2022/04/20 City Council Resolution 2022-040 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-040
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT
PARK APPROVING AN AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE AND
JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS BETWEEN THE CITY AND LAULIMA
ROHNERT STATION LLC, FOR THE PURCHASE OF 6400 STATE FARM
DRIVE, INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2021-22, AND ADDING A
SENIOR ANALYST POSITION TO THE FY 2021-22 GENERAL FUND
BUDGET
WHEREAS,the City desires to acquire 6400 State Farm Drive (Assessor's Parcel
Number 143-051-072); and
WHEREAS, an August 2021 appraisal valued the property at $20 million; and
WHEREAS, the City has made an offer to purchase said property for$12.5 million
and the owner has accepted the offer dated April 13, 2022; and
WHEREAS, acquisition of the property supports the development of a more walking
friendly downtown area in Rohnert Park, including the potential for housing and other uses;
and
WHEREAS, implementing the development of the site will require additional and staff
resources than originally budgeted in Fiscal Year 2021-22; and
WHEREAS, as set forth in the staff report, the purchase is consistent with the Priority
Development Plan Area Environmental Impact Report(Program E1R) approved by the City
Council on March 22, 2016, and exempt under CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) as it can
be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the purchase may have a significant effect on
the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park that it does hereby approve and authorize the execution of an Agreement of
Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions for 6400 State Farm Drive in the
substantially the same form attached hereto as Exhibit A subject to modifications as may be
approved by the City Attorney and City Manager; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Finance Director is directed increase
appropriations in the General Fund in Fiscal Year 2021-22 by $4.7 million including $3
million from the City's Retirement Reserve/PARS Trust; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED a Senior Analyst position is added to the Fiscal Year
2021-22 General Fund Budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the City Manager and City Attorney are hereby
directed and authorized to take other actions necessary to effect the above actions including
approving minor amendments or corrections to the purchase and sale agreement and recording
a Certificate of Acceptance accepting the property.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 20'h day April, 2022.
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CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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ATTEST:
Sylvia Lope vas, City Clerk
Attachments: Exhibit A
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Exhibit A to Resolution
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AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE
AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS
This AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE AND JOINT ESCROW
INSTRUCTIONS (“Agreement”), dated as of _______________, 2022 (“Effective Date”), is
between LAULIMA ROHNERT STATION, LLC, a California limited liability company
(“Seller”), and THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, a California municipal corporation
(“Buyer”).
R E C I T A L S
A. Seller is the owner of that certain real property located at 6400 State Farm Drive
in the City of Rohnert Park, Assessor’s Parcel Number 143-051-072, as more particularly
described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the
“Property”).
B. Buyer desires to purchase the Property for public purposes and has submitted an
offer to the Seller, which offer has been accepted.
C. On _______________, 2022, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park (“City
Council”) considered and by Resolution No. _________ authorized the purchase of the Property
and the execution of this Agreement.
A G R E E M E N T
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTY
Section 1.1 Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals set forth above are incorporated
herein by this reference.
Section 1.2 Sale. Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase from
Seller, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Property together with any and all rights,
privileges and easements appurtenant thereto owned by Seller.
Section 1.3 Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Property is Twelve Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,500,000.00) (“Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price shall
be paid to Seller at Closing, as defined in Section 6.2(a), in immediately available funds. The
Purchase Price was determined based on a prior appraisal and an evaluation of potential uses of
the Property.
Section 1.4 Full and Complete Settlement for Fee Interest. The total compensation
to be paid by Buyer to Seller is in consideration for all of Seller's interest in the Property and any
rights or obligations which exist or may arise out of the acquisition of the Property for public
purposes, including without limitation, Seller's fee interest in the land and any improvements and
fixtures and equipment located thereon, improvements pertaining to the realty (if any), severance
damages, relocation assistance, any alleged pre-condemnation or inverse condemnation damages,
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loss of business goodwill (if any), costs, interest, attorney's fees, and any claim whatsoever of
Seller and Seller’s affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, successors and assigns; and its and
their officers, directors, partners, members, employees, agents and representatives (collectively,
“Seller Parties”) which might arise out of or relate in any respect to the acquisition of the
Property by the Buyer.
Seller, on behalf of itself and all Seller's Parties, fully releases and discharges Buyer from all and
any manner of rights, demands, liabilities, obligations, claims, or cause of actions, in law or
equity, of whatever kind or nature, whether known or unknown, whether now existing or
hereinafter arising, which arise from or relate in any manner to compensation for any interest in
the Property or any business operations conducted thereon, including, but not limited to, land and
improvements, fixtures, furniture, or equipment thereon, goodwill, severance damage, attorneys'
fees or any other compensation of any nature whatsoever.
ARTICLE II
CONDITIONS
Section 2.1 Buyer’s Conditions Precedent to Conveyance. Buyer’s obligation to
purchase the Property is conditioned upon the following:
(a) All of the representations and warranties made by Seller to Buyer pursuant
to this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing date, as if
made on such date, including the representation made in Section 3.1(b) that there is no litigation
pending or threatened regarding the Property.
(b) Seller shall have delivered each of the documents described in Section
6.3(a), prior to the Closing date.
(c) Title Company (as defined in Section 4.3) shall have issued an irrevocable
and unconditional commitment to issue the Title Policy (as defined in Section 4.4) upon
recordation of the Grant Deed (as defined in Section 4.1).
(d) Seller shall not be in material default of any of its obligations under this
Agreement following notice and expiration of any applicable cure period.
The conditions precedent to conveyance set forth in this Section 2.1 (“Buyer’s
Conditions Precedent to Conveyance”) are solely for the benefit of Buyer and may be waived
only by Buyer. No such waiver shall be binding upon Buyer unless made in writing by an
authorized representative of Buyer.
Section 2.2 Seller’s Conditions Precedent to Conveyance. Seller’s obligation to sell
the Property is conditioned upon the following:
(a) All of the representations and warranties made by Buyer to Seller pursuant
to this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing date, as if
made on such date.
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(b) Buyer shall have delivered each of the items described in Section 6.3(b)
prior to the Closing date, and shall have performed all of its obligations under this Agreement in
accordance with the provisions hereof.
(c) Buyer shall not be in material default of any of its obligations under this
Agreement following notice and expiration of any applicable cure period.
The conditions precedent to conveyance set forth in this Section 2.2 (“Seller’s
Conditions Precedent to Conveyance”) are solely for the benefit of Seller and may be waived
only by Seller. No such waiver shall be binding upon Seller unless made in writing by an
authorized representative of Seller.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS AND RELEASES
Section 3.1 Seller Materials. Within five (5) business days of the Effective Date,
Seller shall deliver or make available to Buyer copies of all governmental reports, notices, soils
tests, environmental reports, plans, surveys, engineering reports, and any other material
documents, information and data relative to the Property that are in Seller’s possession or under
Seller’s control, including without limitation all survey, tentative and final maps and draft
improvement plans (“Seller Materials”). The Seller Materials may be delivered electronically,
and any survey, mapping and plan data shall be provided electronically in AutoCAD 2018 file
format or earlier versions if available, and consistent with Buyer’s reasonable submittal
requirements. In addition, Seller agrees to allow its engineering consultant Carlile Macy to
communicate with Buyer and Buyer’s consultants and agents on work completed as of the
Effective Date, at Buyer’s cost and expense.
Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller hereby makes the
following representations and warranties.
(a) To the best of Seller’s knowledge, there is no litigation, action, suit,
arbitration, claims proceeding or governmental investigation in law or equity pending or, to
Seller’s actual knowledge, threatened, with respect to the Property or against Seller which would
prevent Seller from performing its obligations hereunder.
(b) To the best of Seller’s knowledge, Seller’s execution, delivery and
performance of its obligations under this Agreement will not constitute a default or a breach
under any law, or under contract, agreement or order to which Seller is a party or by which it is
bound, and Seller has the power and authority to execute and deliver the Agreement to Buyer
and to perform the obligations under this Agreement.
(c) To the best of Seller’s knowledge, the governmental reports, notices, soils
tests, environmental reports, plans, surveys, engineering reports, and other documents,
information and data relative to the Property delivered or made available by Seller to Buyer
pursuant to Section 3.1 above, are true and correct copies of the Seller Materials in Seller’s
possession or control.
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(d) To the best of Seller’s knowledge, Seller has not received any notice from
any governmental entity or third party of any violation of law or regulation that relates to the
Property or of any proceeding which may result in the issuance of such notice and Seller is not
aware of any such notice or proceedings, whether pending or threatened.
(e) To the best of Seller’s knowledge, no person, except as disclosed by this
Agreement or otherwise in writing to Buyer, has any right to possession of the Property. There
exist no oral or written leases or rental agreements affecting all or any portion of the Property.
(f) To the actual knowledge of Seller, there are no sums due, owing or unpaid
for labor and materials furnished to the Property, which might give rise to a mechanic’s or
materialman’s lien.
(g) Seller warrants herein that to the best of Seller’s knowledge all copies of
documents furnished to Buyer by Seller or Seller’s representatives in connection with this
transaction are true, correct and complete copies of the originals.
(h) Except as set forth in the Seller Materials, to the best of Seller’s
knowledge, Seller has not received notice that any hazardous materials have been released into
the environment, or have been deposited, spilled, discharged, placed or disposed of at, on, near
or under the Property, in violation of Environmental Laws, and the Property has not been used at
any time by any person as a landfill or disposal site for hazardous materials or for garbage, waste
or refuse of any kind, and Seller is not aware of any such notice or proceedings, whether pending
or threatened. As used herein, “Environmental Laws” means any laws, statutes, ordinances or
regulations pertaining to health, industrial hygiene or the environment including, without
limitation, CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
of 1980) and RCRA (Resources Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976).
Each of the representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Section 3.2 is true
as of the Effective Date, and prior to Closing, Seller shall notify Buyer of any fact or information
which makes a representation or warranty untrue in accordance with Section 3.6 below.
Section 3.3 Representations and Warranties of Buyer. Buyer represents and
warrants to Seller as follows:
(a) Buyer is a California municipal corporation. Buyer has full right, power
and lawful authority to undertake all obligations of Buyer as provided herein and the execution,
performance and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer has been fully authorized by all requisite
company actions on the part of Buyer.
(b) To the best of Buyer’s knowledge, Buyer’s execution, delivery and
performance of its obligations under this Agreement will not constitute a default or a breach
under any contract, agreement or order to which Buyer is a party or by which it is bound.
(c) There are no actions, suits, material claims, legal proceedings, or any other
proceedings affecting the Buyer that would affect Buyer’s authority to enter into and undertake
all obligations under this Agreement.
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Each of the representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Section 3.3 is true
as of the Effective Date, and prior to Closing, Buyer shall notify Seller of any fact or information
which makes a representation or warranty untrue in accordance with Section 3.6 below.
Section 3.4 Survival Period. The representations and warranties of Seller and Buyer
contained herein shall survive for a period of twelve (12) months after the Closing (the
“Survival Period”). Any claim which Buyer or Seller may have at any time against the other for
a breach of any such representation or warranty, whether known or unknown, which is not
asserted by written notice to the other within the Survival Period, and as to which a legal action
has not been filed within six (6) months after the Survival Period, shall be deemed waived,
unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties.
Section 3.5 As-Is Conveyance. BUYER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT SELLER IS SELLING AND BUYER IS PURCHASING THE PROPERTY
ON AN “AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS, CONDITION AND STATE OF REPAIR,
INCLUSIVE OF ALL FAULTS AND DEFECTS, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, AS
MAY EXIST AS OF THE CLOSING (“AS IS CONDITION”) AND THAT, EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, BUYER IS NOT RELYING ON ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES FROM SELLER OR ANY OF SELLER PARTIES
AS TO ANY MATTERS CONCERNING THE PROPERTY.
Section 3.6 Pre-Closing Knowledge. If at any time after the execution of this
Agreement, either Buyer or Seller becomes actually aware of any fact or information which
makes a representation and warranty contained in this Agreement untrue in any material respect,
said party shall promptly disclose such fact in writing to the other party hereto. Subject to the
terms of the following sentence, if the party making the representation has taken no willful act to
cause the representation to become untrue, such party shall not be in default under this
Agreement and the sole remedy of the other party shall be to either (i) terminate this Agreement
by written notice within ten (10) business days of the date on which the non-breaching party
becomes actually aware of such fact (“Notice Date”), or (ii) elect to proceed to Closing, in which
case the non-breaching party shall be deemed to have waived its rights with respect to any such
breach of representation or warranty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if after the Effective Date
and before the Closing, (a) such false representation or warranty shall constitute a condition that
such party that made the untrue representation of warranty is capable of curing, and (b) such
party notifies the other party in writing by the Notice Date that it intends to cure such false
representation or warranty, then the party that made the untrue representation or warranty shall
have the right to cure such false representation or warranty prior to Closing and, if such
condition is not cured by Closing (or if such party that made the untrue representation or
warranty notifies the other party that such condition cannot be cured), then the other party shall
have the rights set forth in the preceding sentence related to such untrue representation or
warranty. In the event the non-breaching party is allowed pursuant to the terms hereof but fails
to deliver the aforesaid termination notice to the breaching party on or before the Notice Date,
then the non-breaching party shall conclusively be deemed not to have elected to proceed under
clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this
Agreement, Buyer and Seller are prohibited from making any claims against the other party
hereto after the Closing with respect to any breaches of the other party’s representations and
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warranties contained in this Agreement that the claiming party has actual knowledge of prior to
the Closing.
ARTICLE IV
CONVEYANCE AND TITLE
Section 4.1 Conveyance. At the Closing, Seller shall convey title to the Property to
Buyer by grant deed in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit B (“Grant
Deed”), free of any possession or right of possession by any person except that of Buyer and
subject only to those exceptions approved by Buyer pursuant to Section 4.3 below.
Section 4.2 Possession and Disposition of Personal Property. Seller shall, prior to
the close of Escrow, remove or otherwise dispose of all personal property located on the
Property. Any personal property remaining on the Property after the Closing shall become the
property of Buyer and Buyer may dispose of same without liability as it alone sees fit, and Seller
shall be liable for the costs of removal which are incurred by the Buyer. Buyer shall not be liable
for any loss of or damage to the personal property remaining on the Property, regardless of when
loss or damage occurs
Section 4.3 Review and Approval of Condition of Title. Buyer and Seller are in
receipt of a Preliminary Title Report, Order Number NCS-1122481-CC (“Title Report”) for the
Property dated March 22, 2022, from First American Title Insurance Company (“Title
Company”). Immediately after the Effective Date, Buyer shall cause to deliver to Buyer and to
Seller an updated Title Report for the Property, together with legible copies of the documents
underlying the exceptions set forth in the preliminary title report. Buyer shall have the right to
reasonably approve or disapprove all exceptions. Buyer hereby approves the following
exceptions which shall be referred to herein as the “Pre-Approved Exceptions”: (a) the lien of
any non-delinquent property taxes and assessments (which, if any exist, shall be prorated by the
Title Company at Closing); and (b) exceptions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 listed on the current Title
Report. Seller agrees to remove exception 9 on the Title Report, a Deed of Trust, at Closing.
Within five (5) business days after receipt of the updated Title Report, Buyer shall give written
notice to Seller of Buyer’s approval or disapproval of any of the title exceptions, except the Pre-
Approved Exceptions. Buyer’s failure to give written disapproval of the exceptions within such
time period shall be deemed Buyer’s disapproval of the exceptions. If Buyer delivers notice of
disapproval of any exceptions, Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cause any
disapproved exceptions to be removed within five (5) business days after receiving such notice
of disapproval or provide assurances satisfactory to Buyer, in its sole discretion, that such
exceptions will be removed on or before the Closing. Failure to notify Buyer within such period
shall be deemed Seller’s election not to remove the disapproved exceptions. Seller’s election or
deemed election not to remove any disapproved exceptions shall constitute a termination of the
Agreement, in which case neither party will have any further rights or obligations under this
Agreement other than those obligations which survive termination hereof. The Pre-Approved
Exceptions and other exceptions to title approved by Buyer as provided herein are hereinafter
referred to as the “Permitted Exceptions.” Subject to the Seller’s representation and warranty
in Section 3.2(m) not to create any new title exceptions following the Effective Date without
Buyer’s written approval, if any exceptions other than the Permitted Exceptions are reported by
the Title Company after Buyer has approved the condition of title for the Property pursuant to the
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foregoing procedures, then any such new exception shall be subject to the same procedures for
review and approval set forth above for the Permitted Exceptions.
Section 4.4 Title Insurance. Concurrently with recordation of the Grant Deed, the
Title Company shall issue to Buyer a CLTA policy of title insurance for the Property (“Title
Policy”), together with such endorsements as are reasonably requested by Buyer, insuring that
Buyer has a valid fee ownership interest in the Property, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions
and other encumbrances expressly contemplated by this Agreement to be recorded at Closing.
The premium for the Title Policy, plus any additional costs, including the cost of any
endorsements requested by Buyer shall be paid by Seller.
ARTICLE V
BROKERS AND EXPENSES
Section 5.1 Broker. Seller shall pay Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) (“Seller’s Broker”)
for its services as Seller’s broker in this transaction. If any person other than Seller’s Broker
brings a claim for a commission or finder’s fee based upon any contact, dealings or
communication with Buyer or Seller, then the party through whom such person makes his or her
claim shall defend the other party (“Indemnified Party”) from such claim, and shall indemnify
the Indemnified Party and hold the Indemnified Party harmless from any and all costs, damages,
claims, liabilities or expenses (including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements) incurred by the Indemnified Party in defending against the claim. The provisions
of this Section 5.1 shall survive the Closing or other termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
CLOSING AND ESCROW
Section 6.1 Escrow Instructions. Within five (5) days of the Effective Date,
Agreement, the parties shall open escrow and deposit an executed counterpart of this Agreement
with the Title Company at 1850 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 530, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, and this
instrument shall serve as the instructions to the Title Company as the escrow holder for
consummation of the purchase and sale contemplated hereby. Seller and Buyer agree to execute
such reasonable additional and supplementary escrow instructions as may be appropriate to
enable the Title Company to comply with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that
in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any supplementary
escrow instructions, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
Section 6.2 Closing.
(a) “Closing” means the consummation of the purchase and sale of the
Property as described herein as evidenced by the performance by each party of its obligations
hereunder, including the Title Company’s recordation and delivery of the Grant Deed, delivery
of the documents as set forth in this Agreement, Title Company’s irrevocable and unconditional
commitment to issue the Title Policy upon recordation of the Grant Deed, and the payment of the
Purchase Price by Buyer.
(b) The Closing hereunder shall be held and delivery of all items to be made at
the Closing under the terms of this Agreement shall be made at the offices of the Title Company
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on the date which is within seven (7) days of Buyer’s approval of the Title Policy pursuant to
Section 4.3, but in no event later than April 29, 2022 (“Outside Closing Date”). This Outside
Closing Date may be extended to May 20, 2022, by either party, if both parties are working in
good faith toward meeting all closing obligations.
(c) Pre-Closing Operation of the Property.
(i) Seller shall maintain the Property until Closing in a manner
generally consistent with the manner in which Seller has maintained the Property prior to the
date of this Agreement.
(ii) Prior to Closing, Seller will not modify, orally or in writing, any
lease, contract, understanding or any other agreements, or create any new leases or other
agreements affecting the Property, without Buyer’s written approval.
(iii) Seller will convey fee simple title to Buyer subject only to the
Permitted Exceptions, as defined in Section 4.3 below. Seller agrees not to create any new title
exceptions following the Effective Date unless Buyer’s written approval of such new
exception(s) is first obtained.
(iv) From and after the Effective Date, and until the Closing or
earlier termination of this Agreement, Seller shall not sell, assign or create any right, title or
interest whatsoever in or to the Property or create or permit to exist any lien, encumbrance or
charge thereon, other than the Permitted Exceptions, without promptly discharging the same
prior to Closing.
Section 6.3 Deposit of Documents.
(a) At or before the Closing, Seller shall deposit into escrow the following
items:
(i) the duly executed and acknowledged Grant Deed conveying the
Property to Buyer;
(ii) an executed affidavit pursuant to Section 1445(b)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code, and on which Buyer is entitled to rely, that Seller is not a “foreign
person” within the meaning of Section 1445(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(iii) an executed California 593 Certificate.
(b) At or before Closing, Buyer shall deposit into escrow the following items:
(i) a duly executed and acknowledged Certificate of Acceptance in
substantially similar form to the form attached to the Grant Deed in Exhibit B;
(ii) an executed Preliminary Change of Ownership Report; and
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(iii) funds necessary to close this transaction, including the Purchase
Price, adjusted by a credit towards the Purchase Price for Seller costs set forth in Section 6.3(d)
below.
(c) Seller and Buyer shall each deposit such other instruments as are
reasonably required by the Title Company or otherwise required to close the escrow and
consummate the purchase and sale transaction in accordance with the terms hereof. Seller and
Buyer hereby designate Title Company as the “Reporting Person” for the transaction pursuant to
Section 6045(e) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and
agree to execute such documentation as is reasonably necessary to effectuate such designation.
(d) Seller shall be solely responsible for paying the following costs associated
with the transfer of the Property: (i) the premium for the Title Policy; (ii) all escrow fees and
recording charges; (iii) documentary transfer taxes, if required; and (iv) Seller’s customary share
of normal prorations and other closing costs. Buyer shall be solely responsible for paying the
following costs associated with the transfer of the Property: (i) Buyer’s customary share of
normal prorations and closing costs not paid by Seller as set forth above.
(e) Ad valorem taxes and assessments levied, assessed or imposed on the
Property for any period prior to the Closing, if any, shall be paid by Seller. Ad valorem taxes
and assessments levied, assessed or imposed on the Property for the period after the Closing shall
be paid by Buyer.
(f) The provisions of this Section 6.3 shall survive the Closing.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.1 Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be
given in writing and shall be delivered (a) by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, or (b) by a commercial overnight courier that guarantees next day delivery and
provides a receipt, or (c) by email transmission (with a copy of any default or termination notice)
to follow by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage paid or by overnight courier, and
such notices shall be addressed as follows:
To Buyer: City of Rohnert Park
130 Avram Avenue
Rohnert Park, California 94928
Attention: City Manager
Email: dajenkins@rpcity.org
With a copy to: Burke Williams & Sorensen, LLP
1901 Harrison Street, 9th Floor
Oakland, California 94612
Attention: Michelle Marchetta Kenyon
Email: mkenyon@bwslaw.com
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To Seller: Laulima Rohnert Station LLC
1370 Trancas Street #324
Napa, CA 94558
Attention: Anne Kensok
Email: anne@asheventures.com
or to such other address as either party may from time to time specify in writing to the other
party. Any notice shall be effective only upon delivery or refusal to accept delivery by the
intended recipient.
Section 7.2 Assignments; Successors and Assigns. Neither party may assign its
rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
Subject to the provisions of this Section 7.2, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No assignment shall
release the assigning party from its obligations or liabilities hereunder accruing prior to the date
of such assignment.
Section 7.3 Right of Entry. Seller shall provide Buyer with reasonable access to the
Property. In connection with Buyer’s access to the Property, Buyer shall (i) maintain
commercially reasonable insurance coverage, (ii) indemnify, defend and hold Seller harmless
from and against any and all claims, liabilities, and expenses arising out of or resulting from
Buyer’s exercise of its access rights under this Agreement, and (iii) repair any damage to the
Property caused by Buyer, its agents or representatives.
Section 7.4 Default; Remedies. The failure by any party to perform any obligation
under this Agreement, if the failure has continued for a period of thirty (30) days after the other
party demands in writing that the defaulting party cure the failure, shall be deemed a default
hereunder. If, however, by its nature the failure cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, the
defaulting party may have a longer period as is necessary to cure the failure, in any event not to
exceed sixty (60) days, provided, however, such extended cure period shall be conditioned upon
the defaulting party promptly commencing to cure within the thirty (30) day period and
thereafter diligently completing the cure. Neither party shall be entitled to any monetary
damages, and each party hereby waives any and all rights to recover consequential or special
damages arising directly or indirectly from a breach of this Agreement by the other party.
Section 7.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to its choice of laws rules.
Section 7.6 Interpretation of Agreement. Each party has received independent legal
advice from its attorneys with respect to the advisability of executing this Agreement and the
meaning of the provisions hereof. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed as to
their fair meaning, and not for or against any party based upon any attribution to such party as
the source of the language in question. The article, section and other headings of this Agreement
are for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning of any
provision contained herein. Where the context so requires, the use of the singular shall include
the plural and vice versa and the use of the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
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The term “person” shall include any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust,
unincorporated association, any other entity and any government or any department or agency
thereof, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity. The words “include” and
“including” shall in all instances be interpreted as though followed by the words “without
limitation.”
Section 7.7 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a
written instrument signed by Buyer and Seller.
Section 7.8 No Partnership. The relationship of the parties hereto is solely that of
Seller and Buyer with respect to the Property and no joint venture, other partnership or agency
relationship exists between the parties hereto. Neither party has any fiduciary relationship
hereunder to the other.
Section 7.9 No Third Party Beneficiary. The provisions of this Agreement are not
intended to benefit any third parties.
Section 7.10 Limitation of Liability. Seller acknowledges and agrees that no member,
official or employee of Buyer shall be personally liable to Seller, or any successor in interest, in
the event of any default or breach by Buyer, or for any amount which may become due to Seller,
or its successors, or on any obligations under the terms of this Agreement. Buyer acknowledges
and agrees that no member, official or employee of Seller shall be personally liable to Buyer, or
any successor in interest, in the event of any default or breach by Seller, or for any amount which
may become due to Buyer, or its successors, or on any obligations under the terms of this
Agreement.
Section 7.11 Severability. If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this
Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, to any extent shall be held
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, shall remain in full force and effect and in no way shall be affected,
impaired or invalidated thereby; except that if the court which determines the provision to be
invalid also determines such provision to be of such materiality as to make enforcement of the
remaining terms inequitable, then this Agreement shall terminate.
Section 7.12 Waiver of Covenants, Conditions or Remedies. The waiver by one
party of the performance of any covenant, condition or promise under this Agreement shall not
invalidate this Agreement, nor shall it be considered a waiver by it of any other covenant,
condition or promise under this Agreement. The waiver by either or both parties of the time for
performing any act under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of the time for performing
any other act or an identical act required to be performed at a later time. The exercise of any
remedy provided in this Agreement shall not be a waiver of any consistent remedy provided by
law, and the provision in this Agreement for any remedy shall not exclude other consistent
remedies unless they are expressly excluded.
Section 7.13 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated: (i) by Buyer, if prior
to Closing Buyer’s Conditions Precedent to Conveyance have not been satisfied or waived; (ii)
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by Seller, if prior to Closing Seller’s Conditions Precedent to Conveyance have not been
satisfied or waived; (iii) if Seller does not cure disapproved exceptions as set forth above; (iv) if
there is an uncured default, by written notice from the party not in default pursuant to Section
7.4; (v) if there is a failure of an express condition (which is not waived by the party whom the
condition benefits) by written notice from the party whom the condition benefits; or (vi) by
either party if escrow fails to close by the Outside Closing Date, as may be extended, as set forth
in Section 6.2(b). The party wishing to terminate the Agreement must provide the other party
with written notice of termination.
Section 7.14 Cooperation in the Event of Third-Party Legal Challenge. Seller and
Buyer, at no cost to Seller, shall cooperate in the event of any legal action instituted by a third
party or other governmental entity or official challenging the validity of this Agreement. This
section shall survive expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for the Survival Period.
Section 7.15 Time. Time is of the essence in the performance of each of the parties’
respective obligations contained herein.
Section 7.16 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto,
contains all representations, warranties and covenants made by Buyer and Seller and constitutes
the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Any prior correspondence, memoranda or agreements are replaced in total by this Agreement
together with the Exhibits hereto.
Section 7.17 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument, and transmission of signatures by .pdf shall be deemed
original signatures.
Section 7.18 Exhibits. All exhibits to which reference is made in this Agreement are
deemed incorporated in this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement of Purchase
and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions as of the Effective Date.
BUYER:
City of Rohnert Park, a California municipal corporation
By:
Darrin Jenkins, City Manager
ATTEST:
By:
Sylvia Lopez Cuevas, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
Michelle Marchetta Kenyon, City Attorney
SELLER:
Laulima Rohnert Station LLC, a California limited liability
company
By: Highway 1 Hospitality, LLC
a California limited liability company
Its: Manager
By: ____________________________
Name: Anne Kensok
Its: Manager
EXHIBIT A-1
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY
EXHIBIT B
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF GRANT DEED
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
First American Title Insurance Company
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of Rohnert Park
130 Avram Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Attn: City Clerk’s Office
(Space Above This Line for Recorder’s Use Only)
[Exempt from recording fee per Gov. Code § 27383]
GRANT DEED
For valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
LAULIMA ROHNERT STATION, LLC, a California limited liability company
(“Grantor”), hereby grants to CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, a California municipal corporation
(“Grantee”), all of Grantor’s right, title, and interest in the real property described in Attachment 1
attached hereto and incorporated herein (“Property”), together with all structures and
improvements situated thereon or affixed or appurtenant thereto.
GRANTOR:
Laulima Rohnert Station LLC, a California limited liability
company
By: Highway 1 Hospitality, LLC
a California limited liability company
Its: Manager
By: ____________________________
Name: Anne Kensok
Its: Manager
[notary acknowledgement required]
CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE
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CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE
This is to certify that the interest in real property conveyed by the Grant Deed, dated
, 2022, from LAULIMA ROHNERT STATION LLC, a California limited
liability company, to CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, a municipal corporation (“City”), is hereby
accepted by the undersigned officer or agent on behalf of the City pursuant to authority conferred
by Resolution No_____, dated _______, and the City consents to recordation thereof by its duly
authorized officer.
Date: ____________________, 2022 City:
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
_
Darrin Jenkins, City Manager
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of California )
) ss
County of Sonoma )
On , 2022, before me, __________________________________________,
(Name of Notary)
notary public, personally appeared ______________________________________________
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same
in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument
the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(Notary Signature)
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the
truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.