HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso RDA 5-1998 RESOLUTION NO. 5-98
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN OWNER PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND TRAMMEL CROW NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA INCORPORATED, RELATED TO PROPERTY AT 349
OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of South San Francisco, and Trammel Crow Northern
California Incorporated, desire to enter into an Owner Participation Agreement related to 349 Oyster
Point Boulevard; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of South
San Francisco that it hereby approves the Owner Participation Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A,
between the Redevelopment Agency and Trammel Crow Northern California Incorporated, and
authorizes the Executive Director to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Agency.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of South San Francisco at a regu l ar meeting held on the
22nd day of April ,1998 by the following vote:
AYES: Boardmembers dames L. Datzman, doseph A. Fernekes, Karyl
Matsumoto, dohn R. Penna and Chairman Eugene R. Mullin
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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EXHIBIT A
RESOLUTION NO. 5-98
OWNER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
by and between
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
and
TC NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.
OWNER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
THIS OWNER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as
of ,199__, is entered into by and between the CITY OF SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, a public body corporate and
politic (the "Agency") and TC Northern California, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
("Participant"). The Agency and Participant agree as follows:
This Agreement is entered into with reference to the following facts:
A. The purpose of this Agreement is to effectuate the Redevelopment Plan
and Implementation Plan for the Downtown Central Redevelopment Project Area,
Sub-Area 2C by providing for the redevelopment of the Property. Completion of the
Improvements constituting the Project pursuant to this Agreement is in the best
interests of the City and the Agency, and the health, safety and welfare of residents
and taxpayers of the Project Area and the City, and is in accord with the public
purposes and provisions of applicable and state and local laws.
B. A material inducement to the Agency to enter into this Agreement is the
agreement by Participant to construct the Improvements within a limited period of
time, and the Agency would be unwilling to enter into this Agreement in the absence
of an enforceable commitment by Participant to construct the Improvements within a
limited period of time.
C. Construction of the Improvements will assist in the elimination of blight
in the Project Area, provide additional jobs, improve safety in the Project Area and
substantially improve the economic and physical conditions in accordance with the
purposes and goals of the Redevelopment Plan.
D. The Agency has determined that the land use specified in this
Agreement and the provisions relating to construction of the Improvements specified
in this Agreement are consistent with the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan and
each of its applicable elements.
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..... NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS.
The following terms as used in this Agreement shall have the meanings given
unless expressly provided to the contrary:
1.1. Agency means the City of South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency,
a public body, corporate and politic, exercising governmental functions and powers
and is organized and existing under the Community Redevelopment Law of the State
of California and with full power and authority to execute this Agreement. The
principal office of the Agency is located at 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco,
California 94080.
1.2. Agreement means this Owner Participation Agreement.
1.3. City means the City of South San Francisco, a municipal corporation.
The principal office of the City is located at 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco,
California 94080.
1.4. Improvements means the improvements described on Exhibit A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Scope of
Development"). The scope of Development includes only the building shells
described in Section 2.2.1 hereof, and does not include any tenant improvements.
1.5. Project means the construction of the Improvements on the real
property located at 349 Oyster Point Boulevard in accordance with the Scope of
Development.
1.6. Project Area means Downtown Central Redevelopment Project of the
Agency.
1.7. Property means the real property located at 349 Oyster Point Boulevard.
1.8. Redevelopment Plan means the Redevelopment Plan for the Downtown
Central Redevelopment Project approved by the City Council by Ordinance No.
1056-89 on July 12, 1989, and as amended.
1.9. Participant means TC Northern California, Inc.
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ARTICLE 2. DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY
Section 2.1. Ownership of the Property. Participant hereby covenants that
Participant is the owner of the Property as of the date and execution of this
Agreement. In addition, Participant, as "Seller", and Riggs Bank N.A. as Trustee of
the Multi-Employer Property Trust, a Trust organized under 12 C.F.R. §9.18
("Riggs'), as "Purchaser", are parties to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated July 31,
1997, wherein, among other things, upon satisfaction of certain conditions precedent
Seller shall sell and Purchaser shall buy the Property and the Improvements ("Riggs
Purchase").
Section 2.2. Development of the Property
2.2.1. Scope of Development.
Participant hereby agrees to cause to have constructed on the 5.52 acre
site the following improvements on the Property: two (2) office/research and
development buildings which are two stories in height totaling approximately, One
Hundred and Five-Thousand (105,000) rentable square feet. Such project, including
all tenant improvements, is estimated to cost about One Hundred and Thirty Dollars
($130) per square foot to construct. Added value to the Proiect Area will be about
Thirteen Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($13,650,000). Participant
shall complete all Improvements within approximately one year from the date Agency
approves the Construction Plans as provided in Section 3.03 hereof subiect to delays
caused by strikes, material shortages, accidents, severe weather, government
requirements (including but not limited to, mandated changes in the plans and
specifications and actions required to comply with environmental laws) and
injunctions (collectively "Force Maieure").
Section 2.3 Payment of Oyster Point Overpass Fees
It is understood that Participant agrees that it will pay the Oyster Point
Overpass Fees in the amount of Two Hundred and Two Thousand Six Hundred and
Fifty Seven Dollars ($202,657.00) as provided in Resolution Nos. 102-96 and 152-
96 approved by the City Council on June 26, 1996 and as amended on October 9,
1996. Participant further agrees that said fees will be paid at the time of issuance of
the building permits for the Project.
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Section 2.4. Cost of Construction.
The Cost of developing and constructing the on-site Improvements shall be
bome solely by Partidpant and shall not be an obligation of the Agency.
Section 2.5. Final Construction Drawings and Related Documents.
Participant has prepared, submitted, and will obtain approval from the City of
plans and specifications for the Improvements. In addition, Partidpant hereby
covenants that it has obtained all necessary permits which may be required by the
City or any other govemmental agency having jurisdiction over such construction or
development.
Section 2.6. Progress of Construction.
During construction of the Improvements, Participant shall submit to the
Agency from time to time, within ten days following the Agency's request therefor,
but not more frequently than monthly, a written report of the progress of the
construction. The report shall be in such form and detail as to inform the Agency
fully of the status of construction.
Section 2.7. Rights of Access.
In addition to those rights of access to and across the Property to which the
Agency and City may be entitled by law, members of the staffs of the Agency and
City shall have the right of access to the Property, without charge or fee, anytime
during normal weekday construction hours, to inspect the work being performed at
the Property, provided that they do not obstruct or interfere with the progress of
construction. In consideration of the granting of this right of access, Agency, on its
behalf and on behalf of all persons who exercise this right of access granted to
Agency, aclmowledges and agrees that any such access is its risk and hereby releases
and discharges Participant and Riggs, and their respective officers, directors,
employees, agents, contractors, and lenders from any liability whatsoever for in}ury to
persons or damage to property occurring as a consequence of or related to any access
to the Property hereunder.
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Section 2.8. Local. State and Federal Laws.
Partidpant shall carry out the construction of the Improvements in conformity
with all applicable laws, including all applicable federal and state occupation, safety
and health standards.
Section 2.9. Failure to Complete Construction of Improvements Within One
Year.
If Participant fails to complete the construction of the Improvements on the
Property within the period prescribed in Section 2.2.1 hereof, then all sums disbursed
or advanced by the Agency pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2 hereof shall, at
the option of Agency, immediately become due and payable, and the Agency shall be
released from any and all further obligations to Participant under the terms of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE THREE. CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS
3.01 Construction Pursuant to Plans.
Unless modified by operation of Section 3.02 of this Part, all works of
construction and development on the Property shall be done substantially in
accordance with the Construction Plans approved pursuant to Section 2.5 above.
3.02 Change in Construction Plans.
If the Participant desires to make any material change in the Construction
Plans, the Participant shall submit the proposed change to the Agency for its approval
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If the Construction
Plans, as modified by any proposed change, conform to the requirements of this
Agreement, the Agency staff shall approve the change by notifying the Participant in
writing. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "material change" means any
change in design or materials which results in an increase or decrease of the cost of
construction in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).
Unless said proposed change is rejected by the Agency within five (5) days, it
shall be deemed approved. If rejected within such time period, the previously
approved Construction Plans shall continue to remain in full force and effect.
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Any change in the Construction Plans required in order to comply with
applicable codes shall be deemed approved, so long as such changes do not
substantially nor materially change the architecture, design, function, use, or other
amenities of the Improvements as shown on the latest approved Construction Plans.
3.03 Construction Plans Must Be Approved.
Within fifteen (15) days after the date this Agreement is executed by both
parties, Agency shall review and approve construction plans for the Project.
3.04 Completion of the Improvements and Use of Property.
The Participant, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby covenants and
agrees diligently to perform in accordance with the following provisions ("Operating
Covenants"):
(a) To prosecute to completion the construction of the Improvements
within the period prescribed in Section 2.2.1 hereof; and
(b) To operate within thirty (30) days after the date specified in
subparagraph (a) above, and continue to operate two (2) office/research and
development buildings, which may include related light manufacturing, each two (2)
stories in height totaling approximately One Hundred and Five Thousand (105,000)
square feet for a period of ten (10) years from the date Participant satisfies all the
requirements for issuance of a Certificate of Completion for the Improvements.
3.05 Progress Reports
Until construction of the Improvements has been completed, Participant
authorizes the Agency to have full access to all building inspection reports and other
information at the City of South San Francisco to assist the Agency in reviewing the
actual progress of construction. Participant shall allow the Agency to review
construction documents and records maintained by Participant in the ordinary course
of the construction as may be reasonably requested by the Agency.
3.06 Equal Opportunity.
During the construction of the Improvements, Participant shall not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, disability, or national origin in the
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hiring, firing, promoting or demoting of any person engaged in the construction work
and shall direct its contractors and subcontractors to refrain from discrimination on
such basis.
3.07 Certificate of Completion for Improvements.
Promptly after completion of construction of Improvements in accordance
with the provisions of this Part, the Agency will provide an instrument so certifying
provided that, at the time such certification is issued, the Improvements have been
completed (hereafter "Certificate of Completion"). Such Certificate of Completion
shall be conclusive determination that the covenants in this Agreement with respect
to the obligations of Participant, its successors and assigns, to construct the
Improvements and the dates for the beginning and completion of construction
thereof have been met. Such Certificate of Completion shall be in such form as will
enable it to be recorded among the official records of San Mateo County. Such
Certificate of Completion and determination shall not constitute evidence of
compliance with or satisfaction of any obligation of Participant to any holder of a
deed of trust securing money loaned to finance the Improvements or any part thereof
and shall not be deemed a notice of completion under the California Civil Code.
3.08 Construction Bonds.
Prior to the commencement of construction of the Improvements, the
Participant shall deliver to the Agency copies of any labor and material bonds, and
performance bonds which may be required by Participant's lenders, which bonds shall
be issued by a reputable insurance company licensed to do business in Califomia.
Such bonds shall name the Agency as co-obligee.
3.09 Implementation of Mitigation Measures.
In carrying out the construction of the Improvements, it shall be the sole
responsibility of the Participant to implement all mitigation and monitoring measures
required by the Conditions of Approval (PUD-97-018 and ND-97-018) as approved
and amended by the Planning Commission of the City on July 3, 1997.
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ARTICLE FOUR. RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDING IMPROVEMENTS
Section 4.1. Participant's Responsibility for Off-site Improvements
It is acknowledged that the Participant is responsible for the development of
certain off-site improvements required as a result of the development of the 349
Oyster Point site. Said improvements ("Off-site Improvements") are identified as
follows:
a. Widen Oyster Point Boulevard along the frontage of the subject
property in conformance with cross section plans for the street prepared by the City
Engineer and constructed in accordance with plans designed by the Participant's civil
engineer, as approved by the City Engineer.
b. The work described above shall include the construction of new
curb, gutter, sidewalk and driveway approaches, the installation of roadway structural
section, the removal of the existing railroad tracks, the installation of three street
lights and five "No Stopping" signs, the installation of underground conduits to be
used for future utility undergrounding, the installation of detection loops and other
modifications to the Gull Drive traffic signal as necessary to accommodate the
driveway entrance to the project
Section 4.2 Agency Funding of Off-Site Improvements.
As part of Agency's improvement of Oyster Point Boulevard, Agency shall
include in its public works contract Participant's Off-site Improvements, which are
valued in a sum not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00).
Unless Participant defaults under this Agreement, or impermissibly transfers the
Property prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Completion, Agency shall pay for the
cost of such Off-site Improvements.
ARTICLE FIVE. USE OF THE PROPERTY
Section 5.1. Prohibited Uses.
Participant is expressly prohibited from using the Property for any uses
prohibited by applicable City zoning ordinances or regulations, or the Redevelopment
Plan for the Project Area.
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Section 5.2. Obligation to Refrain from Discrimination.
There shall be no discrimination against or segregation of any person, or group
of persons, on account of sex, marital status, age, handicap, race, color, religion, creed,
national origin or ancestry in the sale, lease, sublease, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure
or enioyment of the Property, and Participant (itself or any person claiming under or
through Participant) shall not 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, sublessees, or vendees thereof or any
portion thereof.
Section 5.3. Effect and Duration of Covenants.
All of the terms, covenants, agreements or conditions set forth in this
Agreement pertaining thereto shall cease and terminate at the time expressly provided
in this Agreement and in no event later than ten (10) years after the date of
substantial completion of construction of the Project, excepting only the following
provision which shall survive in accordance with its provisions: Section 5.2 (relating
to nondiscrimination) shall remain in effect in perpetuity.
Section 5.4 Prevailing Wage Policy.
From and after execution of this Agreement by both parties, Participant shall
comply with Agency Resolution No. 15-97 attached hereto as Exhibit B, regarding
the payment of prevailing wages.
ARTICLE SIX. CHANGES IN PARTICIPANT
6.01 Identity of Participant.
The Participant is a Delaware corporation.
6.02 Changes Only Pursuant To This Agreement.
The qualifications, experience and expertise of Participant is of particular
concern to the Agency. It is because of these qualifications, experience and expertise
that the Agency has entered into this Agreement. No voluntary or involuntary
successor in interest to Participant shall acquire any rights or powers under this
Agreement, except as hereinafter provided.
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6.0:3 Prohibition Against Transfer of Property and Assignment of Agreement.
Prior to the issuance by the Agency of a Certificate of Completion for the
Improvements, except for the transfer to Riggs described in Section 2.1 hereof the
Participant shall not voluntarily or involuntarily make or attempt any total or partial
sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment or lease ("Transfer") of the whole or any part of
the Property or the buildings or structures thereon or this Agreement without the
prior written approval of the Agency; except for a transfer to a settlor or beneficiary
of the Participant, or to an entity principally controlled by the Participant. The
Agency's approval may be given by the Executive Director unless the Executive
Director refers the matter to the Agency Board. This prohibition shall not apply to
any portion of the Property for which a Certificate of Completion has been issued.
This prohibition shall not be deemed to prevent the granting of temporary easements
or permits to facilitate development or the dedication of Property required pursuant
to this Agreement.
If the Participant proposes a Transfer of the Property or a portion thereof, the
proposed transferee shall have the qualifications and financial responsibility necessary
and adequate as may be reasonably determined by the Agency to fulfill the
obligations undertaken in this Agreement by the Participant. Any transferee, by
instrument in writing satisfactory to the Agency and in form recordable among the
land records, for itself and its successors and assigns, and for the benefit of the
Agency shall expressly assume all of the obligations of the Participant under this
Agreement relating to the Property and agree to be subject to all the conditions,
covenants and restrictions to which the Participant is subject to, including but not
limited to the operating covenant of Section 3.04. There shall be submitted to the
Agency for review all instruments and other legal documents proposed to effect any
such Transfer; and if approved by the Agency its approval shall be indicated to the
Participant in writing.
In the event that, in violation of the provisions of this Agreement, the
Participant undertakes a Transfer for all or any part of the Property or the buildings,
structures or other improvements thereon prior to the recordation of a Certificate of
Completion, Participant shall be required to reimburse the Agency for the cost of the
Off-site Improvements to the extent that the Agency has at the time of such
reimbursement disbursed funds thereof.
In the absence of specific written agreement by the Agency, no Transfer by
Participant shall be deemed to relieve the Participant or any successor in interest from
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any obligations under this Agreement.
6.04 Transferee Subject to All Conditions of Agreement.
After filing the Certificate of Completion for a portion of the Property, no
approval under this Agreement is needed for a Transfer of any portion of the
Property. However, any transferee shall be subject to the all the conditions,
covenants and restrictions of this Agreement, or Participant shall be required to
reimburse Agency for the cost of the Off-site Improvements in the event of
Participant's default, as provided in this Agreement,.
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6.05 Exception to Prohibition Against Transfer.
In addition to a transfer to Riggs, Partidpant may at any time, without
limitation, and without the necessity of approval from the Agency, make a Transfer of
the Property or any part thereof or any interest therein or any improvements thereon
or of this Agreement, to: (i) a subsidiary, affiliate, parent or other entity which
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Partidpant; (ii) a
successor corporation related to Partidpant by merger, consolidation, non-bankruptcy
reorganization, or government action; or (iii) a ioint venture in which Participant or
any successor to Participant under the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) is a venturer or
partner.
ARTICLE 7. DEFAULTS, REMEDIES AND TERMINATION
Section 7.1. Defaults - General.
7.1.1. Failure or delay by either party to perform any term or provision
of this Agreement constitutes a default under this Agreement. The party who so fails
or delays must immediately commence to cure, correct, or remedy such failure or
delay, and shall complete such cure, correction or remedy with reasonable diligence
and during any period of curing shall not be in default.
7.1.2. The non-defaulting party shall give written notice of default to
the party in default, specifying the default complained of by the injured party.
Failure or delay in giving such notice shall not constitute a waiver of any default, nor
shall it change the time of default.
Section 7.2. Applicable Law.
The laws of the State of California shall govem the interpretation and
enforcement of this Agreement. Any action must be instituted in either the Superior
Court of the County of San Mateo, State of California, or in an appropriate court in
that County.
Section 7.3. Rights and Remedies are Cumulative.
Except as otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, the rights and remedies
of the parties are cumulative, and the exercise by either party of one or more of such
rights or remedies shall not preclude the exercise by it, at the same time or different
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times, of any other rights or remedies for the same default or any other default by the
other party.
Section 7.4. Inaction Not a Waiver of Default.
Except as expressly provided in this Agreement to the contrary, any failures or
delays by either party in asserting any of its rights and remedies as to any default
shall not operate as a waiver of any default or of any such rights or remedies, or
deprive either such party of its rights to institute and maintain any actions or
proceedings which it may deem necessary to protect, assert or enforce any such rights
or remedies.
Section 7.5 Remedies
If either party defaults with regard to any of the provisions of this Agreement,
the non-defaulting party shall serve written notice of such default upon the defaulting
party. If the default is not commenced to be cured within ten (10) days after service
of the notice of default and is not cured promptly in a continuous and diligent
manner within a reasonable period of time after commencement thereof, then (i) the
non-defaulting party may terminate this Agreement, and the defaulting party shall be
liable to the non-defaulting party for any damages caused by such default, and the
non-defaulting party may thereafter commence an action for damages against the
defaulting party with respect to such default; and/or (ii) the non-defaulting party, at
its option, may thereafter commence an action for specific performance of the terms
of this Agreement pertaining to such default; and/or (iii) if Participant is the
defaulting party, the Agency shall be released from any and all further obligations to
Participant under the terms of this Agreement; and/or (iv) if Participant is the
defaulting party, Participant shall be required to reimburse Agency for the cost of the
Off-site Improvements.
ARTICLE 8 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 8.1 Notices, Demands and Communications Between the Parties.
Any written notice or payment of one party to the other shall be service by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the
parties as follows:
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,, Agency: CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
400 Grand Avenue
South San Francisco, California 94083
ATTN: Michael A. Wilson, Executive Director
cc: Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson
777 Davis Street, Suite 300
San Leandro, CA 94577
Attn: Steven T. Mattas
Participant: TC Northem Califomia, Inc.
1241 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Suite 200
Foster City, CA 94404
ATTN: Dean Givas
cc: Jackson, Tufts, Cole & Black, L.L.P.
60 South Market Street, 10th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113
Attention: George H. Cole, Jr.
All notices shall be deemed received on the date two (2) business days after the
date of deposit into the U.S. mail in the fashion provided herein.
Section 8.2. Conflicts of Interest.
No member, official or employee of the Agency shall have any direct or
indirect interest in this Agreement, nor participate in any decision relating to the
Agreement which is prohibited by law.
Section 8.3. Warranty Against Payment of Consideration for Agreement.
Participant warrants that it has not paid or given, and will not pay or give, to
any third person, any money or other consideration for obtaining this Agreement,
other than normal costs of conducting business and costs of professional services such
as architects, engineers and attorneys.
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Section 8.4. Nonliability of Agency and City Officials.
No member, offidal or employee of the Agency or City shall personally be
liable to Participant, or any successor in interest of Participant, in the event of any
default or breach by the Agency or for any amount which may become due to
Participant or successor or on any obligation under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 8.5. Litigation.
If the Agency shall be or shall become a party to any legal proceedings
instituted in connection or arising out of this Agreement or the improvement of the
Property, Participant agrees to pay to the Agency all sums paid or incurred by the
Agency as costs and expenses in the legal proceedings, including but not limited to
actual attorneys' fees and costs incurred by the Agency.
In the event of any dispute between the parties hereto arising out of this
Agreement, the non-prevailing party agrees to pay to the prevailing party all sums
paid or incurred by the prevailing party as costs and expenses in the legal proceedings,
including but not limited to actual attorneys' fees.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a third party institutes legal
proceedings against the Agency challenging the Agency's right to make expenditures
for funding off-site improvements as provided in Section 4.2, Participant shall not be
required to indemnify and defend Agency for costs and expenses relating to that
specific challenge.
Section 8.6. Entire Agreement. Waivers and Amendments.
The Agreement is executed in duplicate originals, each of which is deemed to
be an original. This Agreement, together with all attachments and exhibits hereto,
constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties. This Agreement
integrates all of the terms and conditions mentioned herein or incidental hereto, and
supersedes all negotiations or previous agreements between the parties with respect to
all or any part of the subject matter hereof. Any waiver or modification of any
provision of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the party to be charged.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Agency Counsel
"PARTICIPANT"
TC Northern California, Inc.
its: T~' NORTHERN CALIFOI:INIk, INO,
Executive Vice President '
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-, Exhibit A
SCOPE OF DEVELOPMENT
Participant shall, at its own cost and expense, provide or cause to be provided, the
following improvements within the time period provided by this Agreement:
Two office/research and development buildings, which are two stories in height
totaling approximately One Hundred and Five-Thousand (105,000) rentable
square feet.
Exhibit B
PREVAILING WAGE POLICY
EXHIBIT A TO RESOLUTION NO. 15-97
PREVAILING WAGE POLICY
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
1. GENERAL POLICY. All ~vorkers performing construction ~vork for a
project covered by Section (2) hereof, from the commencement of construction until
the issuance of a final Certificate of Occupancy shall be paid wages not less than the
per diem rate determined to be the prevailing wage rate by the Director of the
California Department of Industrial Relations 'pursuant to California Labor Code
Section 177:3 et seq., or any successor statutes. The total prevailing ~vage rate shall
be paid directly to the ~vorker in a cash equivalent as wages, but if the worker i$
subject to a collective bargaining agreement, the wages shall be disbursed in
accordance ~vith the provisions of such collective bargaining agreement.
Construction work includes all construction of the building core and shell. It
shall also include all tenant improvements for such project if a building permit for
such improvements has been issued no later than one year after City's approval of a
certificate of occupancy for the building shell. Also included are public ~vorks that are
within the customary jurisdiction of the construction trades and crafts, ~vhether
performed on or off the project site. Work done off the site on materials to be
assembled in the project at a later date is not covered by this policy, but the work of
assembly of such materials on site is covered.
2. pROJECT SUBJECT TO PREVAILING WAGE POLICY. The
Prevailing Wage Policy shall apply to any construction project ~4th a total
construction cost, including tenant improvements, of $100,000 or more meeting the
criteria set forth in (a), (b), (c) or (d) below and not made exempt from the policy by
(e) below:
(a) Where a construction project is subsidized directly or indirectly
by public funds in the amount of $100,000 or more pursuant to an agreement with
theAgency.
(b) Where a construction pro}ect is financed in ~vhole or in part by
the issuance of Agency bonds.
(c) Where a construction project is on land owned by the Agency or
land conveyed or leased to the landowner or developer by the Agency.
..... (d) Where the construction project is the subject of a Development
and Disposition Agreeme,~t, an Owner Participation Agreement where the Agency has
provided direct or indirect financial benefit to the osvner, or a Development
Agreement.
(e) The Prevailing Wage Rate Policy shall not apply to any of the
following:
(1) Construction Projects consisting solely of tenant
improvements if the building permits for such work are issued more thin one year
after a Certificate of Occupancy has been approved for the building shell:
(2) For the remodeling or rehabilitation of any building,
structure, or site improvement sin existence as of the date this amended policy is
adopted;
(3) A.ny project ~vhere Federal and State laxv prohibits any
imposition of a prevailing wage requirement;
(4) Any project constructed using public employees;
(5) Construction of four or fewer single family residences;
(6) Rehabilitation of multi-family housing of seven or fewer
units financed by Community Development Block Grant funds or of eleven or fewer
units financed by Rental Rehabilitation Program .funds:
(7) This policy shall not apply to supervisory, managerial or
secretarial personnel, to persons employed in the rental, operation or maintenance of
the project, or to any person employed in a job classification for which no wage
determination is issued.
3. EMPLOYEES COVERED. The prevailing Wage Policy shall
apply to all workers (hereinafter sometimes referred to as 'employees") performing
construction work for the developer, the general contractor, or subcontractors or
other contractor engaged in construction of the Project by the developer, including
their successors and assignees.
4. PREVAILING WAGE DETERMINATION. Prevailing xvage rates for
each employee shall be those wage rates, as determined and published periodically by
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the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code.
$. PAYROLL RECORDS. Aa~y developer, general contractor,
subcontractor or other contractor subiect to this policy shall maintain and compile
accurate and complete payroll records. Certified copies of the payroll records shall be
available for inspection at all reasonable hours at a local office of the employer.
Copies of the records shall be provided promptly upon request by a representative of
the Agency. Upon request of any worker or his or her authorized representative or a
member of the public whose has a reasonable belief that employees covered hereunder
are not being paid prevailing wages, the City shall request certified copies of the
payroll records. Any ~vorker, his or her authorized representative, or the public may
also request a copy of the records fi'om the Agency. The addresses and Social
Security numbers of employees may be masked or deleted so as to prevent disclosure
in copies furnished to the pt, blic. The failure to provide complete payroll records
upon such request shall create a presumption that prevailing wages have not been
paid.
6. APPRENTICES. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the
employment of apprentices, as defined in Chapter 4, Division :3 of the Labor Codm
Every such apprentice shall be paid not less than the standard wage paid to
apprentices under the regulations of the craft or trade at which he or she is employed.
The employment and training of each apprentice shall be in accordance with the
provisions of the apprenticeship standards and apprentice agreements under which he
or she is in training.
7. MONITORING. The Prevailing Wage Policy will be monitored by the
Agency, but the Agency assumes no responsibility regarding the completeness or
accuracy of the payroll records that may be submitted to it.
8. BREACH: LIABILITY FOR UNPAID WAGES. The employer shall be
liable to the employee for unpaid prevailing wages or any portion thereof, and
including, for example, overtime ~vages.
9. ENFORCEMI:.NT.
(I) In addition to any other rights provided by California law to
recover compensation, a worker that has been paid less than the prevailing wage rates
shall have a right to commence an action or proceeding against his or her employer
for the difference between the prevailing wage rates and the amount paid to such
worker for each calendar day or portion thereof for which the worker ~vas paid less
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than the compensation required to be paid under the provisions of this policy. No
issue other than that of the liability of the employer for the amount of unpaid wages
alleged due shall be determined in such action or proceeding, and the burden shall be
on the employer to establish that the amounts demanded are not due. A worker
recovering any or all of the wages claimed to be due shall recover his or her costs and
attorneys' fees in securing such recovery.
Nothing in this section shall preclude its enforcement by the California
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
(b) The Agency shall include a requirement for compliance with the
policy for projects which are subiect to the prevailing wage requirement in any
Disposition and Development Agreements, O~xaaer Participation Agreements where
the City is providing a financial benefit to the owner, lease agreements, or sale
agreements. In addition, no Agency funds shall be paid nor shall the proceeds of any
bond issuance be released for projects subject to the prevailing svage requirement until
the person undertaking the proiect has executed a written agreement to comply with
this policy.
10. INTERPRETATION OF POLICY. Where the application of this policy
in a given circumstance is unclear, the Executive Director of the Redevelopment
Agency may refer to statutes, regulations and precedents that apply to the
determination and payment of prevailing wages on public xvorks projects of public
agencies in California, and base a determination on the mostly nearly applicable rule.
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