23-0208_RIVER STREET SJC LLC_Assignment & Assumption of Development AgreementRECORDED AT REQUEST OF
FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INS. CO.
AND WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO:
City of San Juan Capistrano
30448 Rancho Viejo Road
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Attn: City Manager
Recorded in Official Records, Orange County
Hugh Nguyen, Clerk -Recorder
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
AMONG CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, RIVER STREET SJC LLC, WHITTIER
AND SORENSEN LLC and RIVER STREET MARKETPLACE LLC
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND
AMONG CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, RIVER STREET SJC LLC, WHITTIER
AND SORENSEN LLC and RIVER STREET MARKETPLACE LLC
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY
AND AMONG CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, RIVER STREET SJC LLC,
WHITTIER AND SORENSEN LLC and RIVER STREET MARKETPLACE LLC
("Assignment Agreement") is made as of the 6th day of February, 2023 ("Effective
Date"), by and among CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, a California municipal
corporation ("City"), RIVER STREET SJC LLC, a California limited liability company
("Assignor"), WHITTIER AND SORENSEN LLC, a California limited liability company
("Whittier"), and RIVER STREET MARKETPLACE LLC, a California limited liability
company, formerly known as River Street Acquisition Company LLC, a California limited
liability company ("Assignee"). City, Assignor, Whittier, and Assignee are sometimes
individually referred to as "Party" and collectively as "Parties."
RECITALS
A. Assignor entered into that certain Development Agreement 18-002, dated
December 6, 2019, by and between the City, on the one hand, and Assignor, on the other
hand, recorded on July 10, 2020 as Document No. 2020000328826 in the Official
Records of Orange County, California ("Development Agreement") for the development
of certain real property consisting of approximately 6 acres of land located in the City,
more particularly described in Exhibit "A" ("Property").
B. Assignor assigned to Assignee Assignor's rights to purchase the Property
pursuant to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions
dated April 7, 2015, as amended ("Purchase Agreement'), by and between Douglas M.
Ito and Sheree B. Ito, Co -Trustees of The Douglas and Sheree Ito Trust, as Sellers, on
the one hand, and Assignee, as Buyer, on the other hand, to facilitate an exchange
involving the sale of certain property owned by Whittier and to provide financing for the
Development and the Project on the Property.
C. Pursuant to such arrangement, at the closing under the Purchase
Agreement, Assignee took title to the Property from the Sellers and to complete the
exchange, Assignee thereafter conveyed title to the Property to Whittier with Whittier as
the sole member of Assignee.
D. To further facilitate financing and to conform record title to the name of the
Project, Whittier conveyed title to the Property back to Assignee.
E. In order to facilitate the pending financing and comply with the Development
Agreement, Assignor desires to confirm the assignment and delegation, and Assignee
desires to confirm the acceptance and assumption, of all of Assignor's rights and
obligations under the Development Agreement in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth herein, and subject to the responsibility on a joint and several basis
of Whittier as the sole member of Assignee for all obligations of Assignee under the
Development Agreement ("Assignment").
F. City has approved the Assignment in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth above and below in this Assignment Agreement.
AGREEMENT
1. incorporation of Recitals. The above referenced Recitals are a substantive
part of this Assignment Agreement and are incorporated herein by reference.
2. Assignment and Assumption. Effective as of the Effective Date, Assignor
hereby assigns, transfers, and conveys to Assignee all of Assignor's rights, interest,
duties, liabilities, and obligations in, to, and under the Development Agreement, and
Assignee hereby accepts and assumes all such rights, interests, duties, liabilities, and
obligations under the Development Agreement from Assignor for the Property ("Assigned
Rights and Obligations").
3. Joint and Several Liability. Notwithstanding the assignment and
assumption set forth in Section 2, Assignor, Whittier and Assignee expressly agree that
as a condition to the consent of City to this Assignment Agreement and the Assignment,
Assignor, as the original OWNER under the Development Agreement, and Whittier, as
the sole member of Assignee, shall be fully responsible for all of the duties, liabilities, and
obligations in, to, and under the Development Agreement for the Assigned Rights and
Obligations. This Assignment Agreement shall not discharge Assignor or Whittier from
any or all obligations to City under the Development Agreement for the Assigned Rights
and Obligations. As such, Assignor, Whittier and Assignee hereby agree that they shall
be jointly and severally liable to the City for all duties, liabilities and obligations under the
Development Agreement. In the event of any default under such obligations, City agrees
to give notice to Assignor, Whittier and Assignee and each of them shall be entitled to
cure such default within the designated cure period. Assignor, Whittier and Assignee
shall be responsible for coordinating such cure and neither shall be entitled to any
additional cure period. For the purposes of this Section 3, Assignor and Whittier shall be
primary obligors and not guarantors of Assignee's obligations under this Assignment
Agreement. The terms of this Section 3 are solely for the benefit of City.
4. City Consent to Assignment. Effective as of the Effective Date, City hereby
consents to the Assignment and this Assignment Agreement.
5. City's Right to Enforce. The Parties agree that City may enforce its rights
under the Development Agreement against Assignor and/or Whittier and/or Assignee, in
City's sole and absolute discretion.
6. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Assignor, Whittier
and Assignee shall defend, indemnify and hold City, its directors, officials, officers,
employees, volunteers and agents free and harmless from any and all claims, demands,
causes of action, costs, expenses, liability, loss, damage or injury of any kind, in law or
equity, to property or persons, including wrongful death, in any manner arising out of,
pertaining to, or incident to any alleged acts, errors or omissions, or willful misconduct of
Assignor, Whittier or Assignee or their officials, officers, employees, subcontractors,
consultants or agents in connection with the Assignment and this Assignment Agreement,
including without limitation the payment of all consequential damages, expert witness fees
and attorneys' fees and other related costs and expenses.
7. Attorneys' Fees. If any Party commences an action against another Party,
either legal, administrative or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this
Assignment Agreement, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to have and
recover from the losing party reasonable attorney's fees and all other costs of such action.
8. Entire A-greement. This Assignment Agreement represents the final and
entire agreement between the Parties in connection with the subject matter hereof, and
may not be modified except by a written agreement signed by City, Assignor, Whittier,
and Assignee.
9. Governing Law. This Assignment Agreement has been prepare
negotiated, and executed in, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of t
State of California, without regard to conflict of law rules. Venue for any litigati
concerning this Assignment Agreement shall be in Orange County, California. I
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Assignment
Agreement as of the date first above written.
RIVER STREET SJC LLC,
a California limited liability company
By:
ichael W. Burnett, Manager
ASSIGNEE:
RIVER STREET MARKETPLACE LLC,
a California li ited liability company
By:
�chael urnett, Manager
WHITTIER:
WHITTIER AND SORENSEN LLC,
a California limited liability company
By:
ichael W. Burnett, Manager
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CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,
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Assignment and Assumption Agreement of
Development Agreement
River Street SJC LLC, Whittier and Sorensen LLC
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Exhibit "A"
Legal Description of Property
REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
THAT PORTION OF LOT 56 OF TRACT NO. 103, AS SHOWN ON A MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK
11, PAGES 29 TO 33 INCLUSIVE OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA, TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF RIVER STREET, AS ABANDONED BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, A COPY OF WHICH WAS RECORDED MAY 15,
1948 IN BOOK 1637, PAGE 220 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AND RE-RECORDED MAY 21, 1948 IN BOOK
1640, PAGE 545 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, SHOWN ON A MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 103; AND TOGETHER
WITH THAT PORTION OF LOT 4, BLOCK 3 OF THE TOWNSITE OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, AS SHOWN
ON A MAP THEREOF, RECORDED IN BOOK 3, PAGES 120 TO 125 INCLUSIVE OF MISCELLANEOUS
RECORDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 56; THENCE NORTH 81 52' 56" WEST
ALONG THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 56, 22.56 FEET
TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE CENTER LINE OF SAID RIVER STREET, AS ABANDONED THENCE
SOUTH 530 31'34" WEST ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SAID RIVER STREET 558.74 FEET TO AN ANGLE
POINT IN SAID CENTER LINE; THENCE SOUTH 201 41'34" WEST CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTER
LINE 21.91 FEET TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE WESTERLY
BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 56; THENCE SOUTH 140 59' 00" EAST ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF
SAID LOT 56 AND THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION THEREOF, 482.07 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF SAID LOT 56; THENCE SOUTH 870 34' 00" EAST 385.35 FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF
LOS RIOS STREET, AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 37, PAGE 1 OF RECORD OF SURVEYS OF
SAID ORANGE COUNTY; THENCE NORTH 20 04' 30" EAST ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOS
RIOS STREET 102.62 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89° 33' 38" WEST 46.65 FEET; THENCE NORTH 2° 20' 38"
WEST 86.98 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89° 33'38" EAST 16.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 20 20'38" WEST
43.75 FEET TO AN ANGLE POINT IN THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 56, SAID ANGLE POINT
BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 4, BLOCK 3, TOWNSITE OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO; THENCE
NORTH 890 33'38" WEST 73.13 FEET TO ANOTHER ANGLE POINT IN SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF
LOT 56; THENCE NORTH 2° 20'38" WEST 42.00 FEET TO ANOTHER ANGLE POINT IN SAID EASTERLY
BOUNDARY OF LOT 56; THENCE SOUTH 890 33'38" EAST 14.98 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID
BOUNDARY OF LOT 56 AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 20 20' 38" WEST PARALLEL TO THE WESTERLY
BOUNDARY OF SAID LOS RIOS STREET, 214.62 FEET; THENCE NORTH 81 52'56" WEST 234.96 FEET
TO AN INTERSECTION WITH A LINE WHICH LIES PARALLEL TO AND 40.00 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF,
MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES, SAID CENTER LINE OF RIVER STREET; THENCE NORTH 53° 31' 34"
EAST PARALLEL TO THE CENTERLINE OF RIVER STREET 113.87 FEET TO SAID WESTERLY LINE OF LOS
RIOS STREET; THENCE NORTH 8° 52' 56" WEST 22.57 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
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