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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 88-082
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, AUTHORIZING A LONG TERM LEASE OF CITY
OWNED PROPERTY WITHIN THE SEWARD INDUSTRIAL PARK
SUBDIVISION TO ICICLE SEAFOODS, INC.
WHEREAS, Icicle Seafoods, Inc., operating as Seward
Fisheries, Inc., has for many years leased land and operated
a major fish processing plant within the Seward Small Boat
Harbor area; and
WHEREAS, Icicle Seafoods, Inc., has proven itself to be
a responsible corporate entity within the community and has
provided jobs and services to enhance the local economy; and
WHEREAS, Icicle Seafoods wishes to make a substantial
plant expansion which requires an enlargement of its lease
site to include a public right of way access to the boatlift
dock; and
WHEREAS, the lease site can be rep la tted in such a
manner as to provide public access to the boatlift dock and
allow for Icicle Seafood's planned expansion; and
WHEREAS, the four leases covering five parcels present-
ly in effect between the city of Seward as Lessor and Icicle
Seafoods as Lessee can more effectively be administered
through the replatting of the parcels and consolidation of
the leases;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The city manager is authorized to execute a
long term lease agreement, attached and incorporated herein
by reference, with Icicle Seafoods, Inc., for lands within
the Seward Industrial Park.
Section 2. The city manager is further authorized to
mutually terminate existing long term leases known as
RE-002, RE-003, RE-004, and RE-005, with Seward Fisheries, a
division of Icicle Seafoods, Inc., in favor of the above
referenced single lease.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect thirty
(30) days following its adoption.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 88-082
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, this 11 day of July , 19 88 .
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
GIESELER, MEEHAN, NOLL, O'BRIEN & SIMUTIS
NONE
DUNHAM & HILTON
NONE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZ,
POWELL & BRUNDIN, Attorneys
for the City of Seward, AK
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Fred B. Arvidson
City Attorney
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GROUND LEASE
BETWEEN
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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ICICLE SEAFOODS, INC.
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INDEX
1.
LEASED LAND
1.1 Legal Description
1. 2 Platting
1.3 Roads and utilities
2.
CITY'S WARRANTY OF QUIET ENJOYMENT
LEASE LAND ACCEPTED
3.
3.1. Acceptance of Land
3.2. Subsidence
4.
USE OF LEASED LAND
4 . 1. Use
4.2. Assignment/Sublease
5.
LEASE TERM
5.1. Commencement and Expiration
5.2. options and Extensions
5.3. Interim Right to Possession
5.4. Surrender of Possession
6.
RENT
6.1. Due
6.2. Determination of Rental
6.3. Additional Rent and city's Right to Cure
Lessee's Defaults
6.4. Late Payment Penalty
7.
TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND UTILITIES
7.1. Lessee to Pay Taxes
7.2. Lessee to Pay Assessments
7.3. Pro-ration of Taxes and Assessments
7.4. Contest
7.5. Lessee to Pay utility Charges
8.
CONSTRUCTION BY LESSEE
8.1. Lessee's Right to Build - General Conditions
a. Cost of Construction
b. Kept Free of Liens
c. Contractor Bonding
d. Construction Diligence and Continuity
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8.2. Lessee's Ownership of Trade Fixtures, Machinery
and Equipment
8.3. Lessee's Right to Remove Improvements and
Ownership Thereon
9.
LIENS
9.1. Prohibition of Liens on Fee or Leasehold
Interest
9.2. Removal of Liens by Lessee
9.3. Notice of Non-Responsibility
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11. 1.
11.2.
11.3.
11.4.
11.5.
12.
12 . 1.
12.2.
12 3.
12.4
13.
INDEMNITY
INSURANCE AND RESTORATION
Liability Insurance
a. Limits
b. Determination of Adequacy
c. Cancellation Notice
d. Waive Rights of Subrogation
e. Forms
f. Change of Minimum Requirements
Fire and Extended Coverage Insurance
Blanket Insurance
Additional Named Insured; Rights of Mortgagees
(Lenders)
Restoration of Buildings and Improvements
CARE OF LEASED LAND, ACCESS OF THE CITY
Maintenance and Repairs
Other Access Rights of the City
Avoidance of Prescriptive Rights
Small Boat Harbor Grid
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
13.1. Compliance with Laws
13.2. Contest
14.
EMINENT DOMAIN
14.1. Interest of Parties in Condemnation
14.2. Partial Taking - Continuation of Lease
15.
15.1
15.2
15.3
ARBITRATION
Consent Panel
Formal Arbitration
Arbitration Awards
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DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
16.1. Default and Termination
a. Rents
b. Covenants
c. Bankruptcy
d. Creditor Assignment
e. Insolvency
f. Abandonment
16.2. Reletting
16.3. Damages
a. Equivalent Amount
b. Net Proceeds
16.4. Accumulation of Remedies
16.5. Appointment of Receiver
ARTICLE 17.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
17.1. Estoppel Certificates
17.2. Conditions and Covenants
17.3. No Waiver of Breach
17.4. Time of the Essence
17.5. Computation of Time
17.6. Successors in Interest
17.7. Entire Agreement
17.8. Governing Law
17.9. Partial Invalidity
17.10 Relationship of Parties
17.11 Interpretation
a. Number and Gender
b. Mandatory and permissive
c. Captions
17.12 Amendments
17.13 a. Delivery of Notices and Rent Method and
Time
b. Payment of Rent Address
c. Notice to the City Address
d. Notices to Lessee
e. change of Address
17.14 Broker's commission
17.15 Attorney's Fees.
17.16 Records
17.17 Minerals
17.18 Good Faith
17.19 Election to Terminate by City
17.20 Election to Terminate by Lessee
a. Notice
b. Payments
c. Releasing City's Fee from Encumbrances
17.21 Extent of Rights, Reservations or Covenants
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RECORDING, EXECUTION, COUNTERPARTS
18.1. Recording
18.2. Counterparts
18.3. Execution
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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LEASE AGREEMENT
This Lease Agreement made and entered into this
day of , 19 , between the
CITY OF SEWARD, a home rule municipal corporation located in
the Kenai Peninsula Borough, State of Alaska, LESSOR, and
Icicle Seafoods Inc., P.O. Box 79003, Seattle, WA 98119
hereinafter referred to as "LESSEE."
WIT N E SSE T H:
WHEREAS, Lessee is currently occupying the premises
described below as Lessee under four different long term lease
agreements, all entered into on October 1, 1973, which leases
the parties by this agreement, wish to supercede and cancel as
of the effective date of this lease; and
WHEREAS, Lessee wishes to expand its main fish
processing plant building to accommodate additional processing
capabilities; and
WHEREAS, this expansion necessitates increasing the
lease site to include a portion of the public access to the
boatlift dock, which in turn will require a vacation of rights
of way and replat of property.
NOW, THEREFORE, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE
RENTS, COVENANTS, AND CONDITIONS HEREIN CONTAINED, CITY AND
LESSEE AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1. LEASED LAND
1.1 Leaal Descriotion. city leases to Lessee, and
Lessee leases from City that certain real property herein
called "Leased Land," situated in Seward, Alaska, consisting of
approximately 4.56 acres , as shown on Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and as more particularly described as follows:
Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, Plat of Seward
Industrial Park, a portion of u.S. Government Survey
No. 241, Seward, Alaska, located in section 3, Tract
1 South, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska,
together with such portion of Lot 10 and the Public
Access Space between Lots 10 and 11 as may be agreed
upon by Lessor and needed by Lessee for the
construction of plant addi tions and improvements to
its processing facility located on Lot 11.
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Following the completion of such construction more specifically
referred to in section 17.19, the City proposes to replat the
Leased Land into two lots, each having approximately 2.3 acres
with one lot comprising a portion of Lot 10, all of Lot 11 and
the vacated portion of the public access and a second lot
containing presently leased Lots 12-15. The parties agree to
execute an amendment to this Lease containing the new
description of the Leased Land when the replat has been
completed.
1.2. Plattinq. Lessee agrees as a condition of this
agreement to pay for the expenses involved in the right of way
vacation, lease site replatting and survey expenses to
accommodate its plant expansion and consolidation of leases.
1. 3 Roads and utilities. Lessee agrees that any
pUblic road/access and/or utilities that require relocation to
accommodate Lessee's proposed building expansion will be the
responsibility of Lessee.
ARTICLE 2. CITY'S WARRANTY OF OUIET ENJOYMENT.
Lessee, upon paying the rent and other charges herein
provided for and observing and keeping the covenants,
conditions and terms of the Lease on Lessee's part to be kept
or performed, shall peacefully and quietly enjoy possession of
the Leased Land during the term of this Lease without hindrance
by, from or through the City, subject, however, to any
encumbrances created or caused by Lessee.
ARTICLE 3. LEASED LAND ACCEPTED.
3.1. Acceptance of Land. Lessee acknowledges that
he has inspected the Leased Land and accepts the same lias is"
and without reliance on any representations or warranties of
City, or agents of City, as to the physical condition thereof,
except as expressly herein provided. Lessee, at his sole cost
and expense, shall have the right to raze, tear down or remove
any buildings, structures or improvements presently situated on
the Leased Land. All funds and proceeds, if any, obtained by
Lessee from the disposition of such buildings, structures or
improvements, may be retained by Lessee. Lessee is aware of
the easements as shown on the attached Exhibit "A" and agrees
to lease the property subject thereto.
3.2. Subsidence. The City will not be responsible
for any washout, subsidence, avulsion, settling or relictions
to the leased premises, nor for any injury caused thereby to
the property of the Lessee of any sublessee, or that of any
other person. The City is not obligated to replace, refill or
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improve any part of
occupancy, in the event
settling or reliction.
the leased premises during Lessee's
of such washout, subsidence, avulsion,
ARTICLE 4. USE OF LEASED LAND.
4.1. Lessee may use the Leased Land for uses
consistent with applicable land use regulations. City may
withhold its consent as to any proposed business or activity
unrelated to Lessee's fishing and marine oriented business
which, in the City's discretion, reasonably exercised, is not
desirable or compatible with said applicable land use
regulations.
4.2. No assignment or sublease shall be permitted
unless approved in writing by the City. However, such approval
will not be unreasonably withheld so long as said assignment or
sublease is expressly subject and subordinate to this Lease and
the rights of the City hereunder, and the proposed business or
activity is compatible with applicable land use regulations.
City expressly recognizes the need of Lessee to assign its
leasehold estate created herein to bank or institutional
lenders for financing purposes, and agrees to cooperate with
Lessee's lenders by consenting to reasonable notice of default
and right to cure provisions.
ARTICLE 5. LEASE TERM
5.1. Commencement and Expiration.
Lease shall be thirty (30) years, commencing
and ending the
The term of this
the day of
day of
5.2. Options and Extensions. There are no renewal
options extending to Lessee under this Lease, but by inaction
of the parties, the Lease shall be deemed to continue from
month to month. This Lease will not terminate until notice in
writing is given by either part to the other, not later than
six (6) months prior to the expiration of the Lease Term.
5.3. Interim Riaht to Possession. The parties
understand and Lessee is specifically taking the risk that
under the Charter and Ordinance provisions for the City of
Seward, this Lease Agreement may be voided by a referendum vote
of the people, and that the grant to Lessee of the right to
possession of the leased premises prior to the passage of
thirty (30) days from the date of approval of this lease by the
City Council for the city of Seward shall in no way affect or
reduce the rights of the voters to reject this Lease Agreement,
in which case Lessee shall not be entitled to any damages, or
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any other recovery against City. City shall not object to
Lessee's entry upon the Leased Land immediately upon approval
of this lease by the City Council of the city of Seward.
Permitting Lessee to occupy the land in advance of the lapse of
thirty (30) days is for the convenience of Lessee only and
should not be construed as granting any interest in the Leased
Land should this lease be defeated in a referendum election.
5.4 Surrender of Possession.
a. Subj ect to the provisions of Article 11
below with respect to restoration of buildings and
improvement, s upon expiration of the Lease Term, whether by
lapse of time or otherwise, Lessee shall promptly and
peacefully surrender the Leased Land.
b. Upon the expiration of the Lease term or
any sooner termination of this Lease, Lessee agrees to execute,
acknowledge and deliver to City a proper instrument in writing,
releasing and quitclaiming to City all right, title and
interest of Lessee in and to the Leased Land and all
improvements thereto not removed by Lessee as provided herein.
ARTICLE 6. RENT. The rental for the Leased Land
shall be determined and paid as follows:
6.1. Any and all rental due under this Lease shall
be paid in advance upon commencement of the Lease in quarterly
installments on or before commencement of this Lease and on or
before January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, of each
succeeding year.
6.2. The rental shall be determined as follows:
Beginning the day of ,
19 , and for the succeeding five (5) years, the rental rate
wi~be Not less than ninety
(90) days prior to the expiration of every fifth lease year
City, at its own expense, shall employ an independent MAl
certified appraiser to determine the fair market rental value
of the Leased Land, exclusive of Lessee's improvements, at the
highest and best use of the Leased Land based upon applicable
land use regulations.
within forty-five (45) days after receipt of any such
appraisal, City shall provide Lessee a copy of the appraiser's
written appraisal report. If Lessee does not object in writing
to that appraisal within ten (10) days, the stated rental rated
determined by such appraisal shall apply for the next
succeeding five lease years. The rental rate shall thus be
adjusted every five lease years.
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If Lessee gives City written notice of objections to
the appraised rental rate within ten (10) days of receipt of
the appraisal conclusion, Lessee shall then engage a second
independent MAl certified appraiser, at his sole expense, to
make an appraisal of the fair market rental value of the Leased
Land at its highest and best use, exclusive of Lessee's
improvements. Lessee shall furnish city a copy of the second
appraisal report within ten (10) days of its receipt by Lessee.
If the second appraisal reflects a fair market rental
value which varies from the first appraisal by no more than
twenty (20%) percent, then the new rental rate shall be the
average of the first and second appraisal conclusions. If the
second appraisal reflects a fair market value which varies from
the first appraisal by more than twenty (20%) percent, then,
unless City and Lessee agree on a rate among themselves, the
new rental rate shall be determined in accordance with the
arbitration provisions contained in Article 15.
Lessee's objection to the rental rate and engagement
of a second appraiser shall not postpone Lessee's obligation to
pay the annual rental as described in City's notice of rental
rate based on the first appraisal. Lessee shall pay City the
amount of rental rate as fixed by the first appraisal until the
question of rental adjustment is finally resolved, at which
time an appropriate adjustment will be made, if needed.
6.3. Additional Rent and citv's Riaht to Cure
Lessee's Defaults. All costs and expenses which Lessee assumes
or agrees to pay pursuant to this Lease or to any mortgage or
other encumbrance upon the Leased Land or Lessee's leasehold
interest shall, at City's election, be treated as additional
rent and, in the event of nonpayment, City shall have all
rights and remedies herein provided for in the case of
nonpayment of rent or of a breach of condition. If Lessee
shall default in making any payment required to be made by
Lessee, or shall default in performing any term, covenant or
condition of this Lease or of any such mortgage or other
encumbrance on the part of Lessee to be performed which shall
invol ve the expenditure of money by Lessee, ci ty , at ci ty' s
option, may but shall not be obligated to, make such payment
or, on behalf of Lessee, expend such sum as may be necessary to
perform and fulfill such term, covenant or condition, and any
and all sums so expended by City with interest thereon at the
maximum rate under the laws of the State of Alaska from the
date of such expenditure until repaid, shall be (and shall be
deemed to be) additional rent and shall be repaid by Lessee to
City, on demand, but no such payment or expenditure by city
shall be deemed a waiver of Lessee's default, nor shall it
affect any other remedy of City by reason of such default.
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6.4. Late Payment Penaltv. Rental payment due, but
not received, by the due date shall accrue interest at the rate
of twelve (12%) percent per annum until paid or the maximum
permitted rate under Alaska law, whichever is higher.
ARTICLE 7. TAXES. ASSESSMENTS AND UTILITIES.
7. 1. Lessee to Pav Taxes. Lessee agrees to pay
prior to delinquency and directly to the taxing authorities in
which the Leased Land is located all real property taxes (plus
all personal property taxes on personal property situate on the
Leased Land and placed thereon by Lessee or under Lessee I s
authority), sales taxes, or other business or use taxes levied
or assessed upon or against the Leased Land or any improvements
thereon or Lessee I s business during the Lease Term. Lessee
agrees to indemnify and hold City harmless from liability for
any other tax, charge, or assessment of any kind or nature,
attributable to Lessee I s occupancy or use of the Leased Land,
Lessee shall, within sixty (60) days after any such tax
assessment or other charge constituting a lien on the Leased
Land becomes due and payable, produce and exhibit to City
satisfactory evidence of payment.
7.2. Assessments. Lessee and ci ty agree that
improvements to subsurface utilities shall be deemed an
improvement to the fee and shall not be assessed against the
leasehold. In the event the improvement to subsurface
utilities increases the appraised fair market value of the
Leased Land, Lessee agrees to bear any increase in rent caused
by such improvements, in accordance with Article 6 of the
Lease.
Lessee, during the Lease Term, agrees to pay directly
to the public authorities charged with collection all the costs
of all other public works or improvements assessed according to
the benefit found by the levying authority to accrue therefrom
the Leased Land. If an option is given to pay such
assessment(s) in installments, Lessee may elect to pay the same
in installments, and, in such case, Lessee shall be liable only
for such installments as shall accrue during the Lease Term.
At the expiration of each fifth (5th) year of this
Lease, the appraised fair market rental value of the Leased
Land shall be reduced by the amount of assessments actually
paid by the Lessee during the Lease Term, for purposes of
determining the rental rate for each succeeding five (5) year
period of the Lease in accordance with Article VI of the Lease.
7.3. Pro-ration of Taxes and Assessments. If
Lessee I s obligation to pay taxes or assessments commences or
ends during a tax year, such obligation shall be appropriately
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prorated, with City bearing the remaining cost (or its pro-rata
share) thereof.
7.4. Contest. Lessee shall have the right to
contest or review any tax, assessment, levy, fee, water or
sewer charges or rents, or any other governmental charges which
Lessee is obligated to pay. Such proceedings shall, if
insti tuted, be conducted promptly at Lessee's own expense and
free from all expense to City. Before instituting any such
proceedings, Lessee shall pay under protest such tax,
assessment, levy, fee, water or sewer rents or charges or any
other governmental charges, or shall furnish to City a surety
company bond in a company acceptable to City, or other security
reasonably satisfactory to City, sufficient to cover the amount
of the contested item or items, wi th interest for the period
which such proceedings may be reasonably expected to take, and
costs securing the payment of such contested item or items with
interest and costs in connection therewith when finally
determined. Notwithstanding the furnishing of any such bond or
security, Lessee shall pay all such items at least twenty (20)
days before the time when the Leased Land or any part thereof
might be forfeited. The legal proceedings herein referred to
shall include appropriate certiorari proceedings and appeals
from any orders and judgments therein, but all such proceedings
shall be begun as soon as reasonably possible after the
imposition or assessment of any contested items and shall be
prosecuted to final adjudications with reasonable dispatch. In
the event of any reduction, cancellation or discharge, Lessee
shall pay the amount that shall be finally levied or assessed
against the Leased Land or adjudicated to be due and payable
and, if there shall be any refund payable by the governmental
authority with respect thereto, Lessee shall be entitled to
receive and retain the same, subject, however, to apportionment
as provided in Paragraph 3 above during the first and last
years of the Lease Term. City, at City'S option, may, but
shall not be obligated to, contest or review by legal
proceedings, or in such other manner as may be legal, and at
ci ty' s own expense any tax, assessment, levy, fee, water or
sewer rents or charges, or any other governmental charge
aforementioned, which shall not be contested or reviewed as
aforesaid, and, unless Lessee shall promptly join in such
contest or review and pay all cost therein, City shall be
entitled to receive and retain any refund payable by the
governmental authority with respect thereof.
7.5. Lessee to pav utilitv Charqes. Lessee shall
payor cause to be paid all charges for water, heat, gas,
electricity, sewers, and any and all other utilities used upon
the Leased Land throughout the Lease Term, including any
connection fees.
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ARTICLE 8. CONSTRUCTION BY LESSEE.
8.1. Lessee's Riaht to Build-General Conditions.
Lessee shall have the right at any time and from time to time
during the Lease Term to erect, maintain, alter, remodel,
reconstruct, rebuild and replace building(s) and other
improvement(s) on the Leased Land, subject to the following
conditions:
(a) The cost of any construction, reconstruction,
demolition, or of any change, alteration or improvements, shall
be borne and paid for by Lessee.
(b) The Leased Land shall,
free of mechanic's, materialmen's and
hereinafter more specifically provided.
at all times, be kept
any other liens, as
(c) Any building contractors employed by Lessee or
its sublessees shall be appropriately bonded for one hundred
(100%) percent of the contract amount{s) by use of performance
and labor and material payment bonds in the customary form when
cost of the work is over $10,000.00 Copies of all such bonds
shall be furnished to ci ty prior to commencement of
construction.
(d) Lessee,
building or construction
continue such activities
and continuity.
upon commencement of permissible
activities on the Leased Land, shall
through to completion with diligence
8.2. Lessee's Ownership of Trade Fixtures. Machinerv
and Eauipment. It is expressly understood and agreed that any
and all trade fixtures, machinery and equipment of whatsoever
nature at any time constructed, placed or maintained upon any
part of the Leased Land by Lessee shall be and remain the
property of Lessee or its tenants as their interests may appear
and may be removed or replaced at any time during the lease
term, provided Lessee or its tenants repair any and all damage
to the Leased Land resulting from such removal or replacement.
8.3. Lessee's Riaht to Remove Improvements and
Ownership Thereof. Lessee shall have the right to remove any
buildings or improvements constructed or placed upon the Leased
Land by Lessee, prior to the expiration of the Lease. Any
buildings or improvements not removed prior to expiration of
the Lease shall become the property of City without the payment
of any compensation to Lessee.
ARTICLE 9. LIENS.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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9.1. Prohibition of Liens on Fee or Leasehold
Interest. Lessee shall not suffer or permit any liens to be
filed against the fee of the Leased Land, nor against Lessee's
leasehold interest in the Leased Land, nor against any
buildings or improvements on the Leased Land by reason of any
work, labor, services or materials supplied or claimed to have
been supplied to Lessee or anyone holding the Leased Land or
any part thereof through or under Lessee.
9.2. Removal of Liens bv Lessee. If any lien shall
be recorded against the Leased Land, or any improvements
thereof, Lessee shall cause the same to be removed, or, in the
alternative, if Lessee in good faith desires to contest the
same, Lessee shall be privileged to do so, but in such case
Lessee hereby agrees to provide a surety bond, from a surety
licensed to do business in Alaska, in a penal sum equal to one
and one-half times the amount of the claim of lien, which bond
shall guarantee the payment of the sum which the lien claimant
has claimed, together with the lien claimant's reasonable cost
of suit in the action. Lessee further agrees to indemnify,
defend, and save City harmless from all liability for damages
occasioned thereby and shall, in the event of a judgment of
foreclosure upon said lien, cause the same to be discharged and
removed prior to the execution of such judgment.
9.3. Notice of Non-resDonsibilitv. City may, as
contemplated by Alaska Statute 34.35.065 (as now enacted or
hereinafter amended) give notice of non-responsibility for any
improvements constructed or made by Lessee on the Leased Land.
ARTICLE 10. INDEMNITY. Except for claims arising
out of acts caused by the negligence of City or it;
representatives, Lessee agrees to protect, indemnify, defend
and save harmless City from and against any and all liability
arising from acts or omissions of any nature whatsoever of
Lessee's officers, servants, employees, contractors, tenants,
agents or invitees causing injury to or death of persons, or
loss of or damage to property during the Lease Term, and from
any expense incident to defense of and by City therefrom. If
any action or proceeding is brought against City by reason of
any such occurrences, City shall notify Lessee in writing of
such action or proceeding, whereupon Lessee, at Lessee's
expense, may elect to resist or defend such action or
proceeding by counsel approved in writing by City, such
approval not to be withheld unreasonably.
ARTICLE 11. INSURANCE AND RESTORATION.
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11.1. Liabilitv Insurance.
become effective until such times as
received the following:
This Lease will not
the city of Seward has
A. A policy or policies of insurance with the
following coverage limits:
B.
1. General Liability................$300,OOO
2. Workmen's Compensation...........STATUTORY
A determination by the City of Seward's
Insurance Broker that the insurance offered by
the Lessee is of such type and has such
provisions as will permit it to serve as the
underlying coverage for any City Excess Policy
and an acknowledgement from the Broker that the
City Excess Policy or policies will be in effect
during the term of the Lease. NOTE TO LESSEE:
This means that a Binder for insurance is NOT
sufficient to obtain this permit. You will need
to coordinate your insurance coverages with the
City's broker.
All insurance policies shall provide for thirty
(30) days' notice of cancellation and/or
material change to be sent to the City. All
insurance policies shall contain the following
or equivalent clauses:
C.
1. The City, its officers, employees and
agents are added as additional insureds as
respects operations of the named insured
performed under the terms of this Lease
with the city.
D.
2. It is agreed that any insurance maintained
by the City shall apply in excess of, and
not contribute to, insurance provided by
this policy.
All of the required insurance policies shall
provide that the insurers waive their rights to
subrogation against the City and the Lessee and
their respective officers, servants, agents or
employees. Lessee further agrees to waive, and
agrees to have its insurers waive, any rights of
subrogation with respect to deductibles under
such policies and with respect to damage to
equipment, including the loss of use thereof,
whether insured or not.
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E. The general 1 iabil i ty endorsement, and Workers'
Compensation/Employer's Liability Endorsement
shall be in substantially the form available
from the City.
F. The minimum requirements in this section may be
increased from time to time by ci ty l.n
accordance with customs and usage for comparable
property in the Seward metropolitan area.
11.2. Fire and Extended Coveraae Insurance. Lessee,
during the Lease Term, shall keep all buildings and
improvements insured, at his expense, against loss or damage by
fire and such other risks as may be included in the customary
form of broad form extended coverage (which may exclude
earthquakes), in an amount, over and above any deductibles in
the governing policies, of not less than the unpaid balance(s)
due under any existing deed(s) of trust or mortgagees)
encumbering the buildings or improvements or City's fees.
11. 3. Blanket Insurance. Lessee may provide any
insurance required by this Lease in the form of a blanket
pOlicy, provided Lessee furnishes evidence satisfactory to
City, indicating the coverage thereunder is at least equal to
the coverage obtainable under a separate policy covering the
Leased Land only.
11.4. Additional Named Insured: Riahts of Mortaaaees
(Lenders): Waiver of Subroaation. All insurance policies
required to be maintained by Lessee shall name Lessee and City
as the insureds, as their respective interests may appear. All
policies shall contain an agreement by the insurers that such
policies shall not be cancelled without at least thirty days'
prior written notice to city, and certificates or copies of all
such insurance policies shall be furnished to City promptly
after the assurance thereof.
11.5. Restoration of Buildinas and Improvements. In
the event of damage to, or destruction of, any of the buildings
or improvements situated on the Leased Land, then from the
insurance proceeds payable to Lessee, Lessee shall either:
A. within ninety (90) days after payment of the
insurance proceeds, commence restoration of the buildings and
improvements to their condition prior to such damage, provided,
however, that Lessee's obligation to restore will be limited to
the insurance proceeds available to Lessee: or
B. Apply such insurance proceeds first to the cost
of removal of the damaged or destroyed buildings, including any
debris or other nuisance occasioned by the damage or
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destruction, and restore the Leased Land to a grade and
condition similar to its grade and condition prior to the
construction of the buildings or improvements thereon.
Insurance proceeds remaining after the removal of damaged or
destroyed buildings and other improvements, and restoration of
the Leased Land to grade and condition satisfactory to the City
may be applied to any indebtedness owed by Lessee to any lender
which financed construction of the leasehold buildings or
improvements.
In either event, all insurance proceeds shall be
deposited and held in trust with such bank having offices in
Seward and/or Anchorage, Alaska, as Lessee may designate, or
with Lessee's mortgagee of the damaged property, and shall be
made available to Lessee for its use in either restoring or
repairing any damaged or destroyed buildings or improvements on
the Leased Land, or removing the damaged or destroyed buildings
or improvements and restoring the Leased Land to a grade and
condition of reasonable satisfaction to the City. The proceeds
of insurance shall be paid out by such trustee of mortgagee
from time to time, on certifications, by the person having
supervision of the work, that the amount certified is being
applied to the payment of the reasonable costs of such work.
Should the Lessee elect not to restore and repair damaged
buildings and improvements on the Leased Land, all insurance
proceeds remaining after removal of damaged and destroyed
buildings and improvements, and restoration of the Leased Land,
may be applied to any indebtedness by Lessee to the lender
which financed construction of the leasehold buildings or
improvements, after receipt of written satisfaction from the
City of the restoration of the Leased Land.
In the event Lessee elects not to restore and repair
when damaged or destruction has occurred to the buildings and
improvements, this Lease shall terminate, and all Lessee's
obligations hereunder shall expire, upon the date that the City
certified in writing its satisfaction with the restoration of
the Leased Land.
ARTICLE 12.CARE OF LEASED LAND. ACCESS OF CITY.
12.1. Maintenance and Repairs. After the
commencement of construction and during the entire remaining
term of this lease and every renewal or extension hereof Lessee
shall, at Lessee's sole cost, risk and expense, maintain the
leased land including any improvements placed thereon by Lessee
or City in a neat, sanitary, and safe condition. City may
periodically inspect the leased land and facilities constructed
thereon in order to ascertain the condition of the premises but
the exercise of this right shall not imply any obligation to do
so nor any obligation to do so in any particular way.
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City may notify Lessee in writing of any deficiencies
in the performance of Lessee's maintenance responsibilities
which constitute a threat or danger to health, safety, or any
property of the City of adjacent land owners, and Lessee shall
promptly within 15 days of receipt of such notice advise
City in writing of its proposed schedule for performance of any
work necessary to cure such deficiencies.
Should Lessee dispute the necessity of any such
maintenance work as being necessary or advisable or reasonable
to protect the public facilities on the leased land or on
adjacent land facilities, it may submit the matter to
arbitration provided, however, that pending the decision of the
arbitrators it shall fully comply with the maintenance
requests. If an arbitration award (which shall include costs,
interest and attorneys' fees) should ultimately find that the
repairs were not necessary then Lessee may deduct from future
rental payments the cost of such repairs. In deciding whether
repairs requested by City are necessary the arbitration panel
is to give primary consideration to the safety and welfare of
the Seward port facilities and the citizens of Seward such that
the highest standards of industrial and environmental safety
are achieved.
12 . 2 . Other Access Riahts of ci tv. ci ty and its
agents or representatives shall have the right to enter into
and upon the Leased Land during reasonable hours for the
purpose of inspecting the Leased Land and all buildings and
improvements thereon.
12.3. Avoidance of Prescriptive Riahts Lessee shall
take such action as may be necessary to preserve City's title
and ownership of the Leased Land free and clear of any public
or private rights-of-way, easements or other interests acquired
by prescriptive use or otherwise than as permitted under this
Lease, including, but not limited to, the posing of
thoroughfares, walkways and parking areas so as to preserve the
right of private ownership therein and prevent any adverse
rights thereto accruing through prescriptive use or otherwise
than as permitted hereunder.
12.4. Small Boat Harbor Grid. Lessee shall refrain,
at all times, from obstructing or fouling the grid of the Small
Boat Harbor, and will clean such obstruction of fouling, if
any, at Lessee's expense and pay the Ci ty for any damages
suffered thereby.
ARTICLE 13. COMPLIANCE WITH IAWS.
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13.1. Comoliance with Laws. Lessee shall comply
with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations of duly
constituted public authorities now or hereafter in any manner
affecting the Leased Land or any buildings, structures or
improvements situated thereon, whether or not any such laws,
ordinances or regulations which may be hereafter enacted
involve a change of policy on the part of the governmental body
enacting the same. Lessee further agrees it will not permit
any unlawful occupation, business or trade to be conducted on
said premises or any use to be made thereof contrary to any
law, ordinance or regulation as aforesaid with respect thereto.
13.2. Contest. Lessee may, by appropriate
proceedings conducted at Lessee's own expense, contest in good
faith the validity or enforcement of any law, ordinance or
regulation, provided Lessee diligently pursues such contest to
a final determination by a court, department of governmental
authority or body having jurisdiction thereof; provided that,
if City may become liable in any manner for damages, penalties,
fines or costs by reason of Lessee's failure to comply with any
such law, ordinance or regulation during Lessee's contest
thereof, then, as a condition precedent to the commencement and
continuation of such proceedings, Lessee shall furnish City
such bond with corporated surety as City shall reasonably
request to save harmless and indemnify City against liability
for any such damages, penalties, fines of costs. At the option
of City, it may, at its expense, contest the validity or
enforcement of any such law, ordinance or regulations.
ARTICLE 14. EMINENT DOMAIN.
14.1. Interest of Parties in Condemnation. In the
event the Leased Land or any part thereof shall be taken for
public purposes by condemnation as a result of any action or
proceeding in eminent domain, or shall be transferred in lieu
of condemnation to any authority entitled to exercise the power
of eminent domain, the interests of City and Lessee in the
award of consideration for such transfer and the effect of the
taking or transfer upon this Lease shall be as provided by law.
In the event the extent of the taking makes
impracticable the continued operation of a business compatible
with applicable land use regulations, upon written notification
by Lessee, this Lease and all of the right, title and interest
thereunder of Lessee shall cease on the date title to such Land
so taken or transferred vests in the condemning authority.
14.2. Partial Takinq -- Continuation of Lease. In
the even the taking or transfer of a part of the Leased Land
leaves the remainder of the accessible as to be effectively and
practicably usable in the opinion of the Lessee and City for
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the purpose of operation thereon of Lessee's business, this
Lease shall terminate and end as to the portion of the Leased
Land so taken or transferred as of the date title to such
portion vests in the condemning authority and the condemning
authority enters into possession, but shall continue in full
force and effect as to the portion of the Leased Land not so
taken or transferred, with appropriate abatement of rental for
the portion of Leased Land so taken.
ARTICLE 15. ARBITRATION.
Any dispute between City and Lessee with respect to
any provision of this lease or the rights and obligations of
the parties hereunder shall be decided by arbitration, in
accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.
15.1. Consent Panel. The party desiring arbitration
of a dispute shall give written notice to that effect to the
other party specifying in such notice the name and address of a
person to serve as an arbitrator on its behalf. within fifteen
(15) days after receipt of such notice the other party shall
give written notice to the first party specifying the name and
address of a person designated to serve as an arbitrator on its
behalf.
If neither party has objected to the other's
designation within fifteen (15) days of the notice by the
second party of its representative of an arbitrator, then the
two chosen arbitrators (called the IIconsent pane111) shall
select a third person agreeable to both to become the third
member of the consent panel. The consent panel may utilize
informal techniques and hold informal hearing without reference
or adherence to the rules or procedures of the American
Arbitration Association. Promptly and within thirty (30) days
of concluding any proceeding the consent panel shall render its
written decision of the majority thereof. It is the intent of
this subparagraph to provide for a speedy and inexpensive
resolution of disputes provided the parties agree to such a
procedure.
15.2. Formal Arbitration. If either party objects,
within fifteen (15) days of the second party's designation of
an arbitrator to the other's choice of an arbitrator pursuant
to paragraph (a) above, or the first party initially decides
not to use the consent panel procedure, then the matter shall
be promptly referred to the American Arbitration Association in
accordance with the then existing rules of the American
Arbitration Association.
15. 3 . Arbi tration Awards. Any award by either a
consent panel or as a result or proceedings before a panel
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pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association
shall be enforceable in accordance with Alaska Statutes. Any
award shall include an award of costs, interest and attorney
fees.
ARTICLE 16. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.
16.1. Default and Termination.
a. If the rent or any charge shall be in arrears for
a period of thirty (30) days; or
b. If Lessee fails to take reasonable steps to keep
and perform any of the covenants on conditions of this Lease
within thirty (30) days after written notice of default; or
c. If Lessee files a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy, or for reorganization under the bankruptcy laws, or
is adjudged a bankrupt by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
d. If Lessee makes an assignment for the benefit of
its creditors; or
e. If a receiver is appointed by a court of
competent jurisdiction for Lessee's business and it be
established in the receivership proceedings that Lessee is
insolvent; or
f. If the leasehold interest hereunder is abandoned
by Lessee, then City may, at City's option, at once, without
further notice to Lessee or any other person, terminate this
Lease. Upon termination of the Lease as aforesaid, or at the
expiration of this Lease and upon the termination of said Lease
by its terms, Lessee shall at once surrender possession of the
Leased Land to City and remove all Lessee's effects therefrom,
and may remove all Lessee's buildings and other improvements,
and Lessee shall have no further rights hereunder or with
respect to the Leased Land. If such possession be not
immediately surrendered, City may forthwith enter into and upon
and repossess the Leased Land and expel Lessee, or those
claiming under Lessee, without being deemed guilty in any
manner of trespass and without prejudice to nay remedies which
might otherwise be used for arrears of rent or preceding breach
of covenant, and in such event Lessee expressly wai ves the
service of notice of any intention so to terminate this Lease
or to retake the Leased Land and waives service of any demand
for payment of rent, or for possession, and for any and every
other notice or demand prescribed by any law, and hereby waives
any claim for damages by reason of such repossession.
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16.2. Relettinq. At any time, or from time to time,
after any such expiration or termination, City may relet the
Leased Land, or any part thereof, and any unleased buildings
and improvements, for such term or terms (which may be greater
or less than the period which would otherwise have constituted
the balance of the term of this Lease) and on such conditions
(which may include concessions or free rents) as City may, in
its discretion, determine and may collect and receive the rents
therefore. city shall in no way be responsible or liable for
any failure to relet the Leased Land, or any part thereof, or
for any failure to collect any rent due upon any such
reletting.
16.3. Damaqes. No such expiration or termination of
the Lease shall relieve Lessee of his liability and obligations
under the Lease, and such liability and obligations shall
survive any such expiration or termination. In the event of
any expiration or termination, whether or not the Leased Land,
or any part thereof, shall have been relet. Lessee shall pay to
City the net rent and all other charges required to be paid by
Lessee up to the time of such expiration or termination of this
Lease, and thereafter Lessee, until the end of what would have
been the term of this Lease in the absence of such expiration
or termination, shall be liable to City for, and shall pay to
City, as and for liquidated and agreed current damages for
Lessee's default;
a. the equivalent of the amount of the rent and
charges which would be payable under this Lease by Lessee if
this Lease were still in effect, less
b. the net proceeds received by City from leasing or
reletting the Leased Land and improvements thereon after
deducting all of City's expenses in connection with such
leasing and reletting, including, without limitation, all
repossession costs, brokerage commissions, legal expenses,
reasonable attorney fees, alteration costs, and expenses of
preparation for such reletting.
Lessee shall pay such current damages (herein called
"deficiency") to City monthly, and City shall be entitled to
recover from Lessee each monthly deficiency as the same shall
arise. At any time after any such expiration or termination,
whether or not City shall have collected any monthly
deficiencies as aforesaid, City shall be entitled to recover
from Lessee, and Lessee shall pay to City, on demand, as and
for liquidated and agreed final dam, ages for Lessee's default,
an amount equal to the difference between all rent reserved
hereunder for the unexpired portion of the Lease Terms and the
then-fair-and-reasonable net rental value to City of the Leased
Land for the period for which such installment was payable
shall be discounted to the date of termination at the rate of
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six (6%) percent per annum. If the Leased Land, or any part
thereof, be leased or relet by City for the unexpired portion
of the Lease Term, or any part thereof, before presentation of
proof of such liquidated damages to any court, commission or
tribunal, the amount of rent reserved upon such leasing or
reletting shall be prima facie evidence of the fair and
reasonable rental value for the part of the whole of the
premises so leased or relet during the term of the leasing or
reletting. Nothing herein contained shall limit or prejudice
the right of City to prove and obtain as liquidated damages by
reason of such termination an amount equal to the maximum
allowed by any statute or rule of law in effect at the time
when, and governing the proceedings in which such damages are
to be proved, whether or not such amount be greater, equal to,
or less than the amount of the difference referred to above.
16.4. Accumulation of Remedies. Each right and
remedy of City provided for in this Lease shall be cumulative
and shall be 1n addition to every other right or remedy
provided for in this Lease, or now or hereafter existing lat
law, or in equity or by statute or otherwise, and the exercise
or beginning of the exercise by City of anyone or more of the
rights or remedies provided for in the Lease, or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or
otherwise, shall not preclude the simultaneous or later
exercise by City of any or all other rights or remedies
provided for in this Lease or now or hereafter existing at law
or in equity or by statute or otherwise.
16.5. Appointment of Receiver. Upon commencement of
any suit or action by City against Lessee, pursuant to any
remedy available to City upon Lessee's default hereunder, or at
any time hereafter and during the pendency of such suit or
action, any court of competent jurisdiction, upon the
application of City, may at once appoint a receiver to collect
the rents and profits arising out of the Leased Land, the
buildings and improvements thereon and the subleases pertaining
thereto and apply such rents and profits to the payment and
satisfaction of Lessee's obligations under this Lease,
including, without limitation, the payment of the rent due City
hereunder, first deducting all proper charges and expenses
attending the execution of such trusts, and to have any balance
remaining held by such receiver for disposition in accordance
with any judgment or decree entered therein, or as may be from
time to time directed by said court.
ARTICLE 17. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
17.1. Estoppel Certificates. Either
any time and from time to time, upon not less
days' prior written request by the other
party shall, at
than thirty (30)
party, execute,
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acknowledge, and deliver to such party or to its designee, a
statement in writing certifying that this Lease is unamended
and in full force and effect (or, if there has been any
amendment thereof, that the same is in full force and effect as
amended and stating the amendment or amendments), that there
are no defaults existing (or, if there is any claimed default,
stating the nature and extent thereof), and stating the dates
to which the rent and other charges have been paid in advance.
It is expressly understood and agreed that any such statement
delivered pursuant to this section may be relied upon by any
prospective assignee or tenant of the Leasehold Estate, or
estates, or Lessee of any prospective purchaser of the estate
of City, or any lender or prospective assignee of any lender on
the security of the Leased Land or the fee estate, or any part
thereof, and any third person.
17.2. Conditions and Covenants. All the provisions
of the Lease shall be deemed as running with the Land, and
shall be construed to be "conditions" as well as "covenants,"
as thought the words specifically expressing or imparting
covenants and conditions were used in each separate provision.
17.3. No Waiver of Breach. No failure by either
City or Lessee to insist upon the strict performance by the
other of any covenant, agreement, term or condi tion of the
Lease or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a
breach thereof, shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or
of such covenant, agreement, term or condition. No waiver of
any breach shall affect or alter this Lease, but each and every
covenant, condition, agreement and term of the Lease shall
continue in full force and effect with respect to any other
then-existing or subsequent breach.
17.4. Time of Essence.
this Lease and of each provision.
17.5. Computation of Time. The time in which any
act provided by this Lease 1S to be done is computed by
eXCluding the first day and including the last, unless the last
day is a Saturday, sunday or a holiday, and then it is also
excluded. The term "holiday" shall mean all holidays as
defined by the statutes of Alaska.
Time is of the essence of
17.6. Successors in Interest. Each and all of the
covenants, conditions and restrictions in this Lease shall
inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the
successors in interest of city and the authorized assignees,
transferees, tenants, licensees and other successors-in-
interest of Lessee.
17.7. Entire Aareement. This Lease contains the
entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters
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covered by this Lease, and
promise made by any party,
agent of any party, which is
be binding or valid.
17.8. Governinq Law. This Lease shall be governed
by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Alaska.
no other agreement, statement or
or to any employee, officer, or
not contained in this Lease shall
17.9. Partial Inval idi tv. I f any term, covenant,
condition or provision of this Lease is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated.
17.10. Relationship of Parties. Nothing contained
in this Lease shall be deemed or construed by the parties, or
by any third person, to create the relationship of principal
and agent or of partnership or of joint venture of any
association between City and Lessee; and neither the method of
computation of rent nor any other provisions contained in the
Lease nor any acts of the parties, shall be deemed to create
any relationship between City and Lessee, other than the
relationship of lessor and lessee.
17.11. Interpretation. The language in all parts of
this Lease shall in all cases be simply construed according to
its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against City or
Lessee. Unless otherwise provided in this Lease, or unless the
context otherwise requires, the following rules of construction
shall apply to this Lease:
a. Number and Gender. In this Lease, the neuter
gender includes the masculine and the feminine, and the
singular number includes the plural; the word "person" includes
corporation, partnership, firm or association wherever the
context so requires.
b. Mandatorv and Permissive. "Shall", "will" and
"agrees" are mandatory; "may" is permissive.
c. Captions. Captions of the Articles, sections and
subsections of this Lease are for convenience and reference
only, and the words contained therein shall in no way be held
to explain, modify, amplify or aid in the interpretation,
construction or meaning of the provisions of this Lease.
17.12. Amendment. This Lease is not subj ect to
amendment, except in writing executed by all parties hereto.
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17. 13 . a. Del i verY of Notices and Rent -- Method
and Time. All notices, demands or requests from one party to
another shall be delivered in person or be sent by mail,
certified or registered, postage prepaid, to the addresses
stated in this Section, and shall be deemed to have been given
at the time of delivery or making.
b. pavment of Rent. All rents and other
sums payable by Lessee to City shall be by check, payable to
City, delivered in person or mailed to City at the following
address:
CITY CLERK
CITY OF SEWARD
P. O. Box 167
Seward, AK 99664
and shall be deemed to have been paid when received at such
address.
c. Notices to citv. All notices, demands
and requests from Lessee to City shall be given to City at:
CITY CLERK
CITY OF SEWARD
P. o. Box 167
Seward, AK 99664
and to such other persons at such additional addresses as City
may specify, but not exceeding four in the aggregate.
d. Notices to Lessee. All notices, demands
or requests from City to Lessee shall be given to Lessee at:
ICICLE SEAFOODS, INC.
P. O. Box 79003
Seattle, WA 98119
COPY:
SEWARD FISHERIES
P. O. Box 8
Seward, AK 99664
e. Chanae of Address. Each party shall have
the right, from time to time, to designate a different address
by notice given in conformity with this Section.
17.14. Broker's commission. Each of the parties
represents and warrants that there are no claims for brokers'
commissions of finders' fees in connection with the execution
of this Lease.
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17.15. Attornevs I Fees. If either party hereto
institutes any suit, action or arbitration proceeding to
collect the rent reserved, or to enforce any covenant or
agreement hereof, or to obtain any of the remedies herein
provided, the prevailing party shall be entitled to such sum of
money as the court or the arbitration board may adjudge
reasonable as costs and attorney fees in such suit, action or
arbitration proceeding, including any appeal taken by either
party in such suit, action or arbitration proceeding.
17.16. Records. Lessee shall, at all times, keep or
cause to be kept proper books of record and account in which
full, true and correct entries will be made of all dealings or
transactions of, or in relation to, the Leased Land.
17.17. Minerals. Nothing in this Lease shall
authorize Lessee to exercise any rights in regard to oil, oil
rights, minerals, mineral rights, natural gas, natural gas
rights, and/or other hydrocarbons by whatsoever name that may
be within or under the Leased Land. City reserves the right to
whipstock, or directionally drill, and mine from land other
than the Leased Land oil or gas wells, tunnels and shafts into,
through or across the subsurface of the Leased Land, and to
bottom such shipstocked or directionallyu drilled wells,
tunnels and shafts under and beneath or beyond the exterior
limi ts thereof, and to re-drill, retunnel, equip, maintain,
repair, deepen and operate any such wells or mines, without,
however, the right to disturb the use of the surface or to
drill or mine through the upper 500 feet of the subsurface of
the Leased Land.
17.18. Good Faith. The terms of this Lease impose
an obligation of good faith on City and Lessee in the
performance and enforcement thereof.
17.19. Election to Terminate bv ci tv. Lessee as
partial consideration for this Lease, expressly undertakes to
complete construction of a major processing plant expansion on
the unimproved portion of the Leased Land not later than
October 1, 1988, and to substantially complete construction by
April 30, 1989. If Lessee fails to timely meet any of these
requirements as a result of its failure to proceed in good
faith and with due diligence, the City may , by giving written
notice to Lessee, elect to terminate this Lease.
17.20. Election to Terminate bv Lessee. If an
earthquake occurs during the term hereof, making the
construction, financing, maintenance or operation of an
improvement(s), building(s) or other structure(s) on the Leased
Land impractical or impermissible, then in such event, provided
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Ground Lease - Icicle Seafoods Inc.
the Lessee be in good standing hereunder, Lessee may, in his
uncontrolled discretion, elect to terminate this Lease upon:
a. giving written notice to City: and
b. making payment to City of a sum. equal to fifty
(50%) percent of the rents payable to City for the twelve
calendar months immediately preceding the notice under (a): and
c. satisfying or otherwise releasing City's fee from
any encumbrance(s) created as the result of Lessee's actions.
All further rights, duties and obligations
cease upon receipt by city of such notice
terminate and the fulfilling conditions (b) and
hereunder shall
of election to
(c) .
17.21. Extent of Riahts. Reservations or Covenants.
The granting of this lease does not in and of itself carry with
it any rights, reservations or covenants regarding the use of
dock facilities of the City which are now in existence or will,
during the term of this lease, be constructed or put into use.
ARTICLE 18.RECORDING. EXECUTION. COUNTERPARTS.
18.1. Recordina. The parties may, concurrently with
the execution of this Lease, execute, acknowledge and record a
memorandum of lease. FOllowing recording, the memorandum lease
shall be attached to this Lease.
18.2. CounterParts. This Lease has been executed by
the parties in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
to be an original.
18. 3 . Execution. This Lease has been executed by
the parties on the day and year first above written.
LESSOR:
LESSEE:
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Darryl Schaefermeyer,
City Manager
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