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AommEmy: BETWEEV TI-11E BUENA SANITAr.E1707-17 D.:CS-7MT CT
AND CITY OF CARLSBAD FOR THE LEASE BY CAALSE3AD
OF CAPACITY IN THE ENCINA CUTFALL OF ':;:FEii; 7-:MENA
SANITATION DTOrRICT
This agreement, made and entered into this to2oday
, j of .by and beteseen BUENA
SANIT,TION DISTRICT, a county sanitation dietrict, formed and
existing under the County Sanitation District Act tSeetior.
4700, et seq., Health and Safety Code) hereinafter sometimes
referred to as "Buena" and the City of Carlsbad, a municipal
corporation sometimes hereinafter referred toes "Carlsbad".
W ITNESSET H
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
1 The City of Carlsbad and the Vista Sanitation District
have entered into an agreement for the construction and owner-
ship of a Joint Sewer System including a treatment plant and
ocean outfall, said agreement being entitled "Basic Agreement
Between Vista Sanitation District and the City of Carlsbad
for the Acquisition and Construction of a Jotnt Sewer System",
dated July 13, 1961, which bears County of San Diego Contract
No. 1858-2129E. This agreement has been amended and supple-
mented by several agreements including the agreement entitled
"Second Supplement to Bate Agreement Between Vista Sanitation
District and the City- of Carlsbad for the Acquisition and
Construction of the Joint Sewer System", dated January 6 1964,
by which Buena became a party to said Basic Agreement, said
Basic Agreement as so amended and supplemented being herein-
after sometimes referred to as "Basic Agreement",
2. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Sscond Supplement
to the "Basic Agreement", Buena agrf,.ed to sell to Carlsbad
capacity in the Buena Sewer designed to serve the population
In "Area A" and "Area B" as delineay;ed or Exhibit E attached
to said agreement, The portion of said Buena Sewer, desIg-
nated Encina Outfall Sewer on said ';,thibit E, is designed to
have a capacity to serve Area A an0 Area 3 in addition to
a population of 3,000 persons in the Buena Service Area,,
3 In accordance with the tems and provisions of said
Section 6, Carlsbad desires to lese capaeity in said Encina
Outfall Sewer (hereinafter referrd to as Encina Outtalk and
Buena desires to lease such capacity to Carlsbad as hereinafter
set forth.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. EFFECTIVE DATE. This agreement shall take
effect
Section 2, LEASE OF CAPACITY. Buena agrees to lease
to Carlsbad the following listeA percentages of capacity in
the Encina Outfall:
Station to Station*
o ± 00
20 + 81,43
33 + 36,43
42 a- 28.18
67 -4- 42,43
87 57.43
190 - 93.29
204 + 08.65
20 -%- 81,43
33 36.43
42 28,18
67±42,43
87 *- 57.43
190 -- 93.29
204 08.65
209 4- 56 94-
_ Carl bad
I�y is c; 76-fa ;
MGD'" Capacity Amount
2 , 6
2,2
2,2
1,5
1,3
1.
1,2
34,88
31,71
28,21
28,21.
22.13
18.84
1.7,65
3 „65
$ 48,625
141.280
10,070
20,900
11,735
45,950
5,630
214410
Total $159,600
* Stations as shown on hereinafter mentioned plans
* Million gallons per day.,
Slid Encina Outfal:l is the outfall sewer line shown on those
certain plans entitled tled "Plans for the Project -Sheets 1
throurih 7 inclusive" on file In the office of the Department
of Special District Services of the County of San Diego,
5555 Overland Avenue, Building 2, San Diego, California,
a copy of which has been furnished to Carlsbad.
Section 3. TERMS OF LEASE
1. Buena shall lease to Carlsbad for a period com-
% mencing on or before July 1, 1966, and ending on or
before July 1, 1996, the percentages of capacity listed
in Section 2 herein, said lease to be upon the following
terms and conditions:
(a) The total rental sum shall be $159,600
payable as follows: 30 equal annual payments of
$5,320 each, beginning July 1, 1966, and
payable each July 1 thereafter until fully paid.
(b) Options are hereby granted by Buena to
Carlsbad to purchase the capacity which is the
subject of this lease. These options are granted
and shall be exercisable provided lessee is not in
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default at the time lessee exercises the option
to purchase, at least one month prior to the
expiration of each year of the term of the lease.
The purchase price shall be the sum of $159,600
less the amount of rental already paid to Buena
under the terms of this agreement,
20 Carlsbades exercise of this option to purchase
shall be by one months prior notice thereof, in writing,
sent by registered or certified mail to Buena, and shall
be effected by delivering into Buenas hands, Carlsbad°s
check in the full amount of said purchase price together
with any rental payment due at the time of the exercise of
said option, at which time title to said capacity shall
vest in Carlsbad, it being understood that until such time
as Carlsbad exercises its option title to the capacity
which is the subject of this agreement will remain in Buena.
3. Carlsbad shall not lose its last right to exercise
said option although Carlsbad may not have given timely
notice of its exercise, unless Carlsbad shall fall to
exercise the same within ten (10) days after receipt of
written notice from Buena to do so and to make prompt payment
thereafter.
Section 4, CAPACITY ® AVERAGE FLOW, The average flow
of sewage from Carlsbad discharged through any portion of
the Encina Outfall shall not exceed the amounts of capacity
stated In terms of MGD for such portion as shown in Section
2 as the capacity being purchased by Carlsbad, "Average flow"
shall mean the discharge of sewage expressed at a rate of
flow in million gallons a day (MGD) and shall be computed
by dividing the total gallons discharged during the fiscal
year (July 1 to June 30) by the number of days within said
year.
Section 5. CONNECTIONS. Carlsbad, at its sole expense,
shall construct, install, maintain, repair, replace and/or
reconstruct any necessary transmission facilities from the
Carlsbad Service Area to the Encina Outfall and the connec-
tions of such transmission facilities to the Encina Outfall
together with any necessary appurtenances.
Section 6. ENGINEER'S APPROVAL,
lation, construction, repair (except
replacement and/or reconstruction of
Encina Outfall shall be according to
first approved by Buena's engineer.
Section 7. AREAS TO BE SERVED.
The location, instal-
emergency repairs)
the connections to the
plans and specifications
The capacity in the
Encina Outfall to be acquired by Carlsbad under the terms
of this agreement shall be used by Carlsbad only to serve
that area which is within the Carlsbad Service Area, as
designated on Exhibit E of the Second Supplement to the
Basic Agreement, provided, however, that territory outside
such areas as above described may be served by Carlsbad
on a temporary basis with the written consent of Buena's
engineer, which written consent shall specify such territory
and the duration of such temporary service.
Section 8. LIMITATIONS ON TYPE AND CONDITION OF SEWAGE.
A. All sewage discharged by Carlsbad into Encina
Outfall shall conform to the ordinances, resolutions,
rules and regulations which Buena must adopt in accordance
with Section 27 of the Basic Agreement concerning the
condition of sewage and waste permitted to be discharged
into the sewers under its control in order to prevent
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the discharge into such sewers any sewage or waste which
would be detrimental to the Joint System or any part
thereof.
B. Carlsbad shall not allow excessive infiltration or
any surface or storm waters to be discharged into any sewer
system or facilities served by the Encina Outfall. Carlsbad
shall not allow cooling waters or other unpolluted :industrial
waste to be discharged into such sewer system or facilities
without the written consent of Buena thereto.
Section 9. METERING. When it becomes necessary to
meter the flow of sewage and upon demand by Buena after a show-
ing of such necessity; or in the event that Carlsbad ys dis-
satisfied with the cost of maintenance and operation oi' the
Encina Outfall being charged to Carlsbad; and in any ev€c-it, the
prior stated conditions notwithstanding, at a time prior to the
expiration of five years from the date of this agreement,
Carlsbad, shall, at its sole expense, install a meter at a lo-
cation within the Encina Treatment Plant site specified by 3aena
and such meter shall, be of a type and installed in a manner
approved by Buena's engineer so as to measure the entire floc
of sewage from the Encina Outfall into the Encina Treatment;
Plant. Buena shall, at no expense to Carlsbad, install or
cause to be installed such meters as may be necessary to meter
the sewage discharged into the Encina Outfall by Buena or any
other party authorized by Buena to discharge sewage into sale'
Encina Outfall. The meters shall be operated and maintained by
Buena in good working condition for the duration of this agree-
ment, and Buena shall render reports of the metered flow to
Carlsbad quarterly. The cost of operating said meters shall
be considered a part of the cost of maintenance and operation
of the Encina Outfall
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Section I.O., INFILTRATION. It is understood and agreed
that there will be inflow of water into the Encina Outfall be-
cause of leakage between the Carlsbad connection and the Encina
Treatment Plant. Buena shall estimate the total waters that
infiltrate the Encina Outfall between said connection and treat-
ment plant (sometimes referred to herein as "infiltration") and
apportion the same among all of such users of the Encina Outfall
in the proportion that the amount of sewage discharged into the
Encina Outfall by each such user bears to the total amount of
sewage discharged into the Encina Outfall by all of such users
of said outfall. The amount of infiltration apportioned to each
such user shall be deemed a part of the sewage of such user for
all purposes.
Section 11. MAINTENANCE CHARGE.
(a) During such period as Carlsbad is authorized to use a
portion of the capacity of the Encina Outfall, whether as lessee
or owner of such capacity, Carlsbad shall pay to Buena a share of
the cost of the maintenance and operation of the Encina Outfall,
said share of the cost to be in proportion to the average flow of
sewage discharged into the Encina Outfall through Carlsbad's con-
nections to said outfall as compared to the total average flow of
sewage discharged into said Encina Outfall.
(b) Buena shall bill Carlsbad for its share of the cost from
time to time, but at least annually, and Carlsbad shall pay its
share of the cost to Buena within thirty (30) days after being so
billed.
(c) Buena shall keep accurate records of its cost of
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maintaining and operating the Encina Outfall. and such r. aeorc.s
shall be open to inspection by Carlsbad at all reasonable times.
Section 12. CHARGE AGAINST CAPACITY Y RIGHTS IN ENCINA TREAT-
MENT PLANT AND OCEAN OUTFA.LL., All sewage discharged into the
Encina Outfall through Carlsbad' s connection, under the terms of
this agreement and thereafter discharged into the Encina Treat-
ment Plant, and all infiltration allocable to Carlsbad as deter-
mined by Section 10 of this agreement, shall be charged against
Carlsbad's capacity rights in and to the Encina Treatment Plant
and Ocean Outfall as such rights have been determined by that
certain agreement between the City of Carlsbad and Vista Sanita-
tion District, entitled "Basic Agreement Between Vista Sanitation
District and the City of Carlsbad for the Acquisition and Con-
struction of a Joint Sewer Systems" dated July 13, 1961, together
with all amendments and supplements thereto, including the Second
Supplement to Basic Agreement Between Vista Sanitation District
and the City of Carlsbad for the Acquisition and Construction of
The Joint Sewer System, dated January 6,'1964, and shall be charged
to Carlsbad for the purpose of computing the proportionate shares
of the parties to the Basic Agreement In the cost of maintaining
and operating the Encina Treatment Plant and Ocean Outfall.
Section 13. TRANSFER OF TERRITORY If, because of annexa-
tion, transfers, consolidation or other cause, any territory with-
in the Carlsbad Service Area and served by the Encina Outfall is
transferred to another jurisdiction,, Carlsbad shall remain re-
sponsible and be charged for the sewage and infiltrated waters from
such territory discharged into the Encina Outfall as provided in
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this agreement until the parties hereto exeute an appropriate
amendment to this agreement transferring such responsibility and
the obligation to make payments pursuant to this agreement to such
other jurisdiction,
Section 14. REPAIRS, The Encina Outfall Sewer shall be
maintained by Buena In good repair and working order in accordance
with sound engineering practices, It shall be the duty of Buena
to make repairs on said Encina Outfall required to keep such out -
fall sewer in good operating condition, Except as provided in
Section 15, the cost of all repairs shall be part of the mainte-
nance costs of the Encina Outfall,
Section 15. MAJOR REPAIRS AND RECONSTRUCTION AND REPLACE-
MENT. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14 hereof, if it
becomes necessary for Buena to undertake major repairs of said
Encina Outfall or any portion thereof or to replace or reconstruct
said Encina Outfall or any portion thereof, the parties hereto
shall pay all costs of such major repairs or replacethent or re-
construction in the same proportion as the parties own or lease
capacity In the Encina Outfall or -portion thereof repaired, re-
placed or reconstructed.
Section 16. INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE. In the event of an
Interruption of service to Carlsbad by the Encina Outfall sewer,
as.a result of disaster, operation of State or Federal law, dis-
continuance or interruption of service to Buena by the Encina
Treatment Plant or Ocean Outfall, or any other cause beyond the
control of Buena, Buena shall bear no liability and shall be held
free and harmless by Carlsbad from any claims and liabilities for
anyiniurvto or damage to any person or persons or property or
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for the death of any person Or persons arising from or out of such
interruption of service or for any other damages or costs incurred
by Buena as a result of such interruption of service.
Section 17. ARBITRATION. Except as otherwise provided here-
in, all controversies arising out of the interpretation or applica-
tion of this agreement or the refusal of either party to perform
the whole or any part thereof shall be settled by arbitration in
accordance with the provisions of this section and where not provided
by this section, in accordance with the statutory provisions of the
State of California then in force. The controversy shall. be sub-
mitted to a board of three (3) arbitrators which shall be appointed,
one by Buena, one by Carlsbad and the third by the first two. The
party desiring arbitration shall notify the other party by a
written notice stating the following: (1) that it desires arbi-
tration, (2) the controversy to be arbitrated, (3) that it has
appointed its nominees, and (4) that it requests the other party
to appoint its nominee. Within thirty (30) days from the receipt
of said notice the other party shall appoint its nominee. Within
fifteen (15) days after the last party has appointed its nominee
the two nominees shall appoint the third. None of the arbitrators
shall be a resident ofo or taxpayer in, or own property in, or
have a place of business in, or be employed in or by, or have any
contract with, or be an officer or employee of, either party. The
arbitration board shall hold at least one hearing and, at least
ten (10) days before said hearing, shall give each party written
notice thereof. The arbitration shall be restricted to matters rel-
ative to that stated in the notice requesting arbitration. The
arbitration board shall have no authority to add to or subtract
from this agreement, Each party .hall be given an opportunity to
be heard and to present evidence, Upon conclusion of the hearing
or hearing the arbitration board shall reduce their findings of
fact, conclusions of law and the award to writing, and shall sign
the same and deliver one signed copy thereef to each public agency,
Such award shall be final and binding upon both partlea. A majority
finding shall govern If the arbitratorsdetermination is not unan-
imous. Each party shall pay its own expenses, including the expenses
of the arbitrator which it nominates. The expenses of the third
arbitrator and the administrative costs of the arbitration proceed-
ings shall be shared equally.
Any controversy which can be determined by an engineer's find-
ings and which under this section could be submitted to arbitration
may, if the parties thereto agree in writing to do $0, be submitted
to a named engineer who shall be the sole arbitrator.
Such engineer shall be a member of the American Society of
Civil Engineers and shall be disinterested as hereinbefore in this
section required of arbitrators on an arbitration board. He shall
proceed in the same manner and shall make findings, conclusions and
an award in the manner provided herein for an arbitration board.
Section 18. NOTICE. Notices required or permitted under this
agreement shall be sufficiently given if in writing and If either
served personally upon or mailed by registered or certified mall
to the clerk or secretary of the governing body of the affected
party to this agreement.
Section 19, LIABILITY. Nothing herein contained shall operate
to relieve Carlsbad of any liability for damages to persons or
property arising from or out of the instalHatlon, constuctlon,
operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and/or reconatruction
of the aforesaid sewer connections and appurtenances or from any
action or inaction of Carlsbad or of ite officers, agent e or
employees in connection therewith.
And except as provided in Section 16 nothing herein. contained
shall operate to relieve ]3uena of any liability for damages to
persons or property arising from or out of the installation, con-
struction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and/or
reconstruction of the aforesaid sewer connections and appurte-
nances or from any action or inaction of Buena or of its officers,
agents or employees in connection therewith.
Section 20. INDEMNITY - INSURANCE. To the extent It may
legally do so, Carlsbad shall defend and save and hold free and
harmless Buena and its agents, officers and employees from any
claims, liabilities, penalties or fines for injury to or damage
to any person or property or for the death of any person arising
from or out of any act or omission of Carlsbad, its agents,
officers, employees or contractors, arising from or out of any
defects in the installation, construction, operation, maintenance,
repair, replacement and/or reconstruction of said sewer connections
and/Or appurtenances. Pursuant thereto Carlsbad shall take out
and maintain public liability insurance with an insurance carrier
authorized to do business in the State of California to protect
against loss from liability Imposed by law for damages on. account
of bodily injury, including death resulting therefrom suffered or
alleged to be suffered by any person or persons whatsoever result-
ing directly or indirectly from any act or activities of Carlsbad
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cr any person acting for Carlsbad cr under Carlsbades control or
direction, and also to protect against any loss from liability
imposed by law for damages to any
directly or indirectly by or from
or any person acting for Carlsbad
direction. Such public liability
shall be maintained in full force
term of this lease in the amounts
property of any person caused
acto or activities of Carlsbad
or under Carlsbadls control or
and property damage insurance
and effect during the entire
of not less than $500,000 for
one person injured in one accident and not less than $1,000,000
for more than one person injured in one accident and in the amount
of not less than $250,000 with respect to any property damage
aforesaid. Said insurance shall be
County Counsel of San Diego County.
have a non -cancellation -without -ten
in form satisfactory to the
The Insurance policies shall
(10)-day-notioe-to-Buena
clause and shall provide that copies of all cancellation notices
shall be sent to Buena. If Carlsbad does not keep such insurance
in full force and effect, Buena may take out the necessary in-
surance and pay the premium, and such amounts so paid by Buena
shall become a charge against Carlsbad.
Section 21. TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is of the essence of
this agreement.
Section 22. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sen-
tence, clause, phrase or word of this agreement, or the applica-
tion thereof, to any party, or to any other person or circumstance
is for any reason held invalid, it shall be deemed severable and
the validity or the remainder of the agreement or the application
of such provision to the other parties or to any other persons or
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circumstance shall not be affected thereby, Each party hereby
declares that it would have entered into this agreement and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase and work thereof ir-
respective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses, phrases or words, or the application thereof
to any party or any other person or circumstance be held invalid
Section 23. USE OF ENCINA OUTFALL BY OTHERS. Nothing in
this agreement shall prevent Buena from leasing or permitting the
use of excess capacity in the Encina Outfall by any other person
or public agency upon such terms and conditions as Buena may spec-
ify provided that Buena shall not impair the rights of Carlsbad
under the terms of this agreement.
Section 24. The provisions of the Basic Agreement and all
supplements and amendments thereto shall also apply to this agree-
ment between Carlsbad and Buena insofar as applicable and not in-
consistent with the provisions of this agreement.
Section 25. This agreement shall be binding upon the parties
hereto and the successors and assigns of each of them.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has pursuant to reso-
lution duly passed and adopted by its respective governing body
caused this agreement to be executed the date first above written.
LF:ECGzCL
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
Chairman,
CITY OF CARLSBAD
o rectors 5
D
DFEPARTMK1-4,NT OF SPECIAL DISTRICT SERVICES
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
5555 OVERLAND AVENUE, BLDG. 2
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92123
TELEPHONE 278-9200
WARREN A. BARNEY, DIRECTOR
City of Carlsbad
2960 Pio Pico
Carlsbad, California 92008
Gentlemen:
June 29, 1966
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BUENA SANITATION DISTKICT AND CITY
OF CARLSBAD FOR THE LEASE Y CARLSB D OF CAPACITY IN THE
ENCINA OUTFALL OF THE BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
Enclosed is a fully executed copy of the subject agreement for your files.
Very truly yours,
WARREN A. BARNEY, D rector
Department of Speci 1 District Services
Sm
Enclosure
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
1 ' CONTRACT
Na, 3405-2103-R
Reference above number In each
eommunkaUon regarding this centred.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
AND CITY OF CARLSBAD FOR THE LEASE BY CARLSBAD
OF CAPACITY IN THE ENCINA OUTFALL OF THE BUENA
SANITATION DISTRICT
This agreement, made and entered into this o20 - day
of , 2 by and between BUENA
SANITA ON DISTRICT, a county sanitation district, formed and
existing under the County Sanitation District Act (Section
4700, et seq., Health and Safety Code) hereinafter sometimes
referred to as "Buena" and the City of Carlsbad, a municipal
corporation sometimes hereinafter referred to a s "Carlsbad".
W ITNESSET H:
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
1, The City of Carlsbad and the Vista Sanitation District
have entered into an agreement for the construction and owner-
ship of a Joint Sewer System including a treatment plant and
ocean outfall) said agreement being entitled "Basic Agreement
Between Vista Sanitation District and the City of Carlsbad
for the Acquisition and Construction of a Joint Sewer System",
dated July 13, 1961, which bears County of San Diego Contract
No, 1858-2129E, This agreement has been amended and supple-
mented by several agreements including the agreement entitled
"Second Supplement to Basic Agreement Between Vista Sanitation
District and the City of Carlsbad for the Acquisition and
Construction of the Joint Sewer System", dated January 6, 1964,
by which Buena became a party to said Basic Agreement, said
Basic Agreement as so amended and supplemented being herein-
after sometimes referred to as "Basic Agreement"
2. Pursuant to Section 6 of the S :cond Supplement
to the "Basic Agreement", Buena agreed to sell to Carlsbad
capacity in the Buena Sewer designed to serve the population
In "Area A" and "Area B" as delineated on Exhibit E attached
to said agreement. The portion of said Buena Sewer, desig-
nated Encina Outfali Sewer on said '' chibit E, is designed to
have a capacity to serve Area A and Area B in addition to
a population of 39,000 persons in :.he Buena Service Area.
3. In accordance with the terms and provisions of said
Section 6, Carlsbad desires to Leese capacity in said Encina
Outfall Sewer (hereinafter referred to as Encina Out.f all) and
Buena desires to lease such capac Aty to Carlsbad as hereinafter
set forth.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. EFFECTIVE DATE. This agreement shall take
effect JUN 2 0 1966
Section 2, LEASE OF CAPACITY. Buena agrees to lease
to Carlsbad the following i.isteC percentages of capacity in
the Encina outfall
2 --
Station to Station*
0-+-00
20 4 81,43
33 4 36,43
42 + 28.18
67 4. 42.43
87 4 57.43
190 + 93,29
204408.65
20 -+- 81,43
33 -+- 36.43
42 4 28.1.8
67 42,43
87 -� 57.43
190 + 93.29
204 o8,65
209 -s- 56.94
Carlsbad
Hofca.-
Capacity Amount
$ 48,625
3.0 31.78 114,280
2,2 28,21 10,070
2,2 28,21 20,900
1,5 21.13 11,735
.3 18,84 )+5s950
1.2 17,65 5,630
1,2 17,65 2,410
MGD*
Total $159,600
* Stations as shown on hereinafter mentioned plans.
* Million gallons per day,
Said Encina outfall is the outfall sewer line shown on those
certain plans entitled "Plans .for the Project -Sheets 1
throumh 7 Inclusive" on file in the office of the Department
of Special District Services of the County of Snn Diego,
5555 Overland Avenue, Building 2, San Diego, California,
a copy of which has been furnished to Carlsbad.
Section 3. TERMS OF LEASE
1. Buena shall lease to Carlsbad for a period com-
mencing on or before July 1, 1966, and ending on or
before July 1, 1996, the percentages of capacity listed
in Section 2 herein, said lease to be upon the following
terms and conditions:
(a) The total rental sum shall be $159,600
payable as follows: 30 equal annual payments of
$5,320 each, beginning July 1, 1966, and
payable each July 1 thereafter until fully paid.
(b) Options are hereby granted by Buena to
Carlsbad to purchase the capacity which is the
subject of this lease. These options are granted
and shall be exercisable provided lessee is not in
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default at the time lessee exercises the option
to purchase, at least one month prior to the
expiration of each year of the term of the lease.
The purchase price shall be the sum of $159,600
leas the amount of rental already paid to Buena
under the terms of this agreement,
20 Carlsbad°s exercise of this option to purchase
shall be by one month"s prior notice thereof, in writing,
sent by registered or certified mail to Buena, and shall
be effected by delivering into Buena's hands, Carlsbad's
check In the full amount of said purchase price together
with any rental payment due at the time of the exercise of
said option, at which time title to said capacity shall
vest in Carlsbad, it being understood that until such time
as Carlsbad exercises its option title to the capacity
which is the subject of this agreement will remain in Buena
3. Carlsbad shall not lose its last right to exercise
said option although Carlsbad may not have given timely
notice of its exercise, unless Carlsbad shall fail to
exercise the same within ten (10) days after receipt of
written notice from Buena to do so and to make prompt payment
thereafter.
Section 4, CAPACITY - AVERAGE FLOW. The average flow
of sewage from Carlsbad discharged through any portion of
the Encina Outfall shall not exceed the amounts of capacity
stated In terms of MGD for such portion as shown in Section
2 as the capacity being purchased by Carlsbad, "Average flow"
shall mean the discharge of sewage expressed at a rate of
flow in million gallons a day (MGD) and shall be computed
by dividing the total gallons discharged during the fiscal
year (July 1 to June 30) by the number of days within said
year.
Section 5. CONNECTIONS. Carlsbad, at its sole expense,
shall construct, install, maintain, repair, replace and/or
reconstruct any necessary transmission facilities from the
Carlsbad Service Area to the Encina Outfall and the connec-
tions of such transmission facilities to the Encina Outfall
together with any necessary appurtenances.
Section 6. ENGINEER°S APPROVAL, The location, instal-
lation, construction, repair (except emergency repairs)
replacement and/or reconstruction of the connections to the
Encina Outfall shall be according to plans and specifications
first approved by Buenas engineer.
Section 7. AREAS TO BE SERVED, The capacity in the
Encina Outfall to be acquired by Carlsbad under the terms
of this agreement shall be used by Carlsbad only to serve
that area which is within the Carlsbad Service Area, as
designated on Exhibit E of the Second Supplement to the
Basic Agreement, provided, however, that territory outside
such areas as above described may be served by Carlsbad
on a temporary basis with the written consent of Buenas
engineer, which written consent shall specify such territory
and the duration of such temporary service.
Section 8. LIMITATIONS ON Txrt: AND CONDITION OF SEWAGE.
A. All sewage discharged by Carlsbad into Encina
Outfall shall conform to the ordinances, resolutions,
rules and regulations which Buena must adopt in accordance
with Section 27 of the Basic Agreement concerning the
condition of sewage and waste permitted to be discharged
into the sewers under its control in order to prevent
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the discharge into such sewers any sewage or waste which
would be detrimental to the Joint System or any part
thereof.
B. Carlsbad shall not allow excessive infiltration or
any surface or storm waters to be discharged into any sewer
system or facilities served by the Encina Outfall. Carlsbad
shall not allow cooling waters or other unpolluted :industrial
waste to be discharged into such sewer system or £aellities
without the written consent of Buena thereto.
Section 9., METERING. When it becomes necessary to
meter the flow of sewage and upon demand by Buena after a show-
ing of such necessity; or in the event that Carlsbad _,s dis-
satisfied with the cost of maintenance and operation of the
Encina Outfall being charged to Carlsbad; and In any event, the
prior stated conditions notwithstanding, at a time prior no the
expiration of five years from the date of this agreement,
Carlsbad, shall, at its sole expense, install a meter at a lo-
cation within the Encina Treatment Plant site specified by luena
and such meter shall be of a type and installed in a manner
approved by Buena's engineer so as to measure the entire floe
of sewage from the Encina Outfall Into the Encina Treatment
Planto Buena shall, at no expense to Carlsbad, install or
cause to be installed such meters as may be necessary to meter
the sewage discharged into the Encina Outfall by Buena or any
other party authorized by Buena to discharge sewage into said
Encina Outfall. The meters shall be operated and maintained ty
Buena in good working condition for the duration of this agree-
ment, and Buena shall render reports of the metered flow to
Carlsbad quarterly. The cost of operating said meters shall
be considered a part of the coy=t, of maintenance and operation
of the Encina Outfall.
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Section 10, INFILTRATION„ It Is understood and agreed
that there will be inflo4 of water into the Encina Outfall be-
cause of leakage between the Carlsbad connection and the Encina
Treatment Plant. Buena shall estimate the total waters that
infiltrate the Encina Outfall between said connection and treat-
ment plant (sometimes referred to herein as "infiltration") and
apportion the same among all of such users of the Encina Outfall
in the proportion that the amount of sewage discharged into the
Encina Outfall by each such user bears to the total amount of
sewage discharged into the Encina Outfall by all of such users
of said outfall. The amount of infiltration apportioned to each
such user shall be deemed a part of the sewage of such user for
all purposes.
Section 11, MAINTENANCE CHARGE.
(a) During such period as Carlsbad is authorized to use a
portion of the capacity of the Encina Outfall, whether as lessee
or owner of such capacity, Carlsbad shall pay to Buena a share of
the cost of the maintenance and operation of the Encina outfall,
said share of the cost to be in proportion to the average flow of
sewage discharged into the Encina Outfall through Carlsbad's con-
nections to said outfall as compared to the total average flow of
sewage discharged into said Encina Outfall.
(b) Buena shall bill Carlsbad for its share of the cost from
time to time, but at least annually, and Carlsbad shall pay its
share of the cost to Buena within thirty (30) days after being so
billed.
(c) Buena shall keep accurate records of its cost of
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maintaining and operating the Enciria Outfall and such records
shall be open to inspection by Carlsbad at all reasonable times.
Section 12. CHARGE AGAINST CAPACITY RIGHTS IN ENCINA TREAT-
MENT PLANT AND OCEAN OUTFALL. All sewage discharged into the
Encina Outfall through Carlsbad's connection,, under the terms of
this agreement and thereafter discharged into the Encina Treat-
ment Plant, and all infiltration allocable to Carlsbad as deter-
mined by Section 10 of this agreement,, shall be charged against
Carlsbad®s capacity rights in and to the Encina Treatment Plant
and Ocean Outfall as such rights have been determined by that
certain agreement between the City of Carlsbad and Vista Sanita-
tion District, entitled "Basic Agreement Between Vista Sanitation
District and the City of Carlsbad for the Acquisition and Con-
struction of a Joint Sewer System" dated July 13, 1961, together
with all amendments and supplements thereto, including the Second
Supplement to Basic Agreement Between Vista Sanitation District
and the City of Carlsbad for the Acquisition and Construction of
The Joint Sewer System, dated January 6, 1964, and shall be charged
to Carlsbad for the purpose of computing the proportionate shares
of the parties to the Basic Agreement in the cost of maintaining
and operating the Encina Treatment Plant and Ocean Outfall.
Section 13, TRANSFER OF TERRITORY, If, because of annexa-
tion, transfers, consolidation or other cause, any territory with-
in the Carlsbad Service Area and served by the Encina Outfall is
transferred to another jurisdiction, Carlsbad shall remain re-
sponsible and be charged for the sewage and infiltrated waters from
such territory discharged into the Encina Outfall as provided in
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this agreement until the parties hereto execute an appropriate
amendment to this agreement transferring such responsibility and
the obligation to make payments pursuant to this agreement to such
other jurisdictions
Section 14. REPAIRS. The Encina {pitfall Sewer shall be
maintained by Buena in good repair and working order in accordance
with sound engineering practices It shall be the duty or Buena
to make repairs on said Encina Outfall required to keep such out -
fall sewer in good operating condition„ Except as provided in
Section 15, the cost of all repairs shall be part of the mainte-
nance costs of the Encino. Outfall.
Section 15. MAJOR REPAIRS AND RECONSTRUCTION AND REPLACE-
MENT. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14 hereof, if it
becomes necessary for Buena to undertake major repairs of said
Encina Outfall or any portion thereof or to replace or reconstruct
said Encina Outfall or any portion thereof, the parties hereto
shall pay all costs of such major repairs or replacement or re-
construction in the same proportion as the parties own or lease
capacity in the Encina Outfall, or portion thereof repaired, re-
placed or reconstructed.
Section 16. INTERRu}-.CION OF SERVICE. In the event of an
interruption of service to Carlsbad by the Encina Outfall sewer,
as a result of disaster, operation of State or Federal law, dis-
continuance or interruption of service to Buena by the Encina
Treatment Plant or Ocean Outfall, or any other cause beyond the
control of Buena, Buena shall bear no liability and shall be held
free and harmless by Carlsbad from .any claims and liabilities for
any in jury to or damage to any person o:' persons or property or
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for the death of any person or persons arising from or out of such
interruption of service or for any other damages or costs incurred
by Buena as a result of such Interruption of service.
Section 17. ARBT1EATION Except as otherwise provided here-
in, all controversies arising out of the interpretation or applica-
tion of this agreement or the refusal of either party to perform
the whole or any part thereof shall be settled by arbitration in
accordance with the provisions of this section and where not provided
by this section, in accordance with the statutory provisions of the
State of California then in force. The controversy shall be sub-
mitted to a board of three (3) arbitrators which shall be appointed,
one by Buena, one by Carlsbad and the third by the first two. The
party desiring arbitration shall notify the other party by a
written notice stating the following: (1) that it desires arbi-
tration, (2) the controversy to be arbitrated, (3) that it has
appointed its nominees, and (4) that It requests the other party
to appoint its nominee. Within thirty (30) days from the receipt
of said notice the other party shall appoint Its nominee. Within
fifteen (15) days after the last party has appointed its nominee
the two nominees shall appoint the third. None of the arbitrators
shall be a resident of, or taxpayer In, or own property in, or
have a place of business in, or be employed in or by, or have any
contract with, or be an officer or employee of, either party. The
arbitration board shall hold at least one hearing and, at least
ten (10) days before said hearing, shall give each party written
notice thereof. The arbitration shall be restricted to matters rel-
ative to that stated in the notice requesting arbitration. The
arbitration board shall have no authority to add to or subtract
from this agreement. Each party shall be given an opportunity to
be heard and to present evidence. Upon concluzion of the hearing
or hearings the arbitration board shall reduce their findings of
fact, conclusions of law and the award to writing, and shall sign
the same and deliver one signed copy thereof to each public agency.
Such award shall be final and binding upon both parties. A majority
finding shall govern if the arbitratorsdetermination is not unan-
imous. Each party shall pay its own expenses, including the expenses
of the arbitrator which it nominates. The expenses of the third
arbitrator and the administrative costs of the arbitration proceed-
ings shall be shared equally.
Any controversy which can be determined by an engineers find-
ings and which under this section could be submitted to arbitration
may, if the parties thereto agree in writing to do so, be submitted
to a named engineer who shall be the sole arbitrator.
Such engineer shall be a member of the American Society of
Civil Engineers and shall be disinterested as hereinbefore in this
section required of arbitrators on an arbitration board. He shall
proceed in the same manner and shall make findings, conclusions and
an award in the manner provided herein for an arbitration board.
Section 18. NOTICE. Notices required or permitted under this
agreement shall be sufficiently given if in writing and if either
served personally upon or mailed by registered or certified mail
to the clerk or secretary of the governing body of the affected
party to this agreement.
Section 19. LIABILITY. Nothing herein contained shall operate
to relieve Carlsbad of any liability for damages to persons or
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property arising from or out of the inatallation, construction,
operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and/or reconetruction
of the aforesaid sewer connections and appurtenances or from any
• action or inaction of Carlsbad or of its officers, agents or
employees in connection therewith.
And except as provided in Section 16 nothing herein contained
shall operate to relieve Buena of any liability for damages to
persons or property arising from or out of the installation, con-
struction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and/or
reconstruction of the aforesaid sewer connections and appurte-
nances or from any action or inaction of Buena or of its officers,
agents or employees in conneotion therewith
Section 20. INDEMNITY -. INSURANCE. To the extent it may
legally do so, Carlsbad shall defend and save and hold free and
harmless Buena and its agents, officers and employees from any
claims, liabilities, penalties or fines for injury to or damage
to any person or property or for the death of any person arising
from or out of any act or omission of Carlsbad, Its agents,
officers, employees or contractors, arising from or out of any
defects in the installation, construction, operation, maintenance,
repair, replacement and/or reconstruction of said sewer connections
and/Or appurtenances. Pursuant thereto Carlsbad shall take out
and maintain public liability insurance with an insurance carrier
authorized to do business in the State of California to protect
against loss from liability imposed by law for damages on account
of bodily injury, including death resulting therefrom suffered or
alleged to be suffered by any person or persons whatsoever result-
ing directly or indirectly from any act or activities of Carlsbad
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or any person acting for Carlsbad or under
direction, and also to protect against any
imposed by law for damages to any
directly or indirectly by or from
or any person acting for Carlsbad
direction, Such public J iab:7.lity
shall be maintained in full force
term of this lease in the amounts
Carl: ba.d e s control or
loss from liability
property of any person caused
acts or activities of Carlsbad
or under Carlsbad ° s control or
and property damage insurance
and effect during the entire
of not less than $500,000 for
one person injured in one accident and not less than $1,000,000
for more than one person Injured in one accident and in the amount
of not less than $250,000 with respect to any property damage
aforesaid. Said insurance shall be in form satisfactory to the
County Counsel of San Diego County. The insurance policies shall
have a non -cancellation -without -ten (10)-day-notice-to-Buena
clause and shall provide that copies of all cancellation notices
shall be sent to Buena. If Carlsbad does not keep such insurance
in full force and effect, Buena may take out the necessary in-
surance and pay the premium, and such amounts so paid by Buena
shall become a charge against Carlsbad.
Section 21. TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is of the essence of
this agreement.
Section 22, SEVERABILITY, If any sections subsection, sen-
tence, clause, phrase or word of this agreement, or the applica-
tion thereof, to any party, or to any other person or circumstance
is for any reason held invalid, it shall be deemed severable and
the validity or the remainder of the agreement or the application
of such provision to the other parties or to any other persons or
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circumstance shall not be affected thereby Each party hereby
declares that It would have entered into this agreement and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase and work thereof ir-
respective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses, phrases or words, or the application thereof
to any party or any other person or circumstance be held invalid.
Section 23. USE OF ENCINA OUTFALL BY OTHERS Nothing in
this agreement shall prevent Buena from leasing or permitting the
use of excess capacity in the Ercina Outfall by any other person
or public agency upon such terms and conditions as Buena may spec-
ify provided that Buena shall not impair the rights of Carlsbad
under the terms of this agreement.
Section 24. The provisions of the Basic Agreement and all
supplements and amendments thereto shall also apply to this agree-
ment between Carlsbad and Buena insofar as applicable and not in-
consistent with the provisions of this agreement.
Section 25. This agreement shall be binding upon the parties
hereto and the successors and assigns of each of them.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has pursuant to reso-
lution duly passed and adopted by its respective governing body
caused this agreement to be executed the date first above written.
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT,
By "51.
�_��""'Tt'Y
d of Directors
CITY OF CARLS
By
LF:ECG*CI
APPROVED BY THE
DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JUN2 G 196G #ra
CLERK OF TMF r,' »•
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