possibility that additional Land and Water
Conservation Funds may be awarded, to reimburse the parties
for a portion of the full purchase price. It is hereby
agreed that the net proceeds from said Grant and any
additional amounts as may be awarded from time to time,
after deduction of the State surcharge, shall be divided
equally between TOWN and DISTRICT. (At the current State
surcharge rate of 1.6% of the total project amount, each
party would receive a $229,144 reimbursement of the current
grant amount). TOWN shall upon notification from DISTRICT
or the court, as appropriate, and within the time frame
provided in paragraph 3 hereinabove, make an advance
deposit with the escrow agent or with the court, as
appropriate, of TOWN'S one -half share of all of said
Land and Water Conservation Grant Funds as may be
awarded as of that time. TOWN shall at all times in
good faith pursue said grant project and to that end
shall, within thirty (30) days after close of escrow
or recordation of a Final Order of Condemnation apply
through the State of California for reimbursement from
the Federal Government, and TOWN shall remit DISTRICT'S
share within ten (IO)days of receipt of said funds from
the State but in no event later than six (6) months from
the date of close of escrow or recordation of the Final
Order of Condemnation, provided however, that if through
no fault of TOWN said grant funds are no longer available,
TOWN shall be released from any and all responsibility to
reimburse DISTRICT for DISTRICT'S share of said grant
funds.
Paragraph 10 B (2nd) of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be
correctly numbered 10 C and the sixth word of the second line
of said paragraph shall be correctly spelled - "operation ".
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Paragraph 10 is further amended to add as Subparagraph IOD
the following:
D. USES NOT CONTEMPLATED:
DISTRICT shall not be obligated under this agreement to
plan, develop, operate, maintain, or patrol any park
facility or recreational uses of greater intensity than
those enumerated or given by way of example in Paragraph
10 A above.
Paragraph 11 of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be eliminated
in its entirety.
Paragraph 12 of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be renumbered
as Paragraph 11 and shall be amended to delete the second sen-
tence.
Paragraph 13 of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be renumbered
as Paragraph 12.
Paragraph 14 of said Joint Powers Agreement is hereby deleted.
Paragraph 15 of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be renumbered
as Paragraph 13.
Paragraph 16 of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be renumbered
as Paragraph 14 and shall be amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
14. FUNDING PARTICIPATION
A. TOWN shall, within ninety (90) days after approval and
execution of the Amendment to the Joint Powers Agree-
ment by both parties, irrevocably deposit with DISTRICT
the sum of Seven Hundred Seventy Five Thousand and NO /100
Dollars ($775,000) to be matched by a contribution in
an equal amount from DISTRICT, and the total held in a
separate account by DISTRICT (hereinafter called the
"Los Gatos Open Space Acquisition Fund" or "Fund "),
to cover the costs of acquisition as described in
Paragraphs 2 and 5 herein, and the cost of purchasing
said Property as described in paragraph 3 herein.
Said "Fund" shall be maintained and managed by DISTRICT
and shall accumulate interest equivalent to the rate
earned from time to time by the County of Santa Clara
Commingled Investment Fund. Said "Fund ", together
with accumulated interest from the date of deposit
with DISTRICT by TOWN shall be used for ongoing
expenses associated with the purchase of said Property,
and DISTRICT shall maintain adequate accounting records
of all such expenses which shall be available to TOWN
for examination upon the giving of reasonable notice
to DISTRICT.
AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
If and when said Property is purchased and there are
remaining monies in said "Fund" (after payment of the
full purchase price and all associated costs of acqui-
sition), TOWN and DISTRICT shall endeavor to agree
upon other Open Space Lands appropriate for acquisition
in the Los Gatos Area; provided however, that either
party hereto, may require of the other party, in
writing, that the remaining monies be refunded to the
parties on an equal share (50 %/50 %) basis.
In the event the final purchase price of said property
(including all associated costs of acquisition) is in
excess of the grant funds identified in paragraph 4
herein, plus the principal and interest accumulated
in the Fund as above established ( "Total Sum "), then
either TOWN or DISTRICT may withdraw from the acqui-
sition if either party hereto elects to withdraw from
the acquisition pursuant to this paragraph, and the
other party concurs, any costs of abandoning the
acquisition proceedings shall be shared equally bet-
ween the parties, in accordance with paragraph 2
herein, and this Agreement shall be deemed terminated;
provided that if the other party elects to proceed
with the acquisition, the withdrawing party shall
nevertheless be liable to participate but only to the
extent of one -half of the amount of said Total Sum,
and this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
Paragraph 17 of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be renumbered
as Paragraph 15.
Paragraph 18 of said Joint Powers Agreement shall be renumbered
as Paragraph 16.
All other terms and conditions of said Joint Powers Agreement shall
remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment
to the Joint Powers Agreement this day of
1 981 .
TOWN OF LOS GATOS MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE
DISTRICT
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Mayo Down of Los Gatos President, Board of Directors
ATTEST: ATTEST:
Town Clerk District Clerk
DATE: DATE: