MDD Resolution No. 237RESOLUTION NO.237
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BAYTOWN
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO
EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FOR
FUNDING OF THE TEXAS AVENUE STREETSCAPE AND TOWN SQUARE
PROJECT;AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE
MILLION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-
SEVEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($1,264,967.00);MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATED THERETO;AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT:
Section1:That theBoard of Directors of the Baytown Municipal Development District
hereby finds thatthe expenditures authorized herein arefor improvements,whichsatisfythe purposes for
which the funds canbe expended pursuant toChapter377oftheTexasLocal Government Codeand/or
Section3888.102 of theSpecialDistrictLocalLawsCode.Allrequiredfindingspursuanttheretoare
herebydeclaredtohavebeenmadeandadoptedasfindings of theBoard of Directors.
Section2:That theBoard of Directors of theBaytown Municipal Development District
hereby authorizes the President to execute the Interlocal Agreement with theCityof Baytown for funding
oftheTexasAvenueStreetscapcandTownSquareProject.Acopy of saidagreementisattachedhereto
asExhibit "A,"and incorporated hereinforallintentsand purposes.
Section3:ThattheBoard of Directors of theBaytownMunicipalDevelopmentDistrict
hereby authorizes the pavment of an amount not to exceed ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-
FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS (51,264,967.00)to
theCityof Baytown in accordance withthe agreement referenced inSection2 hereof.
Section4:This resolution shalltakeeffect immediately fttyn andafterits passage bythe
Board of Directors of the Baytown MunicipalDevelopmentDistrict.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative \xjle of the Board of Directors of the
Baytown Municipal Development District,thisthe7dayofAugust,«>0I4.
STEPHE
LETICIA BRYSCH,Assistant Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:•
ACIO RAMIREZ.SR.,Gen'eVal Counsel
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Exhibit "A"
AGREEMENT FOR FUNDING OF
THE TEXAS AVENUE STREETSCAPE AND TOWN SQUARE
PROJECT
STATE OF TEXAS §
§
COUNTY OF HARRIS §
This Agreement forFunding of Improvements of theTexasAvenueStreetscapeandTownSquare
Project(the"Agreement")ismadebyandbetweentheCITYOFBAYTOWN,amunicipalcorporation
locatedinHarrisand Chambers Counties,Texas,(the "City")andthe BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,createdunderChapter377oftheTexasLocalGovernmentCode,as
amended,(the"Act")andlocatedinHarrisCounty,Texas,(the"District").Forandinconsiderationof
themutualcovenantshereincontained,itisagreedasfollows:
Section1.Representations and Warranties of District.
a)TheDistrictis engaged inan on-going efforttoprovidenew resources toplan,acquire,
establish,develop,construct and/or renovate oneormore development projectsbeneficial
totheDistrict,whichincludesthe incorporated limits of theCitylyingwithinHarris
County.
b)The District covenants thatitshall actively workto productively coordinate its activities
withtheCityinaneffortto reduce duplication of services.
c)The District represents and warrants thatithas been properly created andisduly
authorizedpursuanttotheActtoenterintothisAgreement.
Section 2.Description of Program.
The City,with the assistance ofthe District as herein specified,agrees to design and construct the
Texas Avenue Streetscape and Town Square Project (the "Project").The Project includes the first phase
of development ofa Town Square inthe city-owned block bounded by Texas,Gaillard,Pearce and
Ashbel andthe extension ofthe streetscape along Texas Avenue from Gaillard to Ashbel,including the
Ashbel/Texasintersection.TheProjectalsoentails:
>aroundplaza,
>a fountain,which will bethe centerpiece ofthe round plazaandwillbe designed such
thatitcanbecoveredbyalargeChristmastree,
>aplatformforaportableicerink,
>aset of permanentrestrooms,
>a matching buildingforstorage,
>fountainequipment,
>the skate concession center,and
>anareaforfoodtrucksalongGaillard.
Section 3.Reports.
TheCityshall prepare andsubmittothe District within 120daysaftertheendofeach fiscal year
duringtheterm of this Agreement averbalorbriefwrittenreportdescribingtheservicesperformedbythe
Citypursuanttothiscontractduringthe previous yearalongwithasummary of expendituresforthe
previousfiscalyear.
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Section 4.Approvals.
TheDistrictunderstands,herebydirectsandauthorizestheCitytomakeanyProjectclarifications
and/ormodificationsasmaybenecessaryasdeterminedbytheCityinitssolediscretion.
Section 5.Funds tobe provided by the District.
ForandinconsiderationoftheservicestobeprovidedbytheCityin furtherance of this
Agreement,theDistrictshalltenderfundstotheCityinanamountnottoexceedONE MILLION TWO
HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($1,264,967.00).Allpaymentsrequiredtobemadehereinshallbepayableonorbefore30daysafterthe
DistrictreceivesaninvoicethereforfromtheCity.
Section 6.Term.
This Agreement shallbe effective onOctober 1,2014,andshallexpirethirty(30)daysafter final
completion and acceptance ofthe Project bythe City,unless sooner terminated byeitherpartyhereto
pursuanttothetermshereof.
Section 7.Termination for Cause.
A party may terminate its performance underthis contract onlyupon default bytheother party.
Default bya party shalloccurifthe party fails to perform or observe anyofthetermsand conditions of
this Agreement required tobe performed or observed bythat party.Should sucha default occur,the party
against whom the default has occurred shall have the right to terminate allor part ofits obligations under
this contract asof the 30th day following the receipt by the defaulting party ofa notice describing such
default and intended termination,provided:(1)such termination shallbe ineffective if within said30-day
period the defaulting party cures or has commenced the cure of the default,or (2)such termination may
be stayed,at the sole option of the party against whom the default has occurred,pending cure of the
default.
Upon the termination of this Agreement,both parties shall be relieved of their respective
obligations herein stated,except for those referenced in Section 9 hereinbelow.This Agreement shall not
besubjecttoterminationforconvenience.
Section 8.Force Majeure.
Any prevention,delay,nonperformance,or stoppage duetoanyofthe following causes shall
excuse nonperformance forthe period ofanysuch prevention,delay,nonperformance,or stoppage,
except the obligations imposed bythis Agreement forthe payment of funds allocated forthe District's
programs.The causes referred to above are strikes,lockouts,labor disputes,failure of power,acts of
God,actsof public enemies ofthis State orofthe United States,riots,insurrections,civil commotion,
inability to obtain labor or materials or reasonable substitutes for either,governmental restrictions or
regulations or controls,casualties orother causes beyond the reasonable control ofthe party obligated to
perform.
Section 9.Refund and Payment upon Termination.
Upon termination ofthis Agreement pursuant to Section 7hereofduetoan uncured default bythe
City,theCity hereby agrees to refund all unexpended,unappropriated monies previously paidbythe
DistricttotheCitypursuanttothis Agreement.Ifatthetime of terminationtheDistrictowestheCity
monies,theDistrictshallremittotheCitythe appropriate amountcomputedas of theeffectivedate of the
termination.
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Upontermination of thisAgreementpursuanttoSection7 hereof duetoanuncureddefaultbythe
District,theDistrictherebyagreestopaythetotalamountcommittedinSectionS hereof onorbeforethe
effective date of the termination.
Section 10.Parties in Interest
ThiscontractshallbindandbenefittheCityandtheDistrictandshallnotbestowanyrightsupon
anythirdparties.
Section 11.Non-waiver.
Failure of eitherpartyheretotoinsistonthestrict performance of any of theagreementshereinor
toexerciseanyrightsorremediesaccruingthereunderupondefaultorfailure of performanceshallnotbe
considered awaiver of therighttoinsistonandtoenforce,byanappropriateremedy,strictcompliance
withanyother obligation hereunder orto exercise anyrightor remedy occurringasaresultofany future
defaultorfailure of performance.
Section 12.Compliance with Applicable Laws.
The parties hereto shall comply with all rules,regulations,andlawsofthe United Statesof
America,theState of Texas,andalllaws,regulations,andordinances of theCity of Baytownastheynow
existormayhereafterbeenactedoramended.
Section 13.Choice of Law;Venue.
This contract is subject toand shall be construed in accordance with thelawsofthe State of
Texas,thelawsofthe federal government ofthe United States of America andallrulesand regulations of
any regulatory body orofficer having jurisdiction.This contract is performable inHarris County,Texas.
Section 14.Notices.
All notices required or permitted hereunder shall bein writing andshallbe deemed delivered
when actually received or,if earlier,on the third day following deposit ina United States Postal Service
post office or receptacle with proper postage affixed (certified mail,return receipt requested)addressed to
the respective other party atthe address described below oratsuchother address asthe receiving party
mayhave theretofore prescribed bynoticetothe sending party:
District
BaytownMunicipalDevelopmentDistrict
Attn:President,Board of Directors
P.O.Box 424
Baytown,Texas77522-0424
Fax:(281)420-6586
City
City of Baytown
Attn:CityManager
P.O.Box 424
Baytown,Texas77522-0424
Fax:(281)420-6586
Section 15.Audits.
TheCityandtheDistrictmay,atanyreasonabletime,conductorcausetobeconductedanaudit
of theotherparties'recordsandfinancial transactions.Thecost of saidauditwillbebornebytheentity
requesting theaudit.TheCityandtheDistrictshallmakeavailableall of itsrecordsinsupport of the
audit.
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Section 16.Ambiguities.
Intheevent of anyambiguityinany of theterms of thiscontract,itshallnotbeconstruedforor
againstanypartyheretoonthebasisthatsuchpartydidordidnotauthorthesame.
Section 17.Captions.
Thecaptions of thesectionsandsubsections,ifany,of thisAgreementareforconvenienceand
ease of referenceonlyanddonotdefine,limit,augmentordescribethescope,contentorintent of this
Agreementor of anypartorparts of thisAgreement.
Section 18.Entire Agreement.
ThisAgreementcontainsalltheagreementsofthepartiesrelatingtothesubjectmatterhereofand
isthefullandfinalexpression of theagreementbetweentheparties.Anyoral representations or
modificationsconcerningthisinstrumentare of noforceoreffectexceptingasubsequentmodificationin
writingsignedbyallthepartieshereto.
Section 19.Assignment or Transfer of Rights or Obligations.
TheCityshallnotsell,assign,ortransferany of itsrightsorobligationsunderthisAgreementin
wholeorinpartwithoutpriorwrittenconsentoftheDistrict.
Section 20.Severability.
Allpartiesagreethatshouldanyprovision of thisAgreementbedeterminedtobeinvalidor
unenforceable,suchdeterminationshallnotaffectanyotherterm of thisAgreement,whichshallcontinue
in full force and effect.
Section 21.Authority.
Theofficersexecutingthis Agreement onbehalf of thepartiesherebyrepresentthatsuchofficers
havefullauthoritytoexecutethisAgreementandtobindtheparty he/she represents.
INWITNESSWHEREOF,thepartieshavemadeandexecutedthiscontractinmultiplecopies,
each of which shall bean original and effective onthe Is*day of October,2014.
CITY OF BAYTOWN BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
ROBERT D.LEIPER STEPHEN H.DONCARLOS
City Manager President
ATTEST:ATTEST:
LETICIA BRYSCH LETICIA BRYSCH
CityClerk AssistantSecretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:APPROVED AS TO FORM:
IGNACIO RAMIREZ,SR.IGNACIO RAMIREZ,SR.
CityAttorney GeneralCounsel
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