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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 35580STATE O� TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CONSENT AGREEMENT FOR SIGNS 0 Y STORETARII N T RACT NO . THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between the City of Fort Worth, a municipal corporation of Tarrant County, Texas, acting herein by and through its duly authorized City Manager or duly designated Assistant City /;�M�a`nager, hereinafter referred to as the "City", and ��' �- i.J, ��- �su�, :�yc.. acting herein by and through its duly authorized hereinafter referred to as "Grantee", Owner of the property located at /os'dJ, i%x�.�'-�rJ• („f'raperty„) an behalf of , 4l ►�c�e:,s-5 f2r�v5 �t� --- hereinafter referred to as "Susiness", located at WITNESS�TFi: 1. For and in consideration of the payment by Grantee of the fee set out below and the true and faithful performance of the mutual covenants herein contained, City hereby grants to Grantee permission to install a sign and any supporting structure (both hereinafter referred to as "Sign") that encroaches upon, uses and/or occupies portions of the space under, on and/or above the streets, alleys, sidewalks and other public rights-orway as fagows: The location and description of saki sign and the encroachment is more particularly described in exhibit "A", attached hereto, incorporated herein and Made a part hereof for ail purposes. 2. Ali construction, maintenance and operation in connection with such encroachment, use and occupancy shall be performed in strict compliance with this Agreement and the Charter, C7rdinances and Codes of the City and in accordance with the directions of the Director of Transportation and Public Works of City, or his duty authorized representative. All plans and specifications thereof shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Director of Transportation and Public Works, or his duly authorized representative, but such approval shall not relieve Grantee of responsibility and liability for concept, design and computation in preparation of such plans and specifications. 2 3. Upon completion of construction and installation of sal d Sign and thereafter, there shall be no encroachments in, under, on or above the surface aMa of the streets, alleys, sidewalks and other public rights-af way involved, except as described herein and shown an the hereinabove referred to Exhibit "A". I� Grantee, at no expense to fihe City, shall make proper provisions for the relocation and instaHati®n of any existing or future utilities affected by such encroachment use and occupancy, including the securing of approval and consent from the utility companies and the appropriate agencies of the State arrd i#s political subdivisions. In the event that any installation, reinstalls#ion, relocation or repair of any existing or future utility or improvements awned by, constructed by or an behalf of the public or at public expense is made more costly by virtue of the construction, maintenance or existence of such encroachment and use, Grantee shall pay to Gity an additional amount equal to such additional cost as determined by the Director of Transportation and Public Works of the City, or his duly authorized representative41 Gity may enter and utilize the referenced areas at any time far the purpose of installing or maintaining improvements necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the public or for any other public purpose, in this regard, Grantee understands and agrees that City shall bear no responsibility or liability for 3 damage or disruption of improvements Installed by Grantee or its successors, but City win make reasonable efforts to minimize such damage. 6. In order to defray ail costs of inspection and supervision which City has incurred or will incur as a result of the construction, maintenance, inspection or management of the encroachments and uses provided for by this Agreement, Grantee agrees to pay to City at the time this Agreement is executed a fee in the sum of is t4Zailo / Dollars t ). 7. a. Subject to section 7{b) and Sec#ion 9, the term of #his Agreemen# shall be for thirty years, commencing on the date this Agreement is executed by the City of Port Worth. b. This Agreement steal! automaticapy terrninate 30 days from the date Business ceases to operate at If this Business ceases to operate, Grantee acknowledges and agrees to comply with Section 8. Upon termination of this Agreemen#, Grantee shah, at the option of City and at no expense to City, restore the public right-ofway and remove the Sign encroaching into the public right of4ay, to a condition acceptable to the Director of Transportation and Public Works, or his duly authorized representative, and in accordance with then existing City specifications. It is understood and agreed to operate and Grantee fails to remove the Sign, Owner hereby gives City permission to remove the Sign and any supporting structures and assess alien an the Property for the costs expended by the City to remove such Sign. {# is further understood and agreed upon between the parties hereto that the City s#rests, alleys, sidewalks and other public rights -of --way, including the portions of such streets, alleys, sidewalks and other public rights -of --way to be used and encroached upon as described herein, are held by City as trustee for the public; that City exercises such powers aver the streets as have been delegated to it by the Constitution of the State of Texas or by the Legislature; and that City cannot contract away its duty and its legislative power to control the streets for the use and benefit of the public. it is accordingly agreed that if the governing body of City shauid at any time during the term hereof determine in its sole discretion to use or cause or permit the said portions of the streets, alleys, sidewalks and other rightsWocut, ay to be used for any other public purpose, including but not being limited to underground, surface or overhead communication, drainage, sanitary sewerage, transmission of natural gas or electricity, or any other public purpose, whether presently contemplated or not, then this Agreement shall be automatically canceled or terminated. 1p. Grantee understands and agrees fhat the granting of any encroachment hereunder is not meant to convey to Grantee any right to use or occupy property 5 in which a third party may have an Interest, and Grantee agrees that h will obtain all necessary permission befare Occupying such property. 11. Grantee agrees to comply fully with ail applicable federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, codes or regulations in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of said Sign, encroachment and uses. 12. provided for by this Agreement or by any federal, state or iota! statute, laver or regulation. 13, independent contractor as to all rights and privileges granted hereunder and not as an officer, agent, servant or employee of City and Grantee shall have exclusive control of and the exclusive right to control the details of its opera#ions, Omissions of its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors, subcontractors, licensees and invitees. The doctrine of respondeat superior shall not apply as between City and Grantee, its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors and subcontractors, and nothing herein shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint enterprise between City and Grantee. G 14. ARISINGOUT OF ORIN CONNECTION WITH,DIRECTLY OR NDIRECTLY, THE CONSTRUCTION, EXISTENCE OR LOCATION OF SAID SIGN AND ENCROACHMENT AND USES GRANTED HEREUNDER, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED, IN WHOLE SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, LICENSEES OR INVITEES OF THE CITY; AND GRANTEE HEREBY SUITS. GRANTEE SHALL LIKEWISE ASAME ALL L1ABlLiTY AND RESPONSlBlLlTY AND SHALL INDEMNIFY CITY FOR ANY AND ALL CONNEGTlON WITH ANY AND ALL ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF GRANTEE, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, LICENSEES, INVITEES, OR TRESPASSERS. 15. While this Agreement is in effect, Grantee agrees to furnish City with a Certificate of Insurance, naming City as certificate holder, as proof that it has secured and paid far a policy of public {lability insurance covering all public risks related to the proposed use and occupancy of public property as located and described in Exhibit . he amounts of su+h insurance snail be not lass than the following: (�raperty damage, per occurrence $100,000 Bodily injury, per person $250,000 Bodily Injury or death, per occurrence $500,000 with the understanding of and agreement by Grantee that such insurance amounts shal{ be revised upward at Cify's option and that Grantee shall sa revise such amounts immediately following notice to Grantee ofi such requirement. such insurance policy shall provide that it cannot be canceled or amended wi#hoot at least ten (10) days prior written notice to the Building official of the City ofi Fort Worth. A copy of such Certificate of Insurance is attached as attached as Exhibit "B". Grantee agrees to submit a similar Certificate of Insurance annually to City on the anniversary date of the execution of this Agreement. Grantee agrees, binds and obligates itself, its successors and assigns, to maintain and keep in force such public liability insurance at all times during the term of this Agreement and until the removal of all encroachments and the cleaning and restoration of the city streets. All insurance coverage required herein shall include coverage of all Grantee's contractors. Grantee agrees to deposit with the City when this Agreement is executed a sufficient sum of money to be used to pay necessary fees to record this Consent Agreement in its entirety in the deed records of Tenant County, Texas. After being recorded, the original shag be refiurned to the City Secretary of the City of loft Worth, Texas 17. In any action brought by the City for the enforcement bf the obligations of Grantee, City shall be entitled to recover interest and reasonable attorneys fees. iT� Grantee covenants and agrees that it wilt not assign all or any of ifs rights, privileges or duties under this contract without the prior written approval of the City Manager or designee. Any attempted assignment without prior written approval will be void. 18. THE PARTfES AGREE THAT THE DUTIES AND ®BL4GATtE�N THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. E STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the State ofi Texas, on this day personally appeared = knottin to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to fihe foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that helshe executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, as the act and deed of the City of Fort Worth, and in the capacity therein stated. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this `____T` ,�,-r�, �day of C,u.,20 Notary Public in and for the � 1, MICHRUr A. WILLIAMS State of Texas •�`' "; , r;'v Pew Stets of Texas Me, ComrWssm Expires 23, P010 STATE OF TEXAS § BOUNTY OF TARRANT § BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the tate of Texas, on this day personally appeared f V) nown to me to be the person whose name Is subscribed to the foregoing instrumentI and acknowledged to me that hetshe executed the same for the i► I I u 1 Vj..eAAjUAthe capacity therein tated* a ,� MARY RYAN GALlA6HER ��� 1(A � Notary Public, State of Texas — --' '�+� My Commission Expires Notary Pu March 23, 2010 State Of Ti 12 k § 2 )d w 00 J - § 2 § §(� � to )�\ ;)% § �\) � , k § «§& §�za 3()§ §yew @m§§ Ire= &«!& � � • �� ®®- �� � � -� k � � j { ; � a