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Ordinance 122562
Introduced as Council Bill 116056
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AN ORDINANCE related to parking lot management agreements between the City of Seattle and the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority; authorizing the execution of said agreements; and directing the deposit of revenues into the Cumulative Reserve Subfund, Unrestricted Subaccount. |
Description and Background | |
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Current Status: | Passed |
Fiscal Note: | Fiscal Note to Council Bill No. 116056 |
Index Terms: | INTERLOCAL-AGREEMENTS, PIKE-MARKET, PIKE-PLACE-MARKET, PUBLIC-CORPORATIONS PARKING, GARAGES |
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Sponsor: | MCIVER | tr>
Date Introduced: | October 22, 2007 |
Committee Referral: | Budget |
City Council Action Date: | November 19, 2007 |
City Council Action: | Passed |
City Council Vote: | 9-0 |
Date Delivered to Mayor: | November 20, 2007 |
Date Signed by Mayor: (About the signature date) | November 26, 2007 |
Date Filed with Clerk: | November 26, 2007 |
Signed Copy: | PDF scan of Ordinance No. 122562 |
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AN ORDINANCE related to parking lot management agreements between the City of Seattle and the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority; authorizing the execution of said agreements; and directing the deposit of revenues into the Cumulative Reserve Subfund, Unrestricted Subaccount. WHEREAS, the City of Seattle (the "City") has contracted with the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (the "Market PDA") for management and operation of parking lots at certain Cityowned properties in the vicinity of the Pike Place Market, commonly known as the "Desimone/PC-1 North Lot," and the "Blanchard and Lenora Lots;" and WHEREAS, beginning in 2008, the City will require use of portions or all of the parking lots from time to time in connection with anticipated safety and mobility improvements to the Alaskan Way Viaduct; and WHEREAS, the City has terminated the Market PDA's rights to continue using and operating the parking lots under existing agreements, effective January 1, 2008; and WHEREAS, the City and the Market PDA now desire to enter into a new Parking Operation and Management Agreement to allow the parking lots to remain in service, in whole or in part, until such time as construction activities require their removal from service; and WHEREAS, the new agreement contemplates that, in the event the parking lots are removed from service as a result of a public works project, the City will endeavor to obtain compensation from the project budget on behalf of the Market PDA, and will support the Market PDA's efforts to develop replacement parking, which is fundamentally important to the ongoing commercial viability of the Pike Place Market; and WHEREAS, the agreement obligates the Market PDA to remit to the City a portion of the revenues generated from said parking lots, except that, for 2008 only, the Market PDA shall be entitled to retain the City's portion of anticipated revenue to pay costs incurred for planning for anticipated renovations to the Pike Place Market; and WHEREAS, all revenues paid to the City during the term of the agreement authorized by this legislation are to be deposited into the Cumulative Reserve Subfund, Unrestricted Subaccount; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. As requested by the Fleets and Facilities Department Director and recommended by the Mayor, said Director is hereby authorized to execute, for and on behalf of the City of Seattle, an agreement with the Market PDA, substantially in the form of Exhibit "1" attached hereto and identified as "Parking Operation and Management Agreement," for management and operation of certain parking lots at City-owned properties in the vicinity of the Pike Place Market commonly known as the "Desimone/PC-1 North Lot" and the "Blanchard and Lenora Lots." Section 2. The City's portion of revenues from the agreement authorized by Section 1 hereof shall be deposited into the Cumulative Reserve Subfund, Unrestricted Subaccount (00164). The Executive shall monitor such revenues for reporting and budgeting purposes. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Municipal Code Section 1.04.020. Passed by the City Council the ____ day of _________, 2007, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of __________, 2007. _________________________________ President __________of the City Council Approved by me this ____ day of _________, 2007__. _________________________________ Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor Filed by me this ____ day of _________, 2007__. ____________________________________ City Clerk Exhibit 1: Parking Operation and Management Agreement 09/07/07 V 2 Exhibit 1: PARKING OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into by and between THE CITY OF SEATTLE ("City"), a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, acting through the City's Director of Fleets & Facilities and the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority ("Operator"), a Washington public corporation. WHEREAS, the City owns certain properties in the vicinity of the Pike Place Market that it acquired as right-of-way for the Alaskan Way Viaduct and for urban renewal purposes; and WHEREAS, for many years, the City has contracted with Operator to use, operate and maintain such properties for controlled public parking to the extent not required for other municipal purposes; and WHEREAS, Operator has successfully operated and maintained the properties, commonly known as the "Desimone/PC-1 North Lot" and the "Blanchard and Lenora Lots," and has shared the revenue therefrom with the City; and WHEREAS, beginning in 2008, the City will require use of portions or all of the properties from time to time in connection with anticipated safety and mobility improvements to the Alaskan Way Viaduct; and WHEREAS, the City has terminated Operator's rights to continue using and operating the properties under the existing agreements, effective January 1, 2008; and WHEREAS, the City and Operator now desire to enter into a new Parking Operation and Management Agreement to allow the properties to remain in parking service, in whole or in part, until such time as construction activities require their removal from service; and WHEREAS, the City supports Operator's planning for an anticipated levy to renovate the Pike Place Market and the new agreement contemplates the use of a portion of the revenues from the properties for such purposes; NOW, THEREFORE, the City and Operator agree as follows: 1. Property Description. The properties that are subject to this Parking Operation and Management Agreement ("Agreement") are the Desimone/PC-1 North Lot, located at 1615 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA, and the Blanchard and Lenora Lots, located at 50 Blanchard Street and 50 Lenora Street, Seattle, WA, respectively. In this Agreement, the properties are referred to collectively as "the Parking Lots" and are legally described as follows: A. Desimone/PC-1 North Lot Those portions of Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Block 36, and that certain unnumbered tract or lot lying generally southeast of Block 36, delineated on an Addition to the town of Seattle as laid out by A. A. Denny (commonly known as A. A. Denny's 6th Addition to the City of Seattle), as recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 99, Records of King County, Washington, and those portions of the vacated alley in said Block 36 and vacated Pine and Stewart streets more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the most northerly corner of Lot 5, Block 36, of said Plat of A. A. Denny's Sixth Addition to the City of Seattle, thence southwesterly along the northwesterly margin of said Lot 5 to its intersection with the northeasterly line of Armory Way, as established by Seattle Condemnation Ordinance No. 66339, as amended by Seattle Ordinance No. 67125; thence southeasterly along said northeasterly line of Armory Way to a point on a line parallel with and 30 feet northwest of the northwesterly line of Block H, Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid out by A. A. Denny (commonly known as A. A. Denny's 4th Addition to the City of Seattle), as recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 69, Records of King County; thence northeasterly along said parallel line to the southwesterly line of Western Avenue as widened under the provisions of Ordinance Nos. 11704 and 18109 of the City of Seattle; thence northwesterly along said southwesterly line of Western Avenue to its intersection with the northwesterly line of Lot 6, Block 36, said Plat of A. A. Denny's 6th Addition to the City of Seattle; thence southwesterly along the northwesterly line of said Lot 6 to the most westerly corner thereof; thence southwesterly along the southwesterly projection of the northwesterly line of said Lot 6 to the point of beginning. Also known as Parcel B of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment #8800103 recorded under King County Recording No. 8807250812 and as amended under Recording No. 8811290942, Records of King County, Washington. B. Blanchard and Lenora Lots All those ground surface level portions of the street right-of-way under the Alaskan Way Viaduct which lie between the south margin of Bell Street and a line 60 feet south of and parallel with the centerline of Lenora Street; EXCEPTING therefrom any developed surface street areas within the right-of-way. 2. Term of Agreement. Unless terminated earlier as provided in Section 9, below, the Term of this Agreement shall be three (3) years, commencing January 1, 2008, and terminating December 31, 2010. 3. Permitted Use. Operator shall use the Parking Lots solely for the operation of surface public parking lots, for pay. Consistent with the parties 1986 High Occupancy Vehicle Parking Program Memorandum of Agreement (the "HOV Agreement"), the portion of the Blanchard and Lenora Lots commonly known as the "Blanchard Parking Lot" shall contain not less than eight (8) nor more than twenty (20) parking spaces designated for high-occupancy vehicles. Operator shall not impose a parking charge on either the City or any person whom the City certifies to be a participant (whether driver or passenger) in the City's highoccupancy vehicle ("HOV") parking program. The City shall have the right to determine the terms and conditions for parking in any of the HOV parking spaces including but not limited to which HOV parking program participants shall have the right to use such spaces, for how long any such use may last each day, whether any charge shall be associated with such use, what use shall be made of any revenue derived from such HOV parking, and when (and if) such specialized use shall be available. If the City determines that some or all of the HOV parking spaces should be treated like the remaining parking spaces in the lot (and thus be available for use by any person for the then-current charge), the City shall notify Operator of that decision and the effective date on which such treatment shall commence. From and after that date until the effective date of a City decision to again restrict some or all of such parking spaces for use by HOV parking program participants, Operator may treat such spaces just like other spaces in the lot. All such operational changes may be implemented without having to amend this Agreement and shall not become effective upon less than thirty (30) days' notice to Operator. Operator shall keep said property free from any and all liens or encumbrances. 4. Accounting and Allocation of Revenues. A. Allocation of Revenues & Expenses. The allocation of revenues and expenses associated with activity on the Parking Lots shall be as follows: (1) Out of the aggregate gross receipts from any and all activities on the Parking Lots, Operator shall pay all taxes arising out of the operation of the Parking Lots, including the City of Seattle parking tax required by Chapter 5.35 of the Seattle Municipal Code (Ordinance 122192); the remainder shall constitute the "Effective Gross Receipts." (2) For calendar year 2008 or any portion thereof during which this Agreement is in effect, Operator shall retain 100% of the Effective Gross Receipts from the Parking Lots. Operator agrees that it shall use so much of the 2008 Effective Gross Receipts as would have been payable to the City were the revenue-sharing percentages described in Subsection 4.A (3) in effect, solely to pay costs and expenses incurred in planning for anticipated renovations to the Pike Place Market. (3) For calendar year 2009 and each subsequent year or portion thereof until this Agreement expires or is terminated, in whole or in part, for the Desimone/PC-1 North Lot, Operator shall retain 65% of the Effective Gross Receipts and shall pay the City the remaining 35% of the Effective Gross Receipts. For the Blanchard and Lenora Lots, Operator shall retain 55% of the Effective Gross Receipts and shall pay the City the remaining 45% of the Effective Gross Receipts. Operator shall pay the City its share of the Effective Gross Receipts monthly, at the same time the monthly accounting report is to be transmitted to the City pursuant to Subsection 4.B. The first payment to be made pursuant to this Agreement shall include all accumulated amounts due but not paid to the City under this Agreement for months in which Operator operated and managed the Parking Lots prior to full execution of this Agreement, and shall be remitted to the City with the first monthly report due after full execution of this Agreement. (4) From Operator's share of the Effective Gross Receipts, Operator shall pay all costs of operating the Parking Lots including, but not limited to, labor, maintenance, insurance, licenses, permits and fees. B. Records and Reports. Operator shall keep a daily record of all gross receipts generated and expenses (direct and indirect) incurred from operation of the Parking Lots. Operator shall deliver to the City at the address specified in Section 17, for each month during the Term hereof, an accurate accounting report of all revenues and expenses associated with operation of the Parking Lots. For 2008, such reports shall, in addition, contain an itemization of all costs Operator incurs in developing the renovation plans described in Subsection 4.A (2). Each accounting report shall be provided to the City within thirty (30) days after the end of each month throughout the Term; provided, that the first delivery after full execution of this Agreement shall, in addition, include a monthly report for each month during which the Operator operated and managed the Parking Lots prior to full execution of this Agreement. Each report shall state, for each lot, separately, the gross receipts generated from activity on the lot; as deductions, the aggregate amount of taxes collected as a consequence of that activity, stated separately by type of tax; and out of the remainder, the respective amount of Operator's fee and compensation under this Agreement and the amount payable to the City. Any monies due and payable to the City hereunder shall be submitted in the form of a check made payable to The City of Seattle, with each monthly report. Financial records and reporting shall be on forms subject to the City's approval. C. Audit. Operator shall permit the City, from time to time as the City Auditor or the Director of City's Fleets and Facilities Department deems necessary (including up to six years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement), to inspect and audit at any and all reasonable times in King County, Washington, or at such other reasonable location as such auditor selects, all of Operator's pertinent books and records maintained in connection with the performance of this Agreement, and shall supply the City with, or shall permit the City to make, a copy of any books and records and any portion thereof, upon such auditor's request. 5. Maintenance of Parking Lots. During the Term of this Agreement, or any extension thereof, Operator shall, at its sole expense, clean, maintain and repair the Parking Lots, including the lighting systems, paving, fences and pay boxes installed therein, to maintain these improvements in a condition as good as at the time of original installation, reasonable wear excepted. Operator shall not make any improvements to any of the Parking Lots costing more than $5,000.00, without the City's prior, written approval, which approval the City shall not unreasonably condition, withhold or delay. 6. Indemnification of City. Operator agrees to indemnify, save harmless and defend the City and the City's officers, employees and agents from any and all losses, claims, actions or damages suffered by any person or entity (including but not limited to Operator's agents, employees, officers, contractors and their successors and assigns as well as the City's officers, employees, and agents, and all third persons) by reason of or resulting from any act or omission of Operator or any of its officers, agents, employee, or invitees in connection with actions of Operator arising out of or in any manner connected with this Agreement or property damage of any kind, whether tangible or intangible, including consequential damages or loss of use resulting therefrom, suffered by any such person and arising out of or in any manner connected with this Agreement or the operation of the Parking Lots, or caused or occasioned, in whole or in part, by reason of the presence of Operator or any of its officers, employees, agents or contractors, or the property of any of the same upon or in proximity to the City's property. In addition, Operator waives, with respect to the City only, Operator's immunity under RCW Title 51 (the Industrial Insurance Act). The indemnification obligation set forth in this section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. 7. Indemnification of Operator. The City agrees to indemnify, save harmless and defend the Operator from any and all losses, claims, actions or damages suffered by any person or entity by reason of or resulting from any act or omission of the City or any of its officers, agents, employees, or invitees in connection with actions of the City arising out of or in any manner connected with this Agreement or the City's role as owner of the Parking Lots, but only to the extent such claims, actions, costs, damages or expenses are caused by the negligence of the City, its authorized officers, agents, employees or invitees. The indemnification set forth in this section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. 8. Insurance. A. Operator Furnished Insurance. Operator shall, at all times during the Term of this Agreement, maintain continuously, at its own expense, insurance covering each of the Parking Lots ,with minimum levels of coverage and limits of liability as specified below: (1) Commercial General Liability ("CGL") insurance including: Premises/Operations Liability Products/Completed Operations Personal/Advertising Injury Contractual Liability Independent Contractors Liability Stop Gap/Employers Liability ("E.L.") with a limit of liability of not less than $1,000,000 each occurrence bodily injury and property damage combined single limit ("CSL") except: $1,000,000 each Offense as respects Personal/Advertising Injury $1,000,000 each Accident/Employee/Disease Stop Gap/E.L. (2) Automobile Liability insurance, including coverage for owned, non-owned, leased or hired vehicles, with a limit of liability of not less than $1,000,000 CSL. (3) Garage Keeper's Legal Liability ("GKLL") insurance covering physical damage (including loss of use arising therefrom) to non-owned automobiles with a minimum limit of liability of not less than $500,000 each occurrence. (4) In lieu of CGL, Automobile Liability and GKLL insurance, Garage Liability insurance with a limit of liability of not less than $1,000,000 CSL, including GKLL insurance with a minimum limit of liability of not less than $500,000 each occurrence. (5) Statutory Worker's Compensation ("WC") insurance under which Operator shall secure its liability for industrial injury to its employees in accordance with the provisions of Title 51 of the Revised Code of Washington ("RCW" ); provided, that if Operator is qualified as a self-insurer in accordance with Chapter 51.14 of the Revised Code of Washington, Operator shall certify that qualification by a letter that is signed by an authorized representative of Operator and delivered to the City indicating that Operator is a qualified self insured, and setting forth the limits of any excess insurance covering its employees. (6) An Employee Dishonesty and Forgery or Alteration.Policy in the principal amount of $200,000.00. B. City Furnished Insurance. If any new construction or substantial structural modification is being performed upon the Property or any portion thereof by either Operator or the City, the City shall place and maintain Builder's Risk Property insurance on an "All Risks" basis (including the perils of earthquake and flood) with a limit of liability equivalent to the replacement cost of the Property plus the total hard and soft costs of the new construction or substantial structural modification. The premium cost for such insurance shall be borne by Operator. Such insurance shall remain in force between the beginning of construction until substantial completion of the new construction or substantial structural modification. The City shall provide an insurer's waiver of subrogation in favor of Operator. C. General Requirements Regarding Operator's Insurance and Bond; Adjustments (Not Applicable to Statutory Workers Compensation). (1) As respects CGL and Automobile Liability insurance, the City of Seattle shall be an additional insured for primary and noncontributory limits of liability. (2) Coverage and/or limits may be altered or increased as necessary, to reflect type of or exposure to risk. City shall have the right to annually review the appropriateness of such limits in view of inflation and/or changing industry conditions and to require an increase in such limits upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice. (3) Insurers must maintain a minimum A. M. Best's ratings of Awith Financial Size category (FSC) VII unless procured as surplus lines under the provisions of chapter 48.15 RCW and insurance policy and endorsement language is subject to the City's approval. (4) The Fidelity Bond shall be subject to approval by the City Attorney as to company, form, and coverage and the surety shall be included in the current U.S. Department of the Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties (TC Circular 570). (5) Insurance coverage shall not be cancelled unless not less than thirty (30) days notice of Cancellation, except ten (10) days with respect to cancellation for non-payment of premium, has been actually mailed or delivered to notice address specified in Subsection 8.C (2), or as may otherwise be required by RCW 48.18.290. D. Evidence of Insurance. Operator shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, prior to the effective date of this Renewal and Amendment Agreement, and thereafter, on or before the expiration date of any such policy or bond, or as otherwise provided herein, the following documents as evidence of Operator's insurance coverage: (1) An Acord certificate or other certificate form stating coverages, minimum limits of liability and terms and condition in conformance with the requirements specified in this Section 8. (2) A copy of the policy provision documenting that the City of Seattle is an additional insured under CGL or Garage Liability insurance for primary and non-contributory limits of liability endorsement. In addition, at any time Builder's Risk Property insurance is placed, a copy of the policy provisions documenting that the City of Seattle is an insured subject to a standard mortgagee clause and a waiver of subrogation. (3) Within thirty (30) days after Operator's receipt of a request therefrom, a complete, true and certified copy of any Operator's insurance policy so requested. E. Insurance Notice Address. Evidence of insurance as specified in Subsection 8.C. above shall be issued to "The City of Seattle, P.O. Box 94669, Seattle, WA 98124-4669" and shall be delivered electronically to the City either as an email attachment to riskmanagement@seattle.gov or faxed to (206) 470-1270. 9. Termination. A. Termination for Default. City may terminate this Agreement if Operator has failed to substantially perform its obligations under this Agreement through no fault of the City, the City has provided notice to Operator identifying the obligation that the City has failed to substantially perform, and Operator has failed to remedy such specified failure within the cure period specified herein. The duration of such cure period shall be thirty (30) days after the date of Operator 's receipt of the City's notice of failure unless such cure cannot reasonably be accomplished within a period of thirty (30) days, in which case Operator shall not be in default of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not be subject to termination if Operator commences a cure within that thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure until completion. If the City terminates this Agreement pursuant to this Section, Operator shall reimburse the City for all expenses it incurs in connection with such termination. B. Termination for Public Works Purposes. If the City determines that the Parking Lots are needed in whole or in part for any public works purpose, the City may terminate this Agreement as to all or any portion of the Parking Lots upon not less than thirty (30) days' prior written notice to Operator. In the event of such termination, the City will encourage the owner of the public works project to compensate Operator for lost revenues occasioned by such termination from the public works project budget, but such compensation is not guaranteed. The City acknowledges that the Parking Lots represent a significant component of the reservoir of parking owned or controlled by the Operator and that such parking is fundamentally important to the ongoing commercial viability of the Pike Place Market. In the event of such termination, the City shall use its good faith best efforts to support the development of replacement parking, by the owner of the public works project, in mitigation for the loss of the Parking Lots, in whole or in part, as a feature of any public works project for which Parking Lots may be needed. C. Termination for Convenience. Either party may terminate this Agreement for its convenience by giving the other party notice of its intent to so terminate not less than 180 days prior to the effective date of termination. D. Effect of Termination. Termination of this Agreement shall not terminate any previously incurred obligation of either party to the other for any period of time prior to the effective termination date including, but not limited to, Operator's obligation to deliver any report to the City, or to remit to the City, without offset or reduction, the City's share of parking revenues as contemplated in this Agreement. 10. City Access to Property. The City or its agents or designees shall at all times have the right to enter upon any portion of the described property for the purpose of inspection, repair, alteration and maintenance of the elevated roadway or of any public or private utilities within said property. 11. Non-Discrimination. A. Operator shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, creed, age, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, ancestry, national origin, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification. Operator shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their creed, religion, race, age, color, sex, national origin, marital status, political ideology, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Operator shall post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices as provided by City setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. B. Operator shall furnish to the Director of Finance (or his/her designee), upon request and on such form as may be provided therefor, a report of the affirmative action taken by Operator in implementing the requirements of this section, and will permit access to Operator's records of employment, employment advertisements, application forms, other pertinent data and records requested by the Director of Finance for the purposes of investigation to determine compliance with the requirements of this section. C. If, upon investigation, the Director of Finance finds probable cause to believe that Operator has failed to comply with any of the requirements of this section, Operator and the Director of Fleets and Facilities shall be so notified in writing. The Director of Fleets and Facilities shall give Operator an opportunity to be heard, after ten calendar days' notice. If the Director of Fleets and Facilities concurs in the findings of the Director of Finance, he/she may suspend the Agreement and/or withhold any funds due or to become due to Operator, pending compliance by Operator with the requirements of this section. D. City encourages the use of women and minority employees and apprentices on all City contracts and encourages outreach efforts in employment opportunities. Outreach efforts may include use of targeted solicitation lists, advertisements in publications directed to underrepresented communities, providing student internships or apprentice opportunities, noting Operator's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy in solicitations, emphasizing EEO and outreach policies within the company, and using the services of available minority community and public organizations to perform outreach. E. Upon request by the Department of Finance, Operator shall submit EEO Reports in the form specified by City, detailing actual employment data for Operator and for any and all subcontractor(s) utilized for the Work. F. Operator, by executing this Agreement, is affirming that Operator complies with all applicable federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws, particularly the requirements of SMC Ch. 20.44 as incorporated in this Agreement. Any violation of the mandatory requirements of the provisions of this section shall be a material breach of Agreement for which Operator may be subject to damages and sanctions provided for by the Agreement and by applicable law. G. The foregoing provisions of this section shall be inserted in all subcontracts for the services covered by this Agreement. 12. Nondiscrimination in Employee Benefits. A. Operator shall comply with the requirements of SMC Ch. 20.45 and the Equal Benefits Program Rules implementing such requirements, under which Operator is obligated to provide the same or equivalent benefits ("equal benefits") to its employees with domestic partners as Operator provides to its employees with spouses. At City's request, Operator shall provide complete information and verification of Operator's compliance with SMC Ch. 20.45. Failure to cooperate with such a request shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement. The equal benefit provisions of SMC Ch. 20.45 do not apply to subcontractors used under this Agreement. B. Any violation by Operator of the provisions of SMC Ch. 20.45 shall be a material breach of the Agreement, for which Operator shall be subject to the remedies thereunder, including but not limited to payment of liquidated damages in the amount of $500 for each calendar day Operator is in violation of SMC Ch. 20.45 during the Term of the Agreement, termination of the Agreement, disqualification of Operator from bidding on or being awarded a City contract for a period of up to five (5) years, and/or other remedies specifically provided for in SMC Ch. 20.45 and the Equal Benefits Program Rules promulgated thereunder. 13. Compliance with Seattle's "Fair Contracting Practices Ordinance" Required Operator shall comply with the Fair Contracting Practices Ordinance of The City of Seattle (Ordinance 119601), as amended. Conduct made unlawful by that ordinance constitutes a breach of contract. Engaging in an unfair contracting practice may also result in the imposition of a civil fine or forfeiture under the Seattle Criminal Code as well as various civil remedies. 14. No Partnership Nothing herein shall be construed to create a partnership or joint venture, or to make Operator an agent of the City. 15. Survival of Payment and Reporting Obligations The obligations of Operator to submit to the City reports regarding Operator's gross receipts during any month in which it manages the Property pursuant to this Agreement and to remit a percentage of the gross receipts generated from use of the Property pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. 16. No Assignment. Operator shall not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the City's prior, written consent, which consent may be granted, withheld or conditioned in the City's sole discretion. 17. Addresses for Communications & Transmittals All remittances, notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall either be delivered in person or sent by registered or certified mail through the U.S. Postal Service with postage prepaid as follows: A. If to Operator, to: Executive Director Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority 85 Pike Street, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98101 B. If to the City, Send payments to: Precy Tugublimas Fleets & Facilities Department City of Seattle 700 5th Avenue, Suite 5200 P.O. Box 94689 Seattle, WA 98214-4689 206-386-4038 Send reports to: Precy Tugublimas Fleets & Facilities Department City of Seattle 700 5th Avenue, Suite 5200 P.O. Box 94689 Seattle, WA 98124 206-386-4038 206-684-0506 (fax) With a copy to: Jen Chan, PDA Department of Finance City of Seattle 600 Fourth Avenue, 6th Floor P.O Box 94747 Seattle, WA 98124-4747 206233-0085 (fax) Myrna L. Frasier, CFM Real Property & Facilities Manager Facility Operations Division Fleets & Facilities Department City of Seattle 700 5th Avenue, Suite 5200 P.O. Box 94689 Seattle, WA 98124-4689 206-233-7094 (work) 206-615-0585 (fax) Ted Maslin, CFM Director, Real Estate Services Fleets & Facilities Department City of Seattle 700 5th Avenue, Suite 5200 P.O. Box 94689 Seattle, WA 98124-4689 206-684-8396 (work) 206-684-0525 (fax) or to such other address as shall be furnished in writing with fifteen (15) days' prior written notice by either party to the other. Notices shall be deemed to have been given upon actual receipt, as evidenced by the deliverer's affidavit, the recipient's acknowledgment of receipt and in the event of attempted delivery during normal business hours at the proper address by an agent of a party or the U.S. Postal Service but refused acceptance, shall be deemed to have been given upon attempted delivery, as evidenced by an affidavit of inability to deliver stating the time, date, place and manner in which such delivery was attempted and the manner in which such delivery was refused. 18. Cumulative Remedies. All remedies available at law or in equity to either party for breach of this Agreement are cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or separately, and the exercise of any one remedy shall not be deemed an election of such remedy to the exclusion of other remedies 19. Captions; Interpretation by Context. The titles of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience only, and do not, and are not to be construed to, define or limit the contents. Whenever the context requires or permits, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine, feminine and neuter shall be freely interchangeable. 20. Entire Agreement This Agreement, together with the HOV Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference, embodies the entire Agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the operation and maintenance of the Parking Lots as of the execution date. It is the party's intent that this Agreement supersedes and extinguishes any prior agreements between them with respect to the subject Parking Lots, except as to such of Operator's reporting and payment obligations and the City's audit rights as survive under any previous agreements. In Witness whereof the parties to this Agreement have had their authorized representative execute the same by affixing his signature in the space below: Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority By: ______________________________ The City of Seattle By: _____________________________ Fleets & Facilities Department STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) ss. COUNTY OF KING ) On this _____ day of _________________, 2007, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Brenda Bauer, to me known to be the Director of Fleets and Facilities for the City of Seattle, the municipal corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said municipal corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he/she was authorized to execute the said instrument. ________________________ Notary Public [Seal or Stamp] _____________________ [Printed Name] My appointment expires _____________ STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) ss. COUNTY OF KING ) On this _____ day of _________________, 2007, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared_________________, to me known to be the __________________________ for the Pike Place Market Preservation and Public Development Authority, the public corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said public corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he/she was authorized to execute the said instrument. ________________________ Notary Public [Seal or Stamp] _____________________ [Printed Name] My appointment expires _____________ (revised 11-14-07) t |
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