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HomeMy WebLinkAboutASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF SANTA ANA (2)v INSURANCE NOT REQUIRED A-2022-254-01 V WORK MAY PROCEED CLERK OF COUNCIL. DATE: CITY OF SANTA ANA D. (0) COMMERCIAL PROPERTY COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM aFW) fA PROGRAM BENEFITS AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT C�hitkP Sh This PROGRAM BENEFITS AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is effective upon re.uary 23, 2023("Effective Date"). This Agreement is entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana ("City") and Assistance League of Santa Ana ("Owner"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has established a Commercial Property Compliance Assistance Program ("Program") for application within the Qualified Census Tract as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the ?regain, the City provides grant funding up to $50,000 to commercial property owners whose application to the Program has been approved by the City for fagade and other eligible improvements to their property; and WHEREAS, Owner made an application under the Program with respect to the improvements described herein at the real property located at 1028 W 2nd Street, Santa Ana 92703 in Santa Ana, CA, which is more particularly described in the legal description attached hereto as Attachment "A" and incorporated herein ("Property"); and WHEREAS, City approved Owner's Program application on November 17, 2022 ; and WHEREAS, under the Program, Owner will make certain improvements to the Property for which Owner will be receiving financial assistance from City and that are more particularly described in the specifications attached hereto as Attachment `B" ("Improvements"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Program's terms and conditions, Owner is required to enter into this Agreement to ensure the proper compliance with approval conditions, operational restrictions, maintenance, and upkeep of the Improvements. The Parties therefore agree as follows: Section 1. RECITALS. The Recitals above are true and correct and incorporated into the body of this Agreement by this reference. Section 2. REIMBURSEMENTS, The City shall reimburse the OWNER for the cost of Improvements in the amount of S13.200. In exchange for these funds, Owner expressly acknowledges and agrees to the entire terms and conditions of the Program as described in the Program brochure, which are hereby incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. Section 3. NO OTHER ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS. No improvement that is not described on Exhibit Band approved by the City is eligible for the reimbursement. Section 4. COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENTS. OWNER shall complete all Improvements within one hundred (100) calendar days beginning from the effective date fixed in paragraph 1. Upon completion of the Improvements and upon their final inspection and approval by the City, the OWNER shall submit to the City a property executed and notarized contractor statement showing the full cost of the work as well as each separate component amount due to the contractor and each and every subcontractor involved in furnishing labor, materials, or equipment necessary to complete the improvement related work. In addition, the OWNER shall submit to the City proof of payment of the contract cost pursuant to the contractor's statement and final lien waivers from all contractors and subcontractors. The City shall, within fourteen (14) business days of receipt of the contractor's statement, proof of payment, and lien waivers, issue a check to the OWNER as reimbursement in the total grant amount stated in SECTION 2 of this agreement. Section 5. FAILURE TO COMPLETE. If the OWNER fails to complete the Improvements provided for herein in conformity with the approved plans, drawings, and specifications and the terms of this Agreement, then upon written notice being given by the City to the OWNER, this Agreement shall terminate with no further action necessary by the City, and the financial or any other obligations on the part of the City under this Agreement shall cease and become null and void. Section 6. COMPLIANCE WITH APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND CITY CONDITIONS. This Agreement fulfills the requirements set forth in the Program application. The hnprovements shall substantially conform with all approved development plans and city conditions, as applicable. Section 7. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF IMPROVEMENTS. A. Ongoing Operational/ Maintenance Conditions In exchange for participation in the Program, Owner hereby agrees to maintain and repair the Improvements as follows: 1. The Improvements shall be maintained in conformance with the standards generally applicable to comparable retail/commercial businesses located within the City. The Improvements shall comply with operational conditions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) applicable during any period(s) of construction or major repair (e.g., proper screening and securing of the construction site; implementation of proper erosion control, dust control and noise mitigation measure; adherence to approved project phasing etc.). 2. The Improvements shall be in ongoing compliance with the approved design and construction parameters, signage parameters, and restrictions, as well as landscape designs, as applicable. 3. Ongoing maintenance, repair and upkeep of the Improvements shall be provided by the Owner (including but not limited to controls on the proliferation of trash and debris about the Property; the proper and timely removal of graffiti; the timely maintenance, repair and upkeep of damaged, vandalized and/or weathered buildings, structures and/or improvements; the timely maintenance, repair and upkeep of exterior paint, parking striping, pedestrian pathways/open space areas, lighting and irrigation fixtures, walls and fencing, landscaping and related landscape improvements, and the like, as applicable). B. City Right to Conduct Maintenance and Repairs. Owner hereby confers upon the City the right but not the obligation to conduct maintenance and repairs on the Improvements as required in this Section 7. Such powers are conferred by Owner on the City for the benefit of the City to provide for the health, safety and welfare of all persons who use the Improvements or any portion thereof and other persons who reside in the vicinity of the Improvements and the entire City. C. City Right to Enforce. The right and power of the City to enforce the maintenance obligations of Owner herein shall not be deemed to arise by virtue of this Section 7 alone. Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the City may, by public nuisance abatement proceeding, and/or by the initiation of an action at law or in equity, notwithstanding this Section 7, enforce the law as relates to the abatement or elimination of a public nuisance regarding the Improvements or enforce any provision or conditions of approval of a building or development permit issued for the Improvements by the City. It shall be presumed that the City is proceeding under the general municipal policy powers reserved to the City under this Section 7(C) if the City issues a written notice of "Maintenance Deficiency" as this term is defined in Section 7(D) of this Agreement. D. Notice of Maintenance Deficiencies. Upon any failure by Owner to perform any of the maintenance and repair obligations referenced in Section 7(A) (such failure hereinafter referred to as a "Maintenance Deficiency"), the City shall issue written notice of such Maintenance Deficiency to Owner. E. Maintenance Deficiencies. Owner shall comply with any issuance of a Notice of Maintenance Deficiency within the timeframe specified by the Code Enforcement Division to cure the Maintenance Deficiency identified in such Notice. Within the timeframe specified by the Code Enforcement Division in the notice of a Maintenance Deficiency, Owner may submit a written request to the City seeking additional time to cure the Maintenance Deficiency. Each such written request for additional time shall describe and specify in detail: (i) which tasks require additional time to complete the cure of the Maintenance Deficiency and the reason why such additional time is needed under the circumstances; and (ii) what steps Owner have already taken to commence the cure of the Maintenance Deficiency. The City, in its reasonable discretion, may grant, conditionally grant or deny any written request for additional time as determined by the Code Enforcement Manager. The City shall be under no obligation to consider untimely submitted time extension requests or requests which fail to provide any of the information required above. F. Removal of Graffiti. Owner hereby further covenants and agrees to keep the exterior surfaces of the Improvements located on the Property free and clear of graffiti. Graffiti shall be removed within twenty-four (24) hours following the time of its application. A failure by Owner to remove graffiti within twenty-four (24) hours following its application on any structure, fixture or other improvement located on the Property shall be deemed to be a Maintenance Deficiency for which no further notice under Section 7(D) needs to be given by the City. G. City May Cure Maintenance Deficiency. 1. hi the event Owner fails to cure a Maintenance Deficiency within the time allowed, the City may enter upon or otherwise access the Property for the purpose of curing the Maintenance Deficiency without further notice to Owner. 2. The foregoing, notwithstanding, the City, without notice to Owner, shall have the right to enter the Property and remove graffiti, solid waste, trash, or other debris under the following two circumstances: (i) a failure by Owner to remove graffiti within twenty-four (24) hours following its application on the Improvements; or (ii) a failure by Owner to remove the accumulation of solid waste, trash, or other debris immediately adjacent to the Improvements that is visible for a duration of twenty- four (24) hours from an adjacent or contiguous public right-of-way or from a designated fire lane on the Property. H. City's Lien Authority. Any sums expended by the City in enforcing, maintaining, repairing or replacing, or curing any element of the Improvements as authorized in Section 7 for which a Maintenance Deficiency has been declared by the City to exist, shall become a lien on the Property subject to enforcement by the City under applicable law. I. Enforcement of Liens by City, The rights conferred upon the City by Owner under Section 7 of this Agreement expressly include the power to establish and enforce a lien or other encumbrances against the Property or any portion thereof, subject to all then existing other liens and encumbrances on the Property, in an amount reasonably necessary to reimburse the City for its reasonable costs of the necessary and reasonable costs incurred by the City under Section 7(G) to restore the Improvements to the maintenance standard required under this Section 7, including reasonable attorney's fees and costs of the prevailing party associated with the correction of the Maintenance Deficiency in connection with such action. J. No approval by Owner shall be necessary for the City to establish and foreclose a lien for non-payment of amounts expended by the City to cure a Maintenance Deficiency under Section 7 of this Agreement. No failure by the City to enforce any default pertaining to the maintenance, repair or replacement of any element of the Improvements under Section 7 shall be deemed to be a waiver of the right or power of the City to enforce any subsequent default thereof by Owner. Section 8. TERM OF AGREEMENT. This agreement shall remain in effect for a period of 5 years from the Effective Date or the date the Property is no longer owned by Owner, whichever is earlier. Section 9. INTEGRATION. This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the Parties relating to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, except as otherwise provided. All prior contemporaneous agreements, understandings, representations and statements, oral or written, are merged in this Agreement and shall be of no further force or effect. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the Parties on the subject matter herein, notwithstanding any previous negotiations or agreements between the Parties or their predecessors in interest with respect to all or any part of the subject matter hereof. Section 10. SEVERABILITY. If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. Section 11. AMENDMENT. No amendment, modification or supplement of this Agreement shall be valid or binding unless executed in writing and signed by both Parties. Section 12. NOTICES. All notices permitted or required under this Agreement shall be given to the respective Parties at the following addresses, or at such other address as the respective Parties may provide in writing for this purpose: OWNER: Assistance League of Santa Ana 1037 W First Street Santa Ana, CA 92703 CITY: City of Santa Ana Planning and Building Agency, M-20 PO Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702 (714) 647-5804 PlanningDepartment@santa-ana.org Section 13. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be of equal force and effect. A-2022-254-01 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as evidenced by the signatures of the authorized officers of each of them. CITY City of Santa Ana City Manager Clerk of the Council By: Name: Donna Layne Title: President, Assistance League of Santa to