CC Resolution 2014-044 Hobby Lobby TOT Sharing AgrmtRESOLUTION NO. 2014 — 044
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA APPROVING A SALES TAX SHARING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND ONE ELEVEN LA
QUINTA, LLC.
WHEREAS, the City of La Quinta ("City") desires to support high quality and
vibrant and economically healthy commercial activity in the City and particularly
within the Highway 1 1 1 retail corridor; and
WHEREAS, supporting such development will generate additional commerce
and economic development in accordance with the goals, policies and programs of
the La Quinta General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council,. has established economic development goals
and identified actions focused" upon exploring new opportunities to forge
public/private partnerships that ultimately produce General Fund revenue; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has approved parameter for a sales tax revenue
sharing . plan recognizing the importance of encouraging new investment in
infrastructure and other certain improvements intended to ultimately enhance
revenue generation and job creation within the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La
Quinta as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of La Quinta -hereby- finds and
determines that the Agreement is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of
La Quinta.
SECTION 3. The Agreement, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk and
attached as Exhibit A, is hereby approved. The City Council authorizes and directs
the City Manager and City Attorney to make any final modifications to , the
Agreement that are consistent with the substantive terms of the Agreement
approved hereby, and to thereafter sign the Agreement on behalf of the City.
SECTION 4. The City Council authorizes and directs the City Manager to take any
further actions, as may be necessary and proper to carry out the terms of the
Agreement.
Resolution No.2014-044
Sales Tax Sharing Agreement — Shovlin
Adopted: August 5, 2014
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of La Quinta held this 5th day of August, 2014, by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Evans, Franklin, Henderson, Osborne, Mayor Adolph
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
DON AD LPH, ayor
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
SUSAN MAYSELS, Ci Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(CITY SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WILLIAM H. IHRKE, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
AGREEMENT TO ENTER INTO COVENANT TO
OPERATE AND TO PAY COMPENSATION BASED ON
SALES TAX REVENUE
(One Eleven La Quinta, LLC)
This AGREEMENT TO ENTER INTO COVENANT TO OPERATE AND TO PAY
COMPENSATION BASED ON SALES TAX REVENUE (Michael Shovlin) (the "Agreement")
is entered into this day of , 2014, by and between the CITY OF LA QUINTA,
a California charter city and municipal corporation ("City"), and ONE ELEVEN LA QUINTA,
LLC, a California limited liability company ("Owner/Developer") (individually a "Party" and
collectively the "Parties").
RECITALS
A. The 111 La Quinta Center is a large commercial/retail site that consists of
approximately 60 acres bounded by Washington Street, Highway I11, Adams Street and the
Whitewater Channel (the "Center"). The Specific Plan for the Center provides that there will be
approximately 617,000 square feet of retail space when built out. As of the date of this
Agreement, approximately 485,000 square feet of retail space currently exists. Several
prominent businesses are located at the Center, such as Stater Bros., Staples, Big 5, AAA, Petco,
Ross, and Kohl's. Though the majority of the Center is built out, a few building pad locations
remain undeveloped.
B. Owner/Developer is the owner in fee of a majority of the Center, including that
certain developable pad of raw land generally located north of Highway I I I and west of Adams
Street, more particularly identified as Parcel 4 of Parcel Map 36531 attached hereto as Exhibit
"A" and incorporated herein by reference (the "Site"). Based on communications received by
the City, Owner/Developer has arranged for the development and use of the Site by Hobby
Lobby, an arts and craft supply retailer for the "Hobby Lobby Retail Use" (as defined in the
Covenant), provided Owner/Developer (or a permitted assignee or successor in interest) obtains
the necessary governmental permits and approvals from all governmental agencies with
jurisdiction, including the City.
C. Owner/Developer has requested $400,000 in economic development assistance
from the City. This funding would be used to make certain improvements to the Center that will
assist in the ability to attract new and maintain existing retail businesses, that will assist the
Owner/Developer with the construction or facilitating the construction of the remaining
undeveloped pads, and that will assist the Owner/Developer to improve and use currently vacant
commercial space at the Center, all as more particularly set forth in this Agreement.
D. In consideration of Owner/Developer's encumbrance of the Site by the Covenant
(as defined herein below) and Owner/Developer's performance (or a permitted assignee's or
successor in interest's performance) of its obligations thereunder, the City has agreed to enter
into the Covenant for the purpose of making certain periodic payments to the Owner/Developer
in an amount equal to a portion of the Sales Tax (as defined in the Covenant described below)
generated by the Hobby Lobby Retail Use on the Site, subject to and in accordance with the
Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions Affecting Interests in Real Property attached hereto as
Exhibit `B" (the "Covenant"). The Covenant shall become effective only if the terms and
conditions set forth herein as a condition to its effectiveness are satisfied. The Parties
acknowledge and agree that the City's obligations to make periodic payments equal to a portion
of Sales Tax under the Covenant are to be calculated by reference only to the Sales Tax
generated by the Hobby Lobby Retail Use on the Site and shall not include the Sales Tax from
any other use or property located in the Center or elsewhere in the City.
E. By its approval of this Agreement, the City Council of City has found and
determined as follows: (i) that, notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement
or the Covenant which may appear to be to the contrary, the City's approval and execution of
this Agreement shall not constitute a prejudgment or pre -commitment by the City with respect to
any of the discretionary City permits and approvals that may be required for the Hobby Lobby
Retail Use at the Site, including without limitation any General Plan or Specific Plan
Amendment, Planned Community ("PC") Development Plan text amendment, any demolition,
grading, building, or use and occupancy permit, and the environmental reviews and approvals in
conjunction with the foregoing that may be required to accommodate the proposed uses on and
occupant of the Site, and the City reserves its full and unfettered discretion with respect thereto
to the same extent it would have such discretion in the absence of this Agreement; (ii) subject to
the foregoing, the City recognizes that the City payments provided for in the Covenant are
necessary in order to make the improvement of the Site and contemplated improvements to the
Center, as more particularly described in this Agreement, financially feasible; (iii) the value to
the City of Owner/Developer's performance of its obligations set forth in the Covenant in each
fiscal year during which City payments are to be made (in terms of economic revitalization,
generation of additional local tax revenues that will help to fund vital public services, provision
of expanded and more accessible retail and shopping opportunities for the residents of the City,
and job growth and retention) will be not less than the amount of such payments; and (iv) that the
imposition of the covenants and use restrictions upon the Site pursuant to the Covenant in
exchange for the payments to be made by the City constitutes a valid public purpose, including
but not limited to furtherance of economic development as expressly permitted by state law.
COVENANTS
Based upon the foregoing Recitals, which are incorporated herein by this reference, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged
by both Parties, the City and Owner/Developer hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Any capitalized terms contained in this Agreement, which are
not defined in this Agreement, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Covenant.
2. Representations and Warranties. Owner/Developer represents and warrants the
following: (a) Owner/Developer has entered into an agreement for the construction and use of
the Site by Hobby Lobby, and, to the best of Owner/Developer's knowledge, such agreement is
valid and binding, (b) the Hobby Lobby Facility to be constructed and used on the Site is a new
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store and is not a store relocated from another city or unincorporated territory,
(c) Owner/Developer is not relocating, and shall not relocate, a big box retailer to the Site, within
the meaning of California Government Code section 53084, (d) Owner/Developer shall identify
the Site as the point -of -sale for any and all sales and use tax generated from the Site in
compliance with all applicable state laws, including Government Code section 53084.5, and (e)
the individual executing this Agreement and Covenant on behalf of Owner/Developer has the
authority to enter into this Agreement and create a binding and enforceable obligation of
Owner/Developer, and said individual has obtained any and all necessary authorizations and
approvals from the company's governing board for the Owner/Developer to be bound under the
terms and conditions in this Agreement.
3. Execution and Recordation of Covenant. Within ten (10) days after the later to
occur of the following events (collectively, the "Covenant Conditions"), the City and
Owner/Developer shall fill in the blanks, date, and execute the Covenant in recordable form and
Owner/Developer shall record in the Official Records for Riverside County, California
("Recorder's Office"), the Covenant against the Site and provide a copy of the recorded
Covenant to the City: (i) the date on which the City and any other applicable government agency
issues all use and occupancy permits necessary for Owner/Developer to use and operate the Site
for the Hobby Lobby Retail Use, excluding those permits which by their nature cannot be issued
without the progress or completion of construction including, without limitation, any demolition
permit, grading permit, encroachment permit for work or improvements to occur within public
rights -of -way, foundation permit, building permit, and similar ministerial or administrative
permits; or (ii) the expiration of any periods for challenge of, or appeal from, all of the foregoing
and the absence of any such challenge, appeal or the successful resolution thereof in favor of the
City and Owner/Developer. These Covenant Conditions are for the benefit of both the City and
Owner/Developer. The City agrees to cooperate in the recordation of the Covenant against the
Site at no cost to City, and the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized on behalf of
City to execute all documents and take all actions necessary or appropriate to implement this
Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall such date of recordation be later than the
date the Hobby Lobby Facility opens for business.
4. Termination of Agreement. If the Covenant Conditions are not satisfied on or
before June 30, 2015, or such later deadline as may be mutually approved in writing prior to that
date by City and Owner/Developer, this Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no
further force or effect at such time without the requirement of any further notice or action by
either Party, and thereafter neither Party shall have any further rights or obligations hereunder.
5. Covenant. Upon recordation in the Recorder's Office of the Covenant, the rights
and obligations of the Parties shall be as set forth in the Covenant, and the Covenant shall
supersede this Agreement.
6. Assignment. The rights and benefits of this Agreement and Covenant are
personal to Owner/Developer and its Corporate Successors (as defined below), which shall be
the only permitted Owner/Developer assignees and successors -in -interest of this Agreement.
Owner/Developer shall not assign, hypothecate, encumber, or otherwise transfer, voluntarily,
involuntarily or by operation of law, its rights and obligations set forth in this Agreement to any
other person or entity other than to a Corporate Successor without the City's prior written
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consent, which consent the City may grant or withhold in its sole and absolute discretion. The
term "Corporate Successor" shall have the same meaning set forth in the Covenant.
7. Cooperation in the Event of Legal Challenge; Validation Action. In the event that
any third party files an action seeking to invalidate this Agreement or the Covenant or seeking
any equitable remedy that would prevent the full performance hereof or thereof, the City and
Owner/Developer agree to cooperate in the defense of such action. Owner/Developer shall pay
all of the City's costs and expenses (including attorney's fees), shall indemnify the City as
provided in Section 8, and the City shall have the sole right to select its legal counsel; provided,
however, that such obligation to indemnify and pay costs and expenses shall terminate if
Owner/Developer elects in a written notice delivered to the City to terminate the Covenant rather
than to oppose such challenge. Such cooperation shall include, without limitation: (i) an
agreement by each Party not to default or allow a compromise of said action without the prior
written consent of the other Party; (ii) an agreement by each Party to make available to the other
Parry all non -privileged information necessary or appropriate to conduct the defense of the
action; and (iii) an agreement by each Party to make available to the other Parry, without charge,
any witnesses within the control of the first Party upon reasonable notice who may be called
upon to execute declarations or testify in said action.
In addition to the foregoing, if Owner/Developer delivers a written request for such
action to City (c/o the City Attorney's Office) not later than five (5) days after the date the City
Council of City approves this Agreement at a public meeting, City shall file an action in
Riverside County Superior Court pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 860 et
seq. to validate this Agreement and the Covenant and each and every one of its and their
provisions. In such event, City and Owner/Developer shall reasonably cooperate in drafting the
complaint, briefs, the proposed judgment of validation, and such other pleadings, documents, and
filings as may be required or desirable in connection with the validation action. City and its legal
counsel shall file and prosecute the validation action, but shall reasonably coordinate and
cooperate with Owner/Developer concerning the drafting of pleadings and other documents and
with regard to the litigation strategy to be employed. Owner/Developer shall reimburse City
within fifteen (15) days after written demand therefor for all costs ("Costs") of the validation
action. Costs include without limitation, attorney's fees, filing fees and court reporter fees (if
any), costs of publication and to effectuate service of process, reasonable photocopying and other
reproduction charges, travel time and mileage expenses, and other costs and expenses reasonably
incurred by City. In the event of an appeal of such action, the Parties shall cooperate with
respect to the appeal to the same extent as at the Superior Court level of the proceedings.
Upon the entry of a final non -appealable judgment of any court with jurisdiction
invalidating or enjoining the performance of any material covenant set forth in this Agreement or
the Covenant, this Agreement and the Covenant shall automatically terminate without the need
of further notice or action by either Parry.
8. Indemnification of City. Owner/Developer shall defend, indemnify, assume all
responsibility for, and hold the City, and the City's representatives, volunteers, officers,
employees and agents, harmless from any and all claims, demands, damages, defense costs or
liability of any kind (including attorney's fees and costs), that arise from this Agreement (other
than those damages caused by the breach of the Agreement by City or by the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the City's representatives, officers, employees and agents) including, but
not limited to, Owner/Developer's failure to pay, if required, prevailing wages on the
construction and development of the Site; provided, however, that such obligation shall lapse as
provided in Section 7 above if Owner/Developer elects not to oppose a challenge to the
Covenant. Owner/Developer shall be solely responsible for determining and effectuating
compliance with prevailing wage laws, and the City makes no representation as to the
applicability or non -applicability of any of such laws to the development and construction of the
Site or any part thereof. Owner/Developer hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that the
City has not previously affirmatively represented to Owner/Developer or its contractor(s), in
writing or otherwise, in a call for bids or otherwise, that the development or construction of the
Hobby Lobby Facility or the Site is not a "public work," as defined in Section 1720 of the Labor
Code.
9. Integration and Amendment. This Agreement and the Covenant attached hereto
constitute the entire Agreement by and between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter
hereof, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings of the Parties with respect thereto.
This Agreement may not be modified, amended, or otherwise changed except by a writing
executed by the Parties.
10. Notices. Notices to be given by City or Owner/Developer hereunder may be
delivered personally or may be delivered by certified mail or by reputable overnight delivery
service providing a delivery confirmation receipt, with mailed notices to be addressed to the
appropriate address(es) hereinafter set forth or to such other address(es) that a Party may
hereafter designate by written notice. If served by overnight delivery service or certified mail,
service will be considered completed and binding on the Party served on the date set forth in the
confirmation or certification receipt.
If notice is to City: City of La Quinta
78-495 Calle Tampico
P.O. Box 1504
La Quinta, CA 92253
Attention: City Manager
with a copy to: Rutan & Tucker, LLP
611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Attention: William H. Ihrke, Esq.
If to Owner/Developer: One Eleven La Quinta, LLC
71084 Tamarisk Lane
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Attention: Mr. Michael Shovlin
11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which,
when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of
the date first set forth above.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
"City"
CITY OF LA QUINTA,
a California municipal corporation
By:
Frank Spevacek
City Manager
"Owner/Developer"
ONE ELEVEN LA QUINTA, LLC,
a California limited liability company
By:
Michael Shovlin
Manager
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EXHIBIT "A"
TO AGREEMENT
DESCRIPTION OF SITE
[Attached]
[INSERT LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND/OR DEPICTION OF SITE SHOWING HOBBY
LOBBY SITE]
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EXHIBIT "B"
TO AGREEMENT
FORM OF COVENANT
[Attached]
RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of La Quinta
78-495 Calle Tampico
P.O. Box 1504
La Quinta, CA 92253
Attention: Citv Mana�
[Space above for recorder.]
(Exempt from Recordation Fee per Gov. Code § 27383)
COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS
AFFECTING INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY
This COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING INTERESTS
IN REAL PROPERTY (the "Covenant") is entered into as of this day of ,
200_, by and between the CITY OF LA QUINTA, a California charter city and municipal
corporation ("City"), and ONE ELEVEN LA QUINTA, LLC, a California limited liability
company ("Owner" or "Owner/Developer") (individually a "Party" and collectively the
"Parties").
RECITALS
A. The 111 La Quinta Center is a large commercial/retail site that consists of
approximately 60 acres bounded by Washington Street, Highway 111, Adams Street and the
Whitewater Channel (the "Center"). The Specific Plan for the Center provides that there will be
approximately 617,000 square feet of retail space when built out. As of the date of this
Agreement, approximately 485,000 square feet of retail space currently exists. Several
prominent businesses are located at the Center, such as Stater Bros., Staples, Big 5, AAA, Petco,
Ross, and Kohl's. Though the majority of the Center is built out, a few building pad locations
remain undeveloped.
B. Owner/Developer is the owner in fee of a majority of the Center, including certain
developable pad of raw land generally located north of Highway I I I and west of Adams Street,
more particularly identified as Parcel 4 of Parcel Map 36531 attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and
incorporated herein by reference (the "Site"). Based on communications received by the City,
Owner/Developer has arranged for the development and use of the Site by Hobby Lobby, an arts
and craft supply retailer that generates Sales Tax, provided Owner/Developer (or a permitted
assignee or successor in interest) obtains the necessary governmental permits and approvals from
all governmental agencies with jurisdiction, including the City.
C. On or about , 2014, the City and Owner/Developer entered
into that certain unrecorded agreement captioned "Agreement to Enter Into Covenant to Operate
and Pay Compensation Based on Sales Tax Revenue (One Eleven La Quinta, LLC)" (the
"Agreement") authorizing the recordation of this Covenant against the Site upon the timely
satisfaction of the "Covenant Conditions" identified therein.
D. As set forth in the Agreement, the Owner/Developer requested $400,000 in
economic development assistance from the City. This funding would be used to make certain
improvements to the Center that will assist in the ability to attract new and maintain existing
retail businesses, that will assist the Owner/Developer with the construction or facilitating the
construction of the remaining undeveloped pads, and that will assist the Owner/Developer to
improve and use currently vacant commercial space at the Center, all as more particularly set
forth in this Covenant and the Agreement.
E. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of the Entitlements (defined
below), Owner/Developer has agreed to develop the Site for the Hobby Lobby Facility and use
and operate the Site for the Hobby Lobby Retail Use, as more particularly set forth in this
Covenant .
F. In consideration for Owner/Developer's encumbrance of the Site by this Covenant
and Owner/Developer's performance of its obligations hereunder, the City has agreed to make
certain payments to Owner/Developer, the amount of which is measured by the Sales Tax
generated by the Hobby Lobby Retail Use on the Site. The City and Owner/Developer have
agreed that the amounts required to be paid by the City to Owner/Developer hereunder during
each Quarter of the Operating Period provided for herein is a fair exchange for the consideration
to be furnished by Owner/Developer to City in that Quarter.
G. Owner/Developer represents and warrants that (i) Owner/Developer has entered
into an agreement for the construction and use of the Site by Hobby Lobby, and, to the best of
Owner/Developer's knowledge, such agreement is valid and binding, (ii) the Hobby Lobby
Facility to be constructed and used on the Site is a new store and is not a store relocated from
another city or unincorporated territory, (iii) Owner/Developer is not relocating, and shall not
relocate, a big box retailer to the Site, within the meaning of California Government Code
section 53084, (iv) Owner/Developer shall identify the Site as the point -of -sale for any and all
Sales Tax generated from the Site in compliance with all applicable state laws, including
Government Code section 53084.5, and (v) the individual executing this Covenant on behalf of
Owner/Developer has the authority to enter into this Covenant and create a binding and
enforceable obligation of Owner/Developer, and said individual has obtained any and all
necessary authorizations and approvals from the company's governing board for the
Owner/Developer to be bound under the terms and conditions in this Covenant.
COVENANTS
Based upon the foregoing Recitals, which are incorporated herein by this reference and
are acknowledged by the Parties as true and correct, and for other good and valuable
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consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by both Parties, the City and
Owner/Developer hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS.
The following terms when used in this Covenant shall have the meanings set forth below:
The term "Agreement" shall have the meaning ascribed in Recital C of this Covenant.
The term "Center" shall mean the I I I La Quinta Center, a large commercial/retail site
that consists of approximately 60 acres bounded by Washington Street, Highway 111, Adams
Street and the Whitewater Channel in the City.
The term "Commencement Date" shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 2 of this
Covenant.
The term "Corporate Successor" shall mean any single purpose entity (such as limited
liability company or corporation authorized to conduct business in the State of California) that is
wholly owned by, controlled by, or under common control with Owner/Developer or Michael
Shovlin, or both.
The term "Covenant Payments" shall mean the amounts to be paid by the City to
Owner/Developer with respect to each Quarter of the Operating Period.
The term "Covenant Payments Cap Amount" shall have the meaning ascribed in
Section 4.1.1(b) of this Covenant.
The term "Default" shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 5.1 of this Covenant.
The term "Effective Date" shall mean the date this Covenant is executed by the latter of
the two Parties to sign, which date shall be inserted in the preamble to this Covenant.
The term "Entitlements" shall mean those discretionary City land use permits and
approvals (including all conditions of approval therein) required to authorize construction, use,
and operation of the Hobby Lobby Facility on the Site, as the same may be amended from time
to time.
The term "Fiscal Year" shall mean City's fiscal year, which commences on July 1 and
ends on the next succeeding June 30.
The term "Force Majeure" is defined in Section 6.6 below.
The term "Holder" shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 5.1(b) of this Covenant.
The term "Hobby Lobby" shall mean that certain arts and crafts retailer and company
doing business as and generally known and marketed to the general public as "Hobby Lobby,"
which engages in retail sales and operations open to the general public that produce Sales Tax
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revenues, whether the company is in the form of a closely held corporation, publicly traded
corporation, limited liability company, or other entity.
The term "Hobby Lobby Facility" shall mean a facility for retail sales for Hobby Lobby
located on the Site, containing not less than 50,000 square feet of building area and operating
under the Hobby Lobby name.
The term "Hobby Lobby Retail Use" shall mean the use and operation of the Hobby
Lobby Facility for the marketing and sale of arts and crafts (and all other merchandise and
taxable goods and services) to the general public.
The term "operate" shall mean for not less than 50,000 square feet of building area on the
Site to be open to the public and Hobby Lobby's and Owner/Developer's members during its
business hours except for such reasonable interruptions as may be incidental to the conduct of
Hobby Lobby's business.
The term "Operating Period" refers to the period between the Commencement Date and
the Termination Date.
The term "Permitted Assigns" shall mean a "Corporate Successor" to Owner.
The term "Permitted Closure" shall mean periods of "Force Majeure" (as such term is
defined in Section 6.6) and such period or periods aggregating up to not more than one (1) year
associated with any renovation of the Site.
The term "Quarter" shall mean (i) any of the three (3) month periods during a Fiscal Year
commencing July 1, October 1, January 1, or April 1, or (ii) the quarterly or other periods used
by the State Board of Equalization (SBE) in calculating or making Sales Tax payments to City, if
such periods differ from City's fiscal quarters described in clause (i) hereinabove.
The term "Request for Notice" shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 5.1(b) of this
Covenant.
The term "Sales Tax" shall mean, for a given Quarter, or part thereof, during the
Operating Period, that portion of sales and use taxes allocated, paid to, and received by City from
the imposition of the Bradley -Burns Uniform Sales and Use Tax Law (commencing with Section
7200 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code) and the Sales and Use Tax Law
(commencing with Section 6000 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code), or any successor
law or amendments thereto, that arises from taxable sales and lease transactions generated by the
Hobby Lobby Facility on the Site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Sales Tax" shall not
include (i) the portion of sales or use taxes attributable to the Hobby Lobby Facility on the Site
that are retained by the State Board of Equalization as an administrative, processing, or handling
charge (calculated at the same percentage of gross revenues as is applicable City-wide); (ii) the
portion of such revenues which in future years may be allocated and paid to City but which is
restricted by law (but not contract) by an entity other than City (and binding upon City) to be
used for specific uses (other than the uses provided for in this Covenant including without
limitation disaster relief, transportation improvements, or otherwise); or (iii) any Sales Tax that
may be generated from other retail sources at the Center other than a sale generated from the
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Hobby Lobby Facility. In addition, the term "Sales Tax" for a given quarter shall also include
any sums allocated, paid to and received by the City in substitution for Sales Taxes or otherwise
by reference to taxable sales generated by the Hobby Lobby Facility (and not excluded under
classes (i) through (iii) above) including without limitation other funds actually received by the
City pursuant to legislation such as, but not limited to, Revenue and Taxation Code
section 97.68, enacted expressly as a substitute for sales tax revenues in order to reimburse the
City for sales tax revenues losses resulting from decreases in the 1% rate of sales tax.
The term "Sales Tax Statement" refers to each quarterly statement to be prepared by
Owner/Developer or caused to be prepared at the direction of Owner/Developer and submitted to
the SBE and City identifying the portion of Sales Tax generated by the Hobby Lobby Facility on
the Site during the previous Quarter as a result of taxable sales transactions, as provided in
Section 4.3 of this Covenant.
The term "SBE" shall mean the California State Board of Equalization or successor
agency with the responsibility of collecting and administering the distribution and payment to the
City of Sales Tax.
The term "Site" shall have the meaning ascribed in Recital B of this Covenant.
The term "Termination Date" shall mean the date that is the earliest of (i) the date that is
seven and one-half (7 '/2) years following the Commencement Date, unless continued pursuant to
Section 4.1.1(d), in which case such date may be up to but not more than eight (8) years
following the Commencement Date; (ii) the date that the Covenant Payments Cap Amount is
paid in full; or (iii) the date on which this Covenant is terminated pursuant to Sections 5.2 or 5.3,
as applicable.
2. CONDITION TO OWNER/DEVELOPER'S RIGHT TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS.
2.1 Opening Date; Commencement Date. As a condition precedent to
Owner/Developer's right to receive the Covenant Payments, Owner/Developer shall open or
cause and allow to be opened the Hobby Lobby Facility to be opened for business to the public
(excluding any special "pre -opening" periods) for the Hobby Lobby Retail Use, all in
compliance with the Entitlements. The term "the public" includes, in addition to all members of
the general public, Hobby Lobby's and Owner/Developer's members (if any). The day on which
the aforesaid condition is satisfied shall constitute the "Commencement Date," at which time
Owner/Developer's obligations pursuant to Section 3 of this Covenant and City's obligations
pursuant to Section 4 of this Covenant shall commence.
2.2 Outside Date. Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Covenant to
the contrary, and subject to extension for events of force majeure as provided in Section 6.6, if
the condition set forth in the first sentence of the preceding paragraph is not satisfied on or
before the date that is eighteen (18) months after the issuance of the first building permit for the
Hobby Lobby Facility project, either Owner/Developer or City may terminate this Covenant by
delivery of written notice of termination to the other Party and, in such event, neither Party shall
have any further rights against or obligations to the other Party arising out of this Covenant.
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2.3 Operating Condition. If Owner/Developer, or Permitted Assigns, ceases to own
the Site and/or ceases to allow for the use and operation of the Site for the Hobby Lobby Facility
in furtherance of the Hobby Lobby Retail Use, other than by reason of a Permitted Closure, then
this Covenant shall terminate as of the date such event occurs (other than by reason of a
Permitted Closure), and no further payments shall be due under Section 4.1 below by reference
to Sales Tax generated in any Quarters after such date.
3. OWNER/DEVELOPER'S OBLIGATIONS.
3.1 Continuous Operation; Site As Point of Sale. If the Hobby Lobby Facility opens
pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of this Covenant, then, from and after the Commencement Date,
Owner/Developer shall continuously use and operate, or shall cause and allow for the continuous
use and operation of, the Hobby Lobby Facility on the Site for the Hobby Lobby Retail Uses
during normal business hours (except for Permitted Closures) during the entire Operating Period.
Owner/Developer shall cause and allow for the Hobby Lobby Facility to operate with inventory
and sales personnel sufficient to satisfy and respond to customer demand. To the maximum
extent permitted by law, and in compliance with Government Code section 53084.5,
Owner/Developer shall designate or shall cause Hobby Lobby to designate the Site on its Sales
Tax Statements as the point -of -sale for all sales transactions arising out of or generated from the
business conducted on the Site. In addition, Owner shall exercise commercially reasonable
diligence in an effort to cause financing companies to designate the Site (and the City of La
Quinta) on reports they are required to file with the SBE as the situs of the financing of any
goods where the transaction is generated from the Site.
3.2 Use Restriction. During the entire Operating Period, the Site shall be the Hobby
Lobby Facility for the Hobby Lobby Retail Use and for no other purpose, in compliance with the
Entitlements and applicable provisions of the City's Municipal Code. Owner/Developer shall
ensure that the Site shall not be put to any use other than the intended and approved use and
operation as the Hobby Lobby Facility in furtherance of the Hobby Lobby Retail Use.
3.3 Maintenance and Repair of Site; Landscaping. During the entire Operating
Period, Owner/Developer at its sole cost and expense shall maintain, or shall cause the
maintenance of, the Site and the improvements thereon and all facilities appurtenant thereto in
first class condition (as judged by other developments of similar quality located in Palm Desert,
Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells or La Quinta) and repair and free from
accumulations of debris, weeds, graffiti, and waste materials, with landscaping in a healthy
condition, and shall otherwise fully comply with the Site's maintenance standards established in
the Entitlements and applicable provisions in the City's Municipal Code. During such period,
Owner/Developer shall not abandon, or allow for the abandonment of, any portion of the Site or
leave the Site unguarded or unprotected, and shall not otherwise act or fail to act in such a way as
to unreasonably increase the risk of any damage to the Site or of any other impairment of City's
interest set forth in this Covenant. During the entire Operating Period, Owner/Developer at its
sole cost and expense shall maintain, or cause the maintenance of, the landscaping on the Site in
compliance with the approved landscape plans and applicable provisions in the City's Municipal
Code.
3.4 Compliance with Laws. During the entire Operating Period, Owner/Developer
shall construct, use and operate, or shall cause and allow for the construction, use, and operation
of, the Hobby Lobby Facility on the Site in conformity with all applicable federal, state
(including without limitation the California Civil Code, the California Government Code, the
California Health and Safety Code, the California Labor Code, the California Public Resources
Code, and the California Revenue and Taxation Code), and local laws, ordinances, and
regulations (including without limitation City standards relating to the placement of storage
containers); provided, however, that Owner/Developer does not waive its right to challenge the
validity or applicability thereof to Owner/Developer or the Site; provided further, however, that
nothing in the preceding clause (sentence) does or shall be deemed to relieve or release
Owner/Developer of its obligations set forth in this Covenant by Owner/Developer delegating
any obligation to Hobby Lobby or any other third party, by written or oral agreement or
otherwise, to which the City is not a parry or to which the City has not expressly agreed to such
assignment of Owner/Developer's obligation pursuant to the terms and conditions in this
Covenant.
3.5 Non -Discrimination. Owner/Developer agrees not to violate applicable laws that
prohibit discrimination against any person or class of persons by reason of gender, marital status,
race, color, creed, mental or physical disability, religion, age, ancestry, or national origin.
3.6 Indemnification of City. Owner/Developer shall defend, indemnify, assume all
responsibility for, and hold the City, and the City's representatives, volunteers, officers,
employees and agents, harmless from any and all claims, demands, damages, defense costs or
liability of any kind (including attorney's fees and costs), that arise from Owner/Developer's
ownership of the Site, or from the allowance for the use and operation of the Site, or which may
be caused by any acts or omissions of the Owner/Developer under this Covenant, whether such
activities or performance thereof be by Owner/Developer or by anyone directly or indirectly
employed or contracted with by Owner/Developer, including Hobby Lobby, and whether such
damage shall accrue or be discovered before or after termination of this Covenant, including, but
not limited to, Owner/Developer's failure to pay, if required, prevailing wages on the
construction and development of the Hobby Lobby Facility. Owner/Developer shall be solely
responsible for determining and effectuating compliance with prevailing wage laws, and the City
makes no representation as to the applicability or non -applicability of any of such laws to the
development and construction of the Hobby Lobby Facility or any part thereof. Owner hereby
expressly acknowledges and agrees that the City has not previously affirmatively represented to
Owner/Developer or its contractor(s), in writing or otherwise, in a call for bids or otherwise, that
the development or construction of the Hobby Lobby Facility or the Site is not a "public work,"
as defined in Section 1720 of the Labor Code.
3.7 Use of Covenant Payments.
3.7.1 Amounts for Specific Improvements at the Center. For any and all
Covenant Payments received by the Owner/Developer pursuant to Section 4.1.1 of this
Covenant, Owner/Developer shall use the received Covenant Payments according to the
following:
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(a) One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) shall be used for
pedestrian walkway improvements associated with the construction of the Hobby Lobby Facility
and adjacent developable pad sites to improve pedestrian connectivity and flow at the Center.
(b) One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) shall be used
for the acquisition by Owner/Developer of an easement or other appropriate interest in real
property necessary or appropriate for the installation and use of a traffic signal and access to the
Center from the intersection of Adams Street and Corporate Center Drive in the City.
(c) Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) shall be used for on -site
improvements at the Center associated with the installation and use of a traffic signal at the
intersection of Adams Street and Corporate Center Drive in the City.
(d) Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) shall be used for future
signage and aesthetic improvements for the benefit of the Center and its economic development.
(e) Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) shall be used for
remaining landscaping improvements at the Center.
3.7.2 Owner/Developer Obligation to Keep Records for Covenant Payments.
Owner/Developer shall keep and maintain, commencing on the Commencement Date and ending
on the date that is one year after the Termination Date, financial books and records of all
Covenant Payments received by Owner/Developer under this Covenant, and the use set forth in
Section 3.7.1 of this Covenant to which the received Covenant Payments were used. The City
shall have the right to request review of Owner/Developer's books and records pursuant to
Section 4.1.4 of this Covenant. If the City has evidence and, based thereon, the City reasonably
suspects that there has been an improper use by Owner/Developer of received Covenant
Payments, the City may, in its reasonable discretion, require Owner/Developer to undergo an
audit of it books and records to verify the receipt and use of the received Covenant Payments.
Any audit performed pursuant to this section shall be completed by an independent auditor or
accountant licensed to conduct such an audit in the State of California, and the costs of any such
audit shall be split equally (50%/50%) by Owner/Developer and City unless, after the completion
of the audit, the evidence shows willful misconduct or gross negligence by Owner/Developer
with the ultimate use of the received Covenant Payments, in which case Owner/Developer shall
pay all costs (100%) of any such audit.
3.7.3 Allocation of Covenant Payments if Cap Amount Not Reached. If the
Covenant Payments Cap Amount is not reached pursuant to subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section
4.1.1 of this Covenant, Owner/Developer shall use its best efforts to use the received Covenant
Payments on a pro -rated, proportionate amount based on the amounts and uses identified in
subdivisions (a)-(e) of Section 3.7.1 above; provided, however, that Owner/Developer shall not
be in default of this Covenant for failure to use the received Covenant Payments on such a pro-
rated, proportionate amount as set forth in this section as long as Owner/Developer has not
exceeded the amount identified for the corresponding use set forth in subdivisions (a)-(e) of
Section 3.7.1 above.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF CITY.
4.1 Covenant Payments to Owner/Developer.
4.1.1 Amount of Covenant Payments; Cap_. In consideration for
Owner/Developer's undertakings pursuant to this Covenant and the encumbrance of
Owner/Developer's interest in the Site pursuant to this Covenant, City shall make the following
Covenant Payments to Owner after the end of each Quarter (or part thereof) during the Operating
Period:
(a) Subject to Section 4.1.3 and subparagraphs (b)-(d) of this section
below, the Covenant Payments with respect to each Quarter shall be in an amount equal to fifty
percent (50%) of the Sales Tax for that Quarter generated by the Hobby Lobby Retail Use in the
Hobby Lobby Facility on the Site, except that in the Quarter during which the Termination Date
occurs, the Covenant Payments shall be prorated such that City shall only pay to Owner 50% of
Sales Tax for the period between the first day of such Quarter and the Termination Date.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Covenant to
the contrary, in no event shall the total amount of Covenant Payments made by City to
Owner/Developer exceed the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) (the "Covenant
Payments Cap Amount"). In this regard, it is understood and agreed that the Covenant Payments
are in consideration of Owner/Developer's performance during each Quarter of the Operating
Period and are not repayments of a loan. Upon payment of the Covenant Payments Cap Amount
by the City to Owner/Developer, the City shall have no further obligation to make any Covenant
Payments pursuant to Section 4.1.1(a) above.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Covenant to
the contrary, even in the event the Covenant Payments Cap Amount has not been reached at the
end of the Operating Period, City shall have no further obligation after that time to make
additional Covenant Payments.
(d) In the event that the Covenant Payments Cap Amount is not
reached by the date that is seven and one-half (7 1/z) years following the Commencement Date
and provided that this Covenant has not been otherwise terminated and provided further that the
Owner/Developer is not in default under this Covenant, then this Covenant (and the Parties
obligations hereunder) shall continue for an additional six (6) month period until the Covenant
Payments Cap Amount is reached, but in no event shall the total duration of this Covenant
exceed eight (8) years from the Commencement Date.
4.1.2 Source of Payments. The Covenant Payments shall be payable from any
source of funds legally available to City, including City's general fund. In this regard, it is
understood and agreed that the Sales Tax that is generated from the Hobby Lobby Facility on the
Site is being used merely as a measure of the amount of the Covenant Payments that are
periodically owing by City to Owner/Developer, and that City is not pledging any portion of the
Sales Tax generated from the Site to Owner/Developer.
4.1.3 Payment Procedure. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Covenant,
not later than thirty (30) days after the Sales Tax for the Hobby Lobby Facility on the Site is
remitted to the City by the SBE for a Quarter during the Operating Period, the City shall pay the
Covenant Payment for said Quarter, or portion thereof, to Owner/Developer. Each such payment
shall be accompanied by a statement identifying (i) the amount of Sales Tax upon which the
Covenant Payment amount was calculated, and (ii) a cumulative total comparing the amount of a
Covenant Payment being paid, together with all prior Covenant Payments, with the Covenant
Payment Cap Amount.
The amount of the City's quarterly Covenant Payments to Owner shall be based upon the amount
of Sales Tax that the City actually received from the SBE within fifteen (15) days prior to the
applicable payment date. If the City cannot confirm receipt of Sales Tax revenues from the
Hobby Lobby Facility prior to that date, after and despite its exercise of reasonable diligence to
confirm such receipt, the City shall have no obligation to make a payment to Owner/Developer
for that Quarter unless and until the City confirms that it did receive Sales Tax revenues from the
Hobby Lobby Facility. If and to the extent the City is able to confirm the receipt of such Sales
Tax revenue, the City shall pay Owner/Developer its share of that Sales Tax revenue for that
Quarter in the next succeeding payment cycle required to be made by the City to
Owner/Developer pursuant to this Section 4.1.3.
If, after any such quarterly payment is made, either the City or Owner/Developer obtains
information that the amount of City's payment was in error, the Party obtaining such information
shall promptly notify the other Party and shall provide such detailed information as may be
necessary to explain the discrepancy. The discrepancy shall be accounted for by means of an
adjustment to the next quarterly payment to be made by the City (either an additional payment in
the event City has underpaid a prior Covenant Payment that is due, or a credit against the
subsequent Covenant Payment in the event City has overpaid); provided, however, that in the
event an adjustment needs to be made in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), the Party
entitled to said sum shall be entitled to deliver a written notice to the other Parry requesting an
immediate adjustment and in such event the other Parry shall make an appropriate payment
within fifteen (15) days from receipt of said notice.
4.1.4 Books and Records. Upon the written request of either Party, the other
Party shall make available for inspection (at City Hall in the event of a review of City records
and at Owner's place of business in La Quinta in the event of a review of Owner's records) its
books and records as the requesting Party may reasonably determine must be reviewed in order
determine whether the correct amount of Covenant Payments have been made or are being made
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City shall not be required to produce any books
or records that, by applicable law, the City is permitted to withhold from disclosure or prohibited
from producing, and Owner shall not be required to produce information that violates the
statutorily prescribed privacy rights of individual customers.
4.1.5 No Acceleration; Prepayment Permitted. It is acknowledged by the
Parties that any payments by City provided for in this Covenant are in consideration for the
performance by Owner during the time period(s) for which payments are due. Therefore, City's
failure to timely make any payments or City's failure to perform any of its other obligations
hereunder shall not cause the acceleration of any anticipated future Covenant Payments by City
to Owner. The City shall be permitted to prepay any of the Covenant Payments at any time
without penalty; provided, however, that such prepayment shall be refunded by
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Owner/Developer to the City if Owner/Developer fails to continue to perform or Defaults under
this Covenant during the period for which the City's prepayment was intended to cover.
4.2 Additional Condition Precedent to City's Obligations. In addition to the
provisions set forth in Section 2 of this Covenant, City's obligation to make the Covenant
Payments pursuant to Section 4.1 of this Covenant for any Quarter during the Operating Period
shall be contingent and conditional upon Owner's performance of its obligations set forth in
Section 3 of this Covenant during such Quarter.
4.3 Provision of Sales Tax Statements to City. Upon the written request of City,
Owner/Developer shall deliver to City, and shall cause Hobby Lobby to deliver to the City, true
and correct copies of all reports that Owner/Developer and Hobby Lobby files with the SBE with
regard to taxable sales transactions occurring on, generated from and with respect to the Hobby
Lobby Retail Use, Hobby Lobby Facility, and the Site (the "Sales Tax Statements"). Such
reports shall be delivered to City within ten (10) days of the City's request. In the event that
there is any private business or customer information on the Sales Tax Statement that is not
reasonably necessary to enable City to verify the accuracy thereof for purposes of performing its
obligations and enforcing its rights set forth in this Covenant, Owner shall be permitted to redact
such information from the copy of the document provided to City.
5. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.
5.1 Defaults.
(a) Subject to Force Majeure (Section 6.6), the occurrence of any of
the following shall constitute a Default:
(i) Subject to permitted delays for nonpayment set forth in this
Covenant, the failure by either Parry to perform any obligation of such Party for the payment of
money under this Covenant if such failure is not cured within fifteen (15) calendar days after the
nonperforming Party's receipt of written notice from the other Party that such obligation was not
performed when due; or
(ii) The failure by either Parry to perform any of its obligations
(other than obligations described in clause (i) of this Section 5.1) set forth in this Covenant, if
such failure is not cured within thirty (30) days after the nonperforming Party's receipt of written
notice from the other Party or, if such failure is of a nature that cannot reasonably be cured
within thirty (30) days, the failure by such Party to commence such cure within thirty (30) days
and thereafter diligently and continuously prosecutes such cure to completion, with said
completion of cure not to exceed ninety (90) days after the commencement date for the cure of
the Default; or
(iii) Any representation or warranty by a Party set forth in this
Covenant proves to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or
(iv) The Hobby Lobby Facility is materially damaged or
destroyed by fire or other casualty during the Operating Period and Owner/Developer fails to
commence restoration, or fails to cause and allow for the commencement of restoration by
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Hobby Lobby, of the improvements on the Site within a six (6) months or thereafter fails to
diligently and continuously proceed to complete such restoration in accordance with this
Covenant; or
(v) Owner/Developer or Hobby Lobby is enjoined or otherwise
prohibited by any governmental agency from occupying the Site during the Operating Period and
such injunction or prohibition continues without stay for ninety (90) days or more for any reason;
or
(vi) Owner/Developer or Hobby Lobby defaults on, and fails to
timely cure, any mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest recorded against the Site; or
(vii) The voluntary or involuntary suspension or termination of
the Hobby Lobby Retail Use on the Site that is not a Permitted Closure; or
(viii) A court having jurisdiction shall have made or entered any
decree or order (A) adjudging Owner/Developer or Hobby Lobby to be bankrupt or insolvent,
(B) approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization of either Owner/Developer or
Hobby Lobby, or seeking any arrangement for either Owner/Developer or Hobby Lobby under
the bankruptcy law or any other applicable debtor's relief law or statute of the United States or
any state or other jurisdiction, (C) appointing a receiver, trustee, liquidator, or assignee of either
Owner/Developer or Hobby Lobby in bankruptcy or insolvency or for any of their properties or
business operations, or (D) directing the winding up or liquidation of Owner/Developer or
Hobby Lobby, if any such decree or order described in subclauses (A) to (D), inclusive, shall
have continued without stay or without being discharged for a period of sixty (60) days, unless a
lesser time period is permitted for cure under any other mortgage or deed of trust held by any
Holder and recorded against the Site, in which event such lesser time period will apply under this
clause (viii) as well; or either Owner/Developer or Hobby Lobby shall have admitted in writing
its inability to pay its debts as they fall due or shall have voluntarily submitted to or filed a
petition seeking any decree or order of the nature described in clauses (A) to (D), inclusive.
(b) For each mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest recorded
against the Site, Owner/Developer shall record, and Owner/Developer shall cause Hobby Lobby
to record, for the benefit of the City, a Request for Notice under Civil Code Section 2924b in a
form substantially similar to Exhibit `B" attached hereto and incorporated by reference (the
"Request for Notice"), with Owner/Developer to cause each recorded Request for Notice to be
delivered to the City by the Holder of any mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest
recorded against the Site to secure any payment and/or performance obligation of either
Owner/Developer or Hobby Lobby. In the event Owner/Developer fails to perform any of its
obligations under this Covenant and City sends a notice of such failure to Owner/Developer,
concurrently therewith City shall send a copy of such notice to any mortgagee or deed of trust
holder with respect to the Site (herein the "Holder") (the name and address of which Holder shall
be furnished by Owner/Developer or such Holder to City) and the Holder shall have the same
period of time as is available to Owner/Developer to remedy such breach or failure under this
Covenant. City shall accept any proper cure of a breach or failure tendered by the Holder. In the
event the Site is subject to foreclosure or a deed in lieu of foreclosure, this Covenant shall
automatically terminate, if not previously terminated pursuant to Section 5.1(a)(vi), and shall be
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of no further force and effect immediately upon the commencement of any proceeding to
foreclose on the Site or process a deed in lieu thereof, and Owner/Developer shall not be entitled
to any unpaid Covenant Payments from and after the date of commencement of any proceeding
to foreclose or process a deed in lieu thereof.
5.2 City's Remedies Upon Default by Owner. Upon the occurrence of any Default by
Owner/Developer, and after Owner/Developer's receipt of written notice of default and
expiration of the time for Owner/Developer to cure such Default as provided in Section 5.1, City
may at its option:
(i) Suspend the payment of Covenant Payments otherwise due
and payable to Owner/Developer under this Covenant for the period that Owner/Developer
remains in Default. If City has so suspended its payments in accordance with the terms of this
clause (i), then upon Owner/Developer's cure of such Default, City shall resume its payment
obligations, but shall have no obligation to make payments for any Quarter or portion thereof
during which City's obligation to make payments was so suspended; or
(ii) if the Default continues uninterrupted for a period of six (6)
months, City may terminate this Covenant, in which case City's obligation to make payments to
Owner/Developer for any period of time after the occurrence of the Default shall be finally
terminated and discharged.
In no event, however, shall City have the right (A) to specifically enforce
Owner/Developer's covenants set forth in Section 3 of this Covenant, (B) to seek damages other
than by offset of future Covenant Payments otherwise due hereunder, (C) to prevent
Owner/Developer's conversion of the Site to another lawful use (even if such use would be
inconsistent with this Covenant), or (D) to sue Owner/Developer or to recover from
Owner/Developer any amount that is actually or allegedly attributable to loss of anticipated Sales
Tax or other revenues, whether because the amount of Sales Tax generated from the Site is less
than projected by Owner/Developer, Hobby Lobby, or City, or because Owner Developer does
not allow for the operation of, or Hobby Lobby does not operate, the Hobby Lobby Facility on
the Site for the entire Operating Period.
5.3 Owner/Developer's Remedies Upon Default by City. Upon the occurrence of any
Default by City, and after City's receipt of written notice of Default from Owner/Developer and
expiration of the time for City to cure such Default as provided in Section 5.1, Owner/Developer
may initiate a judicial proceeding seeking an order for the City to continue to perform under this
Covenant, or the Owner/Developer may terminate this Covenant by written notice to City and
may seek unpaid Covenant Payments due and owing to Owner/Developer up until the date of the
Default, subject to the provisions of Section 4.1.5. Notwithstanding any provisions in this
Covenant to the contrary, Owner/Developer's exclusive remedies in equity and at law, including
all monetary damages and compensation, are set forth in this Section 5.3, and Owner/Developer
shall have no right to claim or receive any other compensatory, punitive, incidental, or other
monetary damages.
5.4 Cumulative Remedies; No Waiver. Except as expressly provided herein, the
nondefaulting Party's rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative and in addition to all rights
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and remedies provided by law from time to time and the exercise by the nondefaulting Parry of
any right or remedy shall not prejudice such Party in the exercise of any other right or remedy.
None of the provisions of this Covenant shall be considered waived by either Party except when
such waiver is delivered in writing. No waiver of any Default shall be implied from any
omission by City to take action on account of such Default if such Default persists or is repeated.
No waiver of any Default shall affect any Default other than the Default expressly waived, and
any such waiver shall be operative only for the time and to the extent stated. No waiver of any
provision of this Covenant shall be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same
provision. A Party's consent to or approval of any act by the other Party requiring further
consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary the consenting Party's
consent to or approval of any subsequent act. A Party's acceptance of the late performance of
any obligation shall not constitute a waiver by such Party of the right to require prompt
performance of all further obligations. A Party's acceptance of any performance following the
sending or filing of any notice of Default shall not constitute a waiver of that Party's right to
proceed with the exercise of its remedies for any unfulfilled obligations. A Party's acceptance of
any partial performance shall not constitute a waiver by that Party of any rights relating to the
unfulfilled portion of the applicable obligation.
5.5 Limitations on City's LiabilitX. Owner/Developer acknowledges and agrees that:
(i) this Covenant shall not be deemed or construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, or
similar association between Owner/Developer and City, the relationship between
Owner/Developer and City pursuant to this Covenant is and shall remain solely that of
contracting Parties, that the development and operation of the Hobby Lobby Facility is a private
undertaking, and City neither undertakes nor assumes any responsibility, other than as expressly
provided for in this Covenant or as may be granted the City pursuant to its police power under
state and City law, to review, inspect, supervise, approve, or inform Owner/Developer or Hobby
Lobby of any matter in connection with the development or operation of the Hobby Lobby
Facility on the Site, including matters relating to architects, designers, suppliers, or the materials
used by any of them; and Owner/Developer shall rely entirely on its own judgment or that of
Hobby Lobby with respect to such matters; (ii) by virtue of this Covenant, City shall not be
directly or indirectly liable or responsible for any loss or injury of any kind to any person or
property resulting from any construction on, or occupancy or use of, the Site, whether arising
from: (A) any defect in any building, grading, landscaping, or other onsite or offsite
improvement; (B) any act or omission of Owner/Developer or Hobby Lobby, and any of their
respective agents, employees, independent contractors, licensees, lessees, or invitees; or (C) any
accident on the Site or any fire or other casualty or hazard thereon; and (iii) by accepting or
approving anything required to be performed or given to City under this Covenant, including any
certificate, survey, appraisal, or insurance policy, City shall not be deemed to have warranted or
represented the sufficiency or legal effect of the same, and no such acceptance or approval shall
constitute a warranty or representation by City to anyone.
6. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
6.1 Integration and Amendment. This Covenant and the Agreement constitute the
entire agreement by and between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and
supersede all prior agreements and understandings of the Parties with respect thereto. This
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Covenant may not be modified, amended, supplemented, or otherwise changed except by a
writing executed by both Parties.
6.2 Captions. Section headings used in this Covenant are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the construction of any provisions of this Covenant.
6.3 Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns; Assignments. This Covenant shall run
with the land and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their
respective successors and assigns, as limited by this Section 6.3. Except as such assignment
relates to Permitted Assigns or a Holder, the Owner/Developer shall not assign, hypothecate,
encumber or otherwise transfer, either voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law, its rights
or obligations as set forth in this Covenant without first obtaining the City's prior written
consent, which may be given or denied or conditioned in the City's sole and absolute discretion.
For any Permitted Assign, Owner/Developer shall deliver to the City no later than ten (10) days
after the execution of an assignment and assumption or other similar agreement notice of such
assignment, copy of the agreement memorializing the assignment, the name and address(es) for
notices to be delivered to the Permitted Assign by the City pursuant to this Covenant, and any
documents or other evidence that the City may request, in its reasonable discretion, to verify that
the assignee of the Owner/Developer's rights and obligations under this Covenant is to a
Permitted Assign(s). In the event of any assignment that is consented to in writing by the City or
that is to a Permitted Assign(s), the references in this Covenant to "Owner/Developer" shall be
deemed to refer to the assignee.
6.4 Counterparts. This Covenant may be executed in two or more counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which, when
taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
6.5 Governing. This Covenant shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law
principles.
6.6 Force Majeure. Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Covenant to
the contrary, in no event shall a Party be deemed to be in Default of its obligations set forth
herein where delays or failures to perform are caused by circumstances without the fault and
beyond the reasonable control of such Party, which circumstances shall include, without
limitation, fire/casualty losses; strikes; litigation not related to the performance of the Parties
under this Covenant; unusually severe weather; inability to secure necessary labor, materials, or
tools; delays of any contractor, subcontractor, or supplier; litigation by third parties challenging
the validity or enforceability of the Agreement or this Covenant or the Entitlements; and acts of
God (collectively, "force majeure"). Adverse market conditions or Owner/Developer's and/or
Hobby Lobby's inability to obtain financing or approval to operate the Hobby Lobby Facility
shall not constitute events of force majeure. In the event of an event of force majeure, the Party
so delayed shall notify the other Party of the circumstances and cause of the delay within a
reasonable time period after commencement of the delay, it shall keep the other Party informed
at reasonable intervals upon request regarding the status of its efforts to overcome said delay, and
it shall exercise commercially reasonable diligence to perform as soon as practicable thereafter.
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6.7 Notices. Notices to be given by City or Owner/Developer hereunder may be
delivered personally or may be delivered by certified mail or by reputable overnight delivery
service providing a delivery confirmation receipt, with mailed notices to be addressed to the
appropriate address(es) hereinafter set forth or to such other address(es) that a Party may
hereafter designate by written notice. If served by overnight delivery service or certified mail,
service will be considered completed and binding on the Party served on the date set forth in the
confirmation or certification receipt.
If notice is to City: City of La Quinta
78-495 Calle Tampico
P.O. Box 1504
La Quinta, CA 92253
Attention: City Manager
with a copy to: Rutan & Tucker, LLP
611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Attention: William H. Ihrke, Esq.
If to Owner/Developer: One Eleven La Quinta, LLC
71084 Tamarisk Lane
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Attention: Mr. Michael Shovlin
6.8 Further Acts. Each Party agrees to take such further actions and to execute such
other documents as may be reasonable and necessary in the performance of its obligations
hereunder; reserving to City, however, its lawful discretionary and police power authority.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon the expiration or termination of the
Operating Period, City shall execute and deliver such instruments as may be prepared by
Owner/Developer at Owner/Developer's expense to release the cloud upon title to the Site
created by this Covenant; provided, however, that any such document shall be in a form
reasonably acceptable to the City Attorney of City.
6.9 Third Party Beneficiaries. With the exception of the specific provisions set forth
in this Covenant for the benefit of Holder, there are no intended third party beneficiaries under
this Covenant and no such other third parties shall have any rights or obligations hereunder.
6.10 Attorney's Fees. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable
attorneys fees and costs, including any fees and costs incurred in any appeal and administrative
proceeding, in connection with any breach or Default by the other Parry under this Covenant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Covenant to be effective as of
the Effective Date.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
"City"
CITY OF LA QUINTA,
a California municipal corporation
Frank Spevacek
City Manager
"Owner/Developer"
ONE ELEVEN LA QUINTA, LLC,
a California limited liability company
LE
Michael Shovlin
Manager
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State of California )
County of )
On , before me, , Notary Public,
(here insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same
in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the
person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature
(seal)
State of California )
County of )
On , before me, , Notary Public,
(here insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same
in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the
person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature
(seal)
EXHIBIT "A"
TO COVENANT
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF SITE
[Attachedl
[REPLACE WITH LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND/OR DEPICTION OF THE SITE
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EXHIBIT "B"
TO COVENANT
FORM OF "REQUEST FOR NOTICE"
[Attachedl
RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of La Quinta
78-495 Calle Tampico
P.O. Box 1504
La Quinta, CA 92253
Attention: Citv Mana�
[Space above for recorder.]
(Exempt from Recordation Fee per Gov. Code § 27383)
Request for Notice Under Civil Code Section 2924b
In accordance with Section 2924b of the California Civil Code, request is hereby made
that a copy of any Notice of Default and a copy of any Notice of Sale under the Deed of Trust
recorded as instrument No. on , 20, [in
Book , Page j Official Records of Orange County, California, and describing land
therein as
See Attachment "I" attached hereto
executed by
which
Beneficiary, and
as Trustor, in
is named as
as Trustee, be
mailed to the CITY OF LA QUINTA, 78-495 Calle Tampico, P.O. Box 1504, La Quinta,
California 92253, Attention: City Manager
NOTICE: A COPY OF ANY NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND OF ANY NOTICE OF SALE
WILL BE SENT ONLY TO THE ADDRESS CONTAINED THIS RECORDED REQUEST. IF
YOUR ADDRESS CHANGES, A NEW REQUEST MUST BE RECORDED.
CITY OF LA QUINTA,
a California municipal corporation
Lo
City Manager
ATTACHMENT 461" TO
REQUEST FOR NOTICE UNDER CIVIL CODE SECTION 2924b
Legal Description of the Site
(Attached)
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[REPLACE WITH LEGAL DESCRIPTION [AND DEPICTION] OF THE SITE
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State of California )
County of )
On , before me, , Notary Public,
(here insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same
in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the
person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature
(seal)