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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_33-1967ORiGINAL A G R E E M E N T THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this 27 day of December 1967, by and between the CITY OF REDLANDS, a municipal cor- poration (herein "City''), CITY OF REDLANDS PARKING AUTHORITY, a parking authority, created pursuant to the Parking Law of 1949 (herein "'Authority"), REDLANDS SECURITY COMPANY, a corporation (herein "Security"), and THE HARRIS COMPANY, a corporation (herein "Harris"). Recitals 1. Security intends to develop a shopping area con- taining a major department store, additional retail stores and an air conditioned mall (herein "Town Square") in the area designated in black on Exhibit A, attached hereto, in accordance with plans approved by the Planning Commission and City Council, including all departmental requirements. 2. Said department store will be built in the area designated in red on Exhibit A, with the solid red line indicating the first floor of said building, and the broken red line indicating the second, and possible third floors. 3. Harris has entered into a lease with Security to occupy the department store for a thirty-year period, pro- vided public parking is available, on a validation basis, on parking lots designated in green on Exhibit A. 4. City has heretofore indicated its intent to vacate those portions of Third Street, Fourth Street and State Street designated in blue on Exhibit A (herein "vacated property"') and to allow construction of Town Square, ac- cording to the plans heretofore submitted to City. 5. Authority has heretofore secured a financial SURR & HELLYER feasibility report from Stone and Youngberg, Municipal ATTORNEYS AT LAW SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA Financing consultants, indicating that it would be feasible to issue revenue bonds in the sum of $600,000 to purchase property for the parking lot adjoining Eureka Street (herein "Eureka Lot") as shown on Exhibit A, and to construct said lot, provided Town Square is constructed and Harris occupies and operates the department store, and agrees to validate customer parking. 6. City and Authority have indicated that the Eureka Lot will be operated on a validation basis, through the Parking District (herein "District") and Authority will receive a rental sufficient to pay all obligations incurred by Authority for the acquisition and construction of the Eureka Lot, over a twenty --five year period. 7. City has indicated that, during the amortization period of the bonds, in addition to revenue from the Eureka Lot, it will pay to Authority any increases in sales tax and real property taxes, as needed to make bond payments, in excess of that received in the fiscal year 1967--1968, from the properties located within the area outlined in brown on Exhibit A (herein "affected area"). Provided, however, that there shall be deducted from said increased sales taxes the amount of sales tax paid by Harris during its last full year of occupancy of its present store location. 8. Stone and Youngberg have advised Authority that bonds should not be issued until approximately six months after the commencement of construction on the department store and Authority presently has no funds with which to acquire property for the Eureka Lot. 9. Because of rising real estate prices it has been desirable for certain individuals and Security to purchase SURR & HELLYER ATTORNEYS AT LAW -2 5AR EEIMARDINO, CALIFORNIA parcels of real property which are to be part of the Eureka Lot, and further purchases may be made prior to sale of the bonds. Such purchases have been made, and will be made, upon the agreement that after sale of the bonds Authority will purchase said parcels for a sum equal to the amount paid by the purchasers, plus interest at six percent (6%) per annum on the funds expended, except to City and Security. 10. Harris will not agree to occupy and operate the department store, and Security will not agree to build Town Square, unless Authority agrees to construct the Eureka Lot, and Security cannot build Town Square unless City vacates the vacated property. 11. This Agreement is entered into for the purpose of irrevocably binding Security to build Town Square, Harris to occupy and operate the department store, City to vacate the vacated property and Authority to issue bonds and acquire and construct the Eureka Lot. Agreements For and in consideration of the promises and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: First: City will immediately take any and all steps and procedures necessary to vacate the vacated property, subject only to easements for utilities in place, emergency vehicle access, and public easements for pedestrian traffic in such locations as are designated on the approved Town Square plan, and further subject to the limitation that no buildings or structures shall overhang said easements except in the area adjoining the Elks Club property, without the further consent of City. City further agrees that it will, upon receiving the written request of a majority of SURR & F-M4LYER the property owners involved, take such steps as are pro - ATTORNEYS AT LAW SAN BERNARDINO. - 3 - CALIFORNIA vided under the law to implement the property owners' re- quest for the creation of a mall on State Street between Orange and Fourth Streets; provided, however, that City shall not be obligated to expend public funds therefor. Second: Within fifteen (15) days after vacation of the vacated property, Security will commence construction of Town Square and will diligently proceed to complete Town Square in accord with the approved Town Square plans. Third: Following commencement of construction of Town Square, Authority will take such steps and procedures as will allow it to submit for bid a bond issue in an amount sufficient to purchase the property required for the Eureka Lot and to construct said lot, but not to exceed $600,000. Fourth: Authority shall acquire all property required for the Eureka Lot and complete construction of said lot not later than the date of completion of the department store, which date shall be furnished to Authority by Security, in writing, not less than six (6) months prior to the anticipated date of completion. In acquiring the property required for the Eureka Lot, Authority shall pay to the owners of said lots all sums expended by them in acquiring and holding said property, plus interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, except that in the case of property acquired from Security and City no interest shall be paid. Fifth: Upon completion of the department store, Harris agrees to occupy said store and operate said store for a period of not less than thirty (30) years, and during said period Harris agrees to pay for customer parking on a valida- tion basis at the same rate which is then charged on other public parking lots. Sixth: Security agrees that in the event revenues SURR 8: HELLYER ATTORN4YS AT LAW to the City from parking fees from the Eureka Lot, and from SAN 8ERNARb1NO, CALIFORNIA -4 - increases in sales tax and real property taxes in the affected area (as set forth in Paragraph 7, Page 2), are not sufficient to meet the annual payment of lease rental to Authority, it will pay to City one-half (2) of such de- ficit, but not to exceed $2,500 per year. Such payments by Security, and any payments by City to meet such de- ficit, shall be repaid to Security and City at any time the revenues above exceed the annual lease rental, on a proportionate basis, based upon the amount each has ex- pended in payment of a deficit. (i.e., If each has paid $1,000 in a given year, the next surplus, or surpluses, will be shared equally until, each has been repaid. If Security has paid $2,500 in a given year, and City has paid $5,000, Security will receive 1/3 and City will re- ceive 2/3 of the next surplus, or surpluses, until each has been repaid.) Seventh: In the event Authority does not have suffi- cient funds from the sale of bonds for the acquisition and construction of the Eureka Lot, Security will Lease to Authority such amount of land which it may own within the Eureka Lot perimeter, with the value of said land to be figured at the average cost per square foot of said land, as will be required to overcome such deficit. A lease, with an option to purchase at the end of the lease, will be entered into with a yearly rental of an amount suffi- cient to amortize the value of the Land, with interest thereon at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum on the un- paid balance, and providing that in the final year of said lease Authority shall have the option of purchasing the property for a purchase price which will be the equivalent of the lease rental for the final year. Said lease shall S LfRR Es HGLLYER be for a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years. ATTORNEYS AT LAW SAN BERNARDINO, -5- CALIFORNIA Eighth: Security shall reserve from the conveyance to Authority of the Harry and Lloyd property that portion of said property which is outlined in red on Exhibit B, attached hereto, along with the right to construct a build- ing overhang twelve (12) feet into the air west of the east line of said property, at a height of not less than fifteen (15) feet. In determining the purchase price to be paid by Authority to Security for the Harry and Lloyd property, the sum of $5,000 shall be deducted therefrom. Ninth: This agreement shall be binding upon the assigns and successors in interest of the parties hereto. Approved As To Form City Atto T ey Approved As To Form City of RMlalYds Parking Authori y Attorney SURR & 14ELLYER LL ATTORNEYS AT LAW - V - SAN BERNARDINO. CALIFORNIA CITY OF REDLANDS By Mayor CITY OF REDLANDS PARKING AUTHORITY By -7-` /aj Chairman of the Boar f Direc ors REDLANDS SECURITY COMPANY By Pr sid�t And Secretary THE HARRIS COMPANY President And Secretary 1 �.._.._ . _..... _ .... {j� SY A CO/- !J,"/! ty 771- 1.7 [ZO w "Ot 7-4 57