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Recorded in Official Records. Orange County
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EASEMENT DEED AND AGREEMENT
This Easement Deed and Agreement is made / z V— , 2004, by and between
COUNTY OF ORANGE, a body corporate and politic, 6ereinafter referred to as "COUNTY," and
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO a California Municipal Corporation, hefeinafter referred to as
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COUNTY currently owns and operates the Prima Deshecha Landfill ("Prima") in the City of San
Juan Capistrano.
B. CITY operates a non -motorized recreational trail system and desires to include use of portions
of certain existing trails and roads located on Prima.
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COUNTY is willing to grant an easement to CITY for operation of trails on Prima as compatible
with COUNTY operations at Prima, which trails shall be available for use by the general
population of Orange County.
CITY is willing to install fencing as required by COUNTY to restrict access from such trails to
other areas on Prima.
NOW, THEREFORE, COUNTY AND CITY agree as follows:
For a valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, COUNTY does hereby grant
to CITY, its successors and assigns, a non-exclusive recreational trail easement for non -motorized
purposes in the County of Orange, State of California, in, on, over, and across that certain real
property (hereinafter referred to as "Easement Area") described and shown on Exhibit A attached
hereto and by reference made a part hereof.
It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto and their successors and assigns, that said
easement herein granted shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
CITY shall have its initial construction plans approved in writing by COUNTY's Director of Integrated
Waste Management Department or designee or successor (hereinafter referred to as "Director") prior
to commencement of any work; and upon completion of any work, CITY shall immediately notify
Director of such completion. Director's approval of CITY's initial construction plans shall not be
deemed approval from the standpoint of structural safety, suitability for purpose or conformance with
building or other codes or other governmental requirements.
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CITY's initial construction shall include fencing as required by Director to restrict access from the
Easement Area to other areas of Prima.
All improvements constructed or placed in the Easement Area by CITY shall be operated and
maintained at no cost to COUNTY.
Should it be necessary for CITY to disturb the surface of the Easement Area subsequent to the
completion of the initial installation of necessary facilities, CITY agrees to notify Director in advance
and to obtain Director's written approval of all plans for construction and/or maintenance prior to
commencement thereof. Said approval shall not be withheld capriciously or unreasonably, nor shall
said approval be necessary in any emergency situation.
12. RELOCATION
COUNTY reserves the right to relocate this easement. In the event COUNTY exercises this right,
COUNTY shall replace improvements in the Easement Area in kind and shall bear all costs of
relocating the easement and replacing the improvements. COUNTY shall first furnish CITY with a
document containing terms and conditions similar to those contained herein. COUNTY and CITY
agree that such relocation shall be made at COUNTY's expense.
3. CLOSURE OF EASEMENT AREA
COUNTY reserves the right to close access to the Easement Area for reasonable periods of time to
construct maintain and repair its landfill facilities. Any such closure shall be reviewed and approved
by CITY, whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event of an emergency such
approval by CITY shall not be required, however, COUNTY shall notify CITY of such emergency
closure.
4. PUBLIC USE
CITY agrees to make recreational trail facilities in the Easement Area available to the general
population of Orange County at all times that such facilities are open for use under the terms of this
Easement Deed and Agreement.
5. SURVEY AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION
No later than the earlier of two (2) years following the completion of initial construction herein or three
(3) years following the initial date of this Easement Deed and Agreement, CITY shall at CITY's sole
expense, have a licensed surveyor prepare a legal description accurately depicting the Easement
Area. CITY and COUNTY agree that said legal description shall be recorded and shall replace and
supersede Exhibit "A," attached hereto. Said replacement of Exhibit "A" shall not affect, alter or
change this Easement Deed and Agreement. Furthermore, this Easement Deed and Agreement
shall be deemed to be amended and shall relate back and be in place as of the initial date of this
Easement Deed and Agreement prior to said amendment of Exhibit "A."
6. HOLD HARMLESS (PMES5.1 N)
CITY hereby waives all claims and recourse against COUNTY, its elected officials, officers, agents,
and employees including the right of contribution for loss or damage or death of persons or property,
including COUNTY, its elected officials, officers, agents, and employees, arising from, growing out of
or in any way connected with or related to the Easement, the Easement Area or this Easement Deed
and Agreement, except claims arising from the concurrent active or sole negligence of COUNTY, its
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officers, agents, and employees. CITY hereby agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend
COUNTY, its elected officials, officers, agents and employees, against any and all claims, loss,
demands, damages, cost, expenses or liability for injury or death to any persons or property,
including COUNTY, its elected officials, officers, agents and employees, arising out of the use,
operation or maintenance of the Easement Area, described herein by CITY, its employees,
independent contractors and agents, or by any invitee, licensee, or other party expressly or impliedly
permitted or invited by CITY to use the Easement Area (collectively "CITY Permittees"), and/or
CITY's or CITY Permittees' exercise of the rights under this Easement Deed and Agreement, except
for liability arising out of the concurrent active or sole negligence of COUNTY, its officers, agents,
and employees, including the cost of defense of any lawsuit arising therefrom. If COUNTY is named
as a co-defendant in a lawsuit, CITY shall notify COUNTY of such fact and shall represent COUNTY
in such legal action unless COUNTY undertakes to represent itself as co-defendant in such legal
action, in which event CITY shall pay to COUNTY its litigation costs, expenses and attorneys' fees. If
judgment is entered against COUNTY and CITY by a court of competent jurisdiction because of the
concurrent active negligence of COUNTY and CITY, COUNTY and CITY agree that liability will be
apportioned as determined by the court. Neither party shall request a jury apportionment. The
indemnities provided by CITY in favor of the COUNTY in this Easement Deed and Agreement shall
not require payment as a condition precedent.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
A. Definition of Hazardous Materials. For purposes of this Easement Deed and Agreement, the term
"Hazardous Material" or "Hazardous Materials" shall mean any hazardous or toxic substance,
material, product, byproduct, or waste which is or shall become regulated by any governmental
entity, including, without limitation, the COUNTY acting in its governmental capacity, the State of
California or the United States government.
B. Use of Hazardous Materials. CITY or CITY's employees, agents, independent contractors or
invitees (collectively "CITY's Permittees") shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Materials to be
brought upon, stored, kept, used, generated, released into the environment or disposed of on, under,
from or about the Easement Area (which for purposes of this clause shall include the subsurface soil
and ground water). Notwithstanding the foregoing, CITY may keep on or about the Easement Area
small quantities of Hazardous Materials that are used in the ordinary, customary and lawful cleaning
of and business operations on the Easement Area.
C. CITY Obligations. If the presence of any Hazardous Materials on, under or about the Easement
Area caused or permitted by CITY or CITY's Permittees results in (i) injury to any person, (ii) injury to
or contamination of the Easement Area (or a portion thereof), or (iii) injury to or contamination of any
real or personal property wherever situated, CITY, at its sole cost and expense, shall promptly take
all actions necessary or appropriate to return the Easement Area to the condition existing prior to the
introduction of such Hazardous Materials to the Easement Area and to remedy or repair any such
injury or contamination. Without limiting any other rights or remedies of COUNTY under this
Easement Deed and Agreement, CITY shall pay the cost of any cleanup or remedial work performed
on, under- or about the Easement Area as required by this Easement Deed and Agreement or by
applicable laws in connection with the removal, disposal, neutralization or other treatment of such
Hazardous Materials caused or permitted by CITY or CITY's Permittees. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, CITY shall not take any remedial action in response to the presence, discharge or release,
of any Hazardous Materials on, under or about the Easement Area caused or permitted by CITY or
CITY's Permittees, or enter into any settlement agreement, consent decree or other compromise with
any governmental or quasi governmental entity without first obtaining the prior written consent of
COUNTY. All work performed or caused to be performed by CITY as provided for above shall be
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I done in good and workmanlike manner and in compliance with plans, specifications, permits and
other requirements for such work approved by COUNTY.
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D. Indemnification for Hazardous Materials. To the fullest extent permitted by law, CITY hereby
5 agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, protect and defend (with attorneys acceptable to COUNTY)
COUNTY, its elected officials, officers, employees, agents and independent contractors and the
7 Easement Area, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages (including, but not limited,
damages for the loss or restriction on use of rentable or usable space or any amenity of the
9 Easement Area or damages arising from any adverse impact on marketing of the Easement Area),
diminution in the value of the Easement Area, judgments, fines, demands, claims, recoveries,
11 deficiencies, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees,
disbursements and court costs and all other professional or consultant's expenses), whether
13 foreseeable or unforeseeable, arising directly or indirectly out of the presence, use, generation,
storage, treatment, on or off-site disposal or transportation of Hazardous Materials on, into, from,
15 under or about the Easement Area by CITY or CITY's Permittees. The foregoing indemnity shall also
specifically include the cost of any required or necessary repair, restoration, clean-up or
17 detoxification of the Premises and the preparation of any closure or other required plans.
19 8. REMOVAL AND/OR ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENT (PMES3.1 )
21 CITY agrees that in the event the purpose of this Easement is discontinued, or in the event the use of
the Easement Area ceases for a period of more than one (1) year without written notice from CITY to
23 COUNTY of the circumstances affecting such suspension and of CITY's intention to resume usage of
the Easement Area, CITY shall, at no cost to COUNTY, within sixty (60) days after receipt of written
25 notice from the Director, remove any portion of said facilities operated and/or maintained by CITY,
and restore the Easement Area to the condition that existed prior to the original grant of this
27 Easement to Director's satisfaction. In the event of such abandonment, CITY shall execute and
record in the Official Records of Orange County, California, a Quitclaim Deed sufficient to remove the
29 encumbrance of the Easement from record title to COUNTY's real property.
31 9. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE (S)
This Easement Deed and Agreement has been negotiated and executed in the State of California
33 and shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California. In the event of any
legal action to enforce or interpret this Easement Deed and Agreement, the sole and exclusive venue
35 shall be a court of competent jurisdiction located in Orange County, California, and the parties hereto
agree to and do hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court, notwithstanding Code of Civil
37 Procedure Section 394.
39 10. DEFINITION OF "COUNTY"
41 The term "COUNTY" shall mean the COUNTY OF ORANGE. Actions to be taken by COUNTY
under this Easement Deed and Agreement shall be taken by the Board of Supervisors of the political
43 body which executed this Easement Deed and Agreement or its representatives specifically
authorized to take such actions under this Easement Deed and Agreement.
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11. EXCEPTIONS AND RESERVATIONS
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COUNTY hereby reserves for itself and its successors and assigns, such surface and subsurface
49 rights as will not interfere with or prohibit the complete use by CITY, its successors and assigns, of
the rights and easement herein granted. COUNTY will not place or permit any building on the
51 Easement Area or otherwise interfere with the full enjoyment by CITY of the easement hereby
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This grant is subject to existing contracts, leases, licenses, easements, encumbrances, and claims
which may affect the Easement Area and the use of the word "grant' herein shall not be construed as
a covenant against the existence of any thereof.
Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Easement Deed and Agreement is intended or shall be
construed to give any person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Easement Deed and
Agreement or any provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit
to the parties hereto and their successors and assigns described above, and for the benefit of no
other person.
12. NOTICES
All documents, correspondence, and communications concerning this Easement Deed and
Agreement shall be directed as follows:
TO:COUNTY
County of Orange
Integrated Waste Management Department
320 North Flower Street, Suite 400
Santa Ana, CA 92703
Attention: Director
11. ATTACHMENTS TO DOCUMENT
TO: CITY
City of San Juan Capistrano
32400 Paseo Adelanto
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Attention: Tony Foster
This document includes the following, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof:
Exhibit A (Recreational Trail Easement)
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
City Attorney
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Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM
County Counsel
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SIGNED AND CERTIFIED THAT A COPY
OF THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN
DELIVERED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD
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DARLENE J. BLOO
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of
County, California
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CITY:
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R. MONAHAN, CITY CLERK
COUNTY OF ORANGE,
a body corporate and politic
By
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
On Pr 'VT�-- 2004, before me � C a Notary Public in and for said
County and State, personally appeared �.',i ,U�`
personally known to me (or proved to me on tie 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, and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the
instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the
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WITNESS my hand and official seal.
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PUBLIC AGENCY FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
State of California
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City of San Juan Capistrano )
(Gov't Code 40814 & Civil Code 118 1)
On January 20, 2004 before me, Margaret R. Monahan, City Clerk, personally appeared Joe Soto
personally known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature
on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the
instrument.
(SEAL)
Capacity Claimed by Signers
Mayor
Title
Signers are Representing
City of San Juan Capistrano
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
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R. Monahan, City Clerk
OPTIONAL
Description of Attached Document
Easement Deed and Agreement
Title or Type of Document
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EXHIBIT_
Located approximately as shown hereon in
the City of San Juan Capistrano, State of
California, a strip of land for a recreational
trail easement, 20 feet in width over an
existing road, within the land described in
grant deeds to the County of Orange
recorded in Book 11813, Pages 145-147
and in Book 11813, Pages 148-152 of Official
Records of Orange County, California
Prima Deshecha
Landfill
City of San Juan
Capistrano Open Space
Recreational
Trail Easement
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