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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: July5, 2005
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Marlys Sittner
SUBJECT
Resolution 2005-075 Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Restatement and Amendment to the
Intergovernmental Agreement with Colorado State University for the Transit Center located at
the Lory Student Center.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Colorado State University, under this Intergovernmental Agreement, has agreed to pay the full
costs for the operation and maintenance of the new transit center including the outdoor bus
terminal facilities. The City's responsibility would be to pay for staffing the transit center front
counter and paying for telephone and data line usage. The projected costs for 2006 are $54,705
(6 months operational expenses) and$115,520 for 2007. These are ongoing expenses.
The projected total cost for the transit center complex is $10,302,601. A federal grant for
$8,242,041 will fund 80% of the project and the remaining 20% of the cost will be contributed
by the University in the form of the value of the land owned by the University and leased to the
City for the transit center. The initial construction of the outdoor bus terminal facilities cost
$2,483,981. The estimated cost to construct the indoor facility is $5,758,060.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Restatement and Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement represents the respective
rights and obligation of the City and the University concerning the development, maintenance,
operation, use, and the ultimate retirement of the transit center. The most significant changes
from the previous intergovernmental agreements are the University has agreed to pay the
operation and maintenance expenses for the transit center in exchange for design improvements
and collecting the revenue from the various parties occupying the facility. The City has been
requesting federal capital funds since 2000 to build the transit center. The final federal
allocation was authorized in 2005. The bidding for the indoor transit center facility is scheduled
for July 8, 2005 with construction beginning this fall. Construction is scheduled for completion
in July 2006.
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BACKGROUND
The City and Colorado State University have been working together since 1996 to develop a
campus transit center. It has taken 6 years to accumulate all the federal funds to construct the
transit center. The outdoor bus terminal facility was completed in 2003. There are two previous
agreements: the original IGA dated November 7, 2000, and "Amendment Number One" dated
August 27, 2002. The previous agreements state the University will lease the land to the City for
thirty-three (33) years and four (4) months with an extension clause, upon mutual agreement of
both parties, for two additional thirty-three (33) years and four (4) month terms. The University
will be solely responsible for construction management of the project to insure the facility is
built in accordance with the University's construction standards and the University's Master
Plan.
The original concept was to build a 16,000 sq.ft. transit center that only housed the Transfort
operations, retail vendors, and lobby areas. In late 2003 the concept began to change from
developing a stand alone facility to a complex totally integrating the transit center with the Lory
Student Center operations. This change meant displacing existing University offices, meeting
rooms, and access areas. With the facility being completely integrated with the Lory Student
Center operations, it became clear that the University would be the preferred operator of the
facility. Negotiations began in earnest to negotiate changes to the terms of the intergovernmental
agreement to reflect the University as the facility operator with the responsibility changing from
the City to the University paying all the operation and maintenance bills. Even though the
Federal Transit Administration considers the City as the owner of the facility, the Federal Transit
Administration agrees with the concept of the University being the operator since the University
agreed to pay all the operation and maintenance bills.
RESOLUTION 2005-075
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A RESTATEMENT AND
AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE TRANSIT CENTER LOCATED
AT THE LORY STUDENT CENTER
WHEREAS, the City and Colorado State University(the "University") desire to develop a
transit center on the north end of the Lory Student Center for the purpose of enhancing the operation
of the City's Transfort bus system and for the purpose of providing more comfortable and efficient
service to the students, faculty, staff and visitors of CSU and the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, toward this end, the City and CSU have entered into an Intergovernmental
Agreement for Transit Center dated November 7, 2000, and an Amendment to said Agreement on
August 17, 2002; and
WHEREAS,the City and the University now desire to further amend the Intergovernmental
Agreement for Transit Center, and restate the parties'understanding in its entirety through a new
"Restatement and Amendment" of the Intergovernmental Agreement for Transit Center,rendering
null and void the prior agreement and amendment; and
WHEREAS, the principal changes from the prior agreements are that the University has
agreed to pay the operation and maintenance expenses for the Transit Center in exchange for design
improvements and for collecting the revenue from the various parties occupying the facility, and
also, the City and the University have agreed to a change in the design of the structure so that it is
no longer a stand alone facility, but rather as a complex totally integrated with the Lory Student
Center building and operations; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the
City that the Intergovernmental Agreement for Transit Center be restated and amended accordingly.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Restatement and Amendment to the
Intergovernmental Agreement for the Transit Center, attached hereto and incorporated herein as
Exhibit"A"including such additional terms and conditions as the City Manager,in consultation with
the City Attorney, determines to be necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the City.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 5th day of July, A.D.
2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
FOR TRANSIT CENTER
(Restatement and Amendment)
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this day of 2005, nunc pro
tune November 7, 2000, by and between THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (formerly known as the State Board of
Agriculture), BY AND THROUGH COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ("University") and the
CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a Colorado home-rule municipality("City").
Recitals
A. The City and the University desire to develop a site on the University campus
north of and adjacent to the Lory Student Center for a transit center (Transit Center) for the
purpose of enhancing the operation of the City's Transfort bus system, and for the purpose of
providing more comfortable and efficient service to the students, faculty, staff and visitors of the
University and citizens of Fort Collins.
B. The City and the University desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set
forth their respective rights and obligations concerning the development, maintenance, operation,
use and ultimate retirement of the Transit Center.
C. The property upon which the Transit Center will be built is owned by the
University, which property is approximately 8.21 acres, which property is more particularly
described on Exhibit A-1 attached hereto and which is generally shown on the campus map in
Exhibit A-2 attached hereto (Property).
D. The parties are authorized to enter into an intergovernmental agreement to
provide any function, service or facility as provided in Colorado Revised Statutes § 29-1-203.
E. In pursuance of the foregoing, the City and the University entered into an
Intergovernmental Agreement for Transit Center dated November 7, 2000 and entered into
"Amendment Number One to Intergovernmental Agreement" on August 27,. 2002 for the
purpose of amending the Intergovernmental Agreement for Transit Center.
F. The parties now desire to further amend the Intergovernmental Agreement for
Transit Center, as previously amended, and restate the parties' understanding in its entirety in this
Restatement and Amendment. Accordingly, by execution of this Restatement and Amendment,
the Intergovernmental Agreement for Transit Center dated November 7, 2000 and its
Amendment Number One dated August 27, 2002 shall be of no further force and effect.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
the parties agree as follows:
1. General Purpose. The general purpose of this Agreement is to establish and
formalize the basic understanding between the City and the University regarding the efforts of
both in establishing a Transit Center to be used by the City's Transfort bus system for the benefit
of the mass transit public and the system generally and of the students, faculty and staff of the
University in particular. This Transit Center shall be located on the Property at the north end of
the Lory Student Center and shall be constructed in such a manner as to be integrated into the
Lory Student Center and connected to the student center on all levels by elevator access. The
construction of this Transit Center will require the reconstruction of the steps at the north end of
the Lory Student Center rising from the parking lot to the main level of the center. All of these
aspects of this construction project are described further in the plans and specifications that are
listed in Exhibit B, which is attached to this Agreement and incorporated herein (the "Plans").
The parties acknowledge that the plans and specifications that are mutually agreed upon in
writing by the City and the University shall govern the physical construction of the Transit
Center and all construction that is related, ancillary, and/or accessory thereto.
2. Provisions Pertainin¢to the Property.
2.1 Ownership Interests of the Parties. It is understood that the Property upon which
the Transit Center shall be constructed is owned by the University. It is further understood that
funding for the construction of the Transit Center is to be provided, in large part, by a grant from
the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and that as a condition of such grant, the City is
required to have a legal interest in the Property upon which the Transit Center is located.
Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties and other good and valuable
consideration, the University hereby leases to the City the Property upon which the Transit
Center is to be located, for the operation and maintenance of the Transit Center, for an Initial
Term of thirty-three (33) years and four (4) months, commencing on November 7, 2000, and
ending on March 7, 2034, unless sooner terminated or extended as provided herein.
2.1.1 Extension: This Agreement maybe extended, upon the mutual agreement
of both the City and the University, for not more than two additional terms of thirty-three (33)
years and four (4) months (each, a "Renewal Term"). Any agreement to extend must be in a
writing signed by the parties not less than sixty (60) days nor more than one hundred eighty
(180) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or first Renewal Term, as applicable.
2.1.2 Termination. This Agreement shall not be subject to termination by the
University, except that:
a. The University may terminate this Agreement at any time by
assuming any and all liability for the Transit Center residual value as set forth in section 2.3
herein below.
b. The University may terminate this Agreement in the event that the
Property is not actively used by the City as a Transit Center as set out herein. The Transit Center
shall not be deemed to be inactive unless the City shall fail to provide bus service to the Transit
Center for a period in excess of six (6) months, or fail to provide such service for more than six
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(6) months in any calendar year. If any such failure to provide bus service to the Transit Center is
caused by some force majeure, then for a period in excess of two (2) years. Force majeure
means a cause beyond either party's control, such as fire, flood, explosion, power failure, acts of
God, war, revolution, civil commotion, or acts of public enemies.
C. Subject to the cost reduction provisions contained in Section 7.1
the University may terminate this Agreement if the FTA grant sufficient to complete
construction of the project as described in paragraph 3 below, is not awarded by November 7,
2006.
d. The Agreement may terminate as provided in Section 13 herein
below.
2.2 Reservation of Rights. The University reserves the following rights:
a. To utilize, in common with the City, the parking lots and facilities, streets,
roadways, utility easements, storm drainage facilities, sidewalks, rights of way, and similar
improvements or amenities on the Property, so long as such uses do not unreasonably impair
Transit Center operations. The City acknowledges that the current activities and uses of such
areas, including the expected uses of the redesigned Lory Student Center loading dock area, shall
continue and do not unreasonably impair Transit Center operations.
b. To grant easements, rights of way, or licenses for streets, roadways, utility
facilities, storm drainage facilities, sidewalks, and similar improvements or amenities on or
across the Property so long as such uses do not unreasonably impair Transit Center operations;
and,
C. To use and extend utility chases and facilities that serve the Transit Center
and the campus as may be reasonably necessary by the University so long as such uses or
extensions do not unreasonably impair Transit Center operations.
2.3 Residual Value. If the FTA shall demand and be entitled to a return of grant
funds for the City's failure to utilize the grant funds for the authorized purposes, then upon the
expiration of this Agreement or any extension thereof according to its term, or upon termination
of this Agreement as authorized pursuant to section 2.1.2(a), (b), or (d) herein, the Transit Center
shall be appraised by the City, the University and the FTA in accordance with reasonable
valuation practices and, eighty (80) percent of the actual appraised value of the Transit Center
shall thereupon be remitted to the FTA either: (a) by and at the sole expense of the City if the
City terminates, refuses, or fails to renew the lease or terminates the provision of bus service to
the Transit Center, thereby rendering the Transit Center as inactive pursuant to section 2.1.2 (b)
herein, or if this Agreement terminates pursuant to sections 7.1, default by the City under section
12, or section 13 herein below; or (b) by and at the sole expense of the University if the
University terminates or fails to renew the lease pursuant to section 2.1.2(a), defaults under
section 12, or in accordance with section 13 herein. Any such reimbursement shall be made as
required by federal law and regulation, unless such reimbursement requirement shall have been
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repealed by subsequent federal legislation or has been waived by the FTA or its successor
agency, if any. Following the reimbursement by the terminating party of eighty (80) percent of
the actual appraised value as provided above, the Transit Center building and all related
improvements shall thereupon become the sole property of the University and the City shall have
no further interest therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the lease has been
renewed for the full one hundred (100) year term, then the reimbursement to the FTA shall be
made by the City based upon actual salvage value instead of actual appraised value, and all
ownership rights belong to the University.
3. Construction of the Transit Center.
3.1 Transit Center Facilities. Facilities to be constructed as part of the Transit Center
project shall be completed in two Phases, as follows:
Phase I:
Phase I has been completed, or substantially completed, and consists of:
a. Site testing, design for storm drainage, environmental assessment, public
outreach, and final design and construction of the bus transfer areas, site improvements,
bus shelters/signage,parking, pedestrian walkways, landscaping, site lighting;
b. Site infrastructure improvements and utility connections for serving the
new center.
C. Outdoor bus terminal facilities and pedestrian pick up and drop off.
d. Improvements for pedestrian access between Lory Student Center,
Engineering Building, and Rockwell Hall.
e. Reconstruction of parking improvements and additions that retains all
existing parking spaces, with the exception of 45 spaces (existing capacity 820 spaces/new
capacity 775 spaces) and demolition of the existing transit facility (the 'old transit center")
located adjacent to North end of the Morgan Library parking lot.
Phase II:
Phase II shall commence promptly after the City has obtained the requisite funding as
described in paragraph 7 of the Agreement, but in any event, no later than November 7, 2006 (in
accordance with paragraph 2.1.2(c) of the Agreement), and shall consist of the final design and
construction of a transit center facility addition to the Lory Student Center Building, of
approximately 14,458 GSF, described as follows:
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a. Construction of 14,458 gross square feet of new area to be added to the
Lory Student Center Building and renovation of 7,749 square feet of the existing Lory Student
Center Building, all in accordance with Exhibit "C" attached hereto.
b. Elevator from the parking level to other levels of the Lory Student Center
and to the Morgan Library/Student Center Plaza.
C. Landscape development, including irrigation, in accordance with plans
acceptable to the University.
d. Exterior lighting, in accordance with plans acceptable to the University.
e. Construction of improvements to the existing plaza steps from the parking
lot to the Morgan Library/Lory Student Center Plaza.
3.2 During the term of this Agreement and any extensions hereof, the parties further
acknowledge and agree that all parking spaces on University property, whether or not within the
area leased to the City under this Agreement, shall continue to be part of the University's parking
inventory and, in consideration thereof, the University agrees that it shall be solely responsible
for all maintenance of the surface and subsurface of the Transit Center area parking spaces
including and without limitation to all concrete maintenance, signing and striping, all issuance of
permits, installation, removal and maintenance of meters or other payment devices and facilities,
and the like. The University shall be responsible for collection of all revenues and enforcement
of parking rules and regulations. In support of the aforesaid obligation of the University,
revenues from such parking shall be retained by the University.
3.3 When Phase II is completed, the University shall provide 15 "staff/faculty"
parking permits for the Transit Center lot to be purchased by City at the then-current staff/faculty
rate, for use by Transit Center employees and guests, subject to the parking/policing regulations
of the University, and shall designate 5 spaces, in reasonably close proximity to the Transfort
offices in the new Transit Center building, as "Reserved for Use by Transfort Employees and
Guests." The parties agree that, on or about the first anniversary after the completion of Phase II
and as often thereafter as is reasonably necessary, they will meet and review the use of these
"reserved" spaces with the goal of reducing the number of such "reserved" spaces or eliminating
the "reserved" designation altogether, to the extent that this is compatible with the City's needs.
3.4 Plans and Specifications.
All construction shall be done in accordance with the Plans, including (but not limited to) the site
plan and building conceptual drawings, all schematic design, design development and
construction documents related thereto. Changes may be made to such approved documents only
by mutual agreement of the parties, and must be reasonably consistent with prior approved plans,
including the ability to accommodate potential future expansion of the Lory Student Center with
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one additional story. Construction shall meet all requirements of University and City
construction standards.
3.5 Air Ouality and Noise Mitigation. Based on current information the parties
believe that neither air quality nor noise impacts will result from the construction and operation
of the Transit Center at the proposed location. However, an allowance having been included in
the budget for the Transit Center for such purpose, the University shall mitigate such negative air
quality or noise impacts in the event any such impacts are identified.
3.6 Drainage. To the extent reasonably feasible, the City shall design and construct
the Transit Center consistent with the University's adopted Master Drainage Plan, as may be
amended from time to time. The City acknowledges that the Property is prone to flooding and
that it will mitigate impacts as necessary.
3.7 Infrastructure. Construction of the project shall include extension and hook-up to
existing water, and sewer and electric utilities infrastructure, and infrastructure improvements
including but not limited to curbing, gutter, sidewalk, site lighting, and landscaping.
3.8 Construction Contract. The City shall hire the architects and engineers, general
contractor and other vendors as necessary for construction of the Transit Center. The University
reserves the right to approve such hiring decisions, approval for which shall not be unreasonably
withheld. The general contractor shall be subject to a pre-qualifying process consistent with
state and Federal law and procurement rules. The City and the University will jointly develop
and agree upon the pre-qualifying criteria. The parties shall consult with one another on all
decisions concerning the construction of the Transit Center. The University shall act as the
Project Manager and the University shall be solely responsible for construction management of
the Transit Center project.
3.9 Use. The Transit Center shall at all times be used solely for the purposes
described above, and for no other purposes. There shall be no vehicle maintenance facility or
repair garage at the Transit Center, nor shall maintenance and repair activities be permitted at the
Transit Center site except as reasonably necessary to effect the removal of an inoperable or
unsafe vehicle.
4. Furnishings, Equipment and Supplies. The City shall provide from FTA grant
funds furnishings, equipment, and supplies as reasonably necessary for functional and aesthetic
purposes in the Transit Center building. Furnishings, equipment and supplies not included in the
construction of the building, and not included in the FTA grant financing this project, shall be
provided at the option and at the sole cost of the City. All such furnishings, equipment and
supplies provided from funding from FTA grants shall be used solely in the operation of the
Transit Center, except upon mutual agreement of the parties. All such furnishings, equipment
and supplies shall be deemed to be the property of the City upon cessation of the operation of the
Transit Center. The parties may enter into separate agreements for procuring certain furnishings,
equipment, or supplies involving rights thereto not contemplated in this Agreement. All costs for
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maintaining and repairing the furnishings, equipment and supplies for the Transit Center shall be
borne by the respective owner of such items.
5. Art Contribution. The parties agree that one (1) percent of the total project cost
of the Transit Center shall be used for the acquisition of art pursuant to the City's "Art in Public
Places" program and federal law. Such funds shall be allocated from the FTA grant. When the
City Council approves the appropriation for the Transit Center, it is decided that one (1) percent
shall be deposited into the appropriate reserve account in accordance with section 23-304 of the
City Code. Maintenance of the art shall be done in accordance with paragraph 6.1.
6. Operation and Maintenance.
6.1 Maintenance/Transfer of Operation. Prior to completion of the Transit Center
Building (Phase II), the City shall be responsible for the costs of repair and maintenance of the
Transit Center facilities. This includes, but is not limited to, repair and replacement, ice control
and snow removal , and all mechanical systems associated with the Transit Center in accordance
with the City's usual and customary standards of maintenance, so that these facilities properly
function at all times and remain in a good and safe condition. The University shall maintain all
parking areas and all areas of landscaping, which areas are more particularly described in the
Plans. Upon completion of the Transit Center Building (Phase II) all operation and maintenance
of the Transit Center facilities as described in this Section 6 shall become the sole obligation of
the University and shall be performed in accordance with the usual and customary standards of
maintenance and repair at the University so that the facilities function properly at all times and
remain in a good, aesthetically pleasing, sanitary and safe condition. In support of the aforesaid
obligation of the University, revenues from the operation of the Transit Center Building's lessees,
vending machines, and third party vendor operations, shall be retained by the University.
6.2 Custodial. The University shall provide custodial, waste removal, recycling, and
interior landscaping services for the Transit Center Building sufficient to keep the Transit Center
Building in a clean, neat, healthy and attractive condition in accordance with the University's
usual and customary standards of maintenance. Any such custodial services necessary for the
outdoor bus terminal facilities and pedestrian pick up and drop off shall be performed by the City
until completion of the Transit Center Building at which time the University shall assume such
obligation.
6.3 Security. The University shall provide general public safety protection for the
Transit Center consistent with service levels provided elsewhere on the main campus. If the City
desires additional security services, such security services shall be provided by the City.
6.4 Access. Access to the facility shall be provided to the City at all times. The
Transit Center shall remain open for operation notwithstanding the fact that the University
classes may not be "in session". It is understood that the Transit Center shall be used for general
passengers on the City's Transfort bus system and that, accordingly, the Transit Center must
remain open at such times deemed necessary by the City notwithstanding that University
educational functions might be in hiatus. The function and operation of the Transit Center must
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continue unimpeded and under no circumstance shall the University be entitled to interfere with
such function and operation. However, nothing herein shall be construed as requiring that the
Lory Student Center remain open at all times that the Transit Center is open. The Transit Center
Building shall be constructed so that the Lory Student Center may be securely locked, so that
access is not permitted to the Lory Student Center during times when the Lory Student Center is
closed. Retail operations to be located in the Transit Center indoor areas shall be required to
maintain reasonable hours of operation given the Transit Center business hours, the nature of the
retail operation, and other circumstances.
6.5 Utilities. The University shall provide and maintain in good working condition
all reasonable utility services for the Transit Center building, including gas, water, sewer, chilled
water, steam, electricity, and other utility services if and as needed. As used herein, "reasonable"
utility services are equivalent to those customarily used by an office building and transit lobby
for a similar size facility and do not include utilities used to fuel or power vehicles. The City
shall be responsible for its own telephone, data and other communications services and the costs
related to such services, but shall not be required to pay a recurring connection fee for delivery of
service to the Transit Center facility. All other costs related to utilities usage shall be borne by
the University. The City agrees that the University shall not be liable for failure to provide such
services during any period when the University uses reasonable diligence to supply the same, it
being understood that the University reserves the right to temporarily discontinue services at
such times as may be necessary when, by reason of accident, unavailability of employees,
strikes, repairs, alterations or improvements, or whenever by reason of strikes, walkouts, acts of
God, or any other event beyond the control of the University, the University is unable to provide
the same.
6.6 Third Party Vendors. The University shall be responsible for managing the
leasing and licensing of third parry vendor operations at the Transit Center in accordance with
the conditions hereafter set forth. The University shall be permitted to authorize third party
vendors and retail establishments to operate in the Transit Center provided that such vendors and
establishments (Vendors) are compatible with and not disruptive to the principle transportation
purposes of the Transit Center. The University shall be responsible both for the selection and the
control, through leasing and licensing agreements, of such Vendors and retail establishments,
and all revenue generated therefrom shall be the property of the University and shall be used by
the University to assist in the defraying of its utility and other expenses associated with the
operation and maintenance of the Transit Center. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such
Vendor shall be authorized or selected by the University until the City has approved such
Vendor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Nothing herein shall be construed
to (i) relieve any vendor from the requirement of obtaining any licenses or permits from the City
that would otherwise apply to a vendor operating on University property, nor (ii) render the
University liable for acts or omissions of vendors, their employees, contractors, invitees or
customers.
6.7 Damage to Property - Injury to Persons.
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6.7.1 The City shall not hold the University liable for any injury or damage to
any City-owned furniture, fixtures, or other personal property inside the Transit Center, due to
fire, water, steam, or by reason of the negligence or willful misconduct. All property of the City
kept or stored in the Transit Center shall be at the sole risk of the City. The City waives and
releases its right to recover against the University for (i) any loss occurring on the Property
which is reasonably capable of being insured against by usual and customary "all-risk" insurance
coverage, whether carried or not; and (ii) all loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of or due
to any interruption of City business on the Property (regardless of the cause therefor), increase or
additional cost of operation of City business on the Property or other costs or expenses, whether
similar or dissimilar, which are reasonably capable of being insured against under usual and
customary business interruption insurance, whether carried or not.
6.7.2 To the extent authorized by law, and by Article V, Section 16 of the Fort
Collins City Charter, the City hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and save the University
harmless from any and all liability, loss, damages, costs or expenses, including attorney's fees on
account of injuries persons or property where the injuries are caused by the negligence or willful
misconduct of the City or any agent, employee, or invitee of the City or by any person in or upon
the building with the City's consent, or where such injury occurs as a result of the violation of
the provisions of this Agreement by any such person.
6.8 Bus Storage. The University shall allow and make accommodation for the
parking of"in revenue service" buses at the Transit Center. "In revenue service" means buses
that are in current service on a route and may be parked temporarily during such service in
accordance with the daily operation of the transit system.
6.9 Accordance with ADA and Other Laws. The City and University shall construct,
operate, and maintain the Transit Center in full compliance with all federal and State of Colorado
laws, including but not limited to the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act" and all
applicable federal and State of Colorado environmental laws and regulations. The City shall be
responsible for proper, timely (and, where required, licensed) disposal, handling, monitoring and
recording of any toxic and/or hazardous waste generated by and/or from any of its uses
hereunder of the Property. The City acknowledges that the University is not permitted under its
licenses to handle, accept, store or dispose of such materials and shall not be required to do so.
The City shall maintain complete records concerning such toxic and/or hazardous waste, which
records shall be made available for reasonable review and copying by the University upon
written request.
6.10 Renovations/Expansion. The parties acknowledge that renovation and expansion
may need to be done while this Agreement is in effect. Plans for such renovation or expansion
shall be approved in writing by the party not proposing the renovation or expansion (Non-
Proposing Party) prior to commencement of work and all costs shall be borne by the proposing
party unless otherwise agreed in a written amendment to this Agreement signed by the
authorized representatives of both parties. A party shall not withhold approval of a proposed
renovation or expansion so long as:
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a. The renovation or expansion is in accordance with the University Master
Plan or successor planning document;
b. There is no financial impact to the Non-Proposing Party, unless such
financial impact is specifically agreed to in writing;
C. Ability to access and service surrounding buildings and facilities is not
impaired; and,
d. Other factors do not exist that render such renovation or expansion
unreasonable.
e. The renovation or expansion has been approved by the FTA, but only if
and to such extent that such approval is required by Federal law, rule or regulation.
7. Finance.
7.1 Cost/Allocation. The total cost of the Transit Center project is anticipated to be in
the approximate amount of $10,302,601.00. It is anticipated that the City will receive a grant
from the FTA sufficient to fund eighty (80)percent of the total cost of the Transit Center project.
It is also anticipated that the remaining twenty (20) percent of the cost will be contributed by the
University in the form of the value of the land owned by the University and leased to the City for
the Transit Center under section 2.1 hereof, along with the value of associated utility connections
and plant investment fees. In the event that funding is insufficient to cover the full cost of the
Transit Center project as described in the Plans, then the City and the University shall reduce the
total project cost by the elimination of components of the project. The City and the University
shall exert their best efforts to complete the Project as a viable transit facility within the limits of
the then available funding, and if the project still remains infeasible, then they may terminate the
project. If such reduction cannot be agreed upon within 90 days after the final funding and cost
figures are made known to the parties, then this Agreement shall terminate. No change order
shall be approved without the prior written consent of the parties. The general contractor will
invoice the City for payment of the total construction then due. The City will pay the invoice
from grant funds within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of the invoice copy, provided that the
University (as project manager) has first authorized, in writing, the payment. The City will also
pay from grant funds all costs (up to $40,000) associated with moving University services
impacted by construction and the construction of temporary offices for such services during
construction, including restoration of temporary areas to their original condition.
7.2 Annraisals. For the purpose of the FTA Grant only, the City shall pay the cost of
two (2) appraisals of the Property that is the subject of the lease described in section 2.1 hereof in
order to determine its value as required pursuant to section 7.1 hereo£01
'The City has completed its obligations under this paragraph.
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7.3 Federal Funding Contingenck This Agreement is expressly contingent upon the
City receiving grant funds from FTA in sufficient amount to reasonably cover the costs of the
Transit Center project.
8. Planning Activities.
8.1 Grant Acquisition. The University and the City will cooperatively seek funding
from Congress to make possible the construction of the Transit Center, recognizing that funding
will be sought in multiple fiscal years and that, accordingly, the Project must be phased. In
seeking such funding, each party will exert a substantial effort by making contact with such
Congressional representatives and administration officials as may be appropriate. No federal
monies shall be used toward the funding of this activity.
8.2 Planning Review. Even though it is understood that this Transit Center project
need not be reviewed in accordance with the Land Use Code of the City, the parties agree that
they shall cooperate in the planning of the project and that the location, character and extent of
the project shall be submitted to the University Physical Development Committee for its
approval and to the Planning and Zoning Board of the City for approval in accordance with
C.R.S. § 31-23-209.
9. Notice. Whenever a notice is either required or permitted to be given, it shall be
given in writing and delivered personally, or delivered by the Postal Service, certified mail,
return receipt requested, to the other party at the address indicated below or at such other address
as may be designated by either party:
If to the City: City of Fort Collins
City Manager
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
With copies to: City of Fort Collins
Director of Transportation Services
215 North Mason Street
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Director of Operations Services
117 N. Mason Street
Fort Collins, CO 80522
If to the University: Colorado State University
Vice President for Administrative Services
6001 Campus Delivery
309 Administration Building
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-6001
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With copies to: Director of Facilities Management
Facilities Services Center North
6030 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-6030
And to: Colorado State University General Counsel
202 Administration Building
0006 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-0006
Executive Director, Lory Student Center
Room 211, Lory Student Center
8033 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-8033
10. Liability.
10.1 The University shall be responsible for any and all claims, damages, liability and
court awards including costs, expenses and attorney fees incurred as a result of any action or
omission of the University or its officers, employees, and agents in connection with the
performance of this Agreement.
10.2 The City shall be responsible for any and all claims, damages, liability and court
awards, including costs, expenses, and attorney fees incurred as a result of any act or omission
by the City, or its officers, employees, and agents in connection with the performance of this
Agreement.
10.3 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of the notice
requirements, defenses, immunities, and limitations the City or University may have under the
Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (C.R.S. § 24-10-101 et seq.seqj or to any other defenses,
immunities, or limitations of liability available to the City or the University by law.
11. Insurance.
11.1 Each party shall secure and maintain during the life of this Agreement statutory
worker's compensation and employer's liability insurance. Each party shall retain the option of
discharging this obligation by means of funded self-insurance. The City shall also secure and
maintain liability insurance for its vehicles, including busses, which will be used in the operation
of the Transit Center.
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11.2 The University shall secure and maintain during the life of this Agreement
property insurance covering the building, fixtures, equipment, University-owned improvements
and betterments as more particularly described herein (but not the personal property of the City).
Property insurance shall, at minimum, cover the perils insured under the ISO special causes of
loss form (CP 10 30) and shall cover the replacement cost of the property insured. Flood and
earthquake coverage, if reasonably available, will have limits as close as practicable to the full
replacement cost of the building.
11.3 The University may, at its option, purchase business income, business
interruption, extra expense or similar coverage as part of this commercial property insurance, and
in no event shall the City be liable for any business interruption or other consequential loss
sustained by the University, whether or not it is insured, even if such loss is caused by the
negligence of the City, its employees, officers, directors, or agents, except for damages arising
from the operation or use of the City's vehicles (including, but not limited to,the City's buses
and other vehicles used to provide transportation to the public). The University may, at its
option, purchase insurance to cover its personal property. In no event shall the City be liable for
any damage to or loss of personal property sustained by the University, whether or not it is
insured, even if such loss is caused by the negligence of the City, its employees, officers,
directors, or agents.
11.4 The City and the University hereby waive any recovery of damages against each
other (including their employees, officers, directors, agents, or representatives) for any loss or
damage to the extent covered by the insurance required above.
11.5 Any or all of the insurance requirements set forth above maybe satisfied in whole
or in part through a self-insurance program of the insured party. If the insurance furnished as
required above does not allow the insured to waive rights of recovery against others prior to loss,
the insured party shall cause them to be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation.
12. Default/Remedies.
12.1 Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event either party should fail or refuse
to perform according to the material terms of this Agreement, such party may be declared in
default thereof.
12.2 In the event a party has been declared in default hereof, such defaulting party
shall be allowed a period of twenty (20) days, from receipt of notice of the default from the non-
defaulting party, within which to cure the default (or, if the defaulting party is diligently pursuing
a cure within such period but reasonably requires additional time to cure the default, then within
such reasonable period). In the event the default remains uncorrected, the non-defaulting party
may require specific performance or avail itself of any other remedy at law or equity, including
termination of this Agreement.
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13. Damage and Destruction.
13.1 The University is responsible for insuring the Transit Center as set out in Section
11 herein. Even so, in the event the Transit Center is rendered untenable by fire, flood, or other
casualty, and such damage or destruction is not covered by insurance proceeds, the parties may
agree to seek additional funds as may be necessary to repair, restore, or replace the Transit
Center. If the parties are unable or unwilling to repair or replace the Transit Center under the
terms of this provision, and subject to the terms of the grant, this Agreement will immediately
terminate and no financial obligation shall accrue from the date of such fire, flood or casualty,
except that each party agrees to be responsible for one-half of demolition costs, if any, which are
in excess of any insurance proceeds obtained by the University pursuant to its obligation to fully
insure the Transit Center building and improvements, and one-half of the obligation to the
Federal Government as more particularly set out in Section 13.2 below.
13.2 Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Federal Government, the Recipient
agrees to remit the Federal interest in the Property prematurely withdrawn from appropriate use.
In the case of fire, casualty, or natural disaster, the Recipient may fulfill its responsibilities with
respect to the Federal interest remaining in the damaged Property by either:
1. Investing an amount equal to the remaining Federal interest in like-kind
Property that is eligible for assistance within the scope of the Project that
provided financial assistance for the damaged Property; or
2. Returning to the Federal Government an amount equal to the remaining
Federal interest in the damaged Property.
14. Assignment. Neither party may assign any rights or delegate any duties under
this Agreement without the written consent of the other party. Except as permitted in section
6.6, neither the City nor the University shall sublease any portions of the Transit Center or
Property.
15. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, which includes the exhibits hereto,
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, their officers, employees, agents, and
assigns and shall insure to the benefit of their respective survivors, heirs, successors and assigns.
Covenants or representations not contained in this Agreement shall not be binding on the parties.
16. Jurisdiction/Severability. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by
the laws of the State of Colorado. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held
invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate
or render unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement.
17. Attorney's Fees. In the event that either party shall default under any of the
provisions of this Agreement and the non-defaulting party shall commence litigation to enforce
this Agreement, each party shall be responsible for its own attorney's fees.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year
first above written.
For the City:
The City of Fort Collins
(a Colorado home-rule municipality)
By:
Douglas P. Hutchinson
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Approved as to legal form:
W. Paul Eckman
Deputy City Attorney
For the University:
The Board of Governors of the Colorado
State University System
By:
Keith Ickes
Vice President
for Administrative Services
By:
Brian Chase
Director of Facilities
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
University Contracts Counsel
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