2020-090 -Approving a Disposition and Development Agreement

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any other Person resulting from such termination, unless the Developer unconditionally agrees in writing to indemnify and defend the City, with legal counsel acceptable to the City, against such third -party legal action, within thirty (30) calendar days following the date of the City's Notice of intent to terminate this Agreement, including without limitation paying all Legal Costs, monetary awards, sanctions, attorney fee awards, expert witness and consulting fees, and the expenses of any and all financial or performance obligations resulting from the disposition of the legal action. Any such written defense and indemnity agreement between the City and the Developer must be in a separate writing and reasonably acceptable to the City in both form and substance. Nothing contained in this Section 10.3 shall be deemed or construed to be an express or implied admission that the City may be liable to the Developer or any other Person for damages or other relief alleged regarding any alleged or established failure of the City to comply with any Law. If the City and the Developer have not entered into a written defense and indemnity agreement, pursuant to this Section 10.3, within thirty (30) calendar days following the date of the City's notice of intent to terminate this Agreement, then this Agreement shall terminate, without further Notice or action by either Party, on the fortieth (401) day following the date of the City's notice of intent to terminate this Agreement. 10.4 City Manager Implementation. The City shall implement this Agreement through its City Manager. The City Manager is hereby authorized by the City to issue approvals, interpretations, waivers and enter into certain amendments to this Agreement on behalf of the City, to the extent that any such action(s) does/do not materially or substantially change the Project or cause the City to incur any obligation exceeding Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000). All other actions shall require the consideration and approval of the City governing body. Nothing in this Section 10.4 shall restrict the submission to the City governing body of any matter within the City Manager's authority under this Section 10.4, in the City Manager's sole and absolute discretion, to obtain the City governing body's express and specific authorization on such matter. The specific intent of this Section 10.4 is to authorize certain actions on behalf of the City by the City Manager, but not to require that such actions be taken by the City Manager, without further consideration by the City governing body. 10.5 Notices, Demands and Communications Between the Parties. 10.5.1 Notices. Any and all Notices submitted by either Party to the other Party pursuant to or as required by this Agreement shall be proper, if in writing and transmitted to the principal office of the City or the Developer, as applicable, set forth in Section 10.5.2, by one or more of the following methods: (i) messenger for immediate Personal delivery, (ii) a nationally recognized overnight (one-night) delivery service (i.e., Federal Express, United Parcel Service, etc.) or (iii) registered or certified United States Mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested. Such Notices may be sent in the same manner to such other addresses as either Party may designate from time to time, by Notice. Any Notice shall be deemed to be received by the addressee, regardless of whether or when any return receipt is received by the sender or the date set forth on such return receipt, on the day that it is delivered by personal delivery, on the date of delivery by a nationally recognized overnight courier service (or when delivery has been attempted twice, as evidenced by the written report of the courier service) or four (4) calendar days after it is deposited with the United States Postal Service for delivery, as provided in this Section 10.5.1. Rejection, other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver a Notice because of a changed address of which 50 55394.00049\33239203.12