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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLicense Agreement with Nampa Meridian Irrigation district NMID for Water and Sewer Line Replacement Nine Mile DrainADA COUNTY RECORDER J. DAVID NAVARRO AMOUNT .00 12 BOISE IDAHO 08118110 11:45 AM II~ l'II~II"I'I'~'I'IIl'il'II'I lII'll DEPUTY Bonnie Oberbillig RECORDED-REQUEST OF 11r~076~~ Nampa Meridian Irrigation Dist LICENSE AGREEMENT ~ ~ , 2010, This LICENSE AGREEMENT, is made and entered into this x6 day of -~i°~ by and between NAMPA & MERIDIAN IRRIGATION DISTRICT, an irrigation district organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Idaho, party ofthe first part, hereinafter referred to as the "District", and CITY OF MERIDIAN, 33 East Idaho, Meridian, Idaho 83642 hereinafter referred to as the "Licensee", WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the District owns the drainage ditch or drain known as the NINE MILE DRAIN, (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "ditch or drain"), an integral part of the irrigation and drainage works and system of the District, together with the easement therefor to convey irrigation and drainage water, to operate, clean, maintain, and repair the ditch or drain, and to access the ditch or drain for those purposes; and, WHEREAS, the District operates, cleans, maintains, repairs and protects the ditch or drain for the benefit of District landowners; and, WHEREAS, the Licensee is the owner of of real property that is servient to the District's ditch or drain and easement, and is particularly described in the "Legal Description" and/or deed attached hereto as F,xhibit A and by this reference made a part hereof; and, WHEREAS, the ditch or drain crosses and intersects the real property described in Exhibit A as shown on Exhibit B, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof; and, WHEREAS, the Licensee desires a license to cross, encroach upon or modify said ditch or drain and/or the District's easement under the terms and conditions of this License Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration ofthe preen ises and ofthe covenants, agreements and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: LICENSE AGREEMENT - A. Acknowledgment of the District's Easement. I . Licensee acknowledges that the District's easement for the NINE M:1LE DRAIN includes a sufficient area of land to convey irrigation and drainage water, to operate, clean, maintain and repair the ditch or drain, and to access the ditch or drain for said purposes, and is a minimwn of 100 feet, 50 feet on either side of the centerline of the ditch or drain. S. Scope of License 1. The Licensee shall have the right to modify the ditch or drain or encroach upon the District's easement along the ditch or drain in the manner described in the "Purpose of License" attached hereto as Exhibit C and by this reference made a part Hereof. 2. Any crossing, encroachment upon or modification ofthe ditch or drain and/or the District's easement 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 to cross, encroach upon or modify the ditch or drain and/or the District's easement as described. in Exhibit C even if any plans or drawings referenced or attached to Exhibit D provide or show otherwise. ;. This License Agreement pertains only to the Licensee's crossing, encroachment upon or modification of the ditch or drain and/or the District's easement for the purposes and in the manner described herein. The Licensee shall not excavate, discharge, place any structures, nor plant any trees, shrubs or landscaping within the District's easement, nor perform any construction or activity within the District's easement for the ditch or drain except as referred to in this License Agreement without the prior written consent of the District. ~. The Licensee recognizes and acknowledgesthat the license granted this License Agreement pertains only to the rights of the District as owner of an easement. 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 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 License Agreement shall be of no force and effect. LICENSE AGREEMENT - 2 C. Facility Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Repair l . Licensee agrees that the work performed and the materials used in any construction permitted by this License Agreement shall at all times be subject to inspection by the District and the District's engineers, and that final acceptance of the such work shall not be made until all such work and materials steal I have been expressly approved by the District. Such approval by the District shall not be unreasonably withheld. 2 Each facility ("facility" as used in this License Agreement means any object or thing instal led by the Licensee on, over or in the vicinity of the District's easement) shall be constructed, instal led, operated, maintained, and repaired at all times by the Licensee at the cost and expense of the Licensee. ;. Licensee agrees to construct, install, operate, maintain and repair each facility and conduct its activities within or affecting the District's 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 or drainage water in the ditch or drain or the District's delivery of irrigation water; c. an increase in seepage or any other increase in the loss of water from the ditch; d. the subsidence of soil within or adjacent to the easement; e. an interference with the District's use of its easement to access, operate, clean, maintain, and repair the ditch or drain; f. any other damage to the District's easement and irrigation or drainage works. 4. 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, 3.a. through 3.e., or any other damage to the easement and irrigation works which may be caused by the construction, installation, operation, maintenance, repair, and any use or condition of any facility. 5. The Licensee steal 1, upon demand of the District, remove any facility or repair any alteration of the District's easement which interferes with the District's operation and maintenance ofthe ditch or drain, or causes or contributes to any ofthe circumstances enumerated in the preceding paragraph, 3.a. through 3.e., or any other damage to the easement and irrigation works. The District shall give reasonable notice to the Licensee, and steal I al low the Licensee a reasonable period of time to perform such maintenance, repair, and other work, except that in cases of emergency the District shall attempt to give such notice as is reasonable under the circumstances. The District reserves the right to perform any and al I work which the Licensee fai Is or refuses to perform within a reasonable period oftime after demand by the District. The Licensee agrees to pay to the District, on demand, the costs which shall be reasonably expended by the District for such purposes. Nothing in this paragraph shall create or support any claim of any kind by the Licensee or any third party against the District for failure to exercise the options stated in this paragraph, and the Licensee shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the District from any claims made against the District arising out of or relating to the terns of this paragraph, except for claims arising from any work which unreasonably exposes the District's employees and agents to the risk of harm from electric power lines, or arising solely out of the negligence or fault of the District. LICENSE AGREEMENT - 3 D. District's Rights Are Paramount I . The Licensee understands and agrees that the ditch or drain is a manmade channel that was constructed and is used and maintained by the District for the exclusive purpose of conveying irrigation water to lands within the District or draining lands within the District. As such, Licensee further acknowledges and agrees that the ditch or drain does not constitute a natural or navigable watercourse or stream. 2. The parties hereto understand and agree that the District has no right in any respect to impair the uses and purposes of the irrigation or drainage works and system of the District by this License Agreement, nor to grant any rights in its irrigation or drainage works and system incompatible with the uses to which such irrigation or drainage works and system are devoted and dedicated and that this contract shall be at all times construed according to such principles. ;. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair the ditch or drain or the District's easement, and all construction and use of the District's easement by the Licensee and the license herein provided therefor shall remain inferior and subservient to the rights of the District to the use of the ditch or drain for the transmission and delivery of irrigation water or transmission of drainage water. 4. The Licensee agrees that the District shall not be liable for any damages which shall occur to any facility in the reasonable exercise of the rights of the District in the course of performance of maintenance or repair of the ditch or drain. The Licensee further agrees to suspend its use of the said easement areas when the use of the easement areas is required by the District for maintenance or repair under this or any other paragraph of this License Agreement. 5. In the event of the failw•e, refusal or neglect of the Licensee to comply with all of the terms and conditions of this License 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 the ditch, and the right of way therefor, which may impede or restrict the maintenance and operation of such ditch or drain by the District with its equipment for the maintenance of the ditch or drain steal I be promptly removed by the Licensee upon demand of the District. E. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction Unaffected. I . Neither the terms of this License Agreement, the permission granted by the District to the Licensee, the Licensee's activity which is the subject of this License Agreement, nor the parties exercise of any rights or performance of any obligations of this License Agreement, shall be construed or asserted to extend the application of any statute, rule, regulation, directive or other requirement, or the jurisdiction of any federal, state, or other agency or official to the District's ownership, operation, and maintenance of its drains, drains, irrigation works and facilities which did not apply to the District's operations and activities prior to and without execution of this License 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 License 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 LICENSE AGREEMENT - 4 option of the District, this License Agreement shall be of no force and effect and the Licensee shall cease all activity and remove any facility authorized by this License Agreement. F. Indemnification I. 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 ofthe negligent acts or om fissions of Licensee or its agents, contractors or subcontractors in performing the construction and activities authorized by this License Agreement. G. Fees and Costs I . The Licensee agrees to pay attorney fees and engineering fees charged by the attorney for the District or by the engineers for the District in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this License Agreement. 2. Should either party incur costs or attorney fees in connection with efforts to enforce the provisions of this License Agreement, whether by institution of suit or not, the party rightfully enforcing or rightfully resisting enforcement of the provisions of this License 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. H. Miscellaneous I . No Claims Created. Nothing in this License Agreement shall create or support a claim of estoppel, waiver, prescription or adverse possession by the Licensee or any third party against the District. 2. Assignment. Neither this License Agreement nor any agreement entered pursuant to this License Agreement may be assigned or transferred without the prior written approval of the Parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 3. Amendment and Modification. Any amendment or modification ofthis License Agreement must be in writing and signed by all pa-•ties to be enforceable. 4. Interpreted. This License Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Idaho. This License Agreement is not intended for the benefit of any third pa-•ty and is not enforceable by any third party. If any provision ofthis License Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, all remaining provisions of this License Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The parties represent and warrant to each other that they each have authority to enter this License Agreement. The catchlines or section headings herein set forth are provided only for the convenience of the parties in locating various provisions ofthis License Agreement, and are not intended to be aids in interpretation of any provision ofthis License Agreement with respect to which the parties might disagree at some future time, and shall not be considered in any way in interpreting or construing any provision of the License Agreement. LICENSE AGREEMENT - 5 5. BindingEffect. The covenants, conditions and agreementshereincontained shall constitute covenants to run with, and running with, the easement of the Licensee within the real property described in Exhibit A, and shall be binding on each ofthe 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. 6. Notices. Any and all notices, demands, consents and approvals required pursuant to this License Agreement shall be delivered to the parties as follows: Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District City of Meridian 5525 East Greenlnu•st 33 E. Idaho Nampa, ID 83686 Meridian, Idaho 83642 Notices shall be deemed to have been delivered upon hand deposit in the United States mail as provided above. 7. Counterparts. This License Agreementmay be executed and delivered in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the District has hereunto caused its nameto be subscribed by its officers first hereunto duly authorized by resolution of its Board of Directors and the Licensee has caused its corporate nameto be subscribed by its duly authorized officer, all as of the day and year herein first above written. .,.~~~. _ ~`~- .~~~ NAMPA & MERIDI N IRRIGATIO DISTRICT ®FFICI~~"e ~ , ~$~~ ~ `~,~ By be~--~~~ Its President ATTEST: ~ 1 ~~ ~ (` Its Secretary LLCENSE AGREEMENT - 6 CITY OF MERIDIAN ,,, .G~\~o rFO ; ATTEST: ~~iA~.+ ~ ,oo`~ `c • Y UST ~g~ ~ ~. '~ ~OVnarc . .,~' STATE OF IDAHO ) /,~~~~~ii~irri~ ti~~N~~~~~ SS: County of Canyon ) On this ~ day of 2010, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared L Sisco and Daren Coon, known to me to be the President and Secretary, respectively, of NAMPA & MERIDIAN IRRIGATION DISTRICT, the irrigation district that executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that such irrigation district executed the same. IN W ITN ESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed. my official seal, the day and year in this certificate first above written. • ~~pw~e a' ~ ~~. .~~ Notary Public for Idaho e ~pTAR Y ~ Residing at C~ ,Idaho --~a~ r< o ~.® g My Commission Expires: `1 i a pU~~~(. STATE OF IDAHO ) °°°'•~~9T'••••••~~~~\` ;: •., ~ O F ~ , ~,' County of _ ) On this ~p~`day of , 2010, before me, the undersigned, a notary public in and for said state, personally app red'r„-,~ dt ~~ ,known to me to be the ~ of ~Q~dl~-, the entity t rat executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowwledged to me that suc'1~ 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. ~o.m.~® ®~~,•~g'1~A,~~~'~y~® tary Publ for ®'~~ `~` ~ . Residing at lh~na I 4~.y g My Commission Expires:~~QV~ ~ ~ ~Qi . ® Y 1 ~ . , ~ • . `~ ~~ , ~~ x.~me LICENSE AGREEMENT - 7 EXHIBIT A Legal Description A right-of--way for a l 5" sewer line, located on Broadway Avenue between NW 8`~' Street and NW T'' Street, in the NW 114 of the SE 1/4 of Section 12, Township 3N, Range 1 West, B.M., Meridian, Ada. County, Idaho. EXHIBIT C Aurpose of License The purpose of this License Agreement is to permit Licensee to: remove and replace the existing l 8" sewer main with 15" sewer main over and across the Nine Mile Drain and the District's easement at two locations, all within Licensee's right-of--way where Broadway Avenue intersects the Nine Mile Drain in Meridian, Ada County, Idaho. EXHIBIT D Special Conditions a. The construction described in Exhibit C shall be in performed in accordance with Exhibit D- I attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. b. Licensee shall notify the District prior to and immediately after construction so that he or the District's engineer's may inspect and approve the construction. c. 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, terms or performance ofthis agreement broadly construed. Licensee recognizes its continuing duty to comply with al I such requirements that now exist a• that may be 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. d. 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 ofthis agreement unless the District shat l be solely responsible for the condition or activity which gives rise to any such penalty, sanction, directive, claim ,action or requirement. e. 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 LICENSE AGREEMENT - 8 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. f. 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 impl ied, to regulate control, or prop ibit the discharge or contribution of pol lutants or contain inants 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. g. Construction shall be completed within one year of the date of this Agreement. Time is of the essence. 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Honsinger " James P Kaufman August 23, 2010 Jentilfer Reid Mahoney James G. Reid ' Daniel V. Sieenson Corey Peacock, P.E. Civil Survey Consultants, Inc. 1400 E. Watertower Street Meridian, Idaho 83642 Re: License Agreement with Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District Dear Corey: Enclosed is a copy of the recorded License Agreement dated August 17, 2010, between the City of Meridian and Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District. Yours v ry truly, `'~~ S. Bryce Farris SBF:kw Enclosure 455 South Third Street PO Box 2773 Boise, Idaho 83701 208.342.4591 FAX 208.342.4657 * also licensed in OR www.r i n g e r t l a w.com ** also licensed in CO