HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2007-R0505 - Grazing Agreement - Terry Crofoot - Grazing Rights At Land Application Site - 10/25/2007Resolution No. 2007-RO505
October 25, 2007
Item No. 5_23
RESOLUTION
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
-ted to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock a Grazing Agreement by and
leen the City of Lubbock and Terry Crofoot, for grazing rights at the Lubbock Land
lication Site, and all related documents. Said Grazing Agreement is attached hereto
incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set forth herein and shall be included in the
ates of the Council.
by the City Council this
TTEST:
Garza, City
AS TO CONTENT:
25th day of October '2007.
Adams
City Manager/Water Utilities Director
PROVED AS TO FORM:
K. Casner, First
g, 2007
Attorney
DAVID A. MILLER, MAYOR
Resolution No. 2007—RO505
GRAAZING AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made effective this lit day of November, 2007, by and between
Terry Crofoot (the "Contractor"), whose mailing address is F.O. Box 53188, Lubbock, Texas
79453-3188, and the City of Lubbock, a Texas Home Rule Municipal Corporation (the
"City"), whose mailing address is P.O. Box 2000, Lubbock, Texas 79457.
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Grazing Agreement (the "2006 Agreement"),
dated on or about April 26, 2006, the Contractor and City agreed upon terms related to
grazing of cattle on the LLAS, as defined below,
WHEREAS, by letter dated August 13, 2007, the City provided to Contractor notice
of termination of the 2006 Agreement, in accordance with the terms thereof,
WHEREAS, the City and Contractor now desire to enter into an agreement for the
limited grazing, for a brief duration, of the LLAS, as provided below.
ARTICLE I
GRANT
1.01. In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement, subject to the terms, provisions and limitations set forth herein, City grants
Contractor the right to graze cattle upon the surface estate only of a portion of the property of
the City commonly known or referred to as the Lubbock Land Application Site, located in
Lubbock County, Texas (the "LLAS"), as directed by the City and as provided herein. The
LLAS is approximately depicted on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof. It
is expressly agreed and understood that this Agreement does not grant any rights, of any kind
or nature, in the real property owned by City.
1.02. It is expressly agreed and understood that the rights granted herein are
expressly limited to the grazing of beef type cattle (i.e., no dairy or dairy type cattle), as set
forth in this Agreement. All other uses of the LLAS by Contractor are expressly prohibited
and City reserves the rights to all other such uses.
ARTICLE II
AGREEMENT TERM
2.01. The term of this Agreement shall be for a term from November 1, 2007 to
March 30, 2008.
2.02. This Agreement shall terminate without further notice, unless terminated
earlier pursuant to the terms hereof, on March 30, 2008. Contractor shall immediately vacate
the LLAS upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Any holding over by
Contractor shall not constitute a renewal of this Agreement nor give Contractor any rights
under this Agreement or to the LLAS.
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ARTICLE III
GRAZING FEES
3.01. During the term of this Agreement, Contractor shall pay to City $0.32 per day,
for each dry cow, bull, cow/nursing calf pair and/or weaned calf for grazing, payable on or
before the tenth (10'h) day of each following month. On the last day of each month and at
the final removal of the cattle from the LLAS, the cattle will be gathered and counted by the
Contractor, with the cooperation of the City and such account shall be the basis of payment
by the Contractor to the period since the last counting and payment. Without regard to the
periodic counting provided in this paragraph, payment shall be due for any cattle removed
from the premises during the term of this Agreement, at the time of such removal.
Statements shall be presented reflecting payments due from the Contractor to the City and all
statements are due and payable in full on or before the tenth (10`h) day of the following
month. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all amounts due the City under this
Grazing Agreement must be paid prior to the removal of any cattle from the LLAS by
Contractor.
ARTICLE IV
EFFLUENT APPLICATION
4.01. Contractor hereby expressly agrees and stipulates that the primary purpose
and use of the LLAS is as an effluent disposal site for effluent produced by the City. Due to
its intended purpose and issues related to weather, competing effluent demands, mechanical
and/or pumping difficulties and various other related matters, portions of the LLAS may not
receive effluent in quantities and at times necessary for optimum growth of crops for grazing
purposes on the LLAS. Additionally, Contractor hereby expressly stipulates and agrees that,
due to the above described issues, instances may occur in which portions of the LLAS may
receive effluent in excess of the quantities and at times within permitted parameters but less
than optimum to the ideal needs of crops.
4.02. The City shall have the sole right of control over each and every system of
effluent application and/or irrigation located upon the LLAS. The City reserves all rights in
and to the LLAS necessary to exercise whatever control it deems necessary, as it determines
in its sole and absolute discretion, to effectuate such irrigation and effluent application
activities. It is expressly agreed and understood that the City has the right to apply and/or
irrigate effluent upon the LLAS on such lands, at such times, and in such quantities, or to
refuse to apply and/or irrigate such effluent upon the LLAS, as it shall deem necessary, in its
sole and absolute discretion, or as required by regulatory authorities. Contractor shall have
no rights whatsoever regarding the effluent irrigation or application upon the LLAS,
including without limitation, the timing and amounts of irrigation or land application or the
lands upon which irrigation or land application shall occur, if any.
4.03. Contractor expressly recognizes and stipulates that the grazing of the LLAS
will be under a strict management regime. The management practices at LLAS are expected
to be dynamic in nature, and as such, it is anticipated that grazing management practices may
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be altered during the term of this Agreement. It is hereby expressly understood and
stipulated by Contractor that only a portion of the LLAS, as dictated by City, shall be
available for grazing by Contractor at any specific time. THE CITY SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT TO DICTATE (i) THE NUMBER OF CATTLE GRAZED UPON THE LLAS; (ii)
THE TIMES AT WHICH THE CATTLE GRAZE UPON THE LLAS; (iii) THE AREAS OF
THE LLAS GRAZED BY CONTRACTOR'S CATTLE; AND (iv) ANY AND ALL
OTHER ASPECTS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LLAS, THE IRRIGATION OF
THE LLAS, AND THE GRAZING OF THE LLAS, THAT CITY SHALL DEEM
NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE, IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION.
Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, the following conditions shall be imposed
upon the grazing of Contractor's cattle upon the plots at the LLAS:
i. Each application plot shall be managed individually. Further, each or some of
the plots may contain small livestock exclosure areas utilized to measure plant
material yield.
ii. Each plot must have a stand of forage that covers a minimum of 75% of the
ground surface prior to initiating, and during grazing.
iii. A 60 lb/ac/yr discount in the annual application of plant available nitrogen
(PAN) will be made in the defined effluent application rate to account for the
nitrogen recycled as a result of grazing the LLAS.
iv. The application of plant available nitrogen will continue to be further
discounted by the amount of residual soil nitrogen found in the application
plot immediately prior to the grazing activity.
V. Grazing is planned for 2 of the 4 crop management areas of the LLAS, and
will be rotated among the 4 crop management areas each year. The crop
management areas are approximately depicted on Exhibit "B", attached hereto
and may be altered or amended by the City at any time during the term hereof.
It is understood by Contractor that cattle grazing is utilized by the City as a
harvest option to maintain the forage in an optimal growth pattern throughout
the year.
vi. Cattle stocking density shall be maintained at an average of less than 1 animal
unit per acre of land wherein effluent application occurs, per year, during
periods of grazing.
vii. Grazing shall be discontinued or the grazing population decreased when the
forage is grazed to a point of growth stress in which the forage is no longer in
an optimal growth pattern.
viii. Cattle shall be moved or grazing populations changed, as dictated by the City,
at grazing intervals to allow each application plot to continue a cyclical
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pattern of (i) vegetative growth; (ii) removal by grazing; and (iii) regrowth,
throughout the year.
4.04. CONTRACTOR HEREBY RELEASES CITY, ITS ELECTED OFFICIALS,
OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, FROM
AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, OR DAMAGE, OF ANY
KIND OR NATURE, INCURRED, SUSTAINED, RELATED TO, OR AS A RESULT OF
EFFLUENT APPLICATION AND/OR IRRIGATION UPON THE LLAS, OR THE LACK
THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, EFFLUENT APPLICATION
BEYOND NORMAL CROP REQUIREMENTS OR BELOW NORMAL CROP
REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING THE COMPLETE CURTAILMENT OF SUCH
APPLICATION AND/OR IRRIGATION, AND FURTHER INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, OR DAMAGE RELATED TO THE
SOLE, CONCURRENT AND/OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OF ANY KIND, TYPE,
DEGREE OR NATURE, OF CITY, ITS ELECTED OFFICIALS, OFFICERS, AGENTS,
EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
ARTICLE V
RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTOR
5.01. Contractor shall graze the applicable portion of the LLAS, in the manner as
directed by City, to (i) follow the grazing management practices described in Section 4.03,
above; and (ii) allow City to maintain a proper water balance regarding optimum effluent
disposal activities.
5.02 Cattle grazing upon the LLAS shall be limited to (i) from and until
November 30, 2007, no more than four hundred and ninety (490) cow/calf pairs (i.e., a
cow and nursing calf) and sixteen (16) bulls; and (ii) from and after December 1, 2007,
no more than two hundred and ninety (290) cow/calf pairs and sixteen (16) bulls.
5.03. The Contractor shall provide no less than one "caretaker", and all other
necessary labor, medication, supplements and services necessary for the care of the cattle
grazed upon the LLAS, and City has no responsibility for the care of the cattle. The cattle
"caretaker(s)" and other laborers appointed by the Contractor shall be approved by the
Deputy City Manager of the City, or his/her designee, in his/her sole and absolute discretion,
prior to access onto the LLAS and may be required to provide references and performance
history of such individuals.
5.04. Contractor shall keep accurate day-to-day records, on a plot by plot basis, of
cattle movement including, without limitation, dates and numbers received, dates and
numbers shipped and death loss. The records are to be provided to, and reconciled with, on a
daily basis, the land application office of the City. CONTRACTOR SHALL BE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR AND HEREBY RELEASES CITY, ITS ELECTED OFFICIALS,
OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS FROM
AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, OR DAMAGE, OF ANY
KIND OR NATURE, INCURRED, SUSTAINED, RELATED TO, OR AS A RESULT OF
THE ACTIVITIES CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR CONTRACTOR'S
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OCCUPATION OF THE LLAS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, SICKNESS OR
DEATH LOSS, FROM ANY CAUSE, AND STRAYING CATTLE, AND FURTHER
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS, LIABILITY, COST OR DAMAGE
RELATED TO THE SOLE, CONCURRENT AND/OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OF ANY
KIND, TYPE, DEGREE OR NATURE, OF CITY, ITS ELECTED OFFICIALS,
OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
5.05. Contractor shall procure and carry, at his sole cost and expense through the
life of this Agreement, insurance protection as hereinafter specified, in form and substance
satisfactory to City, carried with an insurance company authorized to transact business in the
State of Texas, covering all aspects and risks of loss of all operations in connection with this
Agreement, whether performed by the Contractor, employee of Contractor or other third
party. A Certificate of Insurance specifying each and all coverages and a true and correct
copy of each of the policies required herein shall be submitted to City prior to execution of
this Agreement. Further, Contractor shall provide to City proof of the below -described
insurance on or before fourteen (14) days prior to the expiration date of each expiring policy,
and cause each such policy to require the insurer to (i) give notice to the City, as specified
herein, of termination of any such policy sixty (60) days before such termination is to be
effective; and (ii) contain a waiver of any and all of the insurer's rights to subrogation that
any such insurer or insurers may acquire by virtue of payment of any loss under such
insurance.
A. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance. Contractor shall have
Comprehensive General Liability Insurance with limits of $1,000,000
combined single limit in the aggregate and per occurrence. The City shall be
named as primary additional insured in such policy.
B. Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance. The Contractor shall have
Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance, with limits of not less than
bodily injury/ property damage 51,000,000 combined single limit, to include
all owned and nonowned vehicles, including employer's nonownership
liability hired and nonowned vehicles. The required Automobile Liability
Insurance shall include coverage for environmentally related bodily injury and
property damage. The City shall be named as primary additional insured in
such policy.
5.06. CONTRACTOR SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD CITY AND CITY'S
ELECTED OFFICIALS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS HARMLESS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, DAMAGES, COSTS,
LIABILITIES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES, AS
A RESULT OF, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE CONTRACTOR'S USE OR
OCCUPATION OF THE LLAS, OR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATED TO
CONTRACTOR'S OPERATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, OR FROM ANY ACT
OR OMISSION OF ANY KIND OR TYPE BY CONTRACTOR, CONTRACTOR'S
AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, GUESTS, OR INVITEES IN
OR ABOUT THE LLAS, AND INCLUDING ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS,
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DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR PART, BY THE SOLE,
CONCURRENT AND/OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OF ANY KIND, TYPE OR DEGREE,
OF CITY, CITY'S ELECTED OFFICIALS, AGENTS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. IF ANY LEGAL OR ADMINISTRATNE ACTION
OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT AGAINST CITY AND/OR CITY'S ELECTED
OFFICIALS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS ARISING FROM ANY OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES,
CONTRACTOR FURTHER AGREES TO DEFEND THE ACTION OR PROCEEDING
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO CITY.
5.07. Contractor shall comply with all applicable state, federal and local laws,
statutes, rules, regulations and ordinances.
5.0 8 C ontractor shall pay all taxes, if any, on the livestock grazed on the LLAS.
5.09. Contractor shall not make any alterations or additions of any kind to the
LLAS, without the prior written approval of City.
ARTICLE VI
RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY
6.01. In the event City has available hay or other roughage which has been
produced on the LLAS, the City may, in its sole discretion, make such hay or roughage
available for use by the Contractor in feeding the cattle covered by this Agreement without
additional charge to the Contractor during periods of excessive damage by migratory birds
which results in grazing being reduced or not available or during inclement weather. It is
expressly agreed and understood that nothing contained herein shall obligate City to provide
such hay or other roughage to Contractor. Hay shall not be fed or otherwise placed within
the pivot irrigation areas.
6.02. The City shall make available groundwater of suitable drinking quality for the
cattle of the Contractor at locations to be determined by the City, in its sole discretion.
6.03. The City, in cooperation with the Contractor, shall allow Contractor to utilize
the corrals, working pens and loading facilities now constructed on the LLAS.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
7.01. In the event the City determines that (i) grazing of cattle at the LLAS is no
longer feasible or advisable; (ii) the LLAS may be more appropriately utilized for purposes
other than the grazing of cattle; or (iii) the City otherwise desires to terminate this Agreement
for any reason, then the City may, by giving sixty (60) days prior notice to the Contractor,
terminate this Agreement. Contractor shall have until the termination of this Agreement, as
set forth in this Section, to remove all cattle from the LLAS.
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7.02. If the Contractor wishes, for any reason, to terminate this Agreement, the
Contractor may, by giving sixty (60) days prior notice to the City, terminate this Agreement.
Contractor shall have until termination of this Agreement, as set forth herein, to remove all
cattle from the LLAS.
7.03. Nothing contained in this Article VII shall relieve the responsibility of
Contractor to make all payments due and owing to City.
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
8.01. In the event Contractor shall breach any term and/or provision of this
Agreement, City shall be entitled to exercise any right or remedy available to it at law,
equity, or contract, including without limitation, immediate termination of this Agreement,
assertion of actions for damages and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any right or remedy
shall not preclude the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any right or remedy and all rights
and remedies shall be cumulative. Without limiting the above, City may, in the case of the
default of non-payment for cattle being removed from the LLAS, prevent Contractor from
removing cattle from the LLAS, until the default is cured, without being liable to Contractor
in any way, manner or form. In the event City shall breach any term and/or provision of this
Agreement, Contractor may, as its sole and exclusive remedy, terminate this Agreement.
8.02 Contractor herein expressly stipulates and agrees that City possesses a
statutory lien upon the cattle left for grazing for the amount of charges for such grazing.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.01. This Agreement shall not give rise to a partnership, joint venture or joint
enterprise between the parties hereto. Neither party shall have the authority to bind the other
without the other party's written consent.
9.02. CITY AND CONTRACTOR AGREE THAT THERE ARE NO
WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF ANY
OTHER FIND ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE RIGHTS TO GRAZE THE
LLAS, AS SET FORTH HEREIN, ARE PROVIDED TO CONTRACTOR AS IS, WHERE
IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS.
9.03. City reserves the right to hunt and fish and to permit third parties to hunt and
fish upon the LLAS.
9.04. The rights granted to Contractor herein are subordinate to any present or
future oil, gas or mineral lease or other mineral exploration agreements. City shall not be
liable to Contractor for any damages attributable or related to the mineral agreements and
City shall receive all consideration paid for such damages.
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9.05. Contractor represents and warrants to City that the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the activities contemplated hereby constitute legal, valid
and binding obligations of Contractor and that this Agreement is enforceable in accordance
with the terms hereof
9.06. Contractor shall conduct all activities contemplated by this Agreement in a
good and farmerlike manner. If any of the activities of Contractor, or omissions of the
activities required under this Agreement, shall cause, in whole or in part, liability on the part
of City, it shall be deemed that Contractor did not perform in a good and farmerlike manner.
For the purposes herein, liability shall include, but shall not be limited to, any action resulting
in monetary damage and/or penalty, administrative orders, consent or otherwise, issued by
governmental bodies having jurisdiction over such matters, including administrative orders
imposing no monetary damage and/or penalty.
9.07. Whenever notice from Contractor to City or from City to Contractor is
required or permitted by this Agreement and no other method of notice is provided, such
notice shall be given by (i) actual delivery of the written notice to the other party by hand or
telecopy (in which case such notice shall be effective upon receipt); or (ii) by depositing the
written notice in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, properly addressed to the other
party at the address provided immediately below, registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, in which case such notice shall be effective on the third business day after such
notice is so deposited.
Contractor's address and numbers for the purpose of notice are:
Terry Crofoot
P.O. Box 53188
Lubbock, TX 79453-3188
Phone # (806) 798-6262
Facsimile # (806) 798-9888
with copy to:
Attn: Frank E. Murchison
Address: 1601 Bangor Avenue
City/State/ZipCodeLubbock, TX 79416
Phone # (806) 789-1500
Facsimile # (806) 792-4970
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City's address and numbers for the purpose of notice are:
City of Lubbock
Attn: Thomas Adams, Deputy City Manager
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457-2000
Phone # (806) 775-2015
Facsimile # (806) 775-2051
with copy to:
City of Lubbock
Attn: Aubrey Spear, Assistant Director of Water Utilities
402 Municipal Drive
Lubbock, Texas 79403
Phone # (806) 775-2585
Facsimile # (806) 7753027
Either party may change its address or numbers for purpose of notice by giving
written notice to the other party, referring specifically to this Agreement, and setting forth
such new address or numbers. The address and numbers shall become effective on the
thirtieth (30th) day after such notice is effective.
9.08. This Agreement contains the entire Agreement between the City and
Contractor, and there are no other written or oral promises, conditions, warranties or
representations relating to or affecting the matters contemplated herein.
9.09. No amendment, modification or alteration of the terms of this Agreement shall
be binding unless the amendment, modification or alteration is in writing, dated subsequent
to the date of this Agreement and duly executed by the Contractor and City.
9.10. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE PARTIES
STIPULATE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS PERFORMABLE IN LUBBOCK COUNTY,
TEXAS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE COURTS IN THE STATE OF
TEXAS, COUNTY OF LUBBOCK, FOR PURPOSES OF ALL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
9.11. If any provision, or portion of provision, of this Agreement is ever held to be
invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction with respect to any person or
circumstance, the remainder of this Agreement, the remainder of such provision and the
application of such provision to persons and/or circumstances other than those with respect to
which it is held invalid or ineffective shall not be affected thereby.
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9.12. Contractor shall not utilize the LLAS in any way, manner, or form, other than
that as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
9.13. This Agreement may not be assigned by Contractor.
9.14. Contractor shall have no use of surface water or groundwater, except for
livestock watering purposes, as provided for by the City. Subject to Section 6.02, above,
City hereby reserves and shall have all rights regarding all surface water and groundwater,
including without limitation, the right to pump water from the wells or surface waters on the
LLAS.
9.15. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of City, of any
right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, or of any other right hereunder, nor shall
any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other further exercise thereof or exercise
of any other right.
9.16. Hazardous Substances (herein so called), as defined in the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.S. §9601(14)) shall not
(i) be utilized, in any way, manner or form, in the operation of the LLAS; or (ii) be brought
upon, placed, or located, by any party, on the LLAS, without the written consent of the City.
If Contractor believes that the utilization of a Hazardous Substance is necessary in the
grazing operation of the LLAS, or that it is necessary to place and/or otherwise locate upon
the LLAS, a Hazardous Substance, Contractor shall notify the City and request consent
therefrom, at least twenty (20) days prior to such action. City may grant or deny the request
of Contractor and provide whatever requirements such consent, if granted, is conditioned
upon, in its sole and absolute discretion. If the request of Contractor is not granted, or
otherwise not responded to, by City within five (5) days of the receipt of said request, said
request shall be deemed to be denied.
9.17. In the event either party shall breach this Agreement and an attorney is
utilized in the enforcement hereof, the defaulting party shall pay to the prevailing party all
costs incurred and reasonable attorneys' fees, including all costs of appeal.
9.18. Any actions that are to be or may be exercised or taken by the City herein are
hereby delegated by the City Council of the City of Lubbock to the City Manager or his/her
designee.
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Effective for all purposes as of
ATTEST:
cp—a-ae -e- -e- . ,
Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
November 1st , 2007.
CITY OF LUBBOCK
DAVID A. MILLER, MAYOR
Thomas Adams, Deputy City Manager/Water Utilities Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Richard K. Casner
First Assistant City Attorney
CONTRACTOR
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