HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 11808 (Realign DeBois St.)RESOLUTION NO.11808
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPROVING
EXECUTION BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL OF
AN ACQUISITION AGREEMENT AND
A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE REALIGNMENT
OF DEBOIS STREET (RE: BEST BUY)
BE IT RESOLVED by the Members of the City Council of the City of San Rafael as
follows:
WHEREAS, Best Buy Stores, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership ('Best Buy") has
obtained from the City of San Rafael (the "City") an Environmental and Design Review Permit
(the "Permit") for development of a retail facility (the "Development") on real property located at
632 Irwin Street, also sometimes identified by the alternative address of 700 DuBois Street, in
the City of San Rafael, County of Marin (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, Best Buy has subleased the Property from CAJAN, LLC, a California
limited liability company (the "Lessee"), which has leased the Property from Rudolph L.
Tulipani and Donna Tulipani, as trustees of the Tulipani Family Trust, and Georgia A. Stapleton,
as trustee of the Georgia A. Stapleton 1998 Family Trust (collectively, the "Owners"); and
WHEREAS, the City has plans to realign DuBois Street and construct certain public
improvements in connection with such realignment (the "Realignment Improvements") adjacent
to the Property; and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the construction of the Realignment Improvements, the
Owners, Lessee and Best Buy desire to convey to the City, and the City desires to acquire, a
portion of the Property that is adjacent to DuBois Street and is needed for the Realignment
Improvements (the "Acquisition Parcel") pursuant to an Acquisition Agreement (the
"Acquisition Agreement") the form of which is on file with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Acquisition Agreement provides for the City, in consideration for the
conveyance of the Acquisition Parcel, to provide the Owners, Lessee and Best Buy credit against
the traffic mitigation fees that are payable in connection with the development of the Property;
and
WHEREAS, the City desires for Best Buy to design and construct the Realignment
Improvements in conjunction with the development of the Property, pursuant to a Public
Improvements Development Agreement (the "Public Improvements Development Agreement")
the form of which is on file with the City Clerk, because the City expects cost savings from
constructing the Realignment Improvements in conjunction and integrated with the construction
of the Development and because Best Buy has agreed to be compensated for the construction of
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the Realignment Improvements in the form of credits against City traffic mitigation fees that are
required to be paid in connection with the Development; and
WHEREAS, advertising the public improvement portion of this project for bids would
not produce any financial advantage to the City due to the integral nature of the improvements
with the Best Buy development and advertisement for competitive bid would thus be
undesirable, impractical, or impossible; and
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2005, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the
Planning Commission of the City found that the Development conforms to the City's General
Plan and adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Development and the Realignment
Improvements in connection with the approval of the Permit;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED as follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the Acquisition Agreement and the Public
Improvements Development Agreement and authorizes the City Manager to execute the
Acquisition Agreement and the Public Improvements Development Agreement on behalf of the
City in substantially the form on file with the City Clerk, with such changes as are approved by
the City Manager and City Attorney, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the
execution of the Acquisition Agreement and the Public Improvements Development Agreement.
Section 2. The City Council finds that, because the public improvements described in the
Public Improvements Agreement are an integral part of the Best Buy development, public
bidding pursuant to the City's Public Works Contract Policy would afford no financial advantage
to the City and, accordingly, the Council waives the bidding requirement for the public
improvements referenced herein.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take immediate effect from and after its passage and
approval.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, City Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the eighteenth day of July, 2005 by the following vote:
AYES: MEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Mayor Boro
NOES: MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MEMBERS: None
JEAN9t"M. LEONCINI, City Clerk
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ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made as of , 2006, by and among the City of
San Rafael ("City"), Rudolph L. Tulipani and Donna Tulipani, as trustees of the Tulipani Family
Trust, and Georgia A. Stapleton, as trustee of the Georgia A. Stapleton 1998 Family Trust
(collectively "Owners"), CAJAN, LLC, a California limited liability company ("Lessee"), and
Best Buy Stores, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership ("Best Buy") with reference to the
following:
A. Owners own certain real property in the City of San Rafael located at 632 Irwin
Street (the "Property") and lease the Property to Lessee. The Property is also sometimes
identified by the alternative address of 700 Dubois Street in the City of San Rafael. Lessee has
in turn subleased the Property to Best Buy.
B. Lessee and Best Buy desire that the Property be developed with a retail store for
Best Buy's use. To that end, the City has approved an Environmental and Design Review Permit
for development of the Property.
C. The City has plans to realign Dubois Street adjacent to the Property and the
Environmental and Design Review Permit authorizes that realignment. In order to facilitate
those realignment improvements, Owners desire to convey to the City and the City desires to
acquire a portion of the Property that is adjacent to Dubois Street and is needed for the proposed
improvements to Dubois Street. The portion of the Property that is to be acquired is shown
generally on the map attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A and will be more particularly
defined and described pursuant to this Agreement. The part of the Property that the City will
acquire is referred to in this Agreement as the "Acquisition Parcel."
D. In consideration for the conveyance and improvement of the Acquisition Parcel to
the City, the City will provide to Lessee and Best Buy credit against the traffic mitigation fees
that are payable in connection with the development of the Property.
E. Pursuant to a separate agreement between the City and Best Buy (the "Public
Improvements Development Agreement"), Best Buy will, subject to the approval of the City,
construct the improvements for the Dubois Street realignment when constructing the
development on the Property.
THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Parcel Descriution.
In conjunction with the design of the Dubois Street realignment improvements, Best Buy
shall cause to be prepared a legal description and map showing the location and square footage
of the Acquisition Parcel and submit the map and legal description to the City for review and
approval. The map and legal descriptions shall be generally consistent with the map attached as
Exhibit A hereto and shall conform to the City's technical requirements and requirements for the
Dubois Street realignment improvements in all respects. The map shall also delineate the portion
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of the Acquisition Parcel where the frontage improvements consisting of the sidewalk, driveway,
curb and gutter and drainage improvements will be located. If the City rejects the submitted map
and legal description, it shall provide Best Buy with the reason(s) for the rejection. Best Buy
shall then promptly revise the map and legal description as necessary to remove the City's
objections. The parties anticipate that the Acquisition Parcel will be between approximately
8700 and 9000 square feet.
2. Environmental Assessment.
Prior to entering into this Agreement, Best Buy obtained a Phase I Environmental
Assessment for the Property from Twining Laboratories, Inc dated April 20, 2005 (the "Phase I")
and a Phase II Environmental Assessment of the Property also from Twining Laboratories dated
May 19, 2005 (the "Phase II"). Best Buy provided copies of the Phase I and the Phase II to the
City. Pursuant to the Public Improvements Development Agreement, Best Buy shall be
responsible for mitigating or removing from the Acquisition Parcel any hazardous or toxic
materials on the Acquisition Parcel to the satisfaction of the City as is reasonably necessary for
the intended uses of the Acquisition Parcel.
3. Close of Escrow.
Promptly following execution of this Agreement, the parties shall establish an escrow for
the conveyance of the Acquisition Parcel with the Greenbrae office of First American Title
Company (the "Escrowholder"). The parties shall provide the Escrowholder with escrow
instructions consistent with this Agreement. The escrow shall close within ten (10) days
following the date on which the conditions set forth in Section 6 below have been satisfied or
waived by the City. If the conditions to close of escrow set forth in Section 6 have not been
either satisfied or waived by the City by that date which is six (6) months from and after the date
of this Agreement, then the City may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice of
termination to the other parties. If the conditions to the close of escrow have been satisfied, the
escrow shall close even if Best Buy has not yet received a building permit for the retail store it
will build on the Property or if Best Buy is otherwise not yet prepared to begin construction of
that retail store.
4. Convevances at Close of Escrow.
At the close of escrow, Owner shall convey its interest in the Acquisition Parcel to the
City by Grant Deed in a form acceptable to the City. Lessee and Best Buy shall convey their
respective interests in the Acquisition Parcel to the City by Quitclaim Deed in a form acceptable
to the City.
5. Condition of Title.
At the close of escrow, the Acquisition Parcel shall be free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, rights of possession or other clouds on title other than those approved in writing
by the City, and the Escrowholder shall be prepared to issue to the City an ALTA policy of title
insurance insuring title to the Acquisition Parcel in the City in said condition. The title insurance
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policy shall be for an amount equal to Forty Dollars ($40.00) multiplied by the number of square
feet in the Acquisition Parcel.
6. Conditions to Close of Escrow.
The following are conditions to close of escrow for the benefit of the City which
conditions the City may waive in its sole discretion:
a. The City has approved the map and legal description of the Acquisition
Parcel pursuant to Section 1 above.
b. Title to the Acquisition Parcel is in the condition set forth in Section 5
above and the Escrowholder is prepared to issue the title insurance specified in Section 5 above.
C. Best Buy and the City have entered into the Public Improvements
Development Agreement.
d. The City has determined that either (i) the credit against payment of traffic
mitigation fees pursuant to Section 10 below plus the credit against payment of traffic mitigation
fees to be provided pursuant to the Public Improvements Development Agreement does not
exceed the amount of traffic mitigation fees payable in connection with the development of the
Property as contemplated by the Environmental and Design Review Permit for the Property, or
(ii) in the event that the foregoing credits do exceed the amount of traffic mitigation fees payable
in connection with the development of the Property, the City approves the costs in excess of the
amount of traffic mitigation fee credits, subject to the City's obtaining funding to pay such
additional development costs pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Public Improvements Development
Agreement. In no event shall any credit or cost payment be paid to or otherwise inure to the
benefit of the Owners.
7. Costs of Closing and Escrow.
Subject to Article 10 hereof, Lessee and Best Buy shall pay all the costs of escrow
and the close of escrow including the cost of the title insurance the City is to obtain pursuant to
Section 5 above. Lessee and Best Buy shall determine among themselves the allocation of the
escrow and closing costs among those parties.
8. Possession.
Owners, Lessee and Best Buy shall deliver possession of the Acquisition Parcel to
the City at the close of escrow. Pursuant to the Public Improvements Development Agreement,
the City shall provide to Best Buy a right of entry on the Acquisition Parcel following the close
of escrow so as to allow Best Buy to construct the Dubois Street realignment improvements.
9. Prorations.
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Property taxes shall be prorated at the close of escrow based on the most current
real property tax bill available and the size of the Acquisition Parcel relative to the size of the
Property, including any escaped property taxes which may be assessed after the close of escrow
pertaining to the period prior to transfer of title to City, regardless of when notice thereof is
delivered or who receives such notice. All installments of any bond or assessment that is a lien
(determined as of the close of escrow) which installments become due before close of escrow
shall be paid by Lessee or Best Buy on or before close of escrow. In no event shall Lessee or
Best Buy be required to prepay any bonds or assessments on the Acquisition Parcel.
10. Credit Against Traffic Mitigation Fee.
The City's land use regulation and the conditions for approval of the
Environmental and Design Review Permit that the City has issued for development of the
Property require payment of a traffic mitigation fee. Upon close of escrow, the City shall
provide credit against payment of the traffic mitigation fee in the amount of Forty Dollars
($40.00) for each square foot of the Acquisition Parcel as that square footage is determined by
the legal description that Best Buy will prepare pursuant to Section 1 above. Upon the close of
escrow, the City shall provide a credit against payment of the traffic mitigation fee an amount
equal to one-half ('/z) of the reasonable closing costs incurred by Lessee and Best Buy pursuant
to Section 7 above. In no event shall such closing costs include the costs of causing title to be in
the condition specified in Section 5 or attorneys' fees incurred by Lessee or Best Buy in
connection with this Agreement or the close of escrow. Owners, Lessee and Best Buy understand
and agree that the consideration to Lessee and Best Buy for the conveyance of their interest in
the Acquisition Parcel, and the improvements thereto, to the City and the improvements thereto
is the right to make use of credits against the traffic mitigation, that Owners, Lessee and Best
Buy are taking the risk that the Property will be developed and credits against the traffic
mitigation fees used, and that Owners, Lessee and Best Buy will have no right to rescind or
cancel the conveyance of the Acquisition Parcel or to receive any other consideration from the
City in the event that Lessee and Best Buy do not use the credits against the traffic mitigation
fees.
11. Miscellaneous.
a. This Agreement and the Public Improvements Development Agreement
contain the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matters thereof; any
previous understandings of the parties regarding those subject matters are expressly declared null
and void and are superseded hereby.
b. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall, to any extent, be held
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
C. No waiver or any breach of any covenant or provision herein contained
shall be deemed a waiver of any other covenant or provision herein contained, and no waiver
shall be valid unless in writing and executed by the waiving party. No extension of time for
performance of any obligation or act shall be deemed an extension of the time for performance of
any other obligation or act.
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d. Headings at the beginning of each paragraph and subparagraph are solely
for the convenience of the parties and are not a part of and shall not be used to interpret this
Agreement, the singular form shall include plural and the masculine shall include the feminine
and vice versa. This Agreement shall not be construed as if it had been prepared by one of the
parties, but rather as if all parties have prepared the same. Unless otherwise indicated, all
references to sections are to the sections of this Agreement. All exhibits referred to in this
Agreement are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
f. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and
the same instrument. The execution of this Agreement shall be deemed to have occurred, and
this Agreement shall be enforceable and effective, only upon the complete execution of this
Agreement by the City, Owners, Lessee and Best Buy.
g. Time is of the essence of each and every condition herein, and of each
term and provision herein.
h. In any litigation arising under, related to or in connection with this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees from
the other parties.
i. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with
California law.
j. If the day for performance under any time period specified in this
Agreement shall fall on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday observed by the federal government or the
State of California, then the time for performance under such time period shall automatically be
extended to the next business day; provided, however, that the term "days" as used to compute
time periods in this Agreement shall not be construed to mean "business days."
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WHEREFORE, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth
above.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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CITY OF SAN RAFAEL,
a chartekeeth
By: �• / )
A. Nordhoff,nager
OWNERS:
TULIPANI FAMILY TRUST
DATED JUNE 22, 1995,
by its trustees:
Rudolph L. Tulipani
Donna E. Tulipani
GEORGIA A. STAPLETON 1998
FAMILY TRUST DATED
NOVEMBER 18, 1998,
by its trustee:
Georgia A. Stapleton
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�`-L 7ORE, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first fvt forth
above.
ATTEST:
Ci,.y Clerk
AF PROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL,
a charter city
By:
Kenneth A. Nordhoft;
City Manager
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State of Colorado TULIPANI FAMILY TRUST
County of Pitkin DATED JUNE 22,1995,
by its trustees:
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GEORGIA A. STAPLETON 1998
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by its trustee:
Georgia A. Stapleton
MARION GARDNEli.- —! -
NOTARY PUBLIC
State of Colorado
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WHEREFORE, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth
above.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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CITY OF SAN RAFAEL,
a charter city
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Kenneth A. Nordhoff,
City Manager
OWNERS:
TULIPANI FAMILY TRUST
DATED JUNE 22, 1995,
by its trustees:
Rudolph L. Tulipani
Donna E. Tulipani
GEORGIA A, STAPLETON 1998
FAMILY TRUST DATED
NOVEMBER 18, 1998,
by its steer
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LESSEE:
CAJAN, LLC,
a California limited liability company,
by its managing me ber:
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BEST BUY:
BEST BUY STORES, L.P.,
a Virginia limited partnership
By: BBC Property Co.,
a Minnesota corporation
Its: General Partner
By:
Name:
Title:
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LESSEE:
CAJAN, LLC,
a California limited liability company,
by its managing member:
Name:
Title:
BEST BUY:
BEST BUY STORES, L.P.,
a Virginia limited partnership
By: BBC Property Co.,
a Minnesota corporation
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Title:
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EXHIBIT A
(Map Showing Property and Acquisition Parcel)
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PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
THIS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is
entered into this[ �`"` day of �-1Yw tA, 2006, by and between the City of San Rafael, a charter
city (the "City"), and Best Buy Stores, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership ("Best Buy") with
reference to the following:
RECITALS
A. Best Buy has obtained an Environmental and Design Review Permit from the City
for development of a retail facility on the real property shown on the map attached to this
Agreement as Exhibit A (the "Property"). Best Buy subleases the Property.
B. The City has plans to realign Dubois Street adjacent to the Property and the
Environmental and Design Review Permit authorizes that realignment. In order to facilitate
those realignment improvements, the City, the owners of the Property, the lessee of the Property
and Best Buy have entered into the Acquisition Agreement providing for the City to acquire a
portion of the Property that is adjacent to Dubois Street and is needed for the proposed
improvements to Dubois Street. The portion of the Property that the City is to acquire is shown
generally on the map attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A and will be more particularly
defined and described pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement. The part of the Property that the
City will acquire pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement is referred to in this Agreement as the
"Acquisition Parcel."
C. The City desires for Best Buy to construct the improvements associated with the
Dubois Street realignment (the "Street Improvements" as defined with greater specificity in
Section 1.1) in conjunction with development of the Property because the City expects cost
savings from constructing the Street Improvements in conjunction and integrated with the
construction of the other improvements on the Property and because Best Buy has agreed to
compensation for the construction of the Street Improvements in the form of credits against City
traffic mitigation fees that are required to be paid in connection with development of the
Property.
D. Best Buy will have responsibility for the design and construction of the Public
Improvements. This Agreement sets out the process for that design, architectural coordination,
hazardous materials mitigation and/or removal and construction and for Best Buy to receive
credits against the traffic mitigation fee.
THEREFORE, the City and Best Buy hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DESIGN OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 1.1 Preparation of Construction Plans.
Within sixty (60) days following the date of the Agreement, Best Buy shall prepare and
submit to the City for review and approval detailed plans and specifications for the Public
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Improvements (the "Construction Plans"). The Construction Plans shall conform in all respects
to the City's design, engineering, materials and other relevant requirements for the "Public
Improvements" (as hereinafter defined). The Construction Plans shall provide for all the Public
Improvements to be constructed on the Acquisition Parcel including "frontage improvements"
such as sidewalk, driveway, curb, gutter, and drainage improvements relating to the Property
(but specifically excluding those improvements that are necessitated by the realignment of
Dubois Street), etc. (the "Frontage Improvements"), for which Best Buy will not receive credits
against traffic mitigations fees. The balance of the improvements that Best Buy shall construct
which are necessitated by the realignment of Dubois Street, and which are specifically excluded
from the Frontage Improvements, are referred to in this Agreement as the Street Improvements,
as previously defined. The costs associated with the Street Improvements which shall be a credit
to Best Buy against the traffic mitigation fee and shall include those costs and expenses incurred
in: the design of the road realignment, demolition, grading, paving, street lighting, "island"
construction, drainage improvements, any environmental assessments, remediation, removal
and/or disposal of hazardous materials, fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the curb and gutter
construction, and procurement of any permits or approvals required for any of the foregoing
elements of design or construction. The City hereby represents and warrants that Best Buy's
payment of the traffic mitigation fee shall not be a condition of the City's issuance of any
permits or approvals necessary for the commencement or completion of either the Frontage
Improvements or Street Improvements. However, if upon completion of the work pursuant to
this Agreement, Best Buy does not receive credits for the full amount of the traffic mitigation
fee, Best Buy shall promptly pay to the City the balance of the traffic mitigation fee. It is the
intent of the parties that the Frontage Improvements include those improvements that would be
required for the development of the Property in the absence of the Dubois Street realignment and
that the Street Improvements include those additional improvements that are required because of
the Dubois Street realignment, and the costs associated therewith shall be set forth with
specificity in the Construction Budget (as hereinafter defined). The Frontage Improvements and
Street Improvements shall be collectively known as the "Public Improvements."
The Construction Plans shall also provide for remediation, mitigation or removal of any
Hazardous Materials on the Acquisition Parcel as required by the regulatory agency or agencies
with jurisdiction over the Acquisition Parcel and to the satisfaction of the City as is reasonably
necessary for the intended uses of the Acquisition Parcel. For the purposes of this Agreement,
the term "Hazardous Materials" shall include, without limitation any hazardous or toxic
materials, substances or wastes, such as (a) substances defined as "hazardous substances",
"hazardous materials" or "toxic substances" in the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 USC Section 9601, et seq.) and/or the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 USC Section 1801, et seq.), as either of such acts
are amended from time to time; (b) those materials identified in Sections 66680 through 66685
and Sections 66693 through 66740 of Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, Division 4,
Chapter 30, as amended from time to time; (c) those materials defined in Section 255016) of the
California Health and Safety Code, as amended from time to time, (d) any materials, substances,
or wastes which are toxic, ignitable, corrosive, or reactive and which are regulated by any local
governmental authority, any agency of the State of California or any agency of the United States
Government; (e) asbestos, petroleum, and petroleum based products, urea formaldehyde foam
insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and freon and other chlorofluorocarbons; and (f)
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those substances defined as any of the foregoing in the regulations adopted and publications
promulgated pursuant to each of the aforesaid laws.
Section 1.2 Preparation of Budget.
(a) At the time Best Buy submits the Construction Plans to the City, it shall
also submit a detailed construction budget for the design and construction of the Public
Improvements (the "Construction Budget") showing the costs of constructing the Public
Improvements. The map and legal description of the Acquisition Parcel will identify the portion
of the Acquisition Parcel where the Frontage Improvements will be constructed and the portion
of the Acquisition Parcel where the Street Improvements will be constructed. The Construction
Budget, shall identify separately the costs for the construction of the Frontage Improvements and
the Street Improvements. The Construction Budget shall also include the costs of: (i) preparing
the maps and legal descriptions of the Acquisition Parcel pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement;
(ii) obtaining any and all necessary construction bonds, permits and approvals; (iii) obtaining any
and all insurance required under Section 2.5 hereof; and (iv) preparing post -construction "As -
Built" construction plans as required under Section 2.8(a). Where costs shown in the
Construction Budget are allocated between the Frontage Improvements and the Street
Improvements or among the Frontage Improvements, Street Improvements and the remaining
development on the Property, such allocations of costs shall be reasonable allocations. The
Construction Budget shall also separately state the costs for remediation, mitigation or removal
of any Hazardous Materials on the Acquisition Parcel.
Section 1.3 ON Review of Construction Plans and Construction Budget.
The City shall review the Construction Plans and the Construction Budget. Within thirty
(30) days following submittal, the City shall either approve or disapprove in writing the
Construction Plans and the Construction Budget. If disapproved, the City shall provide Best Buy
with a detailed explanation of the reasons for disapproval. Best Buy shall thereafter make good
faith and diligent efforts to make such changes to the Construction Plans and/or Construction
Budget as are necessary to remove the City's basis for disapproval and submit such changes to
the City for review. If the City has not approved the Construction Plans and the Construction
Budget within sixty (60) days following the City's disapproval of the initially submitted
Construction Plans and Construction Budget, then either party may terminate this Agreement by
giving written notice of intent to terminate to the other party. Best Buy understands and agrees
that the City expects that the sum of the Construction Budget for the Street Improvements and
the consequential credit against traffic mitigation fees for the costs of constructing the Street
Improvements and the amount of credit against the traffic mitigation that will be given pursuant
to the Acquisition Agreement will not exceed the amount of the traffic mitigation fees payable in
connection with the development of the Property in accordance with the Environmental and
Design Review Permit for development of the Property; if such sum exceeds the amount of the
traffic mitigation fees payable in connection with the development of the Property in accordance
with the Environmental and Design Review Permit for development of the Property, the City
may either disapprove the Construction Budget or approve the Construction Budget subject to
obtaining the funding to pay the costs in excess of the amount of the traffic mitigation fee credits.
If the City approves the Construction Budget subject to the City obtaining funding, Best Buy
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shall not go forward with construction of the Public Improvements until the City has notified
Best Buy that it has obtained the funding, and the City and Best Buy have agreed to a payment
process for the City funding of the costs in excess of the traffic mitigation fee credit.
ARTICLE 2. CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 2.1 Construction Process.
Once the City has approved the Construction Plans and the Construction Budget, Best
Buy shall proceed to construct the Public Improvements in accordance with the provisions of this
Article 3.
Section 2.2 Construction Contract.
Best Buy shall enter into a construction contract with a reputable contractor approved by
the City (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), providing for the contractor to
construct the Public Improvements in accordance with this Agreement. The construction
contract shall contain the provisions required by this Agreement and shall be submitted to the
City for review and approval to determine if the contract conforms to this Agreement. The
construction contract shall be only for the construction of the Public Improvements and shall not
include any other work of construction on the Property.
Section 2.3 Construction Bonds.
Best Buy shall provide, or cause its contractor to provide, to the City, for the benefit of
the City payment and performance bonds in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the cost
of construction of the Public Improvements as shown in the Construction Budget. Such bonds
shall be from a reputable bonding company, admitted in California and approved by the City
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld if the bonding company has sufficient
financial strength to provide and make payments on bonds of the size required under this section.
Section 2.4 Permits and Approvals.
Best Buy shall obtain all governmental permits and approvals necessary to construct the
Public Improvements.
Section 2.5 Insurance.
Best Buy shall obtain and provide evidence to the City of the following insurance:
(a) Builders Risk (Course of Construction) Insurance. Builders' risk (course
of construction) insurance coverage shall be provided on a special form basis, including the
perils of flood, on the work and all property to be incorporated therein. Such coverage shall be
in an amount not less than the full replacement value of the Public Improvements, and shall not
contain any co-insurance provisions. This coverage shall include an endorsement naming the
City as additional insured and a copy of this endorsement shall be provided to the City.
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(b) Statutory Workers' Compensation Insurance,. Statutory workers'
compensation and employer's liability insurance for not less than one million dollars
($1,000,000) per occurrence for all employees engaged in construction of the Public
Improvements with an insurer's waiver of subrogation against the City. Such insurance shall
include broad form all states/other states coverage.
(c) Liabilitv Insurance. Liability insurance as follows:
(i) Commercial general liability insurance for bodily injury (including
death), personal injury and property damage that provides limits of not less than three million
dollars ($3,000,000).
(ii) Liability insurance coverage shall include:
(A)
Premises and operations;
(B)
Contractual liability;
(C)
Broad form property damage liability;
(D)
Personal injury liability;
(E)
Explosion, collapse and underground hazards;
(F)
Independent contractors;
(G)
Cross liability and severability of interests clauses
providing that the insurance applies separately to each insured except with respect to the limits of
liability; and
(H)
The following endorsements, copies of which shall be
provided to City:
1. Inclusion of City and its directors, officers,
representatives, agents and employees as additional insureds; and
2. Stipulation that the insurance is primary insurance
and that neither the City nor its insurers be called upon to contribute to a loss.
(iii) SPECIAL NOTICE - CLAIMS MADE COVERAGE: If any such
liability coverage is written on a claims made basis, the certificate of insurance must clearly so
state and the following additional information must be provided:
(I) Is defense coverage included in the limit (yes or no);
(J) Aggregate limitations;
1. General aggregate; and
2. Products/completed operations aggregate;
(K) Retroactive date;
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(L) Length of time for extended reporting period;
(M) Limitations on invoking reporting period (if other than
nonpayment); and
(N) Is "Notice of Circumstances" allowed (yes or no).
(d) Notice of Cancellation. All policies must contain a provision providing
not less than thirty (30) days' prior written notice to City of any cancellation, reduction or
material change in coverage.
(e) Oualifvina Insurers. All policies required by this section shall be issued
by companies that hold a current policyholder alphabetic and financial size category rating of not
less than A:VIII according to Best's Insurance Reports.
(f) Waiver of Subrogation. To the extent permitted by law and without
affecting the coverage provided by insurance required to be maintained hereunder, City waives
any right to recover against Best Buy (a) damages for injury or death of persons, (b) damage to
property, (c) damage to the improvements or any part thereof, or (d) claims arising by reason
of any of the foregoing, to the amount and extent that such damages and/or claims are covered
(and only to the extent of such coverage) by insurance actually carried by either Best Buy or
the City. This provision is intended to restrict each party (as permitted by law) to recovery
against insurance carriers to the extent of such coverage, and waive fully, and for the benefit of
each, any rights and/or claims that might give rise to a right of subrogation in any insurance
carrier.
(g) Proceeds. With respect to builders' risk (course of construction) and all-
risk property insurance, Best Buy shall adjust the loss and the proceeds shall be used to
construct or reconstruct the Public Improvements in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
Section 2.6 Commencement of Construction.
Once Best Buy has completed the tasks set forth in Sections 3.2 through 3.5 and provided
the City has acquired the Acquisition Parcel, the City shall give Best Buy a right of entry to the
Acquisition Parcel and Best Buy shall promptly commence construction of the Public
Improvements. Best Buy shall thereafter proceed diligently to construct the Public
Improvements and complete them within six (6) months following commencement of
construction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Best Buy may delay commencement of
construction of the Public Improvements so as to allow coordination of construction of the Public
Improvements with the construction of the other development on the Property.
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Section 2.7 Construction of Public Improvements.
Best Buy shall, or shall require its contractor for the Public Improvements, to do the
following;
(a) Furnish all labor and materials and perform, in a good and workmanlike
manner, all the work for construction of the Public Improvements in accordance with the
approved Construction Plans.
(b) Supervise and direct the construction of the Public Improvements.
(c) Resolve, in consultation with the City any questions involving the
interpretation of any the Construction Plans;
(d) Maintain at the construction site, all documents relating to construction of
the Public Improvements, and maintain a record set of drawings showing all changes and
alterations that have been made to the original construction plans.
(e) Comply with all governmental regulations, including safety regulations, in
constructing the Public Improvements.
(f) Take all necessary steps to ensure that the prevailing wages and
apprenticeship provisions of the Labor Code Sections 1720 et seq. are fully met in connection
with construction of the Public Improvements.
(g) Keep adjoining real property not being used for the construction free from
accumulation of waste materials and rubbish caused by construction operation.
(h) Be responsible for collecting, from time to time, all paper, cartons and
other debris caused by the construction.
(i) Assure that all materials furnished shall be as new unless stated otherwise
in the approved Construction Plans or when materials are specified to conform to any standard,
the materials delivered to the construction site shall bear the manufacturer's label setting for the
specifications of the materials.
In the construction of the Public Improvements, the City may at no cost to Best Buy,
furnish a representative to review and inspect the construction of the Public Improvements, if it
so desires. Said representative shall have the right to enter the Acquisition Parcel to inspect the
construction of the Public Improvements on behalf of the City to ensure compliance with the
Construction Plans, design specifications and City standards. The representative shall cooperate
and consult with Best Buy and discuss all problems and issues arising out of the work. In the
event that work is reasonably deemed unsatisfactory per industry standards and needs to be
corrected, the decision of the City's representative will be final. Construction of the Public
Improvements may involve alterations, deviations and changes to the Construction Plans. No
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representative.
Section 2.8 Completion.
(a) When Best Buy believes the Public Improvements has been substantially
completed in accordance with the Construction Plans, Best Buy shall so notify the City and shall
provide the City with a set of reproducible "As Built" Construction Plans and an electronic file
of same in AutoCad format, identifying all changes that have been made to the plans. Within ten
(10) days following the receipt of the notice from Best Buy and receipt of "As Built"
Construction Plans, the City shall perform an inspection of the Public Improvements in question
and take all other action necessary to determine that:
(i) The Public Improvements has been completed in accordance with
the approved Construction Plans;
(ii) Any permits, licenses, or other authorizations required for use of
the Public Improvements shall have been issued by the governmental authorities having
jurisdiction over the Public Improvements and;
(iii) No stop notices or other liens or encumbrances have been filed in
connection with the Public Improvements, or property on which it is located, as the case may be,
or any of the materials incorporated therein or purchased in connection therewith other than any
stop notice or other lien for which Best Buy or its contractor has posted a bond or other security
satisfactory to the City.
(b) The City shall complete its inspection and review within thirty (30) days
of receipt of Best Buy's notice delivered pursuant to subsection (a) and promptly thereafter
notify Best Buy in writing whether the Public Improvements have been completed in accordance
with the approved Construction Plans. If the Public Improvements have been completed in
accordance with the approved Construction Plans, the City shall provide Best Buy a certificate so
stating. If the Public Improvements have not been completed in accordance with the approved
Construction Plans, the City shall notify Best Buy with particularity the grounds upon which it is
unwilling to certify completion. Best Buy shall then act promptly to correct any deficiencies that
prevent the certification of completion. The certification of completion shall not relieve Best
Buy of its obligations under Section 2.9 below.
Section 2.9 Warranties.
If the City determines, at any time prior to the expiration of the applicable warranty
period, as set forth below in this section, that there are defects in any part of the construction of
the Public Improvements, the City shall notify Best Buy in writing and Best Buy shall cause the
contractor or subcontractors to correct or cause the defect or failure to be corrected within forty-
five (45) days after receipt of such written request to Best Buy (unless such correction cannot, in
the exercise of reasonable diligence, be completed within that period, in which event that period
shall be extended for so long as it shall be reasonably required to complete or cause to be
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completed such corrections). The applicable warranty period shall mean one year from the date
of completion unless a longer warranty period is obtained from any subcontractor or supplier
with respect to the part of the construction performed. Best Buy shall make good faith and
diligent efforts to obtain warranties from the contractor, subcontractors and suppliers in
accordance with the specifications included in the approved Construction Plans.
Section 2.10 Condition of Acquisition Parcel.
City and Best Buy agree that City is making the Acquisition Parcel available for
construction of the Public Improvements in an "as is" condition and that Best Buy is solely
responsible for demolition, site preparation, and correction of any soils, subsurface or structural
conditions on the Acquisition Parcel (including but not limited to removal, remediation or
mitigation of hazardous and toxic materials) and for otherwise putting those parcels in a
condition suitable for construction of the Public Improvements including the remediation,
mitigation or removal of any Hazardous Materials. Best Buy represents that it has inspected the
Acquisition Parcel and all data relating thereto, including, without limitation, soils test reports
and data, locations and conditions of adjacent structures and utilities, and governmental
requirements which may affect its activities in constructing the Public Improvements, and has
satisfied itself as to the matters set forth in inspections and reports. The City has made no
representation or warranty as to the condition of the Acquisition Parcel or its fitness for the
reconstruction contemplated to be undertaken on that property under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3. OTHER CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
Section 3.1 Prevailina Wanes.
(a) Best Buy shall and shall require all contractors, subcontractors and
materialpersons to pay prevailing wages in the construction of the Public Improvements, as those
wages are determined pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1720 et seq. and implementing
regulations of the Department of Industrial Relations and comply with the other applicable
provisions of Labor Code Sections 1720 et seq. and implementing regulations of the Department
of Industrial Relations, including but not limited to requirements for employment of apprentices
and retention and production of wage records. Best Buy shall or shall cause the contractors and
subcontractors to keep and retain such records as are necessary to determine if such prevailing
wages have been paid as required pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1720 et seq. During the
construction of the Improvements, Best Buy shall or shall cause the contractor to post at the
construction site the applicable prevailing rates of per diem wages. Best Buy shall indemnify,
hold harmless and defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to the City) the City against any
claim for damages, compensation, fines, penalties or other amounts arising out of the failure or
alleged failure of any person or entity (including Best Buy, its contractors and subcontractors) to
pay prevailing wages as determined pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1720 et seq. and
implementing regulation or comply with the other applicable provisions of Labor Code Sections
1720 et seq. and implementing regulations of the Department of Industrial Relations in
connection with any construction. Best Buy's obligation to indemnify under this Section 4.1
shall be interpreted broadly to apply to any legal or administrative proceeding, arbitration, or
enforcement action.
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Section 3.2 Fair EmDlovment Opportunity.
Best Buy and its contractors and subcontractors and materialpersons their successors,
assigns shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in connection
with the construction of the Public Improvements because of race, color, religion, ethnic group
identification, sex, sexual preference, marital status, ancestry or national origin. Each of the
following activities shall be conducted in a non-discriminatory manner: hiring; upgrading;
demotion and transfers; recruitment and recruitment advertising; layoff and termination; rate of
pay and other forms of compensation; and selection for training including apprenticeship.
Section 3.3 Liens and Claims.
(a) Best Buy shall not permit any mechanic's, laborer's or materialperson's
lien, stop notice or any security interest at any time to be filed against all or part of the Public
Improvements or the Acquisition Parcel or any improvements thereon or interest therein, or any
lien of any nature to be filed or permitted to be filed against the assets of or funds appropriated to
the City arising out of any construction by Best Buy. If such lien notice or interest is filed, Best
Buy shall promptly discharge it.
(b) Best Buy agrees that if any of its contractors, subcontractors or suppliers
performing work, or if anyone claiming directly or indirectly under or through Best Buy or any
such contractor, subcontractor or supplier shall suffer, permit, file or cause to be filed any
mechanic's or other lien, stop notice or security interest against the Public Improvements or
Acquisition Parcel, or against any assets of or funds appropriated to the City within thirty (30)
days after notice of filing thereof, Best Buy shall cause such lien, notice, or security interest to be
discharged of record by payment, deposit, bond, order of court of competent jurisdiction or
otherwise. If Best Buy shall fail to cause such lien, notice, or security interest to be discharged
of record within the period aforesaid, and if such lien, notice or security interest shall continue
for an additional ten (10) business days after notice by City to Best Buy, then, in addition to any
other right or remedy, City may, but shall not be obligated to, discharge the same either by
paying the amount claimed to be due or by procuring the discharge of record of such lien, notice,
or security interest. Any amount so paid, including all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in
connection therewith, together with annual interest rate of ten percent (10%) from the respective
dates of the City's making of the payment or incurring of the reasonable costs and expenses,
shall at the City's option be deducted from the amount of credit Best Buy receives pursuant to
Section 4.1 below against the traffic mitigation fee payable in connection with development of
the Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Best Buy shall not be required to discharge of
record any such lien or security interest if Best Buy is in good faith contesting the same and has
furnished a cash deposit, an irrevocable letter of credit, a security bond or such other security as
may be reasonably satisfactory to the City.
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Section 3.4 Compliance with Laws.
In any construction of the Public Improvements, Best Buy shall and shall cause its
contractors, subcontractors and materialpersons to comply with all applicable government
regulations, laws, ordinances, rules or policies.
Section 3.5 Indemnity.
Best Buy shall indemnify, defend, and hold the City, its officers, agents, and employees,
harmless against all claims, demands, damages, losses, costs, expenses, including without
limitation, attorneys' fees and costs of litigation, or liabilities made against them which arise out
of, or in connection with, the construction of the Public Improvements; provided, however, that
this indemnity shall not extend to any claim arising solely from the City's negligence, intentional
misconduct or the City's negligent failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4. FEE CREDITS
Section 4.1 Amount of Credits.
If, despite its diligent and good faith efforts, Best Buy is unable to obtain City approval of
the Construction Plans or the Construction Budget pursuant to Section 1.3 above, then Best Buy
shall receive credit against payment of the traffic mitigations fee payable in connection with the
development of the Property in accordance with the Environmental and Design Review Permit,
for the reasonable amount Best Buy has expended for preparing the Construction Plans for the
Street Improvements and for preparing the description of the Acquisition Parcel.
When the City has certified completion of the Public Improvements pursuant to Section
2.8 above, Best Buy shall receive credit against payment of the traffic mitigations fee payable in
connection with the development of the Property in accordance with the Environmental and
Design Review Permit in the amount of the approved Construction Budget for the Street
Improvements but excluding any amount included in the Construction Budget for the
remediation, mitigation or removal of any Hazardous Materials.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the foregoing, in the event Best Buy is
required to pay the full amount of the traffic mitigation fee prior to completing construction of
the Public Improvements or being issued a permit therefor, then the City hereby represents and
warrants that no later than fifteen (15) days after the City has issued a certificate of completion
pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 2.8 above, the City shall reimburse Best Buy for the full
amount of the credit against the traffic mitigation fee that Best Buy is entitled to receive under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1 Waiver.
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No provision, requirement, default, or breach of this Agreement shall be deemed waived
by any party except in writing.
Section 5.2 Notices.
Formal notices, demands, and communications between the City and Best Buy shall be
sufficiently given if dispatched by certified or registered mail, facsimile transmission, or
reputable overnight delivery service, or delivered personally, to the principal offices of the City
and Best Buy as set forth below.
Courier service, including but not limited to, Federal Express, shall be considered
personal delivery.
City:
City of San Rafael
1400 Fifth Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
Attn: Public Works Director
Best Buy:
Best Buy Stores, L.P.
7601 Penn Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
Attn: Legal Department - Real Estate
Any notice shall be deemed to have been given on the date of delivery or the date that
delivery is refused by the addressee, as shown on the return receipt.
Such written notices, demands, and communications may be sent in the same manner to
such other addresses as the affected party may from time to time designate by mail as provided
in this Section 5.2.
Section 5.3 Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.
Section 5.4 Assignment.
Best Buy shall not assign this Agreement. In no event shall any assignment by Best Buy
release it from its obligations under this Agreement. This section shall in no way prevent or limit
Best Buy from entering into contracts with the contractor, subcontractors, or materialpersons that
may be necessary or desirable in the performance of Best Buy's responsibilities under this
Agreement.
Section 5.5 Captions.
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The captions used in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for
reference and in no way define, limit, or describe the scope or the intent of any section of this
Agreement.
Section 5.6 Ille1?ality.
If this Agreement contains any unlawful provisions, the same shall be deemed of no
effect and shall, upon the application of either party, be deemed stricken from this Agreement
without affecting the binding force of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
Section 5.7 No Third -Party Rights.
Nothing in this Agreement shall create or shall give to third parties any claim or right of
action against the City or Best Buy beyond such as may legally exist, irrespective of this
Agreement.
Section 5.8 Waiver of Remedies.
Best Buy agrees that no default, act, or omission on the part of the City, shall constitute a
material breach of contract entitling Best Buy to cancel or rescind this Agreement, or to suspend
or abandon performance thereof.
Section 5.9 Modification of Agreement.
No change or modification, termination or discharge of this Agreement in any form
whatsoever shall be valid or enforceable unless it is in writing and signed by the party to be
charged therewith or its duly authorized representative; provided, however, that any change in, or
modification, termination, or discharge of, this Agreement expressly provided for in this
Agreement shall be effective as so provided.
Section 5.10 Entire Aareement.
This Agreement and the Acquisition Agreement constitute the entire agreement between
the parties with regard to the subject matters of this Agreement and incorporates all prior
understandings in connection with the subject matters of this Agreement.
Section 5.11 Unavoidable Delays.
In addition to specific provisions of this Agreement, performance by either party shall not
be deemed to be in default where delays or defaults are due to strikes, lockouts, acts of war,
terrorism or civil disobedience, insurrection, riots, floods, earthquakes, fires, casualties, Acts of
God, acts of the public enemy, epidemics, quarantines, embargoes, litigation, unusually severe
weather or similar cause beyond the control of, and without fault of, the party claiming an
extension of time to perform. An extension of time for any cause will be deemed granted if
notice by the party claiming such extension is sent to the other within ten (10) days from the
commencement of the cause and such extension of time is not rejected in writing by the other
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party within ten (10) days following receipt of the notice. Times for the performance under this
Agreement may also be extended by written agreement of the City and Best Buy.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties executed this Agreement on or as of the date first
written above.
APPROVED,",TO FORM: CITY:
ACityAtto
City of San Rafael
y By:
kahRQthA. Nordhoff, City M a er
ATTEST:
/%► -��i -
>ty Clerk
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BEST BUY:
BEST BUY STORES, L.P.,
a Virginia limited partnership
By: BBC Property Co.,
a Minnesota corporation
Its: General Partner
By:
Name:
Title:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties executed this Agreement on or as of the date first
written above.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY:
City of San Rafael
City Attorney By:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Kenneth A. Nordhoff, City Manager
BEST BUY:
BEST BUY STORES, L.P.,
a Virginia limited partnership
By: BBC Property Co.,
a Minnesota corporation
Its: G eral P
By:
Nam
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
(Map Showing Property and Acquisition Parcel)
[See attached.]
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