AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
BETWEEN
THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
AND
MOP CLEARWATER, LLC,
A GEORGIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Table of Contents
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS.................................................................................
Section 1.01 Definitions....................................................................
Section 1.02 Use of Words and Phrases..............................................
Section 1.03 Florida Statutes............ ............ ......... ......... ...... .............
ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE; PROPOSAL... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .., ... ... ... ...
Section 2.01 Intent; Purpose of Agreement...........................................
Section 2.02 Developer's Proposal... ........ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Section 2.03 Cooperation of the Parties......................... ...... ................
Section 2.04 Authorized Representative...............................................
ARTICLE 3. PURPOSE; PROPOSAL... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Section 3.01 Zoning........................................................................
Section 3.02 Redevelopment Plan.... ........ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Section 3.03 Development of Regionallmpact... ... ... ..... ... ....... ... ... ... ... ...
Section 3.04 Permits..................... ...................................................
Section 3.05 Concurrency... ... ... ......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ....
Section 3.06 Not a Development Order or Permit... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....
Section 3.07 Permitted Uses............... .................................... ...........
Section 3.08 Workforce Affordable Housing Units
ARTICLE 4. PLANS AND SPECiFiCATIONS........................ .......... ...... ...... ............
Section 4.01 Site Plan......................................................................
Section 4.02 Preparation of Project Plans and Specifications.............. ......
Section 4.03 Coordination with City Review...........................................
Section 4.04 Agency Review of Plans and Specifications... .... ... ... ... ... ......
Section 4.05 Project Schedule... ......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ....
ARTICLE 5. PROJECT FINANCiNG................................... ..................................
Section 5.01 Construction Financing... ................................................
Section 5.02 Notice of Developer's Default... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Section 5.03 Cure of Developer's Default by Lender..... .......... ...... ... ........
Section 5.04 Construction Lender Not Obligated to Construct...................
Section 5.05 Agency Cures Developer's Default......... ............................
ARTICLE 6. PROJECT SITE CONVEYANCE... ...... ............ ... ........... ... ... ...... ... ... ...
Section 6.01 Findings; Representations.................. .............. ......... ......
Section 6.02 Agreement to Sell and Purchase...:...............................,...
Section 6.03 Purchase Price/Deposit... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ... ....... ... ... ... ... ...
Section 6.04 Site Evaluation......... ............... .................. .....................
Section 6.05 Title... ... ........ ... ... ......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... ....
Section 6.06 Survey... ... ....... ... ......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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Section 6.07
Section 6.08
Section 6.09
Section 6.10
Section 6.11
Section 6.12
Section 6.13
Section 6.14
Section 6.15
Section 6.16
Section 6.17
Section 6.18
Section 6.19
Rights and Duties of Agency....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .......
Rights and Duties of Developer... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ... ...
Conditions to Closing..................... .................. ......... .....
Closing... ............ .................. ............ ...... ...... ..............
Closing Procedure... ... ... ... ........ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Possession. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Condition of Title... ... ... ............ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....
Taxes and Assessments. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .
Covenants, Warranties and Representations.......................
Condemnation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . .
Real Estate Commission... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ...
Maintenance of Project Site... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ....
Radon Gas Notice... ... ... ............ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
ARTICLE 7. CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT................................. ................
Section 7.01 Site Clearance............ ............ ................................. ......
Section 7.02 Construction of the Project...... .............. ............... ... .........
Section 7.03 Maintenance and Repairs................................................
Section 7.04 Project Alterations or Improvements... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Section 7.05 Completion Certificate... ... ... ........ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ....
Section 7.06 Agency Not in Privity with Contractors.......................... ......
Section 7.07 Repurchase of the Project Site...... ...... ...... ...... ......... ......
ARTICLE 8. INSURANCE..................................................................................
Section 8.01 Insurance Requirements Generally... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....
Section 8.02 Insurance Exclusive of Indemnity......................................
Section 8.03 No Waiver of Sovereign Immunity................................ ......
ARTICLE 9. INDEMNIFiCATION........................................................................
Section 9.01 Indemnification by the Developer......... ..................... .......
Section 9.02 Indemnification by the Agency.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . ..... . . . ...
Section 9.03 Urn itation of I ndemn ification.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .
ARTICLE10. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
DEVELOPER................................................................................................... .
Section 10.01 Representations and Warranties..............................
Section 10.02 Covenants. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .
Section 10.03 Covenant; Nondiscrimination...................................
Section 10.04 Survival... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
ARTICLE 11. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
AGENCy........................................................................................ ...... ............
Section 11.01 Representations and Warranties... ......... ... ... ............
Section 11.02 Covenants... ... ... ....... ........ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ...
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Section 11.03
Survival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ARTICLE 12. DEFAULT; TERMINATION...............................................................
Section 12.01 Default by Developer............................................
Section 12.02 Default by the Agency..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... ...
Section 12.03 Obligations, Rights and Remedies Cumulative...........
Section 12.04 Non-Action on Failure to Observe Provisions of this
Agreement... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Termination... ........ ... ... ........... ......... ............ ........
Termination Certificate... .......... .................. ...... .....
Remedies... ... ... ... ...... ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Section 12.05
Section 12.06
Section 12.07
ARTICLE 13. UNAVOIDABLE DELAy....................................................................
Section 13.01 Unavoidable Delay................................................
ARTICLE 14 FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION.................................
Section 14.01 Loss or Damage to Project....................................
Section 14.02 Partial Loss or Damage to Project............................
Section 14.03 Notice of Loss or Damage to Project... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .. .
Section 14.04 Subject to Financing... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
ARTICLE 15. MiSCELLANEOUS..........................................................................
Section 15.01
Section 15.02
Section 15.03
Section 15.04
Section 15.05
Section 15.06
Section 15.07
Section 15.08
Section 15.09
Section 15.10
Section 15.11
Section 15.12
Section 15.13
Section 15.14
Section 15.15
Section 15.16
Section 15.17
Section 15.18
Section 15.19
Section 15.20
Assignments............... ......................... ...............
Successors and Assigns..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .:. ........ ...
Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .
Severability... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Applicable Law and Construction.......................... . . .
Venue; Submission to Jurisdiction............................
Agreement Not a Chapter 86-191, Laws of Florida,
Development Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .
Estoppel Certificates............ ............ ............ .........
Complete Agreement; Amendments.............. ... ..... ...
Captions...... ...... ......... ......... ............ ...................
Holidays...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ....... ...
Exhibits............ ............ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
No Brokers... ... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ......... ...
Not an Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . .
Memorandum of Development Agreement... ... ... .... ...
Public Purpose....................................................
No General Obligation........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .
Technical Amendments; Survey Corrections... ... ........
Term; Expiration; Certificate... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Effective Date.....................................................
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AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT
AND
DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
This Agreement for Development and Disposition of Property ("Agreement") is
made as of this February 19, 2008, by and between the COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a public
body corporate and politic of the State of Florida created pursuant to Part III, Chapter
163, Florida Statutes ("Agency"), and MDP CLEARWATER, LLC, a Georgia limited
liability company ("Developer").
WIT N E SSE T H:
WHEREAS, as of September 17, 2007, pursuant to the Request for Proposals,
dated May 8, 2007, the Agency tentatively accepted the proposal of Developer, dated
July 29, 2007, in response thereto, subject to negotiation of a definitive agreement with
Developer pertaining to and setting forth the terms and conditions for the development of
200 to 249 residential multi-family dwelling units and up to 16,000 square feet of ground
floor retail (the "Project") in the community redevelopment area of the City;
WHEREAS, the Agency and Developer proceeded with the preparation of a
definitive Development and Disposition Agreement to set forth the respective duties and
responsibilities of the parties pertaining to the conveyance of the Project Site (as
hereinafter defined), and the design, development, construction, completion, operation
and maintenance of the Project;
WHEREAS, the Agency and Developer have entered into and concluded
negotiations for said definitive Development and Disposition Agreement, which
negotiations have resulted in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, at a duly called public meeting on February 19, 2008 the Agency
approved this Agreement and authorized and directed its execution by the appropriate
officials of the Agency;
WHEREAS, the Developer is a single-member limited liability company organized
under the laws of the State of Georgia and the member (as that term is defined in the
operating agreement of the Developer) of Developer has approved this Agreement and
has authorized and directed certain individuals to execute this Agreement on behalf of
Developer; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS.
1.01. Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall have the following meanings,
EXHIBIT "C"
except as herein otherwise expressly provided:
(1) "Act" means the Constitution of the State of Florida; Section 163.01, Florida
Statutes, Part III, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes; Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, other
applicable provisions of law, and ordinances and resolutions of the City and the Agency
implementing them.
(2) "Agency" means the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City, as created by
Resolution No. 81-68 of the City, adopted by the City Council on August 6, 1981,
including any amendments thereto, and any successors or assigns thereto.
(3) "Agreement" means this Agreement for Development and Disposition of Property,
including all exhibits and amendments hereto.
(4) "Agreement Expiration Certificate" means the instrument executed by the parties
hereto as provided in Section 15.19 certifying that all obligations of the parties hereto
have been satisfied and this Agreement has expired in accordance with its terms, the
form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "E."
(5) "Agreement Termination Certificate" means the instrument executed by the parties
hereto as provided in Section 12.06 stating that this Agreement has been terminated prior
to its Expiration Date as provided in Section 12.05.
(6) "Allowable Retail Uses" means a retail establishment that sells or leases goods
directly to the consumer, including, but not limited to, a book store, gift shop, antique
store, florist, clothing store, video store; an art gallery; a gourmet grocery store, which
may include accessory sales of alcoholic beverages; and prepared food for off site
consumption; a restaurant with accessory sales of alcoholic beverages; a sidewalk cafe
as accessory to the principal retail use.
{7) "Alternative Retail Uses" means tailor or seamstress; dry cleaners; financial
institution; or business office, but not medical or veterinary office.
(8) "Area" means the area located within the corporate limits of the City having
conditions of slum and blight (as those conditions are defined in the Act) as found by the
City Council in Resolution No. 81-67, adopted by the City Council on August 6, 1981 and
as amended by Resolution No. 03-22, adopted by the City Council on May 1, 2003.
(9) "Authorized Representative" means the person or persons designated and
appointed from time to time as such by the Developer or the Agency, respectively,
pursuant to Section 2.04.
(10) "Building Permit" or "Building Permits" shall mean, for all or any part of the Project
to be constructed on the Project Site, anyone or more permits issued by the City
authorizing, allowing and permitting the commencement, prosecution and completion of
construction to the extent provided in said permit(s).
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(11) "City" means the City of Clearwater, Florida, a Florida municipal corporation, and
any successors or assigns thereto.
(12) "City Council" means the governing body of the City, by whatever name known or
however constituted from time to time.
(13) "Closing Date" means the date on which title to the Project Site is conveyed by the
Agency to the Developer in accordance with and as contemplated by the provisions of
Article 6 hereof.
(14) "Commencement Date" means the earlier of: (i) the date of Commencement of
Construction or (ii) the date which is twenty four (24) months after the date on which the
CRA approves this Agreement.
(15) "Commencement of Construction" or "Commence Construction" means the
commencement of above grade beams, floor slabs or other foundation component on the
Project pursuant to a properly issued foundation permit.
(16) "Completion Certificate" means the certificate, in a form suitable for recording in
the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida, to be executed by Agency and Developer
stating that construction of the Project has been substantially completed.
(17) "Completion Date" means the date on which construction of the Project is
substantially complete as evidenced by a Completion Certificate.
(18) "Contractor" means one or more individuals or firms constituting a general
contractor or other type of construction contractor properly licensed by the State of
Florida or other appropriate jurisdiction to the extent required by applicable law,
authorized to perform construction contractor services in the State of Florida, registered
with the City as required by applicable law, bonded and insured to the extent required
by applicable law and this Agreement, including the Developer or any affiliates of the
Developer.
(19) "Construction Financing" means the funds provided by the Construction Lender
to the Developer during the term of this Agreement to pay the cost of developing and
constructing the Project, or any portion thereof, on the Project Site, including, but not
limited to, acquisition of the Project Site, financing costs, "soft costs," overhead, and the
design, construction and equipping of the Project.
(20) "Construction Lender" means any person or persons providing the Construction
Financing or any portion thereof.
(21) "Developer" means MOP-Clearwater, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, and
any successors and assigns thereof.
(22) "Effective Date" means the date determined in accordance with Section 16.21
when the Memorandum of Development Agreement is recorded and this Agreement
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becomes effective.
(23) "Exhibits" means those agreements, diagrams, drawings, specifications,
instruments, forms of instruments, and other documents attached hereto and designated
as exhibits to, and incorporated in and made a part of, this Agreement.
(24) "Expiration Date" means the date on which this Agreement expires, as evidenced
by the Agreement Expiration Certificate being recorded in the public records of Pinellas
County, Florida, as provided in Section 15.19 hereof.
(25) "Impact Fees" means those fees and charges levied and imposed by the City,
Pinellas County and any other governmental entity on projects located on the Project Site
for certain services impacted by development such as the Project.
(26) "Permits" means all zoning, variances, approvals and consents required to be
granted, awarded, issued, or given by any governmental authority in order for construction
of the Project, or any part thereof, to commence, continue, be completed or allow
occupancy and use, but does not include the Building Permit(s).
(27) "Plan" means the community redevelopment plan for the Area, including the
Project Site, as adopted by the City Council on September 18, 2003, by enactment of its
Ordinance No. 7153-03, and including any amendments to the Plan.
(28) "Project" means the 200 to 249 residential multi-family dwelling units and
appurtenant facilities, and up to 16,000 square feet allowable ground floor retail space, to
be located on the Project Site as contemplated by the Proposal and this Agreement and
constructed substantially in accordance with the Project Plans and Specifications.
(29) "Project Plans and Specifications" means the plans and specifications pertaining to
the construction, installation and equipping of the Project, including the schedule for
completing the Project.
(30) "Project Professionals" means any architects, attorneys, brokers, engineers,
consultants, planners, construction managers or any other persons, or combination
thereof, retained or employed by the Developer in connection with the planning, design,
construction, permit applications, completion and opening of the Project, but does not
include the Developer.
(31) "Project Site" means the tract of land located in the Area which is to be conveyed
to the Developer by the Agency on which the Project will be located, as more particularly
described and depicted on Exhibit "A."
(32) "Proposal" means the proposal for redevelopment of the Project Site, dated July
29,2007, submitted by the Developer to the Agency in response to the RFP.
(33) "RFP" means the Request for Proposals initially published by the Agency on
May 8,2007, soliciting proposals from persons interested in redeveloping the Project Site
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in accordance with the Act and the Plan.
(34) "Site Plan" means the depiction and description of the Project on the Project Site,
the initial version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "B."
(35) "Public Amenities Incentive Pool" means the public amenities incentive pool
established by the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan.
(36) "Termination Date" means the date on which this Agreement is terminated by any
party hereto as provided in Section 12.05, and as evidenced by the Agreement
Termination Certificate.
(37) "Unavoidable Delay" means those events constituting excuse from timely
performance by a party hereto from any of its obligations hereunder; as such events are
defined in and subject to the conditions described in Article 13 hereof.
(38) "Vertical Construction" means commencement of work on the Project pursuant to a
properly issued Building Permit.
(39) "Workforce Affordable Housing Unit" means a residential dwelling unit
leased or owned and occupied by a household with a household income of
120 percent or less of adjusted median family income for Pinellas County,
Florida, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development. The rental rates for leased units shall not exceed the rates
published by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation for annual "Maximum
Rents by Number of Bedrooms in Unit" for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-
Clearwater MSA. For non-rental units, the sales prices may not exceed 90%
of the average area price for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA, as
established by the annual revenue procedure which provides issuers of
qualified mortgage bonds, as defined in Section 143(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code, and issuers of mortgage credit certificates, as defined in
Section 25(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, with the nationwide average
purchase price for residences located in the United States.
1.02. Use of Words and Phrases. Words of the masculine gender shall be deemed and
construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Unless the
context shall otherwise indicate, the singular shall include the plural as well as the singular
number, and the word "person" shall include corporations and associations, including
public bodies, as well as natural persons. "Herein," "hereby," "hereunder," "hereof,"
"hereinbefore," "hereinafter" and other equivalent words refer to this Agreement and not
solely to the particular portion thereof in which any such word is used.
1.03. Florida Statutes. All references herein to Florida Statutes are to Florida Statutes
(2007), as amended from time to time.
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ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE; PROPOSAL.
2.01. Intent: Purpose of AQreement.
(a) The purpose of this Agreement is to further the implementation of the Plan by
providing for the sale and conveyance of the Project Site to the Developer and the
development, construction and operation of the Project thereon in accordance with the
Project Plans and Specifications, all to enhance the quality of life, add new residents to
the Town Lake Character District, provide Workforce Affordable housing and improve the
aesthetic and useful enjoyment of the Area through the eradication of conditions of blight,
all in accordance with and in furtherance of the Plan and as authorized by and in
accordance with the Act.
(b) (1) The Project Site is to be redeveloped according to Project Plans and
Specifications.
(2) As provided in this Agreement, the Agency shall undertake certain public
actions pursuant to the Act and as implementation of the Plan, including making the
Project Site available for redevelopment and assistance in obtaining such approvals by
governmental authorities as are necessary for development of the Project.
(c) As provided in this Agreement, the Developer shall carry out the redevelopment of
the Project Site by obtaining approvals by governmental authorities necessary for
development of the Project as more particularly described in Section 3.04 hereof,
obtaining the Construction Financing, purchasing the Project Site from the Agency,
constructing various private improvements on the Project Site, and causing the Project to
be developed as described herein.
2.02. Developer's Proposal.
(a) The Proposal for the redevelopment of the Project Site, specifically including the
acquisition of the Project Site by the Developer from the Agency and the design,
construction, equipping, completion and use of the Project, and each component thereof,
is hereby found by the Agency and acknowledged by the Developer: (1) to be consistent
with and in furtherance of the objectives of the Plan, (2) to conform to the provisions of
the Act, (3) to be responsive to the RFP, (4) to be in the best interests of the citizens of
the City, (5) to further the purposes and objectives of the Agency, (6) to provide
Workforce Affordable housing and (7) to further the public purpose of eradicating
conditions of blight in the Area. The parties recognize and agree that during the process
of review and approval provided for in the Agreement the design of the Project may be
subject to change and modification as may be either agreed to by the parties or required
as provided herein or by the appropriate regulatory authority, and should any changes be
necessary or desirable the parties agree that they will act expeditiously and reasonably in
reviewing and approving or disapproving any changes or modifications to the Project.
(b) Based upon and as a result of the findings set forth in subsection (a) above, the
Proposal, including such changes and revisions as are provided by this Agreement, is
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hereby affirmed by the Developer and approved and accepted by the Agency.
(c) The parties hereto find that the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement do
not, individually or collectively, constitute a substantial deviation from the RFP or the
Proposal.
2.03. Cooperation of the Parties. The parties hereto recognize that the successful
development of the Project and each component thereof is dependent upon continued
cooperation of the parties hereto, and each agrees that it shall act in a reasonable
manner hereunder, provide the other party with complete and updated information from
time to time, with respect to the conditions such party is responsible for satisfying
hereunder and make its good faith reasonable effort to ensure that such cooperation is
continuous, the purposes of this Agreement are carried out to the full extent contemplated
hereby and the Project is designed, constructed, equipped, completed and operated as
provided herein.
2.04. Authorized Representative.
(a) Each party shall designate an Authorized Representative to act on its behalf to the
extent of the grant of any authority to such representative. Written notice of the
designation of such a representative (and any subsequent change in the Authorized
Representative) shall be given by the designating party to the other party in writing in
accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 15.03 hereof.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, whenever approval or
action by the Developer or the Agency is required by this Agreement, such action or
approval may, in the discretion of the party considering such approval or action, be taken
or given by the Authorized Representative thereof. A party to this Agreement may rely
upon the representation of the other party's Authorized Representative that such person
has the requisite authority to give the approval or take the action being done by that
Authorized Representative. A party may not later deny that its Authorized Representative
had the authority represented to and relied upon by the other party or revoke or deny any
action taken by such Authorized Representative which was relied upon by the other party.
(c) The Developer does hereby notify the Agency that its initial Authorized
Representative for the Project is J. Jason Perry.
(d) The Agency does hereby notify the Developer that its initial Authorized
Representative is Rod Irwin, Executive Director.
ARTICLE 3. LAND USE REGULATION AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE.
3.01. ZoninQ.
On the Effective Date, the zoning classification for the Project Site is Downtown,
abbreviated as "D." The parties recognize and acknowledge that the zoning classification
of the Project Site as of the Effective Date permits residential development of the Project
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Site of 30 residential dwelling units per acre. The Project Site is approximately 4.13 acres
which will currently allow development of 123 residential multi-family dwelling units.
Developer shall apply to the City for an allocation of up to an additional 126 residential
multi-family dwelling units and up to 16,000 square feet of retail use from the Public
Amenities Incentive Pool, as more particularly described in Section 3.04 hereof.
3.02. Redevelopment Plan.
The Agency represents to the Developer and the Developer acknowledges that as of the
date of the RFP and the Proposal the provisions of the Plan pertaining to the Project Site
are consistent with the Project as contemplated by the Proposal.
3.03. Development of ReQionallmpact.
The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Project as contemplated by the
Proposal and this Agreement was not and is not as of the Effective Date a "development
of regional impact" within the meaning of Section 380.06, Florida Statutes.
3.04. Permits.
(a) The Developer shall prepare and submit to the City by no later than August 1,
2008, (i) a complete and sufficient application for flexible development approval of a
comprehensive infill redevelopment project to allow development of the Project in
accordance with the Project Plans and Specifications; and (ii) a complete and sufficient
public amenities incentive pool use application requesting that up to 126 residential multi-
family dwelling units and up to 16,000 square feet of retail be allocated to the Project Site
from the Public Amenities Incentive Pool (collectively, "Applications"). The Applications
are subject to approval by the Clearwater Community Development Board ("CDB"). The
parties acknowledge that the CDB is an independent entity which is not a party to this
Agreement and will render its independent decision concerning the Applications.
(b) The Developer shall prepare and submit to the appropriate governmental
authorities, including the City, by no later that May I, 2009, the applications for each and
every Building Permit and any and all necessary Permits for the Project, and shall bear all
costs of preparing such applications, applying for and obtaining the Building Permits and
Permits including applicable application, inspection, regulatory and Impact Fees or
charges pertaining to the Project, including, but not limited to, any Building Permits or
Permits, review, application, inspection, regulatory or Impact Fees.
(c) The Agency, as the property owner, shall cooperate with the Developer in making
the Applications, and the Agency shall cooperate with the Developer in obtaining all
necessary Permits and the Building Permits required for the construction and completion
of the Project.
(d) The Agency's duties, obligations, or responsibilities under any section of this
Agreement, specifically including but not limited to this Section 3.04 do not affect the
Agency's or the City's right, duty, obligation, authority and power to act in its governmental
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or regulatory capacity in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances, codes or other
building or project regulation.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any required permitting,
licensing or other regulatory approvals by the Agency or the City shall be subject to the
established procedures and requirements of the Agency or the City with respect to review
and permitting of a project of a similar or comparable nature, size and scope. In no event
shall the Agency or the City, due to any provision of this Agreement, be obligated to take
any action concerning regulatory approvals except through its established processes and
in accordance with applicable provisions of law.
3.05. Concurrency.
(a) The parties hereto recognize and acknowledge that Florida law (specifically, Part
II, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, and Rule 9J-5, Florida Administrative Code, collectively
the "Growth Management Act") imposes restrictions on development if adequate public
improvements are not available concurrently with that development to absorb and handle
the demand on public services caused by that development. The City has created and
implemented a system for monitoring the effects of development on public services within
the City. The Developer recognizes and acknowledges it must satisfy the concurrency
requirements of Florida law as applied to the Project. Specifically, the Developer
covenants and agrees to comply with the City's land development code, including
providing to the City any and all data and analysis that shows the Project will be
consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the comprehensive plan for the City,
adopted by the City and in effect on the Effective Date, and the Developer further
covenants and agrees to comply with concurrency certification provisions of the City's
land development code.
(b) The Agency represents and warrants and the Developer acknowledges that as of
the Effective Date the Project as contemplated by this Agreement does not require any
reservation of capacity or to seek any approvals as a result of the concurrency
requirements described in subsection (a). If legally obligated in the future to comply with
such requirements, the Developer agrees to seek issuance of a concurrency compliance
certificate or other similar document by whatever name known and a reservation of
services capacity under the City's concurrency management system, and does further
agree to maintain such certificate and reservation. The Developer covenants and agrees
with the Agency to not undertake any action or fail to take any action, which would cause
the City to revoke or invalidate the concurrency compliance certificate or the reservation
of services capacity.
3.06. Not a Development Order or Permit. The parties do hereby acknowledge, agree
and represent that this Agreement is not intended to be and should not be construed or
deemed to be a "development order" or "development permit" within the meaning of
those terms in Section 163.3164, Florida Statutes.
3.07. Permitted Uses.
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(a) The Project shall consist of no fewer than 200 and not more than 249 residential
multi-family dwelling units and associated appurtenances. The approved multi-family
dwelling units shall remain as rental units for a period of no less than five (5) years
following the date of the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for the last multi-
family dwelling units. No less than ten percent (10%) of the total number of approved
multi-family dwelling units shall be Workforce Affordable Housing Units for a period of no
less than 20 years from the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for the last multi-
family units. After the expiration of such five-year period, some or all of the approved
multi-family dwelling units may be converted to the condominium form of ownership.
However, in any event, the income restrictions for Workforce Affordable Housing Units
must be met as to ten percent (10%) of the units for at least 20 years from the date of the
issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for the last multi-family dwelling units..
(b) The Project shall contain up to 16,000 square feet of Allowable Retail Uses to be
located on the first floor.
(c) The Developer shall actively market and use his best efforts to obtain tenants for
the first floor retail space as one or more of the Allowable Retail Uses described above
However, should the Developer be unable to obtain a tenant for an Allowable Retail Use
within one year of issuance of the temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the retail space,
the City may allow, upon written request of the Developer, one or more Alternative Retail
Uses to occupy the first floor retail space. .
(d) The following uses are prohibited:
(1) All uses prohibited by the Clearwater Downtown Redevelopment Plan;
(2) All other retail uses not specifically defined herein as Allowable Retail Uses
or Alternative Retail Uses, pursuant to the Community Development Code's
definition of retail sales and services;
(3) Nightclub or bar;
(4) Alcoholic beverage package store;
(5) Medical or veterinary offices;
(e) Developer or any person or entity proposing to use the Project Site for a use not
consistent with this Section 3.07, shall file with the Agency a request for a release of part
or all of the restrictions imposed by this section. The Agency shall consider such request
and either deny the request, approve the request as filed, or approve the request subject
to such terms, conditions and limitations as the Agency may require. Any such release of
a restriction shall be evidenced by an instrument executed by Agency and recorded in the
public records of Pinellas County, Florida, the cost of which recording shall be paid by
Developer. Nothing in this Section 3.07 is intended to affect or override any law,
ordinance, regulation.or other legal restriction set forth in this Agreement.
3.08 Workforce Affordable Housing Units
(a) No less than ten percent (10%) of the total number of approved multi-family
dwelling units shall be Workforce Affordable Housing Units for a period of no
less than 20 years from the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for the
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multi-family units.
(b) The Workforce Affordable Housing Units shall be mixed with and not clustered
together or segregated in any way from the market-rate units.
(c) The number of efficiency, one, two and three or more bedroom Workforce
Affordable Housing Units shall be substantially proportional to the number of
one, two and three or more bedroom market rate units. For example, if 50% of
the market rate units are two bedroom, then at least 50% of the Workforce
Affordable Housing Units shall be two bedroom or larger.
(d) The Developer shall be responsible for qualifying eligible tenants or initial
purchasers and for monitoring compliance with the conditions. Prior to each
subsequent resale of any Workforce Affordable Housing Unit during the twenty
(20) year restrictive period, the prospective purchaser shall provide evidence of
compliance with the income limitations as described in this Agreement,
satisfactory to the City of Clearwater Housing Division, in their discretion,
reasonably exercised.
(e) The Developer shall submit a mid-year and an annual report to the CRA,
commencing six months following the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
The report shall identify the Workforce Affordable Housing Units, the monthly
rent for each unit, the occupancy information for each month of the prior year,
monthly income for the tenants of each unit and other information as may be
required by the CRA to determine compliance with the conditions herein.
.(f) In the event the Workforce Affordable Housing Units are sold, any purchaser or
occupant shall meet the eligibility requirements contained herein.
(g) The restrictions on the Workforce Affordable Housing Units shall be included as
restrictive covenants and deed restrictions upon the Property at the conveyance
of the Property by the CRA to the Developer and all subsequent conveyances of
the Property or the Workforce Affordable Housing Units. The restrictive
covenant and deed restrictions shall be in substantially the form provided in
Exhibit H hereto.
ARTICLE 4. PROJECT PLANS AND SPECIFICA liONS.
4.01. Site Plan.
(a) The Developer has prepared a preliminary Site Plan, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit "B," that contemplates development of the Project consistent with this
agreement. The Developer agrees that during the term of this Agreement any material
changes to the preliminary Site Plan or any subsequent versions of the Site Plan will be
submitted to the Agency for approval.
(b) The Site Plan approved by the Agency shall be the basis for and incorporated into
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the Project Plans and Specifications.
4.02. Preparation of Proiect Plans and Specifications.
(a) The Developer shall prepare the Project Plans and Specifications in sufficient
detail and description of the Project, graphically and narratively if requested, to allow the
Agency the opportunity to determine if those plans and specifications are consistent with
the Proposal, the Site Plan and the Plan.
(b) (1) The Developer is responsible for the cost of preparing, submitting and
obtaining approval of the Project Plans and Specifications
(2) The Developer has retained and shall retain the Project Professionals to
prepare the Project Plans and Specifications, and shall notify the Agency of the names of
such Project Professionals and any subsequent changes thereto or additional Project
Professionals retained with respect to the Project. The Developer shall cause the Project
Professionals to prepare the Project Plans and Specifications.
(c) (1) The Agency does hereby consent to the preparation of the Project Plans and
Specifications, and any revisions thereto, by the Project Professionals, and the Agency
will not withhold approval of the Project Plans and Specifications because they were
prepared by the Project Professionals. The Agency hereby acknowledges and agrees
that the selection of the Project Professionals is the sole responsibility of, and within the
sole discretion of, the Developer, and the Agency will not participate, and has not
previously participated, in such selection by the Developer.
(2) The parties hereto mutually acknowledge and agree the Project
Professionals are not, individually or collectively, agents or representatives, either
expressed or implied, of the City or the Agency.
(d) The Developer shall provide the Project Plans and Specifications to the Agency for
review and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, prior to submittal
of the Applications. The Agency and the Developer recognize and acknowledge the need
for expedited review of the Project Plans and Specifications and approval by the Agency.
(e) The Project Plans and Specifications contemplated by this subsection (d) shall be
sufficient for a determination by the City required by the ordinances and regulations of the
City.
4.03. Coordination with City Review. The Developer has represented to the Agency and
the Agency acknowledges the need to expedite the process for review of the Project
Plans and Specifications and the issuance of any Building Permits and Permits. The
Agency agrees to use its best efforts to coordinate and expedite its review of the Project
Plans and Specifications with any review or approvals by the City or other governmental
entities.
4.04. Aqencv Review of Proiect Plans and Specifications.
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(a) During the term of this Agreement, Agency review and approval of the Project
Plans and Specifications is a prerequisite for issuance of the initial Building Permit for
construction of the Project, or any part thereof. Rod Irwin, the Executive Director, is
hereby delegated by the Agency to review and approve the Project Plans and
Specifications for substantial compliance with the Site Plan.
(b) Upon the Developer submitting the Project Plans and Specifications to the Agency
for review, the Agency agrees to diligently proceed with and complete its review of the
Project Plans and Specifications and respond to the Developer as soon as reasonably
possible after receipt thereof, but in no event later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of
such Project Plans and Specifications, and advise the Developer in writing of the
Agency's reasonable objections thereto or that the Project Plans and Specifications have
been approved as submitted.
(c) If the Agency gives written notice of specific objections to or deficiencies in the
Project Plans and Specifications as provided in subsection (b), then the Agency and the
Developer shall expeditiously, diligently and reasonably negotiate to resolve such
objections.
(d) If the Project Plans and Specifications submitted to the Agency by the Developer
substantially comply with this Agreement, including being substantially in accordance with
the Site Plan, and further the purposes of the Plan, the Agency shall approve the Project
Plans and Specifications as submitted, and shall notify the City and other pertinent
governmental entities of such approval and recommend the City and such other pertinent
governmental entities give such approvals and issue such Permits and Building Permits
or licenses as are necessary for development of the Project.
(e) If the Developer does not dispute the objections to any proposed Project Plans
and Specifications contained in any notice from the Agency, it shall submit revised Project
Plans and Specifications satisfying such objections. Any changes in the Project Plans
and Specifications made by the Developer in response to such a notice shall be made
without charge to the Agency.
4.05 Proiect Schedule.
(a) Developer shall submit complete applications for all necessary Permits and
Building Permits, as described in Section 3.04(b) hereof, within twenty (20) months after
the date on which the CRA approves the Development Agreement.
(b) Developer shall Commence Construction of the Project within twenty four (24)
months after the date on which the CRA approves the Development Agreement.
(c) Developer shall commence Vertical Construction months within four (4) months of
the Commencement of Construction.
(d) Developer shall have substantially completed construction of the Project in
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accordance with S 7.05 , within two (2) years after the Commencement Date.
ARTICLE 5. PROJECT FINANCING.
5.01. Construction FinancinQ.
(a) If the Developer elects to obtain Construction Financing, the Developer shall use
its reasonable efforts to obtain from a Construction Lender a term sheet for provision of
the Construction Financing as soon as is reasonably possible. Upon obtaining such
Construction Financing, the Developer shall notify the Agency that it has obtained said
financing and provide to the Agency the name and address of the Construction Lender.
(b) The Agency shall have an affirmative right, but not an obligation, to cure any
default by the Developer under the Construction Financing. The parties recognize and
acknowledge that the Agency's right under this paragraph (2) is not intended to be
superior or ahead of any lien or right of the Construction Lender to enforce its rights and
remedies under the financing documents pertaining to the Construction Financing.
(c) The Developer covenants and agrees with the Agency that the proceeds of the
Construction Financing shall be solely for the purpose of paying costs and fees related to
the development and construction of the Project and that such proceeds, together with its
own funds or other funds available to it, shall be sufficient to pay the costs of acquiring the
Project Site and the development, construction and completion of the Project.
5.02. Notice of Developer's Default.
(a) The Developer covenants and agrees with the Agency that Developer shall notify
the Agency in writing within 5 days of Developer receiving notice that Construction Lender
declares the Developer to be in default or if an event of default has occurred under the
financing documents for the Construction Financing. The notice from the Developer to
the Agency shall state the basis of the default by the Developer, shall identify the
particular provision of the financing documents under which the Developer is in default
and shall include copies of any pleadings in any proceeding instituted by the Construction
Lender incident thereto.
(b) Any notice from the Agency to the Developer specifying an event of default by the
Developer under Section 12.01 hereof shall, at the same time it is provided to the
Developer, be mailed by the Agency to any Construction Lender by certified mail, return
receipt requested, at its address last given to the Agency by the Developer prior to such
notice; provided, however, the failure of the Agency to mail any such notice or the
Construction Lender to receive any such notice shall not constitute a material breach or
default of this Agreement by the Agency, nor shall it constitute a waiver by or preclude or
delay the Agency from proceeding with or enforcing any right or remedy available to it
under this Agreement. The notice from the Agency to the Construction Lender shall state
the basis of the default, the particular provision of this Agreement under which the
Developer is in default and shall include copies of any pleadings in any proceedings
instituted by the Agency incident thereto.
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5.03. Cure of Developer's Default bv Lender.
(a) (1) Following the Agency providing the notice under Subsection 5.02(b) hereof,
the Construction Lender may, at its election, cure or remedy the default by the Developer
described in such notice. If the Construction Lender elects to cure such default, it shall
give notice of such election to the Agency and the Developer within sixty (60) days after
the Agency issued its notice of default by the Developer as provided in Section 12.01
hereof.
(2) So long as the Construction Lender proceeds to cure or remedy the
Developer's default of this Agreement, the Agency agrees not to exercise any right or
remedy available to it resulting from the Developer's default described in the notice and
which the Construction Lender has elected to cure for such period of time as shall be
reasonably necessary for the Construction Lender to cure or remedy such default,
including any time reasonably necessary for the Construction Lender to obtain
possession of the Project Site, if possession is necessary to enable the Construction
Lender to cure or remedy such default.
(b) If a default by the Developer under this Agreement is timely cured or remedied by
the Construction Lender pursuant to this Section 5.03, then the Agency shall not have
any rights or remedies against the Developer with regard to such default, except in such
an event, the Developer shall be obligated to pay and the Agency may recover from the
Developer any fees, costs or other expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees,
incurred by the Agency as a result of said default by the Developer, plus intereston such
fees, costs or other expenses from the date they were incurred at an annual percentage
rate of twelve percent (12%).
(c) If the Construction Lender elects to cure or remedy the Developer's default
hereunder as provided in subsection (a) hereof, it shall then be subject to and bound by
the provisions of this Agreement and the actions required to be taken to remedy or cure
said default that, but for the default by the Developer, would have been applicable to the
Developer.
(d) If, as a result of the Construction Lender curing or remedying a default by the
Developer under this Agreement, the Construction Lender completes the construction of
the Project upon receipt of a written request by the Construction Lender to the Agency for
a construction completion certificate, the Agency shall execute and deliver to the
Construction Lender a construction completion certificate for the Project, in the same
manner and procedure as if the Developer has requested such a certificate under Section
7.05 hereof.
(e) Subsequent to a default under this Agreement by the Developer, if the
Construction Lender does not timely elect to cure such default as provided in subsection
(a) hereof, or makes such election and proceeds to construct and complete the Project,
but fails to complete such construction by the Completion Date (subject to extensions for
Unavoidable Delays) and such failure shall not have been cured within sixty (60) days (or
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such longer period as may be reasonably necessary and mutually agreed upon by the
Agency and the Construction Lender), then the Agency may proceed with any remedies
available to it under Section 12.01 hereof.
5.04. Construction Lender Not Obliaated to Construct.
(a) If the Construction Lender elects not to cure a default by the Developer hereunder
as provided in Subsection 5.03(a) hereof, the Construction Lender and any other holder
who obtains title to or possession of the Project Site, or any part thereof, as a result of
foreclosure proceedings or any other action in lieu thereof, including (I) any other party
who thereafter obtains title to the Project Site or such part from and through such holder
or, (ii) any other purchaser at a foreclosure sale, or (iii) any other grantee under a deed in
lieu of foreclosure, and any of such parties' successors and assigns, shall not be
obligated by this Agreement to construct or complete the Project, or to guarantee such
construction or completion or to perform any of the Developer's other agreements,
obligations or covenants under this Agreement.
(b) Nothing in this Section 5.04 or any other provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed or construed to permit or authorize any Construction Lender or any other party
obtaining title to or possession of the Project Site, or any part thereof, to devote the
Project Site, or any part thereof, to any use, or to construct any improvements thereon,
other than the uses and improvements provided in the Plan and in the Project Plans and
Specifications, unless prior to commencement of such use, approval thereof is obtained
from the Agency, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
5.05. Aaencv Cures Developer's Default. If prior to the issuance of the Project
Completion Certificate, the Developer defaults under this Agreement or under, and to the
holder of, any mortgage or other instrument creating an encumbrance or lien upon the
Project Site, or any part thereof, the Agency may cure such default or breach. In such an
event, the Agency, as the case may be, shall be entitled, in addition to and without
limitation upon any other rights or remedies or payment of any other amounts to which it
shall be entitled by this Agreement, operation of law, or otherwise, to reimbursement from
the Developer for all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees, incurred by the Agency in curing such default, together with interest
thereon at a per annum rate equal to twelve percent (12%). Until such amount is paid.
The Agency shall have a lien on the Project Site for the amount of such reimbursement;
provided, that any such lien shall be subject and subordinate to the lien of any then
existing mortgage of the Project Site in favor of the Construction Lender.
ARTICLE 6. PROJECT SITE CONVEYANCE.
6.01. Findinas: Representations.
(a) The Agency is or will be, the owner of the Project Site by the closing date.
(b) Developer desires to purchase from Agency and Agency desires to sell to
Developer the Project Site.
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6.02. Aareement to Sell and Purchase.
The Agency hereby agrees to sell and convey the Project Site to Developer and
Developer hereby agrees to purchase the Project Site from Agency, upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Article 6.
6.03. Purchase Price/Deposit.
(a) The Developer shall pay to the Agency as the purchase price for the Project Site
the sum of Three Million and 00/100 Dollars ($3,000,000.00), which is subject to
adjustment as set forth in this Section 6.03 ("Purchase Price.").
(b) In the event Developer receives approval of the Project with less than 249
residential multi-family dwelling units, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the sum of
$12,050.00 for each dwelling unit under 249 units. For example, in the event the Project
is approved for 244 units, representing a reduction of 5 units, the adjusted Purchase Price
shall be $2,939,712 [$3,000,000 less $60,250 (5 x $12,050)).
(c) Upon execution of this Agreement by Agency and Developer, Developer shall
deliver an earnest money deposit in the amount of $250,000.00 to Escrow Agent, to be
held by Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of an Escrow Agreement, in the form
attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "F" ("Deposit"). The Deposit shall be
paid to Agency and applied to the Purchase Price at Closing, unless otherwise disbursed
in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.
6.04. Site Evaluation.
(a) From and after the Effective Date hereof during the term of this Agreement, the
Developer and its agents and representatives shall be entitled to enter upon the Project
Site for inspection, soil tests, examination, and such other matters and investigations as
Developer deems necessary and appropriate. In this regard, no such examination will be
deemed to constitute a waiver or a relinquishment on the part of Developer of its right to
rely on the covenants, representations, warranties and agreements made by Agency or
upon the agreements provided to Developer by Agency. Developer will restore any
disturbance to the Project Site caused by its acts and will hold Agency harmless and
indemnify Agency from and against any and all damages and liability occasioned by any
claim asserted against Agency caused by such examination, excluding all damages and
liability as a result of (i) a pre-existing condition on the Project Site, including without
limitation the existing groundwater conditions and required Groundwater Monitoring, or (ii)
the negligence and willful misconduct of the Agency.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Developer shall have the
absolute right for a period of forty-five (45) days following the date upon which the
Community Development Board has approved the Applications, inclusive of any appeal
period, in which to review and examine the Project Site and the items provided from
Agency (herein referred to as the "Evaluation Period"). At any time prior to the expiration
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of the Evaluation Period, Developer may terminate this Agreement and shall be entitled to
the return of the Deposit if, in its sole discretion, Developer determines that the Project
Site or the contemplated development or construction thereon is not economically or
otherwise acceptable to Developer. Developer may terminate this Agreement as
provided in Section 12.05 hereof and receive a full refund of the Deposit.
6.05. Title.
(a) Within twenty (20) days after the Effective Date, the Agency shall furnish to
Developer, at Agency's expense, a commitment for the issuance of an owner's policy of
title insurance for the Project Site by Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company,
through its agent, Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP (collectively, "Title
Company"), in the standard form adopted by the American Land Title Association, at no
more than the promulgated rate, accompanied by one copy of all documents affecting the
Project Site which constitute exceptions to the commitment. This commitment shall be in
the amount of the total Purchase Price of the Project Site, shall show in Agency or the
City, a good and marketable title in fee simple, free and clear of all liens and
encumbrances without exception other than those permitted under the provisions of
Section 6.14 hereof (the "Permitted Exceptions") in a form reasonably acceptable to
Developer and shall be refereed to hereinafter as the "Title Commitment".
(b) If the Title Commitment, any update thereof or subsequent title commitment or the
survey delivered to Developer in connection with the Project Site shows that the title is
defective or unmarketable or that any part of the Project Site is subject to liens,
restrictions, easements, encroachments or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever
other than the Permitted Exceptions, Developer shall give Agency a reasonable time (not
to exceed sixty (60) days after Developer has given written notice to Agency of any
unacceptable conditions of title) within which to remedy or remove any such unacceptable
conditions of title. Failure of Agency to remedy or remove any such unacceptable
condition of title shall constitute a grounds for termination as provided in Section 12.05,
unless Developer gives Agency its written waiver of such unacceptable condition of title.
(c) Within thirty (30) days after closing, Agency shall furnish to Developer, at Agency's
expense, a standard AL TA Marketability Form B-1970 (Rev. 10/17nO and Rev. 10/17/84)
owner's policy of title insurance based on the Title Commitment. Such policy will be
issued by the title company that issued the Title Commitment, will be in the amount of the
Purchase Price and will insure Developer's fee simple title, as the case may be, to the
Project Site subject to no exceptions other than the Permitted Exceptions. Agency shall
pay the premium charged for the issuance of any owner's policy of title insurance to the
extent of the Purchase Price showing Developer as the fee simple owner of the Project
Site.
6.06. Survey.
(a) The Developer, shall employ a surveyor licensed by the State of Florida to prepare
a current survey of the Project Site.
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(b) The survey shall:
(1) Include the sealed Survey Certification attached hereto as Exhibit "G" for
the Project Site.
(2) Set forth an accurate metes and bounds description of the Project Site,
which metes and bounds description shall be used for the purposes of conveying the
Project Site to Developer hereunder, and the gross number of acres contained in the
Project Site.
(3) Locate all existing easements and rights of way, whether recorded or visible
(setting forth the book and page number of the recorded instruments creating the
easement) .
(4) Show any encroachments onto the Project Site from adjoining property and
any encroachments from the Project Site onto adjoining property.
(5) Show all existing improvements (such as buildings, power lines, fences,
roads, driveways, railroads, underground pipelines, cables, etc.) and all rivers, creeks,
drainage ditches or other water courses.
(6) Show all dedicated public streets providing access to the Project Site and
whether such access is paved to the property line of the Project Site.
(7) Identify any flood zones as defined on Federal Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(F.I.R.M.) for Pinellas County, Florida that affect the Project Site.
(8)
backs.
Show all applicable set back lines with reference to the source of the set
In the event the survey shows any encroachments of any improvement upon, from or
onto the Project Site or shows any other matter of survey which is objectionable to
Developer, in Developer's sole discretion, then Developer shall provide Agency with
notice of such defect and the same shall be deemed a title defect and shall be treated as
an objection to title by Developer as provided under Section 6.05(b).
6.07. Riqhts and Duties of Aqencv.
(a) Agency shall cooperate in good faith with Developer in Developer's evaluation of
the Project Site and shall execute all documents or perform such other acts, reasonably
necessary to enable Developer to satisfactorily complete its evaluation of the Project Site
and shall provide to Developer and its consultants any information or documents
reasonably required by Developer and in Agency's or its consultant's possession which
would assist Developer in such evaluation and preparation.
(b) Agency shall reaffirm in writing to Developer that the covenants, warranties and
representations set forth herein are true and correct as of the Closing Date.
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6.08. Riqhts and Duties of Developer.
Developer agrees to timely commence and pursue its evaluation of the Project Site
hereunder in good faith; provided, however, at any time, Developer may cease such
evaluations and terminate this Agreement as provided in Section 6.04(b).
6.09. Conditions to Closinq.
(a) The obligation of Developer to purchase the Project Site is subject to the following
("Conditions to Closing") unless waived by the Developer on or before the Closing Date:
(1) Developer's purchase of the Project Site is contingent upon Developer
obtaining approval of the Applications, resulting in a site plan approval of the Project for
no fewer than 200 multi-family residential dwelling units and at least 10,000 square feet of
ground floor retail space. Approval of more than 200 multi-family residential dwelling
units and up to 16,000 square feet of ground floor retail shall be sought by Developer but
are not conditions precedent to Closing.
(2) The representations and warranties of Agency set forth herein being true on
and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if such representations and
warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date.
(3) The Project shall be in compliance with the zoning, land use and
concurrency requirements for the Project for no fewer than 200 multi-family residential
dwelling units.
(4) Developer making a determination that the Town Lake has adequate
capacity to accept stormwater drainage from the Project Site and obtaining any necessary
stormwater drainage easements for the benefit of the Project Site.
(5) The recordation of that certain Resolution described in Section 6.11 (I),
below."
In the event the Conditions to Closing are not satisfied on or before the Closing Date, as
hereinafter defined, Developer may terminate this Agreement as set forth in Section
12.05
(b) The obligation of the Agency to convey the Project Site to the Developer is subject
to the following unless waived by the Agency on or before the Closing Date:
(1) The representations and warranties of the Developer set forth in Section
10.01 being true on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if such
representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date;
(2) The Developer is not then in default of this Agreement as provided In
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Section 12.01.
(3) The Agency shall have approved the Project Plans and Specifications.
(4) The City shall have approved the Site Plan for the Project for no fewer than
200 multi-family dwelling units and 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space.
6.10. Closinq.
Provided all conditions to conveyance of the Project Site to the Developer have been
satisfied, Developer shall purchase the Project Site on or before the date which is the
earlier to occur of: (i) 30 days after issuance of all Building Permits; or (ii) October 1"
2009 (herein referred to as the "Closing Date"). The parties may mutually agree to
change the Closing Date.
6.11. Closinq Procedure.
(a) At closing, the Agency shall convey to Developer by special warranty deed, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit "C", title in fee simple to the Project Site, free and clear of
any and all liens, encumbrances, conditions, easements, assessments, restrictions
except those permitted in this Agreement and the Permitted Exceptions.
(b) At closing, the Agency shall execute and deliver to Developer and Title Company
an Affidavit of No Liens in a form satisfactory to Title Company and Developer, so as to
cause Title Company to remove the "gap," unrecorded easements and other standard
exceptions from the Title Commitment including the construction liens and parties in
possession.
(c) At closing, the Agency shall deliver to Title Company and Developer a certified
copy of the organic document (e.g. articles of incorporation, partnership agreement,
trust agreement, etc.) and all amendments thereto, that legally formed Agency and/or
pursuant to which Agency holds title to the Premises, along with evidence satisfactory
to Title Company of Agency's authority to execute and deliver the documents necessary
or advisable to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby.
(d) At closing, the Agency shall deliver an endorsement to the title insurance
commitment required herein and such further instruments as may be required by
Developer, Developer's counselor the title company to vest in Developer title of the
Project Site as provided herein, all at Agency's expense.
(e) Developer shall pay the Purchase Price for the Project Site to Agency as provided
in Section 6.03.
(f) The Project Site is currently exempt from ad valorem real estate taxes.
Commencing on the Closing Date, Developer shall be responsible for all ad valorem real
estate taxes on the Project Site and any personal property taxes.
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(g) Agency shall pay all special assessments and taxes, interest and penalties levied
against the Project Site prior to the Closing Date.
(h) Agency has terminated all original leases, if any, for the Project Site or any part
thereof and all tenants will have vacated the Project Site by the Closing Date.
(i) Agency shall deliver to Developer all original documents pertaining to the Project
Site including licenses and permits, if any.
0) Agency shall pay for all documentary stamps and transfer taxes, if any, for the
deed, and for the preparation, recording and documentary stamps for all closing
documents, lien releases and title curative instruments, its own attorney's fees, the
premiums for the owner's title insurance policy, and for recording the deed and all other
closing costs and expenses.
(k) At closing, the Agency shall give Developer a credit against the purchase price for
the cost of the Survey described in Section 6.06 of the Agreement.
(I) The Agency shall provide a Resolution of the City dedicating the land described in
Exhibit I as a public way.
(m) Developer shall execute and deliver the Monitoring Easement referenced in
Section 6.150), below.
(n) Closing shall be conducted at the law offices of Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel &
Burns, LLP, 911 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida, or elsewhere by mutual agreement.
6.12. Possession.
Possession of the Project Site shall pass to Developer upon completion of the Closing.
6.13. Condition of Title.
Title to the Project Site at the time of conveyance shall be free of all liens, restrictions,
easements, encroachments and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever except the
following (the "Permitted Exceptions"):
(a) Real estate taxes for the year of Closing and subsequent years that are a lien but
not yet due and payable.
(b) Comprehensive land use planning, zoning and building ordinances, regulations
and requirements adopted by governmental or municipal authority having jurisdiction.
(c) Those additional exceptions as contained in the Title Commitment to be delivered
by Agency to Developer at closing which Developer, in its sole and absolute discretion,
has elected to accept.
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6.14. Taxes and Assessments.
Agency agrees to pay all taxes and assessments that become a lien on the Project Site
prior to the Closing Date promptly when due. All special assessments applicable to any
portion of the Project Site, delinquent taxes and delinquent installment of special
assessments, together with any penalties and interest thereon, shall be paid by Agency
on or before the Closing Date.
6.15. Covenants. Warranties and Representations.
Agency hereby covenants, warrants and represents to Developer that:
(a) The title of Agency to the Project Site hereby sold is absolute, good and
marketable and free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except for the Permitted
Exceptions.
(b) Agency will have the full legal power to own and convey the Project Site as
provided for herein, following conveyance to the CRA of that portion of the property
owned by the City.
(c) There are no legal proceedings pending, threatened or contemplated against
Agency or the City in any court, tribunal or administrative agency which affect the Project
Site or which give or will give rise to any claims or liens against the Project Site or affect
Agency's right to transfer the Project Site. The Agency entered into a prior Development
Agreement on the Project Site, which Agreement has been terminated by the Agency in
accordance with its terms. The Developer under that Agreement has not executed a
termination certificate as required by the Agreement. The Agency shall undertake all
reasonably necessary actions to fulfill all of the requirements of Schedule B-1 of the Title
commitment, including the bringing of suit, if necessary, in order to extinguish any rights
of third parties that may exist in connection with the prior Development Agreement.
(d) Except with regard to the prior Development Agreement as provided above, there
are no rights of possession, use, rights of first refusal or otherwise to the Project Site
outstanding in third persons by reason of unrecorded leases, land contracts, sale
contracts, options or other documents.
(e) No work has been performed or is in progress on or at the Project Site and no
materials have been furnished to Agency or the Project Site or any portion thereof which
after closing could give rise to any mechanics', materialmen, or other liens, and at the
Closing Agency shall furnish to Developer an affidavit attesting to the absence of any
such liens or rights to liens.
(f) No assessment for public improvements or otherwise have been made against the
Project Site which remain unpaid, including without limitation, any special assessments or
those for construction of water, sewer; gas and electric lines, nor have any been
proposed.
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(g) Except as disclosed in subsection 6.150), below, Agency has no information or
knowledge of any change contemplated in the applicable laws, ordinances or restrictions,
or any judicial or administrative action, or any action by adjacent land owners or natural or
artificial conditions upon the Project Site which would prevent, limit, impede or make more
costly the present or proposed use of the Project Site, provided, however, the City is in
the process of adopting amendments to the land development code, but, if adopted, it will
not adversely affect the proposed use or contemplated development of the Project Site.
(h) From and after the date hereof, Agency shall refrain from (1) making any material
changes on or about the Project Site; (2) creating and incurring or permitting to exist any
mortgage, lien, pledge or other encumbrance in any way affecting the Project Site; or (3)
committing any waste or nuisance on the Project Site.
(i) From and after the date hereof, and at any time prior to transfer of title to
Developer, Agency shall not grant, sell or convey any interest in the Project Site, including
easements or rights of way, to any person, corporation (public or private), governmental
body or political subdivision without the written permission of Developer.
0) The Agency warrants and represents that, subject to the Groundwater Monitoring
(as defined below), it has completed all required environmental remediation of the
Project Site in 2004 and remains in compliance with the attendant consent order. The
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has approved a Restrictive
Covenant Agreement for the Project Site, to reduce or eliminate the risk of exposure of
contaminants to the environment and to users or occupants of the Project Site due to
groundwater contamination and approved a plan for natural attenuation with monitoring,
which will need to include four monitoring wells to show sufficient natural attenuation of
the groundwater ("Groundwater Monitoring"). The details of the Groundwater
Monitoring are set forth in the Revised Monitor Only Plan, Property B, 901-927
Cleveland Street, Clearwater, Florida, dated March 2004 and Response to Comments,
Revised Monitor Only Plan, Dimmit Chevrolet Property B, 901-921 Cleveland Street,
Clearwater, Florida, dated May 3, 2004, which were approved by FDEP on June 25,
2004. The Agency, at its expense, shall be responsible for the Groundwater Monitoring
on the Project Site in accordance with the approved Revised Monitor Only Plan,
including without limitation installation of monitoring wells, and Developer shall deliver
for recording, at Closing, an easement providing Agency with such access rights as
may be required in connection with such Groundwater Monitoring (the "Monitoring
Easement')(Exhibit J). In the event the Project Plans and Specifications shall require
the relocation of existing groundwater monitoring wells on the Project Site, Agency
agrees to relocate no more than two such wells at Agency's sole cost and expense.
Agency hereby agrees for itself, its successors and assigns, to at all times indemnify
and hold harmless Developer, its successors and assigns, against any and all claims,
suits, actions, debts, damages, costs, charges and expenses, including court costs and
attorneys' fees, as hereinafter defined, and against all liability, losses and damages of
any nature whatsoever, that Developer shall or may at any time sustain or be put to,
directly or indirectly, by reason of the contamination of groundwater on the Project Site
described in the approved Revised Monitor Only Plan or related to relocation of any
groundwater monitoring wells or failure to properly monitor same. Notwithstanding the
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provisions of Article 9 of this Agreement, the indemnification set forth in this Subsection
6.150) shall survive Closing, the Termination Date and the Expiration Date.
(k) (1) Compliance with Environmental Law. Agency has: (I) materially complied
with all applicable Environmental Law; and (ii) not received any notice of alleged
outstanding violation of Environmental Law, nor does Agency have knowledge of any
facts or circumstances that could constitute such a violation, other than the
Groundwater Monitoring. To the best of Agency's knowledge, there are no Hazardous
Substances on, above, within, underneath or in groundwater underlying the Property
which exceed applicable standards under any Environmental Law, other than the
contaminants described in the Revised Monitor Only Plan.
(2) Definitions. For purposes of this Article 7, the terms in this paragraph (2)
shall have the following meanings:
(i) "Hazardous Substances" means any substance or material: (a)
identified in Section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 99601, as the same may be
amended from time to time; or (b) determined to be toxic, a pollutant or
contaminant, under Federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, rule or
regulation or judicial or administrative order or decision, as same may be amended
from time to time, including but not limited to (i) hazardous wastes as identified
pursuant to the Resource Conversation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 96901, et
seq., as the same may be amended from time to time, or (ii) pollutants, petroleum
and petroleum products as defined in either Chapter 403 or Chapter 376, Florida
Statutes, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(ii) "Environmental Law" means any Federal, state or local statutory or
common law relating to pollution or protection of the environment, including without
limitation, any common law of nuisance or trespass, and any law or regulation
relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous
Substances into the environment (including without limitation, ambient air, surface
water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or otherwise relating to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport
or handling of Hazardous Substances.
(I) Other than the Groundwater Monitoring, Agency has no knowledge of any adverse
fact relating to the physical condition of the Project Site or any portion thereof which has
not been specifically disclosed in writing to Developer, including without limitation landfills,
hazardous wastes, fault lines, sinkholes or other geological conditions or adverse soil
conditions.
(m) Agency has no knowledge that any commitments have been made to any
governmental authority, utility company, school board, church or other religious body,
homeowners' association, or any other organization, group or individual relating to the
Project Site which would impose an obligation upon Developer or its successors or
assigns to make any contributions or dedications of money or land or to construct, install
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or maintain any improvements of a public or private nature on or off the Project Site.
(n) There are no facts known to Agency materially affecting the value of the Project
Site which are not readily observable by Developer or which have not been disclosed to
Developer.
(0) There exists no violation of any requirement or condition to current zoning or land
use classifications applicable to the Project Site.
(p) The Project Site is not included in any national, state, county or municipal historic
registry or similar classification, nor does the Project Site include any historical or
archeological artifacts.
(q) The Agency has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and neither this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will constitute a violation of any
order, rule, regulation, agreement or instrument or any charter or organizational
documents to which the Agency is subject. No further approvals or consents by third
parties or governmental bodies are required in order for the Agency to enter into this
Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(r) The covenants, representations and warranties of the Agency as contained herein
shall be true and correct as of the Closing and shall survive the Closing of this
transaction.
6.16. Condemnation.
In the event that prior to the Closing Date, all or any portion of the Project Site or any
rights or easements therein shall be taken by condemnation or rights of eminent domain
or like process, or shall be threatened therewith, and the same, in Developer's reasonable
opinion, would have a materially adverse impact upon Developer's use of the Project Site,
Developer shall, within fifteen (15) days after having received notice thereof from Agency,
elect in writing to either (a) continue this Agreement in full force and effect,
notwithstanding such taking or threatened taking, in which case Developer shall be
required to continue the purchase of the Project Site, in which event Agency shall assign
or pay to Developer the applicable portion of the proceeds payable under such
condemnation proceedings, (b) delete the portion of the Project Site condemned or
threatened to be condemned from this Agreement, with a proportionate reduction in the
Purchase Price, or (c) terminate this Agreement.
6.17. Real Estate Commission.
Developer and Agency represent that they have not used any brokerage services with
respect to the conveyance of the Project Site to the Developer as herein contemplated.
The Agency and the Developer shall each hold the other harmless and indemnify the
other party, its respective successors, assigns, employees, directors and agents from any
and all costs, damages, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees,
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incurred by reason of any claim for fee or commission of any kind based on the sale
contemplated herein.
6.18. Maintenance of Proiect Site.
Through Closing during its continued position pursuant to FS 97.13, the Agency shall
maintain the Project Site in good order and shall carry reasonable amounts of physical
damage and liability insurance on the Project Site and any improvements thereon existing
as of the date hereof.
6.19. Radon Gas Notice.
(a) As required by Section 404.056(6), Florida Statutes, the following notice is hereby
given to the Developer as the prospective purchaser of the Project Site, which may have
buildings located thereon, and the Developer acknowledges receipt of such notice:
"Radon Gas: Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that, when it
has accumulated in a building in sufficient quantities, may present health
risks to persons who are exposed to it over time. Levels of radon that
exceed federal and state guidelines have been found in buildings in Florida.
Additional information regarding radon and radon testing may be obtained
from your county public health unit."
ARTICLE 7. CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.
7.01. Site Clearance and Utility Relocation.
(a) The Developer shall be responsible for clearance of the Project Site such that it is in
a condition ready for Commencement of Construction as of the Commencement Date.
Permits issued by the City for pre-construction activities on the Project Site, including site
clearance, shall not be considered a Building Permit for purposes of this Agreement.
(b) To the extent required for construction of the Project, the Developer shall be
responsible for relocation on the Project Site of the following City utilities: 310 feet of 8
inch sanitary sewer running north-south between Park Street and Pierce Street; 150 feet
of 42 inch storm sewer and 200 feet of 36 inch storm sewer running north-south between
Park Street and Pierce Street. Developer shall be responsible for design and permitting of
the improvements to City standards. The Agency shall reimburse Developer for the costs
of relocating said utilities in an amount not to exceed two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars ($250,000). The reimbursement of these utility relocation costs shall be paid from
funds legally available to the Agency subject to the limitations contained in 915.17.
7.02. Construction of the Proiect.
(a) The Developer shall construct the Project on the Project Site substantially in
accordance with the Project Plans and Specifications. Subject to Unavoidable Delay and
the terms and conditions in this Agreement, the Developer shall Commence Construction
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of the Project no later than twenty four (24) months after the approval of this Agreement
by the CRA.
(b) (1) After the Commencement Date and no later than June 19, 2010, the
Developer shall commence Vertical Construction of the Project. The Developer shall
continue, pursue and prosecute the Vertical Construction of the Project with reasonable
diligence to substantial completion by the Completion Date and shall not at any time
actually or effectively have abandoned (or its Contractor having actually or effectively
abandoned) the Project Site. For purposes of this subsection (b), "abandoned" means to
have ceased all construction work, including all or substantially all the construction work
force withdrawing from the Project Site for a period of sixty (60) days.
(2) All obligations of the Developer with respect to commencement,
continuation and completion of construction of the Project shall be subject to delays and
extensions from time to time for Unavoidable Delay. The Developer shall not be deemed
to be in default of this Agreement to the extent construction or completion of the Project,
or any part thereof, is not complete by reason of Unavoidable Delay.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, "completion," "complete," "substantially complete"
or "substantial completion" means, that a certificate of occupancy for the shell of the retail
portion of the structure (not including any tenant improvements for the retail space) and a
Certificate of Occupancy for each residential building has been issued by the City.
(d) (1) Commencing on the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month following the
calendar month in which the Commencement Date occurs and continuing until the
Completion Date, the Developer shall make quarterly reports to the Agency in such detail
and in such form as may reasonably be requested by the Agency as to the actual
progress of the construction of the Project.
2) If the Agency reasonably believes adequate progress in the construction of
the Project is not being made, the Agency shall give written notice to the Developer that
adequate progress is apparently not being made in the Project and Developer shall have
a period of ten (10) business days after receipt of such notice in which to respond to
Agency as to why adequate progress is or is not being made toward completion of the
Project.
(e) (1) The Developer agrees that each contract between the Developer and a
Contractor for the Project shall provide, among other things, that: (i) notice shall be given
to the Agency of any material defaults thereunder by the Developer or the Contractor; and
(ii) in the event of a material breach by the Developer of such contract that is not being
contested by the Developer, the Agency shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
cure any defaults by the Developer under such contract without penalty to the Agency or
stoppage of the work.
(2) If the Agency elects to cure a material default by the Developer under a
contract between the Developer and a Contractor, upon receipt of a notice to that effect
from the Agency, the Developer shall immediately deliver to the Agency all plans,
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specifications, drawings, contracts and addenda thereto pertaining to the construction of
that part of the Project which are in its possession or control (and shall instruct the Project
Professionals and any other persons in possession or control of such plans,
specifications, drawings and contracts to deliver them to the Agency).
(3) The right of the Agency to cure any default by the Developer as provided in
paragraph (1) above shall be subject and subordinate to the right of the Construction
Lender to cure such default.
7.03. Maintenance and Repairs. During the construction of the Project, the Developer
shall, at its own expense, keep the Project in good and clean order and condition and the
Developer shall promptly make all necessary or appropriate repairs, replacements and
renewals thereof, whether ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen. All repairs,
replacements and renewals shall be equal in quality and class to the original work. When
making such repairs, replacements or renewals, the Developer shall comply with all
applicable laws, ordinances, codes and regulations.
7.04. Proiect Alterations or Improvements. During the construction of the Project, the
Developer may, from time to time, make alterations and improvements, structural or
otherwise, to the Project as the Developer deems desirable and consistent with the
Project Plans and Specifications for the uses contemplated by this Agreement; provided,
however, that prior to the commencement of any material alterations or improvements of
sufficient size and scope as to constitute a material change in the previously approved
Project Plans and Specifications, the Developer shall notify the Agency of such material
change and shall submit a change, amendment or revision to the Project Plans and
Specifications to the Agency for review as provided in Sections 4.03 and 4.04 hereof.
Nothing in this Section 7.04 is intended nor shall be deemed to limit or restrict the
exercise of governmental or regulatory powers or authority by the City or any other
governmental entity or to enlarge its regulatory authority.
7.05. Completion Certificate.
(a) (1) Upon the substantial completion of the construction of the Project in
accordance with the provisions of this Article 7 (particularly including subsection 7.02(c)),
the Developer shall prepare and execute the Completion Certificate, which shall then be
delivered to the Agency. Upon receipt of the Completion Certificate the Agency shall
promptly and diligently proceed to determine if construction has been completed
substantially in accordance with the Project Plans and Specifications and this Agreement.
Upon making such a determination the Agency shall execute the Completion Certificate
and return it to the Developer. The date of the Completion Certificate shall be the date
when the last of the parties shall have executed the Completion Certificate.
(2) The Completion Certificate shall constitute a conclusive determination by
the parties hereto of the satisfaction and termination of the obligations of the Developer
hereunder to construct the Project; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7.05
shall be a waiver of the rights, duties, obligations or responsibilities of the City or any
other governmental entity acting in its regulatory or governmental capacity or an approval
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of said construction for purposes of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the
Project.
(3) The parties agree that it is their intent that the review by the Agency for
purposes of the Completion Certificate determination pursuant to this Section 7.05 is not
to be an additional or duplicate inspection over and above that required for purposes of
the Building Permit, including the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The Agency
agrees that for purposes of determining if the Project has been substantially completed in
accordance with the Project Plans and Specifications, the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy shall be a conclusive determination of substantial completion for purposes of
this subsection (a) and, if such certificate of occupancy has been determined to have
been issued, then the Agency agrees to execute the Completion Certificate.
(b) If the Agency shall refuse or fail to execute the Completion Certificate after receipt
of a request by the Developer to do so, then the Agency shall, within ten (10) days after
its receipt of such request, provide the Developer with a written statement setting forth in
reasonable detail the reason(s) why the Agency has not executed the Completion
Certificate and what must be done by the Developer to satisfy such objections so that the
Agency would sign the Completion Certificate. Upon the Developer satisfying the
Agency's objections, then the Developer shall submit a new request to the Agency for
execution of the Completion Certificate and that request shall be considered and acted
upon in accordance with the procedures in paragraph (a)(1) for the original request.
(c) The Completion Certificate shall be in a form sufficient to be recorded in the public
records of Pinellas County, Florida. After execution by the Agency, it shall be promptly
returned to the Developer who shall record the Completion Certificate in the public
records of Pinellas County, Florida, and pay the cost of such recording.
7.06. AQencv Not in Privity with Contractors. The Agency shall not be deemed to be in
privity of contract with any Contractor or provider of goods or services with respect to the
construction of the Project.
7.07. Repurchase of the Proiect Site.
(a) In the event Developer does not Commence Construction and commence Vertical
Construction of the Project in accordance with the Project Schedule set forth in Sections
4.05 and 7.02 hereof, Agency shall have an option to purchase the Project Site upon the
terms and conditions as set forth in this Section 7.07 (the "Property Option"). The
Property Option shall be exercised by Agency within ninety (90) days following the date
on which Developer was required to Commence Construction or commence Vertical
Construction. The Property Option shall be exercised by Agency providing written notice
to Developer of its intent to exercise the Property Option within said ninety (90) day period
(time being of the essence with respect to such notice); provided, however, that Agency
shall not have the right to exercise such Property Option in the event Developer cures its
failure to Commence Construction or commence Vertical Construction within thirty (30)
days following its receipt of such written notice. In the event that Agency should fail to
provide such written notice of its exercise of the Property Option within said ninety (90)
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day period, then the Property Option shall immediately and automatically lapse.
(b) Upon proper and timely exercise of the Property Option, Agency and Developer
shall undertake to close the conveyance of the Project Site by Developer to Agency within
sixty (60) days following the date of notice of the exercise of the Property Option upon the
following terms and conditions:
(1) The price to be paid by Agency to Developer for the Project Site shall equal
the Purchase Price paid by Developer to Agency at Closing.
(2) The Project Site shall be conveyed by Developer to Agency pursuant to a
special warranty deed, which deed shall be subject to taxes for the year of Closing and
the other Permitted Exceptions to which the Project Site was subject on the Closing Date.
(3) Developer shall pay for the cost of any documentary stamp taxes imposed
upon the deed conveying the Project Site from Developer to Agency. In addition,
Developer shall pay for any surveyor title insurance Agency elects to obtain in connection
with such conveyance.
(c) Until the commencement of Vertical Construction by the Developer on the Project
Site or the expiration of the date by which such Vertical Construction was to commence
plus the ninety (90) day period during which the Agency may exercise the Property
Option, the Developer covenants and agrees with the Agency that Developer shall not,
without the prior consent of the Agency, cause any mortgage or lien to be levied,
assessed or placed on the Project Site with respect to any financing of Developer's
construction of the Project; provided, however, that Agency shall not have a right to
consent to any mortgage or lien so long as such mortgage or lien is subordinate to
Agency's Property Option. Upon the commencement of Vertical Construction by
Developer in accordance with the Project Schedule, the Agency shall, within five (5) days
of Developer's request, execute and deliver to Developer, in recordable form, a
termination of the Agency's Property Option.
(d) Upon conveyance of the Project Site to the Agency pursuant to the exercise of the
Property Option, this Agreement shall terminate as provided in Section 12.05.
(e) The Property Option shall survive a termination of this Agreement by the
Developer pursuant to Section 12.05.
ARTICLE 8. INSURANCE.
8.01. Insurance ReQuirements Generallv.
(a) The Developer agrees to purchase and maintain in full force and effect such
insurance policies with coverages generally applicable to projects in the State of Florida
and Pinellas County similar in size and scope to the Project. All insurance shall be
obtained from financially responsible insurance companies either duly authorized under
the laws of the State of Florida to do insurance business in the State of Florida (or subject
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to legal process in the State of Florida) and shall be issued and countersigned by duly
authorized representatives of such companies for the State of Florida.
(b) The insurance coverages and limits shall be evidenced by properly executed
certificates of insurance, copies of which shall be provided to the Agency during the term
of this Agreement. No less than thirty (30) days written notice by registered or certified
mail must be given by the Developer to the Agency of any cancellation, intent not to
renew, or reduction in the policy coverages.
(c) Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be deemed to be designed by the
Agency as a recommended insurance program for the Developer.
(d) (1) The Developer alone shall be responsible for the sufficiency of its own
insurance program. The Agency will in no way be responsible to the Developer or any
other party for any inadequacy of the Developer's overall insurance program.
(2) The Agency shall be responsible for the sufficiency of its insurance
program. The Developer will in no way be responsible to the Agency or any other party
for any inadequacy of the Agency's overall insurance program.
8.02. Insurance Exclusive of Indemnitv. The insurance policies and coverages of the
Developer contemplated by this Article 8 are exclusive of, and in addition to, any and all
indemnity obligations of the Developer and the Agency under this Agreement.
8.03. No Waiver of Sovereian Immunitv. Nothing in this Article 8 is intended or shall be
deemed to constitute a waiver in whole or in part of any sovereign immunity applicable to
and that may be asserted by the City or the Agency.
ARTICLE 9. INDEMNIFICATION.
9.01. Indemnification bv the Developer.
(a) For consideration of $10.00 and other good and valuable consideration herein
provided, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Developer, the Developer
agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, the Agency, its respective agents,
officers, or employees from any and all liabilities, damages, penalties, judgments, claims,
demands, costs, losses, expenses or attorneys' fees through appellate proceedings, for
personal injury, bodily injury, death or property damage arising out of, or by reason of any
act or omission of the Developer, its agents, employees or contractors arising out of, in
connection with or by reason of, the performance of any and all services contemplated by
this Agreement, or which are alleged to have arisen out of, in connection with or by
reason of, the performance of any and all services contemplated by this Agreement, or
which are alleged to have arisen out of, in connection with, or by reason of, the
performance of such services.
(b) The Developer's indemnity obligations under subsection (a) shall survive the
earlier of the Termination Date or the Expiration Date, but shall apply only to occurrences,
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acts, or omissions that arise on or before the earlier of the Termination Date or the
Expiration Date.
(c) The Developer's indemnity hereunder is in addition to and not limited by any
insurance policy and is not and shall not be interpreted as an insuring agreement
between or among the parties to this Agreement, nor as a waiver of sovereign immunity
for any party entitled to assert the defense of sovereign immunity.
9.02. Indemnification bv the Aaencv.
(a) To the extent permitted by law, specifically including Section 768.28, Florida
Statutes, and any insurance coverage available to the Agency, the Agency agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless, the Developer, its respective, officers, and
employees from any and all liabilities, damages, penalties, judgments, claims, demands,
costs, losses, expenses or attorneys' fees through appellate proceedings, for personal
injury, bodily injury, death or property damage arising out of, or by reason of, any act or
omission of the Agency, its respective agents or employees arising out of, in connection
with or by reason of, the performance of any and all obligations of the Agency
contemplated by this Agreement, or which are alleged to have arisen out of, in connection
with or by reason of, the performance of any and all obligations of the Agency
contemplated by this Agreement, or which are alleged to have arisen out of, in connection
with, or by reason of, the performance of such obligations.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, specifically including Section 768.28, Florida
Statutes, and any insurance coverage available to the Agency, the Agency shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Developer, its officers and employees from any
and all liabilities, damages, costs, penalties, judgments, claims, demands, losses, or
expenses (including, but not limited to, actual attorneys' fees and engineering fees)
arising from or attributable to any breach by the Agency, as the case may be, of any
covenants, representations or warranties contained in Section 3.02, Section 3.05, Section
6.15 or Section 11.01, or covenants contained in Section 11.02.
(c) The Agency's indemnity obligations under this Section 9.02 shall survive the earlier
of the Termination Date or the Expiration Date, but shall only apply to occurrences, acts
or omissions that arise on or before the earlier of the Termination Date or the Expiration
Date. The Agency's indemnity hereunder is not and shall not be interpreted as an
insuring agreement between or among the parties to this Agreement, but is in addition to
and not limited by any insurance policy provided that said obligation shall not be greater
than that permitted and shall be limited by the provisions of Section 768.28, Florida
Statutes, or any successor statute thereto.
9.03. Limitation of Indemnification.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to the
indemnification obligations of the Developer (as set forth in Section 9.01) and the Agency
(as set forth in Section 9.02), the following shall apply:
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(a) the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for damages that could have been,
but were not, mitigated by the indemnified party;
(b) the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for that portion of any damages
caused by the negligent or willful acts or omissions of, or the breach of any
representations or warranties contained herein by, the indemnified party; and
(c) there shall be no obligation to indemnify hereunder in the event that the
indemnified party (1) shall have effected a settlement of any claim without the prior written
consent of the indemnifying party, or (2) shall not have subrogated the indemnifying party
. to the indemnified party's rights against any third party by an assignment to the
indemnifying party of any cause or action against such third party.
ARTICLE 10. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
OF THE DEVELOPER.
10.01. Representations and Warranties. The Developer represents and warrants to the
Agency that each of the following statements is currently true and accurate and agrees
the Agency may rely upon each of the following statements:
(a) The Developer is a Georgia Limited Liability Company duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, has all requisite power and authority to
carry on its business as now conducted, to own or hold its properties and to enter into and
perform its obligations hereunder and under each document or instrument contemplated
by this Agreement to which it is or will be a party, is qualified to do business in the State of
Florida, and has consented to service of process upon a designated agent for service of
process in the State of Florida.
(b) This Agreement and, to the extent such documents presently exist in form
accepted by the Agency and the Developer, each document contemplated or required by
this Agreement to which Developer is or will be a party have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of, and have been or will be duly executed and delivered by,
the Developer, and neither the execution and delivery thereof, nor compliance with the
terms and provisions thereof or hereof: (1) requires the approval and consent of any other
party, except such as have been duly obtained or as are specifically noted herein, (2)
contravenes any existing law, judgment, governmental rule, regulation or order applicable
to or binding on the Developer, (3) contravenes or results in any breach of, default under
or, other than as contemplated by this Agreement, results in the creation of any lien or
encumbrance upon any property of the Developer under any indenture, mortgage, deed
of trust, bank loan or credit agreement, the Developer's articles of organization, or, any
other agreement or instrument to which the Developer is a party or by which the
Developer may be bound.
(c) This Agreement and, to the extent such documents presently exist in form
accepted by the Agency and the Developer, each document contemplated or required by
this Agreement to which the Developer is or will be a party constitutes, or when entered
into will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Developer enforceable
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against the Developer in accordance with the terms thereof, except as such enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws from time to time in
effect which affect creditors' rights generally and subject to usual equitable principles in
the event that equitable remedies are involved.
(d) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Developer, threatened actions or
proceedings before any court or administrative agency against the Developer, or against
any controlling shareholder, officer, employee or agent of the Developer, which question
the validity of this Agreement or any document contemplated hereunder, or which are
likely in any case, or in the aggregate, to materially adversely affect the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereunder or the financial condition of the Developer.
(e) The Developer has filed or caused to be filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax
returns, if any, which were required to be filed by the Developer, and has paid, or caused
to be paid, all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments
levied against the Developer.
(f) All financial information and other documentation, including that pertaining to the
Project or the Developer, delivered by the Developer to the City and the Agency, was, on
the date of delivery thereof, true and correct.
(g) The principal place of business and principal executive offices of the Developer
are in Atlanta, Georgia, and, until the expiration or termination, of this Agreement, the
Developer will keep original or duplicate records concerning the Project (such as
construction contracts, financing documents and corporate documents) and all contracts,
licenses and similar rights relating thereto at its office located in Atlanta, Georgia, copies
of which shall be made available to Agency upon 24 hours' written notice.
(h) As of the Closing Date, the Developer will have the financial capability to carry out
its obligations and responsibilities in connection with the development of the Project as
contemplated by this Agreement, including the purchase of the Project Site from the
Agency as contemplated by Article 6.
(i) The Developer (with the assistance of its Project Professionals) has the
experience, expertise, and capability to develop, cause the construction, and complete
the Project and, oversee and manage the design, planning, construction, and completion
of the Project, and to acquire the Project Site as provided herein.
10.02. Covenants. The Developer covenants with the Agency that until the earlier of the
Termination Date or the Expiration Date:
(a) The Developer shall timely perform or cause to be performed all of the obligations
contained herein which are the responsibility of the Developer to perform.
(b) During each year this Agreement and the obligations of the Developer under this
Agreement shall be in effect, the Developer shall cause to be executed and to continue to
be in effect those instruments, documents, certificates, permits, licenses and approvals
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and shall cause to occur those events contemplated by this Agreement that are
applicable to, and that are the responsibility of, the Developer.
(c) The Developer shall assist and cooperate with the Agency to accomplish the
development of the Project by the Developer in accordance with this Agreement, and the
Project Plans and Specifications and will not violate any laws, ordinances, rules,
regulations, orders, contracts or agreements that are or will be applicable thereto,
including the Plan and the Act.
(d) The Developer shall comply with all provisions of the financing documents for any
Construction Financing.
(e) Subsequent to the Effective Date, the Developer shall maintain its financial
capability to develop, construct and complete the Project and shall promptly notify the
Agency of any event, condition, occurrence, or change in its financial condition which
materially adversely affects, or with the passage of time is likely to adversely affect, the
Developer's financial capability to successfully and completely develop, construct and
complete the Project as contemplated hereby.
(f) The Developer shall promptly cause to be filed when due all federal, state, local
and foreign tax returns required to be filed by it, and shall promptly pay when due any tax
required thereby so as to avoid an uncured tax lien against the Project Site.
(g) Subject to and except as permitted by Section 16.01, prior to the expiration or
termination of this Agreement, the Developer shall maintain its existence, will not dissolve
or substantially dissolve all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into
another corporation, limited partnership, or other entity without the prior approval of the
Agency, unless the Developer is the surviving entity or retains a controlling interest in the
consolidated or merged corporation, in which case no consent by Agency shall be
required. In any event, prior to the expiration or termination of this Agreement, the
Developer, will promptly notify the Agency of any changes to the existence or form of the
limited liability company of Developer.
(h) The Developer shall not sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all its assets without adequate consideration and will otherwise take no
action which shall have the effect, singularly or in the aggregate, of rendering Developer
unable to continue to observe and perform the covenants, agreements, and conditions
hereof and the performance of all other obligations required by this Agreement.
(i) Except for the removal of any structures, plants, items or other things from the
Project Site after the Closing Date necessary for construction of the Project to commence
and continue, the Developer shall not permit, commit, or suffer any waste or impairment
of the Project Site prior to the earlier of the Termination Date or the Expiration Date.
0) Provided all conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied or waived as
provided herein, the Developer shall design, construct and complete the Project such that
it is substantially complete as set forth in Section 4.05 of this Agreement.
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10.03 Covenant: Nondiscrimination. The Developer covenants by and for itself and
any successors in interest that there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of
any person or group of persons on account of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital
status, ancestry or national origin in the marketing, sale, lease, sublease, transfer, use,
occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the Site, nor shall the Developer itself or any person
claiming under or through it establish or permit any such practice or practices of
discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use or
occupancy of tenants, lessees, subtenants, sub lessees or vendees of the Site.
10.04. Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants of Developer as
contained in Section 10.01 and 10.02 hereof shall survive the conveyance of the Project
Site to the Developer by the Agency. The representations, warranties and covenants of
Developer as contained in Section 10.03 hereof shall survive the conveyance of the
Project Site to the Developer by the Agency and Termination or Expiration.
ARTICLE 11. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
OF THE AGENCY.
11.01. Representations and Warranties. The Agency represents and warrants to the
Developer that each of the following statements is currently true and accurate and agrees
that the Developer may rely on each of the following statements:
(a) The Agency is a validly existing body corporate and politic of the State of Florida, is
the duly created community redevelopment agency of the City under Part III, Chapter
163, Florida Statutes (known as the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969), has all
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to
perform its obligations hereunder and under each document or instrument contemplated
by this Agreement to which it is or will be a party.
(b) This Agreement and, to the extent such documents presently exist in form
accepted by the Agency and the Developer, each document contemplated or required by
this Agreement to which the Agency is or will be a party have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of, and have been or will be duly executed and delivered by,
the Agency, and neither the execution and delivery thereof, nor compliance with the terms
and provisions thereof or hereof (1) requires the approval and consent of any other party,
except such as have been duly obtained or as are specifically noted herein, (2)
contravenes any existing law, judgment, governmental rule, regulation or order applicable
to or binding on the Agency, (3) contravenes or results in any breach of, or default under
or, other than as contemplated by this Agreement, results in the creation of any lien or
encumbrance upon any property of the Agency under any indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, bank loan or credit agreement, applicable ordinances, resolutions or, on the date of
this Agreement, any other agreement or instrument to which the Agency is a party,
specifically including any covenants of any bonds, notes, or other forms of indebtedness
of the Agency outstanding on the Effective Date.
(c) This Agreement and, to the extent such documents presently exist in form
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accepted by the Agency and the Developer, each document contemplated or required by
this Agreement to which the Agency is or will be a party constitute, or when entered into
will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Agency enforceable against the
Agency in accordance with the terms thereof, except as such enforceability may be
limited by public policy or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws from time to
time in effect which affect creditors' rights generally and subject to usual equitable
principles in the event that equitable remedies are involved.
(d) There are no pending or threatened actions or proceedings before any court or
administrative agency against the Agency, or against any officer of the Agency, which
question the validity of any document contemplated hereunder, or which are likely in any
case, or in the aggregate, to materially adversely affect the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereunder or the financial condition of the Agency.
(e) Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, is the only statutory limitation on the Agency's
indemnification obligations under this Agreement, and furthermore the Agency's
indemnity obligations hereunder are not restricted by anything in its bylaws or in Part III,
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes.
11.02. Covenants. The Agency covenants with the Developer that until the earlier of the
Termination Date or the Expiration Date:
(a) The Agency shall timely perform or cause to be performed all of the obligations
contained herein which are the responsibility of the Agency to perform.
(b) During each year that this Agreement and the obligations of the Agency under this
Agreement shall be in effect, the Agency shall cause to be executed and to continue to be
in effect those instruments, documents, certificates, permits, licenses and approvals, and
shall cause to occur those events contemplated by this Agreement that are applicable to
and are the responsibility of the Agency.
(c) The Agency shall assist and cooperate with the Developer to accomplish the
development of the Project in accordance with this Agreement and the Project Plans and
Specifications, will carry out its duties and responsibilities contemplated by this
Agreement, and will not violate any laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, contracts,
or agreements that are or will be applicable thereto, and, to the extent permitted by law,
the Agency will not enact or adopt or urge or encourage the adoption of any ordinances,
resolutions, rules, regulations or orders or approve or enter into any contracts or
agreements, including issuing any bonds, notes, or other forms of indebtedness, that will
result in any provision of this Agreement to be in violation thereof.
(d) The Agency shall not request or recommend any rezoning of the Project Site, or
any part thereof, which will prevent or adversely affect the development of the Project.
(e) The Agency to the best of its ability, shall maintain its financial capability to carry
out its responsibilities as contemplated by this Agreement and shall notify the Developer
of any event, condition, occurrence, or change in its financial condition that adversely
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affects, or with the passage of time is likely to adversely affect, the Agency's financial
capability to carry out its responsibilities contemplated hereby.
11.03. Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants of Agency as contained
in Section 11.01 and 11.02 hereof shall survive the conveyance of the Project Site to the
Developer by the Agency.
ARTICLE 12. DEFAULT; TERMINATION.
12.01. Default bv Developer.
(a) Provided the Agency is not then in default of this Agreement under Section 12.02
hereof, the occurrence of anyone or more of the following after the Effective Date shall
constitute an event of default by Developer ("Developer Event of Default"):
(1) The Developer shall fail to perform or comply with any material provision of
this Agreement applicable to it within the time prescribed therefor; provided, however, that
suspension of or delay in performance by the Developer during any period in which the
Agency is in default of this Agreement as provided in Section 12.02 hereof will not
constitute an event of default by the Developer under this subsection (a); or
(2) The Developer shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due or shall
file a petition in bankruptcy, or shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or shall file a
petition seeking any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation,
dissolution or similar relief under any present or future statute, law or regulation or shall
file an answer admitting, or shall fail reasonably to contest, the material allegations of a
petition filed against it in any such proceeding, or shall seek or consent to or acquiesce in
the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Developer or any material part
of such entity's properties; or
(3) Within sixty (60) days after the commencement of any proceeding by or
against the Developer seeking any reorganization, arrangement, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any present or future statute,
law or regulation, such proceeding shall not have been dismissed or otherwise
terminated, or if, within sixty (60) days after the appointment without the consent or
acquiescence of the Developer of any trustee, receiver or liquidator of any of such entities
or of any material part of any of such entity's properties, such appointment shall not have
been vacated.
(b) (1) If a Developer Event of Default shall remain uncured thirty (30) days after
written notice thereof to the Developer, then, in addition to any remedy available under
Section 12.03, the Agency may terminate this Agreement or pursue any and all legal or
equitable remedies to which the Agency is entitled. In the event the Developer has
commenced to cure the Developer Event of Default but it is of such nature that it cannot
be completely cured within thirty (30) days, then Developer shall have such reasonable
additional time as is necessary to cure the Developer Event of Default provided that the
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entire cure period shall not exceed ninety (90) days after Developer's initial receipt of
notice of the Developer Event of Default. Notwithstanding any provision in this
Agreement to the contrary, if a Developer Event of Default shall occur prior to Closing,
Agency's sole and exclusive remedy shall be to terminate this Agreement and retain the
Deposit as agreed upon liquidated damages and in full settlement of all claims.
(2) Any time periods or deadlines provided in this Agreement shall be tolled or
extended by the amount of time to cure any Developer Event of Default hereunder if such
event affects the Agency's ability to perform by such deadline or the expiration of such
period.
(c) Subject to the rights of the Construction Lender, any Contractor, creditors of the
Developer, and others claiming a legal or equitable interest in the Project, or a portion
thereof, if the Agency elects under Section 5.05 to cure a Developer Event of Default and
complete the construction of the Project, all plans and specifications, working drawings,
construction contracts, contract documents, Building Permits, Permits, management
agreements, and financial commitments (all only to the extent assignable) with respect to
the Project shall, if such default has not been previously cured, on the day following
receipt by the Developer of notice from the Agency of its election to cure under Section
5.05, be deemed then assigned to the Agency making said election, without necessity of
any other action being taken or not taken by any party hereto. The Developer shall
transfer and deliver to the Agency upon making said election, all assignable Project Plans
and Specifications, working drawings, construction contracts, contract documents,
financial commitments, management agreements, and all Permits.
12.02. Default bv the Aqencv.
(a) Provided the Developer is not then in default under Section 12.01, there shall be
an "Agency Event of Default" under this Agreement in the event the Agency shall fail to
perform or comply with any material provision of this Agreement applicable to it; provided,
however, that suspension of or delay in performance by the Agency during any period in
which the Developer is in default of this Agreement as provided in Section 12.01 hereof
will not constitute an Agency Event of Default under this subsection (a).
(b) If an Agency Event of Default described in subsection (a) shall occur, the
Developer shall provide written notice thereof to the Agency, and, after expiration of the
curative period described in paragraph (2) below, may terminate this Agreement, institute
an action to compel specific performance of the terms hereof by the Agency or pursue
any and all legal or equitable remedies to which the Developer is entitled; provided,
however, if the Agency Event of Default occurs on or prior to the Closing Date, any
monetary recovery by the Developer in any such action shall not include any lost profits or
consequential damages and shall be limited to bona fide third-party out-of-pocket costs
and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Developer in
connection with the negotiation of this Agreement as well as any investigation, due
diligence, development, design or construction costs incurred by the Developer in
connection with the proposed acquisition and development of the Project Site, unless any
such Agency Event of Default was willful and committed in bad faith with reckless
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disregard for the rights of the Developer. Additionally, if the Agency Event of Default
occurs prior to the Closing Date, Developer shall be entitled to return of the deposit
provided in section 6.03.
(c) The Developer may not terminate this Agreement or institute an action described
in paragraphs (a) or (b) above if the Agency cures such Agency Event of Default within
thirty (30) days after receipt by the Agency of written notice from the Developer specifying
in reasonable detail the Agency Event of Default, or if any such Agency Event of Default
is of such nature that it cannot be completely cured within such period, then within such
reasonably longer period of time as may be necessary to cure such Agency Event of
Default. If the Agency is proceeding diligently and in good faith to cure such Agency
Event of Default, the curative period shall be extended for a period of not exceeding an
additional thirty (30) days without any approval or consent of the Developer being
required, but such approval will be required (and shall be given or withheld in Developer's
sole discretion) if the curative period is to be extended beyond the aggregate of sixty (60)
days after the notice of such Agency Event of Default has been given by the Developer to
the Agency. If the Agency shall fail to cure such Agency Event of Default within said thirty
(30) day or longer period (as extended above) or ceases to proceed diligently to timely
cure such Agency Event Default, then the Developer may proceed with its available
remedies without providing any additional notice to the Agency.
(d) Any time periods or deadlines provided in this Agreement shall be tolled or
extended by the amount of time to cure any Agency Event of Default hereunder if such
event affects the Developer's ability to perform by such deadline or the expiration of such
period.
12.03. ObliQations. RiQhts and Remedies Cumulative. Unless specifically stated herein to
the contrary, the specified rights and remedies to which either the Agency or the
Developer are entitled under this Agreement are not exclusive and are intended to be in
addition to any other remedies or means of redress to which the Agency or the Developer
may lawfully .be entitled and are not specifically prohibited by this Agreement. The
suspension of, or delay in, the performance of its obligations by the Developer, while the
Agency shall at such time be in default of their obligations hereunder shall not be deemed
to be a Developer Event of Default. The suspension of, or delay in, the performance of
the obligations by the Agency while the Developer shall at such time be in default of its
obligations hereunder shall not be deemed to be an Agency Event of Default.
12.04. Non-Action on Failure to Observe Provisions of this AQreement. The failure of the
Agency or the Developer to promptly or continually insist upon strict performance of any
term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, or any Exhibit hereto, or any
other agreement, instrument or document of whatever form or nature contemplated
hereby shall not be deemed a waiver of any right or remedy that the Agency or the
Developer may have, and shall not be deemed a waiver of a subsequent default or
nonperformance of such term, covenant, condition or provision.
12.05. Termination.
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(a) The Developer and the Agency acknowledge and agree that as of the Effective
Date, certain matters mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto, which are essential to
the successful development of the Project, have not been satisfied or are subject to
certain conditions, legal requirements or approvals beyond the control of any of the
parties hereto or which cannot be definitely resolved under this Agreement. In recognition
of these events or conditions, the parties hereto mutually agree that, provided the
appropriate or responsible party therefor diligently and in good faith seeks to the fullest
extent of its capabilities to cause such event or condition to occur or be satisfied, the
failure of the events or conditions listed in subsection (b) below to occur or be satisfied
shall not constitute an event of default by any party under this Article 12, but may be the
basis for a termination of this Agreement as provided in this Section 12.05.
(b) In addition to any other rights of termination provided elsewhere in this
Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing Date as provided in
subsection (c) after the occurrence of any of the following events or conditions:
(1) Failure to satisfy the Conditions to Closing set forth in Section 6.09.
(2) All of the Project Site is taken by the exercise of the power of eminent
domain by a governmental authority (except the City or the Agency) or a person entitled
to exercise such power or benefiting therefrom, or such part of the Project Site is taken
by the power of eminent domain so as to render the Project, in Developer's sole
discretion, commercially unfeasible or unusable for its intended uses as contemplated
by this Agreement;
(3) The appropriate governmental authority (but not including the City in
exercise of its governmental and regulatory authority and responsibility), upon petition
by the Developer, unduly delays or denies or fails to issue the Permits, issue the
Building Permits, or approve any other land use approval necessary to Commence
Construction of the Project on the Project Site;
(4) A moratorium on new construction is imposed by a governmental authority
within the City or Pinellas County so as to prevent construction of the Project to
commence;
(5) The City or other appropriate governmental authority has issued a
concurrency compliance certificate or a reservation of services capacity as described in
Section 3.05 and such certificate or reservation has been revoked, repealed,
superseded, or otherwise no longer of any effect or the Developer is unable to rely
upon such certificate or reservation, if such a certificate or reservation is required for
development of the Project on the Project Site, and the Developer cannot obtain a new
or replacement certificate or reservation for the Project;
(6) The City approves an amendment to the Plan, which is inconsistent with
the Project being located on the Project Site.
(7) Utilities are not readily available at the boundaries of the Project Site at
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locations satisfactory to the Developer by the Closing Date.
(c) In the event of a termination pursuant to Section 12.05(b), neither the Developer
nor the Agency shall be obligated or liable one to the other in any way, financially or
otherwise, for any claim or matter arising from or as a result of this Agreement or any
actions taken by the Developer and the Agency, or any of them, hereunder or
contemplated hereby, and each party shall be responsible for its own costs, excluding
provisions of this Agreement which specifically survive the termination of this
Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that any
party shall have, but shall not exercise, the right hereunder to terminate this Agreement
because of the non-satisfaction of any condition specified herein, and such condition is
subsequently satisfied, then the non-satisfaction of such condition shall no longer be the
basis for termination of this Agreement.
12.06. Termination Certificate.
(a) In the event of a termination of this Agreement for any reason prior to the
Expiration Date, each of the parties hereto do covenant and agree with each other to
promptly execute a certificate prepared by the party electing to terminate this Agreement,
which certificate shall expressly state that this Agreement has been terminated in
accordance with its terms, is no longer of any force and effect except for those provisions
hereof which expressly survive termination, that the rights, duties and obligations of the
parties hereto have been terminated and released (subject to those surviving provisions
hereof) and that the Project Site is no longer subject to any restrictions, limitations or
encumbrances imposed by this Agreement.
(b) The certificate described in subsection (a) shall be prepared in a form suitable for
recording and promptly after execution by all of the parties hereto shall be recorded in the
public records of Pinellas County, Florida. The cost of recording the termination
certificate shall be paid by the terminating party.
12.07 Remedies:
All remedies provided for herein and under Florida law shall be cumulative and shall
survive the technical termination of this Agreement pursuant to execution, delivery and
recordation of a Termination Certificate or otherwise hereunder.
ARTICLE 13. UNAVOIDABLE DELAY.
13.01. Unavoidable Delav.
(a) Any delay in performance of or inability to perform any obligation under this
Agreement (other than an obligation to pay money) due to any event or condition
described in paragraph (2) as an event of "Unavoidable Delay" shall be excused in the
manner provided in this Section 13.01.
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(b) "Unavoidable Delay" means any of the following events or conditions or any
combination thereof: acts of God, acts of the public enemy, riot, insurrection, war,
pestilence, archaeological excavations required by law, unavailability of materials after
timely ordering of same, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, freight embargoes, fire,
lightning, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, extremely abnormal and
excessively inclement weather (as indicated by the records of the local weather bureau
for a five-year period preceding the Effective Date), strikes or labor disturbances, delays
due to proceedings under Chapters 73 and 74, Florida Statutes, restoration in connection
with any of the foregoing or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the party
performing the obligation in question, including, without limitation, such causes as may
arise from the act of the other party to this Agreement, or acts of any governmental
authority (except that acts of the Agency shall not constitute an Unavoidable Delay with
respect to performance by the Agency).
(c) An application by any party hereto (referred to in this paragraph (c) and in
paragraph (d) as the "Applicant") for an extension of time pursuant to subsection (a) must
be in writing, must set forth in detail the reasons and causes of delay, and must be filed
with the other party to this Agreement within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of
the event or condition causing the Unavoidable Delay or thirty (30) days following the
Applicant becoming aware (or with the exercise of reasonable diligence should have
become aware) of such occurrence.
(d) The Applicant shall be entitled to an extension of time for an Unavoidable Delay
only for the number of days of delay due solely to the occurrence of the event or condition
causing such Unavoidable Delay and only to the extent that any such occurrence actually
delays that party from proceeding with its rights, duties and obligations under this
Agreement affected by such occurrence.
ARTICLE 14.FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION.
14.01. Loss or DamaQe to Proiect.
If economically reasonable as determined by Developer, the Developer covenants and
agrees to diligently commence and complete the reconstruction or repair of any loss or
damage caused by fire or other casualty or by eminent domain (provided the City or the
Agency is not the condemning authority) to each and every part of the Project to
substantially the same as existed prior to the occurrence of such loss or damage. Any
reconstruction or repair of any loss or damage to the Project shall be to the standards,
design, plans and specifications of the original construction unless any change therefrom
is approved by the Agency.
14.02. Partial Loss or DamaQe to Proiect. Any loss or damage by fire or other casualty or
exercise of eminent domain to the Project or Project Site, or any portion thereof, which
does not render the Project or Project Site reasonably unusable for the use contemplated
by this Agreement, shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or to relieve or
discharge the Developer from the timely performance and fulfillment of the Developer's
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obligations pursuant to this Agreement, subject to an extension of time for an
Unavoidable Delay.
14.03. Notice of Loss or Damaae to Proiect. The Developer shall promptly give the
Agency written notice of any significant damage or destruction to the Project stating the
date on which such damage or destruction occurred, the expectations of the Developer
as to the effect of such damage or destruction on the use of the Project, and the
proposed schedule, if any, for repair or reconstruction of the Project. If the Developer
determines the Project cannot be repaired or restored in an economically justifiable or
other manner, then the Developer shall so notify the Agency and state reasons
supporting its determination.
14.04. Subiect to Financina. The Developer's obligations under this Article 14 are subject
to the terms and conditions of the Construction Financing or any other mortgage financing
in effect at the time any such obligations hereunder would otherwise be applicable.
ARTICLE 15. MISCELLANEOUS.
15.01. Assianments.
(a) (1) Prior to the earlier of the Termination Date or the Expiration Date, the
Developer may sell, convey, assign or otherwise dispose of any or all of its right, title,
interest and obligations in and to the Project, or any part thereof to any person with the
prior written consent of the Agency, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided
that such party (hereinafter referred to as the "assignee"), to the extent of the sale,
conveyance, assignment or other disposition by the Developer to the assignee, shall be
bound by the terms of this Agreement the same as the Developer for such part of the
Project as is subject to such sale, conveyance, assignment or other disposition, except for
the sale of a condominium in the ordinary course of business.
(2) If the assignee of Developer's right, title, interest and obligations in and to
the Project, or any part thereof, assumes all of Developer's obligations hereunder for the
Project, or that part subject to such sale, conveyance, assignment or other disposition,
then the Developer shall be released from all such obligations hereunder which have
been so assumed by the assignee, and the Agency agrees to execute an instrument
evidencing such release, which shall be in recordable form.
(b) An assignment of the Project, or any part thereof, by the Developer to any
corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company~ general partnership, or joint
venture, in which the Developer is a general partner or has either the controlling interest
or through a joint venture or other arrangement shares equal management rights with a
financial institution and maintains such controlling interest or equal management rights for
the term of this Agreement shall not be deemed an assignment or transfer subject to any
restriction on or approvals of assignments or transfers imposed by this Section 15.01,
provided, however, that notice of such assignment shall be given by the Developer to the
Agency no less than thirty (30) days prior to such assignment being effective and the
assignee shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as would the
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Developer in the absence of such assignment. If the Developer shall at any time
withdraw or be replaced as a general partner or no longer have the controlling interest or
management rights as described in this subsection, then that event shall constitute an
assignment of the Developer's right, title, interest or obligations under this Agreement for
purposes of this Section 15.01 and the prior approval of the Agency shall be obtained
before such an event shall be effective.
15.02. Successors and Assians. The terms herein contained shall bind and inure to the
benefit of the Agency, and its successors and assigns, and the Developer, and its
successors and assigns, except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein.
15.03. Notices.
(a) All notices, demands, requests for approvals or other communications given by
either party to another shall be in writing, and shall be sent by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested or by overnight courier service, or by hand
delivery to the office for each party indicated below and addressed as follows:
To the Developer:
To the Agency:
MDP-Clearwater, LLC
3280 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30305
Attention: Daniel Malino, Esquire
Community Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Clearwater
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Attention: Rod Irwin
with copies to:
with copies to:
E. D. Armstrong III, Esquire
Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel
and Burns, LLP
911 Chestnut Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
City of Clearwater
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Attention: City Attorney
(b) Notices given by courier service or by hand delivery shall be effective upon deposit
with the courier or delivery service, notices given by overnight delivery company shall be
deemed received on the first (1st) business day after deposit with the overnight delivery
company and notices given by mail shall be deemed received on the third (3rd) business
day after mailing. Refusal by any person to accept delivery of any notice delivered to the
office at the address indicated above (or as it may be changed) shall be deemed to have
been an effective delivery as provided in this Section 15.03. The addresses to which
notices are to be sent may be changed from time to time by written notice delivered to the
other parties and such notices shall be effective upon receipt. Until notice of change of
address is received as to any particular party hereto, all other parties may rely upon the
last address given.
15.04. Severabilitv. If any term, provision or condition contained this Agreement shall, to
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any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the
application of such term, provision or condition to persons or circumstances other than
those in respect of which it is invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and
each term, provision and condition of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
15.05. Applicable Law and Construction. The laws of the State of Florida shall govern the
validity, performance and enforcement of this Agreement. This Agreement has been
negotiated by the Agency and the Developer, and the Agreement, including, without
limitation, the Exhibits, shall not be deemed to have been prepared by the Agency or the
Developer, but by all equally.
15.06. Venue: Submission to Jurisdiction.
(a) For purposes of any suit, action, or other proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, the parties hereto do acknowledge, consent, and agree that venue
thereof is Pinellas County, Florida.
(b) Each party to this Agreement hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the State of
Florida, Pinellas County and the courts thereof and to the jurisdiction of the United States
District Court for the Middle District of Florida, for the purposes of any suit, action, or other
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and hereby agrees not to assert by
way of a motion as a defense or otherwise that such action is brought in an inconvenient
forum or that the venue of such action is improper or that the subject matter thereof may
not be enforced in or by such courts.
(c) If at any time during the term of this Agreement the Developer is not a resident of
the State of Florida or has no office, employee, agency, registered agent or general
partner thereof available for service of process as a resident of the State of Florida, or if
any permitted assignee thereof shall be a foreign corporation, partnership or other entity
or shall have no officer, employee, agent, or general partner available for service of
process in the State of Florida, the Developer hereby designates the Secretary of State,
State of Florida, its agent for the service of process in any court action between it and the
Agency arising out of or relating to this Agreement and such service shall be made as
provided by the laws of the State of Florida for service upon a non-resident; provided,
however, that at the time of service on the Florida Secretary of State, a copy of such
service shall be delivered to the Developer at the address for notices as provided in
Section 15.03.
15.07. Aoreement Not a Chapter 86-191. Laws of Florida. Development Aoreement. The
Developer and the Agency acknowledge, agree and represent that this Agreement,
including, without limitation, any of the Exhibits, is not a development agreement as
described in Sections 19-31, Chapter 86-191, Laws of Florida, codified as Sections
163.3220-163.3243, Florida Statutes.
15.08. Estoppel Certificates. The Developer and the Agency shall at any time and from
time to time, upon not less than ten (10) days prior notice by another party hereto,
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execute, acknowledge and deliver to the other parties a statement in recordable form
certifying that this Agreement has not been modified and is in full force and effect (or if
there have been modifications that the said Agreement as modified is in full force and
effect and setting forth a notation of such modifications), and that to the knowledge of
such party, neither it nor any other party is then in default hereof (or if another party is
then in default hereof, stating the nature and details of such default), it being intended
that any such statement delivered pursuant to this Section 16.08 may be relied upon by
any prospective purchaser, mortgagee, successor, assignee of any mortgage or assignee
of the respective interest in the Project, if any, of any party made in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement.
15.09. Complete AQreement Amendments.
(a) This Agreement, and all the terms and provisions contained herein, including
without limitation the Exhibits hereto, constitute the full and complete agreement between
the parties hereto to the date hereof, and supersedes and controls over any and all prior
agreements, understandings, representations, correspondence and statements whether
written or oral, including the RFP and the Proposal.
(b) Any provisions of this Agreement shall be read and applied in para materia with all
other provisions hereof.
(c) This Agreement cannot be changed or revised except by written amendment
signed by all parties hereto.
15.10. Captions. The article and section headings and captions of this Agreement and
the table of contents preceding this Agreement are for convenience and reference only
and in no way define, limit, describe the scope or intent of this Agreement or any part
thereof, or in any way affect this Agreement or construe any article, section, subsection,
paragraph or provision hereof.
15.11. Holidavs. It is hereby agreed and declared that whenever a notice or performance
under the terms of this Agreement is to be made or given on a Saturday or Sunday or on
a legal holiday observed in the City, it shall be postponed to the next following business
day.
15.12. Exhibits. Each Exhibit referred to and attached to this Agreement is an essential
part of this Agreement. The Exhibits and any amendments or revisions thereto, even if
not physically attached hereto shall be treated as if they are part of this Agreement.
15.13. No Brokers. The Agency and the Developer hereby represent, agree and
acknowledge that no real estate broker or other person is entitled to claim or to be paid a
commission as a result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, including any of
the Exhibits, or any proposed improvement, use, disposition, lease, conveyance or
acquisition of any or all of the Project Site, specifically including the conveyance of the
Project Site by the Agency to the Developer.
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15.14. Not an Aoent. During the term of this Agreement, the Developer hereunder shall
not be an agent of the City or the Agency, with respect to any and all services to be
performed by the Developer (and any of its agents, assigns, or successors) with respect
to the Project, and the Agency is not an agent of the Developer (and any of its agents,
assigns, or successors).
15.15. Memorandum of Development Aoreement. The Agency and the Developer agree
to execute, in recordable form, on the Effective Date, the short form "Memorandum of
Agreement for Development and Disposition of Property," the form of which ~s attached
hereto as Exhibit "0," and agree, authorize and hereby direct such Memorandum to be
recorded in the public records of Pinellas County, Florida, as soon as possible after
execution thereof. The Agency shall pay the cost of such recording.
15.16. Public Purpose. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement satisfies,
fulfills and is pursuant to and for a public purpose and municipal purpose and is in the
public interest, and is a proper exercise of the Agency's power and authority under the
Act.
15.17. No General Oblioation. In no event shall any obligation, express or implied, of the
Agency under this Agreement be or constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the
City or the Agency, a pledge of the ad valorem taxing power of the City or the Agency or a
general obligation or indebtedness of the City or the Agency within the meaning of the
Constitution of the State of Florida or any other applicable laws, but shall be payable
solely from legally available revenues and funds. Neither the Developer nor any other
party under or beneficiary of this Agreement shall ever have the right to compel the
exercise of the ad valorem taxing power of the City, the Agency or any other
governmental entity or taxation in any form on any real or personal property to pay the
City's or the Agency's obligations or undertakings hereunder.
15.18. Technical Amendments; Survey Corrections.
In the event that due to minor inaccuracies contained herein or any Exhibit attached
hereto or any other agreement contemplated hereby, or due to changes resulting from
technical matters arising during the term of this Agreement, the parties agree that
amendments to this Agreement required due to such inaccuracies, unforeseen events or
circumstances which do not change the substance of this Agreement may be made and
incorporated herein. The Chairman of the Agency is authorized to approve such
technical amendments on behalf of the Agency, respectively, and is authorized to execute
any required instruments, to make and incorporate such amendment to this Agreement or
any Exhibit attached hereto or any other agreement contemplated hereby.
15.19. Term; Expiration: Certificate.
(a) If not earlier terminated as provided in Section 12.05, the term of this Agreement
shall expire and this Agreement shall no longer be of any force and effect (except for
those matters, which specifically survive such expiration) on the fifth (5th) anniversary of
the Effective Date.
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(b) Upon completion of the term of this Agreement, all parties hereto shall execute the
Agreement Expiration Certificate. The Agreement Expiration Certificate shall constitute
(and it shall be so provided in the certificate) a conclusive determination of satisfactory
completion of all obligations hereunder and the expiration of this Agreement; provided,
however, and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 16.19.
(c) The Agreement Expiration Certificate shall be in such form as will enable it to be
recorded in the public records of Pinellas County, Florida. Following execution by all of
the parties hereto, the Agreement Expiration Certificate shall promptly be recorded by the
Developer in the public records of Pinellas County, Florida, and the Developer shall pay
the cost of such recording.
15.20. Effective Date. Following execution of this Agreement (and such of the Exhibits as
are contemplated to be executed simultaneously with this Agreement) by the authorized
officers of the Agency and by authorized representatives of the Developer following
approval hereof by the Agency and the Developer this Agreement (and any executed
Exhibits) shall be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and upon the
recording of the Memorandum of Development Agreement as contemplated by Section
15.15 hereof.
15.21. Cooperation of City. The City of Clearwater, municipal corporation, has joined in
this Agreement for the sole purpose of reflecting its agreement to cooperate and support
the CRA in meeting the obligations of the CRA as set forth in this Agreement, including
without limitation, conveyance, at least thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, of that
portion of the Property currently owned by the City to the Agency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and their respective
seals affixed as of the 19th day of February, 2008.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
BY:'~~
Frank Hibbard r
Chairperson
Approved as to form:
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Attorney for
Community Redevelopment Agency
Attest:
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EXHIBIT LIST
Property Description and Map
Proposed Site Plan
Special Warranty Deed
Memorandum of Agreement for Development and Disposition of Property
Agreement Expiration Certificate
Escrow Agreement
Survey Certification
Declaration of Restrictions
Public Way legal description
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EXHIBIT A
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BEGIN AT THE SOUTHBAST CORNEll OF lOT II, BLOCK 1. MAGNOIJA PARK
AS llBC'OmED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 43 OF THB POBLIC ltECOIDS OF
JI!NEU.A.S COON1Y. FLOJm)k TBENCB S.OO"I,SIJ"B... A DJSTANCR OF U6
FEET, nmNCB S.I"42'onr~ A DlSTANCE 0' ]U] FBEI'; DmNCE
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mSTANCE OF 46.67 FBBT; THENCE S.OOOO1'4IJt, A DISTANCE OF 1.6.04 FEET
TO THE SOU"lB RIGHT OF WAY IJNE OJ!I PARK snt:BlT; 'l'BENCB
S.l9"57'12"W. AlDNG SAID lUGHT OF WAY OF PAn S1.'1IEBT. A DISTANCE
OF un FBBT; TBENCB N.23~"2TV1.. A DlSUNCI! OF 34.41 FB:BT; mENCB
U6-30'lI"'W.. A DlSTANCB OF 14JN FBBT; nmNCEN.23~'2TW _ A
mSTANCE OF n.D FBBT; THENCE N.I3-SJ'CtO"'W. A DISTANCE OF IIl.67
FElT; THBNCE N;06"01'~ A DlS1NACE c:w 3..23 FBET 1'0 A POlNT ON THE
NOR.1'H lUGHI' OF WAY LINE OF PABK S'IR.BET; 'l'HBHCB s...u-S7'U "'\V.
ALONG SAID lUGHT OF WAY OF PARK S'DlBIn'. ADISTANCE OF 5.01 FEET;
'THENCE S.Jl-1I'3TVl. A DlSTANCB OF 151.33 FEET:: THE!NCE N.O"I']3'.,
A DISTANCE OF 46.67 FBBT; THENCE N.U-ll'3T'B.. A DISTANCE OF US FEET
TO THE EAST PJGHT OF WAY LINB OF PROSPECT AVENUE; THENCE
N.OO*IT55"W. ALONG SAm JUGHT OF WAY OF PR.OSPECT AVENUE. A
DISTANCE OF 2022 FBBT; THENCE S.II-II'lT'W.. A DlSTANCB OF 1.05 FIlET;
THBNCEN.ONI'23"'W.. A DISTANCE OF 46.67 JIEE'I':: TBBNCE N.II-Un7'1t. A
mSTACNE OF 7.93 FEET TO THE BAST 1UGBT OF WAY I.lNE OF JIllOSPBCT
AVENUB; THBNC:E N.OOOI,56"W. ALONG SAID IlGHT OF WAY OF PllOSPBCI'
AVBNUB.A DISTANCB OJ 143.79 PBETTO THE SOUTBlUGHT OFWAYUNB
OF CLBAVBLAND S'I'UH1'; 11IENCB N.I9-5Tl2.""'B.. AlONG SAID soum
JtlGHT OF WAY OF CI.BVEI..AND S'I'llBET A DlSTANCE OF 4011.00 PBET 10
TIm NOJtTHBASTCOll.NBR. OF LOT S. BLOCX:.1 OF SAID KAGNOUA PAIlX;
THENCE S..oo-l T.S6"E. AlONG THE EAST UNB OF SAID LOT I.A DISTANCE
OF 10250 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CmtNBllOF UID LOT I; THENCE
N.19-STITB. ALONG THE NOJ.'IH lJNE OF LOTS 12 & II. BLOCIt 2 OF SAID
MAGNOIJA PAIX, ADJSTANCB OF 101.90 FBET TO 'IBE NOllIBEAST
COJtNE!Jt OF SAID lOT 11; THENCE S.OO*I,S5"E. ALONG 1'BE BAST LINE OF
SAID LOT B,A DlSTANCB OF IUSCl TO THE POlNT OF BBGINNlNG.
AlEAOFT.RACf2: 120,719.12 S.F.!il.0.L.2.i12ACltES K.O.1.
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BEGlN ATNOI.THWEST COINBR. OF INTBRSBCnON OF PJBIt.CS STREET AND
EWlNG AVBNUB; THBNCB N"'JO"2rW. ALONG 'IRE WBS'IEIL Y DGHT mr
WAY IJNE OF EWING AVINUE.. ADlSTANC'B mr 36.45 PBBT~ TBENCB
S.J4t'IO'OS"W. A DISTANCE OF 57.03 FEBT; THENCB N.OS-49'SS-W. A
DISTANCE OF UIUIO FBET; TIIBNCB N.n-:19"22-W. A DISTANCE OP 1.13
PEET: THllNCE 5..66-30'3""., A DISTANCE OF 4.40 PEBT; THBNCE
N.13-2J'n"W.,A DlSTANCB OF 126.00 PBBT; nmNCE N.64-30'Ja""B.., A
DISTANCE OF 46.67 PBBT; TBENCB S.13"29"12"B... A DlSTANCB OF 34.41 PEET
TO THE S01l1B RIGHI OF WAY IJNB OP PARK STllBET; THENCE
N.I9"STU"'E. ALONG SAID sotrmBIGBT OF WAY OF PAllK STR.BBT, A
DISTANCE OF 61.11 PBBT; TBENCB N.ooam'4I"'W.. A DISTANC'B OF 26.04
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DISTANCE UUI PEET:TBBNCE SJJOe16'17"B.ADlSTANCE OF 199.70FBET
TO THE N01l1RRIGHT OF WAYIJNE OPPIBIlCB smmrr; 1BENCB
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EXHIBIT C
SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, also known as THE COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, a body politic and
corporate of the State of Florida cre-ated pursuant to Part III, Ch. 163 Fla. Stat., whose
address is 112 S. Osceola Avenue, Clearwater, Florida 33756, hereinafter called the
GRANTOR, for and in consideration of Ten and 00/100 Dollars ($10.00), and other
valuable consideration the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, does bargain, sell,
convey and grant unto MDP CLEARWATER, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company,
whose address is 3280 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30305 hereinafter
called The GRANTEE, the federal tax identification number of which is:
, its successors and assigns forever, the real property, situate, lying
and being in Pinellas County, Florida, more particularly described in EXHIBIT "A"
attached hereto.
TAX PARCEL I.D. # ...-
Subject to taxes for current year and to those matters listed in EXHIBIT "_"
attached hereto.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD unto the said GRANTEE, its successors and assigns
forever, and said GRANTOR warrants and shall defend the title against the lawful
claims of all persons claiming by, through, or under it, but against none other.
TOGETHER with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and
appurtenances thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GRANTOR has caused these presents to be
executed in its name by its Chairman this day of , 2008.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
PREPARED BY AND RETURN TO:
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ATTEST:
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER
By:
Executive Director
Chairman
WITNESSES (as to all signatures):
Printed Name:
Printed Name:
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PINELLAS
The foregoing SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED was acknowledged before me this
day of , 2008, by FRANK V. HIBBARD, as Chairman, and
ROD IRWIN, as the Executive Director of the COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, a body politic and corporate, on behalf of
said entity. Such persons are personally known to me or presented
as identification.
Notary Public, State of Florida
My Commission Expires:
My Commission Number:
C-2
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EXHIBIT 0
MEMORANDUM OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
[MOP]
This Memorandum of Agreement for Development and Disposition of Property
("Memorandum") is made this _ day of , 2008, by and between the
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, a public body corporate and politic of the State of Florida (the "Agency"),
whose address is 112 S. Osceola Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33756, and MDP
CLEARWATER, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company), whose address is 3280
Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30305.
This Memorandum pertains to an Agreement for Development and Disposition of
Property, by and between the Agency and the Developer, dated as of
, 2008, (the "Development Agreement"), which provides,
among other things, for the sale of property within a project site as described in Exhibit
"A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for the development and construction of the
Project, as same is defined in the Development Agreement.
The Development Agreement is incorporated herein and made a part hereof by
reference as fully as though it were set forth herein in its entirety. It is the intention of the
parties to hereby ratify, approve and confirm the Development Agreement as a matter of
public notice and record. Nothing herein shall in any way affect or modify the
Development Agreement, nor shall the provisions of this Memorandum be used to
interpret the Development Agreement. In the event of conflict between the terms of this
document and those contained in the Development Agreement, the terms in the
Development Agreement shall control.
A copy of the fully-executed Development Agreement is on file with the
City Clerk, City of Clearwater, Florida, located at City Hall, 112 S. Osceola Avenue,
Clearwater, Florida, which is available for review and copying by the public.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and
their respective seals affixed as of the day of , 2008.
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(SEAL)
ATTEST:
By:
Its: Executive Director
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
By:
, as
Its: Secretary
.
, as
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
By:
, as
Its Chairman
MOP CLEARWATER, LLC
By:
Its
, as
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EXHIBIT E
AGREEMENT EXPIRATION CERTIFICATE
[MOP CLEARWATER]
This Agreement Expiration Certificate ("Certificate") is made this _ day of
, _' by and between the COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a public body corporate and
politic of the State of Florida (the "Agency"), whose address is 112 S. Osceola Avenue,
Clearwater, FL 32521, and MOP CLEARWATER, LLC, a Georgia limited liability
company), whose address is 3280 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30305.
This Certificate pertains to an Agreement for Development and
Disposition of Property (MOP Clearwater), by and between the Agency and the
Developer, dated as of , 2008, (the "Development
Agreement"), which provides, among other things, for the sale of property within a
project site as described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for the
development and construction of the Project, as same is defined in the Development
Agreement.
The Development Agreement has expired in accordance with its own
terms as of _' , and is no longer of any force or effect, and the
Project site is no longer subject to any restriction, limitation, or encumbrance imposed
by the Development Agreement. This Certificate has been executed by the parties to
the Development Agreement as provided in Section thereof and constitutes a
conclusive determination of satisfactory completion of all obligations under such
Agreement and that the Development Agreement has expired, except for those matters
which survive as noted above.
A copy of the fully-executed Development Agreement is on file with the
City Clerk, City of Clearwater, Florida, located at City Hall, 112 S. Osceola Avenue,
Clearwater, Florida, which is available for review and copying by the public.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and
their respective seals affixed as of the _ day of , _'
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(SEAL)
ATTEST:
~: ,~
Its: Executive Director
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
By:
Its: Secretary
, as
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
By:
Its Chairman
, as
MDP CLEARWATER, LLC
By:
Its
, as
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EXHIBIT F
ESCROW AGREEMENT
THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT ("Escrow Agreement") is made and entered into
on ,2008, by and among the COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a public
body corporate and politic of the State of Florida ("Agency"), MOP CLEARWATER,
LLC, a Georgia limited liability company ("Developer"), and STEWART TITLE
GUARANTY CO. ("Escrow Agent").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to its Request for Proposals, dated May 8,2007, the
Agency has tentatively accepted the proposal of Developer in response thereto, subject
to negotiation of a definitive Development and Disposition Agreement with Developer
("Agreement") setting forth the terms and conditions by which Developer may develop
and purchase from Agency the real property more particularly described on Exhibit "A"
attached hereto and incorporated herein ("Property");
WHEREAS, Developer has agreed to deposit the sum of Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($250,000.00) (the "Escrowed Funds") in escrow with the
Escrow Agent as security for Developer's good faith negotiation of the Agreement and
which shall become the security deposit required under the terms of the Agreement
should the Agreement be executed;
WHEREAS, Escrow Agent is a licensed title insurance company in the State of
Florida, is independent of Developer and is duly qualified to act as escrow agent;
WHEREAS, the parties have requested that the Escrow Agent act as escrow
agent in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement and Escrow Agent has
agreed to do so.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated
herein by reference.
2. Deposit of Funds. Simultaneously with the execution of this Escrow
Agreement, Developer has delivered the Escrowed Funds to Escrow Agent. Escrow
Agent hereby acknowledges receipt of the Escrowed Funds and agrees to hold same in
escrow for the parties under the terms of this Escrow Agreement. All funds held in
escrow shall be placed in an interest-bearing account, with interest accruing to the
benefit of Developer. The Escrowed Funds shall be applied to the purchase price of
the Property as set forth in the Agreement ("Purchase Price") at closing, unless
Developer is in default under the Agreement, in which event the interest shall be paid to
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the Agency, or unless this Escrow Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 3(d)
hereof.
3. Disbursement of Funds from Escrow. The Escrowed Funds shall be
disbursed as follows:
(a) Unless otherwise disbursed as provided herein, the Escrowed Funds
and shall be paid to Agency at closing and shall be credited to the Purchase Price.
(b) In the event the parties enter into the Agreement and either party is
in default under the terms of the Agreement, within three (3) business days after receipt of
notice of such default given by the non-defaulting party to Escrow Agent with copies to all
parties set forth in Section 7 hereof, Escrow Agent shall promptly deliver the Escrowed
Funds, and all accrued interest thereon, to the party entitled to the Deposit in accordance
with the terms of the Agreement.
(c) If a conflict shall have arisen as to the default described in
subparagraph (b) above, upon receipt by the Escrow Agent of (i) joint written instructions
signed by Developer and by the Agency directing payment of all or a portion of the
Escrowed Funds, or (ii) a final judgment or order of a court of competent jurisdiction
directing the payment of all or a portion of the Escrowed Funds held hereunder, the
Escrow Agent shall promptly deliver to the person or persons specified, outof the escrow
created hereunder and in the manner specified in the instructions, judgment or order, the
amount or amounts of Escrowed Funds specified in such instructions, judgment or order,
and the Escrow Agent shall thereupon be relieved and discharged from any responsibility
or obligation with respect to such amount or amounts of the Escrowed Funds delivered in
accordance with this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (c) above, in the
event a dispute should arise regarding the Escrowed Funds, the Escrow Agent shall have
the right, in its sole discretion, to deposit with the registry of any State court located in the
Pinellas County, Florida, the amount remaining in escrow. In such a case, the Escrow
Agent shall implead Developer and the Agency in any such action filed with the court.
4. (a) Except as set forth in this Escrow Agreement or as may be agreed
to in writing by Developer, Agency and Escrow Agent, Escrow Agent shall have no
obligation to take any action or perform any act other than to receive and hold the
Escrowed Funds and to disburse same in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Escrow Agreement.
(b) Escrow Agent agrees to perform the duties herein required of it to
the best of its ability and in such manner that the interests of Developer and Agency
may be adequately and effectively protected. Escrow Agent shall not be answerable,
liable or accountable except for its own bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence.
Escrow Agent shall not be under any obligation to take any action toward the execution
or enforcement of the rights or interests of Developer or Agency under the Agreement,
whether on its own motion or on the request of any other person or entity, whether or
not a party hereto. Escrow Agent is authorized to act on any document believed by it in
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good faith to be genuine and to be executed by the proper party or parties, and will
incur no liability by so acting. Agency and Developer agree to indemnify and hold
harmless Escrow Agent from any and all claims, actions, damages, demands and
judgments from or to Agency, Developer, or third parties, arising out of any act or
omission of Agency or Developer and not caused by bad faith, willful misconduct or
negligence of Escrow Agent.
(c) Escrow Agent shall be obligated to perform only such duties as are
herein set forth, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Escrow
Agreement.
(d) Should Escrow Agent receive or become aware of conflicting
demands or claims with respect to this Escrow Agreement, the Escrowed Funds or the
rights of any party hereto, Escrow Agent shall be entitled to refuse to comply with any
such demand or claim, and in the event of such demand or claim, Escrow Agent shall
deliver the Escrowed Funds to the registry of the appropriate court, whereupon Escrow
Agent shall be relieved of any further duties or obligations hereunder.
5. This Escrow Agreement is to be performed in the State of Florida and
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
6. This Escrow Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the successors and assigns of the parties hereto, provided that Escrow Agent shall not
assign its rights, duties or obligations hereunder in whole or in part without the prior
written consent of the Agency and Developer, and any such assignment without said
consent shall be void.
7. All notices hereunder shall be deemed delivered (a) on the date of
delivery, if hand delivered, (b) three (3) days after deposit, if sent by United States
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties at the respective
addresses shown below, (c) on the date of dispatch, if sent by Federal Express, UPS or
other over-night courier, or (d) on the date of transmission if sent by fax, but only if a
notice by fax is accompanied by another method permitted hereunder; in any event in
accordance with the address set forth below, provided, however, the parties may, by
like notice, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices
shall be sent:
To Escrow Agent:
Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
clo Stewart Title of Pinellas, Inc.
11500 Seminole Boulevard
Largo, FL 33778
Fax: (727) 393-4525
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To Agency:
Community Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Clearwater
Attn: Rod Irwin
112 South Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33756
Fax: (727) 562-4075
To Developer:
Pamela S. Akin, Esquire
City of Clearwater
112 South Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33756
Fax: (727) 562-4021
MOP CLEARWATER, LLC
Attention: Daniel Malino, Esquire
3280 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30305
Fax: (882) 262-4004
With copy to:
With copy to:
E. D. Armstrong III, Esquire
Johnson, Pope, Bokor,
Ruppel & Burns, LLP
911 Chestnut Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Fax: (727) 462-0365
8. If any clause, provision or section of this Escrow Agreement shall be ruled
invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity or
unenforceability or such clause, provision or section shall not affect any of the
remaining clauses, provisions or sections hereof.
9. This Escrow Agreement contains all of the escrow instructions to Escrow
Agent and shall not be modified or supplemented without the written approval of
Agency, Developer and Escrow Agent.
10. All personal pronouns used in this Escrow Agreement whether used in the
masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders, and the singular
shall include the plural and vice versa.
11. Developer and Agency hereby authorize, direct and request Escrow Agent
to invest and reinvest the Escrowed Funds in such savings accounts, certificates of
deposit, repurchase obligations, money-market funds or such other forms of
investments as the Escrow Agent may determine in its sole discretion.
12. This Escrow Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original instrument and all of such counterparts
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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13. Time is of the Essence of this Escrow Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Developer, Agency and Escrow Agent acting by and
through their respective duly authorized and empowered officers and representatives,
have executed and sealed this Escrow Agreement the day and year first written.
AGENCY:
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
By:
Frank V. Hibbard
Chairperson
Approved as to form:
Attest:
Pamela K. Akin
City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau
City Clerk
DEVELOPER:
MDP CLEARWATER, LLC, a Georgia
limited liability company
By:
ESCROW AGENT:
STEWART TITLE GUARANTY CO.
By:
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EXHIBIT G
SURVEY REQUIREMENTS
The Survey shall comply with the following requirements which may be in addition
to the requirements of Florida Administrative Code, Rule No. 21 HH-6.
1. Field Note Description. The Survey shall contain a certified metes and
bounds description and shall comply with the following requirements:
(i) The beginning point, which should be established by a
monument located at the beginning point, or by reference
to a nearby monument, shall be shown.
(ii) The boundary of the Property shall be described by giving
the distances and bearings of each.
(iii) The distances, bearings, and angles shall be taken from a
recent instrument survey, or recently recertified instrument
survey, by a licensed Professional Engineer or Registered
Surveyor.
(iv) Curved sides shall be described by data including length of
arc, central angle, radius of circle for the arc and chord
distance, and bearing.
(v) The legal description shall be a single perimeter description
of the entire Property.
(vi) The description shall include a reference to all streets,
alleys, and other rights-of-way that abut the Property
surveyed, and the width of all rights-of-way mentioned shall
be given the first time these rights-of-way are referred to.
(vii) If the Property surveyed has been recorded on a map or
plat as part of an abstract or subdivision, reference to such
recording data shall be made.
2. Lot and Block Description. If the Property is included within a properly
established, recorded subdivision or addition, then a lot and block
description will be an acceptable substitute for a metes and bounds
description, provided that the lot and block description shall completely and
properly identify the name or designation of the recorded subdivision or
addition and give the recording information therefor.
3. Map or Plat. The Survey shall also contain a certified map or plat showing
and identifying the following:
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(i) All of the distances, bearings, angles and curves used in the
legal description.
(ii) The relation of the point of beginning of said plot to the
monument from which it is fixed.
(iii) Any discrepancies between the map or plat and the description.
(iv) All easements showing recording information therefor by volume
and page.
(v) The established building line, if any.
(vi) All easements appurtenant to the Property.
(vii) The boundary line of the street or streets abutting the Property,
the width of said streets, and whether each street is dedicated or
private.
(viii) Ingress and egress to the Property by the name of street(s) or
road(s) upon which the Property fronts, the same being a paved
and dedicated public right-of-way; and the name of the
governmental entity which maintains the same.
(ix) Encroachments and the extent thereof in terms of distance upon
the Property or any easement appurtenant thereto.
4. Improvements. The Survey shall also show all structures and
improvements on the Property with horizontal lengths of all sides, and the
distance from such structures and improvements to (a) all boundary lines of
the Property, (b) easements, (c) established building lines, and (d) street
lines.
5. Certification. The certification for the Property description and the map or
plat should be addressed to Buyer, any lender involved in the transaction
contemplated hereby, JOHNSON, BLAKELY, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL &
BURNS, P.A. and to the interested title company, if required by the title
company, signed by the surveyor, bearing current date, registration
number, and sealed and returned to JOHNSON, BLAKELY, POPE,
BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS, P.A., 911 Chestnut Street, P.O. Box 1368,
Clearwater, Florida 34617, in order that it be received along with the seven
(7) copies of the survey by ,20_:
The Survey shall contain the following certificate:
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SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE
This survey is made for the benefit of
and
I hereby certify that this survey:
(1) was made on the ground as per the field notes shown hereon, and
correctly shows the boundary lines and dimensions, area of the
Property indicated hereon and each individual parcel indicated
hereon;
(2) delineates all lot lines, shows the location and dimension of all
buildings, structures, improvements, parking areas, and any other
matters on the Property;
(3) correctly shows the location and dimensions of all alleys, streets,
roads, rights-of-way, easements, and other matters of record, or
which are visible, of which the undersigned has been advised or as
indicated in that certain Title Insurance Commitment issued by
as Commitment No. , affecting the Property
according to the legal description in such easements and other
matters (with instrument, book, and page number indicated); and
except as shown, there are no easements, rights-of-way, party walls,
or conflicts, and there are no encroachments on adjoining premises,
streets, or alleys by any of said buildings, structures, or other
improvements, and there are no encroachments on the Property by
buildings, structures, or other improvements situated on adjoining
premises; and the distance of the nearest intersecting street and
road is as shown hereon;
(4) shows the means of access and location of all adjoining streets; and
that ingress and egress to the Property is provided by [name(s) of
street(s) or road(s)] upon which the Property fronts, the same being
a paved and dedicated public right-of-way maintained by
[governmental authority maintaining right-of-way];
(5) shows the zoning and land use designations of the Property;
(6) shows the flood zone designation of the Property, and the
community name and parcel number where the information was
obtained;
(7) shows the location of the coastal construction control line and
seasonal high-water line, as defined in Florida Statutes 9161.053
(1985), if applicable; and
(8) shows the location of any wetlands by which the Department of
Environmental Regulation of the State of Florida and/or the Army
Corps of Engineers has or may exercise jurisdiction pursuant to the
Warren S. Henderson Wetlands Protection Act of 1984, the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 and the Clean
Water Act.
I do further certify that:
(1) the Property does not serve any adjoining property for drainage,
ingress, and egress, or any other purpose;
(2) the street address of the Property is:
; and
(3) the Property and all improvements located thereon comply with all
dimensional and other requirements of the applicable zoning district;
and the use upon the Property is permitted by the zoning and land
use designations;
(4) the total square-foot area, or acreage to the nearest one one-
thousandth (1/1000) of an acre, of the Property is:
; and
(5) that the survey represented hereon meets the requirements of the
Florida Statutes 9472.027 and the minimum requirements under
Florida Administrative Code, Rule No. 21 HH-6.
By:
Registration No.
(Affix Seal)
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EXHIBIT H
This instrument prepared by
and to be returned to:
E.D. Armstrong, III, Esq.
Johnson, Pope, Bokor,
Ruppel & Bums, LLP
911 Chestnut Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 461-1818
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS
THESE RESTRICTIONS ("Restrictions") are made on the date hereinafter set forth by
MDP Clearwater, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company ("MDP"), whose address is 3280
Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30305.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, MDP is the owner of real property located in Pinellas County, Florida, which
is more particularly described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein
("Property").
WHEREAS, MDP and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Clearwater,
Florida, a public body corporate and politic of the State of Florida created pursuant to Part III,
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes ("Agency") entered into an Agreement for the Development and
Disposition of Property, dated February 19,2008 ("Development Agreement"), to set forth terms
and conditions of development of the Property, for which a Memorandum of Development
Agreement is recorded in O.R. Book , Page , in the public records of Pinellas
County, Florida and is kept on file with the Clerk of the City of Clearwater, Florida ("City").
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Development Agreement, MDP intends to
develop _ residential multi-family dwelling units ("Residential Units").
WHEREAS, the Development Agreement requires no less than ten percent (10%) of the
total number of approved multi-family Residential Units to be classified as Workforce
Affordable Housing Units (hereinafter defined) for a period of twenty (20) years.
WHEREAS, the Development Agreement provides that the restrictions related to
Workforce Affordable Housing must be made restrictions running with the land.
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WHEREAS, MDP, on behalf of itself, its successors and assigns, desires to comply with
the requirements of the Development Agreement by restricting the use of the Residential Units
and Property as hereinafter defined.
WHEREAS, MDP acknowledges that it has received adequate and valuable consideration
in exchange for the imposition of these Restrictions upon the Property.
NOW THEREFORE, MDP hereby declares that the Property shall be held, sold and
conveyed subject to the following restrictions, covenants, limitations, and conditions, which shall
run with the Property and be binding on all parties having any right, title or interest in the
Property, their heirs, successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Agency and
City.
The foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated into and form a part of
these Restrictions.
ARTICLE I
RESTRICTIONS
Section 1. These Restrictions shall remain in effect for a period of twenty (20) years
commencing on the date of the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for the last of the
multi-family Residential Units constructed on the Property and continuing twenty (20) years
thereafter ("Termination Date") (such period, the "Affordability Requirement Period"). Within
twenty (20) days after issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for the last of the multi-
family Residential Units constructed on the Property, MDP and the Agency shall record a
certificate in the public records of Pinellas County, Florida, setting forth the date the final
certificate of occupancy was issued.
Section 2. During the Affordability Requirement Period, no less than ten percent (10%) of the
Residential Units shall be Workforce Affordable Housing Units. For purposes of these
Restrictions, "Workforce Affordable Housing Units" shall mean a residential dwelling unit
leased or owned by a household with a household income of one hundred twenty percent (120%)
or less of the adjusted median family income for Pinellas County, Florida, as determined by the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The rental rates for leased Workforce
Affordable Housing Units shall not exceed the rates published by the Florida Housing Finance
Corporation for annual "Maximum Rents by Number of Bedroom Unit" for the Tampa-St.
Petersburg-Clearwater MSA. For non-rental units, the sales prices may not exceed 90% of the
average area price for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA, as established by the annual
revenue procedure which provides issuers of qualified mortgage bonds, as defined in Section
143(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and issuers of mortgage credit certificates, as defined in
Section 25( c) of the Internal Revenue Code, with the nationwide average purchase price for
residences located in the United States.
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Section 3. During the Affordability Requirement Period, the Workforce Affordable Housing
Units shall me mixed with and not clustered together or segregated in any way from the rharket-
rate Residential Units. The number of efficiency, one, two and three or more bedroom
Workforce Affordable Housing Units shall be substantially proportional to the number of
efficiency, one, two, three or more bedroom market rate units. For example, if 50% of the
market rate units are two bedroom, then at least 50% of the Workforce Affordable Housing Units
shall be two bedroom or larger.
Section 4. MDP shall qualify eligible tenants and initial purchasers of the Workforce
Affordable Housing Units and monitor compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 2
above. After the initial sale of a Workforce Affordable Housing Unit, each subsequent resale of
a Workforce Affordable Housing Unit during the Affordability Requirement Period shall first
require: (i) the seller of the Workforce Affordable Housing Unit to inform the Agency in writing
of the seller's intention to convey the Workforce Affordable Housing Unit; (ii) the seller shall
arrange for a prospective purchaser to provide all reasonably required financial information
("Financial Information") to the Agency in order to allow the Agency to verify that the
prospective purchaser meets the income requirements set forth in Section 2 above; and (iii) the
prospective purchaser and seller must receive written acknowledgment from the Agency, which
shall be provided by the Agency within ten (10) days after receipt of the Financial Information,
that the prospective purchaser meets the income requirements set forth in Section 2 above, as
reasonably determined by the Agency.
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS
. Section 1. Covenant Running With the Land. These Restrictions shall be a covenant running
with the land, as provided by law, and shall be binding upon the undersigned, and the heirs,
successors, and assigns of the undersigned, and all parties claiming under them.
Section 2. Governing Law. Any claim shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance
with the laws ofthe state of Florida.
Section 3. Venue. Any action regarding the enforcement of these Restrictions shall be
brought in the Circuit Court in Pinellas County, Florida.
Section 4. Waiver. The waiver or invalidity of any part of these Restrictions shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions.
Section 5. Enforcement. The Agency and the City shall have the right to specifically enforce
these Restrictions and shall be entitled to all remedies at law or in equity in the event of MDP's
(or its successors and assigns) non-compliance with the same.
Section 6.
Amendments. These Restrictions may not be amended, modified, altered or
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changed in any respect except by further agreement in writing duly executed by all parties that
own property affected by such amendment.
Section 7. Captions. The headings and captions contained herein are for convenience and
reference only and in no way define, limit, or describe the scope or the intent of these
Restrictions.
Section 8. Construction. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to
the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties may
reqUire.
Section 9.
Time is of the Essence.
For purposes herein, time shall be of the essence.
Section 10. Notices. All notices, demands, requests for approvals or other communications
given by either party to another shall be in writing, and shall be sent by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested or by overnight courier service, or by hand delivery to the
office for each party indicated below and addressed as follows:
MDP:
MDP Clearwater, LLC
3280 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30305
Attention: Daniel Malino, Esquire
With copy to:
E.D. Armstrong, III, Esq.
Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP
911 Chestnut Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Agency:
Community Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Clearwater
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Attention: Rod Irwin
With copy to:
City of Clearwater
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Attention: City Manager
Notices given by courier service or by hand delivery shall be effective upon deposit with the
courier or delivery service, notices given by overnight delivery company shall be deemed received
on the first (15t) business day after deposit with the overnight delivery company and notices given by
mail shall be deemed received on the third (3rd) business day after mailing. Refusal by any person
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to accept delivery of any notice delivered to the office at the address indicated above (or as it may be
changed) shall be deemed to have been an effective delivery as provided in this Section 10. The
addresses to which notices are to be sent may be changed from time to time by written notice
delivered to the other parties and such notices shall be effective upon receipt. Until notice of change
of address is received as to any particular party hereto, all other parties may rely upon the last
address given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set its hand and seal this_
day of , 200_.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the Presence Of:
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limited liability company
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EXHIBIT J
PREPARED BY & RETURN TO:
E.D. Armstrong, III, Esquire
Johnson, Pope, Bokor
Ruppel & Burns, LLP
911 Chestnut Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
TEMPORARY ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made this _ day of , 200_, by and between
MDP CLEARWATER, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company ("Grantor") and the
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a
public body corporate and politic of the State of Florida created pursuant to Part III, Chapter
163, Florida Statutes ("Grantee").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Grantor is the owner of the real property described in Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the "MDP Property"); and
WHEREAS, the MDP Property is encumbered by a Restrictive Covenant Agreement
("Restrictive Covenant Agreement"), recorded in O.R. Book , Page , in the
public records of Pinellas County, Florida.
WHEREAS, the Restrictive Covenant Agreement and the Revised Monitor Only Plan,
Property B, 901-927 Cleveland Street, Clearwater, Florida, dated March 2004 and Response to
Comments, Revised Monitor Only Plan, Dimmit Chevrolet Property B, 901-921 Cleveland
Street, Clearwater, Florida, dated May 3, 2004, which were approved by the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection ('FDEP") on June 25,2004 ("Monitor Only Plan"), a copy of which,
together with related documents, is kept on file with the Clerk of the City of Clearwater, Florida,
requires the Grantee to monitor the groundwater and install monitor wells on the MDP Property.
WHEREAS, Grantor and Grantee entered into a development agreement, dated
February 19.2008 ("Development Agreement"), to set forth terms and conditions of
development of the MDP Property, for which a Memorandum of Development Agreement is
recorded in O.R. Book , Page , in the public records of Pinellas County,
Florida.
WHEREAS, Grantor has agreed to grant to Grantee a temporary non-exclusive
easement for access and ingress and egress across, over, and under the MDP Property in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Grantee accepts this easement; and
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WHEREAS, Grantor and Grantee have agreed to the following terms and conditions.
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and the promises and mutual
covenants hereinafter set forth, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged,
the parties agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are an integral part hereof
and not merely recitals hereto.
2. Provisions Reaardina Easement.
a. Grant of Easement. Grantor hereby grants
and conveys to Grantee, a temporary, non-exclusive easement on, over, under
and across the MOP Property for the limited purpose of installing monitoring
wells and performing monitoring activities, including, but not limited to,
inspections and maintenance, in strict accordance with the Restrictive Covenant
Agreement, the Monitor Only Plan and the Development Agreement. Grantee
shall restore the MOP Property to its original condition upon the conclusion of
each of its intermittent obligations (inspections, monitoring, etc.) under the
foregoing documents and upon satisfying the conditions of the Restrictive
Covenant Agreement and the Monitor Only Plan, the Grantee shall restore the
MOP Property to its original condition. Grantee's obligation to restore the MOP
Property shall survive the termination date of this Agreement.
b. Term of Easement. The term of this
easement, and the rights and privileges herein granted shall commence upon
recording of this instrument and shall automatically terminate without further
notice upon Grantee's satisfaction of the monitoring requirements set forth in the
Restrictive Covenant Agreement and the Monitor Only Plan. In no event,
however, shall the term extend beyond _' The parties agree to record a
termination of this easement upon its expiration.
c. Non-exclusivity. The easement, rights, and
privileges granted herein are non- exclusive.
d. Use by Grantor. Grantor also retains,
reserves, and shall continue to enjoy use of the MOP Property for any and all
purposes which do not interfere with and prevent the use by Grantee of the
easements rights created herein.
e. Not a Public Dedication. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to be a dedication of any portion of the MOP
Property to the general public or for any public use or purpose whatsoever.
f. Indemnity. Grantee hereby agrees for
itself, its successors and assigns, to at all times indemnify and hold harmless
Grantor, its successors and assigns, against any and all claims, suits, actions,
debts, damages, costs, charges, and expenses, including court costs and
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attorneys fees and against all liability, losses and damages of any nature
whatsoever, that Grantor shall or may at any time sustain or be put to, directly or
indirectly, by reason of the contamination of the groundwater on the MDP
Property, related to relocation of any groundwater monitoring wells or failure to
properly monitor same, or for any claim arising from the Grantee's exercise of its
easement rights under this Agreement. The indemnification set forth in this
paragraph shall survive the termination date of this Agreement.
3. Exercise of Riahts. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any rights
granted herein to Grantee shall be exercised to the greatest extent possible so as to avoid
and/or minimize interference with the development, use and operation of the MDP Property by
Grantor.
4. Severabilitv. The invalidation of any of the provisions contained in this Agreement
by judgment or court order shall in no way affect the validity of any of the other provisions
hereof, and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
5. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, altered or changed in
any respect except by further agreement in writing duly executed by all parties that own
property affected by such amendment.
6. Captions. The headings and captions contained herein are for convenience and
reference only and in no way define, limit, or describe the scope or the intent of this Agreement.
7.n Construction. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to
the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties may
require.
8. Applicable Law. The validity of this Agreement and all of its terms and provisions, as
well as rights and duties of the parties hereunder, shall be interpreted and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
9. Notices. Any notice given to any party under this Agreement shall be valid only if in
writing and shall be deemed to be duly given only if delivered personally or sent by courier
service, by overnight delivery service, or by registered or certified, postage prepaid, mail
addressed to the following addresses:
As to Grantor:
MDP Clearwater, LLC
3280 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30305
Attention: Daniel Malino, Esquire
As to Grantee:
Community Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Clearwater
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Attention: Rod Irwin
With copy to:
City of Clearwater
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Attention: City Manager
or at such other address as that party may designate by notice to the other party.
10. Attornev's Fees. etc. Should either party employ an attorney or attorneys to
enforce any of the provisions hereof, or to protect its interest in any matter arising hereunder, or
to recover damages for the breach hereof, the party prevailing shall be entitled to recover from
the other party all reasonable costs, charges and expenses, including attorneys' fees, the value
of time charged by paralegals and/or other staff members operating under the supervision of an
attorney, and other legal costs, expended or incurred in connection therewith, before, during
and subsequent to any litigation, including arbitration and appellate proceedings, bankruptcy or
similar debtor/creditor proceedings.
11.
Time is of the Essence.
For purposes herein, time shall be of the essence.
[Signature Pages to Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused these presents to be signed in its name
by its duly authorized officer and its corporate seal to be affixed the day and year first above
written.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the Presence Of:
GRANTOR:
MDP CLEARWATER, LLC, a Georgia
limited liability company
Sign:
Print:
Sign:
Print:
Its:
GRANTEE:
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER FLORIDA, a
Public body corporate and politic of the
State of Florida created pursuant to Part III,
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes
Countersigned:
By:
William B. Horne II
Frank V. Hibbard
Mayor
Approved as to form:
Pamela K. Akin
City Attorney
By:
Cynthia E. Goudeau
City Clerk
STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _ day of ,
200_, by , as of MDP CLEARWATER,
LLC, a Georgia limited liability company. He/she [ ] is personally known to me or [ ] has
produced the following as identification: on behalf of
the Company.
Notary Public
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