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AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
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BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
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AND THE CITY OF MENIFEE
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The County of Riverside, California (hereinafter "COUNTY"), and the City of Menifee, California
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(hereinafter"CITY"), hereby agree as follows:
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RECITALS
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A. CITY desires that the following COUNTY departments within the Transportation & Land
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Management Agency (hereinafter "TLMA") provide certain professional services for CITY:
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the Planning Department, including the Environmental Programs Division.
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B. Services by other COUNTY departments or agencies are not the subject of this Agreement.
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C. COUNTY and CITY desire to define the scope of the professional services to be provided
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and the terms and conditions pursuant to which COUNTY will provide the professional
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services.
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NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
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18 SECTION 1 - RECITALS INCORPORATED
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The foregoing recitals are incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by this
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reference.
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22 SECTION 2 -ADMINISTRATION
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The TLMA Director, or his designee, shall administer this Agreement on behalf of COUNTY
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(hereinafter "COUNTY'S contract administrator"). The CITY manager, or his designee, shall
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administer this Agreement on behalf of CITY (hereinafter "CITY'S contract administrator').
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27 SECTION 3 - SCOPE OF SERVICES
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Upon CITY'S request and COUNTY'S approval asset forth herein, COUNTY will provide the
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professional services described in Attachments A to this Agreement, as well as any other
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professional services mutually agreed to by the parties (hereinafter"professional services").
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COUNTY, or consultants under contract to COUNTY, if any, shall comply with CITY codes in
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providing the professional services. COUNTY shall work directly with CITY and its staff in
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providing the professional services. COUNTY staff shall consult with CITY staff if CITY staff
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desires such consultation. COUNTY shall not be required to, and shall not, respond to any
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person or entity other than CITY concerning the professional services it provides. CITY shall be
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responsible for responding to all such persons or entities as set forth herein.
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SECTION 4 - REQUESTS FOR SERVICES
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CITY may use any desired means or process to decide whether to request professional
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services. CITY may request professional services for a single project or a group or class of
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projects. CITY shall make all requests for professional services in writing and CITY'S contract
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administrator shall send such requests to COUNTY'S contract administrator. Before requesting
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professional services, CITY'S contract administrator may ask COUNTY'S contract administrator
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for a written estimate of the cost of the services.
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18 SECTION 5 -APPROVAL OF REQUESTS
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If COUNTY agrees to provide the professional services requested, COUNTY'S contract
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administrator shall notify CITY'S contract administrator and the appropriate TLMA department in
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writing. If the appropriate TLMA department has an established procedure for providing the
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professional services requested (hereinafter "service delivery procedure"), the written notification
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to CITY shall include the service delivery procedure. Services shall be provided in accordance
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with the service delivery procedure unless the parties mutually agree to a different procedure.
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COUNTY shall not provide professional services if the request for such services is not made and
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approved in the manner described above.
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I SECTION 6 - DANGEROUS CONDITION EXCEPTION
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4. and 5. of this Agreement, COUNTY is hereby
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providing professional services, and CITY hereby agrees to pay the costs incurred by COUNTY
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for such remediation. For purposes of this Agreement, a dangerous condition shall be any
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administrator shall promptly notify CITY contract administrator of any dangerous condition
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remedied pursuant to this exception.
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10 SECTION 7 - PERTINENT INFORMATION
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Once a request for professional services has been made and approved in the manner described
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above, CITY'S contract administrator shall promptly transmit to COUNTY'S contract
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administrator all pertinent information concerning the project or group or class of projects. Such
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information shall include, but not be limited to, CITY'S case file(s); CITY'S approvals; CITY'S
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codes; CITY'S General Plan; any applicable specific plans; and any reports relating to biology,
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cultural resources, paleontology or geology.
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SECTION 8 - PERSONNEL
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In providing the professional services described in this Agreement, COUNTY and its staff shall
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be considered independent contractors and shall not be considered CITY employees for any
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purpose. COUNTY staff shall at all times be under COUNTY'S exclusive direction and control.
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COUNTY shall pay all wages, salaries and other amounts due such personnel in connection with
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their provision of the professional services and as required by law. COUNTY staff shall be
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located at COUNTY facilities.
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SECTION 9 -VEHICLES
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If CITY chooses to provide vehicles for COUNTY'S use in providing professional services, the
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vehicles shall meet COUNTY'S specifications, shall be adequately equipped and ready for
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service and shall be registered in the name of CITY. CITY-owned vehicles shall only be used for
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CITY-approved functions.
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SECTION 10 - COST OF SERVICES
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Unless the parties have mutually agreed to a set fee for professional services, CITY shall pay
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COUNTY for all such services, including staff-to-staff consultations, at the hourly rates set forth
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in Attachment B to this Agreement. CITY shall pay COUNTY for each hour of services it
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provides, or each fraction of an hour billed at 1/10`h increments, including any required travel
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time. CITY may request overtime hours at the hourly rates set forth in Attachment B, if overtime
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hours are offered by the appropriate COUNTY department. Notwithstanding the above, CITY
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shall pay COUNTY the full costs of producing any aerial photographs, aerial maps or satellite
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images for CITY. If CITY chooses to provide vehicles for COUNTY'S use, CITY shall also pay
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COUNTY the full costs of operating such vehicles, including, but not limited to, fuel,
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maintenance, and licensing costs.
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16 SECTION 11 - RECORDS and BILLING
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COUNTY'S contract administrator shall submit to CITY'S contract administrator a monthly
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invoice which shall include an itemized accounting of all services performed and the cost
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thereof.
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SECTION 12 - PAYMENTS
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CITY shall pay each monthly invoice within thirty (30) days of the date CITY'S contract
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administrator receives the invoice from COUNTY'S contract administrator. CITY may dispute
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any monthly invoice by submitting a written description of the dispute to COUNTY'S contract
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administrator within ten (10) days of the date CITY'S contract administrator receives the invoice
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from COUNTY'S contract administrator. CITY may defer the payment of any portion of the
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invoice in dispute until such time as the dispute is resolved; however, all portions of the invoice
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not in dispute must be paid within the thirty (30)-day period set forth herein.
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CITY'S contract administrator shall promptly transmit to COUNTY'S contract administrator all
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inquiries, complaints, and correspondence that CITY receives concerning COUNTY'S
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professional services and all information concerning dangerous conditions that may exist in
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CITY. COUNTY'S contract administrator shall promptly transmit to CITY'S contract
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administrator all inquiries, complaints, and correspondence that COUNTY receives in the course
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of providing professional services. CITY shall be responsible for responding to all such
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inquiries, complaints and correspondence.
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10 SECTION 14 - NOTICES
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Any notices required or permitted to be sent to either party shall be deemed given when
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personally delivered to the individuals identified below or when addressed as follows and
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deposited in the U.S. Mail, postage prepaid:
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County of Riverside City of Menifee
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Transportation & Land Management Agency 29714 Haun Road
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P.O. Box 1409 Menifee, CA 92586
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Riverside, CA 92502-1409 Attention: Carmen Cave
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Attention: Planning Department Community Development
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Director Director
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21 SECTION 15 - OWNERSHIP OF DATA
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SECTION 16 - CONFIDENTIALITY
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COUNTY shall observe all Federal and State regulations concerning the confidentiality of
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records.
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5 SECTION 17 - INDEMNIFICATION
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Indemnification by COUNTY. Excepted as provided below in the paragraph entitled "Special
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Circumstances", COUNTY shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless CITY, its officials, officers,
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employees and agents from all claims and liability for loss, damage, or injury to property or
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persons, including wrongful death, based on COUNTY'S negligent acts, omissions or willful
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misconduct arising out of or in connection with the performance of professional services under
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Indemnification by CITY. CITY shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless COUNTY, its
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officials, officers, employees and agents from all claims and liability for loss, damage, or injury to
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property or persons, including wrongful death, based on CITY'S negligent acts, omissions or
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willful misconduct arising out of or in connection with the performance of professional services
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under this Agreement including, without limitation, the payment of attorney's fees.
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Special Circumstances. Notwithstanding the above, COUNTY shall not indemnify, defend and
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hold harmless CITY, its officials, officers, employees and agents, and CITY shall indemnify,
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defend, and hold harmless COUNTY its officials, officers, employees and agents, from all claims
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and liability resulting from any of the following:
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The invalidity of CITY'S codes.
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How CITY decides to address, or prioritize actions addressing, alleged violations of
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CITY'S codes.
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How CITY decides to maintain, or prioritize the maintenance of, CITY facilities, including,
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but not limited to, streets and sidewalks.
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How CITY decides to deploy, or prioritize the deployment of, school crossing guards.
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The design of CITY facilities, including, but not limited to, streets and sidewalks
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constructed after July 1, 2009.
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CITY'S failure to provide pertinent information and inform as provided in Sections 7. and
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4 SECTION 18 - INSURANCE
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The parties agree to maintain the types of insurance and liability limits that are expected for
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entities of their size and diversity. The types of insurance maintained and the limits of liability for
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each insurance type shall not limit the indemnification provided by each party to the other. If
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CITY chooses to provide vehicles for COUNTY'S use, CITY shall maintain liability insurance for
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the CITY-owned vehicles and insurance for any physical damage to the CITY-owned vehicles in
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an amount equal to the replacement value of all vehicles provided. The vehicle policies shall, by
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endorsement, name COUNTY, its agencies and departments and their respective officials,
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officers, employees and agents as additional insureds.
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SECTION 19 - IMMUNITIES
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Nothing in this Agreement is intended to nor shall it impair the statutory limitations and/or
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immunities applicable or available to the parties under State laws and regulations.
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18 SECTION 20 - MODIFICATIONS
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This Agreement may be amended or modified only by mutual agreement of the parties. No
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alteration or variation of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and
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signed by the parties hereto, and no oral understanding or agreement not incorporated herein
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shall be binding on any of the parties hereto.
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SECTION 21 - WAIVER
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Any waiver by a party of any breach of one or more of the terms of this Agreement shall not be
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construed to be a waiver of any subsequent or other breach of the same or of any other term
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hereof. Failure on the part of either party to require exact, full and complete compliance with any
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terms of this Agreement shall not be construed as changing in any manner the terms he
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estopping that party from enforcing the terms hereof.
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If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void
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or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will nevertheless continue in full force without being
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SECTION 23 - TERM
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This Agreement shall become effective upon its approval by the Riverside County Board of
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Supervisors and shall remain in effect until June 30, 2013. This agreement may be terminated
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by either party upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other party. This Agreement may be
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extended for up to an additional twelve (12) months if the parties, through their respective
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governing bodies, mutually agree to the extension in writing and mutually agree on the hourly
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rate to be charged for services.
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16 SECTION 24 - ENTIRE AGREEMENT
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This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their understanding with
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respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior and contemporaneous
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agreements and understandings, written or oral.
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APPROVALS
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COUNTY Approvals CITY Approvals
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Katherine A. Lind Jose p Fletcher
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Assistant County Counsel City Attorney, City of Menifee
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APPROVED BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL:
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John Tavaglione John V. Denver
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Chairman, Riverside County Board Mayor, City of Menifee
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of Supervisors
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ATTEST: ATTEST:
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CLERK OF THE BOARD: CITY CLERK:
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By: By:�UYI/yL(
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Deputy Kathy Bennett
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ATTACHMENT A
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Planning Department Services, including Environmental Programs Division
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Upon request and approval as set forth in this Agreement, the Planning Department will do
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any of the following: review public and private development projects to ensure that such
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projects are consistent with State law and CITY codes; review development projects to
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determine the level of analysis needed for cultural, paleontological and geologic resources;
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review reports related to these resources; prepare environmental analyses for development
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projects; prepare conditions of approval for development projects; provide any other services
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customarily provided by a City planning department.
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Upon request and approval as set forth in this Agreement, the Environmental Programs
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Division will do any of the following: review public and private development projects to
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ensure that such projects are consistent with Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plans
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(MSHCPs); prepare conditions of approval for development projects; process Habitat
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Acquisition Negotiation Strategy (HANS) applications and conduct Single-Family Expedited
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Review Processes as required by the Western Riverside County MSHCP; review biological
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reports and MSHCP consistency analyses; perform habitat assessments and biological
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surveys.
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ATTACHMENT B
HOURLY RATES FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
REGULAR OVERTIME
DEPARTMENT POSITION HOURS HOURS
Geologic and
Planning Department Paleontological Services $ 138 N/A
Planning Department Archeological Services $ 138 N/A
Planning Department and Environmental
Programs Division Principal Planner Services $ 140 N/A
Planner Services (Including
Landscape Architect
Planning Department Review) $ 135 N/A
Ecological Resource
Environmental Programs Division Specialist $106 N/A
Environmental Programs Division Clerical $54 N/A