Contract - Newport - 1961-01-19 WWC mec
1/12/61
CONTRACT FOR CONVEYING SEWAGE
THIS CONTRACT, made and entered into this 19-t4 , day of
January, 1961 , between the CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, a municipal cor-
poration, hereinafter referred to as "City", and COSTA MESA SANITARY
DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, a sanitary district organized
under the Sanitary District Act of 1923, hereinafter referred to as
"District";
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the District has a sewer line along Irvine Avenue
from 23rd Street southerly to 21st Street with capacity adequate to
serve all that area of District which is now or may hereafter be
served by said sewer line plus capacity adequate to serve the area
of land within City which District hereinafter agrees shall be
served by said line, and
WHEREAS, District maintains a pump station and other facil-
ities of adequate capacity to collect and transport all the sewage
to be collected from said area of District and said area of City from
said District line to the Orange County Sanitation District lines ,
and
WHEREAS, said area of City is proposed to be subdivided
into approximately 162 residential lots all of which could be served
by the District sewer line on Irvine Avenue and by the facilities of
District used for transporting sewage to County Sanitation District
lines; and
WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Board of District and the
City Council of City it is in the best interests of District and
City and will result in a saving to the taxpayers of both agencies
for the parties hereto to provide under the terms and conditions
herein set forth for the District to receive the sewage from said
area of the City in the District line along Irvine Avenue at the
intersection of Irvine Avenue and 22nd Street, and transport the
same to County Sanitation District lines ;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the payments herein
provided and the several obligations hereof the parties agree
1 Conveyance of SewaEe by. District.
District agrees to receive. and convey to County Sanitation
District lines , or to the lines of any agency which succeeds the
County Sanitation District or Districts during the term of this con-
tract, all sewage delivered to its sewer line along Irvine Avenue
at the intersection of Irvine Avenue and 22nd Street from the area
of the City outlined in red on the map marked Exhibit "A" which is
attached hereto and is hereby adopted and made a part hereof by
this reference
2 Term.
The term of this contract shall begin on the date of exe-
cution and end on December 31 1985 provided, however, that if
the City submits the question of whether this contract should be
approved with a term ending December 31 , 2010, to the qualified
voters of City at any general or special municipal election in
calendar year 1961cr 1962 and a majority of the qualified electors
voting on such question votes in favor of approving the longer term,
then the term shall end on December 31 , 2010
3 Construction of Facilities
City shall construct or cause to be constructed by the
subdivider of said area of City, at no cost to District all sewer
lines necessary to deliver sewage from this area of City to
District's line at the intersection of Irvine Avenue and 22nd Street
City shall also construct or cause to be constructed as aforesaid
any additions or appurtenances to District 's facilities at the point
the sewage is delivered to said line necessary to receive the sewage
in said line from said area of City
The construction of such additions or appurtenances to
District facilities shall be done in accordance with plans and
specifications approved by District and shall be completed to the
satisfaction of the Board of District
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4 Maintenance of District Line and Facilities
District shall maintain its sewer line along Irvine Avenue,
the appurtenances to the line at 22nd Street where the sewage from
this area of City is taken into its line, and all other facilities
used to convey said sewage to the Sanitation District lines
5 Maintenance of Cit Line and Facilities
City shall maintain its mains in that area of City from
which sewage is being received by District up to the point where the
City main connects to the District main at 22nd Street and Irvine
Avenue
6 Payment of Fees to District,
City agrees to pay District as provided in this paragraph
a fee for each lot shown upon the final recorded subdivision map or
maps of said area of City for each year or portion of a year during
which the City sewer line is connected to the District °s line at 22nd
Street and Irvine Avenue During the month of December, 1961, and
during the month of December each year thereafter until the second
year following the year in which a final subdivision map is recorded
subdividing all this area of the City not theretofore subdivided,
the City shall prepare and transmit a written report to District
indicating the number of lots within said area on which a building
or buildings existed with plumbing facilities connected to the City
sewer line which flows into the District sewer line at 22nd Street
and Irvine Avenue at any time during such year Such report shall
be accompanied by payment equal to the number of said lots multiplied
by the fee per lot applicable for the year for which such report and
payment are made
During the month of December of the third year following
the year in which a final subdivision map is recorded subdividing
all this area of the City not theretofore subdivided, and during the
month of December of each year thereafter during the term hereof,
the City shall pay District a sum equal to the number of lots within
this area of the City shown on the final subdivision map or maps
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multiplied by the applicable fee per lot whether or not a building
or buildings exist on such lots
The fee per lot for the year 1961 and for each year there-
after until changed pursuant to the terms of this contract shall be
$6 00
7 Increase or Decrease of Fees
The parties agree that the cost of performance of this
contract by District may increase or decrease during the term hereof
by reason of an increase or decrease in costs of power, labor or
administration and that the fees to be paid to District by City should
be increased or decreased as hereinafter provided generally in accord-
ance with such increase or decrease in said costs
During the third quarter of the calendar year 1965 and
during the third quarter of each succeeding fifth year of the term
of this contract, either party hereto may request an increase or
decrease in the fee per lot to be applicable during the next suc-
ceeding five-year period of the term. Any such request shall be
based upon an increase or decrease in the District costs of power,
labor, or administration If the parties agree upon the fee per
lot to apply to the next succeeding five-year period of the term,
the fee per lot so agreed upon shall be paid by City to District as
provided in Paragraph 6 hereof
8 Change of Fees by Arbitration
If the parties are unable to agree upon the fee per lot
to apply during the next succeeding five=year period within sixty
(60) days after the request for a change in the fee is made, the
matter may be submitted to arbitration before a three-man arbitration
board in the following manner
Either party may within fifteen (15) days after the expira-
tion of such sixty (60) days appoint one member of said arbitration
board, giving notice thereof to the other party The other party
shall within fifteen (15) days after such notice appoint a second
member of said arbitration board, giving notice thereof to the party
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making the first appointment to said board and to the member of the
arbitration board first appointed The two members of the arbitra-
tion board so appointed shall within fifteen (15) days appoint a
third member of the arbitration board If the two members are
unable to agree upon the third member, either party or the two
members of the arbitration board may apply to the Presiding Judge
of the Superior Court of Orange County, or to any judicial officer
occupying a position similar to that position during the term of
this contract, for appointment of a third member of the arbitration
board Notice of the appointment shall be given to both parties
and to the members of the arbitration board by the party or the two
members which obtain the appointment by said judicial officer
The arbitration board so selected shall meet and determine
the fee to apply during the next succeeding five-year period of the
term; provided, however, that any increase or decrease in the fee
shall be based upon an increase or decrease, respectively, in Dis-
trict costs of power, labor or administration, and provided further
that the fee shall not be increased or decreased by an amount in
excess of ten per cent (1070) of the fee applicable to the five-year
period of the term immediately preceding the five=year period for
which the arbitration board is setting the fee
9 Giving Notice
Any notice required or permitted to be given under the
terms hereof shall be in writing Any such notice may be given to
the City by serving a copy thereof upon the City Clerk personally
or the Mayor personally or the City Manager personally or upon such
officer of the City as the City Council may from time to time in
writing advise the District to so serve The City may give any
such notice to the District by serving such notice upon the Chairman
of the Board personally or upon the Clerk of the Board personally
or upon such officer of the District as the Board of the District
may from time to time in writing advise the City to so serve
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Any notice hereunder shall conclusively be deemed to have
been given upon the date it is enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed
to the party to whom intended at the following address
If to the City City of Newport Beach
City Hall
Newport Beach, California
Attention City Manager
If to the District Costa Mesa Sanitary District of Orange
County, California
695 West 19th Street
Costa Mesa, California
(or such other address as either party hereto may hereafter designate
by notice in writing hereafter similarly given) , and deposited,
postage prepaid, in the United States mail as registered or certified
mail
10 Termination
It is mutually understood that at some time during the term
hereof City facilities may be constructed through which City can re-
ceive and transmit for disposal all sewage originating in this area
of the City If upon construction of such facilities City determines
it is to the advantage of City to receive and dispose of such sewage
through such facilities and to terminate this agreement, it may do
so by giving District notice of termination at the time City makes
the annual payment to District Such termination shall become ef-
fective upon the date specified by City but not less than one year
after notice of termination is given City shall pay District the
applicable fee per lot up to the time of termination
Prior to the effective date of termination City shall make
any changes in the City facilities necessary to change the flow of
sewage from the District line into City facilities Any reconstruc-
tion of District facilities at the point sewage is delivered to
District line along Irvine Avenue pursuant to this contract made
necessary by the change over to City facilities shall be done by
City at no cost to District
11 This contract shall be binding upon the successors
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and assigns of District and City
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agree-
ment as of the day and year first above written /
CITY 0 . NEWPORT B •f H '
. yor
Attest
City Cler
CITY
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT OF ORANGE
COUNTY C LIFORNIA
By ( a�
APPROVED AS TO FOR14 Y a ' n of the Board
DATED a y 2 q l /5 61
pU Attest
WALTER W CHARAMZA ' By
CITY ATTbRNEY
Assistant Secretary
DISTRICT
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