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RESOLUTION NUMBER 69-5
A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF AN OWNER-PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
WITH DOW",CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR THE RIVERFRONT
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
WHEREAS, The Agency has undertaken redevelopment activities
pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, The Agency has prepared a Redevelopment Plan for the
proposed Riverfront Redevelopment Project; and
WHEREAS, Said Redevelopment Plan provides for the participation
in the redevelopment of the Project area by the owners of property
therein if the owners agree to redevelop their property in accor-
dance with the Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, The Agency has prepared rules governing the participation
by owners in the proposed Redevelopment Project: and
WHEREAS, The Dow Chemical Company is the owner of certain property
in the Project area and desires to participate in the redevelopment
of such property pursuant to the proposed rules and the Redevelop-
ment Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the proposed "Property OWners Participation
and Redevelopment Agreement" attached hereto as
Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein is hereby
approved.
2. That the Executive Director is hereby authorized
to execute said Agreement with the Dow Chemical
Company.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Redevelopment Agency of the city
of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 20th day of February,
1969, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Dreis, Hamilton, Fuhrman, Gummere
Anderson,
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THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
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RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMEi'I"T PROJECT
PROPERTY OWNERS PARTICIPATION
AND REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
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This agreement, consisting of this text and the Exhibits
attached hereto and made a part hereof (which text and Exhibits,"
are together
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hereinafter called "Agreement") made and entered into
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Redevelopment Agency of the City o~ Seal Beach, (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the "Agency"), and The Dow Chemical Company, (herein-
after referred to as the "Participant").
RECITALS
This Agreement is entered into with reference to the
following facts:
(a) The Riverfront Redevelopment Project Area has been
found and designated as an area which requires redevelopment in the
interest of health, safety and general welfare of the City of Seal
Beach and the State of ~a1ifornia.
(b) The Agency has prepared the proposed redevelopment
Plan fur redevelopment of the Riverfront Redeve,1opment proj ect) "
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(hereinafter referred to:' 8:s the'''',',p1an''), which Plan' is sched:u1ed
to be considered by a joint meeting of the Agency and Counci~ of , the
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City of Seal Beach on the 20th day of February,"1969, and which Plan
is by reference incorporated herein and made a part of this Agree-
ment with the same effect as though set forth in full herein.
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(c) Parties hereto recognize and agree that the Plan
is a plan for the improvement of real properties and living con-
ditions within the area encompassed by said Plan and for the pre-
vention of further blight therein.
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(d) The Plan provides for the participation in the re-
development of property in the Project Area by the own~rs of cer-
tain parcels of property if the owners of such property agree to
participate in the redevelopment in conformity wit~'the Plan by
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entering into an agreement with the Agency, to effectuate certain
improvements of such property.
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(e) The Participant is the owner of certain property in
the project Area which is presently vacant land.
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(f) The redevelopment of the 'Project Area will greatly
benefit Participant's Property by the relocation of the existing
sanitation plant, by the development of'needed public park facil-
Ities~: and by the extension of First Street along Participant's'
Property.
__ NOW THEREFORE~ the Agency and the Participant (for the
consideration and under the conditions herein set forth) for the
benefit of themselves do understand and agree for themselves and
their assigns" successors, or future owners of said described real
property and of all owners of real property in the Project, as
follows:
I.. [5100] PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT
A. [5101] The Agency
The Agency is a public body, corporate and politic, exer-
cising governmental functions and powers and organized and existing
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under the Community Redevelopment Law of the State of California.
The office of the Agency is located 201 Eighth Street, Seal Beach,
California.
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B. [~102] The Participant
The Participant is a corporation duly organized and ex-
isting under the ~aws of the State of Delaware. Participant's
address for purposes of this Agreement is 350 Sansome Street, San
Francisco, California.
C. [~103] Assignment and Sale
Participant may transfer or sell the entire Property and
assign this Agreement to any financially responsible third party
without any approval of the Agency provided such purchaser shall be
bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Parti-
cipant shall promptly notify tre Agency of any proposed transfer or
sale of the Property and shall advise any prospective purchaser or
transferee of the terms of this Agreement.
II. [~200] PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND CONVEYANCE
A. [~201] Existing Property Ownership
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The Participant is the present owner of certain property
described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by this reference made
a part hereof (herein referred to as "Property"). The Participant
also owns an abutting strip of land outside the Project area in the
County of Los Angeles between the Project area and the San Gabriel
River Flood Control Channel. The parties recognize that said addi-
tional strip outside the Project area is not subject to Agency con-
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tro1, but participant agrees to use said additional property in a
manner compatible with the, development to be constructed upon
participant's Property.
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B. [5202] Property To Be Acquired By The Agency
Participant agrees to convey to the Agency a strip of
land ten feet in width along the entire southeasterly boundary of
participant's Property without any charge to the Agency to enable
the Agency to construct the proposed First Street extension from
Marina Avenue to Pacific Coast Highway. participant shall not be
required to convey said portion of the Property to the Agency
until the Agency submits evidence to participant that it has suf-
ficient funds to proceed with the construction of the First Street
extension from the southerly most corner of Participant's Property
to Pacific Coast Highway.
[5203] ACluisition by the Agency in the Event of
De ault by the Participant
The Agency desires to forego its legal right to acquire
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the Property by purchase or eminent domain to enable the Participant
to use and develop the Property in accordance with the Redevelopment
Plan as more particularly described herein, provided that certain
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agreements, restrictipns, and covenants be imposed upon the use of.,
the property and are carried out in accordance with thi.s agreement.
In the event of default or breach'of this agreement or
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any of its terms or conditions by the Participant, the Agency may
pursue the remedy thereof by all means of enforcement'both in equity
and law provided by the 1a~s of the State of California.
If there is any such default or breach by Participant,
the Agency shall have the additional right to purchase any portion
of the Property on which the development is not completed. The
amount to be paid the Participant shall be the fair market value of
the Property to be acquired with existing improvements as of the
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date of purchase ~y Agency. If the Agency and the Participant are
unable to agree upon the fair market value of the property to be
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acquired by the Agency, the Agency may institute an action in emi-
nent domain to acquire all of the Property of Participant.
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A. [5301] Scope of Deve100ment
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The Participant shall construct or cause to be constructed
the improvements set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and by
this reference incorporated herein (herein referred to as "Scope of
Development"). The Participant agre~s and covenants to develop the
Property in conformance with the Plan and the terms of this Agreement.
B. [5302] Schedule of Development
The participant shall commence and complete the develop-
ment according to the schedule set forth in Exhibit "C", (herein
referred to as "Schedule of Development").
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C. [5303] Construction Drawings and Related Documents
The Participant shall prepare and submit construction
drawings and related documents to the Planning Commission and
Building Department for review and written approval as and at the
times established in the Schedule of Development. The construction
drawings and related documents shall be submitted in three stages,
schematic, preliminary, ~nd final. In the event the drawings and
related documents are not acceptable to both the Planning Commission
and the Building Department, the Participant agrees to amend said
documents as may reasonably be required by said Department and
Commission.
D. [5304] Completion of Development
Promptly after completion of the improvements upon the
Property in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the
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Agency shall furnish the Participant with a recordable certifiw
cate of completion. Such certification by the Agency shall be a
conclusive determination of Participant's satisfaction of this
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Agreement and shall terminate the obligations of Participant, its
successors and assigns, with respect 'to the construction of the im-
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provements hereunder.
IV. [5400] USE OF THE PROPERTY; COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS,
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The Participant covenants and agrees for itself, its
successors, its assigns and every successor in interest to the Prow
perty or any part thereof, that:
1. The Participant, such successors, and such assignees
shall devote the Proper.ty to uses specified in the
Redevelopment Plan, as it now exists or is hereafter
amended in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
" 2. There shall be no discrim~nation against or segrew
gat ion of any person, or group of persons, on
account of race, color, creed, national origin or
ancestry in the sale, lease, sublease, transfer,
use, occupancy, tenure or ,enjoyment of the Property
nor shall the Participant himself or any person
claiming under or through him establish or permit
any such practice or practices of discrimination
or segregation with reference to the selection,
location, number, use or occupancy of tenants,
lessees, subtenants, sub1essees, or vendees of the
Property.
The Participant agrees to'record a declaration of the
above covenants and restrictions.
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V. [5500] GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. [5501] Rights of Obligees
The provisions of this Agreement do not limit the right
of obligees to foreclose or otherwise enforce any mortgage, deed
of trust or other encumbrance upon the Property, or the right of
obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge
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or ,lien upon the Property provided, however, that in the event of , ,
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a fo~ec10sure sale under any such mortgage, deed of trust, or
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'other lien or encumbrance, or sale pursuant to any power or sale
~ontained in any such mortgage or deed of trust, the purchaser or
purchasers and their successors and assigns, and the Property,
shall be and shall continue to be subject to all the conditions,
restrictions and covenants herein provided for.
B. [5502] Agency Employees, Members
No member, official, or employee of the Agency shall have
any personal interest, direct or indirect, inthis Agreement, nor
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shall any such member, official, or employee participate in any
decision relating to this Agreement, which affects his personal
interests or the interests of any corpor~tion, partnership, or asso-
ciation in which he is, directly or indirectly, interested. No
member, official, or employee of the Agency shall be personally
liable to the Participant or any successor in interest in the event
of any default or breach by the Agency or for any amount which may ,
become due to the Participant or successor or any obligations under
the terms of this Agreement.
C. [5503] Amendment of Plan
The Redeve1op~ent Plan shall not be amended in any way
that would substantially affect Participant's Property without
obtaining the prior written consent of Participant to any proposed
amendment thereto.
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The Agency and the City of Seal Beach agree to use their
best efforts to amend the Plan to expand the boundaries of the Pro-
ject area to include all properties located along the northwesterly
boundary of the Project to the Orange County and Los Angeles County
Line or the San Gabriel Flood Control Channel, whichever is nearer
to the present proj'ect boundary. '
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~I. [5600] TERMINATION OR CONTINUANCE
A. [5601] Adoption of Plan
<. In the 'event the Council of the City of Seal Beach fails
to adopt and approve the Plan on or before April 30, 1969 this
Agreement shall automatically terminate and neither party shall
have any further right or obligation hereunder.
B. [5602] Financing of Public Improvements
If within five years from the date of this Agreement nei-
ther the City nor the Agency is able to obtain the financing for:
(1) the relocation, of the existing sewer treatment plant
and the construction of a new plant or provision
for the pumping of sewage to other facilities; and
(2) the extension of First Street from the southerly
most corner of Participant's Property to Pacific
Coast Highway;
then the Agency may terminate this Agreement upon thirty days written
notice to Participant and after expiration of such thirty day period
neither party shall have any further rights or obligations hereunder.
Participant shall not be required to commence construction
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of any improvements on its Property if financing for the Public Im-
provements described above has not been obtained by the City or the
Agency. Participant agrees to cooperate with the Agency in giving
its reasonable assurances of development in accordance with this
Agreement where necessary for the Agency or the City to obtain such
financing for such public improvement.
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C. [5603] Financing of Participant's Development
If Participant is unable to obtain adequate financing for
the development described in the Scope, of Development prior to the
time required for commencement of construction, Participant may ter-
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minate this Agreement upon thirty days written notice to the' Agency,
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in which event the Agency shall have the right to purchase Parti-
cipant's property as provided in Section 203. If Participant
'terminates this Agreement pursuant to this Section 603, the Agency
shall have a period of one hundred and eighty days from receipt
of written notice from the participant within which to exercise
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its right to purchase Participant's Property.
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If upon the date required for commencement of construction
a title problem prevents Participant from obtaining adequate financ-
ing, the time allowed for commencement of construction shall be
extended for a period of not to exceed one year. If construction
has not co~~enced within said extended period Participant may as
its option terminate this Agreement upon thirty days written notice
to the Agency, in which event the Agency shall have the right to
purchase participant's Property as provided in Section 203. If
Participant terminated this Agreement pursuant to this Section 604,
, the Agency shall have a period of one hundred and eighty days from
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exercise its right
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notice from the Participant within which to
to purchase Participant's Property.
The Agency and the Parttcipant have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.
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REDEVELOP~IENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH
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EXHIBIT "A"
PARTICIPANT'S PROPERTY
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The real property in the City of Seal Beach, County of Orange,
State of California, more part~cu1arly described as follows:
Being portions of Lots 1 and 2 of Tract No. 1077, as
per map thereof recorded in Book 18, Pages 194 and
195 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of
Los Angeles County, California; also a portion of
the San Gabriel River as shown on said map of Tract
No. 1077; also a portion of Lot 2 of San Gabriel Ex-
tension of Naples as per map thereof recorded in Book
7, Page 31 of Miscellaneous Maps in the office of the
County Recorder of Orange County, California; also a
portion of the San Gabriel River as shown on said Map
of San Gabriel Extension of Naples, described as
follows:
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Beginning at the intersection of the Southwesterly
line of said Lot 2 of San Gabriel Extension of Naples
with the Northwesterly line of that one hundred (100.00)
foot strip of land conveyed by San Gabriel River Improve-
ment Co. to Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corporation by
dee~ dated July 24, 1924; thence North 42018' West along
the Northeaster~y line of the Pacific Electric Railway
Company's Right of Way (200 feet wide) five hundred two
and thirty-three hundredths (502.33) feet to its inter-
section with the Southeasterly boundary of that flood
control channel (400 feet wide) conveyed by San Gabriel
River Improvement Co. to the Los Angeles County Flood
'. Control District and dated October 2, 1931; thence along
the Southeasterly boundary of said flood control channel
(400 feet wide) as follows: North 54000'45" East, one
thousand two hundred thirty and thirty-four hundredths
(1,230.34) feet to the beginning of a tangent curve con-
cave to the Northwest and having a radius of two thousand
_~our hundred (2,4~0.00) feet; thence Northeasterly along
last mentioned curve, two hundred fifty and eighty hun-
dredths (250.80) feet to the Westerly line of State Street
as conveyed by San Gabriel River Improvement Co. to the
State of California by deed dated November 25, 1929;
thence Southerly along State Street, six hundred twenty-
nine and thirty-two hundredths (629.32) feet to the North-
westerly line of that one hundred (100.00) foot strip of
land conveyed to Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corpora-
tion; thence South 54046'30" West along last mentioned
line, one thousand eighty and five hundredths (1,080.05)
feet to the point of beginning.
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EXCEPTING that portion thereof situated in the City of
Long Beach, State of California.
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EXHIBIT "B"
SCOPE OF DEVELOPMENT
Participant shall construct on the Property a development
of residential buildings with landscaped open spaces and parking
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facilities, all as suggested below, and all in conformance with
the Redevelopment Plan.
Average residential density shall be 2P to 60 units per
acre. The amount of land covered by buildings (not including
parking structures) shall not exceed 392,040 square feet. There
shall be no maximum building heights. The ratio of gross floor
area of buildings to gross parcel area upon which they are situ-
ated shall not exceed 2.5 to 1.
Parking spaces shall be provided in a minimum of 1-1/2 off-
street parking spaces for each bachelor, single, or two-bedroom
dwelling unit and two off-street parking spaces for each dwell-
ing unit with three or more bedrooms. A minimum of one parking
space per unit shall be contained within a garage or carport. In
addition. adequate SUest parking shall be provided.
All utilities 'on the Property shall be underground or
enclosed.
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development.
The Agency or the City, at no expense to Participant, shall
construct the extension of First Street from the southerly most
corner of Participant's Property to Pacific Coast Highway. Said
street extension sha~l be approximately 120 feet in width and con-
tain a landscaped middle divider. All utilities along said First
Street extension between the southerly boundary of Participant's
Property and Pacific Coast Highway shall be placed underground
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or enclosed at no expense to Participant.
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All street construction work shall comply with the secondary
highway specifications of Orange County.
All utilities serving the Property shall come in from First
Street or Pacific Coast Highway within the Project boundaries.
The Agency shall use its best efforts to have a traffic
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signal installed at the point where the First Street extension
intersects Pacific Coast Highway.
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EXHIBIT "C"
SCHEDULE OF DEVEI,OPMENT
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Schematic Plans - participant shall pre-
pare and submit schematic plans to the
City Planning Commission and Building
Department.
AtProva1 - Schematic Plans - The City
Panning Commission and Building De-
partment shall both approve or dis-
approve the schematic plans.
Submission - Preliminary Working Draw-
ings and Related Documents - Participant
shall prepare and submit to the City Plan-
ning Commission and Building Department
preliminary working drawings, and land-
scaping and parking plans.
A rova1 - pre1imina Workin
an e ate ocuments - e 1ty ann1ng
Commission and Burraing Department shall
both approve or disapprove the Preliminary
working drawings, and landscaping and
parking plans.
Submission - Final Working Drawin~s. Land-
scaling and Parking Plan - Partic1pant
sha 1 pr~pare and submit to the City
Planning Commission and Building Depart-
ment final construction working drawings,
and a final landscaping, finish grading,
and parking plan.
Approval - Final Working Drawings and
Landscaping and parkin~-'Plan - The City
Planning Commission an Building Depart-
ment shall both approve or disapprove the
final construction working drawings, and
final landscaping, grading and parking
plan.
Commencement of Constriction. Participant
shall commence construction hereunder.
Comt1etion of Construction. Participant
sha 1 complete the construction of improve-
ments.
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Conveyance of Street Area to A~ency.
Participant shall convey the I foot
strip of its property to the Ag~ncy
for the First Street extension.
On or before
February 1, 1971.
Within 30 days after
receipt; failure to
approve or disa\l-
prove within sa1d
period, shall be
deemed approved.
On or before
February 1, 1972.
Within 30 days after
receipt; failure to
approve or disap-
prove within said
period, shall be
deemed approved.
On or before
February 1, 1974.
Within 30 days
after receipt; failure
to approve or disp-
prove within said
period, shall be
approved.
On or before February
1, 1974, or after
approval of final
working drawings and
plans whichever is
later.
On or before February
1, 1976.
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After Agency has sub-
mitted evidence satis-
factory to Participant
that it has funds
available for the con-
struction of the First
Street extension'a10ng
participant's Property.
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Installation of First Street Extension.
Agency or City shall complete installation
of the First Street extension adjacent to
Participant's Property including sidewalks,
curbs, storm drains, gutters, street light-
ing , and cause utility installations to be
completed along said street extension.
Financi~ for Relocation of Existing Sewer
Plant. gency or City shall have 0 tained
the financing for the new sewer treatment
plant or pumping facility for transfer or
sewage to other plants.
Com let ion of Relocation
. ant. - gency or ty s a ave comp eted
construction of a new sewer treatment plant
or transfer facilities and shall have re-
located the existing sewer plant.
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Prior to completion
of Participant's
construction.
On or before February
1, 1974, or before
commencement of con-
struction on Parti-
cipant's Property,
whichever is earlier.
Prior to completion
of construction on
Participant's Pro-
perty.
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