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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHawkeye Commmunity College 28E Agreement-8/21/2017(Recorded) 111111111111111111111 Ill III I I II Ill I III IIIII IIII IIIII IIIII III Doc ID: 010415420001 Type: GEN Recorded: 03/28/2022 at 01:59:21 PM Fee Amt: $7.00 Page 1 of 1 Black Hawk County Iowa SANDIE L. SMITH RECORDER Q Q File2022-00018832 C� 0� We, Prepared by Christopher S. Wendland, P.O. Box 569, Waterloo, IA 50703. (319) 234-5701 After recording, send to: AFFIDAVIT STATE OF IOWA, COUNTY OF BLACK HAWK, ss: The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and states as follows: 1. I am an Economic Development Specialist for the City of Waterloo, Iowa. I am familiar with the terms of a certain Chapter 28E Agreement for Residential Housing Construction (the "Agreement") dated August 21, 2017 and recorded September 7, 2017 as Doc. No. 2018-4311, by and between Hawkeye Community College ("College") and the City of Waterloo, Iowa. The Agreement imposed certain development obligations on College. 2. I am personally familiar with a project covered by the Agreement that is located at 235 Newell Street, and I acknowledge that with respect to said project College has substantially fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement. This affidavit is given to aid in clearing title to property that is the subject of the Agreement, located at 235 Newell Street and legally described as: "Lot 10 in Block 1 in "Manson's Second Addition" in Waterloo, Iowa." 3. Terms that are capitalized but not defined in this affidavit, if any, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. Dated March , 2022 nne Miller Subscribed and sworn to before me on March S , 2022. -" `-7P ' .," Ct `': c3," Notary Public y I ,)(. fA4 • ,.r C n> Iq°O XK'�- 111111131111111 iii iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM Doc ID: 008224020009 Type GEN Recorded: 09/07/2017 at 03:32:47 PM Fee Amt: $47.00 Pape 1 of 9 Black Hawk County Iowa SANDIE L. SMITH RECORDER Fi1e2018 00004 311 t ,l f tveck!'ie ,2 CHAPTER 28E AGREEMENT - AGREEMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING CONSTRUCTION THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into the 91 s -t day ofA(' GAS 2017, by and between the Hawkeye Community College (hereinafter referred to as ` ollege") and the City of Waterloo, Iowa (hereinafter referred to as "City"): WHEREAS, College is a community college organized and existing under the laws of the State of Iowa and is a public agency as defined in Iowa Code Chapter 28E; and WHEREAS, City is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Iowa and is a public agency as defined by Iowa Code Chapter 28E; and WHEREAS, College provides vocational and technical education and training to students, including education and training to students in the building trades, and has authority to sell student constructed buildings and the property on which such student constructed buildings are located pursuant to Iowa Code § 260C.14(6); and WHEREAS, City has a shortage of adequate housing, attributable in part to the relative shortage of the number of individuals who are skilled in the building trades; and WHEREAS, City currently owns and intends in the future to acquire parcels of property which are suitable for the construction of student constructed housing; and WHEREAS, City desires to transfer lots to the College for the College to construct student constructed houses on, and to purchase the lots back from the College upon completion of such construction at the cost of materials to the College; and WHEREAS, College desires to accept individual lots from the City, construct student constructed houses thereon, and transfer the lots back to the City upon completion of construction in exchange for the cost of materials actually incurred by the College; and WHEREAS, public agencies may enter into an agreement for joint and cooperative action pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 28E; and WHEREAS, College and City believe that an agreement pursuant to Chapter 28E of the Iowa Code should be entered into with regard to the construction of student constructed homes in the City, which agreement will be to their mutual advantage. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, it is hereby agreed by and between College and City as follows: 1 er0 1. Purpose. The Purpose of this Agreement is to facilitate the joint exercise of the parties' respective powers to fund and construct College student constructed houses on property currently owned by City, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. 2. Administration. No separate legal or administrative entity shall be created for the governance or administration of the terms or subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement will be administered by the Vice President of Administration and Finance or his/her designee on behalf of College, and the Community Planning and Development Director or his/her designee on behalf of City. 3. Proiect. College shall construct student constructed houses on property owned by the City on an ongoing basis as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement (the "Project"). 4. Property. Each Property to be used for the Project shall be identified and mutually agreed upon by the Community Planning and Development Director for the City and the Vice President of Administration and Finance of the College. 5. Duration. This Agreement shall remain in effect unless and until terminated in accordance with Section 13, commencing with the date of filing of this Agreement with the Iowa Secretary of State, in accordance with Iowa Code Section 28E.8. 6. Transfer of Property to Collette. At such time as the Community Planning and Development Director for the City and the Vice President of Administration and Finance of College mutually agree on a lot of property to be used for the Project (each lot agreed upon between the parties is herein referred to individually as the "Property"), City shall convey the Property to College on the following terms and conditions: A. Purchase Price. City acknowledges the services provided by College related to the Project are sufficient consideration to support City's obligation to transfer the Property to College. No additional monetary consideration will be required of the College. B. Possession and Closing. The closing date shall occur on a date mutually agreeable to the parties ("First Closing Date"). Possession of the Property ("Possession") shall be delivered to College at the First Closing Date. Each transaction shall be considered closed upon the filing of all title transfer documents ("First Closing"). C. Taxes and Special Assessments. City shall pay all property taxes and/or special assessments, if any, pertaining to the Property at all times during the pendency of this Agreement, notwithstanding which party holds legal title to the Property. College represents that the real property owned by it under this Agreement will be exempt from taxation for property tax purposes until it is occupied or sold. D. Included Property. Included with the Property shall be all improvements and fixtures that integrally belong to, are specifically adapted to, or are a part of the 2 Property, whether attached or detached. City covenants that each Property shall be a bare lot, free from any structures. E. Platting: Survey. If a survey is required under Iowa Code Chapter 354, city or county ordinances, or is necessary to permit College to carry out its obligations under this Agreement, City shall pay the cost thereof. F. Environmental. City represents and warrants to College that, to the City's knowledge formed without specific inquiry: (i) the Property has not been used for the purpose of generating, receiving, handling, using, storing, treating, transporting or disposing of (A) any hazardous material as defined in any applicable federal, state, county or local statutes, laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, standards, orders, licenses and permits of any governmental authorities relating to environmental matters (being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Environmental Laws"), (B) other toxic, dangerous or hazardous chemicals, materials, substances, pollutants and wastes, or any chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any federal, state, county, regional or local authority or (C) petroleum products (except petroleum products received, handled, used, stored, treated, transported or disposed of in accordance with Environmental Laws), (ii) there are no existing or pending remedial actions or other work, repairs, construction or capital expenditures with respect to the Property in connection with the Environmental Laws, nor has City received any notice of the same and (iii) no Hazardous Materials have been or will be released into the environment, or have been or will be deposited, spilled, discharged, placed or disposed of at, on or adjacent to the Property, nor has the Property been used at any time by any person as a landfill or a disposal site for Hazardous Materials or for garbage, waste or refuse of any kind (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively referred to as "Hazardous Materials"). City shall also provide College with a properly executed Groundwater Hazard Statement showing no wells, solid waste disposal sites, hazardous waste, underground storage tanks, burial sites, or private sewage disposal systems on the Property. This representation and warranty shall survive the First Closing, Second Closing, and the termination of this Agreement. G. Deed. At First Closing, City shall convey merchantable title to the Property to College, by a duly executed and acknowledged general warranty deed, free and clear of liens and encumbrances, reservations, exceptions or modifications except as expressly accepted by College in writing. Said deed shall be in a form acceptable to College. City shall be responsible for payment of revenue stamps, if any, and recording costs payable to the Black Hawk County Recorder. H. Warranties. In addition to any other warranties stated herein or in the general warranty deed to be executed and delivered by City to College, City represents and warrants to College the following: 3 City is the owner in fee simple of the Property free and clear from all liens and encumbrances, and City's entering this Agreement will not conflict with any other contract, agreement, or obligation to which City is a party. There will be no leases or other occupancy agreements relating to the Property in effect as of the date of First Closing. City has entered into no other agreements to sell the Property. v. City is not a party to any litigation, nor does City know of any litigation or threatened litigation, affecting the Property, or City's ownership thereof, and City shall give College prompt notice of any claim, threatened litigation, or instigation of any litigation prior to First Closing. v. City has not received and has no knowledge of any notice or request from any governmental authority having jurisdiction regarding any violation of any federal, state, or local law or requesting the performance of any work or alteration with respect to the Property. vi. City is not in default under the terms of any lease, contract, agreement, order, or judgment affecting the Property or the operation thereof. vii. There are no contracts or agreements, written or oral, which would bind College, affecting the ownership or operation of the Property. viii. There are no structures on the Property. ix. No labor has been performed, or materials supplied, for the Property which the City has not fully paid. x. There are no condemnation proceedings pending, or to the best of City's knowledge, contemplated against the Property, or any part thereof, and the City has received no notice, oral or written, of the intent or desire of any public authority or public utility to take or use the Property or any part thereof. xi. City has no knowledge or information of any facts, circumstances, or conditions which do or would in any way adversely affect the Property. xii. The representations and warranties of City contained in this Section 6 shall survive First Closing, Second Closing, and the termination of this Agreement. 7. Construction of Project. Following transfer of the Property to College, College shall construct the Project on the Property on the following terms and conditions: A. Budget and Design. Prior to commencement of construction of the Project, the City and College shall meet and mutually agree upon the design plans and specifications for the Project, which may include sodding or seeding and a not -to -exceed budget amount for the Project. Once agreed upon, neither the design nor budget may be amended, without the written consent and agreement of both the City and College. B. Scope of Work. College will furnish all tools, equipment, components, machinery, supplies, superintendence, insurance, transportation and other construction accessories, services, facilities, and labor necessary to construct the Project in accordance with the plans and specifications agreed upon by the Community Planning and Development Director for the City and the College Vice President of Administration and Finance and in compliance with all City, state, and federal building codes and with all applicable City ordinances and other applicable law. In the event the College should anticipate a material increase in the cost of materials to complete the Project above what was budgeting prior to the commencement of work, the College shall obtain City's written approval of such cost overruns prior to incurring the same. C. Time for Completion. The Project will be completed within three (3) years after the First Closing, but College shall be entitled to a 6 -month extension upon written notice to City if College reasonably believes that completion can be attained during the extended period. Any further extension shall require City's written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned or withheld. Completion shall be evidenced by production of executed final lien waivers from all contractors and suppliers and a certificate of occupancy issued by the City of Waterloo Building Inspections Department. The Property shall be tumed over to City in standard, "broom clean" condition, and all remaining construction materials and debris shall be removed from the Property. D. Risk of Loss and Insurance. City shall bear the risk of loss or damage to the Property prior to First Closing. College shall bear the risk of loss or damage to the Property following First Closing and prior to Second Closing. City shall bear the risk of loss or damage to the Property following Second Closing. College shall procure builder's risk insurance at its own expense to cover loss or damage to the Property occurring after the First Closing but prior to Second Closing. The City shall be named as an additional insured on the builder's risk policy. E. Worker's Compensation Insurance. College shall purchase and maintain worker's compensation insurance for not less than the limits required by law and shall name the City as an additional insured. 5 F. General Liability Insurance. College shall purchase and maintain Comprehensive General Liability Insurance and Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance to cover the operations of College, its officers, employees, contractors and agents, under this Agreement. 8. Transfer of Property Back to City. Upon completion of the Project pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement, College shall convey the Property back to the City on the following terms and conditions: A. Purchase Price. City shall pay College the actual cost of materials supplied and/or used by College in the construction of the Project, subject to documentation of such costs that is reasonably satisfactory to City, or such other amount mutually agreed upon by the parties (the "Purchase Price"). City will not pay College for the value of any materials that College obtains by donation or otherwise without cost. B. Possession and Closing. The closing date shall occur on a date mutually agreeable to the parties ("Second Closing Date"). Possession of the Property shall be delivered to City at the Second Closing Date. Each transaction shall be considered closed upon the payment in full by City of the Purchase Price and the filing of all title transfer documents ("Second Closing"). C. Included Property. Included with the Property shall be all buildings, structures, improvements, and fixtures that integrally belong to, are specifically adapted to, or are a part of the Property, whether attached or detached. D. Deed. At Second Closing, College shall convey the Property to City, by a duly executed and acknowledged special warranty deed, free and clear of liens and encumbrances, reservations, exceptions or modifications arising by or through College except as expressly accepted by City in writing. City shall be responsible for payment of revenue stamps, if any, and recording costs payable to the Black Hawk County Recorder. E. Condition of the Property. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN, IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, COLLEGE IS NOT MAKING AND HAS NOT AT ANY TIME MADE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY, ZONING, TAX CONSEQUENCES, VALUATION, GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS, OR THE COMPLIANCE OF THE PROPERTY WITH LAWS. CITY REPRESENTS TO COLLEGE THAT CITY HAS CONDUCTED, OR WILL CONDUCT PRIOR TO SECOND CLOSING, SUCH INVESTIGATIONS OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL 6 CONDITION THEREOF, AS CITY DEEMS NECESSARY TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY. 9. Financing of the Project. College and City shall each be directly responsible for the costs assigned to each by the terms of this Agreement. 10. Indemnification. To the extent allowed by law, City shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless College from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, suits, settlements, and any other claimed damages, to include reasonable attorneys' fees, investigative costs, suit fees, and other costs associated therewith, arising out of: (1) a material breach of this Agreement by City, (ii) the material failure of any representation or warranty of City made in this Agreement to be true, (iii) any material act or omission of City related to its obligations under this Agreement. To the extent allowed by law, College shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless City from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, suits, settlements, and any other claimed damages, to include reasonable attorneys' fees, investigative costs, suit fees, and other costs associated therewith, arising out of: (i) a material breach of this Agreement by College, (ii) the material failure of any representation or warranty of College made in this Agreement to be true, (iii) any material act or omission of College related to its obligations under this Agreement, or (iv) any physical injury occurring during, and related to, the work performed by College under Section 7 of this Agreement. 11. Assignment. Neither party may assign its rights, obligations, or interests under this Agreement without prior written consent of the other. 12. No Joint Obligation. The obligations of College and City under this Agreement are several obligations, and are not joint obligations. 13. Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated in any one of the following ways: A. Jointly, by a written agreement executed by College and City; B. By either party, without cause, upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice. C. By either party for breach of any of the terms of this Agreement by the other party. Termination shall be accomplished by giving written notice to the breaching party specifying the breach and stating that the Agreement will be terminated if the breach is not cured within thirty (30) days. Failure to cure the breach within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice shall result in automatic termination of this Agreement. D. Notwithstanding any teuuination, other than for breach under Section C, both parties shall remain responsible for fulfilling their respective obligations to complete and pay for any construction in progress at the time of termination. The parties shall mutually determine what constitutes "completion" and "payment" for purposes of this provision. 14. Transfer Upon Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 13, College shall, within sixty (60) days of either completion of construction, or if construction hasn't 7 started, within sixty (60) days of termination, transfer back to the City by special warranty deed, free and clear of liens and encumbrances, reservations, exceptions or modifications arising by or through College except as expressly accepted by City in writing, any Property it acquired from the City pursuant to this Agreement. 15. Notice. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications between the parties shall be in writing, and shall be given by delivery in person or by first class, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. All notices shall be effective upon receipt, if notice is given by delivery in person, or on the fifth day following mailing to the other party at its respective address listed below: To College: Vice President of Administration and Finance 1501 East Orange Road P.O. Box 8015 Waterloo, Iowa 50704 To City: Community Planning & Development Director 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703 16. Binding Effect. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall extend to and be binding upon the successors in interest of the respective parties thereto. 17. Entire Agreement - Amendment. This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties and cannot be changed or terminated orally but only by an agreement in writing signed by both parties. 18. Severability. If any provisions of this Agreement are declared invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. 19. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be govemed by the laws of the State of Iowa. Any dispute or claim arising out of this Agreement shall be heard in a court of competent jurisdiction in Black Hawk County, Iowa. 20. Counterparts. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. [Signature Page to Follow] 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be executed by their respective officers, pursuant to full authority granted and given as of the day and year first above written. HA COMMUNI Y—CO GE CITY OF WATERLOO By: Mayor By: _ ,1.� , By: ecretary City Cl 01387991-1110567-257 9