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LICENSE AGREEMENT
LICENSE AGREEMENT, made and entered into this ~ day of , 20tkY, by and
among NAMPA & MERIDIAN IRRIGATION DISTRICT, an irrigation district organized and existing under
and by virtue of the laws of the State of Idaho, party of the first part, hereinafter referred to as the "District",
and
CITY OF MERIDIAN,
33 East Idaho, Meridian, Idaho 83642
party or parties of the second part, hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Licensee",
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Licensee is the owner of real property/right-of-way to construct, install and maintain
two pressure sewer mains (burdened with the easement of the District hereinafter mentioned) particularly
described in the "Legal Description" attached hereto as Exhibit A and by this reference made a part hereof;
and,
WHEREAS, the District owns the irrigation ditch or canal known as FIVE MILE DRAIN.
CREASON LATERAL AND EIGHT MILE LATERAL (hereinafter collectively referred to as "ditch or
canal"), an integral part of the District's irrigation works and system, together with either fee title ownership
and/or an easement therefor to convey irrigation and drainage water, operate, clean, maintain, and repair the
ditch or canal, and access the ditch or canal for those purposes; and,
WHEREAS, the ditch and canal and the District's associated fee title and/or easement crosses and
intersects Licensee's real property as shown on Exhibit B attached hereto and by this reference made a part
hereof; and,
WHEREAS, the Licensee desires a license to engage in construction or activity, or approve existing
construction or activity, affecting said ditch or canal or the District's fee title land and/or easement in its
course across the lands of the Licensee in the manner and under the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the District protect ditches and its right of way along its ditches;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the covenants, agreements and
conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. The Licensee shall have the right to modify the said ditch or canal or encroach upon the
District's fee title land and/or easement along said ditch or canal in the manner generally described in the
"Purpose of License" attached hereto as Exhibit C and by this reference made a part hereof. Any
modification of said ditch or canal by the Licensee or encroachment upon the District's fee title land and/or
easement along said ditch or canal shall be performed and maintained in accordance with the "Special
Conditions" stated in Exhibit D, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. Any difference
or discrepancy between the items listed in Exhibit C, "Purpose of License," and any plans or drawings
referenced in or attached to Exhibit D shall be resolved in favor of Exhibit C. Licensee shall only be
permitted or allowed to modify the ditch or canal or encroach upon the District's fee title land and/or
easement as described in Exhibit C even if any plans or drawings referenced or attached to Exhibit D provide
or show otherwise.
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2. This agreement pertains only to the Licensee's modification of said ditch or canal or
encroachment to the District's fee title land and/or easement for the purposes and in the manner described
herein. The Licensee shall not change the location of the ditch or canal, bury the ditch or canal in pipe, or
otherwise alter the ditch or canal in any manner not described in this agreement without first obtaining the
written permission of the District.
3. Each facility ("facility" as used in this agreement means any object or thing of any nature
installed in or on the District's fee title land and/or easement by the Licensee or the Licensee's predecessor
in interest) shall be constructed, installed, operated, maintained, and repaired at all times by the Licensee at
the cost and expense of the Licensee.
4. Licensee agrees to construct, install, operate, maintain and repair each facility and conduct
its activities within or affecting the District's fee title land and/or easement so as not to constitute or cause:
a. a hazard to any person or property;
b. an interruption or interference with the flow of irrigation water in the ditch or canal
or the delivery of irrigation water by the District;
c. an increase in seepage or any other increase in the loss of water from the ditch or
canal;
d. the subsidence of soil within or adjacent to the fee title land and/or easement;
e. any other damage to the District's fee title land and/or easement and irrigation works.
5. The Licensee agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the District from all claims
for damages arising out of any of the Licensee's construction or activity which constitutes or causes any of
the circumstances enumerated in the preceding paragraph, 4.a. through 4.e., or any other damage to the fee
title land and/or easement and irrigation works which may be caused by the construction, installation,
operation, maintenance, repair, and any use or condition of any facility.
6. Licensee agrees that the work performed and the materials used in such construction shall
at all times be subject to inspection by the District and the District's engineers, and that final acceptance of
such work shall not be made until all such work and materials shall have been expressly approved by the
District. Such approval by the District shall not be unreasonably withheld.
7. The District reserves the right, at the District's option, to remove any facility installed by the
Licensee and to repair any alteration by the Licensee of said ditch or canal and the easement therefor which
does not comply with the terms of this agreement, and to remove any impediment to the flow of water in said
ditch or canal and any unsafe condition or hazard caused by the Licensee, at any time, and the Licensee
agrees to pay to the District, on demand, the costs which shall be reasonably expended by the District for
such purposes. If the Licensee shall fail in any respect to properly maintain and repair such facility, then the
District, at its option, and without impairing or in anywise affecting its other rights and remedies hereunder,
shall have the right to perform the necessary maintenance and repairs and the Licensee agrees to pay to the
District, on demand, the cost or expense which shall be reasonably expended or incurred by the District for
such purposes. The District shall give reasonable notice to the Licensee prior to the District's performing
such maintenance, repair or other work except that in cases of emergency the District shall attempt to give
such notice as reasonable under the circumstances. Nothing in this paragraph shall create or support any
claim of any kind by Licensee or any third party against the District for failure to exercise the options stated
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in this paragraph, and Licensee shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the District from any claims made
against the District arising out of or relating to the terms of this paragraph except for claims arising solely
out of the negligence of the District.
8. Neither the terms of this agreement, the permission granted by the District to the Licensee,
the Licensee's activity which is the subject of this agreement, nor the parties exercise of any rights or
performance of any obligations of this agreement, shall be construed or asserted to extend the application
of any statute, rule, regulation, directive or other requirement, or the j urisdiction of any federal, state, or other
agency or official to the District's ownership, operation, and maintenance of its ditches, canals, drains,
irrigation works and facilities which did not apply to the District's operations and activities prior to and
without execution of this agreement. In the event the District is required to comply with any such
requirements or is subject to the jurisdiction of any such agency as a result of execution of this agreement
or the Licensee's activity authorized hereunder, Licensee shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the
District from all costs and liabilities associated with the application of such laws or the assertion of such
jurisdiction or, at the option of the District, this agreement shall be of no force and effect and the Licensee
shall cease all activity and remove any facility authorized by this agreement.
9. In addition to all other indemnification provisions herein, Licensee further agrees to
indemnify, hold harmless and defend the District from any injury, damages, claim, lien, cost and/or expense
(including reasonable attorney's fees) incurred by, or asserted against, the District by reason of the negligent
acts or omissions of Licensee or its agents, contractors or subcontractors in performing the construction and
activities authorized by this agreement.
10. The Licensee agrees that the District shall not be liable for any damages which shall occur
to any facility, structure, plant, or any other improvement of any kind or nature whatsoever which the
Licensee shall install on the said fee title land and/or easement area of the District in the reasonable exercise
of the rights of the District in the course of performance of maintenance or repair of said ditch or canal. The
Licensee further agrees to suspend its use of the said fee title land and/or easement area when the use of the
fee title land and/or easement area is required by the District for maintenance or repair under this or any other
paragraph of this agreement.
11. Licensee shall place no structures, pathways or landscaping of any kind above or within the
District's fee title land and/or easement area except as referred to in this agreement or exhibits hereto without
the prior written consent of the District. Nor shall Licensee permit, authorize or grant any other person or
entity to excavate, discharge, construct or place any structures, pathways or landscaping within the District
fee title land and/or easement without the prior written consent of the District.
12. Should either party incur costs or attorney fees in connection with efforts to enforce the
provisions of this agreement, whether by institution of suit or not, the party rightfully enforcing or rightfully
resisting enforcement of the provisions of this agreement, or the prevailing party in case suit is instituted,
shall be entitled to reimbursement for its costs and reasonable attorney fees from the other party.
13. The parties hereto understand and agree that the District has no right in any respect to impair
the uses and purposes of the irrigation works and system of the District by this agreement, nor to grant any
rights in its irrigation works and system incompatible with the uses to which such irrigation works and
system are devoted and dedicated and that this contract shall be at all times construed according to such
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principles.
14. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair the right of way of the District in the
said ditch or canal and all uses of said ditch or canal by the Licensee and the license herein provided therefor
shall remain inferior and subservient to the rights of the District to the use of said ditch or canal for the
transmission and delivery of irrigation and drainage water.
15. In the event of the failure, refusal or neglect of the Licensee to comply with all of the terms
and conditions of this agreement, the license of the Licensee under the terms hereof may be terminated by
the District, and any facility, structure, plant, or any other improvement in or over said ditch or canal, and
the right of way therefor, which may impede or restrict the maintenance and operation of such ditch or canal
by the District with its equipment for the maintenance of its said ditch or canal may be removed by the
District.
16. The Licensee agrees to pay attorney fees or engineering fees charged by the attorney for the
District or by the engineers for the District in connection with the preparation of this License Agreement or
in connection with negotiations covering the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. Licensee also
agrees to pay any fees incurred in connection with the recording of this Agreement.
17. Nothing in this agreement shall create or support a claim of estoppel, waiver, prescription
or adverse possession by the Licensee or any third party against District.
18. This agreement is not intended for the benefit of any third party and is not enforceable by
any third party.
19. If any provision of this agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid or otherwise unenforceable, all remaining provisions of this agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
20. The word "Licensee", if used in the neuter in this agreement, includes the masculine and
feminine genders, the singular number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular.
The covenants, conditions and agreements herein contained shall constitute covenants to run with,
and running with, all of the lands of the Licensee described in said Exhibit A, and shall be binding on each
of the parties hereto and on all parties and all persons claiming under them or either of them, and the
advantages hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
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Its Secretary
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On this ~ day of 20Q~, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in
and for said State, personally appeare ~fan.~ .and Daren R. Coon, known to me to be the President
and Secretary, respectively, of NAMPA & M RIDIAN IRRIGATION DISTRICT, the irrigation district that
executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that such irrigation district executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day
and year in this certificate first above written.
STATE OF IDAHO )
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public in and for said state, personally ap eared r~B W and V1~ rknown to
me to be the I(~(~Q~Gr and 1-~ 1 r ,respectively, of the CITY OF ERIDIAN,
the political subdivision and municipality that executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me
that such entity executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day
and year in this certificate first above written.
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description
A right of way for a gravity sewer line, Line A, which is within the right of way for Black Cat Road
from Chinden Blvd. and south to Licensee's North Black Cat Lift Station. A right of way for a gravity sewer
line, Line B, which is within or near the right of way for Black Cat Road from Licensee's Ashford Greens
Lift State and then to Licensee's North Black Cat Lift Station.
EXHIBIT C
Purpose of License
The purpose of this License Agreement is to permit and approve Licensee to:
1. construct, install, maintain and repair a gravity sewer line across the Five Mile Drain and
within the District's fee title land and/or easement;
2. construct, install, maintain and repair a gravity sewer line across the Creason Lateral and
within the District's easement; and
3. construct, install, maintain and repair a gravity sewer line across the Eight Mile Lateral and
within the District's easement,
all within Licensee's right-of-way, located within or near the right of way for Black Cat Road in Meridian,
Ada County, Idaho. No other construction or activity is permitted within or affecting the Five Mile Drain,
Creason Lateral, Eight Mile Lateral or the District's easement and/or fee title property.
EXHIBIT D
Special Conditions
a. The construction described in Exhibit C shall be in performed in accordance with certain
plans consisting of seventeen sheets: sheets 1-16 entitled "City of Meridian, North Black Cat Trunk Sewer,"
dated September 7, 2007. These plans have been delivered to the District's water superintendent, are in his
possession in his offices, and are hereby incorporated by this reference.
b. The District owns fee title to the Five Mile Drain and the land necessary to operate, access
and maintain the Five Mile Drain in some of the locations where Licensee intends to construct and install
the sewer line. In addition, the District may only own an easement in some of the locations where Licensee
intends to construct and install the sewer line. Regardless of whether the District owns fee title or an
easement, the District, by way of this License Agreement and according to the terms contained herein, grants
Licensee the right to construct, install, operate and maintain the sewer line within both its fee title lands and
easements.
c. The Licensee recognizes and acknowledges that the license granted in this agreement by the
District may pertain in some locations only to the rights of the District as owner of an easement.
Accordingly, at said locations the District has no right or power to create rights in the Licensee affecting the
holder of title to the property subject to the District's easement. Any such rights affecting fee title must be
acquired by the Licensee from the holder of title to the property. Should Licensee fail to obtain such rights
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from the holder of title to the property or should the rights obtained prove legally ineffectual, Licensee shall
hold harmless, indemnify and defend the District from any claim by any party arising out of or related to such
failure of rights and at the option of the District this agreement shall be of no force and effect.
d. Licensee represents that Licensee has complied with all federal, state or other laws, rules,
regulations, directives or other requirements in any form regarding environmental matters, and specifically
those relating to pollution control and water quality, as may be applicable under the subject matter, tenors
or performance of this agreement broadly construed. Licensee recognizes its continuing duty to comply with
all such requirements that now exist or that maybe implemented or imposed in the future. By executing this
agreement the District assumes no responsibility or liability for any impact upon or degradation of water
quality or the environment resulting from the discharge or other activity by Licensee which is the subject of
this agreement.
e. Licensee hereby indemnifies, holds harmless and shall defend the District from any and all
penalties, sanctions, directives, claims or any action taken or requirement imposed by any party or entity,
public or private, with respect to environmental matters relating to the subject matter, terms or performance
of this agreement unless the District shall be solely responsible for the condition or activity which gives rise
to any such penalty, sanction, directive, claim ,action or requirement.
f. In the event the District is required by any governmental authority to acquire or comply with
any permit or other operational requirements associated with Licensee's discharge and other activity which
is the subject of this agreement, Licensee shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the District form all
costs and liabilities associated with such permit and other requirements, including but not limited to all costs
associated with all permit acquisition, construction, monitoring, treatment, administrative, filing and other
requirements.
g. The parties to this agreement recognize this license agreement is an accommodation to
Licensee. The District by this agreement does not assume, create, or exercise legal or other authority, either
express or implied, to regulate control, or prohibit the discharge or contribution of pollutants or contaminants
to the District's facilities or to any groundwater, waters of the State of Idaho or the United States, or any
other destination. Such authority, to the extent that it exists, is possessed and exercised by governmental
environmental agencies.
h. Licensee shall not excavate, discharge, place any structures, nor plant any trees, shrubs or
landscaping within the District's fee title land and/or easement, nor perform any construction or activity
within the District's fee title land and/or easements for the Five Mile Drain, Creason Lateral and Eight Mile
Lateral except as referred to in this agreement or exhibits thereto without the prior written consent of the
District.
i. With respect to those portions in which the District own and easement for the Five Mile
Drain, Licensee acknowledges and confirms that the District's easement includes a sufficient area of land
to convey irrigation and drainage water, to operate, clean, maintain and repair the Five Mile Drain, and to
access the Five Mile Drain for said purposes and is a minimum of 100 feet, 50 feet to either side of the
centerline. With respect to the Eight Mile Lateral and Creason Lateral, Licensee acknowledges and confirms
that the District's easement includes a sufficient area of land to convey irrigation and drainage water, to
operate, clean, maintain and repair the Eight Mile Lateral and Creason Lateral, and to access the Eight Mile
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Lateral and Creason Lateral for said purposes and is a minimum of 50 feet, 25 feet to either side of the
centerline for the Eight Mile Lateral and 60 feet, 40 feet to the left and 20 feet to the right of the centerline
facing downstream, for the Creason Lateral..
j. All construction affecting the Creason Lateral and Eight Mile Lateral shall be completed
prior to March 15, 2008. All other construction shall be completed one year from the date of this Agreement.
Time is of the essence.
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