SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AND
LENNAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FOR TRACT NO. 19136 AND GISLER PARK
THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into this day of 20 by and between the CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH, a municipal corporation of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as "CITY," and Lennar Homes of California, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, hereinafter referred to as "SUBDIVIDER."
RECITALS
WHEREAS, SUBDIVIDER is the owner of a tract of land in CITY, which it is seeking to subdivide into lots and to dedicate certain streets, alleys, and other improvements therein to public use, and is about to file with CITY a map of the tract of land known as Tract No. 19136; and
As a condition of the approval of and prior to the recordation of this subdivision map, SUBDIVIDER is required to improve and dedicate the streets and alleys, and to perform certain other improvements in the subdivision and Gisler Park; and SUBDIVIDER desires to enter into an agreement with CITY to delay performance of certain portions of the work; to agree to perform this work as herein provided; and to execute and deliver to CITY bonds for the faithful performance of this agreement, for the payment of all labor and material in connection therewith, and for the guarantee and warranty of the work for a period of one (1) year following completion and acceptance thereof against any defect in work or labor done, or defective materials furnished, as required by Sections 66499 and g/agree/ surfnet/subdivision
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66499.3 of the California Government Code, and Chapter 255 of CITY'S Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and agreements of the parties as herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
SUBDIVIDER hereby agrees to do and perform and pay for all of the work in said tract and Gisler Park required by the conditions of approval of the subdivision map not completed at the time of the recordation thereof, including, but not limited to, the construction of: streets, including excavation, paving, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, trees and landscaping; sewers, including construction of main lines and lot laterals and structures; street lights; street signs; playground; and domestic water systems, including the construction of water mains, services and installation of meters. As set forth in those certain improvement plan approved by City ("the Work"). SUBDIVIDER also agrees to pay all engineering costs and any other deposits, fees or conditions as required by CITY ordinance as of the date of this agreement.
All of the work shall be done and performed in accordance with the plans, specifications and profiles which have been approved by the City Engineer and filed in the office of the City Engineer. All of the work shall be done at the sole cost and expense of SUBDIVIDER. All of the work shall be completed on or before two (2) years from the date hereof, unless the conditions of approval of the subdivision map require an earlier completion date. All labor and material bills therefor shall be paid solely by SUBDIVIDER. CITY may withhold all occupancy permits until completion of these improvements. g/agree/ surfinet/subdivision
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2. ARTERIAL HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT
SUBDIVIDER agrees to complete all arterial highway improvements, including perimeter walls and landscaping required by the conditions of approval of the subdivision map prior to release or connection of utilities for occupancy for any lot in the tract.
3. GUARANTEE
SUBDIVIDER shall guarantee all work and material required to fulfill its obligations as stated herein for a period of one (1) year following the date of City Council acceptance of same.
4. PLANT-ESTABLISHMENT WORK
SUBDIVIDER agrees to perform plant-establishment work for landscaping installed under this Agreement. This plant-establishment work shall consist of adequately watering plants, replacing unsuitable plants, performing weed, rodent and other pest control and other work determined by CITY'S Public Works Department to be necessary to ensure establishment of plants. This plant-establishment work shall be performed for a period of one (1) year from and after the date City Council accepts the work as complete.
5. IMPROVEMENT PLAN WARRANTY
SUBDIVIER warrants the improvement plans for the work are adequate to accomplish the work as promised herein and as required by the conditions of approval of the subdivision map. If at any time before the City Council accepts the work as complete or during the one (1) year guarantee period, the improvement plans prove to be inadequate in any respect, SUBDIVIDER shall make whatever changes, at its own cost and expense, as are necessary to accomplish the work as promised.
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6. NO WAIVER BY CITY
Inspection of the work and/or materials, or approval of work and/or materials, or any statement by any officer, agent or employee of CITY indicating the work or any part thereof complies with the requirements of this Agreement, or acceptance of the whole or any part of the work and/or materials, or payments therefor, or any combination of all of these acts, shall not relieve SUBDIVIDER of its obligations to fulfill this Agreement as prescribed; nor shall CITY be stopped from bringing any action for damages arising from SUBDIVIDER'S failure to comply with any of the terms and conditions hereof.
7. COSTS
SUBDIVIDER shall, at its own cost and expense, pay when due, all the costs of the work, including inspections thereof and relocation of existing utilities required thereby.
8. SURVEYS
SUBDIVIDER shall set and establish survey monuments in accordance with the filed map and to the satisfaction of CITY before acceptance of any work as complete by the City Council.
9. IMPROVEMENT SECURITY
Upon executing this Agreement, SUBDIVIDER shall, pursuant to California Government Code Section 66499, and the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance, provide as security to CITY:
A. Faithful Performance:
For performance security, in the amount of One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) for Tract 19136 and One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1.800,000.00) for Gisler Park, g/agree/ surfnet/subdivision
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which is one hundred percent (100%) of the estimated cost of the Work. SUBDIVIDER shall present such additional security in the form of:
_Cash, certified check, or cashier's check.
X Acceptable corporate surety bond.
_Acceptable irrevocable letter of credit.
With this security, SUBDIVIDER guarantees performance under this Agreement and maintenance of the Work for one (1) year after its completion and acceptance against any defective workmanship or materials or any unsatisfactory performance.
B. For Labor and Material: Security in the amount of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800.000.00) for Tract 19136 and Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00) for Gisler Park, which is fifty percent (50%) of the estimated cost of the Work.
SUBDIVIDER shall present such security in the form of:
_Cash, certified check, or cashier's check.
X Acceptable corporate surety bond.
Acceptable irrevocable letter of credit.
With this security, SUBDIVIDER guarantees payment to the contractor, to its subcontractors, and to persons renting equipment or furnishing labor or materials to them or to SUBDIVIDER.
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however, any bond or other security given in satisfaction of this condition shall remain in full force and effect until one (1) year after the work of improvement is finally accepted in writing by CITY, and SUBDIVIDER may be required by CITY to provide a substitute security at any time.
10. INDEMNIFICATION. DEFENSE. HOLD HARMLESS
SUBDIVIDER hereby agrees to protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless CITY, its officers, elected or appointed officials, employees, agents and volunteers from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, expenses, judgments, demands and defense costs (including without limitation, costs and fees of litigation of every nature or liability of any kind or nature) allegedly suffered, incurred or threatened, including personal injury, death, property damage, inverse condemnation, or any combination of these, and resulting from any act or omission (negligent or nonnegligent) of subdivider or subdividers contractors in connection with the matters covered by this Agreement, but save and except those that arise from active negligence or willful misconduct of CITY. SUBDIVIDER will conduct all defense at its sole cost and expense. This indemnity shall apply to all claims and liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by SUBDIVIDER.
The promise and agreement in this Section are not conditioned or dependent on whether or not CITY has prepared, supplied, or reviewed any plan(s) or specifications(s) in connection with this work or subdivision, or has insurance or other indemnification covering any of these matters.
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11. INSURANCE
In addition to SUBDIVIDER'S covenant to defend, hold harmless and indemnify CITY, SUBDIVIDER shall obtain and furnish to CITY a policy of general public liability insurance, including motor vehicle coverage. Said policy shall indemnify SUBDIVIDER, its officers, agents and employees, while acting within the scope of their duties, against any and all claims of arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, and shall provide coverage in not less than the following amount: combined single limit bodily injury and property damage, including products/completed operations liability and blanket contractual liability, of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence. If coverage is provided under a form which includes a designated general aggregate limit, the aggregate limit must be less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). This policy shall name City of Huntington Beach, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers as Additional Insureds, and shall specifically provide that any other insurance coverage which may be applicable to this Agreement shall be deemed excess coverage and that SUBDIVIDER'S insurance shall be primary.
The abovementioned insurance shall not contain a self-insured retention, or a "deductible" or any other similar form of limitation on the required coverage, except with the express written consent of CITY.
Prior to commencing performance of the work hereunder, SUBDIVIDER shall furnish to CITY a certificate of insurance subject to approval of the City Attorney evidencing the foregoing insurance coverage as required by this Agreement; the certificate shall:
1. provide the name and policy number of each carrier and policy;
2. state that the policy is currently in force; and
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3. promise to provide that such policy will not be canceled or modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice of CITY.
SUBDIVIDER shall maintain the foregoing insurance coverage in full force until the work under this Agreement is fully completed and accepted by CITY The requirement for carrying the foregoing insurance coverage shall not derogate from SUBDIVIDER'S defense, hold harmless and indemnification obligations as set forth in this Agreement. CITY or its representatives shall at all times have the right to demand the original or a copy of the policy of insurance. SUBDIVIDER shall pay. in a prompt and timely manner, the premium on all insurance hereinabove required.
12. NONPERFORMANCE AND COSTS
If SUBDIVIDER fails to complete the work within the time specified in this Agreement, and subsequent extensions, if any, or fails to maintain the work, CITY may proceed to complete and/or maintain the work by contract or otherwise, and SUBDIVIDER agrees to pay all costs and charges incurred by CITY (including, but not limited to:
engineering, inspection, surveys, contract, overhead, etc.) immediately upon demand.
SUBDIVIDER hereby consents to entry on the subdivision property by CITY and its forces, including contractors, in the event CITY proceeds to complete and/or maintain the work.
Once action is taken by CITY to complete or maintain the work, SUBDIVIDER agrees to pay all costs incurred by CITY, even if SUBDIVIDER subsequently completes the work.
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13. RECORD MAP
In consideration hereof, CITY shall allow SUBDIVIDER to file and record the Final Map or Parcel Map for the Subdivision.
14. NOTICES
Any notices, certificates, or other communications hereunder shall be given either by personal delivery to SUBDIVIDER or to CITY as the situation shall warrant, or by enclosing the same in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, and depositing the same in the United States Postal Service, to the addresses specified below. CITY and SUBDIVIDER may designate different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications will be sent by notifying the other party via personal delivery, reputable overnight courier or U. S. certified mail-return receipt requested:
TO CITY: TO SUBDIVIDER:
City of Huntington Beach Lennar Homes of California, LLC, a ATTN: Director of Public Works California Limited Liability Company 2000 Main Street ATTN: JR Jones
Huntington Beach, CA 92648 2000 Five Point, Suite 365
Irvine, CA 92618
15. CONSENT
When CITY'S consent/approval is required under this Agreement, its consent/approval for one transaction or event shall not be deemed to be a consent/approval to any subsequent occurrence of the same or any other transaction or event.
16. MODIFICATION
No waiver or modification of any language in this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and duly executed by both parties.
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17. SECTION HEADINGS
The titles, captions, section, paragraph and subject headings, and descriptive phrases at the beginning of the various sections in this Agreement are merely descriptive and are included solely for convenience of reference only and are not representative of matters included or excluded from such provisions, and do not interpret, define, limit or describe, or construe the intent of the parties or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
18. INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
The language of all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties. If any provision of this Agreement is held by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, void, illegal or invalid, such holding shall not invalidate or affect the remaining covenants and provisions of this Agreement. No covenant or provision shall be deemed dependent upon any other unless so expressly provided here. As used in this Agreement, the masculine or neuter gender and singular or plural number shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so indicates or requires. Nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to require the commission of any act contrary to law, and wherever there is any conflict between any provision contained herein and any present or future statute, law, ordinance or regulation contrary to which the parties have no right to contract, then the latter shall prevail, and the provision of this Agreement which is hereby affected shall be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within the requirements of the law.
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19. DUPLICATE ORIGINAL
The original of this Agreement and one or more copies hereto have been prepared and signed in counterparts as duplicate originals, each of which so executed shall, irrespective of the date of its execution and delivery, be deemed an original. Each duplicate original shall be deemed an original instrument as against any party who has signed it.
20. IMMIGRATION
SUBDIVIDER shall be responsible for full compliance of subdivider with the immigration and naturalization laws of the United States and shall, in particular, comply with the provisions of the United States Code regarding employment verification.
21. LEGAL SERVICES SUBCONTRACTING PROHIBITED
SUBDIVIDER and CITY agree that CITY is not liable for payment of any subcontractor work involving legal services, and that such legal services are expressly outside the scope of services contemplated hereunder. SUBDIVIDER understands that pursuant to Huntington Beach City Charter Section 309, the City Attorney is the exclusive legal counsel for CITY; and CITY shall not be liable for payment of any legal services expenses incurred by SUBDIVIDER.
22. ATTORNEY'S FEES
In the event suit is brought by either party to construe, interpret and/or enforce the terms and/or provisions of this Agreement or to secure the performance hereof, each party shall bear its own attorney's fees, such that the prevailing party shall not be entitled to recover its attorney's fees from the nonprevailing party.
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23. SURVIVAL
Terms and conditions of this Agreement, which by their sense and context survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall so survive.
24. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
25. SIGNATORIES
Each undersigned represents and warrants that its signature hereinbelow has the power, authority and right to bind their respective parties to each of the terms of this Agreement, and shall indemnify CITY fully for any injuries or damages to CITY in the event that such authority or power is not, in fact, held by the signatory or is withdrawn.
26. ENTIRETY
The parties acknowledge and agree that they are entering into this Agreement freely and voluntarily following extensive arm's length negotiations, and that each has had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel prior to executing this Agreement. The parties also acknowledge and agree that no representations, inducements, promises, agreements or warranties, oral or otherwise, have been made by that party or anyone acting on that party's behalf, which are not embodied in this Agreement, and that that party has not executed this Agreement in reliance on any representation, inducement, promise, agreement, warranty, fact or circumstance not expressly set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties respecting the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements whether oral or in writing between the parties respecting the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by and through their authorized offices the day, month and year first above written.
SUBDIVIDER,
Lennar Homes of California, LLC, a California CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, a municipal Limited Liability Company corporation of the State of California By:-
Mayor
Tren K. Rower
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Director of Public Worl
Adam Sheehan
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ITS: (circle one) Secretary/Chief Financial Officer/Asst.
Secretary - Treasurer Vice Prosident
City Manager
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individual who signed the document to which
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truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF ORANGE
On NOVEMBER 1 _ 2022, before me, TERESA m. WiLKINSON
, Notary Public, personally appeared ADAM SHEEHAN
, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they/executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacityies) and that by his/her/theif signature(8) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
TERESA M. WILKINSON
COM. #2394778
Notary Public • California Janam. Wilkinn
Orange County
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certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which
this certificate is attached, and not the
truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that
document.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ss.
COUNTY OF ORANGE
On NOVEMBER 2022, before me, TERESA M. WILKINSON
, Notary Public, personally appeared
, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose namefs) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they/executed the same in his/ber/their authorized capacity(ies) and that by his/her/beir signature(s) on the instrument the person(8), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
TERESA M. WILKINSON
COM. #2394778
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