HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 Ordinance No. 014C O NT RACT NO, J.8 -o<.<l 1 /
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ORDINAN CE NO. Ji..
SE RIES OF 20 1 I
COVN CIL BLL L NO. 15
INTR ODUCED BY CO VNC n_
MEMB ER McCAS LIN
AN ORD INANCE Al.JT HORIZrKG FOU R (4 ) f ARM !..EA SE AGREEMEN TS FOR Tiffi
FARMS IN THE LITrLETONl b NU LEW D WA ST EWATER T"'EATM EN T ~LANT
BI OS OLIDS MANA GEMENT PR OG RAM .
WHF.R F.AS . the C111r.s of I .ittl cton ,,nd En~le wood j o intl y own · J pert ies ne ar Byers , olor ado
and Bcn nct1 1 Co lorn do whi ch nrc ust:d for the Li1Llct on/E nglcw oo d Wa stewater Tr eatment Plant
(L/E WWTP) Biosolid s Man age ment Prog ram; and
\VH EREA S, this Progr;u n uses clry lnml fJ n n p1 upc1ty fo 1 lung-lcrm uppl ica li u11~ uf du11 u.:s l1 c
was tewate r biosol ids gene ra ted by the (l.J E WIV l'P); a11d
WH EREAS, th e Benne tt pro perty is cu rre111 ly for sa le so th at th ere is no current b iosolids
appl ic at io n on th ose two leases; and
WHE REAS, there is ongo in g bioso l1d s a pp lica11on on th e Bye rs pro perty cov ered by the two
proposed lense s a~ wel l as an cxi stmg lcnsc o n lhc Mey er fnn n whil.:h rw1 s thro ugh 20 13 ; nnd
\VHT:REAS, th ese lease s co mm·.:ncc on Janu ory I, 20 11 and arc fu r a lcn11 uf onc (1) yci11',
renewa b le fo r r, vc years;
NO W, THE REFO RE . BE IT ORDAINED DY TH E CITY CO UN Cn_ OF TH E CITY OF
ENG LE WOO D, CO LOK~ D , AS FOLL OWS:
Secti on I . The Cit y Co uncil of th e City of En glewood here by asth orizcs a "Fa:m Le ase"
1.,ctwccn r rog rc:ss1vc r nrms and Lhc ciLi cs of Litt leton and Englewood commenci ng on Ju nu nry I ,
20 11, fo r a te rn, ofone (1) year, renewab le for fi ve (5) yea rs, en ding on Dece mb er 3 1, ~O I S;
att ached hereto as Exh 1b1t A.
Sect io n 2 The Cit y Co u11c1l o i th e C11 y of Eng lewood hereby au th onzcs a "Fann Lea se"
he lwecn Cra i • Fam1s Genera l Pann crs:Up an d the cities of Littl eton and Engl ewoo d conun encin ~!
on Ja nuary I , 20 11 , fo r a ten:1 of one ( I) year, re newable for fi ve (5) years, en d ing on December
3 1, 2015; al l:\c.hcd hcrcw :u: Ex hib it B.
Sec tion 3. l'h t.: Cit :,' Co unci l uf lhc C11 y of Engle wood lic1cl,y au th o1iL.Cs a "Fan n Lea se"
ct ween Kcnl l)ci ch lc and the cu ics of Littleton and Eng lewood commencing on Ja 11 uary I ,
20 I I, fo r a tcnn of one l I) yrar, rcncw abl<: for five (5) years , cndmg on \Jccembcr JI. :w I S;
attached he reto as Exl ubit C
Sec ti on 4. T he City Co uncil of the Ci ty of Englewood hNr.'ny .1 11thnn 1.cs n "Farrn I ,t'.tst:"
bc 1wee 11 fa t'1CS l:3um et and the cit ies of Li tt lc1on and Englewoo d co mm enc in g on Jan uary 1,
20 I I, fo r a term of on e\ I) year, renewable for five (5) years, end ing on Dccc111bc r 31 ,20 15 ,
at:o coed hereto as Exhib il D.
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:i_c 9t1 co11 ·1 he Ma ~o r 1s here by authorized to si~o• the fo;ir (4) Fann Le ase Agreement s for
:irnl 1m hcl1a lf of the City of Eng lewoo d.
l1H1o ch 1ccd , 1c:1d 111 fu ll , :md pa ss ed on fi r.;t rt:adi11g nn 1hc ~,lh d:,y nr M:1 rch. 20 I I
1'11ld,~li .:d l>} Til le :-is i' 1h 11 for an Ord1 nt1r. c i11 the ·,1y 's orfi ci;d ncw:.pa pcr 0 11 thl' 11t h day of
Ma rc h, 20 1 I.
Pubhsh~~d n~ n li1 ll !o r an Or<1 1nnn cc o n the C it y's o ffict:.11 v.cl 1si tc bcg mm ng o n tile 9th d:1y or
Ma rc h, 20 11 !o r tlrir:y (3 0) da ys.
l{ca cl hy ti tle an d passe d on fi na l rc;uli n~ on :he 2 I st day of March.20 11.
Pu hlt ~hcd b y tit le in the· r.ity'1: nffi c!i :d ncw:-1,ap er M O r<h vmcc Nn /.f:., Se ri e.,;; of 20 11. on
the 2:>t h day o f f..,f arch, 20 I I.
l\11..,!t,hcJ by title o n th e 11 y ·s ofiicml wc l>s ll c beg in ning rm the 23rd duy o f
Marc h, 20 1 I for 1hi rty (30) days.
I, Lou crish in A . El li s , C n y C lerk or th t.: ity uf Englcwuutl , C(du1 ndu , l1c1cl,y cc 1t.fy th ll t th e
nbov c nnd fore go ing is,~ }rue co py o f th e Ordina nce pa ssed vn fin al rendi ng :rnd publi shed by
title as Or dmance No):'/-, Serr es ot 20 1 I . ~
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Ex h i b :.t A
FARM LEAS~:
111 IS I. I <\ c;i. ,, d.11cd '" nf ________ , 201 1, and is made and cn lcrccl in1 0 by
1111J hct11 e,·n 11i c ( ·,ue s o f L111l c10 n an d Eng lewood , col lecuve ly referred Lo he rein afl er as
"I c<:\rn ", :111d l'roi,.:n ·ss iH F:1nn s, :. Co l0rad o ge neral pannersh 1p, rcrcrr ed to hcreinnft r r ;1s
"I ,c•:sec" (1111 h1~ ,;ate , Less or lrn s leased 10 the Lc%cc, 1he fo ll ow ing des cribed p1 c111 1scs
,,11u111t·c! 11 1 th : 'uu 11 11e s of /\da111 s and /\1 ap ahoc , State ofCo lorndn , 10 wi t:
[S ec Exh1h i1 /1 auac hed hc 1c10 and made a pan hcreo fl
1n g,·1h,·1 "11h 11 11 hu ll d111g s and 1mp rovc rn cms on th e premi ses (herei nafte r refe rr ed LO as th e
"I .i.:a,i.:d l'rup rrt y") 111 nccorcfrm cc with the fo ll o\vlll g tenns·
"i 111 lrac;c repl ace and su pc rst'de~ in m cn tm:1 y, any pri ~H lease ~grcc mcnt bc1wcc 11 the
pa 1L 1<·s I h" lea se shall he fo r th e te nn of one (I) yea r, ,enew;,bk a nn ua ll y fo r fo nr (4)
ad dll ll>na l one-year Ltnns at th e rent o f S8 .00 ( Eight dolla rs) per ac ,c per yea, 011 fonnabl e
ac ,cson the I case d l'IOp crL )', (499 3 ac res) fo r a Lola l annnal lc:1Sc pa yme nt oft39,944 .00
2. The lease pa)"ne nL is Lo be made pay able 10 lh c order of:
l.it1lcL on/Eng lewood WWTP
:111rl deli vered 10·
Litt lelon /En glewoo rl WW TP
c/o Op eroti ons Manag er
2900 South l'lall e Riv er Dr ive
Englewood. CO 80 I I 0
hy December 3 1 (following the h,,rv es L) of c,1ch yea , 1ha 1 Lins le ase is in effect .
J. Lessee shall th oro u •hl y pl ow . cult1 vatc a:1d fimn 111 nrr orda m:e with good fanni nr~ pra cl il;CS.
all l,1nd s compri sin g th e Lea sed P1 0pcrty that are not m grass , f<.ll owed by 1111tni:i l ag rc1..:111c11 1 of
the pa r11 cs. 01 othe rwi se unfonnah le
4 1 r ,..,ec ... hall U'-C" 1h r r .r:!sr d Prope rty as a d,yb nd fn rm nnd for no othe r p .11pOSl",
whatsoev er, an<l es pec iall y will nol kl 0 1 pem nt th e L,'ase d Property 10 he used fo r any othe r
hu s1nf"s~ 01 r n1 pose wha 1sn t"ver
S Lt·sst.:c shall be res po nsibl e: fur ,ill co~1s ;mcl ex pc-11sr1-;1 ,snci,1t eri with use of th e Len sed
l'ropeny as a d,yland hnn, e,:ccpl 1h a1 I .cs so,, al 11 , own cos t ?.nd ex pen se, s hall be rcs pom tblc
for fun ushi ng , tr;insporti ng, and ap plying ;1II feni\1 zr1, m 1hr fonn nfhin i;o lids , ·:1 the l .eas ed
Propcn y.
6. All fer1ili 1.c 1 to be used on the Leased Pro peny sha ll be transpo rt ed, famish ed, a·td appli ed
by Lessor at such 1:mcs :mU al ag1011orrnc ra lcs as detcmu11L·rl by Le ssor Le sstr sha ll not apply
any fcrt i1ize r on th e Leased P,o pe~• wi1hou1 1he prior wn •ie n conse 111 of Le sso r. Le sso r may
use a por11on of 1he Leased !'rop e~/ ror sta g111 g areos for bioso lids a pplica 11 o n S1og1n g area size
anrl lnc,ui on will be as de 1cm11n ed by '-csso r
7. Lessee shall no1 ass ig n this lc·,sc , s ublet, ur rdu 1q u1s h th e Leased P1ope11 y, under the
pe na lty of a fo rfe it ur e of a ll the ri ghts o f the Lessee under or by vir1 ue of this lea se, at the
cl ce11 on of 1he Le ss or.
8. Lessee shall pro tect the Lease d Properl y, in clu ding bui ldi ngs, gates, fe nces, shru bbery .
an d 11np ro ve mcnts there on fro m all da mag es and shall keep 1he same in the same co nd 1t io 11 as
they nrc now in, o r may be at :my um c pla ced in by the Le~so r, subject to nonna l wear and
tear . Le ssee shall do no act whe reb y any insu ,,1nce on bu il di ngs may he ,n va lidat ed and shall
not remove. or allow an y ot her perso n 10 remove, fr om the Leas ed Property an y oflh c
bu il dings, ga 1cs , fen(.;CS, shni bb ery, ,inrl 1mpruvc rr t rll ~ nr:111 y ki11 cl
9. Lessee shall n o 1 nrn fu nnw~ so ,1s 10 ca use ditc hes to was h 1hc Lease d Prop ert y, unless
fi rsl hav 111g a wriu en conse nt of the Less or Lessee sha ll clea n out and rn ainia in m goo d
repai ,, d ur in g th e opcrnt ion o f thi s Lc,nst. all di tc hes belongi ng or a pp crrn in ing 10 the Lease d
Pro perty.
10 . L esse e i::hall we ll ~md se ason ab ly pu t in and te nd to 1he. cro ps grov.:n o n the L ea sed
Pro pcrry , ;hall have all sm all gr.,in ha rve sted and th res hed by Oc to ber I o f each ye ar ; and if
1101 harvc,1ed and th res hed as stated, the Les sor ma y proce ed to do so aft er ten ( I 0) da ys
notice to the Lessee, and ta ke en o ugh of the Le sse e's gra m 10 pay ex pense of s uch harve sting
or lhr es hin g.
11. Lessee shall accep t the fen ces up on said Leased Pro pe rry as they a;e now ex1s1111g
12. Lessee shall . at the cx p1 ·.11 io n o f thi s Lease, or upon a bre ach by the Lessee of any o f the
c::>vcr,nn ts herein ron1 a1n c d, w1lh ou l l mth cr not ice of any ki nd, quit an d surrende r the
possess ion an d occupan cy uf Leas ed Property in as goo ci cond ition as ca reful use and natura l
wea r and 1cm 1h c1 co f wi\l perm it.
IJ All goo ds and cha11 e ls. or any ot he r propcny use d or kep t on th e Leased Pr op eny, shall
be held for the 1cn1 01 dama ges under this Lease, whe tiier e.xempt [10111 execut ion or no t ,
mea ni ng or m1 cncl ing hereby LO gi ve the Lessv r J va li d and fi rst li~n upon a ny nnd oil goo ds
and cirn 11 e\s, cro ps and oth er pro perty he long111 g to th e Lessee .
14 . Lc:.scc slwll cu lt 1vo tc nro und ,my struc tu res or foci luies t.:o nstru ctcd by Lesso r and where
ap plica ble, and shall not i,npair or hinder, but shall coope rate wi th Lessor in the use o f domes tic
was tewate r b,o~o li ds :ip pl,cai ion on th e Leased Prope rt y.
15. Th e i..0 sso r rese rves the ri ght to ca nce l 1he lease duri ng 11 s tenn for any o f the fo ll ow ing
reasons · a) ,f the Lessee should take any ac tion or fai l to take an y act , n th at threa tens the
1....cssor's int eres t in lhe Lease d Prope rty, rn cludmg lh e v1o lat1 on of ,my environm ent il l l;:ws,
ru les, reg ulat ion s or stan dards; b) if the Lessee shou ld C1i l I abid e by th e Lesso r's 1ns 1ru e11 011s
con cc mmg resid ual nitrogen level s in th e so il and agro nomi c ra tes ofapplicau on of bioso li ds; c)
1f the Lessee is farmin g in a rnann e, wh ich limi ts the Lesso r s abi lit y to app ly b1 osol icl s to the
Leased Pro perty ; d) if th e Less ee is not fannin g 111 a mann er tha t co nst itu tes goo d fa, 111,n g
prac ti ces ; e) if the Lessor cle tennines tha t it will no longer uti lize th e Leased Proper ry for the
p1ud u(;ll u11 ufc.:1u p:>.
16. Lessor also re serv cs the ri gh t fo r itsel f, iu; age nts and it , des ig necs, incl ud ing ot her
gove rnment o ffi cials, to en ter nnd to hnve access , m nil rea so nab le tim es during the lt!nn of this
l~ase, to th e Lea sed Property for th e pur pos e of samp lin g, ap pl icat ion, moni to rin g, tes ting ,
scree nin g, mappi ng, plottin g or doing an y ot her pro ce du re, tas k or fun ct ion dee med nece ssary by
Lesse r in co nju nc11on v,:ith i1s bio so li ds produ ction and app lical ion opern ti n =i.nr, for any other
pu rp sc includ ing , bu t not limit ed to, mspcctmg the Leased l'ropc ny an ~ tu ,,,ake such repa irs,
add 111ons, or 11nprovcme 11 ts JS Le ssor ma y deem necessary .
17 . 11 ,s unde rstoo d and agrae d 1hat the Les 01 res erves the 1igh t to cance l this lea se at its s"le
d1 sc rct1on Should Lessor elect to excn:is c its right uf' t:a11cc!l a1i u11 , it 111usl Li u su in writrng, un
or before Oc tober I pri or 10 the. a11 111 versary dat e hereo f, in whi ch evcn l this lease sha ll be
L~n11i:1a 1cd effec t,v~ on the aru uvc rsary dale and neith er pan y shall be en11tled to f\J ithcr
pa ymc11 1s 01 damag es as the re sult o f said term ination exc cr t fo r any paymen ts du e and owin g at
~,e tim e of ca ncc lla tio n
I 8. /\II payme nts fr om th e Lessee sbll becom e du e and payab le up on forfeinire of said Lea se,
or up on a band onin g said Leas ed Property, and if ii bec om es necess ary for th e Le ssor to brin g
ac ti on al law to reco ver poss ess ion , damage or rcnl , I.he Less ee agrees lo pa y a n:aso na'Jk
att omey 's fe e th erefor e, and all rosls at len ding !h e amc.
19. Lessee shall indenuiify . defend and ho ld ham1le ss Lesso r and its success ors, 2ss igns and
re prese nta1i ves from and aga in st an y and all damages. cl · ·11s, losses, cos ts, li abili ties, and
exp enses of any k1od whatso ever (inclu d111 r, bu 11101 lim11e d 10 reas onab le attorne y fees) whi ch
may be asse rt ed aga ins1 or suffered by Lesso r or th e Lea se d Propcny or an y part I here of,,,, a
res ult uf, on account of or arismg from (i) any bre ach of any cov enant , re present ation; pro mi se,
wa n anty or agree ment ;nadc by Lessee, or (ii) injuri es or dama ges to person or pro pe rt y
reiH:lun g or all eged to result from any fault or ncgh gc ncc or Lessee or hi s agents or empl oyees,
or fi om th e possess ion, use, occ upa ncy, or ma int ena nce of 1he Leased Prop erty by Lesse e, hi s
age nts , emp loy ee s, or af1i li otc s.
20. Thi s Lease shall not be sub let or assig ne d. An y p11rp oncd sublease or as,ignmcnt shall be
void, and shall res ult m imir.ed iat e termin ati on of th is le ase
21 Lesso r reserv es the ri ght 10 se ll, con tra cl to se ll, r gra nt case ment s or ri gh ts-of-way over,
1h ro u~h1 und er, or on , th e Lea se d IJ ropeny at any umc durin g the Icm1 of this lcasc 1 subJcct 1c1
th e nght s and 111t crcs ts o f 1h e r .essee hereu nd er
22 All notices, dema nds, or othe r doc um ents req uired o r des ired to be giv en, made or sent to
cnh e1 Pari y und er thi s Agre ement sha ll be mad e 111 wrmn g. shall be dee med effec11 vc upo n
,ccc ipt and slu ll be perso nall y deli vered or ma il ed pos tage pre pa id , cert, fi ed mad , ret 11m
recei pt reque sted , as follows :
ro LESSO R.
Li11!c1on/E11 glewood WWTP
c/o Operatio ns Manag er
290 0 outh Pla11 e Riv er Drive
Engl ewood , CO 80 110
TO LES 'EE :
Progrcr.~1ve F~1r111 s
c/o Mark Linn cbur
800 U.S . Highwa y 36
Byers, :O ROJ O,
T he addre sses for noti c~s m:1y br:: cha ngt.:U Uy wr illt:n 11u lit;i; gi,i;n tu th e 0 1li c 1 Pct rl y in th e
mann er pr ov id ed above .
Tin s lease s lu ll be in cffcc 1 as o f th e dale fir;t al.J ove w, 1ltc 11 .
ESSO R :
CITY ENG LEWOO D
!J y: James K . Woodward, Mayo r
3 y: Mark Linn cbur, Mana ging Paitn er
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Exhibit B
FARM LEASE
TH IS I.Et,S E is da ted ___________ , 20 11. an d is made and en tered into by and
bt:1wccn th e 'iti cs of Li ul ~ton and Eng lewood, co ll tc ti vc ly rcfcrr~c· .u hcrcinafl cr as "Le s or'\
and C niig Far ms Gc11 cn1l Par tn ership , 1t.:fo 11 t.:d tu ht.:11.:i11af1 c1 as "Lc s~c:c''. 0 11 tin~ dale,
Lesso r bis leased to the Lessee, the foll owi ng desc ribe d prem is es s11 ua1e d m th e Co unty of
Adam s, Staio ofCo lo:ado , to wit:
The E/2 of Sect ion 2, Towns lu p 3 Sout h, Range S7 Wes t of th e 6th P.M
consis tin g of approximat ely 32 0 ac ,cs, more or less,
toge ther with all il uildi:1 g, and im proveme nt s on th e premi ses (here inafter referred to as th e
"Lea se d Prope rty ") 11: acc ordan ce wit h the fol l wing 1er111 s:
Thi s lease rcp iaces and superse des in its en tirety , any pri or lease agree ment be tween the
parti es Thi s lea se shall be fo r th e term of one (I) year. rencw:,bl e annua l ly fo r fou r \1)
addi1t ona l one-year 1em1 s at th e rent of $8 .00 (E ,ght dollars) per acre µer yea , or. fanna ble
ac res on the Leased Property, (3 16 ac res) for a tot a l annu al lease pay ment of $2,528 .00.
2. The lease pa yment ,s to be made pay ible to the ord er of·
Li tt leton/Englewo od \VWTP
and de li vered 10 :
Li tt leton/En glewoo d WWTP
c/o Upernt 1ons tvl anagcr
2900 So 11 1h Plan e Rive r I rive
Engl ewood, CO 80 110
by Dece mber 31 (bl lowin g th e harvest) of each yea r that tl1is lease i; ,n effect
3. Lc~~t.:t: ~li .1 ll lhu 1uughly µIv\\', culliva te and farm in ac cordance w11 h go od fan nin g prncucc s1
all lands co 111pn si11 5 the Leased P,op crty tha t arc not ,n gra ss, foll owed by mu tua l agreemen t of
th e p:i rti cs, or ot herw ise unfannabh.:.
4 . Lessee shall use the Le ased Property as a ch)•lmlll for m and fo r no ot her purpose
what soeve r, and cs pcc,a ll y wi ll no t le t or pemllt th e Leased l'rop eny to be used fo r any oth er
bu s ,nc ss or purpose whatsoever.
5. Lessee shall be respo nsib le fo t al l costs and ex penses ass ocia ted w11h use o f the Lease d
Property as a dry lan d fa rm , cxcep! th at Lessor, ;11 its o v..n cost :rn .i expe n,r, sh:ill be rcspn nsi hle
io r fun ish in g, tran sport in g, an d applytng all fertili zer , m th e form ofbioso lid s, to th e Leased
Prope 11y.
6. Al l fert il ize r 10 be used on the Le Hse d l',o pert y sha ll be tran sp orted , fiim ,shcd, and applied
by Le ss or at such ti mes and at agro nomi c rate s as detenn incd by Lessor . Lessee shal l not app ly
any b'til ,ze r on the Lea scc Pr opcrr1 witho ut the priot wnttcn co nse nt of Lesso r. Lesso r ma y
use a por11on of!h~ i...t:::i.sed Propc11y for stng :ng are:1 s for bioso ild s app li c:i ti c,n Stagin g :-area size
and loca11o n w,11 be as determi ned by Lessor
7_ Lcs:.ee sha ll no t :i sr.1gn thi s lease, sublet. or rel inqu is h Ll1 e Lc<L<-ed Prope n y, un de r th e
pena lty of a fo tfci tu rco f all th e n ght s of the l_essee undcrot by virtu e of thi s lease, at th e
elec tio n of th e Lesso r
8. Lessee sha ll prot ec t the Le:i scd Pro pert y, 1nclu d1 ng buil din gs, gates, fe nces, shrubb ery,
an d 11npr0ver:-1cnU; th e:·co n f'rorn all dn11rngcs and shal l keep the sa me in the s:1m c co ndi tion as
1h cy arc uow in , or may be at any time pla ce d in by the Lci '-O r , s1.1bjc c1 to non nal wear and
tear . Lessee sha ll do no act wher eby any insurance on build,ngs ma y he 111va l1da1cd an d sh all
11 ot remove , or all ow any oth er pe1son to re move, lro rn the Leased P1opcrty any ol the
bui ldings, g.itcs, fcn c s, shrubbC'ry, and in1 pmvc:nw n1 s ofr1 11 y kind
Le ss!!e shall no1 ru n l urrow s so a~ to cause dit che s to was h the Leased Prope rty, unlc !-is
li rs t havi1g a wr i11 r 11 cnnse nt of th e I .e,,or I .cs'.rc s h~\! clean 0111 and rn a int r1i n in goo d
rep air . dur in g the opcrn ti on of th is Lea se , all ditc hes be lo11 gi:1g or appe rt ai ni ng to th e Le ased
r ,opcny .
I 0. Lessee sha ll we ll and se aso na bly pu l in :i nd tenJ to the crops grown on th e Lease d
Pro perty, shall have all sma ll grate harves ted and th reshed by October I of eac h yea r; an d if
nnt ha rvested a nd th reshed as sta ted, the Lesso r may proceed to do so after ten ( I 0) days
notice to the Lessee , and t1ke enoug h of th e Lesse e's grain to pay expe nse of such harvesting
or thresh .ng .
11 Les see shall accept the fences up o,, said Leased Property :is th ey are now exis ting
12. Lessee sha ll , at the e,pirat ion o f this Lease, or up on a brea ch by th e Lessee of any of th e
cove :1an 1s hcre:in conta in ed, w1 Lhuut furth er 11 011cc of any kind, qu it an d sun ender th e
pos scss 1C1 11 and ocu1p an cy of Lease d Pro peny 1n as goo d co nd 1t1o n as ca n;ru! u!>c a1 1Ll 11t1 lu 1 ct!
wc,1r and tC.'-11 th crt;of will perm 11.
13. A l l goo ds and chatt el s, 01 any uiht:r pro pcny use d or kep t un lh t: Lt:a::,t;;d P1 upc1ty 1 ~!1all
be held fo r the re nt or damages under ti ns Lease. wheth er exe mpt r,0111 ex ecnt ion or 1101,
mea nin g or 111t end111g hereby 10 give the Le ssor a va lid and fir st lien upo n any and all goods
and chatte ls, cro ps and 01he1 p1upe t1 y bclu nging 10 1h e Le ssee
14 Le ssee shall cu il iva 1e :iround nn y s1ruc1urcs or frt :iliti cs co11st ru cled by Lc.:ssor and where
:.ip µlicab le, and sha ll not 1mpai 1 or li imh.:11 bu t sha ll cou pera lc will, LL'::i:iu1 i11 the use of domes ti c
was tewater bioso lid s appli ca ll on on the Leased l'rn per:y.
15 Th e Le sso r reserves the righ 1 10 cance l 1h c lease durin g ii, ten n frn an y uf the follow mg
:e aso ns . a) if th e Le ss ee should take any ac tion or fai l 10 rak e any act ion that th rea tens the
~essor's interes t in the Leased PropclTy. 111 clud1ng the v1ola11 on of any env i,onmcnlal laws,
ru lcs 1 rcg ula1iu11 ::, u1 s 1crnlhm.b, l,) ir d1f Le ss ee shoulrl fa il LO ab ide Uy llu.; L~:;::,u 1 's irn,t1u L:liun~
co nce rni ng 1csid ua l 111trogcn le1,,c b 111 lhc soi l and ag10 11omi c ra tes of app li ca ti on orbioso lids, c)
1f th e Lessee is fa m1i ng in a mann er wh ic h lim its th e Le ssor's ab il iry to apply bi oso lid s to 1hc
Lr;tscrl Property ; d) 1r the l.c~sc c 1s 1101 fanning in :i man ner Ih al cons anu cs goo d farmin g
prnc 1ices; c) ,f the Lessor dclcnninc s tha 1 i1 will no longer 11 111 ,zc the Lea sed Propcn ) fo , 1he
p1oduct ion or c1ops.
16 Les sor also rese rve s th e nghl for 11sc lf, ilS agc 111s an d 11s dc s ,gnces , includ in g other
gov ernm ent oOi cia ls, lo c11I er and to ha ve ncccss, at nll reaso nab le times durin g the ter m of th is
lease, 10 the Leased Prop erty fm th e purpose of sa mplin g, appl 1cauon, monito,ing, testin g,
scr ccn111g, 111:ippi1 ,g, pl otting or doing ;my Ol hcr prO t t!cl ure, ta,;k or ru nctio n deeme d nece~~ary by
Lesso r tn co njunc ti on w ith its bioso l1d s !1ro du ction and appli cati o11 operati on nn d fo r any oth er
r u>"pose in cluding , bu: no l lim;wd 10, in spec 11 ng Ilic J .casecl Property am l 10 mak e suc h repa irs,
addit io ns, 01 imp~ove mcnt s as Lesso r mny deem ncccss.i ,y.
1 ·1 It 15 und crsiood am! alu cc d th at th l' Ll's sor reserves 1he rig ht to cnncc l this lca s1.; 2 L its so le
d1sc rct1 on . Sho uld Lesso r dect to cx ~rc isc I1s rig ht or ca 11 cell at iu11 , it mu st Jo so in "'-'riting, on
or bc fo rt.: Oc1ob t:r I r1riu1 lU lh t: ill ll ll \.'t:l ~<IIY Uah; l1c11.::ur, i11 wliid 1 t,'.Vt l\l tl 11 s k asc :-.It al! bi.:
1crm1nat cd cffcc11 vc on 111e anniver sary dale and neither pan y shall be entnl ed to furtl1e r
paymen ts or da mages as 1he res ult of smd tenrn nation exce pt fo r any payme nt s du e and owing at
1he 1im e ofc;mc.:e llat io n.
18. /\II paym e nt s fr om tl1 e Lessee shall become due and pa yable. up on fo rfe iture of sa id Lease,
or upo n aban don mg s,id l eas ed Pro?c ny, and ,f it beco mes ne cessa ry for the Lesso r to br ing
acti on at la w to re cove r possess ion, dam age or re nt , the Lessee agrees 10 pay a reasonab le
at1 omey 's re~ th erefo re . and all cos ts nlt cnd ing the! s:11ne
19 Lessee shall i11clcm nify1 de rcnd nncl hu'.tl hn nn less Lesso r nnd ;l s succ esso rs, assig ns and
represe nt ati ves frn m and □g :ii ns t any ~md :1 11 dam ages, cl aim s, loss es ! cos ts, li abiliti es, and
ex penses of any krnd wh a1s11c ver (mcludmg bul not lim it ed 10 reaso nab le anorn cy fees) which
may be asse rt ed agains t or suffe red by Less or or the Leased P,operry or any part !here of, as a
1cs ult of, on accmrnt of or ,1n smg fro m (1) an y bre ach of any cov enant, rcprese nrnti on: prom ise,
w;1rr ::m ty or agreemen t ma dt: hy Lcsr.cc . or (i i) inj uri es or damag~s to person or prope ny
res u l1 n1g or J llcged 10 res ult fr om any fa ult or neg lige nce of Lessee or hi s agen ts or cm pl uycc s,
or fr om 1h e possessio n, use, occu pancy , or mam 1cnancc o f the Le1secl Pro pony by Lessee, his
agt.:11 1s, emp loyees, or affi lia 1<·s.
20 T hi s Lease slrnl l not be sub let or assig1 1cd . Any pu rpo rt ed suhl r.asc· or a<;c:.ie,nmi.::.11 1 c:;frnll he
vu 1d, and shall resu lt in i1 nrncd1a 1e termina ti on or1 h1 s lease.
2 1 Lessor rescr ,es th e righ1 10 se ll , co n1ra c1 10 se ll , or grant case me nts or ri ght s-o f-wa y over,
tlu o ugh , un de r, 01 on, the Lease d Pro perty al any time du ring th e term of thi s lease, su bj ecl lo
th e riehis and int erests of 1h e Lessee hereu nd er.
22 All norn:es, de 1nan <l ~, u1 ui hcr doc ument s rcqu ir eU u; dt:::,11 cd tu u~ give n, 111 ,.1 de or sc11 1 hJ
cithc 1 Party unde r tins 1\gr~e mcn1 sha ll be ma de in w, 11 ,ng , shal l be dee med c ffec 11ve upon
rccc 1p1 and sh all be perso nally delivered or maile d pos ia gc p1c pa1d , ce rt ified mall , retu rn
iC'Ct;i pl 1 ~quc:s1eci , as follow s:
TO I.ESS R:
Li 11 lc1on/En glcwoo d WW TP
clo Opcrn ti 11 s Manag er
2900 Sou1!: Pl aue l<1 ver Dr ive
""g lcwood , 0801 10
TO I.ESS EE :
Crn ig, Fa rm s Ge nera l Pa rt ner shi p
c/o Jc~,• 'raig
7720 I U.S. Highw ay 36
Rvc r.,, CO ~O IO,
·1 he· artrl 1e~'-C!-. for nu t1ces ma y be change d by written notice gi ve n to the other Parry in the
·nar111 .;1 p1 c.1v ided abo\ac.
I !11 s lrasc sha ll be effe ct ive :,s of the da te fir st :,bovc wn11 c11
(S1g 11 mwc,.follow 011 scp amtr pages)
E:iS O l<-
ITY F.NG L E\11OOD
By : Jame s K . Woodw,u·d, Ma yor
CITY o r l'1 fLETON ,,~ / / /
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RA IG FARM GENERAL PARTNERS! ill'
Ex hibi t C
FARM LEASE
THJS c.EAS E is dated-:--:----:--::--:---,--' 20 11 , and is :nad e a nd cn te1cd i111 u by an d
be tw ceu th e Citie s of '.i ttl cto~ aJd En glc1,1ood, co li ec uv e ly referre d to hcrc maft er as "Lesso r",
a:,d Kent fki chl c, re fe rr ed tu li i:n.:i.nafter as "Lessee··. On th is date , Lesso1 ha s leased to the
Less ee, the fo ll ow111g de scr:berl pre mi ses s.tuat ed in th e Co un ty of Arapahoe, St ate o f Co lora do,
to wi t:
Tha l tract o f land descr ibed a s th e \V /2 and the W/2 E/2 of Sec tio n 25 , all io
Townshi p 5 S uth; Range 63 Wes t nfthe 61h P M , comainin g 4 80 ac res, more or
less,
together with all buil dmgs and 11:iprol'e me111s on the prem ises (hcrcma tcr 1efcrrcd to as the
"Leased Prop:rty") in 3CCO lddliC': w it h tht.: ro1;0•.ving term~:
I . Thi s lea$t! rep laces and ~upcrse dcs m It s cntl ret)\ ;rn y pno 1 lease agree men t betwee n Lhe
parues Th is lease shall be for th e term of o ne (I) ye ar, ren ewable ann ua ll y for fo ur (4)
ad d it iona l on e-y ear terms at th e rent of $8.00 (Eight do ll ars) per acre per yea : on far mab lc
ac res on th e Le ased Property , (4 0 acr es) fo r a ln tn l annua l leas e payment of $3,840 .00 .
n ,e lease ?ay ment is to be ma de pay able to the ordc : of:
Lrnl cton/Englcwood WWTP
and dehve red to .
Lin leton/Eag·cwood WWTP
rJo Operat ion s Man ager
290 0 Sou th Pl ane River Dri ve
En glewood, CO 801 10
by December 3 1 tfo lio wi ng the harves t) uf t.:at:J ycai that thi s lease 1s in effe c t
3. Lessee sha ll thorou ghl y pl ow, culova te and larm m acco rd an ce wnb good fanmn g pra cti ces ,
al l lands compri sin g the Le ased P1op tny tl1at are 11 01 ll1 grass, fa ll owed by :11 u1ual a1~rce 111e111 of
th e pa 111cs, or ot l1 erw1sc u1!.farr 11 Jb lt:.
4. Lc;see sha ll use the Lea~e d Property as a d1yla11d fann and for no othe1 purpo,e
whaP::nrvrr, an d espec iall y wi ll not le:1 or pc n uit the Lease d P:-opc 11y to be used fo r il n) otbf.1
bu s111ess o: purpose what soever
5 Lessee shall be rcs pocs ible fo t a!I cos:s an ~ expe nses assoc iated w1tl1 use of the Leas ed
Propeny as a dry land farm
6. Lessee sha ll 001 ass ign this lease, su blet , or rcli n~uish th e Leased Prope ny. und er th e
1c n11 lry of a i rfe nw e of all 1h r rig hts o f the Le;see wider orb) v1 r1 ue of th is lease, at th e
election of th e Lessor
7. Lesser. shall pro tec t th e Lease d P,openy , in clu din g bui ldings , gates, fe nces, shrubbe 1y,
:m d ,rn prove mems ther eon fr orn all dama ges ru,d s hall kee p th e same in th e sam e. ~o ndJt ion as
th ey are now in, or ma y be at an y time pl aced lll by th e Lessor, subj ec t to norm el wear ru 1d
tear. Lessee shall d no act whereby ,rny insura nc e on bui ldi ngs may be i,walid ated and sh all
not remo ve, or allow an y oth er person to re move , fr om the Le as d Pro perty an y of the
buildin gs , ga tes , fence s, shrub bery, an d im prove ments of any kind.
8. Lessee sha ll not run fu rro ws so as to ca use ditches 10 was h the Lease d Pr opcny , un less
fir st bav i.n g a written co nse nt of th e Lessor. Lessee shall clea n out and ma i:1ta in in good
re pair, durin g me o perat ioo of thi s Lease, all dit ches belo n ing or a ppen aining to the Leased
''ro perty.
9 I .r~,c;ec c;h:i ll v.,1r.ll ;mci ~e;,sn n:ihly pn t in ;met 1rnd 10 the crops g rown o n th e Leased
Property, shall bave all sma ll grain harvc,sted and thres hed by Oc 1o bec l o r eac h year; and ,r
not ha rveste d an d thres hed as stllC ., the Le sso r may proceed Lo do so after ten ( I 0) days
noti ce to the Lessee. and tak e enough or the Lessee's gra in to pay ex pense of suc h harves ting
or t.hrc~hin g.
I O Lcssct: shall acc:c pt lhc fe nces upo n sai d Leased l"'rop r.:ny as Lh ey a1 t: now t:>.isl ing .
I I . Lessee shall, at th e e9u at io11 of thi s Lease, c,, uµu u a bre ach by the Lessee of an y of the
:ovcnants herei n con:a in cd, witl1out furt he r nouce of :ioy k.ind, quit an d surre nde r the
Jt1 ssc ss ion and occup ancy o r .1,ease d .'rope ny i.n as good cond ition as careful use and natura l
wear an d tear there f w,ll pe n oit.
12. All g,,ods a~d cha tt els, or a~y other property us ed o: kep t on tl1c :..cased Pro pcrtv, shall
be hc ,d fo r th e ren t or damages ,mdcr tins Lease, wh ether exemp1 fro n ,,ccuuou or not,
~,ea rn ng or intend ing hereby to _,ivc the Lessor a val id and fir st lien Lp •n my and a ll go ds
and ch an cl s, cro ps and oth er property belonging to the Le ssee.
13. Le ,s ee shall cultiva te around any struc ru re s o: fa cil it ies on th e Leased Pro penv
14. Th e Lesso r rese rve s th e righ t to ca nce l tl1e lease duri ng it s terr.i for any of th e loll ow111 g
reaso ns: (a) tfthe Lessee shL"ul d !ake any act , n or fail lo take any action that threaie n~ th e
Lessor's interes t in the Le :,;ed Pro pert y, rn cludin g th e v,o la tion of any enviro nrnc n1a l laws ,
m ies , regul:i.tions or srnndar rt s; (h) ,r 1h!· T .f'Ssre is uot farm mg in a ma1mer th~l ,·onstim tes goc-'
farm mg pra ct ices ; (c) ,f the Le sso r ,1e1en nm e< tba t ti w,ll 110 longer uuh ze the Lea sed Property
for the produ ction of crops .
I 5. Less or also reserve s tl1 c right for itsci f, its agents and its de signccs , mcluding 04~c,
government o!Ticia ls, to ent er and to hav e access, at all reaso nable tim es during tb c tcnn of th 1s
lcascl to the Leased P10 pe1ty fo , tl 11.: µwpu~e ur :...a mp I mg, ap:,licau on, munitu: i11g, tt.:s ting ,
sc,eenmg , mapptng, plottin g or domg any other procedcre, ,a sk or func11on deemed ne cessary hy
Lesso,, incbdmg . bu1 1101 limite d to , in specting th e Lease d Prope n y and to make such repairs ,
add 1tio11s, o; i111µ1ovcm~11Li, as Lt;SSO r mny deem 11ccess ruy .
1 G. It 1s u11d~1sto vd a11d ag,ie~d that ci,e Lesso 1 n::-.c t ves Ll1 e I iglit tu 1,,;a11ccl Ll 1i:, ka:-.e al it!> :,u lt:
dt sc rct io1 Should Lessor cl cc1 10 exerc ise 11s ri ght of cancellation, il must do so,, wntin g, on
uI ln.:ro11.; Oi.:t uh c, I µ1 iu1 tu tJ ,e .u1 wvt.:Is.:u y Uult~ hc 1t:uf. in whi t,;L1 evt11 l th i lt..:asc sha ll be
1crmi na1cd effec ti ve on th e an111v ersa1y dale and neitl ,cr pany shall be emitl ed to fur th er
µ:tyu Ic11ts 0 1 da 111 agf:s a!= the 1c:-ult of s;!id 1e11rnw.1t io11 c:xi..:cp t fu, w1y paymcm s <lul: am.I O\\ll!g, al
lhe time of can cellatio n
17. Al l paymems fro m lhe Lessee ,hall beco me due and payab.c upon forfetture of sai d Leese,
c.1 1 uµuu ab am.l u1Li .1g :,aiJ t.:m,cd Pwpr.;1 l)', and if it bc:t:u1m::, 11 el:c.:ssary fo 1 th e:! Ltsso r 10 bri ng
act ion at law to recover po ss ess ion, damag e or rent1 tlw Les$r l: agrees lo p::1y a rcns o nablc
allUllll!y'.:, (t;t' tli t:rdu1t:., m1J ..1 11 ru:>t~ ult::·udi!lg tJ 1l! Salli !.'..
18. Lc.:s!-.r..a: )hall imlc11 1111fy, l h;fl'll l c11.1d hu kl harrnlts~ Lcssut and iLS su~cesso rs. ass igns and
represenwtrv es from and agamsl any and all da mages . claims. losses. co st s, habi l1t1 cs , and
c>..µ~nsc~ ufany kind whdL:,ui:vi;r (Ill e ml.ug. but 11 01 limi tt:d to n:asu nabk allumc y fe es) whi ch
may be as ertcd ag~i11S I or suffere d by Lessor or the Leased P1openy or an y part I.he reo f, a, a
r,.;s ult uf, 011 uccuwn uf or ari sing from (i,1 any breach of any cove nan:, rcp rese ntauon; promi se,
warran1y or agreem ent mad e ay Les se e, or (ii) inju ri es or damages to perso n or prop erty
,esultini; 01 ,l leg e<l tu n,s ul! fra rn a1y fa d ! ur ne ghge nce of Less ee or his age uls or employee s,
or fr om lhe po ssess io n, use. occ upan cy . er maintenan ce of the Lea sed Property by Lessee , h:s
agc nu,1 cmp ;uyt:e~, or affilia tes .
19. nus Le,se sha ll nur be suble t er assigne d. Any purp orted sublea se or ass ignment sha ll t:e
votd, and sba ll res ult in immedi ate 1ennina1i on of thi s leuse.
20. Le sso , re:;erv~ the ii ght to se ll. co ntra ;,,t to se ll , vr gnu1t cas:mcms or rig hts ·of-wa y over,
throu g b. unC cr, or on, tb e Lease d Pro pen y .it any tim e durn1g the term of th is lea s'!, subject to
the n g;1L< anJ w1ercsts of ll,e Lessee hereund er
21. A l ! no tices, dt:m :rn ds, or oth er doc umen ts requ ired or desired 10 be give n, mad~ or sen 1 Lo
either Pany un dc , thts Agrec ate11 1 shall be mad e in wntir.g, shall be de emed cffecli vc up on
rct:e ipl an d shal l be personal ly del ivered or mailed postage prepai d, een ,fi ed mai l, re:um
re cei pl tequc sled, as fo ll ows
TO LESS OR:
Lit1 \c1o u/l:n glew ood IV W If'
c/o Opera ti ons Manage r
L9 00 South Plan e J<.1ver Dn ve
Eng lewood, CO 801 10
l \J LESSE E.
Kent Beichlt
7475 So u1h Co uor, Ro ad 14 5
Bennett, CU 80 I 02
The addre ss es fo , no tices ,my be ch~.ngcd by wr i11e n not ice given to th e o th er Parry in tlte
mann tr p1 uvi <l~U al,ovt:.
This lease shall be effect ive as of th e date first above written .
(S1g11 a111rcs follow on separate pages)
E S OR
r rry ENGLEWOO D
By : James K.. Woodward, M~yo r
ay: _;,m C1 1y Mm ,ager
roUAX: ~¾ ~/ ~
ESSEE
E>:h ibi t D
FARM LEASE
Tl-OS LEASE is dated _________ ,, 2011, and is made 2nd entered into by and
between Ll1e Cities of Liule ton and En glewood, eo l!ectivc ly ce ier.cd to her e inafter as "Lessor ",
and J am es Burn et , re fe rred to hereina fl cr as "Lessee". On th ts c:a te, Lessor has lease d to th e
!...essee, tJ ,e following desc ribed pre mises s ituated in the Cou nty of Arnpaho ·, S1n 1e of Co lora do,
1o w1t:
Tl.a t 1rnc1 o l land dcsc , 1b,,d as th e SIL r,f Seet ,on '.l.l, excep t the W 4U Leet dee ded
in Book 636 at Page 9. and th e SW/4 oiSection 24. 211 m Towns hi p 5 So uth;
Renge 63 Wes t oftbe Gth P.M., co ntaincn g 477.5 acres, more or less ,
toge th er wi th al l b11 1lding s and improvemen ts on th e premises (h ere inaftc ·,:fer.eel to as the
"Lea,ad Pro perty") in 11cco1:lan ce with the fo ll owmg tcnn s :
Th is lease repla ces and su persede s m it s ent irety, any prior lc;ue agrce 1--:-ient betwl'cn the
parties T his lease shall be fo : the term of one (I ) yea r, renewabl e an n11a lly fo r fot tt (4 )
addit ional one-year tcnns a l the ren t of $8.00 (Eig ht doll ars) pzr acre per yea r on fannable
acres on the Le:,scd Property , (4 77.5 atres) fo r a tota l ann ual !case pa;r.ient of$3, 20 .00.
2. TI1c le ase poyme nt is to be made payab le to tl1e order of:
Littleton/Eng lewood WWTI'
and deli ve red to ·
Lit tleto n'Englew ood WWT P
c/o Ope ra tio11s Manager
2900 Smth Platte R.i ve r Dri ve
Englewood, CO 80 11 0
by December 3 1 (follo wu1g the harve st) of each ye ar that t:1 .s lease ,s m et';cct.
3 Lessee ;hall thoro ughl y plow, culuva tc 2nd famt in accordance with good farming ptac t,ccs,
all lancb co mp n!illl£ tl1 e Le..'\Sed Property tha t arc not in gra!:!i, fall owed by mutua l ~tbrrcemcnt of
the pa 11ies, o. •.;th crvnse lmfarmabl c.
4. Less ee shall 11 se th e Lease d Prooerty as a dry land farm and for no other purpose
whatsoever , an d cspec ialiy wi ll n1... ict or pcm11t th e Leased Prop erty to be used for any oth er
busmes~ or purp ose wbaLSoever.
5. Les see shaU be respons ibl e for all costs and expenses associa ted with use of the Ledsed
Prnpcrty as fl <1rylnn rl farm
6. Lessee shall nut d!isigu th is lease, stblet, or relinqu ish tJ1e Lease:l Pr opert)', un der the
pena l!) of a forfei tur e of all the righ ts ol the Le ssee unde r or by VIJ'\'.te of th is lease, at the
elect ion of the Lessor.
7. Lessee shall protec the Leased Prop erty, in cluding buil dings, gate s. fen ces, shru bbc l),
an d im p,ove me ms there on fr om all damage, and sha ll keep the sar:,e in the ;arn e cond ition as
th ey are now in , or ma y be at ,my tim e pln ccd i.n hy th e 1..,ei:i:o r, subjecl tn n nm1 \ wec.r and
tear. Lessee shall do no act ,·,herc'Jy any in sura nce on bm ld ings may be invalid ated and sha ll
not remove , or all ow an y oth er perso n 10 re::movt:, ftu 111 the: Lt:a st:tl P 1opt.:1 ty an y vf Ll1::
bui ldi ngs , gat es , fe nces , shrubbery, an d impro vements of any kind .
8. Lessee shall nCll ru n :'rn Tows so as 10 ca use di tches to wash th e Lease d Prop erty , unless
fust havmg a wrin co consent of the Lessor. Less ee shall clea n ou t and main ta in in good
repa ir, dunn g th e opera ti on of tl11 s Lease, all ditches belongi ng or app ertai nin g 10 th e Leas ed
Propcny .
9. Lc:;see sha ll we ll and se aso na bly put in anti tend 10 ll:c crops gro wn o n the Leased
Pro peny, sh all have all smoll grnii: harves ted and thres hed by Octobe r I of each year. and if
not harves ted and tlues hcd as staled , th e Le ss or may ?roc ce d to do so a ne r tco ( I 0) days
not ic e 10 th e Lessee, and take cno egb of•h e Lessee's gra in to pay exp ense of such harves ti ng
or lhres h i11 g.
I 0. Lessee shall acce pt the fences up on sai d Leased Property as lli ey are now ex isting.
11. Lessee shall, at th e expiratio n of this Lease, or upon a breach by th e Lessee of any of th e
cove nan ts he re in conl atll ed, with ou t furthe r not ice of any kind , qui". an d surren der the
possess ion and occupa ncy of Leas ed Property in as goo d co nd iri on :1s cJ reful u5e and natural
wear and tear 1h ere f will pr.::m1i t
12 .-\ II eoorl s and chattels, or any oth er property used or kept on the Leased Pro peny. shal l
be held for th e rent or da mages unrl cr thi s Lease, wh eth er exem pt fr om execution or uol,
111 r.::d11 L!lg ut 111tc od iJ 1g li t.:::1el>y to give Lbc Lcssrn a va lid a.n :l firs t li ca up on any dn d all goods
and chan els, crops and other proprrry be longin g 10 the Lessee.
13 . Lessee shall cu luv cHt· :1 ronn d ;my !-tn 1ct1 11 es nr fa C'.1l 1ti cs nn thr I ,ea,ecl Prn perty
14 The Lessm :eserve s ~,c righ t to canc:el lJ1 c lease during it s term fu, any u fll,e roll owu,g
,easons: (a) rfll ,e Le ss ee shou.d take an y action or fa ,I lO take any ac ti on lhal threaten s the
Lc.ssor's mli:rest 10 th e Le3sed Pro perty, rncl uding th e ·,,iolall on of any envir onment.a l laws ,
ru les, regul3tions or stan dards; (b) 1ft he Lessee 1s nc,t farming ill a mann er th at consrinnc-s good
farrrung pmctices, (c) ,f the Lessor dete rmin es tha t it will m longer uti li ze the Leased Prope:1y
for ll 1c produet1on of crops.
15 Less or also rese iv cs we righ t for 11Sclf, its age nts and its des ignces, uicludmg oth er
governme nt offic ial s, 10 en ter and iO hnvc occcss 1 <ll nil rco~mn::ibl~ tim e;, Curing th e tcm. o f this
le2se, lo the Leased Pro perty for th e purpo se of sampling, ap phca uon, rn omtoring , testing ,
sc reen i~g, mappmg, plonmg or doing any mher procedure, tas k or tuncu on deemed ne cessary by
Lessor, incl ud ing , bu t nut Ii111i 1c::d 101 inspectin g th e Lcas-:d Pro pc 1ty and to make such rcp2 irs,
addition s. or imp 1ovemcn L5 as Lesso r may deem necessary.
16 . It is understOod :.md agrct:tl tirnt tJ1 c Lc:-!>~u1 1t:se rvt,;s ll1 t: 11 gl 11 lo t:.1uct:l ll11s lt:i.i.';t', at 1Lc; so le
di scretio n. Sao uld Lessor elect to exerc ise IL5 ri ght of cance ll a ti on. it must do so in writin~. Oil
or before Octobe1 1 prio r to th e annive rs ary da te hereof, Ill whi cl: cvc m this lease sha ll be
te rm inated effective Oil tl1e anni ve rsary da te and neither pal1)' shall be cnt nled 10 ft u-tl,cr
payments o r cl 1m a cs as th e res ult of sa id term inat ion t:xccpt for any payme nts due and owing 3l
th e tim e of c211ce ll at io11 .
17. All r:i yment s frncn the Lc.ssee sha ll be co me due and payable upon forfe iture of said Lease,
or upo n aba ndoning sai d Leased P:operty , and if it becomes necessa ry for the Lessor to bring
ac tion at law to re cove r possess io n, dama ge or rent1 th e Lessee agrees to pay a reasona bl e
ntt omey's fee therefore , and al] rrn.;1$ ;H H-:ncline the .r...irne
18 . Lessee saall mderomfy, defend and hold hannlcss Lesso r and Its successors. assi gn s and
re p resentnt i\'eS fr om nnd ngni.ns t ;my r1nrl ,1 II <lr\m"~cs, rlr1 i111 -., \n ,scs cn!.t~, lir1 hili tie.s and
ex penses o f :my kind whatsoeve r (in clu din g but n, t limi ted to reasor.abk attorn ey fees) which
may be a sened against or sutte rcd by Lessor or the Lease d l'ropcny o r i.ny po r· thereof, as a
re sult of, on account of or aris i,... "rom (i) any breac h of any covemrnt , rrprrsent;mo n, pron ,if.",
warn.my or agreemen t made by Lessee, or (i i) injuries or da mages IO per;o n or rroµeny
re s ultin g o r all ege d to resu lt from any fa ult or neg li gence of' Lessee or hi s agen ts or em pl ovees,
or from th e pos:;css1o n, use, occupancy, or maint enance of the Lease d Property by Lessee, his
agent s, ero ployees 1 or dffiiiatcs .
19. Thi s Lease shnll no t be sublet or ass ig11ed . t\ny µuqioncd cub lease or ass igrunen 1 shal l be
vo id, an d sha ll result in imm ed iate te nn in an on of this lease
20. Lcs~or reserves th e ri .s,l1t to sell , contrac t lo sell , c,r grn.1 .l ca:;e ments or righl.5 of-w3y over,
through , unde r, r on, the Leased Prope rty at any time dunn~ th e term o f this lease, subjec , to
the nghts am: int ere sts of 1h c Lessee here un der.
2 1. All notices, demands, or othe, docu men ts requ u ed or des ir ed to be gi vcn, made o r se nt to
either Pany und er thi s Agrce 1:-~111 shall be made in wnti ng, shall be deemed efiec1ivc upon
1cc.;e ipl .111U sha ll li e µe1sona ll y deliver ed m mai led pos lage p repa id, certified mail, rctur:1
1 ecc 1pt re quested, as follows :
TO LESSOR:
L1 tt leto n,'Englcw0od \VWTP
clo Opcnuons Ma nager
29 0(1 South Plat1r. Rive r Onve
Eng lew ood, CO 80110
TO LESSE E.
Jame s Burnet
SO 155 E Coun ty Road 30
Rennr.11 , r.o RO ! 02-8208
The addre ss es fo r no tices may be chan ged by wn nen notic e given to th e othe, Pany in the
man ne r provided abov e.
This lea se shall be 1n effec t as of the date fi rst above written .
(Sig nalurcsfollow on separate pages)
ESS OR.
CI TY ENG LEWO OD
By : James K. Wood ward, Mayo-;:
CIT Y OF LI yl' c l ON
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By: fu n\ 'oods, City Mmm gcr .
At;tu.t·. -¾~.~
COUNCIL COMMUN ICA TI ON
Dal e: Age nda It em : Subj ect :
March 7, 20 11 11 div Farm Leas e Agreeme nts L/E \f\AN':P Ben efici al Us e
Farms
Initi ated By: Staff So urce :
Li tt leto n/En glewood W as, wa te r Tr eatmen t Pl an1 Stewa,1 H. ron da , D irec tor of Utilit ies
Sup ervisory Comm itt ee lim Tall en t, Operatio ns Divisi on Manager
COU N CI L GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACT ION
The go al is cos t effec t"Ve disposr1I o f bios o!id s from th e Littl eton Englewood \l\l .i ,;tcw.i tcr Tr eatm en t
Plan t.
ThflrP hr1s hern no pr eviour. Coun ci l ac tmn on these lease ag reem ents .
RECOMMENDED ACT ION
ThP rPrn·n menrlPrf ;1 r:ion ic; 10 app rove, by O rd inan ce, ne w 5-yea r farming lease ag ree ments fo r:
P,ug,~~)iv~ Far ms (c/o Mar~ Linn ebur )
2. Crai g Farm s G enera l Part ne rs hip (c/o Jerry Craig)
3. Jam es Burn et
4. Kent 3eich le
BA CKGROUND, ANA LY SI S, AN O ALTERNATI VES ID ENTIFIED
Vari us fa rmers perfo rm land m anagement re rv ices on Ci ty owned pro p ert•e,; n P;u ByPrii ilnci
Be nn ett, CO . The By ers fa rm 1s use d to appl)' siabilized do m es ti c wast ewa1 e r b iosol ,ds in a
bene fi cial use program. Farrn m,rna ge rn ent se rvices tor ou r Ki owa /Benn e11 far m (µr upert y L Uii ~111l y
fo r sa le and no b ioso lids are applied h ere) ar e p erfor med through ag rec m en1s w ith loca l farmers .
Previous lease ag reeme nts were included th ro ugh o rigi na l lan d pur cha se and ha ve expired.
Base d on c rit eria es tablish ed bv regulatory requ11 c m ent s, th e Littl eto n/E nglewood Wastewater
Treatm ent Plant (L/E WWTP) was granted approval b1• th e C ities o f tnglewood and Littleton ( 1995
ancJ 1996) tn r11rchase approxi ma tel)' 6.400 acres of dryland far ,n p roperty (B ye rs farm ) to b e used
fo r long-term ap plic,1tion of d o mesti c was tewa t er biosol ics generated by the fa ci lity. Whil e plant
~tdff upera te> dn d main tain s th e bioso lid s ap pl icatio n p rogram, farm in g serv ices are contracted and
provided thro ugh local fa rm ers . Pr og ress ive Farm s and Craig ,arr s General Partn ership conduct
fa r m management act ivit ies at 1he Byers farm , w hile Jim Burnet an d Kent Beichle mana ge th e
Kiowa/Bennell far m proper ly (cu rrentl y for sa le)
Al 1h e February , r ~O t1 6 L/E VVWTP Supe 1v iso 1y Co mmiltee mc e1 i ng. d1S c uss 1on was held and
ac ti on I ecom nw11 r'~~1 :rnd ap prov ed fo r an SB 00/acre cas h lc..is e with Progr es siv e Far ms. With this
arr:11'ce rnr.in t , brii1i11 (; enc.ts for r hr rrn cals, soil ripping a nd cro p insur anc 1..:. wrJ ul d be born e su 1ely by
Prngress1ve F,-.r m s and n o t sha re d vv ith th e Cit ies. 1e,;11lti ng m r"'clurPd h 11 r 1gP fi'lr)' P'<pe nd itu rc~ fo r
L/E W\NTP. Pr evio u5 ag1cc m ~r11s w e re b.1sc d o n., 1/3 sh .'.\re. ol c,op proc~eds an d ·1;3 sh ar(' v
dS::.uLi,11ed f<w 11 in g xpenses (fe rti li zer, w eed contr o l, e tc.).
FINANCIA i IMPACT
Fh ;rncial I t:.·vi:-vv of for m m Jn <1g eme11t •. 1st~ \1,,.:s co n duct ed fo, :hep ~ri oJ of 20 00 throu gh 20 I 0.
Ne l ao,nual fa rm i ncom e ran ged from $ 1,R,21 41 0 (-~n ,7R R). ave·a gi ng t69,44 6/yeil r. Wi l h
r·ccomm c n d1.:d c ~sh l e.,~c pricing o f $0 .0 0/:t c,e fo r all farin Sil es, firm reve nu e of $50, I :n w il l h P
g e n erii te cl 2ach y ear, re ga rdl ess of commodity /economy tren d!.. Th e L/E \'\l\'vfl' Su p erv isory
Co rnmittee a ::>provetJ th e $8.(10/.,L I ~ h~,1:,c ,tg rt::~me nt for all con tra cts. Ne1,,v 5-ycar let1sc
duc.:wnen ts, bil secl o n c o ntin uinr, 1h e prev iously ,,pp rov cl $8.00/ac rc c,1~11 l e..i:,e, \vc 1c pit.•pM ed by
Hill a nd Ro bbins an d revi wed by IJ :Hh Llll i~l o n and Lnglcwood Clly A llo m ys.
I ,s r OF ATrAC HMEN TS
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