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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTUSTIN, CITY OF (2)5� q,ntAC3� OCT 11 2019 Return ORIGINAL Executed Copy to COTC (M-30/TII) JG�� SERVICE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND THE CITY OF TUSTIN REGARDING POTABLE WATER SERVICE FOR VARIOUS PARCELS OF UNINCORPORATED REAL PROPERTY A-2019-157 This Service Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California ("Santa Ana"), and the City of Tustin, a California municipal corporation C Tustin") (each referred to as "Party" and collectively referred to as the "Parties") on the effective date of the reorganization of "Island Parcels" involving the annexation of the "Island Parcels" to Santa Ana and detachment of same territory from the Municipal Water District of Orange County as specified in Section A below. RECTTALS A. As provided by the Cortese -Knox -Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Gov. Code, §§ 56000 et seq.) and the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission's ("OC LAFCO") policies and procedures, Santa Ana will submit to OC LAFCO an application to annex 57 parcels and detachment of the same parcels from the Municipal Water District of Orange County. The annexation collectively constitutes an island of unincorporated territory within Santa Ana's sphere of influence with Assessor's Parcel Numbers ("APNs") 396- 303-01 to -28, 396-304-01 to -11, 396-312-13, -14, and -15, 396-313-01 to -03, -06 to -11, and 396-314-01 to -06 ("Island Parcels") as shown on Exhibit A. B. Santa Ana is presently without the necessary water system infrastructure to directly provide Potable Water Services to the Island Parcels, but contemplates and fully intends to ensure that the Island Parcels receive adequate Potable Water Service consistent with the level of service contemplated by Santa Ana subsequent to the Annexation, including installation and completion of all necessary water system infrastructure and performance of all customer service functions ("Potable Water Service") following Santa Ana's annexation of the Island Parcels. C. Tustin maintains and operates water lines and facilities that provide Potable Water Services to all developed Island Parcels. D. Santa Ana and Tustin desire to enter into this Agreement, whereby Tustin will provide Potable Water Service to the Island Parcels. Tustin will to provide water service to the Island Parcels until such time Santa Ana has completed water system infrastructure to serve the entire Island Parcels. E. This Agreement constitutes a service agreement in which "[t]wo or more public agencies where the public service to be provided is an alternative to, or substitute for, public services already being provided by an existing public service provider and where the level of service to be provided is consistent with the level of service contemplated by the existing service provider." (Gov. Code, § 56133(e)(1)). 1 of 7 F. Under Government Code, section 56133 and OC LAFCO's "Policy & Procedures for the Review and/or Processing of Out -Of -Area Agreements by the Executive Officer (Gov't Code §56133)," this Agreement is not an out -of -area service agreement requiring OC LAFCO's review and approval because; (1) Santa Ana and Tustin are both public agencies; and (2) upon amuexation, Santa Ana will have the exclusive authority to provide Potable Water Services to the Island Parcels, However, Santa Ana has found that such activities can be more efficiently and more conveniently performed by Tustin pursuant to this Agreement at this time. G. This Agreement will in no way adversely impact water services to current customers of Santa Ana or Tustin, will not induce growth, and will not result in the duplication of services in the territory of either city. H, This Agreement serves the public interest, economy, and general welfare. TERNIs NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and of the mutual covenants as well as for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: CONSENT FOR AND PROVISION OF SERVICES I.I. Santa Ana's Consent for Service. Except as provided in Section 1.2, Santa Ana consents to Tustin's provision of Potable Water Service to the Island Parcels, upon Santa Ana's annexation of the Island Parcels. 1.2. Following the annexation, in the event that Santa Ana has or creates the infrastructure and the capacity to provide Potable Water Service to the Island Parcels, any new development or redevelopment within the Island Parcels shall be served by Santa Ana. 1.3. Tustin's Provision of Service. 1.3.1. Provision of Service. Tustin agrees to provide Potable Water Service to the Island Parcels in a manner and at a level consistent with Tustin's provision of services to its remaining service area, subject only to a changeover as set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement. 1.3.2. Applicable Law. Tustin's provision of the Potable Water Service shall comply with applicable local, state, or federal statutes, regulations, rules, or policies. 2 of 7 2. TERMINATION Santa Ana's Ca acity for Service, If, at anytime during the course of this Agreement, Santa Ana determines that it has the infrastructure and capacity to economically and conveniently provide Potable Water Service to the Island Parcels in a, manner and at a level consistent with Santa Ana's service to the remainder of its service area, then Santa Ana will send written notice to Tustin and OC LAFCO of such determination. The notice shall provide reasonable terms, conditions, and times for accomplishing the changeover from Tustin to Santa Ana as the provider of Potable Water Service; provided, however, that cooperation with the notice shall be at no cost to Tustin, Tustin will work in good faith with Santa Ana to reasonably comply with the notice. This Agreement shall terminate when the changeover is accomplished. When this Agreement is tenninated for any reason, any costs reasonably required to disconnect, transfer, cap, abandon, and/or otherwise cease Potable Water Service by Tustin will be reimbursed by Santa Ana within ninety (90) days of delivery of written request for such reimbursement, The manner of cessation of Tustin Potable Water Service shall be in compliance with all then -current Tustin standards and requirements. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AGREEMENT The effective date of this Agreement is the date this Agreement is executed by both Parties as it appears on the Signatures page of this Agreement referred to as Effective Date. 4. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as representing the establishment of any precedent or the formation of any policy by Santa Ana to generally allow Tustin to provide Potable Water Service within Santa Ana's jurisdiction or by Tustin to provide Potable Water Service within Santa Ana's jurisdiction on the terms and conditions contained herein or on any terns and conditions whatsoever. 5. INDEMNIFICATION The Parties shall indemnify and hold harmless each other and their officers, employees, and agents, against any and all claims, liabilities, expenses, attorney's fees or damages, for injury or death of any person, or damage to property, or interference with use of property ("Claims"), to the extent the Claims arise from the negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnifying Party or to the extent any Claim arises in connection with the indemnifying Party's negligent performance of this Agreement. 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 6.1. Changes to A> reement All of the terms, conditions and provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, provided, however, that no assignment of this Agreement shall be made without the prior written consent of the Parties to the Agreement, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. 3 of 7 6.2. Performance. Whenever performance is required of any Party hereunder, that party shall use all due diligence to perform and take all necessary measures in good faith to perform; provided, however, that if completion of performance shall be delayed at any time by reason of acts of God, war, civil commotion, riots, strikes, picketing, or other labor disputes, or damage to work in progress by reason of fire or other casualty or cause beyond the reasonable control of a party (acts by the performing Party causing the situation to be beyond reasonable control excepted), then the time for performance as herein specified shall be appropriately extended by the amount of the delay actually so caused. 6.3. Severability; Invalidation of any of the provisions contained in this Agreement, or of the application thereof to any person or circumstance, by judgment or court order, shall in no way affect any of the other provisions hereof or the application thereof to any other person or circumstance and the same shall remain in full force and effect, unless enforcement of this Agreement as so invalidated would be unreasonable or grossly inequitable under all the circumstances or would frustrate the purposes of this Agreement. 6.4. Form of Notice. Any notice to any Party shall be in writing and given by delivering the same to such party in person or by sending the sarne by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, with postage prepaid to the party's mailing address, The respective mailing addresses of the Parties thereto are, until changed as hereinafter provided, the following: To Santa Ana: Fuad Sweiss, PE, PLS Executive Director Public Works Agency 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, Ca. 92702 With copy to: Clerk of the Council 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, Ca. 92702 To Tustin: Douglas Stack Director of Public Works/City Engineer 300 Centennial Way Tustin, Ca. 92780 To OC LAFCO: Carolyn Emery 2677 North Main St Suite 1050 Santa Ana, Ca 92705 6.5. Change of Address, Any Party may change its mailing address at any time by giving written notice of such change to the other Party in the manner provided herein at least ten days prior to the date such change is considered effective. 6.6. Effective Date of Notice. All notices under this Agreement shall be deemed given, received, made or communicated on the date personal delivery is effective or, if mailed, on the delivery date or attempted delivery date shown on the return receipt. 6.7. Content of Notice, Every notice (other than the giving or withholding of consent, approval, or satisfaction under this Agreement, but including requests therefore) given to a Party or other person shall comply with the following requirements. Each notice shall state; 6.7.1. The paragraph of this Agreement pursuant to which the notice is given; and 6.7.2. The period of time within which the recipient of the notice must respond or if no response is required, a statement to that effect. 6.7.3. Each request for consent or approval shall contain reasonably sufficient data or docuunentation to enable the recipient to make an informed decision. 6.8. Entire Agreement. This writing constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral or written representations or written agreements that may have been entered into between the Parties. This Agreement may be cancelled, changed, modified or amended in whole or in part only by a written and recorded instrument executed by the Parties (or their respective successors and assigns). 6.9. Governing Law, This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. Any legal action concerning or arising out of this Agreement shall be filed in a court of the State of California having jurisdiction of the subject matter, and venue shall be in the County of Orange, State of California. 6.10. Counterparts, This Agreement may be executed by the parties in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all such parts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 6.11. Section Headings. All section headings and subheadings are inserted for convenience only and will not affect any construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Signatures and OC LAFCO certification on the next pages. 5 of 7 SIGNATURES In witness thereof, the Parties here to have executed this Agreement on 1 2 I 1 2-0 t `t which is the Effective Date. Month Day Year CITY OF SANTA ANA, a California municipal corporation By: KKR STINE RIDGE, CITY MANAGER Attest:`" By: a' DAISY GOMEZ, MMC CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Approved as to Form: By: �4> /N/. fl.�A S IA CARVALHO, 1J CITY ATTORNEY �° CITY OF TUSTIN, a Californiamunicipalcorporation By: 1A^.���1 CITY MANAGER Attest: By; ERICA 4YADA, CITY CLERK Approved as to Form: WOODRUFF, SP ADL c SMART, APC. By: AVID E. KENDIG, CITY ATTORNEY CERTIFICATION Based upon the recitals and the terns of this Agreement, I find that Tustin's provision of Potable Water Services outside its jurisdictional boundary to the Island Parcels does not constitute a contract or agreement requiring OC LAFCO approval under Government Code section 56133. 0 EXECUTIVE OC LAFCO Return ORIGINAL Executed Copy to COTC (M 30mi) 6of7 MIh1:ItIMS 7of7 1 , LEGENQ ORANGE co SAIUATINNA .� . S CC PARCELS 396-307-13 190 J01-28 - 79n 304jptn �, l96-303-12 395d01-U j 396-303-ZY 39a 3040' •3967303-11 396-'307-75 336-303-26 396304;^? 336-3J7-10 336-301-15396-703-25 336104^Gi 1 Q E �_ 1 ;'r_ J36-30] 11l -09 i< 336-303-77 396-303-24 336 iLu S .s"'i 396-303�58 ` J3fi-303-18 396-303-23 336 709 ACC Cl 396-303-07 < 336-303-19 396-303-22 CL33fi JtMt12 '•� �� J 0f"" 396-3Q3-C6 396 30J 20 396-703-21 .' 376304! ARIA ARIA �, I�_.,���, 4 395-3pi7-01 ` ice"' KR.J .�y :. 396-304-09G _ l +,1 • I ..' �i "y1v' - ~ i - i �ofi os 'o oS">oSA=I ! 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