PELICAN WALK PARKING GARAGE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
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This Agreement for Grant (the "Agreement") is made as of this ~ day of August 2003,
by and between THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a municipal corporation and
political subdivision of the State of Florida (the "City"), and B. J. E., Inc. ("Pelican Walk"),
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater has adopted a community revitalization plan entitled
Beach by Design;
WHEREAS, Beach by Design contemplates the provision of additional off-street parking
on Clearwater Beach in support of resort development, beach patronage and the revitalization of
North Mandalay;
WHEREAS, the new high span bridge between the mainland and Clearwater Beach is
scheduled to open on or before March 31, 2004;
WHEREAS, the new high span bridge will improve access to the beach and increase the
need for off-street parking on Clearwater Beach;
WHEREAS, on days of peak beach patronage, there IS a senous shortfall III the
availability of public parking on Clearwater Beach;
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater has exhaustively analyzed the opportunities for
providing additional parking on Clearwater Beach;
WHEREAS Pelican Walk is the owner of certain real property on Clearwater Beach
popularly known as the Pelican Walk Shopping Center;
WHEREAS, one of the sites which the City has identified as a potential site for a parking
garage is the existing surface parking lot which is a part of the Pelican Walk Shopping Center
("Parking Garage Site");
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater has conducted various studies of the feasibility of
constructing additional off-street parking and evaluated more than twelve (12) different sites;
WHEREAS, the seasonality of parking demand on Clearwater Beach compromises the
financial feasibility of providing additional parking because potential revenues are substantially
reduced during non-peak days;
WHEREAS, Pelican Walk has offered to work with the City of Clearwater to facilitate
the provision of additional off-street parking on Clearwater Beach;
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WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Clearwater determined that the
acquisition of the Parking Garage Site and development and operation of a public parking garage
on the Site could not be justified on the basis of existing and projected parking revenues;
WHEREAS, the City Commission determined that in the absence of additional private
development which generated additional off-street parking demand for non-peak days, the
construction and operation of a public parking garage involved a measure of risk the
Commission was unwilling to accept;
WHEREAS, the City and Pelican Walk have worked diligently to identify a financially
feasible approach to the construction and operation of a new parking garage on the Parking
Garage Site;
WHEREAS, Pelican Walk offered to convey the Parking Garage Site to the City so long
as the amount of parking currently existing on the Parking Garage Site was available to Pelican
Walk for its tenants and customers;
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater employed professionals experienced in the financing
of parking garages to evaluate the economic feasibility of various ~ptions for a new parking
garage on the Parking Garage Site;
WHEREAS, the economic feasibility analysis prepared for the City of Clearwater
revealed that each of the options for a publicly financed and operated garage involved a
likelihood that revenues would be insufficient to cover debt service and operating costs and that
additional parking demand and revenues depended on the pace of revitalization and
redevelopment on Clearwater Beach and other matters beyond the City's control;
WHEREAS, Pelican Walk has proposed, as an alternative to a publicly owned and
operated parking garage, that Pelican Walk construct a garage and make parking in the garage
available to the public, including the tenants and invitees of the Pelican Walk Shopping Center,
on an equal, first come, first served basis for the useful life of the garage;
WHEREAS, Pelican Walk has proposed that the new parking garage would be
constructed and operated according to the specifications of the City of Clearwater;
WHEREAS, Pelican Walk proposed that the City of Clearwater make a grant to Pelican
Walk in the amount of one million and four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000.00) in
consideration for Pelican Walk's construction and operation of an off-street parking garage open
to the public, including the tenants and invitees of the Pelican Walk Shopping Center, on an
equal, first come, first served basis;
WHEREAS, the parking garage proposed by Pelican Walk is not economically viable
without a grant in aid in an amount of at least one million and four hundred thousand
($1,400,000.00);
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WHEREAS, the Pelican Walk proposal gives the City of Clearwater additional public
parking to the public without additional uncertain financial risk;
WHEREAS, the proposed grant of one million and four hundred thousand dollars
($1,400,000.00) is significantly less than the net cost of land acquisition, construction, financing
and operation of a public parking garage;
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Clearwater has determined that the
construction of a new parking garage on the Parking Garage Site available to the public on an
equal, first come, first served basis will serve the best interests ofthe citizens of the City;
WHEREAS, the provision of additional parking available to the public on an equal, first
come, first serve basis is a valid public purpose;
WHEREAS, the City understands that Pelican Walk is willing to undertake the financial
risk of designing, constructing and operating the proposed Parking Garage and that Pelican Walk
is relying upon the strict enforcement of existing municipal regulations governing on-street and
off-street parking as it undertakes the financial risk of the proposed Parking Garage;
WHEREAS, the City understands that the economic feasibility of the proposed Parking
Garage would be adversely affected if the City were to construct or cause to be constructed or to
otherwise provide financial support for additional off-street parking spaces within the immediate
vicinity of the Parking Garage Site;
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WHEREAS, at a duly called public meeting on the ~ day of July, 2003, the City
Commission approved this Agreement, and authorized and directed its execution by the
appropriate officials of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of B. J. E., Inc. has approved this Agreement and
has authorized certain individuals to execute this Agreement on its behalf.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained
herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS.
1.01 Def"mitions. The terms defined in this Article 1 shall have the following meanings
except as herein otherwise expressly provided:
1. "Agreement" means this Grant III Aid including any Exhibits and any
amendments thereto.
2. "Beach by Design" or" Plan" means the strategic redevelopment plan for
Clearwater Beach dated 2001 which was adopted by the City Commission
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pursuant to the provisions of the Pinellas County Planning Council's Rules for the
designation of a Special Area Plan/Community Redevelopment District.
3. "City" means the City of Clearwater, Florida, a Florida municipal corporation.
4. "City Commission" means the governing body of the City.
5. "City's Representative" means that person designated by the City to represent the
City during the design and construction of the proposed Parking Garage.
6. "Commencement Date" means the date on which Pelican Walk commences or
causes a Contractor to commence construction of the Pelican Walk Parking
Garage.
7. "Commence construction" means the start of meaningful physical development
of a material part of the Parking Garage building.
8. "Construction Completion Date" means the date a final certificate of occupancy is
issued by the City for the Pelican Walk Parking Garage.
9. "Effective Date" means the date of approval and execution of this Agreement as
provided in Section 13.14.
10. "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.
11. "Parking Garage Site" means the land on which the existing Pelican Walk surface
parking lot and associated storm water management facilities are located which is
located immediately to the east of the existing Pelican Walk Shopping Center and
fronts on Poinsettia Avenue, as more particularly described in Exhibit ~
12. "Pelican Walk Parking Garage" means a parking garage to be constructed on the
Parking Garage Site" containing not less than three hundred (300) off-street
parking spaces.
13. "Plans and Specifications" means the schematic, preliminary and final
construction plans for the Pelican Walk Parking Garage.
14. "Unavoidable Delay" means a delay as described in Article 15 hereof.
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
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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 (2002),
as amended from time to time.
ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE AND PROPOSED PARKING GARAGE.
2.01 Purpose of Agreement. The purpose of this Agreement is to further the
implementation of Beach by Design by providing for additional public parking on
Clearwater Beach to enhance the quality of life, increase employment and improve the
aesthetic and useful enjoyment of Clearwater Beach all in accordance with and in
furtherance of the Comprehensive Plan and as authorized by and in accordance with the
provisions of Florida law.
2.02 Proposed Parking Garage.
a. Description. Pelican Walk proposes to develop a parking garage containing at
least three hundred (300) off street parking spaces on the Parking Garage Site.
The Parking Garage will be designed and constructed in a manner which will
allow the subsequent addition of at least two (2) additional floors of parking. All
of the parking spaces in the Parking Garage will be open to the public, including
the invitees of the Pelican Walk Shopping Center, on an equal, first come, first
served basis.
b. Public Benefits and Public Interest. The proposed Parking Garage on the
Parking Garage Site, including the design, construction, completion and operation
of the Parking Garage and each part thereof, is hereby found by the parties hereto:
(1) to be consistent with and in furtherance of the objectives of Beach by Design
and the Comprehensive Plan, (2) to conform to the provisions of Florida law, (3)
to be in the best interests of the citizens of the City, (4) to further the purposes and
objectives of the City, and (5) to further the public interest and purpose of
providing additional parking open to the public on an equal, first come, first serve
basis and eradicating conditions of deterioration, dilapidation, obsolescence and
blight on Clearwater Beach.
2.03 Ownership of Parking Garage Site. Pelican Walk is the owner of the Parking Garage
Site.
2.04 Cooperation of the Parties. The City and Pelican Walk recognize that the successful
development and operation of the Parking Garage is dependent upon continued
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cooperation ofthe City and Pelican Walk, 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 efforts to ensure that such cooperation is
continuous, the purposes of this Agreement are carried out to the full extent contemplated
hereby and the Parking Garage is designed, constructed, completed and operated as
provided herein.
ARTICLE 3. REGULATORY PROCESS.
3.01 Land Development Regulations.
a. Land Use Designation. The Parking Garage Site is located within the Tourist
District as provided in the City's Land Development Regulations.
b. Amendments to Land Development Regulations. The City covenants and agrees
to cooperate with Pelican Walk, to the extent permitted by law, in regard to any
text or map amendment to the City's Land Development Regulations or approval
under the City's Land Development Regulations which may be necessary in order
for Pelican Walk to develop the Parking Garage as described in Section 2.02(a).
3.02 Development Approvals and Permits.
a. Applications for Develooment Approval. Pelican Walk shall prepare and
submit to the appropriate governmental authorities, including the City,
applications for all necessary Permits for the Parking Garage, and shall bear all
costs of preparing such applications, applying for and obtaining such permits,
including payment of any and all applicable application, inspection, regulatory
and impact fees or charges, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
b. City Coooeration and Assistance. The City shall cooperate with Pelican Walk
with regard to all necessary approvals and or permits required for the
construction, completion and opening for business of the Parking Garage which
may be required from an agency of government other than the City. If requested
by Pelican Walk and authorized by law, the City will join in any application for
any permit or approval, or, alternatively, recommend to and urge any
governmental authority to which application for any permits has been made that
such permit or approval to issue or approve the requested permit or approval.
c. City Authoritv Preserved. The City's duties, obligations, or responsibilities under
any section of this Agreement, specifically including, but not limited to, this
Section 3.02, shall not affect the City's right, duty, obligation, authority and power
to act in its governmental or regulatory capacity in accordance with applicable
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laws, ordinances, codes or other building regulations. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, any required permitting, licensing or other
regulatory approvals by the City shall be subject to the established procedures and
requirements of 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 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.
3.03 Not a Development Order or Permit. The City and Pelican Walk 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.
ARTICLE 4. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
4.01 Plans and Specifications.
a. Responsibility for Preparation of Plans and Specifications. Pelican Walk shall be
responsible for preparing the site plan and schematic, preliminary, and final
construction plans for the proposed Parking Garage. During the design process,
Pelican Walk agrees that the City's Representative shall have access to and a right
to review and approve all phases of design and construction processes.
b. Character and Quality. The City and Pelican Walk agree that the proposed
Parking Garage shall be designed, constructed, maintained and operated in a
manner consistent with other first class or high quality parking garages in the
Tampa Bay region such as Centro Ybor or Channelside garages. The City and
Pelican Walk further agree that the Parking Garage will be designed and
constructed in a manner which will ensure that the Parking Garage has a positive
impact on the appearance and community character of Clearwater Beach.
c. Beach by Design. The City and Pelican Walk agree that the Parking Garage will
be designed in accordance with the requirements of Beach by Design.
d. Useful Life. The City and Pelican Walk agree that the Parking Garage will be
designed and constructed so as to have a useful life of not less than forty (40)
years.
e. Review and Approval of Plans and Specifications by City. Pelican Walk shall
submit schematic, preliminary and final plans to the City's Representative for its
review and approval as a party to this Agreement. The City's Representative shall
complete its review of any plans which are submitted under this subsection within
twenty (20) days or the particular plans which have been submitted shall be
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deemed approved as submitted. Approval by the City's Representative shall be
separate and apart and shall not limit in any way the City's regulatory and
permitting powers.
f. Use of Oualified Professionals. Pelican Walk shall retain qualified professionals
to prepare the Plans and Specifications and shall cause such professionals to
prepare the Plans and Specifications.
ARTICLE 5. PELICAN WALK OBLIGATIONS.
5.01 Parking Garage Site Work. Pelican Walk shall be responsible for all site investigation,
5.02 Construction Budget for Parking Garage. Pelican Walk shall provide the City with a
sworn statement of a general contractor licensed in the State of Florida as to the
construction budget, including all costs and contingencies. In the event that the
construction budget is modified upwards or downwards by more than ten percent (10%),
Pelican Walk shall submit a sworn statement of a general contractor as to the modified
budget.
5.03 Construction of the Project.
a. Commencement. Pelican Walk shall commence construction of the Parking
Garage in accordance with the Plans and Specifications for the Parking Garage
within twelve (12) months after the Effective Date and shall thereafter diligently
pursue construction to completion within thirty-six (36) months of the Effective
Date.
b. Payment of Contractors and Supj>liers. Pelican Walk agrees to promptly pay, or
arrange to be paid, all moneys due and legally owing to all persons or
organizations doing any work or furnishing any materials, fuel, machinery or
supplies for the design and construction of the Parking Garage.
c. Maintenance of Construction Site. During the construction of the Parking
Garage, Pelican Walk shall, at its own expense, keep the Parking Garage Site in
good and clean order and condition.
d. Maintenance of Parking for Pelican Walk Shopping Center. Prior to the
commencement of construction, Pelican Walk shall prepare a "Maintenance of
Off-Street Parking Plan" which plan shall identify the off-street parking facilities
which will be used to provide adequate and reasonable off-street parking to the
employees and invitees of the tenants of the Pelican Walk Shopping Center. For
the purposes of this subsection, "off-street parking facilities" means parking
spaces available to the general public or available to Pelican Walk by private
agreement and valet services.
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5.04 Construction Completion Security. A condition precedent to the payment of any
public monies in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Pelican
Walk shall provide the City with good and sufficient security to guarantee the completion
of the Parking Garage. The security shall be in an amount equal to one hundred and
twenty-five percent (125%) the estimated cost of construction based on approved
construction plans. The form of the surety shall be bond issued by a business organization
subject to the regulatory authority of the State of Florida, an unconditional letter of credit
issued by a Federally insured financial institution or other form of security acceptable to
the City Attorney.
5.05 Operation of Parking Garage. Pelican Walk agrees and covenants that it shall operate
the Parking Garage on the following terms and conditions:
a. Open to the Public. The Parking Garage shall be available to the general public,
including the tenants and partners of the Pelican Walk Shopping Center, on an
equal, first come, first served basis. For the purposes of this Agreement, equal,
first come, first serve means that each and every parking space will available for
use by the public at all times when the Parking Garage is open, and that at least
three hundred parking spaces shall be unrestricted (no reserved parking) within
the Parking Garage for a period of not less than thirty (30) years after the issuance
of a final certificate of occupancy for the Parking Garage.
b. Hours of Operation. The Parking Garage shall be open for public parking between
the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. daily except Fridays, Saturdays, and legal
holidays recognized by the City of Clearwater, on which days the garage shall
remain open until 10:00 p.m.
c. Parking Rates. Parking rates charged the general public for the use of parking
spaces in the Parking Garage shall be consistent with the parking rates charged,
from time to time, for parking spaces in parking garages located in other resort
locations in Florida; provided however, that parking rates for use of parking
spaces in the Parking Garage shall not exceed one hundred and fifty percent
(150%) of the average parking rate charged by the City for off-street parking on
Clearwater Beach or three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) per hour,
whichever is greater.
5.06 Parking Easement. Pelican Walk shall grant a parking easement in the Parking Garage
Site and the Parking Garage on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement
including the term of thirty (30) years in section 13.13 of this Agreement which shall
specifically apply to said parking easement. The required easement shall be substantially
in the form of Exhibit B to be attached to this Agreement and shall be delivered to the
City prior to payment of any part of the grant-in-aid provided for in the Agreement.
Pelican Walk understands and agrees that such easement will be recorded by the City.
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ARTICLE 6. CITY OBLIGATIONS.
6.01 Financial Grant in Aid. The City agrees to make a grant in aid to Pelican Walk in
support of the design and construction of the Parking Garage in the amount of one'
million and four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000.00). The grant in aid will be paid
to Pelican Walk as provided for in subsection 6.07 of this Agreement. As condition
precedent to any payments of the grant aid, Pelican Walk shall provide the City with a
sworn statement specifically describing the costs incurred for which reimbursement is
eligible together with a sworn statement of the percentage (%) completed for the Parking
Garage.
6.02 Payment of the Grant in Aid. The City agrees to pay the grant in aid to Pelican Walk, in
accordance with the following:
a. Upon completion of the construction plans for the Parking Garage and the
issuance of a building permit by the City, the City shall reimburse Pelican Walk
for the actual cost of preparing the schematic, preliminary, and final construction
plans in an amount not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total project budget.
b. Upon completion of thirty three percent (33%) of the construction of the Parking
Garage, the City shall pay Pelican Walk one third (1I3rd) of the remaining unpaid
grant in aid (grant in aid less reimbursement payment for the cost of preparing the
schematic, preliminary, and final construction plans).
c. Upon completion of sixty-six percent (66%) of the construction of the Parking
Garage, the City shall pay Pelican Walk for one third (1I3rd) of the remaining
unpaid grant in aid (grant in aid less reimbursement payment for the cost of
preparing the schematic, preliminary, and final construction plans).
d. Upon issuance of a final certificate of occupancy, the City shall pay Pelican Walk
the balance of the remaining unpaid grant in aid (grant in aid less reimbursement
payment for the cost of preparing the schematic, preliminary, and final
construction plans).
6.03 Enforcement of Municipal Parking Regulations. The City agrees to take all reasonable
and necessary steps to enforce each and every existing municipal regulation within one
thousand (1,000) feet of the closest part of the Parking Garage Site.
6.04 Construction of Additional Off-Street Parking Spaces in the Immediate Vicinity.
The City understands and agrees that as a party to this Agreement, Pelican Walk assumes
certain financial risks which may be adversely affected by the construction of additional
off-street parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of the Parking Garage Site. In
consideration thereof, the City agrees that in the event the City determines, within five (5)
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years after the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy for the Parking Garage, that
additional off-street City owned or financially supported parking spaces open to the
public located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any portion of the Parking Garage Site
are necessary and appropriate, the City agrees the City will provide Pelican Walk with
written notice of its determination, and that in that event:
a. Pelican Walk shall have a first right to construct an additional two hundred (200)
off-street parking spaces to meet the need for additional off-street parking spaces
which the City has determined are necessary and appropriate, provided that such
additional off-street parking spaces are open to the public on an equal, first come,
first served basis subject to the terms of this Agreement as provided in section
13.13.
b. In the event that Pelican Walk opts to exercise its first right to construct at least
two hundred (200) additional off-street parking spaces, Pelican Walk shall give
the City written notice of its intent within thirty (30) days after receipt of the
City's written notice of the City's determination that additional spaces are
necessary and appropriate.
c. In the event that Pelican Walk gives the City notice of its intent to construct at
least two hundred (200) additional off-street parking spaces, Pelican Walk shall
commence construction of the additional spaces within six (6) months of the date
of Pelican Walk's written notice.
d. In the event that Pelican Walk gives the City notice of its intent to construct at
least two hundred (200) additional off-street parking spaces, Pelican Walk shall
be solely responsible for the cost of construction of the additional parking spaces.
e. In the event that Pelican Walk exercises its first right to construct at least two
hundred (200) additional off-street parking spaces, the City agrees that the City
will not use or cause to be used, public funds for the construction of any
additional off-street parking spaces within one thousand (1,000) feet of any
portion of the Parking Garage Site for a period of five (5) years from the date of
Certificate of Occupancy of the additional spaces or until Pelican Walk shall have
achieved a Stabilized Occupancy for the total number of off-street parking spaces
in the expanded Parking Garage, so long as the additional parking spaces are open
to the public on an equal first come, first served basis. For the purposes of this
subsection, Stabilized Occupancy shall mean that sixty-five percent (65%) of the
total number of parking spaces in the Parking Garage (after the construction of the
additional parking spaces) are occupied on an average of four (4) hours of per
day, three hundred and sixty five (365) days per year:
OSTAB Stabilized Occupancy
K Number of Parking Spaces
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OAVG = Average Percent of Parking Spaces Occupied (65%)
HAVG Average Number of Hours Occupied per Day (4)
OSTAB =(OAVG)(HAVG)(K)(DA YS)
OSTAB =(.65)(4)(K)(365)
f. Pelican Walk will conduct and submit to the City sworn affidavits of annual audits
of occupancy including all spaces occupied whether by pay parking or by
validation based on an initial date of Certificate of Occupancy of either the first or
second phase of construction until stabilized occupancy is achieved or the
applicable timeframe has expired.
g. In the event that Pelican Walk opts not to exercise its first right to construct at least
two hundred (200) additional off-street parking spaces, the City shall be free to
construct additional off-street parking spaces within one thousand (1,000) feet of
any portion of the Parking Garage Site without regard to the level of occupancy
achieved by Pelican Walk.
h. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, including the provisions
of this subsection 6.04, the City and Pelican Walk understand and agree that the
City shall retain the right to construct or fund additional off-street parking spaces
within one thousand (1,000) feet of any portion of the Parking Garage Site, if the
City determines that such off-street parking is a necessary element of a proposed
Destination Resort development undertaken in accordance with the provisions of
Beach by Design.
ARTICLE 7. INDEMNIFICATION OF THE CITY BY PELICAN WALK.
7.01 Indemnification.
a. Pelican Walk agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, the City, 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 Pelican Walk, its
agents, employees or contractors arising out of, in connection with or by reason of,
the performance of any and all services covered 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 covered by this Agreement, or which are alleged to have
arisen out of, in connection with, or by reason of, the performance of such
ServIces.
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b. Pelican Walk shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City, 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
Pelican Walk of any duties, responsibilities, obligations or covenants contained in
this Agreement.
c. Pelican Walk's indemnity obligations under subsections (a) and (b) of this Article
shall end and be of no future force and effect after the Construction Completion
Date.
ARTICLE 8. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PELICAN
WALK.
8.01 Representations and Warranties. Pelican Walk represents and warrants to the City that
each of the following statements is currently true and accurate and agrees that the City
may rely upon each of the following statements:
a. Pelican Walk is a Florida corporation duly organized and validly existing under the
laws of the State of Florida, 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 has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of,
and has been or will be duly executed and delivered by, Pelican Walk, and neither
the execution and delivery thereof, nor compliance with the terms and provisions
thereof or hereof: (i) requires the approval and consent of any other party, except
such as have been duly obtained or as are specifically noted herein, (ii)
contravenes any existing law, judgment, governmental rule, regulation or order
applicable to or binding on Pelican Walk, (iii) 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 Pelican Walk under any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit agreement, Pelican Walk's
Articles of Incorporation, or, any other agreement or instrument to which Pelican
Walk is a party or by which Pelican Walk may be bound.
c. This Agreement and any document contemplated or required by this Agreement to
which Pelican Walk is or will be a party constitutes, or when entered into will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Pelican Walk enforceable
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against Pelican Walk 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 Pelican Walk, threatened actions or
proceedings before any court or administrative agency against Pelican Walk, or
against any controlling shareholder, officer, employee or agent of Pelican Walk,
which could affect 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 duties and obligations contemplated in
this Agreement or the financial condition of Pelican Walk.
e. Pelican Walk has filed or caused to be filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax
returns, if any, which were required to be filed by Pelican Walk, 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 Pelican Walk.
f. The principal place of business and principal executive offices of Pelican Walk is
Clearwater, Florida, and Pelican Walk agrees to maintain records concerning the
Parking Garage (such as construction contracts, financing documents and
corporate documents) and all contracts, licenses and similar rights relating thereto
at an office in Pinellas County.
g. Pelican Walk has the financial capability to carry out its obligations and
responsibilities in connection with the development of the Parking Garage as
contemplated by this Agreement.
h. Pelican Walk has the experience, expertise, and capability to develop, cause the
construction, and complete the Project and, oversee and manage the design,
planning, construction, completion and opening for business of the Parking
Garage.
8.02 Covenants. Pelican Walk covenants with the City that until the Construction Completion
Date:
a. Pelican Walk shall timely perform or cause to be performed all of the obligations
contained herein which are the responsibility of Pelican Walk to perform.
b. During each year that this Agreement and the obligations of Pelican Walk under
this Agreement shall be in effect, Pelican Walk shall cause to be executed and to
continue to be in effect those instruments, documents, certificates, permits,r
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licenses and approvals and shall cause to occur those events contemplated by this
Agreement that are applicable to, and that are the responsibility of, Pelican Walk.
c. Pelican Walk shall assist and cooperate with the City to accomplish the
development, operation, and maintenance of the Parking Garage by Pelican Walk
in accordance with the Plan and Specifications, and this Agreement, and will not
violate any laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, contracts or agreements
that are or will be applicable thereto.
d. Subsequent to the Effective Date, Pelican Walk shall maintain its financial
capability to develop, construct, complete, operate and maintain the Parking
Garage and shall promptly notify the City of any event, condition, occurrence, or
change in its financial condition which adversely affects, or with the passage of
time is likely to adversely affect, Pelican Walk's financial capability to
successfully and completely construct, complete, operate and maintain the Parking
Garage as contemplated hereby.
e. Pelican Walk 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.
f. Pelican Walk 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 or permit one or more other
corporations or other entity to consolidate with or merge into it without the prior
approval of the City unless Pelican Walk retains a controlling interest in the
consolidated or merged corporation, and will promptly notify the City of any
changes to the existence or form of the corporation or any change in the
controlling shareholders, officers or directors of Pelican Walk.
g. Pelican Walk 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
Pelican Walk unable to continue to observe and perform the covenants,
agreements, and conditions hereof and the performance of all other obligations
required by this Agreement.
h. Pelican Walk shall design, construct and complete the Parking Garage such that it
is substantially complete as provided in this Agreement no later than the Project
Completion Date.
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1. In the event that Pelican Walk shall convey any interest in the Parking Garage Site,
Pelican Walk shall obtain a written affidavit of acknowledgment of the obligations
of the Agreement and promise a copy ofthe affidavit to the City.
ARTICLE 9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE CITY.
9.01 Representations and Warranties. The City 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 City is a validly existing body corporate and politic of the State of Florida,
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 each document contemplated or required by this Agreement
to which the City 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
City, and neither the execution and delivery thereof, nor compliance with the terms
and provisions thereof or hereof (i) requires the approval and consent of any other
party, except such as have been duly obtained or as are specifically noted herein,
(ii) contravenes any existing law, judgment, governmental rule, regulation or order
applicable to or binding on the City, (iii) 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 City 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 City is a party, specifically including any covenants of any
bonds, notes, or other forms of indebtedness of the City outstanding on the
Effective Date.
c. This Agreement and, to the extent such documents presently exist in a form
accepted by the City and Pelican Walk, each document contemplated or required
by this Agreement to which the City is or will be a party constitute, or when
entered into will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the City
enforceable against the City 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.
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9.02 Covenants. The City covenants with Pelican Walk:
a. The City shall timely perform, or cause to be performed all of the obligations
contained herein which are the responsibility of the City to perform.
b. During each year that this Agreement and the obligations of the City under this
Agreement shall be in effect, the City 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 City.
c. The City shall assist and cooperate with Pelican Walk to accomplish the
development of the Parking Garage in accordance with this Agreement and the
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 City 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.
ARTICLE 10 DEFAULT.
10.01 Failure of Pelican Walk to Commence Construction of the Parking Garage. In the
event that Pelican Walk shall fail to commence construction ofthe Parking Garage within
twelve (12) months after the Effective Date of this Agreement, the City shall have the
right to give Pelican Walk written notice that this Agreement has terminated and shall be
of no further force and effect. In the event that the City shall have reimbursed Pelican
Walk for the preparation of schematic, preliminary and final construction plans for the
proposed Parking Garage, at the City's option: 1) Pelican Walk shall repay the City all
Money paid to Pelican Walk; or 2) all designs, drawings and other documents and the
intellectual property they constitute shall become the property of the City.
10.02 Failure of Pelican Walk to Complete Construction ofthe Parking Garage.
a. In the event that Pelican Walk shall commence construction of the Parking Garage
and thereafter cease work on the construction of the Parking Garage prior to
issuance of a final certificate of occupancy, such circumstances shall constitute an
event of default; and the City, may give Pelican Walk written notice of the City's
intent to declare Pelican Walk to be in default and the City's intent to cure the
default.
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b. In the event the City gives Pelican Walk written notice of default and intent to
cure, Pelican Walk shall have sixty (60) days in which to cure the default and re-
commence construction of the Parking Garage. In the event that Pelican Walk shall
fail to cure the default by re-commencing construction, the City shall have the
right to draw upon the construction completion security and to cause the
construction of the Parking Garage to be completed.
c. In addition to the right of cure established in subsection b of this section, in the
event that the construction completion security is insufficient to complete
construction of the parking garage, the City shall have the right to cause the garage
to be completed and to place a lien on the Parking Garage Site equal to the
additional cost of completing construction. In such event, the City shall be entitled
to operate the parking garage for the benefit of Pelican Walk and the City until
such time as the additional cost to complete is repaid.
10.03 Failure of Pelican Walk to Operate the Parking Garage in Accordance with the
Requirements of the Agreement. In the event that Pelican Walk should fail to comply
with any requirement of this Agreement with regard to the operation and maintenance of
the Parking Garage, then the City shall have a right of specific performances and shall be
entitled to actual damages. In the event of such litigation, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover its costs and attorneys' fees from the other party.
10.04 Failure of City to Enforce Municipal Parking Regulations. In the event that the City
should fail to enforce municipal parking regulations as provided for in section 6.03 of this
Agreement, Pelican Walk may, after giving the City written notice of such failure and the
City thereafter fails to cure such failure within fifteen (15) days of receipt of such notice,
seek judicial enforcement of its rights under section 6.03 of this Agreement. In the event
that the Pelican Walk shall prevail in a judicial proceeding to enforce the provisions of
section 6.03 of this Agreement, the City shall reimburse Pelican Walk for its attorneys'
fees and cost incurring in enforcing Pelican Walk's rights pursuant to this Agreement.
10.05 Obligations, Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Unless specifically stated herein to the
contrary, the specified rights and remedies to which the City is 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 City may lawfully be entitled and are not specifically
prohibited by this Agreement.
10.06 Non-Action on Failure to Observe Provisions of this Agreement. The failure of the
City or Pelican Walk 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 City or Pelican Walk may
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have, and shall not be deemed a waiver of a subsequent default or nonperformance of such
term, covenant, condition or provision.
ARTICLE 11
UNAVOIDABLE DELAY.
11.01 Unavoidable Delay.
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 (b) as an event of "Unavoidable Delay" shall be excused in
the manner provided in this Section 11.01.
b. "Unavoidable Delay" means any of the following events or conditions not
currently existing at the effective date of this Agreement 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 City shall not constitute an Unavoidable Delay with respect to performance by
the City).
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 this
subsection 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 seven (7)
days following the occurrence of the event or condition causing the Unavoidable
Delay or seven (7) 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.
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ARTICLE 12
FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION.
12.01 Loss or Damage to Parking Garage.
a. For a period of thirty (30) years after the issuance of a final certificate of
occupancy by the City for the Parking Garage, and without regard to the extent or
availability of any insurance proceeds, Pelican Walk covenants and agrees to
diligently commence and complete the reconstruction or repair of any loss or
damage caused by fire or other casualty to each and every part of the Parking
Garage to substantially the same size, floor area, cubic content and general
appearance as existed prior to the occurrence of such loss or damage, promptly
after the City approves the Plans and Specifications for such reconstruction or
repaIrs.
b. The City shall review the Plans and Specifications for such reconstruction or
repairs as soon as possible after filing thereof by Pelican Walk. The City agrees to
approve the Plans and Specifications for such reconstruction or repairs if the
reconstruction or repairs contemplated by such Plans and Specifications will
restore the Parking Garage, or the damaged portion thereof, to substantially the
same condition as existed prior to the occurrence of such loss or damage and if
such Plans and Specifications conform to the applicable laws, ordinances, codes,
and regulations in effect at the time of filing with the City of the Plans and
Specifications for such reconstruction or repairs.
c. If Pelican Walk fails to repair or restore any significantly damaged portion of the
Project, the City may, at its election and after thirty (30) days notice to Pelican
Walk, bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel Pelican Walk
to repair or restore such damage. In the event of such litigation, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to recover its costs and attorneys' fees from the other party.
12.02 Project Insurance Proceeds.
a. Whenever the Parking Garage or any part thereof, shall have been damaged or
destroyed, Pelican Walk shall promptly make proof of loss and shall proceed
promptly to collect, or cause to be collected, all valid claims which may have
arisen against insurers or others based upon such damage or destruction.
b. Pelican Walk agrees that all proceeds of property or casualty insurance received by
Pelican Walk as a result of such loss or damage shall be available and shall be used
for payment of the costs of the reconstruction or repair of the Parking Garage to
the extent necessary to repair or reconstruct the Parking Garage.
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12.03 Notice of Loss or Damage to Parking Garage. Pelican Walk shall promptly give the
City written notice of any significant damage or destruction to the Parking Garage stating
the date on which such damage or destruction occurred, the expectations of Parking
Garage as to the effect of such damage or destruction on the use of the Parking Garage and
the proposed schedule, if any, for repair or reconstruction of the Parking Garage.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
13.01 Assignments by Pelican Walk.
a. Prior to the Commencement Date, Pelican Walk may sell, convey, assign or
otherwise dispose of any or all of its right, title, interest and obligations in and to
the Parking Garage Site and the Parking Garage, or any part thereof, only with the
prior written consent of the City, such consent 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 Pelican Walk the
Developer to the assignee, shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement the same
extent as Pelican Walk.
b. If the assignee of Pelican Walk's right, title, interest and obligations in and to the
Parking Garage assumes all of Pelican Walk's obligations hereunder for the
Parking Garage, then Pelican Walk shall be released from all such obligations
hereunder which have been so assumed by the assignee, and the City agrees to
execute an instrument evidencing such release, which shall be in recordable form.
c. An assignment of the Parking Garage, or any part thereof, by Pelican Walk to any
corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, or joint venture, in which
Pelican Walk is the or 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 shall not be deemed an assignment or transfer subject to any restriction on or
approvals of assignments or transfers imposed by this Section 13.01, provided,
however, that notice of such assignment shall be given by Pelican Walk to the City
not 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 Pelican Walk in the absence of such assignment.
13.02 Successors and Assigns. The terms and obligations herein contained shall bind and inure
to the benefit of the City and Pelican Walk and its successors and assigns, including any
lessee of the Parking Garage. In the event that Pelican Walk enters into a lease of the
Parking Garage or sells the Parking Garage and real property, the obligations of this
Agreement shall be enforceable against Pelican Walk and its lessee or successor until the
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Construction Completion Date, at which time Pelican Walk shall be released from any
further obligations during the term of such lease, so long as Pelican Walk has no
obligations or rights to operate the Parking Garage.
13.03. 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 courier service, or by
hand delivery to the office for each party indicated below and addressed as
follows:
To Pelican Walk:
Nickolas C. Ekonomides
Nickolas C. Ekonomides, P.A.
791 Bayway Boulevard
Clearwater, FL 33767
To the City:
Pamela Akin, City Attorney
City of Clearwater
P.O. Box 4748
Clearwater, FL 33758-4748
b. Notices given by courier service or by hand delivery shall be effective upon
delivery and notices given by mail shall be effective 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 13.03. 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.
13.04. 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 City and Pelican Walk, and the Agreement, including, without limitation,
the Exhibits, shall not be deemed to have been prepared by the City or Pelican Walk, but by
all equally.
13.05. 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.
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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, Pelican Walk is not a resident of
the State of Florida or has no office, employee, 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, Pelican Walk hereby designates the Secretary of
State, State of Florida, its agent for the service of process in any court action
between it and the City, or both, 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 Pelican
Walk at the address for notices as provided in 13.03.
13.06. Complete Agreement; 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.
b. Any provision 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.
13.07. 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.
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13.08. Holidays. It is hereby agreed and declared that whenever a notice or performance under
the terms of this Agreement is to be made or given or any time period ends on a Saturday
or Sunday or on a legal holiday observed in the City, it shall be postponed to the next
following business day.
13.09. 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.
13.10. Not an Agent of City. During the term of this Agreement, Pelican Walk hereunder shall
not be an agent of the City with respect to any and all services to be performed by Pelican
Walk (and any of its agents, assigns, or successors) with respect to the Parking Garage.
13.11 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 City's power and authority.
13.12. No General Obligation. In no event shall any obligation of the City under this
Agreement be or constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the City or the City, a
pledge of the ad valorem taxing power of the City or the City or a general obligation or
indebtedness of the City or the City 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 Pelican Walk nor any other party under or beneficiary ofthis
Agreement shall ever have the right to compel the exercise of the ad valorem taxing power
of the City, the City or any other governmental entity or taxation in any form on any real
or personal property to pay the City's or the City's obligations or undertakings hereunder.
13.13. Term; Expiration. This Agreement shall expire and no longer be of any force and effect
on the thirtieth (30th) anniversary of the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy for the
Parking Garage.
13.14 Effective Date. Upon execution of this Agreement by the authorized officers of the City
and by authorized representatives of Pelican Walk following approval hereof by the City
Commission and the Board of Directors of Pelican Walk, this Agreement shall then be in
full force and effect in accordance with its terms and the date of such execution shall be
the Effective Date.
13.15. Approvals Not Unreasonably Withheld. The parties hereto represent that it is their
respective intent as of the Effective Date and do covenant and agree in the future that all
approvals, consents, and reviews will be undertaken and completed as expeditiously as
possible, in good faith, and will not be arbitrarily or unreasonably withheld, unless
otherwise expressly authorized by the terms of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and their respective
seals affixed as of this ~ay of August 2003.
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
BY:~"- :a t4-:1t
Wi iam B. Horne II
City Manager
711<lform:
Pamela K. Akin
City Attorney
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STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF PINELLAS )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this d 0 day of August
2003, by BRIAN J. AUNGST, Mayor-Commissioner of the City of Clearwater, who is personally
known to me.
~lJdff!1r?soJ
Notary Public
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STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF PINELLAS )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this r:1 rA day of August
2003, by WILLIAM B. HORNE II, City Manager of the City of Clearwater, who is personally
known to me.
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Print/Type Name: IS j _ ~Q<.)
Notary Public
.,.,,"~,. Denise A Wilson
!"rA~ MY COMMISSION # CC914107 EXPIIIE~
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B.J.E., INC.
By:
Elias Anastasopoulos ~'\ ~ ANUt~5"'h\.'0)
President h\S ~wer ctfAu.. 42'f
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STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF PINELLAS )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ~ day August 2003, by ~::S~.J~/
Elias Anastasopoulos, President ofB.J.E., Inc., a Florida corporation, on behalf ofRJ.E., Inc. ~
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description
Lots 32 through 43, block "B", first addition to Clearwater Beach Park, as recorded
in plat book 15, page 80, public records of Pinellas County, Florida, together with
the adjacent Y2 of a vacated alley lying along the east boundary thereof.
And together with:
Lots 2 through 8, block "A", replat of Block "A" and lots 1 to 15 incl. block "B" of
Clearwater Beach Park first addition, according to the plat thereof as recorded in
plat book 21, page 21 of the public records of Pinellas County, Florida, together
with the adjacent Y2 of a vacated alley lying along the west boundary thereof.
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EXHIBIT B
Limited Warranty Deed
This Limited Warranty Deed made this _ day of , 2003, by
, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Florida, having its principal place of business and post office address at 791 Bayway
Boulevard, Clearwater Florida 33767, Grantor, to the City of Clearwater, Florida, a
Florida municipal corporation, whose post office address is P. O. Box 4748, Clearwater
Florida 33758-4748, Grantee.
(Whenever used herein the terms "grantor" and "grantee" include all the parties to this
instrument and the heirs, legal representatives, and assigns of individuals, and the
successors and assigns of corporations, trusts and trustees)
Witnesseth, that said grantor, for and in consideration of the sum of TEN AND
NO/100 DOLLARS ($10.00) and other good and valuable considerations to said Grantor
in hand paid by said Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, has granted,
bargained, and sold to the said grantee, and grantee's heirs and assigns, the following
easement in real property located in the County of Pinellas, State of Florida, which is
more particularly described as follows:
[legal description},
which easement grants to the public the right of access and use of the property and any
improvements thereon for off-street parking purposes for a term of thirty (30) years from
the Date of Commencement, which Date of Commencement shall be the date on which
a Certificate of Occupancy is granted by the City of Clearwater for an off-street parking
structure pursuant to that certain Agreement between the City of Clearwater, Florida and
B. J. E., Inc., dated July _,2003.
Grantor covenants as follows:
1. the grantor is lawfully seized of said land in fee simple;
2. that the grantor has good right and lawful authority to convey the easement
set forth herein;
3. that the easement granted is free from encumbrances made by grantor;
and
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4. that grantor will warrant and defend the property hereby conveyed against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through, or
under it, but against none other.
Let it be known that the board of directors of B. J. E., Inc. voted to grant the
easement regular meeting held upon due notice with a quorum present.
In witness whereof, Grantor has caused its corporate seal to be affixed hereto,
and this instrument to be signed by its duly authorized officer on the date first above
written.
B. J. E., Inc.
By
[Signature]
[Title]
[Corporate Seal]
Attest:
Secretary
Executed in the presence of:
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY Of PINELLAS
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day of
2003, before me personally appeared and , duly
authorized officers of B. J. E., Inc., a corporation under the laws of the State of Florida,
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to me known to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing
conveyance to the City of Clearwater and severally acknowledged the execution thereof
to be their free act and deed as such officers, for the uses and purposes therein
mentioned; and that they affixed thereto the official seal of said corporation, and the said
instrument is the act and deed of said corporation.
WITNESS my signature and official seal at in the County of
Pinellas County and State of Florida, the day and year last aforesaid.
My Commission Expires
Notary Public
This instrument was prepared by
{Name]
[Address]