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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_50-1994CITY OF REDLANDS AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE AND ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS THIS AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE AND ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS ("Agreement"), dated November .20 , 1994, ("Effective Date")is made and entered into by and between Mark Buoye and Larry Klenske, partners ("Seller"), and the City of Redlands ("Buyer") sometimes herein collectively referred to as the "Parties"). RECITALS A. Whereas, Seller owns 34 shares of East Pioneer Mutual water stock ("Stock") and approximately 9.75 acres of real property located along San Bernardino Avenue in the City of Redlands (the "City"), San Bernardino County, California, which is more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Property"); and B. Whereas, Seller agrees to sell to Buyer and Buyer agrees to buy from Seller the Property and Stock on and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Parties hereto do hereby agree as follows: AGREEMENT 1. PURCHASE PRICE The purchase price for the Property and stock shall be paid at Close of Escrow and shall be in the total amount of Three Hundred Forty One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($341,250.00) (the "Purchase Price"). 2. TITLE TO PROPERTY Seller shall, at the Close of Escrow, by grant deed convey to Buyer good and marketable fee title to the Property as evidenced by a Standard form A.L.T.A. Joint Protection Policy of Title Insurance in an amount equal to the Purchase Price of the Property issued by Commonwealth Title Company (the "Title Company") showing title vested in Buyer subject to the exceptions to title approved by Buyer pursuant to Section 3.1 below. Seller shall be responsible for the premium for the standard policy of title insurance. Any additional endorsements or policy coverage requested by Buyer shall be at Buyer's sole cost and expense. MPIIOLE 1 r7'nid+,+'GaF.>�.':%:�7`r. 3. STOCK Seller shall, at least one (1) business day prior to the Close of Escrow, deliver to Escrow Holder the 34 shares of East Pioneer Mutual water stock along with any necessary executed documents by Seller for the conveyance of the Stock to Buyer at the Close of Escrow, 4. CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE Buyer's obligation to perform this Agreement and acquire the Property and Stock shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, which are for Buyer's benefit only. In the event any of the following contingencies are not satisfied within the specified time limit(s), Buyer may, at its sole option, either waive such conditions or terminate this Agreement. 4.1 Approval of Title, Promptly after execution of this Agreement by Seller and Buyer, Escrow Holder shall deliver to Buyer a current preliminary title report ("PTR") covering the Property from the Title Company. Buyer shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of the PTR to approve or • disapprove the status of title to the Property as disclosed in the PTR. Any disapproval of status of title shall be within the reasonable discretion of Buyer and shall be limited to monetary encumbrances and covenants, conditions, restrictions, and easements of record which adversely affect the intended use of the Property. Any exception not disapproved in writing within the fifteen (15) day period shall be deemed approved by Buyer, and shall constitute a permitted exception hereunder. Any objection to a title exception shall be in writing, and Seller shall thereafter have seven (7) days within which to use reasonable efforts to cure or to provide assurance of the cure of the title defect and cause such item to be removed from the title policy to be issued at Close of Escrow. The term "reasonable efforts," as used in this Paragraph 4.1, shall not include any obligation of Seller to spend any money or to file a lawsuit or maintain any legal action to correct any exceptions within the seven (7) day period. Seller shall notify Buyer, in writing, of any disapproved title exceptions which Seller is unable to cause to be removed prior to or at Closing. Buyer shall then, within five (5) business days thereafter, elect by giving written notice to Seller and Escrow Holder (i) to terminate this Agreement, or (ii) to waive its disapproval of such exceptions, in which case such exceptions shall then be deemed to be permitted exceptions. Buyer's failure to give such notice shall be deemed an election to terminate this Agreement. In the event Buyer elects to terminate this Agreement, both Parties shall be, relieved from any furtherb liabilities and/or obligations under this Agreement. 4.2 Inspections. Buyer or Buyer's agent shall have the right to physically inspect and perform such tests, including an environmental investigation, and to perform such zoning and economic feasibility and suitability studies (hereinafter collectively "Inspections") on the Property as Buyer deems necessary. All Inspections shall be done at Buyer's sole cost and expense. Upon completion of such Inspections, the Property shall be returned to its original condition. Buyer shall have the right, in the exercise of its good faith discretion, to approve or disapprove of the condition of the Property as disclosed in such Inspections within thirty (30) days from the Effective Date of this Agreement. Any disapproval of the condition of the Property shall be in writing and given to MPI IOLE 2 • Seller within such thirty (30) day period. In the event Buyer does not disapprove the condition of the Property within the thirty (30) day period, this condition shall be deemed waived. In the event Buyer disapproves the condition of the Property within the thirty (30) day period, this Agreement shall terminate and the Parties shall be relieved from any further liabilities and/or obligations under this Agreement. 5. ESCROW 5.1 Opening. The purchase and sale of the Property shall be completed through an escrow ("Escrow") to be opened at the Redlands office of Town Center Escrow, or other escrow company mutually acceptable to the Parties (the "Escrow Holder"). Within five (5) days after the mutual execution of this Agreement, Buyer or Seller shall deposit with the Escrow Holder one fully executed counterpart of this Agreement, which shall constitute the Escrow instructions along with any additional Escrow instructions executed by the Parties pursuant to Section 4.5 of this Agreement. The date of delivery to Escrow Holder of such fully executed counterpart shall be deemed the opening of escrow ("Opening of Escrow") and Escrow Holder shall notify Buyer and Seller in writing of the Opening of Escrow date, the date set for Close of Escrow, and its acceptance of the escrow instructions. 5.2 Closing, Escrow shall close, if at all, on or before January 2, 1995. 5.3 Costs. Seller shall pay all the usual Escrow costs and charges normally paid by a seller in an escrow closing in San Bernardino County, including without limitation one-half of the Escrow fee and the premium for the title insurance policy to be delivered to Buyer. Buyer shall pay one-half of the Escrow fee and such other costs and charges normally paid by a Buyer in an escrow closing in San Bernardino County. 5.4 proration. Current real property taxes, bonds and assessments shall be prorated at the date of recordation of the deed, on the basis of a thirty (30) day month. 5.5 Additional Documents, Buyer and Seller shall execute such additional Escrow instructions as Escrow Holder may reasonably require to act as Escrow Holder, but in no event shall said additional Escrow instructions increase the rights of one party against the other party hereto or modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 5.6 Delivery of Documents, Escrow Holder to prepare the Grant Deed and Deed of Trust, and Buyer shall deliver the Purchase Price to Escrow Holder at least one (1) business day prior to the Close of Escrow. 5.7 Vesting, Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in escrow, title shall vest at Close of Escrow in the name of City of Redlands, a municipal corporation. MP 110LE 3 ♦+a{te� r-+1nr ;•>r+�,-r...- t!m 6. SELLER'S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Seller hereby makes the following representations, warranties, and acknowledgements and agrees that such representations, warranties and acknowledgements shall survive the Close of Escrow. 6.1 Seller has full right, power, and authority to execute this Agreement and to convey fee simple title to the Property to Buyer as provided herein. 6.2 Seller is not a foreign person under Section 1445 Internal Revenue Code and will execute a Certificate of Non -foreign status and deposit same into the Escrow prior to the Close of Escrow. 6.3 Except as otherwise disclosed in this 'Agreement or disclosed in any reports to be delivered hereunder, Seller has no actual knowledge of any violations or alleged violations of any federal, state, county or other governmental or quasi governmental law, statute, ordinance, regulation . or administrative or judicial order with respect to the Property. 6.4 This Agreement has been duly executed by Seller and constitutes the valid and binding Agreement of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms. 7. BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES Buyer hereby makes the following representations, warranties, and acknowledgments and agrees that such representations, warranties and acknowledgements shall survive the Close of Escrow. 7.1 Buyer hereby represents and warrants that the person executing this Agreement has the full authority and power to enter into this Agreement on behalf of Buyer to purchase the Property from Seller, and to take all actions required of it by the terms of this Agreement. 7.2 All the documents executed by Buyer which are to be delivered to Seller at the Close of Escrow will be duly authorized, executed, and delivered by Buyer and will be legal, valid, and binding obligations of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, and will not violate any Agreement to which Buyer is a party or to which it is subject. MP I I OLE 4 8. NOTICE Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice, tender, or delivery to be given hereunder by either party to the other may be effected by personal delivery in writing or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed communicated upon delivery or as of mailing. Mailed notices shall be addressed as set forth below, but each party may change his address by written notice in accordance with this Section. Seller: Mr. Mark Buoye Buoye Properties 23 S. Sixth Street Redlands, California 92373 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS Buyer: City of Redlands P.O. Box 3005 Redlands, California 92373 Attention: City Manager 9.1 ,Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any prior oral or written agreement and contains the entire Agreement of the Parties as to the matters covered hereby. No amendment of this Agreement and no other agreement, statement, or promise made by any party or to any employee, officer, or agent of any party to this Agreement shall be binding. All obligations of Buyer and Seller under this Agreement and the Escrow shall be joint and several. 9.2 Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and the Escrow referred to herein. 9.3 Captions and Construction, The captions appearing at the commencement of the paragraphs hereof are descriptive only and for convenience in reference. Should there be any conflict between any such caption and the paragraph at the head of which it appears, the paragraph shall control and govern in the construction of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed as a whole and in accordance with its fair meaning. Organization is for convenience and shall not be used in construing meaning. 9.4 River's Performance. Close of Escrow and performance of any duty imposed on Buyer by this Agreement is conditioned on Seller's full performance of all duties imposed on Seller in this Agreement. 9.5 Seller's Performance, Close of Escrow and performance of any duty imposed on Seller by this Agreement is conditioned on Buyer's full performance of all duties imposed on Buyer in this Agreement. 9.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and MPI IOLE 5 the same instrument. 9.7 Successors and Assigns, Each covenant and condition contained in this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the Parties to this Agreement, their respective heirs, personal representatives, assigns, and other successors in interest. 9.8 Attorney's Fees. If any party shall bring an action against another arising out of this Agreement, then the party in whose favor the final judgement is entered shall be entitled to have and recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and other reasonable expenses in connection with such action or proceedings, in addition to its recoverable court costs. 10. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES Seller represents and warrants that, to the best of the Seller's knowledge there exists no "Hazardous Materials" (as such term is herein defused) nor oil wells, underground storage tanks, or pipelines in, on, under, or about the Property. Seller understands and agrees that in the event Buyer incurs any loss or liability concerning Hazardous Materials and/or oil wells and/or underground storage tanks and/or pipelines whether attributable to events occurring prior to or following the effective date of the Agreement, then Buyer may look to current or prior owners of the Property, for any liability or indemnification regarding Hazardous Materials and/or oil wells and/or underground storage tanks and/or pipelines. Seller shall, from and after the Effective Date of this Agreement, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, and its officers, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all Environmental Claims, Environmental Cleanup Liability, Environmental Compliance Costs, and any other claims, actions, suits, legal or administrative orders or proceedings, demands or other liabilities resulting at any time from the physical and/or environmental conditions of the Property whether before or after the Effective Date or from the existence of any Hazardous Materials or the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials of any kind whatsoever, in, on, or under the Property occurring at any time whether before or after the Effective Date, including but not limited to, all foreseeable and unforeseeable damages, fees, costs, losses and expenses, directly or indirectly arising therefrom, and including fines and penalties of any naturewhatsoever, assessed, levied or asserted against any Indemnified Parties to the extent that the fines and/or penalties are the result of a violation or an alleged violation of any Environmental Law, MPIIOLE For the purpose of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Environmental Claim" means any claim for personal injury, death and/or property damage made, asserted or prosecuted by or on behalf of any third party, including, without limitation, any governmental entity, relating to the Property or its operations and arising or alleged to arise under any Environmental Law. 6 PliSr (b) "Environmental Cleanup Liability" means any cost or expense of any nature whatsoever incurred to contain, remove, remedy, clean up, or abate any contamination or any Hazardous Materials on or under all or any part of the Property, including the ground water thereunder, including, without limitation, (i) any direct costs or expenses for investigation, study, assessment, legal representation, cost recovery by governmental agencies, or ongoing monitoring in connection therewith and (ii) any cost, expense, loss or damage incurred with respect to the Property or its operation as a result of actions or measures necessary to implement or effectuate any such containment, removal, remediation, treatment, cleanup or abatement. (c) "Environmental Compliance Cost" means any cost or expense of any nature whatsoever necessary to enable the Property to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws in effect. "Environmental Compliance Cost" shall include all costs necessary to demonstrate that the Property is capable of such compliance. (d) "Environmental Law" means any federal, state or local statute, ordinance, rule, , regulation, order, consent decree, judgment or common-law doctrine, and provisions and conditions of permits, licenses and other operating authorizations relating to (i) pollution or protection of the environment, including natural resources, (ii) exposure of persons, including employees, to Hazardous Materials or other products, raw materials, chemicals or other substances, (iii) protection of the public health or welfare from the effects of by- products, wastes, emissions, discharges or releases of chemical substances from industrial or commercial activities, or (iv) regulation of the manufacture, use or introduction into commerce of chemical substances, including, without limitation, their manufacture, formulation, labeling, distribution, transportation, handling, storage and disposal. (e) "Hazardous Material" is defined to include any hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste which is or becomes regulated by any local governmental authority, the State of California or the United States Government. The term "Hazardous Material" includes, without limitation, any material or substance which is: (i) petroleum or oil or gas or any direct or derivative product or by product thereof; (ii) defined as a "hazardous waste," "extremely hazardous waste" or "restricted hazardous waste" under Sections 25115, 25117 or 25122.7, or listed pursuant to Section 25140, of the California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.5 (Hazardous Waste Control Law); (iii) defined as a "hazardous substance" under Section 25316 of the California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.8 (Carpenter -Presley -Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act); (iv) defined as a "hazardous material," "hazardous substance" or "hazardous waste"under Sections 25501(j) and (k) and 25501.1 of the California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.95 (Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory); (v) defined as a "hazardous substance" under Section 25281 of the California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.7 (Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances); (vi) "used oil" as defined under Section 25250.1 of the California Health and Safety Code; (vii) asbestos; (viii) listed under Article 9 or defined as hazardous or extremely hazardous pursuant to MPI I OLE 7 Article 1 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, Division 4, Chapter 30; (ix) defined as waste or a hazardous substance pursuant to the Porter -Cologne Act, Section 13050 of the California Water Code; (x) designated as a "toxic pollutant" pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1317; (xi) defined as a "hazardous waste" pursuant to the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 ttseq. (42 U.S.C. § 6903); (xii) defined as a "hazardous substance" pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 el seq. (42 U.S.C. § 9601); (xiii) defined as "Hazardous Material" pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 gl seq,; (xiv) defined as such or regulated by any "Superfund" or "Superlien" law, or any other federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or decree regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning Hazardous Materials and/or oil wells and/or underground storage tanks and/or pipeline, as now, or at any time hereafter, in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the releases, indemnities, and hold harmless agreements given by Seller to Buyer pursuant to this Section shall not apply to nor preclude liability of the Seller for any and all Environmental Claims, Environmental Cleanup Liability, Environmental Compliance Costs, and any other claims, actions, suits, legal or administrative orders or proceedings, demands or other liabilities resulting from the release in the past or in the future of any Hazardous Materials of any kind whatsoever, in, on or under the Property, by Seller. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Seller's release and indemnification as set forth in the provisions of this Section, as well as all provisions of this Section shall survive the closing of Escrow and any termination of this Agreement and shall continue in perpetuity. 11. BROKERS AND FINDERS Buyer and Seller warrant that the execution of this Agreement was not induced or procured through any person, firm, or corporation acting as a broker or finder. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold the Buyer harmless from and against any damage, liability or cost, including without limitations, reasonable attorney's fees, arising from or in connection with any claim by any other person, firm, or corporation based upon its having acted as broker or finder for or in connection with this transaction on behalf of Seller. MP 1 I OLE 8 12. TEMPORARY RIGHT -OF -ENTRY The Buyer hereby grants permission to Buoye Properties, its employees,- its officers and agents to enter upon the Property for the sole purpose of farming the existing citrus grove located on the Property. This temporary permission for right -of -entry is effective on the date of execution of this Agreement and expires on May 31, 1995. Buoye Properties, its officers, employees and agents shall defend, indemnify and hold the City of Redlands, its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents free and harmless from any and all loss, cost or liability (including, without limitation, liability arising from injury or damage to persons or property, including wrongful death and worker's compensation claims) which result from any act or omission of Buoye Properties, its officers, employees and agents in connection with the use of this Temporary Right -of -Entry and the farming proposed to be undertaken by Buoye Properties on the Property. MP I IOLE 9 n0. yv7., v'nairfig;4L*lr's.'P5'g".'L'y4t,:-.r.w: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto executed this Agreement on the dates set forth opposite their respective signatures hereto. SELLER: BUYER: CITY OF REDLANDS tT Executed this 22 day of November, 1994, at VeD .V.41417S , CA. Executed this 2/ 4day of November, 1994, Swen Larson, Mayor at Redlands, California ATTEST: By ti011012 10 Aft,idak-LIO )ft,:+-• -