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Resolution No. 3551
February 28, 1991
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RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby authorized and
directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock a Lease
Agreement with Metroflight Inc. d/b/a American Eagle, attached herewith,
which shall be spread upon the minutes of the Council and as spread upon
the minutes of this Council shall constitute and be a part of this
Resolution as if fully copied herein in detail.
Passed by the City Council this 28th day of February 1991.
ATTEST:
Ka7ette uoya, City secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Bern E. Case, Director of Aviation
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Harold Willard, Assistant C�orney
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C. .MAYOR
AIRLINE LEASE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
AND
METROFLIGHT INC.
D/B/A AMERICAN EAGLE
THIS AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION PURSUANT
TO THE TEXAS GENERAL ARBITRATION ACT
(ART. 224, ET SEQ. V.A. T.S.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS 2
1.01 - Definitions 2
ARTICLE II - LEASED PREMISES AND USES 4
2.01 - Description of Exclusive Leased Premises 4
2.02 - Description of Non -Exclusive Use Premises 5
2.03 - Exhibit Designating Non -Exclusive Use Premises 5
2.04 - Description of Privileges, Uses and Rights 5
2.05 - Rights and Privileges Specifically Excluded 10
2.06 - Right of Ingress and Egress 10
2.07 - Effect of Ordinances, Rules and Regulations 10
ARTICLE III - TITLE TO LESSEE 11
3.01 - Installed Improvements and Property 11
ARTICLE IV - OBLIGATIONS OF CITY 11
4.01 - Right to Lease Property 11
4.02 - Maintenance and Operation of Airport 11
4.03 - Governmental Facilities 12
4.04 - Restaurants 12
ARTICLE V - OBLIGATIONS OF LESSEE 13
5.01 - Porter Service 13
5.02 - Trash and Garbage 13
5.03 - Taxes and Licenses 13
5.04 - Rules and Regulations 13
5.05 - Duty to Prevent Unauthorized Access
to the Premises 14
ARTICLE VI - TERM 14
6.01 - Term 14
ARTICLE VII - RENTALS AND FEES 16
7.01 - Landing Fee 16
7.02 - Rental for Common Use Area 16
7.03 - Rental for Public Address System 20
7.04 - Aircraft Storage 20
7.05 - Time of Payment 21
7.06 - Default for Failure to Pay Rentals,
Fees and Charges 21
ARTICLE VIII - READJUSTMENT OF RENTALS, FEES AND OTHER 22
CHARGES
8.01 - Procedure for Readjustment of Rentals, Fees
and Other Charges 22
ARTICLE IX - RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES RESERVED BY CITY 22
9.01 - Right to Charge Use Fees to Others 22
9.02 - Right to Improve and Protect the Airport 22
ARTICLE X - INDEMNIFICATION, INSURANCE AND BONDS 24
10.01 - Indemnification, Etc. 24
10.02 - Insurance 25
ARTICLE XI - DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION OF LEASED PREMISES
11.01 - Right to Recover Damages
ARTICLE XII - TERMINATION OF LEASE, CANCELLATION,
ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER
12.01 - Termination
12.02 - Cancellation by Lessee
12.03 - Cancellation by City
12.04 - Notice of Termination
12.05 - Assignment and Subletting
ARTICLE XIII - PROPERTY RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION
13.01 - Lessee's Right of Removal
13.02 - City's Rights at Termination
ARTICLE XIV - GENERAL PROVISIONS
14.01 - Other Ordinances
14.02 - Arbitration
14.03 - Nondiscrimination
14.04 - Rules and Regulations
14.05 - Interpretation of Lease
14.06 - Invalid Provisions
14.07 - Sponsor's Assurances
14.08 - Consent Not to be Unreasonably Withheld
14.09 - Nonexclusive
14.10 - Lease Made in Texas
14.11 - Successors
14.12 - Headings
14.13 - Time of Essence
14.14 - Notices
14.15 - Understanding of the Parties
ARTICLE XV - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
15.01 - Security Charges
15.02 - Miscellaneous Charges
15.03 - Quiet Enjoyment
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THIS AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION PURSUANT
TO THE TEXAS GENERAL ARBITRATION ACT
(ART. 224. ET SEQ. V.A.C.S.)
CERTIFICATED PASSENGER AIRLINE LEASE
Lubbock International Airport
Lubbock, Texas
THIS LEASE AGREEMENT, made this 15th day of November, 1990,
by and between the City of Lubbock, Texas, (hereinafter referred
to as "City"), and Metroflight Inc., d/b/a American Eagle, a
corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware,
with its principal office at One Metrocentre, 1700 West 20th
Street, Dallas -Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-2626, (hereinafter
referred to as "Lessee").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, City owns and operates Lubbock International Air-
port, located in Lubbock County, Texas, (hereinafter referred to
as "Airport"); and
WHEREAS, Lessee is engaged in the business of air trans-
portation of persons, property and cargo, and is certificated by
the Federal Aviation Administration to provide such services
through Lubbock International Airport; and
WHEREAS, City also owns and operates a terminal building at
said Airport, which has been expanded and remodeled to provide
additional space for airline ticketing and operations facilities;
and
WHEREAS, City and Lessee both desire to execute a lease
agreement whose terms and conditions are substantially comparable
to the terms and conditions contained in leases executed by simi-
larly situated air carriers that are tenants at the Airport;
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual
covenants hereof, City hereby leases to Lessee and Lessee hereby
hires and takes from City certain non-exclusive use premises,
facilities, rights and privileges in connection with and on the
Airport, as hereinafter described, upon the terms and conditions
that follow:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 - Definitions. The following words, terms and
phrases whenever used in this Lease shall, for the purposes of
this Lease, have the following meanings:
Adequate heating and air conditioning facilities - those
heating and air conditioning facilities necessary to
maintain a more or less constant reasonable temperature
throughout the terminal building.
Approved maximum gross landing weight - the maximum landing
weight for an aircraft approved by the Federal Aviation
Administration for that aircraft.
Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Company - for the
purpose of this Lease shall be used interchangeably
with the term "air carrier" and shall mean any commer-
cial air carrier who on a regularly scheduled basis
transports passengers, baggage and cargo either to or
from the Airport.
Classification of air carriers - for the purpose of estab-
lishing different classes of air carriers as tenants at
the Airport, the following classifications shall con-
trol:
(a) standard long-term tenant - a Certificated Passen-
ger Air Transportation Company which has a long-term
lease with the City.
(b) standard short-term tenant - a Certificated Pas-
senger Air Transportation Company which has a short-
term lease with the City.
(c) month -to -month tenant - a Certificated Passenger
Air Transportation Company that conducts business at
the Airport but which has neither a standard long-term
lease nor a standard short-term lease with the City.
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Director of Aviation - the Director of Aviation of the City
of Lubbock or his designated representative.
Enplaned Passenger - any person that initially boards an
airplane at the Airport or any person that leaves an
airplane and reboards an airplane at the Airport.
Federal Aviation Administration - the Federal Aviation
Administration created by the Federal Government under
the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, or such other Federal
Government authority as may be the successor thereto or
be vested with the same or similar authority.
Ordinance - a legislative act enacted by the City Council of
the City of Lubbock, Texas.
Public airport facilities - include, but are not limited to,
approach areas, runways, taxiways, aprons, aircraft
parking areas, roadways, sidewalks, navigational and
avigational aids, lighting facilities, terminal facili-
ties and other public facilities appurtenant to the
Airport.
Regulation - any rule or order promulgated by any federal or
state agency which has authority to promulgate such
rule or order, or any regulation of the City or the
Airport Board of the City which is enacted or promul-
gated for the health, safety or welfare of the general
public, or any other such rule promulgated by the City
or Airport Board as that term is herein defined.
Relamp - the replacement of any bulb in light fixtures not
functioning properly.
Rule - any regulation, directive or order adopted by the
Airport Board of the City of Lubbock and applicable to
the operation of the Airport, and any directive issued
by the Director of Aviation.
Similarly situated air carriers - those Certificated Passen-
ger Air Transportation Companies that fall within the
same classification as herein defined, examples being
as follows:
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(a) all such air carriers which have a written lease
agreement with the City whose initial term is three (3)
or more years shall be deemed similarly situated;
(b) all such air carriers which have a written lease
agreement with the City whose initial term is less than
three (3) years (but who are not tenants at will or
hold over tenants) shall be deemed similarly situated;
(c) all such air carriers who are tenants at will
shall be deemed similarly situated.
Standard long-term lease - a written lease agreement with
Lessee or other similarly situated air carrier which
establishes the business relationships between the City
and Lessee or other similarly situated air carrier and
has an initial term of three (3) or more years.
Standard short-term lease - a written lease agreement with
an air carrier (other than a tenant at will or hold
over tenant) which establishes the business relation-
ships between the City and the air carrier and which
has an initial term of less than three (3) years.
Sterile area - any area at the Airport which Lessee pos-
sesses or controls either singularly or in conjunction
with other air carriers and to which access is con-
trolled by the inspection of persons and property in
accordance with any security program mandated by the
Federal Aviation Administration.
Tenant at will - a business relationship established between
the City and an air carrier on a month -to -month basis
which may or may not be in writing but which relation-
ship shall not exceed a term of one (1) year.
ARTICLE II
LEASED PREMISES AND USES
Section 2.01 - Description of Exclusive Leased Premises.
Since Lessee has a marketing agreement with another
Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Company that is a
standard long-term tenant at the Airport, and that agreement
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affords Lessee an opportunity to utilize such other tenant's
Exclusive Leased Premises, Lessee does not herein require any
additional Exclusive Leased Premises. However, in the event
Lessee after execution of this Lease, desires additional
Exclusive Leased Premises, this Lease may be amended to include
such space, if available, on such terms and conditions as those
contained in leases to other similarly situated air carriers.
Section 2.02 - Description of Non -Exclusive Use Premises.
Lessee is hereby granted the non-exclusive use, in common with
others elsewhere authorized, of such space and facilities as may
be designated by City in and adjacent to the terminal building,
which space and facilities, without limiting the generality
hereof, shall consist of:
(A) Ground area for the taxiing of aircraft.
(B) Space for a reasonable amount of Lessee's apron equip-
ment.
(C) Loading gates.
(D) Adequate and reasonably convenient vehicular parking
space for use by Lessee and its employees. Such space
shall be at locations designated by City in common with
other Airport employees and the use thereof shall be
provided at the same charge per month as established
for other Airport employees.
Section 2.03 - Exhibit Designating Non -Exclusive Use
Premises. The location of the Non -Exclusive Use Premises herein
leased to Lessee is designated and set forth on Exhibit A
attached hereto and by this reference.made a part hereof for all
purposes.
Section 2.04 - Description of Privileges, Uses and Rights.
Lessee shall be entitled, in common with others elsewhere autho-
rized, to the general use of all public airport facilities and
improvements which are now part of the Airport, except as here-
inafter provided. Lessee's use of said public airport facilities
shall be for the sole purpose of operating a transportation
system for transporting by aircraft persons, property, cargo,
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express and mail (hereinafter referred to as "Air Transporta-
tion"), which use, without limiting the generality hereof, shall
include:
(A) The handling, ticketing, billing and manifesting of
passengers, baggage, cargo, express and mail in Air
Transportation by Lessee or on behalf of any other
Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Company which
has a lease with City.
(B) The repairing, maintaining, conditioning, servicing,
testing, parking or storage of aircraft or other equip-
ment operated by Lessee, or of any other Certificated
Passenger Air Transportation Company. Such right and
the rights referred to in subparagraphs (C) and (D)
below shall not be construed as authorizing Lessee to
conduct a separate business, but shall permit Lessee to
exercise such rights only in connection with Air Trans-
portation.
(C) The training on Airport premises of personnel either
employed by or to be employed by Lessee or any other
Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Company.
However, in all instances where such training involves
aircraft either landing at or taking off from the Air-
port, Lessee shall be required to pay City landing fees
in accordance with Section 7.01.
(D) The sale, lease, transfer, disposal or exchange of
Lessee's aircraft engines, accessories and other equip-
ment or supplies. Said right shall include the sale,
lease, transfer or disposal of any article or goods
used by or bought for use by Lessee in connection with
Air Transportation; provided, however, that Lessee
shall not:
(1) Sell food or beverages other than for consumption
by passengers on aircraft and as provided in Sub-
paragraph (I) of this Section 2.04.
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(2) Sell gasoline, fuel, propellants, grease or other
lubricants except when said products are of a par-
ticular grade desired by others and are not other-
wise available at the Airport (except to other
Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Compa-
nies).
(E) Subject to approval of the Director of Aviation, the
servicing by Lessee's employees or others under
Lessee's control of aircraft and other equipment oper-
ated by Lessee on the apron, by truck or otherwise,
with gasoline, oil, grease, lubricants and any other
fuel or propellant or other supplies required by
Lessee, all of which shall include, without limiting
the generality hereof, the right of Lessee to install
and maintain on the Airport, subject to terms and
conditions mutually agreeable to the parties hereto,
adequate storage facilities for such gasoline, oil,
grease, lubricants and other fuel or propellant or
supplies, together with the necessary pipes, pumps,
motors, filters and other appurtenances incidental to
the use thereof, and the installation and maintenance
of pipes in connection with such facilities, as well as
a pipeline or pipelines between Lessee's source of
supply and said storage facilities. Lessee shall
submit to the Director of Aviation for his written
approval complete written plans and specifications for
such storage facilities and pipelines prior to instal-
lation. Lessee's exercise of its rights hereunder
shall be subject to the execution by the parties hereto
of a separate lease on such terms, conditions and
consideration as may be mutually agreed upon. This
provision shall not be construed to require Lessee to
obtain approval from the Director of Aviation each time
Lessee's employees or others under Lessee's control
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refuels or performs routine maintenance on aircraft or
other equipment operated by Lessee on the apron.
(F) The landing, taking off, flying, taxiing, towing, park-
ing, loading and unloading of Lessee's aircraft or
other Air Transportation equipment operated by Lessee
or used in connection with scheduled, shuttle,
courtesy, test, training, inspection, emergency,
special charter, sight-seeing and other flights, all of
which shall incidentally include, without limiting the
generality hereof, the right to load and unload
Lessee's aircraft, or the aircraft of any other
Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Company
having an existing lease with City, adjacent to a
convenient entrance to the terminal building at common
area loading gates located on the loading apron at
points to be designated by City; provided, however,
that flights carrying cargo or freight only shall load
and unload at convenient and accessible points to be
designated by City.
(G) The loading and unloading of property, cargo, express
and mail at said Airport by such motor vehicles or
other means of conveyance as Lessee may desire or
require in the operation of its Air Transportation
system, with the right to designate the particular
carrier or carriers which shall regularly transport
Lessee's property, cargo, express and mail to and from
the Airport.
(H) The right to install, maintain and operate, for its own
use, either by Lessee alone, or by Lessee in conjunc-
tion with other Lessees at the Airport, or through a
nominee, a computer system, message system, or any
other electronic system used to transmit communications
of any nature whatsoever. The installation, mainte-
nance and operation of such systems as described above
shall be without cost or expense to City, and shall be
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subject to reasonable rental payments by Lessee to the
City for any space used, as well as prior written
approval of the Director of Aviation as to location,
plans and specifications. Such approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
(I) The right to provide food and beverages for consumption
in flight by passengers and crews of Lessee or by
passengers and crews of any other Certificated Passen-
ger Air Transportation companies. Lessee shall also
have the right to arrange for food and beverages to be
provided to its passengers and crew members when said
passengers or crew members are grounded at the Airport
because of weather, mechanical conditions or other
similar emergency conditions; provided, however, that
if said passengers or crew members are to be given food
and beverages at the Airport, Lessee shall arrange for
this service from the person, firm or corporation hold-
ing concession rights from the City for food and Bever-
age service at the Airport. In addition, Lessee may
furnish, free of cost, coffee and doughnuts to its
passengers, provided such items are purchased through
the person, firm or corporation holding concession
rights from the City for food and beverage service at
the Airport. Except to the extent hereinabove specifi-
cally provided, nothing in this subparagraph (I) shall
be deemed to give Lessee the right to maintain or
operate at the Airport a cafeteria, restaurant, bar,
cocktail lounge or vending machines or in any manner
otherwise providing for the sale of food or beverages
to the public.
(J) The right, except as herein otherwise specifically
provided, to purchase or otherwise obtain personal
property of any nature including, but not limited to,
gasoline, fuel, propellants, lubricating oil, grease,
food, beverages and other materials, equipment and
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supplies deemed by Lessee necessary or incidental to
its operations, its exercise of the rights herein
granted, and its discharge of the obligations herein
imposed. Said purchases may be made through any
person, partnership, firm, association or corporation
Lessee may choose.
(K) The rights and privileges granted the Lessee under
subparagraphs (E), (G) and (H) of this Section 2.04 may
be exercised by Lessee for and on behalf of any other
Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Company
operating at the Airport of, by or through a nominee of
Lessee, but said nominee shall be subject to the prior
written approval of the Director of Aviation. It is
specifically provided, however, that any such nominee
shall have no greater rights than Lessee hereunder,
except as otherwise granted in this Agreement.
Section 2.05 - Rights and Privileges Specifically Excluded.
Except as specifically provided for in Section 2.04, nothing
herein shall be deemed to give Lessee any right or permission to
sell at the Airport any goods or services to the public other
than Air Transportation services. Without limiting the general-
ity of the foregoing, this prohibition includes insurance sales
(except when not otherwise available at the Airport).
Section 2.06 - Right of Ingress and Egress. City hereby
grants to Lessee, its employees, agents, passengers, guests,
patrons, suppliers of materials and furnishers of service the
right of ingress to and egress from, but not the use of, except
as otherwise provided in this Lease, the non-exclusive use
premises described in Section 2.02.
Section 2.07 - Effect of Ordinances. Rules and Regulations.
This Lease is subject to such ordinances, rules and regulations
duly enacted or adopted for the operation, maintenance and exis-
tence of the Airport, and all such ordinances, rules and regula-
tions enacted or adopted which relate to the health, safety or
welfare of the general public shall always take precedence over
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the terms of this Lease. Such ordinances, rules and regulations
enacted or adopted which do not affect the health or safety of
the general public shall take precedence over this Lease only
when such ordinances, rules and regulations are not in direct
conflict with the terms of this Lease. This Lease shall never be
understood or construed as a delegation or surrender of the City
of Lubbock's governmental authority.
ARTICLE III
TITLE TO LESSEE
Section 3.01 - Installed Improvements and Property. All
improvements, equipment and property installed, erected or placed
by Lessee in, on or about the Airport shall be deemed to be
personalty and remain the property of Lessee, save and except
those improvements, equipment and property which are so attached
to Airport premises so as to damage the premises upon removal or
impair the functional or operational use thereof. Said improve-
ments, equipment and property so attached shall be deemed perma-
nent improvements and shall become the property of City upon
installation.
ARTICLE IV
OBLIGATIONS OF CITY
Section 4.01 - Right to Lease Property. City represents
that it has the full right to lease that portion of the Airport
referred to herein, together with all the premises, facilities,
rights, licenses, services and privileges herein granted, and has
full power and authority to enter into this Lease in respect
thereof.
Section 4.02 - Maintenance and Operation of Airport. Except
as otherwise specifically provided herein, City shall, during the
term of this Lease, operate, maintain and keep in good repair the
terminal building, terminal apron and all airport facilities
utilized by the general public, as well as the improvements,
machinery and equipment placed by City in these areas. City
shall not, however, be required under this Lease to perform any
maintenance or effect any repairs necessary due to misuse or
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abuse or the negligence of Lessee, its sublessees, employees,
agents, servants, patrons or invitees. However, City may perform
such maintenance or make such repairs as necessary and charge the
cost of same to Lessee, provided Lessee has failed to perform
such maintenance or make such repairs to the satisfaction of the
Director of Aviation within a reasonable time after receiving a
written request from said Director of Aviation.
In all areas utilized by the general public, City shall
provide janitorial and cleaning services, including window wash-
ing, lighting and adequate heating and air conditioning facili-
ties.
The City shall be responsible for structural, exterior and
roof maintenance and exterior window washing in all portions of
the terminal building.
City shall also provide and supply adequate lighting for
vehicular parking spaces and aircraft loading ramps and adequate
field lighting.
The obligations assumed by City under this Article IV shall
not obligate City to repair or rebuild any of the facilities at
said Airport in the event of damage by the elements, fire,
explosion or other causes beyond the control of City.
City shall deliver to Lessee all of the premises leased
hereunder in a condition which complies with the City's Building
Code and other applicable City ordinances.
Section 4.03 - Governmental Facilities. It is expressly
agreed that if funds provided by the United States Government for
the construction, maintenance and operation of the Control Tower,
Instrument Landing System, and/or other air navigation aids are
discontinued even though needed for Lessee's operations at the
Airport, City shall not be required to provide said facilities.
Section 4.04 - Restaurants. City agrees to provide space in
the terminal building for a restaurant or coffee shop for the
purpose of selling food and beverages to the general public.
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ARTICLE V
OBLIGATIONS OF LESSEE
Section 5.01 - Porter Service. Lessee may, at its option,
provide porter service for the convenience of its passengers in
and adjacent to the baggage claim area of the terminal building.
Said service may be provided by Lessee alone, by Lessee in
conjunction with other Certificated Passenger Air Transportation
Companies which may now or hereafter be Lessees at the Airport,
or by a nominee of Lessee if approved by the Director of Avia-
tion.
Section 5.02 - Trash and Garbage. Lessee shall provide at
its own expense a complete and proper arrangement for the
adequate sanitary handling and disposal, away from the Airport,
of all trash, garbage and other refuse resulting from Lessee's
operations on the Airport. Lessee shall provide and use suitable
covered metal receptacles for all garbage, trash and other refuse
in the areas leased by Lessee. Piling of boxes, cartons, barrels
or other similar items in an unsafe manner in or about Airport
premises shall not be permitted.
Section 5.03 - Taxes and Licenses. Lessee shall pay all
taxes of whatever character that may be lawfully levied or
charged upon Lessee's leasehold improvements or operations here-
under and upon Lessee's rights to use Airport property. Lessee
shall obtain and pay for all licenses or permits necessary or
required by law for the construction of any improvements, addi-
tions or alterations, or the installation of equipment and
furnishings, and any other licenses necessary to conduct its Air
Transportation business.
Section 5.04 - Rules and Regulations. In conducting its
operations hereunder, Lessee shall comply with all applicable
laws of the United States of America and the State of Texas, the
rules and regulations promulgated by their authority pertaining
to aviation and air navigation, and all reasonable and applicable
rules, regulations and ordinances of the City now in force or
hereafter prescribed or promulgated by authority or by law,
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provided that such rules, regulations and ordinances of the City
shall be in conformity with Section 2.07 hereof.
Section 5.05 - Duty to Prevent Unauthorized Access to the
Premises. Lessee shall prohibit access or entry into any sterile
area (as herein defined in Section 1.01) by any person or prop-
erty whose access or entry is not authorized, and Lessee agrees
that in the event that a civil penalty or fine is levied against
the Airport or City as a result of Lessee's failure to comply or
act in accordance with this provision, or any other applicable
federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, rules and regula-
tions affecting the use, occupancy or operation of any such
sterile area, Lessee shall immediately reimburse the Airport or
City the full amount of the penalty or fine and correct the act
or omission leading to, causing or contributing to the violation.
In the event Lessee is responsible in whole or in part for a
civil penalty or fine under this Section 5.05, Lessee shall have
the exclusive right to defend and compromise the matter in
Lessee's discretion to the extent of its interest.
ARTICLE VI
TERDS
Section 6.01 - Term. A. The initial term of this Lease
shall commence on the 15th day of November, 1990, and end on the
1991
14th day of November, � Upon written application of Lessee,
delivered to the office of the Director of Aviation of City
within twenty (20) days prior to the expiration of the initial
term of this Lease, the Director of Aviation may extend this
Lease for a period of thirty (30) days, provided Lessee is
negotiating with City for a new lease when such initial term
expires. During such negotiations, Lessee may apply for as many
thirty (30) day extensions of this Lease as Lessee deems
necessary, which may or may not be granted by the Director of
Aviation in his discretion, but in no case shall this Lease be
extended more than twelve (12) months beyond its initial term.
Any extension of this Lease granted under this Section 6.01 shall
be in writing and signed by the Lessee and the Director of
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Aviation. During any extension, Lessee shall be subject to the
rates, fees, rentals and other charges established by the Airport
Board for Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Companies
that are month -to -month tenants. Both City and Lessee herein
agree, however, that all negotiations for any new lease shall be
conducted in good faith.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 6.01,
this Lease is also subject to earlier termination as hereinafter
provided under Article XII.
C. on or before thirty (30) days prior to the expiration
of the initial term of this Lease, or any extension of said term,
as provided in this Article, the Director of Aviation may notify
Lessee in writing that this Lease shall terminate at the end of
said thirty (30) day period. Lessee agrees and hereby acknowl-
edges that it is an essential term of this Lease that before the
end of said thirty (30) day period Lessee will vacate all of the
premises leased hereunder, will remove all of its property and
improvements (other than permanent improvements) from same, and
will restore said premises to the condition in which they existed
at the commencement of the initial term of this Lease, damage by
the elements, fire, explosion or other casualty excepted unless
such damage results from act or omission of Lessee. All such
restoration shall be done in a manner satisfactory to the Direc-
tor of Aviation and shall be completed within said thirty (30)
day period. If Lessee fails to vacate said premises within said
thirty (30) days after the date of written notice from City of
termination, or if Lessee fails to complete such restoration
within said thirty (30) day period, the City shall have the right
to remove from said premises any and all of Lessee's property and
improvements remaining thereon, to restore said portion of the
terminal building and land adjacent thereto to the condition
specified above, and to charge all costs incurred by City in so
doing to Lessee. Lessee agrees to pay such costs of removal and
restoration incurred by City. Failure by the Director of Avia-
tion to notify Lessee of when this Lease shall terminate shall
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not extend the initial term of this Lease, or any extension of
said term granted in accordance with this article.
ARTICLE VII
RENTALS AND FEES
Section 7.01 - Landing Fee. Effective November 15, 1990,
the fee for the use of the landing area and facilities necessary
therefor as granted hereunder, except those for which rentals are
specifically provided elsewhere herein, shall be .45 per 1,000
pounds of the approved maximum gross landing weight of each
actual flight operated. Effective October 1, 1991, the fee for
the use of such landing area and facilities shall be .50 per
1,000 pounds of the approved maximum gross landing weight of each
actual flight operated.
Notwithstanding the date on which this Lease is signed,
Lessee herein agrees to pay City landing fees retroactively in
accordance with this Section 7.01 as though this Lease had been
executed and became effective on November 15, 1990. However, in
calculating such landing fees, Lessee shall be given a credit for
landing fees already paid.
Not later than the fifth day of each month, Lessee shall
file with the Director of Aviation a report of Lessee's actual
landings at the Airport for the preceding month, which report
shall include the number and type of aircraft making such land-
ings. Lessee shall further provide the City with a summary of
the approved maximum gross landing weights for each type of
aircraft it operates at the Airport.
Section 7.02 - Rental for Common Use Area.
A. Common Bag Claim Area
As a result of expansion and remodeling of the terminal
building at the Airport, there is now approximately 16,939 square
feet of common bag claim area within the terminal building, as
shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and by reference made a part
hereof. Rental for the 16,939 sq. ft. common bag claim area
shall be charged jointly to Lessee and all other Certificated
Passenger Air Transportation Companies which now or may hereafter
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have valid leases at the Airport according to the common bag
claim area formula, as hereinafter defined, and Lessee herein
agrees to pay its pro rata portion of such rental, which shall
consist of a fixed fee of $5.63 per sq. ft. per year (to cover
debt service) and a variable sum for Maintenance and Operation (M
& O) costs. The M & O portion of the common bag claim area
rental shall be subject to adjustments as follows: Effective
November 15, 1990, the M & O portion of the rental shall be $6.48
per sq. ft. per year. Effective October 1, 1991, and each year
thereafter on the same month and day for the remainder of this
Lease, the M & O portion of the rental shall be adjusted upward
or downward in accordance with the increase or decrease for the
preceding twelve (12) months in the Consumer Price Index
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United Stated
Government, hereinafter called "CPI."
Notwithstanding the date on which this Lease is signed,
Lessee herein agrees to pay City rentals for use of the common
bag claim area retroactively in accordance with this Section 7.02
as though this Lease had been executed and became effective on
November 15, 1990. However, in calculating such rentals, Lessee
shall be given a credit for bag claim area rentals already paid.
The total common bag claim area charges shall be prorated
among all Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Companies at
the Airport based on the following formula: 20% of the total
charges shall be divided equally among all Certificated Passenger
Air Transportation Companies and the remaining 80% prorated based
on each such carrier's percentage of enplanements in the preced-
ing month. Not later than the fifth day of each month, the
Lessee shall file with the Director of Aviation a summary of the
actual number of passenger enplanements on Lessee's aircraft and
the actual number of departures of Lessee's aircraft from the
Airport for the preceding month. Lessee agrees to pay its calcu-
lated pro rata amount of common bag claim area rental monthly in
accordance with the above common bag claim area formula.
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B. Common Boarding Lounge Area
Prior to expansion and remodeling of the terminal building
at the Airport, there were 26.789 square feet of space and six
(6) loading gates available for use as common boarding lounge
area by Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Companies.
However, as a result of expansion and remodeling of the terminal
building at the Airport and negotiations with air carriers that
provide Air Transportation services at the Airport, approximately
51,685 square feet of space and nine (9) loading gates are now
available for use as common boarding lounge area. Both City and
Lessee agree that for purposes of this Lease the common boarding
lounge area shall consist of those six (6) gates designated as
common boarding lounge area on Exhibit A attached hereto and by
this reference made a part hereof, but such common area shall be
enlarged to include an additional gate for each Certificated
Passenger Air Transportation Company that either begins or has
already begun providing Air Transportation services at the
Airport after January 1, 1987.
Effective November 15, 1990, the base rental rate for the
common boarding lounge area shall be $6.48 per sq. ft. per year.
Effective October 1, 1991, and each year thereafter on the same
month and day for the remainder of this Lease, the base rental
rate for the common boarding lounge area shall be adjusted upward
or downward in accordance with the increase or decrease for the
preceding twelve (12) months in the CPI.
Rental of the common boarding lounge area shall be charged
jointly to all Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Compa-
nies which now or may hereafter have leases at the Airport
according to the common boarding lounge area formula, as here-
inafter defined, and in accordance with the following calcula-
tion, and Lessee herein agrees to pay its pro rata portion of
such rental:
(6/9 X base rental rate X 51,685 square feet = annual
rental)
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However, the fraction in the above calculation shall be
enlarged by one -ninth each time that a Certificated Passen-
ger Air Transportation Company either has begun or does
begin providing Air Transportation services at the Airport
after January 1, 1987. In like manner, the fraction shall
be reduced by one -ninth whenever any Certificated Passenger
Air Transportation Company ceases providing Air Transporta-
tion services at the Airport after January 1, 1987. Except,
however, such fraction shall not be reduced if any Certifi-
cated Passenger Air Transportation Company with an unexpired
lease takes bankruptcy and refuses to surrender its lease or
allow the City to reclaim the space so occupied by such Air
Transportation Company for any reason whatsoever.
City and Lessee hereby agree that Lessee and two (2) other
Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Companies commenced
providing Air Transportation services at Lubbock International
Airport after January 1, 1987, and that the fraction in the
formula as above set forth shall be adjusted in accordance with
the above described procedure from the dates Lessee and such
other Companies commenced services, which dates were November 12,
1987, and May 1, 1990 respectively (for such other companies),
and November 15, 1990 (for Lessee). Another Certificated
Passenger Air Transportation Company commenced providing services
at the Airport on November 12, 1987, but ceased providing
services prior to execution of this Lease.
Notwithstanding the date on which this Lease is signed,
Lessee herein agrees to pay City retroactively in accordance with
this Section 7.02 its pro rata portion of the common boarding
lounge area rental as though this Lease had been executed and
became effective on November 15, 1990. However, in calculating
such rentals, Lessee shall be given a credit for boarding lounge
area rentals already paid.
The total common boarding lounge area charges shall be
prorated among all Certificated Passenger Air Transportation
Companies at the Airport based on the following formula: 20% of
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the total charges shall be divided among all Certificated Passen-
ger Air Transportation Companies based on the percentage of
departures in the previous month, and So% shall be prorated based
on each such carrier's percentage of enplanements in the previous
month. Lessee agrees to pay its calculated pro rata amount of
common boarding lounge area rental monthly in accordance with the
above common boarding lounge area formula.
Loading gates which have not been designated as common
boarding lounge area shall not be considered as such unless added
to the common area in accordance with this Section 7.02.
However, Lessee may at no additional charge utilize the loading
gates not included in the common area for diversion or off -sched-
ule operations. Lessee may similarly use these loading gates for
charter flights after negotiating a use fee with the Airport
Board of City. City herein agrees to train Lessee's personnel to
operate such loading gates for these purposes.
Section 7.03 - Rental for Public Address System. Lessee
shall pay a rental rate of $5.00 per month per microphone
connection located on the non-exclusive use premises. The rental
rate will be adjusted when necessary to reflect the charges
imposed on the City to provide this service.
Microphones located on the non-exclusive use premises are to
be used in conjunction with other Certificated Passenger Air
Transportation Companies which now or may hereafter have valid
leases at the Airport. These companies shall provide City with a
written schedule of the pro rata rental due by each Lessee here-
under and Lessee agrees to pay its stated pro rata amount
monthly. The pro rata schedule so furnished to City shall remain
in effect until such time as City is provided a revised schedule
of the pro rata rental amounts executed by all said Lessees,
which revised schedule shall remain in effect until similarly
modified.
Section 7.04 - Aircraft Storage. City shall have the right
to designate apron parking areas for the storage of Lessee's
aircraft.
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Section 7.05 - Time of Payment. Lessee agrees to pay City
the rentals, fees and charges due hereunder at such place as City
may from time to time designate. Unless otherwise herein stated,
all rentals, fees and charges shall be payable in monthly
installments covering the preceding calendar month of operation.
In the event that the commencement or termination of this
agreement falls on any date other than the first or last day of a
calendar month, the applicable rentals, fees and charges (except
landing fees and rentals, fees and charges that are pro rated on
the basis of passenger enplanements, aircraft departures and/or
other such use measurements) for that month shall be paid on a
pro rata basis according to the number of days during which said
particular premises, facilities, rights, licenses, services and
privileges were enjoyed.
City shall, after the end of each calendar month, transmit
to Lessee a statement of the rentals, fees and charges incurred
by Lessee during said month as hereinabove provided. Payment
shall be made by Lessee on or before the 25th day of the month in
which such statement is transmitted.
Lessee shall pay City a late payment charge of five per cent
(5%) of the total amount'of rentals, fees and other charges
payable if payment is not made when due.
Section 7.06 - Default for Failure to Pay Rentals, Fees and
Charges. It is expressly agreed that time of payment of the
rentals, fees and charges hereinabove provided is of the essence
in this entire Lease. Therefore, if Lessee fails to pay any
rentals, fees or charges due hereunder within thirty (30) days
after City transmits a statement therefor to Lessee, City may, at
its option, upon ten (10) working days written notice to Lessee
(unless in such ten day period Lessee shall have corrected such
failure to pay) immediately, or at any time thereafter, expel
Lessee and those claiming by, through or under Lessee and remove
Lessee's effects from Airport property forcibly, if necessary,
without being deemed guilty of trespass and without prejudice to
any remedy which otherwise might be used for breach of covenant
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or to collect rentals, fees and charges in arrears. Upon such
expulsion this Lease shall terminate.
ARTICLE VIII
READJUSTMENT OF RENTALS, FEES AND OTHER CHARGES
Section 8.01 - Procedure for Readiustment of Rentals. Fees
and Other Charges. On April 1, 1991, and every three (3) calen-
dar years thereafter that this Lease remains in effect, all
rentals, fees and other charges for the use of any one or all of
the premises and facilities leased hereunder for the succeeding
three-year period shall be subject to renegotiation upon written
notice by either party hereto ninety (90) days prior to the
beginning of the next three-year period. Either party giving
notice shall, at the time, furnish the other party with a reason-
ably detailed statement supporting the proposed adjustment.
ARTICLE IX
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES RESERVED BY CITY
Section 9.01 - Riaht to Charge Use Fees to Others. Nothing
in this Lease shall be deemed to restrict in any manner City's
right to charge any person, partnership, firm, association or
corporation fees and rentals for the use of City's property or
any improvements thereon where such use of said property or
improvements is of a regular or permanent nature, as distin-
guished from a temporary or transitory nature, or where such use
is of such a nature as to constitute the performance of a commer-
cial business at the Airport. In addition, City shall have the
right to charge persons, partnerships, firms, associations and
corporations a fee no less than that set forth in mutual assis-
tance ground services agreements, as revised from time to time.
This fee shall be applicable to, but not limited to, fees for
ramp use, jetway use, gate use, training flights and aircraft
storage and landing fees, which shall never be less than 125% of
the landing fee charged Lessee as set out in Section 7.01 hereof.
Section 9.02 - Right to Improve and Protect the Airport. In
addition to any other rights herein retained, City specifically
reserves the following rights and privileges:
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(A) The right to further develop or improve the landing
area and other portions of the Airport as City deems
necessary. City agrees to advise Lessee of any
proposed capital expenditure in excess of $100,000 and
to consult with Lessee prior to undertaking such
capital expenditure. However, nothing in this Section
9.02 or elsewhere in this Lease shall be construed as a
delegation of the City's authority to determine when
such capital expenditures are deemed necessary. If
feasible, such improvements shall be made in a manner
which will cause Lessee as little inconvenience as
possible. Lessee shall not be assessed any rentals,
fees or other charges for such improvements unless
Lessee occupies or utilizes such improvements either
exclusively or in conjunction with other air carriers,
or the improvements are required by the Federal Avia-
tion Administration or for the safe operation of the
Airport.
(B) The right to take any action City considers necessary
to protect the aerial approaches of the Airport against
obstruction, together with the right to prevent Lessee
from erecting or permitting to be erected any building
or other structure on the Airport which, in the opinion
of City, would limit the usefulness of the Airport or
constitute a hazard to aircraft.
(C) The right during time of war or national emergency to
lease the Airport or any part thereof to the United
States Government for military use. In the event any
such Lease is executed, the rights and privileges
granted Lessee in this instrument insofar as they are
inconsistent with the rights and privileges granted to
the Government shall be suspended.
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ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION, INSURANCE AND BONDS
Section 10.01 - Indemnification. Etc.. The parties agree
that Lessee is and shall always be deemed to be an independent
contractor and operator and not an agent or employee of City with
respect to Lessee's acts and omissions hereunder.
The Lessee agrees that it will indemnify and save the City
harmless from all claims arising out of any demands of contrac-
tors, subcontractors, laborers, workers, suppliers, mechanics,
materialmen and furnishers of equipment or parts thereof, which
claims may be incurred by the activities of Lessee at the
Airport.
Lessee shall indemnify fully and save harmless the City, its
officers, agents and employees from any and all claims and
actions and any and all expenses incidental to the investigation
and defense thereof, based upon or arising out of damages or
injuries to third persons or their property, and caused by the
fault or negligence of Lessee, its contractors, agents or employ-
ees in the construction, use or occupancy of the facilities,
premises and privileges hereunder; provided, however, that the
City shall indemnify fully and save harmless Lessee, its offi-
cers, agents and employees from any and all claims and actions
and any and all expenses incidental to the investigation and
defense thereof, based upon or arising out of damages or injuries
to third persons or their property, and caused by the fault or
negligence of the City, its agents or employees, or arising out
of or as a result of the condition of any of the publicly used
premises in or about said Airport, but such indemnification shall
never exceed the limits of exposure set forth in the Texas Tort
Claims Act when such claims or actions fall within the terms of
said Act. City shall give to Lessee prompt and reasonable notice
of any claims or actions against City, and failure to so notify
Lessee shall relieve Lessee of its obligations to indemnify the
City therefor. In all cases where Lessee is obligated to indem-
nify and save harmless the City as hereinabove provided, Lessee
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shall have the right to investigate, compromise and defend any
such claims or actions to the extent of its own interest, and
Lessee shall cooperate with City and protect City's interest to
this end. In all cases where City is required to indemnify and
save harmless Lessee as hereinabove provided, City shall have the
right to investigate, compromise and defend any such claims or
actions to the extent of its own interest, and City shall cooper-
ate with Lessee and protect Lessee's interest to this end.
Section 10.02 - Insurance. Lessee shall procure and keep in
effect at all times during the term of this Lease the forms of
insurance set forth in this Section 10.02. All policies or
certificates shall contain a provision requiring the insurers to
give the City written notice of cancellation or of any material
change in said policies or certificates at least thirty (30) days
in advance of the effective date of such cancellation or material
change. Each policy shall also contain a provision waiving the
right of such insurers to subrogation.
Lessee shall maintain all insurance required hereunder with
insurance underwriters authorized to do business in the State of
Texas and satisfactory to City. All policies shall name the
City, its officers, servants, agents and employees as additional
insureds. Before the initial term of this agreement commences,
Lessee shall furnish City with certificates of insurance which
indicate that all insurance and provisions required hereunder are
in full force and effect or shall provide City with certified
copies of said policies.
Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance - Prior to
undertaking any activities at the Airport, Lessee shall
obtain comprehensive general liability insurance for
the protection of the City, its officers, agents and
employees. Lessee shall provide public liability
insurance for personal injuries or death arising out of
any one accident or event in a minimum sum of Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) for one person
and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) for any one
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accident and, in addition, shall provide property
damage liability insurance in a minimum sum of Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) for
property damage arising out of any one accident or
event. Insurance coverages required of Lessee shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time to comply with
any changes in minimum requirements determined by City
to be necessary.
ARTICLE XI
DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION OF LEASED PREMISES
Section 11.01 - Right to Recover Damages. Nothing in this
Lease shall be construed as a waiver of the right of either City
or Lessee to recover damages from the other arising out of the
fault or negligence of the other.
ARTICLE XII
TERMINATION OF LEASE
CANCELLATION, ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER
Section 12.01 - Termination. This Lease shall terminate at
the end of the full term hereof, or earlier as provided in
Sections 12.02 and 12.03, and Lessee shall have no further right
or interest in the non-exclusive use premises, except as provided
in Article VI and in Article XIII.
Section 12.02 - Cancellation by Lessee. This Lease shall be
subject to cancellation by Lessee after the occurrence of any one
or more of the following events:
(A) The permanent abandonment of the Airport as an airline
terminal or the permanent removal of scheduled airline
service from the Airport.
(B) The lawful assumption by the United States Government,
or any authorized agency thereof, of the operation,
control or use of the Airport, or any substantial part
or parts thereof, in such a manner as to substantially
restrict Lessee for a period of at least ninety (90)
days from operating thereon.
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(C) The issuance of an injunction by any court of competent
jurisdiction which prevents or restrains the use of the
Airport, or any substantial part thereof, for Airport
purposes, provided such injunction remains in force for
a period of at least ninety (90) days.
(D) The inability of Lessee to use the Airport for a period
in excess of ninety (90) days or to enjoy any of the
rights, licenses, services or privileges granted to
Lessee hereunder as a result of fire, explosion, earth-
quake or other casualty or act of God or a public
enemy, provided that the same is not caused by negli-
gence or willful acts or failure to act on the part of
Lessee, its sublessees, agents or employees.
(E) Any failure or refusal by the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration which prevents Lessee from operating into, from
or through said Airport such aircraft as Lessee may
reasonably desire to operate.
(F) The default by City in the performance of any covenant
or agreement herein required to be performed by City
and the failure of City to remedy such default for a
period of ninety (90) days after receipt from Lessee of
written notice to remedy the same; provided, however,
that no notice of cancellation, as below required,
shall be of any force or effect if City shall have
remedied the default prior to the receipt of Lessee's
notice of cancellation.
Lessee may exercise such right of cancellation by giving the
Director of Aviation sixty (60) days advance written notice at
any time after the lapse of the applicable period of time herein
stated, and this Lease shall terminate at the end of such sixty
(60) day period. Rental due hereunder shall be payable only to
the date of said termination.
Lessee's performance of all or any part of this Lease for or
during any period(s) after failure of the City to perform any of
the terms, covenants and conditions herein contained shall not be
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deemed a waiver of any right Lessee has to cancel this Lease for
any subsequent failure by City to so perform, keep or observe any
of the terms, covenants or conditions hereof.
Section 12.03 - Cancellation by City. This Lease shall be
subject to cancellation by City after the occurrence of any one
or more of the following events:
(A) The taking by a court of competent jurisdiction of
Lessee and its assets pursuant to proceedings brought
under the provisions of any federal reorganization act.
(B) The appointment of a receiver of Lessee's assets.
(C) The divestiture of Lessee's assets herein by other
operation of law.
(D) The abandonment by Lessee of its Air Transportation
business at the Airport for a period of thirty (30)
days or more.
(E) The default by Lessee in the performance of any
covenant or agreement herein required to be performed
by Lessee and the failure of Lessee to remedy such
default for a period of sixty (60) days after receipt
of written notice by City to remedy same, except that
default for failure to pay any rentals, fees or charges
shall be governed by Section 7.06.
(F) The lawful assumption by the United States Government,
of the operation, control or use of the Airport, or any
substantial part or parts thereof, or any authorized
agency thereof, in such a manner as to substantially
restrict Lessee for a period of at least ninety (90)
days from operating thereon.
(G) In addition to the foregoing, all rights, privileges
and interests acquired hereunder by Lessee may, at the
option of City and following written notice of ninety
(90) days, be suspended or finally terminated if such
suspension or termination is found by City, acting in
good faith, to be necessary to enable the City to
undertake construction for expansion of the terminal
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building, or to secure federal financial aid for the
development of the Airport, or for the development or
promotion of aeronautical operations thereon.
If any of the aforesaid events occur, City may terminate
this Lease and any rental due hereunder shall be payable to said
date of termination.
It is agreed that failure to declare this Lease terminated
upon the default of Lessee for any of the reasons set forth above
or in Section 7.06 hereof shall not operate to bar or destroy the
right of City to declare this Lease null and void as a result of
any subsequent violation of the terms of this Lease.
Section 12.04 - Notice of Termination. If any of the events
enumerated in Section 12.03 shall occur, City may cancel and
terminate this Lease by giving Lessee five (5) working days writ-
ten notice, such cancellation and termination to be effective
upon the date specified in such notice. Rental due shall be
payable only to the date of cancellation.
Section 12.05 - Assignment and Subletting. Lessee shall not
sell, assign or transfer this Lease, or any part thereof;
provided, however, that Lessee shall have the right to assign all
or any part of its rights and interests under this Agreement to
any affiliated Air Transportation Company, or any successor to
its business through merger, consolidation, voluntary sale, or
transfer of substantially all of Lessee's assets, and the consent
of the Lessor thereto shall not be required, but due notice of
any such assignment shall be given to the Lessor within ten (10)
working days prior to such assignment hereunder.
ARTICLE XIII
PROPERTY RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION
Section 13.01 - Lessee's Right of Removal. Upon cancella-
tion or termination of this Lease for any reason, Lessee shall
have the right for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on
which notice of termination is placed in the United States mail,
as provided in Article XIV, Section 14.14 hereinafter, to remove
any or all of its property from the Airport. Furthermore, within
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said thirty (30) day period, Lessee shall restore said premises
to the condition in which they existed at the commencement of
this Lease, damage by the elements, fire, explosion or other
casualty excepted, unless such damage occurs as a result of an
act or omission of Lessee, its sublessees, agents or employees,
in which event Lessee shall repair and restore said premises as
aforesaid.
Section 13.02 - City's Rights at Termination. Title to any
and all improvements and property not removed by Lessee prior to
the expiration of the aforesaid thirty (30) day period shall vest
in City; provided, however, that City reserves the right to
require Lessee to remove such improvements and property, the cost
of which shall be borne by Lessee in the event City removes same
on failure of Lessee to perform its obligation hereunder.
City also reserves the right to charge a reasonable rental
for any period of continued occupancy by Lessee after cancella-
tion or termination of this Lease.
ARTICLE XIV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 14.01 - Other Ordinances. This Lease supersedes all
prior ordinances and any amendments thereto passed by the City
Council of City and which pertain to rental rates and landing
fees at the Airport.
Section 14.02 - Arbitration. In any event, and notwith-
standing any provisions made in this Lease, City and Lessee agree
to submit to arbitration any question or dispute, except nonpay-
ment of rentals, fees or other charges, arising between said
parties and requiring an interpretation of any term, condition or
covenant herein contained, or concerning any matter of compliance
or noncompliance with the terms of this Lease. Before submitting
any question or dispute to arbitration, City and Lessee shall
each select one arbitrator and the two so chosen shall then
select a competent and disinterested third arbitrator; and the
three arbitrators collectively shall then consider the question
or dispute submitted to them in writing by the parties hereto.
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The decision in writing of any two arbitrators shall determine
the particular question or dispute under consideration. The
parties hereto shall bear equally the expense of said arbitra-
tion.
Section 14.03 - Nondiscrimination. The Lessee for itself,
its personal representatives, successors in interest and assigns,
as a part of the consideration hereof, does hereby covenant and
agrees as a covenant running with the land that: (1) no person on
the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex shall be
excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be
otherwise subjected to discrimination in the use of said Airport
facilities; (2) that in the construction of any improvements on,
over or under such land and the furnishing of services thereon,
no person on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex
shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of,
or otherwise be subjected to discrimination; (3) that the Lessee
shall use the premises in compliance with all other requirements
imposed by or pursuant to 49 CFR Part 21, Nondiscrimination in
Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation,
and as said Regulations may be amended.
The Lessee assures that it will undertake an affirmative
action program as required by 14 CFR Part 152, Subpart E, to
ensure that no person shall on the grounds of race, color,
national origin or sex be excluded from participating in any
employment activities covered in 14 CFR Part 152, Subpart E. The
Lessee assures that no person shall be excluded on these grounds
from participating in or receiving the services or benefits of
any program or activity covered by this subpart. The Lessee
assures that it will require that its covered suborganizations
provide assurances to the Lessee that they similarly will under-
take affirmative action programs and that they will require
assurances from their suborganizations, as required by 14 CFR
Part 152, Subpart E, to the same effect.
Each party hereto will comply with all federal, state and
local laws and executive orders and regulations issued pursuant
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thereto including, without limitation, and to the extent applica-
ble to this Agreement, the provisions contained within Section
202 of Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the implementing
regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs, 41 CFR Parts 60-1, et sea., which provisions are incor-
porated herein by reference as if set forth in full.
In the event of breach of any of the preceding nondiscrimi-
nation covenants, City shall have the right to terminate this
Lease, and to reenter and repossess said land and the facilities
thereon, and hold the same as if said Lease had never been made
or issued.
Section 14.04 - Rules and Regulations. City shall have the
right to and may from time to time adopt and enforce reasonable
rules and regulations, which Lessee agrees to observe and obey,
pertaining to the use of the Airport, public terminal building
and appurtenances, provided that such rules and regulations shall
not be inconsistent with rules, regulations or orders of the
Federal Aviation Administration pertaining to aircraft operations
at the Airport, or with the procedures prescribed or approved
from time to time by the Federal Aviation Administration pertain-
ing to the operation of Lessee's aircraft at the Airport.
Section 14.05 - Interpretation of Lease. Nothing in this
Lease shall be construed or interpreted in any manner whatsoever
as limiting, relinquishing or waiving any rights or ownership
enjoyed by City in the Airport property, or in any manner waiving
or limiting City's control over the operation, maintenance,
improvement or alteration of Airport property, or in derogation
of such governmental rights as City possesses, except as specifi-
cally provided for herein.
Section 14.06 - Invalid Provisions. In the event any
covenant, condition or provision herein contained is held to be
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of
any such covenant, condition or provision shall in no way affect
any other covenant, condition or provision herein contained;
provided that the invalidity of such covenant, condition or
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provision does not materially prejudice either City or Lessee in
its respective rights and obligations contained in the valid
covenants, conditions or provisions of this Lease.
Section 14.07 - Sponsor's Assurances. This Lease shall be
subject to the terms of the City's Sponsor's Assurances Agree-
ment, as amended. City represents that none of the provisions of
this Lease violate any of the provisions of said Sponsor's Assur-
ances Agreement, as amended.
Section 14.08 - Consent Not to be Unreasonably Withheld.
Whenever consent is required hereunder by either City or Lessee,
such consent is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed for an
unreasonable period of time.
Section 14.09 - Nonexclusive. It is hereby agreed that
nothing herein contained shall be construed to grant or authorize
the granting of an exclusive right prohibited by Section 308 of
the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, 49 U.S.C.S. §1349, as amended,
and City reserves the right to grant to others the privilege and
right of conducting any one or all of the aeronautical activities
listed herein, or any other activity of an aeronautical nature.
Section 14.10 - Lease Made in Texas. This Lease has been
executed in and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas, and venue of any lawsuit filed by either
party concerning this Lease shall be in Lubbock County, Texas.
Section 14.11 - Successors. This Lease shall bind and inure
to the benefit of any successor of City and any successor,
assignee or sublessee of Lessee.
Section 14.12 - Headings. The article and section headings
contained herein are for convenience in reference and are not
intended to define or limit the scope of any provision of this
Lease.
Section 14.13 - Time of Essence. Time is of the essence of
this Lease.
Section 14.14 - Notices. Notices to City provided for
herein shall be sufficient if sent by certified mail, postage
prepaid, and addressed to: Director of Aviation, Lubbock Interna-
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tional Airport, Route 3, Box 389, Lubbock, Texas 79401, and
notices to Lessee, if sent by certified mail, postage prepaid,
and addressed to: Metroflight Inc., one Metrocentre, 1700 West
20th Street, Dallas -Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-2626, or to
such other addresses as the parties may designate to each other
in writing from time to time.
Section 14.15 - Understanding of the Parties. A. Both
parties to this Lease agree and understand that the City of
Lubbock has created three classifications of Certificated Passen-
ger Air Transportation Companies that may provide Air Transporta-
tion services at the Airport and that this Lease (with its
deleted provisions pertaining to Exclusive Leased Premises) is
the standard lease for such air carriers that desire a long-term
lease with the City as defined in Section 1.01. The parties
hereto recognize each of the different classifications as defined
in Section 1.01 of this Lease and that the City of Lubbock may
apply or agree to different terms and conditions in creating
business relationships with Certificated Passenger Air
Transportation Companies that fall into a different
classification than Lessee so long as the terms and conditions
agreed to, as to such other classified air carriers, are
consistent and uniform within each classification. It is further
understood that any Certificated Passenger Air Transportation
Company which desires a lease at the Airport with an initial term
of three (3) or more years will execute a standard long-term
lease and that the terms and conditions of that long-term lease
shall not change or be modified unless herein stated or agreed to
in writing by all Certificated Passenger Air Transportation
Companies at the Airport classified as holders of standard long-
term leases.
B. It is the further understanding of the parties hereto
that the City has classified Certificated Passenger Air Trans-
portation Companies who desire to conduct business at the Airport
in accordance with the term of their lease or business relation-
ship with the City in order to provide the broadest possible Air
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Transportation services to the general public, to encourage new
air carriers to test the market for these services in the Lubbock
area and to maintain a fee and rental structure for the facili-
ties and services being provided by the City through its Lubbock
International Airport which will make the Airport as self-
sustaining as possible.
C. It is the further understanding of the parties that the
City reserves the right to offer different terms and conditions
to Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Companies in differ-
ent classifications as herein defined so long as the terms and
conditions offered to the air carriers are the same or substan-
tially similar within each classification. However, notwith-
standing anything set forth in this Section 13.15, the formulas
for calculating rental for the common boarding lounge area and
common bag claim area will be followed by the City for all clas-
sifications of Certificated Passenger Air Transportation Compa-
nies doing business at the Lubbock International Airport.
Furthermore, City herein agrees not to assess Lessee any rates
for rentals, fees and other charges less favorable than those
rates for rentals, fees and other charges assessed to standard
short-term tenants and month -to -month tenants (as herein defined
in Section 1.01) for comparable space or facilities. However,
City reserves the right to assess higher rates for rentals, fees
and charges to short-term and month -to -month tenants in the
future.
This Lease shall be executed in triplicate and each executed
document shall be deemed to be an original document.
ARTICLE XV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 15.01 - Security Charges. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Lease, a charge of twenty-five
cents (250) shall be assessed to Lessee for each of Lessee's
enplaned passengers at the Airport for backup security reimburse-
ment.
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Section 15.02 - Miscellaneous Charges. No rentals, fees or
charges other than those herein expressly stated shall be
assessed to Lessee save and except those miscellaneous fees and
charges that are assessed to all other similarly situated air
carriers at the Airport such as, but not necessarily limited to,
dump station service charges and reasonable fees for the use of
dumpsters, and costs incurred as a result of FAA -mandated
security procedures or other requirements which are likewise
assessed to all such similarly situated air carriers.
Section 15.03 - Ouiet Enjoyment. Lessor covenants that on
paying the rentals, fees and other charges and performing the
covenants herein contained, Lessee shall peacefully and quietly
have, hold and enjoy the rights granted herein for the agreed
term.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have hereunto set their
hands this 28th day of February , 1991
T:
Ran tte Boyd, y Se re ry
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Bern E. Case,
Director of Aviation
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
A"a W�
arold Willard,
Assistant City Attorney
ATTEST:
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LESSEE: CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
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B.C. MCMINN, MAYOR
LESSEE: METROFLIGHT INC.
d/b/a AMERICAN EAGLE
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THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK §
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and
for Lubbock County, Texas, on this day personally appeared B.C.
McMINN, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to
the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed
the same as the act and deed of the City of Lubbock and as Mayor,
for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and in the
capacity therein stated.
GIVE UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS — day of
l�AIiLI�/�-
Notary Public in and for
Lubbock County, Texas
My Commission Expires:
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF §
BEFORE ME, a Notary Public in and for said County, Texas, on
this day personally appeared , known to me
to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for
the purposes and consideration therein expressed and in the
capacity therein stated as the act and deed of Metroflight Inc.
d/b/a American Eagle.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS day of
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Notary Public in and for
Lubbock County, Texas
My Commission Expires:
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