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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 4, 2010 J-02AGENDA ITEM :T0 L CITY OF LODI COUNCIL1 1 TM AGENDA TITLE: Consider Approval of Insubstantial Amendments to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, attached as Exhibit G to the Development Agreement By and Between the City of Lodi and San Joaquin Valley Land Company ("SJVLC"), and Thereby Consent to the Assignment of the Costco Site from SJVLC to Costco MEETING DATE: PREPARED BY: August 4,2010 City Attorney's Office RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the insubstantial amendments to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, attached as Exhibit G to the Development Agreement by and between the City of Lodi and San Joaquin Valley Land Company ("SJVLC"), and thereby consent to the assignment of the Costco site from SJVLC to Costco. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Council approved a Development Agreement with SJVLC effective September 6, 2006. The Agreement contemplates the assignment of its obligations and benefits in Paragraph 22 in a form attached as Exhibit G, entitled "Assignment and Assumption Agreement." SJVLC and Costco have agreed on a form of Assignment Agreement that differs, although insubstantially, from the form attached as Exhibit G. The changes relate primarilyto the fact that Costco will not assume any of SJVLC's obligations, instead leaving them with SJVLC. As proposed, SJVLC alone would retain the obligations of the Development Agreement. The Agreement also adds indemnity obligations between SJVLC and Costco and a California Choice of Law provision. However the assignment could complicate enforcement of the Development Agreement's requirements because the benefited party and obligated party are now separate. Paragraph 12.3 permits insubstantial amendments to the Development Agreement with Council Consent. The agreement is in the final negotiations stage and a red -lined version will be provided to Council on blue sheet prior to the meeting. FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable. FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable. Bartlam, Interim City Manager - �) 9, a - Vt n2 ve�'Si on RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Lodi P.O. Box 3006 Lodi, CA 95241-1910 Attn: City Clerk OFFICIAL BUSINESS Document entitled to free recording Government Code Section 6103 S?W= (SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE RESERVED FOR RECORDER'S USE) This document is being signed in counterpart and is considered as one original ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into as of , 2010 ("Effective Date"), by and among S A N JOAQUIN VALLEY LAND COMPANY, LLC, a California limited liability company, and SKINNER RANCH HOLDINGS, L.P., a California limited partnership (collectively, "Developer"), COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, a Washington corporation ("Assignee") and the CITY OF LODI ("City"). RECITALS 1. On September 6, 2006, City and Developer entered into that certain agreement entitled "Development Agreement By and Between The City of Lodi and San Joaquin Valley Land Company, LLC" relative to the development known as the "Reynolds Ranch" project ("Development Agreement"). Pursuant to the Development Agreement, Developer agreed to develop certain property more particularly described on Exhibit A attached to the Development Agreement ("Subject Property"), subject to certain conditions and obligations as set forth in the Development Agreement. The Development Agreement was recorded against the Subject Property in the Official Records of San Joaquin County on December 26, 2006, as Instrument No. 2006-268372. 2. Concurrently herewith, Assignee is purchasing from Developer an approximate 15.056 acre portion of the Subject Property located at the southeast comer of Harney Lane and Reynolds Ranch Parkway and more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto ("Assigned Parcel"). 3. Developer desires to assign and Assignee desires to assume certain of Developer's right, title, interest, burdens and obligations under the Development Agreement with respect to and as related to the Assigned Parcel, as more particularly set forth herein. 56254\4004619v3 AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Developer and Assignee agree as follows: 1. Assignment of Development Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3 below, Developer hereby assigns, effective as of the Effective Date, all of the rights, title, interest, burdens and obligations (collectively, "Rights and Obligations") of Developer under the Development Agreement with respect to the Assigned Parcel. Except as expressly assigned to Assignee hereby or to other parties by other instruments (including without limitation that certain Assignment and Assumption of Development Agreement and Grant of Easement by and between Developer, the City and California Physicians' Service dba Blue Shield of California recorded on June 26, 2007 as Instrument Number 2007-117829 in the Official Records of San Joaquin County, and that certain Assignment and Assumption of Development Agreement by and between Developer, the City and Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. recorded concurrently herewith (collectively, the "Other Assignments")), Developer retains all the Rights and Obligations under the Development Agreement with respect to all other property within the Subject Property to the extent owned by Developer or to the extent the Rights or Obligations were not assigned to or assumed by Developer's transferee. 2. Assumption of Development AP ement. Except as set forth in Section 3 below, Assignee hereby assumes, effective as of the Effective Date, all of the Rights and Obligations of Developer under the Development Agreement with respect to the Assigned Parcel, and agrees to observe and fully perform all of the duties and obligations of Developer under the Development Agreement assumed by Assignee hereunder with respect to the Assigned Parcel. The parties intend hereby that, as of the Effective Date, Assignee shall become substituted as the "Developer" under the Development Agreement with respect to the assigned and assumed Rights and Obligations for the Assigned Parcel. 3. Obligations Retained by Developer. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 above, Developer is not assigning and Assignee is not assuming the following Rights and Obligations of Developer with respect to the Assigned Parcel pursuant to the below -referenced provisions of the Deveiopment Agreement and, as between Deveioper and Assignee, Deveioper shall retain 100% of such Rights and Obligations under the Development Agreement (collectively, the "Retained Obligations"): (a) 6.1.1 Payment of a development fee for a proportionate share of the cost of the Highway 99 overpass at Harney Lane. (b) 6.1.2 Payment of Agricultural Land Mitigation fee, as identified in Mitigation Measure 3.7.2, pursuant to the ordinance and/or City resolution. 56254\4004619v3 (c) 6.1.3 Payment of Electric Capital Improvement Mitigation fee (see Section 6.4.10) pursuant to the ordinance and/or City resolution. (d) 6.4.1 Dedications and Improvements of Parks. (e) 6.4.2 Rehabilitation of Fifty Existing Residential Units. (f) 6.4.3 Downtown Impact Fee. (g) 6.4.4 Utility Exit Fees. (h) 6.4.5 Maintenance of SpecifiedPublic Improvements. 0 6.4.6 Fire Station Land Dedication and Payment of Construction and Eguui ment Costs (iY6.4.8 Public At on Property (and the art shall be placed elsewhere in the Subject Property than on the Assigned Parcel). W {x-6.4.9 Animal Shelter. 01 (k+6.4.10 Utility Line Extension. mm (1- 6.4.1 1 Implementation of Obligations Arising from Settlement Agreement among San Joaquin Valley Land Company LLC, Citizens for Open Government and the City of Lodi (Exhibit I to the Development Agreement). (n (*6.5 Annexation. oo (n)-8.2 Existing Fees, Exactions and Dedications (except to the extent imposed as conditions of the Liquor Conditional Use Permit, building permit, utility connection fees and business operational licenses specific to the use of the Assigned Parcel). (e}-8.3 New Development Impact Fees, Exactions and Dedications (except to the extent imposed as conditions of the Liquor Conditional Use Permit, building permit, utility connection fees and business operational licenses specific to the use of the Assigned Parcel). W) (P*9 Community Facilities District. 56254\4004619v3 3 r}- All Rights and Obligations with respect to any of the Subject Property other than the Assigned Parcel and as otherwise assigned and/or assumed of record by other assignees (including, without limitation, those Rights and Obligations assigned and assumed pursuant to the Other Assignments) upon conveyance of other parcels of the Subject Property. 4. Indemnification. 4.1 Developer Indemnity. Except to the extent assumed by Assi ee hereunder. Developer agrees to indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Assignee) and hold Assignee, its officers, directors, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns harmless from and against any costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs), claims, damages or causes of action arising out of or resulting Lalfrom the failure of Developer or any entity controlled -by. controlling or under common control with Developer to comply with or perform the covenants, conditions, agreements, duties and obligations of Developer under the Development Agreement+espec4 te flie Assigned Pa -Feel te the extent ar-ising pr-ier- te the Effeetive Date and whieh h&ve net been assigned to ether- paAies by ether ias4:,&mei#s (ineNding, �A4�eut limitafien, those , eendifiens, agreemepAs, duties and ebligatiens assigned pur-suaHt te the Other- Assigftm, eats); or-.., in connection with any claims for indemnification by the City under Section 25 of the Development Agreement with , eet to the Assigned Par -eel and arisin Y I ,Date a -ad net assiped. to ether- paFfies by ether- instfuments (ine.Wdiag, without limitation, . Assigamei#s); er with r-espeet to the Retained Obligations and arising at any time and a assigned te other pafties by ether- instmments (ineluding, wi"ut lipaitatien, these , Assignee,eendifiens, agreements, duties and ebligatiens assigned pur-suant te the Other- Assignments). In addifien, Developer agrees te iadeaffiify, defend (with eetmsel r-easenably aeeeptable to Assignee) and, hold , agents, , witheat .. , exeept virM r-espeet to the Assigned Pme4 on and after- the EffeetWe Date and emeept to the of the Develepmen4 Agreement with r-espeet to the Retained Obl�g�iens aTisfag at any tin these eevenaift eenditiens, agreements, duties and ebligatiens assigned pufsuant te the 0 Assignments) and all of the Subjeet Pr-epeFty arising at any fifne, exeept with r-espeet to Assigned Par -eel. en a*d aftw the Effeetive DMe aiid fflieept te the extent assigned te ethef pa#ies , � with respectto the Retained Obligations and arising at any time. 56254\4004619v3 4.2 Assignee Indemnity. Assignee agrees to indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Developer) and hold Developer, its officers, directors, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns harmless from and against any costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs), claims, damages or causes of action arising out of or resulting from the failure of Assignee to comply with or perform the covenants, conditions, agreements, duties and obligations under the Development Agreement assumed by Assignee pursuant hereto or in connection with any claims for indemnification by the City under Section 25 of the Development Agreement, to the extent the same are with respect to the Assigned Parcel, arise on and after the Effective Date, and are not among the Retained Obligations. 5. Consent of City to Assignment and Assumption. The City hereby consents to the assignment to and assumption by Assignee of the Development Agreement upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation and notwithstanding that the provisions of the Development Agreement may nus with the land pursuant to Section 23 of the Development Agreement and Assignee's title to the Assigned Parcel may be subject thereto, Assignee does not assume and will not be responsible for the Retained Obligations, Developer is not released therefi-om but shall continue, pursuant to Paragraph 22 of the Development Agreement to be responsible for the Retained Obligations with respect to the Assigned Parcel, and City shall not look to Assignee or the Assigned Parcel for performance and observance of the Retained Obligations or Rights and Obligations assigned to and/or assumed by transferees of other parcels of the Subject Property. 6. Notices. The notice address described in Section 29 of the Development Agreement for the Developer and Assignee shall be: To Developer: San Joaquin Valley Land Company 1420 S. Mills Avenue, Suite Lodi, CA 95242 Attention: Dale Gillespie and Bart Robertson With a copy to: Cox Castle & Nicholson 2049 CenturyPark E 28th Fl Los Angeles, CA 90067 Attention: Gary Glick To Costco: Costco Wholesale Corporation 999 Lake Drive Issaquah, WA 98027 Attention: Property Management With a copy to: Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP 121 Spear Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94105 Attention: Counsel for Costco Wholesale 7. Representations. 56254\4004619v3 7.1 Status. Assignee is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Washington, and duly qualified to do business in the State of California. Developer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. 7.2 Authori1y. This Agreement is duly authorized, executed and delivered and shall be the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the parties hereto. Developer and Assignee each represent and warrant that the person signing this Agreement on behalf of such party has full power and authority to execute this Agreement on such party's behalf. 8. Miscellaneous. 8.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. 8.2 Successor and Assigns. All of the covenants, terms and conditions set forth herein shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 8.3 Attorneys' Fees. If any party hereto brings or commences any legal action or proceeding to enforce any of the terms of this Agreement (or for damages by reason of an alleged breach of this Agreement), the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover from the non -prevailing party all costs and expenses of litigation, including reasonable attorneys' fees. 8.4 Incorporation of Exhibits. Each exhibit attached to and referred to in this Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference as though set forth in full where referred to herein. 8.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one instrument. [Signatures on following page] 56254\4004619v3 6 IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. CITY CITY OF LODI By: Name: Title: City Manager Dated: 12010 56254\4004619v3 DEVELOPER S A N JOAQUIN VALLEY LAND COMPANY, LLC a California limited liability company By: Title: SKINNER RANCH HOLDINGS, L.P. a California registered limited partnership By: Morse Skinner Properties, LLC a California limited liability company Its General Partner By: Name: Title: ASSIGNEE COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, a Washington corporation By: Name: Title: Form of Agreement hereby approved: By: Name: Title: City Attorney Dated: 92010 [ATTACH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS] 56254\4004619v3 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNED PARCEL Parcel 1 of Parcel Map No. in the City of Lodi, County of San Joaquin, State of California, as per Map filed in Book , Pages of Parcel Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County. APN: Portions of 058-130-090, 058-130-100. 058-130-110, 058-130-160, 058-130-170, and 058-130-180. 30} 1.79593:1 301179893.2 56254\4004619v3 9 Document comparison done by Workshare DeltaView on Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:56:20 PM Insertion Dele4en Moved f . Moved. to Style change Format change .Move.d dej.atieii Inserted cell Deleted cell Moved cell Split/Merged cell Padding cell Ic Count Insertions ON 9• • •:• Moved from 0 -- •- • O • Insertion Dele4en Moved f . Moved. to Style change Format change .Move.d dej.atieii Inserted cell Deleted cell Moved cell Split/Merged cell Padding cell Ic Count Insertions 10 Deletions 12 Moved from 0 Moved to 0 Format 301181807.1 RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Lodi P.O. Box 3006 Lodi, CA 95241-1910 Attn: City Clerk OFFICIAL BUSINESS Document entitled to fkee recording Government Code Section 6103 (SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE RESERVED FOR RECORDER'S USE) This document is being signed in counterpart and is considered as one original ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into as of , 2010 ("Effective Date"), by and among S AN JOAQUIN VALLEY LAND COMPANY, LLC, a California limited liability company, and SKINNER RANCH HOLDINGS, L.P., a California limited partnership (collectively, "Developer"), COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, a Washington corporation ("Assignee") and the CITY OF LODI ("City"). RECITALS 1. On September 6, 2006, City and Developer entered into that certain agreement entitled "Development Agreement By and Between The City of Lodi and San Joaquin Valley Land Company, LLC" relative to the development known as the "Reynolds Ranch" project ("Development Agreement"). Pursuant to the Development Agreement, Developer agreed to develop certain property more particularly described on Exhibit A attached to the Development Agreement ("Subject Property"), subject to certain conditions and obligations as set forth in the Development Agreement. The Development Agreement was recorded against the Subject Property in the Official Records of San Joaquin County on December 26, 2006, as Instrument No. 2006-268372. 2. Concurrently herewith, Assignee is purchasing fkom Developer an approximate 15.056 acre portion of the Subject Property located at the southeast corner of Harney Lane and Reynolds Ranch Parkway and more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto ("Assigned Parcel"). 3. Developer desires to assign and Assignee desires to assume certain of Developer's right, title, interest, burdens and obligations under the Development Agreement with respect to and as related to the Assigned Parcel, as more particularly set forth herein. 56254\4004619v3 j AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Developer and Assignee agree as follows: 1. Assignment of Development Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3 below, Developer hereby assigns, effective as of the Effective Date, all of the rights, title, interest, burdens and obligations (collectively, "Rights and Obligations") of Developer under the Development Agreement with respect to the Assigned Parcel. Except as expressly assigned to Assignee hereby or to other parties by other instruments (including without limitation that certain Assignment and Assumption of Development Agreement and Grant of Easement by and between Developer, the City and California Physicians' Service dba Blue Shield of California recorded on June 26, 2007 as Instrument Number 2007-117829 in the Official Records of San Joaquin County, and that certain Assignment and Assumption of Development Agreement by and between Developer, the City and Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. recorded concurrently herewith (collectively, the "Other Assignments")), Developer retains all the Rights and Obligations under the Development Agreement with respect to all other property within the Subject Property to the extent owned by Developer or to the extent the Rights or Obligations were not assigned to or assumed by Developer's transferee. 2. Assumption of Development Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3 below, Assignee hereby assumes, effective as of the Effective Date, all of the Rights and Obligations of Developer under the Development Agreement with respect to the Assigned Parcel, and agrees to observe and fully perform all of the duties and obligations of Developer under the Development Agreement assumed by Assignee hereunder with respect to the Assigned Parcel. The parties intend hereby that, as of the Effective Date, Assignee shall become substituted as the "Developer" under the Development Agreement with respect to the assigned and assumed Rights and Obligations for the Assigned Parcel. 3. Obligations Retained by Developer. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 above, Developer is not assigning and Assignee is not assuming the following Rights and Obligations of Developer with respect to the Assigned Parcel pursuant to the below -referenced provisions of the Development Agreement and, as between Developer and Assignee, Developer shall retain 100% of such Rights and Obligations under the Development Agreement (collectively, the "Retained Obligations"): (a) 6.1.1 Payment of a development fee for a proportionate share of the cost of the Highway 99 overpass at Harney Lane. (b) 6.1.2 Payment of Agricultural Land Mitigation fee, as identified in Mitigation Measure 3.7.2, pursuant to the ordinance and/or City resolution. 56254\4004619v3 (c) 6.1.3 Payment of Electric Capital Improvement Mitigation fee (see Section 6.4. 10) pursuant to the ordinance and/or City resolution. (d) 6.4.1 Dedications and Improvements of Parks. (e) 6.4.2 Rehabilitation of Fifty Existing Residential Units. (fl 6.4.3 Downtown Impact Fee. (g) 6.4.4 Utility Exit Fees. (h) 6.4.5 Maintenance of Specified Public Improvements. (i) 6.4.6 Fire Station Land Dedication and Payment of Construction and Equipment Costs (j) 6.4.8 Public At on Property (and the art shall be placed elsewhere in the Subject Property than on the Assigned Parcel). (k) 6.4.9 Animal Shelter. (1) 6.4.10 Utility Line Extension. (m) 6.4.11 Implementation of Obligations Arising from Settlement Agreement among San Joaquin Valley Land Company LLC, Citizens for Open Government and the City of Lodi (Exhibit I to the Development Agreement). (n) 6.5 Annexation. (o) 8.2 Existing Fees, Exactions and Dedications (except to the extent imposed as conditions of the Liquor Conditional Use Permit, building permit, utility connection fees and business operational licenses specific to the use of the Assigned Parcel). (p) 8.3 New Development Impact Fees, Exactions and Dedications (except to the extent imposed as conditions of the Liquor Conditional Use Permit, building permit, utility connection fees and business operational licenses specific to the use of the Assigned Parcel). (q) 9 Community Facilities District. 56254\4004619v3 3 W All Rights and Obligations with respect to any of the Subject Property other than the Assigned Parcel and as otherwise assigned and/or assumed of record by other assignees (including, without limitation, those Rights and Obligations assigned and assumed pursuant to the Other Assignments) upon conveyance of other parcels of the Subj ect Property. 4. Indemnification. 4.1 Developer Indemnity. Except to the extent assumed by Assignee hereunder, Developer agrees to indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Assignee) and hold Assignee, its officers, directors, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns harmless fkom and against any costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs), claims, damages or causes of action arising out of or resulting (a) from the failure of Developer or any entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with Developer to comply with or perform the covenants, conditions, agreements, duties and obligations of Developer under the Development Agreement, (b) in connection with any claims for indemnification by the City under Section 25 of the Development Agreement, or (c) with respect to the Retained Obligations and arising at any time. 4.2 Assignee Indemnity. Assignee agrees to indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Developer) and hold Developer, its officers, directors, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns harmless fkom and against any costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs), claims, damages or causes of action arising out of or resulting fkom the failure of Assignee to comply with or perform the covenants, conditions, agreements, duties and obligations under the Development Agreement assumed by Assignee pursuant hereto or in connection with any claims for indemnification by the City under Section 25 of the Development Agreement, to the extent the same are with respect to the Assigned Parcel, arise on and after the Effective Date, and are not among the Retained Obligations. 5. Consent of City to Assignment and Assumbtion. The City hereby consents to the assignment to and assumption by Assignee of the Deveiopment Agreement upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation and notwithstanding that the provisions of the Development Agreement may nun with the land pursuant to Section 23 of the Development Agreement and Assignee's title to the Assigned Parcel may be subject thereto, Assignee does not assume and will not be responsible for the Retained Obligations, Developer is not released therefi-om but shall continue, pursuant to Paragraph 22 of the Development Agreement to be responsible for the Retained Obligations with respect to the Assigned Parcel, and City shall not look to Assignee or the Assigned Parcel for performance and observance of the Retained Obligations or Rights and Obligations assigned to and/or assumed by transferees of other parcels of the Subject Property. 6. Notices. The notice address described in Section 29 of the Development Agreement for the Developer and Assignee shall be: 56254\4004619v3 4 To Developer: San Joaquin Valley Land Company 1420 S. Mills Avenue, Suite M Lodi, CA 95242 Attention: Dale Gillespie and Bart Robertson With a copy to: Cox Castle & Nicholson 2049 Century Park E 28th Fl Los Angeles, CA 90067 Attention: Gary Glick To Costco: Costco Wholesale Corporation 999 Lake Drive Issaquah, WA 98027 Attention: Property Management With a copy to: Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP 121 Spear Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94105 Attention: Counsel for Costco Wholesale 7. Representations. 7.1 Status. Assignee is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Washington, and duly qualified to do business in the State of California, Developer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. 7.2 Authori1y. This Agreement is duly authorized, executed and delivered and shall be the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the parties hereto. Developer and Assignee each represent and warrant that the person signing this Agreement on behalf of such party has full power and authority to execute this Agreement on such party's behalf. 8. Miscellaneous. 8.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. 8.2 Successor and Assi rn . All of the covenants, terms and conditions set forth herein shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 8.3 Attorneys' Fees. If any party hereto brings or commences any legal action or proceeding to enforce any of the terms of this Agreement (or for damages by reason of an alleged breach of this Agreement), the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover from the non -prevailing party all costs and expenses of litigation, including reasonable attorneys' fees. 56254\4004619v3 § 8.4 Incorporation of Exhibits. Each exhibit attached to and referred to in this Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference as though set forth in full where referred to herein. 8.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one instrument. [Signatures on following page] 56254\4004619v3 6 IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. DEVELOPER CITY CITY OF LODI By: Name: Title: City Manager Dated: 92010 56254\4004619v3 7 S AN JOAQUIN VALLEY LAND COMPANY, LLC a California limited liability company By: Name: Title: SKINNER RANCH HOLDINGS, L.P. a California registered limited partnership By: Morse Skinner Properties, LLC a California limited liability company Its General Partner By: Name: Title: ASSIGNEE COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, a Washington corporation By: Name: Title: Form of Agreement hereby approved: By: Name: Title: City Attorney Dated: 12010 [ATTACH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS] 5625414004619v3 14 ..ii: :1 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNED PARCEL Parcel 1 of Parcel Map No. in the City of Lodi, County of San Joaquin, State of California, as per Map filed in Book , Pages of Parcel Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County. APN: Portions of 058-130-090, 058-130-100. 058-130-110, 058-130-160, 058-130-170, and 058-130-180. 301179893.2 56254\4004619v3