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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Purchasing - Regarding Owasa Sewer Systeme Extension for CHCCS Elementary School 10LAW OFFICES COLEMAN, GLEDHILL, HARGRAVE & PEEK A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 129 E. TRYON STREET February 4, 2008 P. O. DRAWER 1529 HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 919.732-2196 FAX 919-732.7997 www.cghp-law.com Kenneth L. Eagle, Esquire Higgins, Frankstone, Graves & Morris, P.A. 14600 Weston Parkway, Suite 300 Cary, North Carolina 27513 David Hale Vice President -Development David Weekley Homes 1111 N. Post Oak Road Houston, Texas 77055 RE: Agreement Regarding OWASA Sewer System. Extension Dear Ken and Mr. Hale: FROM THE DESK OF GEOFFREY E. GLEDHILL E-MAIL: ggledhill@cghp-law.com Enclosed with your copy of this letter is an originally executed Agreement Regarding OWASA Sewer System Extension. The exhibits to the agreement are A, B, C, D and F. There is no Exhibit E. Exhibit E fell by the wayside during the back and forth in reaching this agreement. To be sure that there is no question about that now and in the future, I have included a placeholder for Exhibit E with the word "NONE" written on that placeholder. As you both know the construction of the sewer facilities is underway. We are very close to having all of the easement documentation completed and recorded. I anticipate that will occur this week. I appreciate your help in getting this agreement finalized. And with a copy of this letter to Donna Baker I am providing an original of the agreement for Orange County's permanent file. Very truly yours, )HILL, HARGRAVE & YL~:K, Y.C. GEG/lsg Enclosure xc: Donna Baker '-•~ Jeff Barrett Pam Jones Jeremy Medlin Rob Shank Dave Stancil r , _ Please return this copy to Clerk to the Board's office for PAF lp_~j.D7 yg STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AGREEMENT REGARDING OWASA SEWER SYSTEM ORANGE COUNTY EXTENSION THIS AGREEMENT REGARDING OWASA SEWER SYSTEM EXTENSION ("this Agreement," "Agreement" or "the Agreement") is made and entered into this ~ day of ~c'.r• , 200a(the latest date on which is it signed by any of the parties to it), by and among M/I Homes of Raleigh, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("M/I"), Priority Development, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Priority") and Orange County, North Carolina, a body politic and corporate, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina ("the County"). WHEREAS, M/I owns land located along and east of Old North Carolina Highway 86 which land is particularly identified as Orange County, North Carolina PIN 9860-93-2325 and which land M/I Homes intends to use for residential development purposes ("the M/I property"); and WHEREAS, Priority owns land south of and adjacent to the M/I property which land is particularly identified as Orange County, North Carolina PIN 9860-92-6679 and which land Priority intends to use for residential development purposes ("the Priority property"); and WHEREAS, the County is the owner of land located north of and adjacent to the M/I property which land is particularly identified as Orange County, North Carolina PINS 9860-84- 3227, 9870-OS-3117, 9860-96-8068 and 9860-96-6793 and which property the County intends to use for "Twin Creeks Park" and one or more public schools or other public school facilities; and ,' WHEREAS, the County, by and through its agent the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Board of Education, has received approval from the Orange Water and Sewer Authority for the construction of sewer facilities that will serve the M/I property for its proposed residential development, the Priority property for its proposed residential development, the Twin Creeks Park and the schools and school facilities; and WHEREAS, the County, through its agent the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Board of Education, has contracted for the construction of the sewer facilities; and WHEREAS, M/I Homes and the County have agreed to convey easements to the Orange Water and Sewer Authority within which easements the sewer facilities will be located; and WHEREAS, Glen Ridge Town Home Association, Inc. owns property to the east of and adjoining the M/I property and the Priority property which property is identified as Orange County, North Carolina PIN 9870-12-2911 and over which property is an existing Orange Water and Sewer Authority ("OWASA") sewer easement that will be used for the sewer facilities to be constructed ("the Glen Ridge Town Home Association, Inc. property"); and WHEREAS, an additional OWASA easement is necessary across the Glen Ridge Town Home Association, Inc. property which Orange County, through its agent, the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Board of Education, has agreed to acquire (hereafter "the New Easement"); and WHEREAS, M/I, Priority and Orange County have agreed to share the cost of constructing the sewer facilities. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, M/I, Priority and the County agree as follows: 2 1. M/I agrees, at its own expense, to convey to the Orange Water and Sewer Authority the sewer easement across the M/I property that is shown on the plat of survey titled "NEW 30' OWASA SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT DEDICATION PROPERTY OF M/I HOMES," a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 2. County agrees, at its own expense, to convey to the Orange Water and Sewer Authority the sewer easement shown on the plats titled "OWASA WATER/SANITARY SEWER EASEMENTS DEDICATION PROPERTY OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE" (Sheets 1 and 2), copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits B and C. 3. County, by itself or through its agent the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Board of Education, will obtain, at its own expense, the New Easement as shown on the plat titled "NEW 30' OWASA SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT DEDICATION PROPERTY OF GLEN RIDGE TOWN HOME ASSOCIATION," a copy of which plat is attached hereto as Exhibit D. 4. The County, through its agent the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Board of Education, has or will pay for the design, permitting and engineering oversight of the construction of the sewer facilities. 5. M/I, Priority and the County have reviewed the completed plans and specifications for construction of the sewer facilities and any and all other documents deemed necessary by each related to construction of the sewer facilities and have agreed to share the costs of the construction of the sewer facilities as follows: a. M/I, Priority and the County will share equally the total cost of constructing the sewer facilities across the Glen Ridge Town Home Association, Inc. property, Area "C" on Exhibit F hereto, which total cost is particularly detailed on Exhibit F hereto. 3 b. M/I and the County will share equally the total cost of the construction of the sewer facilities across the M/I property, Area "B" on Exhibit F hereto, which total cost is particularly detailed on Exhibit F hereto. 6. M/I and Priority each shall pay its portion of the total costs of the sewer facilities construction project as detailed in paragraph 5 of this Agreement in one lump sum payment within thirty (30) business days after receipt of written demand for payment from the County, which demand shall be accompanied by (i) a complete copy of the as-built drawings of the sewer facilities, (ii) an itemized statement of the actual costs of construction of the sewer facilities, certified by the project engineer and (iii) written evidence of acceptance of the sewer facilities by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority. 7. The County agrees, through its agent the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Board of Education, to construct the sewer facilities in accordance with the completed plans and specifications approved by OWASA and all other applicable governmental entities under the standards and requirements of OWASA, and shall cause OWASA to accept the sewer facilities for operation and maintenance as part of the OWASA sewer system, including resolving all sewer system repairs, warranty claims or any other OWASA requirement necessary to accomplish OWASA acceptance of the sewer facilities at the conclusion of the sewer facility construction warranty period. 8. In the event County does not commence construction of the sewer facilities construction project at its "downstream" end (at the point where it connects to an existing Orange Water and Sewer Authority sewer facility at or near the eastern boundary of the Glenridge Townhome Association property) on or before January 15, 2008, any party to this Agreement may, in its sole and absolute discretion, terminate this Agreement by providing notice 4 as provided herein to the other parties. Notwithstanding termination of this Agreement as provided in this paragraph, any and all of the easements required of this Agreement to be conveyed to the Orange Water and Sewer Authority will be conveyed to the Orange Water and Sewer Authority and if already conveyed at the time of termination, will not be rescinded by the easement grantor. 9. M/I, Priority and the County each agree to permit the sewer facilities construction contractor access, subject to such reasonable conditions as determined by the party granting access and the sewer facilities construction project contractor, to the M/I property, the Priority property and the County property respectively for purposes of construction of the sewer facilities construction project. 10. M/I makes the following representations and warranties to Priority and to the County: (a) M/I is a limited liability company organized and in good standing in the State of Delaware and has all requisite authority to conduct business and is in good standing in the State of North Carolina. (b) M/I has full authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, and M/I's execution, delivery and performance under this Agreement will not violate the provisions of any agreement to which M/I is a party or by which it is bound. (c) The person signing this Agreement is the only person whose signature is required to bind M/I, and the person signing is duly authorized to do so. Upon written request, M/I shall deliver to Priority and to the County written evidence of such authority. 11. Priority makes the following representations and warranties to M/I and to the County: 5 (a) Priority is a limited partnership organized and in good standing in the State of Delaware and has all requisite authority to conduct business in the State of North Carolina. (b) Priority has full authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, and Priority's execution, delivery and performance under this Agreement will not violate the provisions of any agreement to which Priority is a party or by which it is bound. (c) T'he person signing this Agreement is the only person whose signature is required to bind Priority, and the person signing is duly authorized to do so. Upon written request, Priority shall deliver to M/I and to the County written evidence of such authority. 12. The County is a body politic and corporate, a subdivision of the State of North Carolina pursuant to the Constitution of North Carolina and N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 153A-10 and 153A-11, has full authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and the County's execution, delivery and performance under this Agreement have been authorized by its Board of Commissioners as provided by law. 13. All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and may be hand delivered or sent by commercial courier service or by certified mail, return receipt requested. Notices hand delivered or sent by courier service shall be deemed given and received upon actual receipt. If sent by certified mail, notice shall be deemed given and received the earlier of actual receipt or receipt by the sender of notice from the United States Postal Service that delivery was attempted. Notices shall be sent to the following addresses (or to such other address as any recipient may hereafter provide to the other parties to this Agreement for the purpose of such notice): 6 If to Priority: ~,v,~c r-~t~ ~tlTt ~ GtkC ~~ lw.a FT~~'41..1 tt~! N. Patt Da k ~~. ~out+ati ~ `r"'~ T7o$S' f'~t ~ ~t3- 311,- 3~~0 with a copy to: Jew (34rrr~- ~ea Lono( -'f'~~tn~,er' 'f3f35 k~m~ r a~-+~cl4 c ~~ sue. ~~1 ~(~i-areffa. L~1 3ao2.~ Aho~rt : x'70 - 5'69- S'SGS`. E`k~~".~~~; If to M/I: Jeremy Dowd Medlin Vice President of Land Development M I Homes 1511 Sunday Drive, Suite 100 Ra eig , NC Phone: 919-233-5740 with a Copy t0: Kenneth L. Eagle, Esquire Higgins, Frankstone, Graves & Morris, P.A. 14600 Weston Parkway, Suite 300 Cary, NC 27513 Phone: 919-678-8880, Ext. 2 If to County: David Stanch, AICP, Director Environment & Resource Conservation Department P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 with a copy to: Geoffrey E. Gledhill, Esquire Coleman, Gledhill, Hargrave & Peek, P.C. P.O. Drawer 1529 Hillsborough, NC 27278 `Phone : q~q -~3Z-ZIg6 14. The terms of the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the Parties hereto. 15. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of North Carolina. Any reference herein to the singular shall include the plural, and any reference to any gender shall include the neuter and the other gender. Whenever a date specified 7 herein shall fall on a weekend or legal holiday, the date shall be extended to the next business day. Captions contained herein are inserted only for the purpose of convenient reference, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Agreement or any part hereof. Notwithstanding the presumption of law whereby an ambiguity or conflict in provisions shall be construed against the drafter, the Parties hereto hereby agree that although one Party may have generated this Agreement, each Party has been afforded the opportunity to consult with counsel of its own choosing and each has participated in the drafting of this Agreement. Therefore, such presumption shall not be applied if any provision or term of this Agreement requires judicial interpretation. 16. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement among M/I, Priority and the County concerning the matters discussed herein and may not be modified, changed or altered in any respect, except in a writing, executed in the same manner as this Agreement by all Parties hereto. 17. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void, such provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to nullify or affect any other provision hereof. If any such provision is deemed invalid due to its scope or breadth, such provision shall be deemed valid to the extent of the scope or breadth permitted by law. If any item, term or provision contained in this Agreement is in conflict with any applicable federal, state or local laws, this Agreement shall be affected only as to its application to such item, term or provision, and shall in all other respects remain in full force and effect. 18. The failure of any Party to insist in any one or more instances upon the strict and complete performance of any of the covenants, agreements and/or conditions of this Agreement, 8 or to exercise any right or privilege herein conferred, shall not be construed as a waiver of any such covenant or condition or a waiver of the right of such Party to require such performance or to exercise such right or privilege for the same or other breach. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed, nor shall the same constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding, unless executed, in writing, by the Party making the waiver. Agreement to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officials: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, M/I, Priority and the County have each caused this M/I HOMES OF RALEIGH, LLC By: Name: Title: Date Signed PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT, L.P. By: ame: , Title: j~ ~ + ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA By: ~ kmor~ Orange County Manager ATTEST: ~~ `-e~,'~{~"9- , , ._ _ Donna S. Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners Date Signed ~~~/ ~/7 Date Signed 9 or to exercise any right or privilege herein conferred, shall not be construed as a waiver of any such covenant or condition or a waiver of the right of such Party to require such performance or to exercise such right or privilege for the same or other breach. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed, nor shall the same constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding, unless executed, in writing, by the Party making the waiver. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, M/I, Priority and the County have each caused this Agreement to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officials: M/I HO S OF RALEIGH, LLC By~ ----- --- l'' Z2-oS Name: Edward F. Kristensen Date Signed Title: Area President PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT, L.P. B y: Name: Title: Date Signed ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA B y: Orange County Manager Date Signed ATTEST: Donna S. Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners 9 Exhibit A ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~$~~ . ~ g ~ ~;a~ ~~~ ~a ~~ a ' , ~ '~ • ~ b~ ~ it ~ ~ ~.~ ~~. z\. ~ . ~ ~, _.-~ s morvr r 1 l meet 1 1 1 L ~ 8~~ ~ `~~~~~i~~~~ ~!~ ~ ~~~ ~~ I ~ ~~~~~ 3 ! ~ ~ ~ ~ i a~e ~ ~ai ~~ ~~~ :~ ~ II~~ ~ I ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ 3 ~~ ~~ 1. a ~~ ~ ~ ~. ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ a ~!e ~ ~~ ~II ~ ~ ~ 1 ~~ ~~~~ ~~ 1 a ~ a r ~ I f ~ ~ f I i I ~ $ I ~~ J I V /"'~ $ __ - epj~l~F~~ r~~~ `~r~~~~~. I Jam.^.•~~-'-r- _• , ~ `. ~..iv .1•r ' 1 . 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The cost to be shared by M/I, Priority and the County shall be increased or decreased to the extent that the rock and the unsuitable soils quantity allowances are exceeded or not reached. Area "B" - M/I property segment of sewer facilities Total of itemized construction elements $ 56,159 Pro rata share of mobilization/demobilization 2,040 Total $ 58,199 Included in the Total are allowances for 100 cubic yards of rock removal at a price of $35.00 per cubic yard and 100 cubic yards of unsuitable soil removal and replacement at a cost of $25.00 per cubic yard. The cost to be shared by M/I and the County shall be increased or decreased to the extent that the rock and the unsuitable soils quantity allowances are exceeded or not reached. 10