A-1997-025 - Waste Disposal Services

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• ARTICLE VI TERM SECTION 6.1. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM. (A) Initial Term. This Agreement shall become effective, shall be in full force and effect and shall be legally binding upon the City and the County from the Contract Date and shall continue in full force and effect until the tenth anniversary of the first day of the Contract Year following the Contract Year in which the Commencement Date occurs, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms, in which event the Tenn shall be deemed to have expired as of the date of such termination. (B) Op6on to Renew. This Agreement shall be subject to renewal by mutual agreement of the parties, on or before June 30, 2004, for an additional term of ten years (the "Renewal Term") on the same terms and conditions as are applicable during the Initial Term hereof. The City shall give the County written notice of its irrevocable election to renew this Agreement on or before June 30, 2004. If the parties do not renew this Agreement by June 30, 2004, the Agreement shall expire on June 30, 200T (C) Contract Rate During Renewal Term In connection with the parties right to renew this Agreement for an additional ten-year term pursuant to Section 6.1(B), the parties shall, on or before June 30, 2004, negotiate an applicable change in the Contract Rate for such renewal term. In determining any revisions to the Contract Rate to be applicable during any renewal period, in addition to the circumstances described in Section 4.2(A), the parties may take into consideration the following parameters, including but not limited to: (i) actual cost of operations; (ii) population growth; (iii) increase or decrease in available tonnage; (iv) economic and disposal market conditions in the Southern California region; (v) changes in transportation and technology; (vi) closure and expansion of nearby landfills; (vii) capacity of the Disposal System; and (viii) available reserves. (D) Survival: Accrued Rights. The rights and obligations of the parties hereto pursuant to Sections 3.l(E)(2), 5.1, 5.3, 5.5, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, and 7.10 hereof shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, and no such termination or expiration shall limit or otherwise affect the respective rights and obligations of the parties hereto accrued prior to the date of such termination or expiration. At the end of the Term of this Agreement, all other obligations of the parties shall terminate. SECTION 6.2. COMMENCEMENT DATE. (A) Obligations of the Parties Prior to the Commencement Date. The parties acknowledge that the Disposal Agreements may be executed and delivered on different dates and that, except as provided in this subsection, neither the County nor the City shall be obligated to perform its obligations hereunder until the participation threshold provided herein has been met and the other conditions to the occurrence of the Commencement Date have occurred. Prior to the Commencement Date, each party hereto shall at its own expense exercise good faith and due diligence and take all steps within its reasonable control in seeking to satisfy the conditions to the Commencement Date set forth herein as soon as reasonably practicable. The County and the City, each at its own expense, shall cooperate fully with each other and the other Participating Cities in connection with the foregoing undertaking. Execution Copy 30 (Revised Page)