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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS-2016-050-R-166113/2016 50-R-16 A RESOLUTION Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Renewal Easement Agreement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District for the Continued Operation, Maintenance and Repair of Seven Storm Sewers and Connecting Structures and Outfalls to the North Shore Channel over Four MWRD Parcels Referred to as 4.05, 3.039 2.10, and 3.02 NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: The City of Evanston and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) executed a 25-year easement agreement providing the City with an easement for the continued operation, maintenance and repair of seven storm sewers and connecting structures and outfalls to the North Shore Channel over four MWRD Parcels that are referred to as Parcels 4.05, 3.03, 2.10, and 3.02. SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to sign the renewal of the Easement Agreement (the "Agreement") by and between the City and the MWRD for the renewal of the aforementioned easement for a term of 25 years, commencing May 21, 2017 to May 20, 2042. The Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 3: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate any additional conditions of said Agreement that he deems to be in the best interests of the City. 50-R-16 SECTION 4: This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval, in the manner provided by law. Attes Romney Gre e, City clerk Adopted: �)u,`(1� C�—( , 2016 Eliz eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor -2- 50-R-16 EXHIBIT 1 EASEMENT AGREEMENT -3- City of Evanston REV. 5-13-16 Fife No. 16-NHB-004 E-228 EASEMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 2nd day of June, 2016, by and between the METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHI- CAGO, a body corporate and politic organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, hereinafter called the "District" and the CITY OF EVANSTON, a mu- nicipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, hereinafter called the "Grantee." WHEREAS, the Grantee currently operates and maintains Improvements and Facilities as defined in Paragraph 1.01 below under an Easement grant dated May 21, 1992, from the District that commenced May 21, 1992, and expires May 20, 2017; WHEREAS, the Grantee desires a new 25-year, non-exclusive easement for the continued operation and maintenance of seven (7) storm sewers, connecting structures and outfalls to the North Shore Channel through North Shore Channel Parcels 2.10, 3.02 and 3.03 in Evanston, Illinois and North Shore Channel Parcel 4.05 in Skokie, Illinois, on the real estate legally described and depicted in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof; WHEREAS, North Shore Channel Parcel 4.05 is under lease to the Skokie Park District ("Skokie") under a lease agreement dated April 21, 1994, by and between the District and Skokie that commenced April 21, 1994 and expires April 20, 2032. This easement is therefore subject to the consent of Skokie; WHEREAS, the District is willing to grant to the Grantee the easement afore- said upon the conditions hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the representations, covenants, conditions, undertakings, and agreements herein made, the parties hereto agree as follows: ARTICLE ONE 1.01 The District hereby grants unto the Grantee a non-exclusive easement, right, privilege and authority for 25 years commencing on May 21, 2017, and termi- nating on May 20, 2042, for the sole and exclusive purpose of continuing to operate and maintain seven (7) storm sewers, connecting structures and outfalls to the North Shore Channel through North Shore Channel Parcels 2.10, 3.02 and 3.03 in Evanston, Illinois and North Shore Channel Parcel 4.05 in Skokie, Illinois, hereinaf- ter for convenience sometimes called "Improvements and Facilities", the real estate legally described and depicted in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, hereinafter called the "Easement Premises". 1.02 The District reserves the right of access to and use of the surface of the easement premises. 1.03 The Grantee covenants and agrees in consideration of the grant of said easement to pay to the District an easement fee of TEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($10.00) which is payable contemporaneously with the Grantee's execution and de- livery hereof. This amount represents the easement fee for the period from May 21, 2017 through May 20, 2042. 1.04 In addition to the aforesaid, the Grantee shall also pay, when due, all real estate taxes and assessments that may be levied, charged or imposed upon or against the Easement Premises described in Exhibit A and submit to the District evi- dence of such payment within 30 days thereafter. ARTICLE TWO 2.01 The construction and installation of the Improvements and Facilities of the Grantee on the Easement Premises shall be in accordance with plans and speci- fications therefor prepared at Grantee's expense and supplied to the District by the Grantee. No work shall commence until said plans and specifications have been ap- proved in writing by the Executive Director of the District. 2.02 The construction and installation of the improvements and Facilities by the Grantee on the Easement Premises shall be done to the satisfaction of the Exec- utive Director of the District. 2.03 Grantee shall construct, install, operate, maintain and remove the "Im- provements and Facilities", in a good and workmanlike manner at its sole cost, risk and expense. 2.04 The Grantee shall compensate the District for any additional costs that the District may sustain in any future construction of sewers, reservoirs or any other surface or underground structures caused by the presence of the Improvements and Facilities of the Grantee on the Easement Premises. 2.05 The Grantee shall relocate or remove the Improvements and Facilities existing or constructed upon the Easement Premises at no cost to the District: A. in the event that the subject premises are adjacent to any channel, waterway or reservoir, and said channel, waterway or reservoir is to be widened by the District or any other governmental agency; or B. In the event that any agency of government, having jurisdiction over said channel, waterway or reservoir requires the relocation or removal of said improvements; or V, C. In the event that said relocation or removal is required for the cor- porate purposes of the District. ARTICLE THREE 3.01 The District expressly retains its interest in and rights to the use and occupation of the Easement Premises subject to the easement rights herein granted, and the District may grant further easements, assign, sell or lease the same to other parties subject to the Grantee's right of use and a reasonable means of access to said Improvements and Facilities for construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, repair or removal thereof. 3.02 The Grantee shall be solely responsible for and shall defend, indemnify, keep and save harmless the District and Skokie, and their respective Commission- ers, officers, agents and employees (the District, Skokie and their respective Com- missioners, officers, agents and employees being hereinafter individually and collec- tively referred to as the "Indemnified Parties") against and from all injuries, deaths, losses, damages, claims, patent claims, liens, suits, liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses which may in any wise accrue, directly or indirectly, against the Indemni- fied Parties in consequence of the granting of this Easement, or which may in any- wise result therefrom or from any work done hereunder, whether or not it shall be alleged or determined that the act was caused through negligence or omission of the Grantee or Grantee's contracts, subcontractors or their agents and the Grantee shall, at Grantee's sole expense, appear, defend and pay all charges of Attorneys and all costs and other expenses arising therefrom or incurred in connection there- with, and, if any judgment shall be rendered against the Indemnified Parties in any such action, the Grantee shall, at the Grantee's sole expense, satisfy and discharge the same provided that Grantee shall first have been given prior notice of the suit in which judgment has been or shall be rendered, Grantee shall have been given an opportunity to defend the same and the District shall have given Grantee its full co- operation. Grantee expressly understands and agrees that any performance bond or insurance protection required by this Easement, or otherwise provided by Grantee, shall in no way limit the responsibility to indemnify, keep and save harmless and de- fend the Indemnified Parties as herein provided. 3.03 The Grantee prior to entering upon said premises and using the same for the purposes for which this Easement is granted, shall prepare and transmit to the Indemnified Parties an acknowledged statement that the Grantee is a self - insurer, and that it undertakes and promises to insure the District, its Commission- ers, officers, agents, servants and employees on account of risks and liabilities con- templated by the indemnity provisions of this Easement (Article Three, Paragraph 3.02) above; and that such statement is issued in lieu of policies of insurance or cer- tificates of insurance in which the Indemnified Parties would be a named or addi- tional insured, and that it has funds available to cover those liabilities in the respec- tive amounts therefor, as set forth as follows: 3 COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL LIABILITY Combined Single Limit Bodily Injury Liability Property Damage Liability (Including Liability for Environmental Contamination of Adjacent Properties) in the amount of not less than $4,000,000.00 per Occurrence and ALL RISK PROPERTY INSURANCE (Including Coverage for Environmental Contamination of Easement Premises) in the amount of not less than $4,000,000.00 per Occurrence. This statement shall be signed by such officer or agent of the Grantee having sufficient knowledge of the fiscal structure and financial status of the Grantee, to make such a statement on behalf of the Grantee and undertake to assume the fi- nancial risk on behalf of the Grantee and will be subject to the approval of the Dis- trict. ARTICLE FOUR 4.01 In the event of any default on the part of the Grantee to faithfully keep and perform all singular the covenants, agreements and undertakings herein agreed by it to be kept and performed,, or if said Improvements and Facilities are aban- doned, the District shall give the Grantee notice in writing of such default or aban- donment; and if such default or abandonment shall not have been rectified within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice by the Grantee, all rights and privileges granted herein by the District to the Grantee may be terminated by the District; and upon such termination, the Grantee shall immediately vacate the Easement Premis- es and remove its Improvements and Facilities from said real estate and restore the land to its condition prior to Grantee's entry thereon, all at the sole cost of the Grantee. 4.02 The Grantee shall have the right to give the District written notice to cease and terminate all rights and privileges under this agreement. In the event of such termination, the Grantee shall have a period of one -hundred twenty (120) days from and after such termination date to remove the Improvements and Facilities and to restore the land to its original condition at no cost to the District. The expiration of said removal and restoration date shall in no event extend beyond the expiration date of this Easement. 4.03 The Grantee understands and agrees that upon the expiration of this Easement, Grantee shall have removed or caused to be removed its Improvements and Facilities and any other things which Grantee has erected or placed upon said Easement Premises. Grantee further agrees to yield up said Easement Premises in 4 as good condition as when the same was entered upon by the Grantee. Upon Grantee's failure to do so, the District may do so at the sole expense and cost of Grantee. 4.04 Grantee expressly understands and agrees that any insurance protec- tion or bond required by this Easement, or otherwise provided by Grantee, shall in no way limit the responsibility to defend, indemnify, keep and save harmless the District, as hereinabove provided. ARTICLE FIVE 5.01 The Grantee also agrees that if the District or Skokie incurs any addi- tional expense for additional work which the District or Skokie would not have had to incur if this Easement had not been executed, then, in that event, the Grantee agrees to pay to the District and/or to Skokie, as applicable, such additional ex- pense as determined by the Executive Director of the District, promptly upon rendi- tion of bills therefor to the Grantee. 5.02 The Grantee covenants and agrees that it will reimburse the District, and/or Skokie, as applicable, make all necessary repairs at its sole cost and expense and otherwise keep and save harmless the District and Skokie from any loss, cost or expense arising out of the granting of this Easement suffered to property of the Dis- trict and/or Skokie, as applicable, by way of damage to or destruction thereof, .caused by any act or omission of the Grantee, Grantee's agents, employees, contrac- tors, subcontractors, or anyone else acting through or on behalf of Grantee, its agents, employees, contractors, or subcontractors. 5.03 During the term of this Easement, the District shall not be liable to the Grantee for any loss, cost or expense which the Grantee shall sustain by reason of any damage to its property or business caused by or growing out of the construc- tion, repair, reconstruction, maintenance, existence, operation or failure of any of the sewers, structures, channels or other works or equipment of the District now located or to be constructed on said Easement Premises, or on the land of the. Dis- trict adjacent to said Easement Premises. ARTICLE SIX 6.01 Detailed plans of subsequent construction or material alteration of the Grantee's Improvements and Facilities shall first be submitted to the Executive Di- rector of the District for approval. Construction work shall not begin until such ap- proval is given to Grantee in writing. 6.02 Any notice herein provided to be given shall be deemed properly served if delivered in writing personally or mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested to the District in care of: 5 or to the Permittee in care of: Executive Director, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 100 East Erie Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 Dave Stoneback Director of Public Works City of Evanston 2100 N. Ridge Avenue Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: (847) 448-8198 Email: dstoneback@cityofevanston.org and City Manager City of Evanston 2100 N. Ridge Avenue Evanston, IL 60201 or to such other persons or addresses as either party may from time to time desig- nate. ARTICLE SEVEN 7.01 The Grantee, prior to entering upon said premises and using the same for the purposes for which this Easement is granted, shall, at Grantee's sole cost and expense, obtain all permits, consents and licenses which may be required under any and all statutes, laws, ordinances and regulations of the District, the United States of America, the State of Illinois, the county, or the city, village, town or municipality in which the subject property is located, and furnish to the District suitable evidence thereof. 7.02 The Grantee covenants and agrees that it shall strictly comply with any and all statutes, laws, ordinances and regulations of the District, the United States of America, the State of Illinois, the county and the city, village, town or municipali- ty in which the subject property is located, which in any manner affects this Ease- ment, any work done hereunder or control or limit in any way the actions of Grant- ee, its agents, servants and employees, or of any contractor or subcontractor of Grantee, or their employees. 7.03 The Grantee agrees to protect all existing District facilities within the Easement Premises, including, but not limited to, intercepting sewers, sludge lines, utility lines, dropshafts, connecting structures, siphons and manholes. ►M 7.04 No blockage or restriction of flow in the water will be tolerated at any time. No construction or improvements of any kind can project into the waterway during construction or after permanent repairs are completed. 7.05 Grantee agrees to abide by and implement the District's Waterway Strategy Resolution as adopted by the District's Board of Commissioners, and at- tached hereto as Exhibit B and made a part hereof. ARTICLE EIGHT 8.01 The Grantee shall not voluntarily or by operation of law assign, or oth- erwise transfer or encumber all or any part of Grantees' interest in this Easement or in the Premises to any other governmental agency, individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, land trust or other entity without prior written consent of the District. 8.02 A change in the control of the Grantee shall constitute an assignment requiring the District's consent. The transfer of a cumulative basis of the twenty- five percent (25%) or more of the cumulative voting control of Grantee shall consti- tute a change in control for this purpose. 8.03 Grantee shall notify the District in writing not less than sixty (60) days prior to any proposed assignment or transfer of interest in this Easement. Grantee shall identify the name and address of the proposed assignee/transferee and deliver to the District original or certified copies of the proposed assignment, a recital of as- signee's personal and financial ability to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Easement Agreement and any other information or documentation requested by the District. The District shall not unreasonably withhold the consent to assignment or transfer. 8.04 Any attempted assignment or transfer of any type not in compliance with these sections shall be void and without force and effect. ARTICLE NINE GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS 9.01 DEFINITIONS A. "Environmental Laws" shall mean all present and future statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, licenses, permits, orders, approvals, plans, authorizations and similar items, of all govern- ment agencies, departments, commissions, boards, bureaus, or in- strumentalities of the United States, state and political subdivi- sions thereof and all applicable judicial, administrative, and regulatory decrees, judgments, orders, notices or demands relating to industrial hygiene, and the protection of human health or safety from exposure to Hazardous Materials, or the protection of the environment in any respect, including without limitation: 7 (1) all requirements, including, without limitation, those pertaining to notification, warning, report- ing, licensing, permitting, investigation, and reme- diation of the presence, creation, manufacture, pro- cessing, use, management, distribution, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, han- dling, or release of Hazardous Materials; (2) all requirements pertaining to the protection of employees or the public from exposure to Haz- ardous Materials or injuries or harm associated therewith; and (3) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com- pensation and Liability Act (Superfund or CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et M.), the Resource Con- servation and Recovery Act (Solid Waste Disposal Act or RCRA) (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq.), Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec 7401 et M.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) (33 U.S.C. Sec, 1251 et sea.), the Emergency Planning and Community Right -to -Know Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11001 et sea.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Sec, 2601 et sea.), the National Envi- ronmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et sew, .), the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 401 et Sea.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et M.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300 (f) et sea., the Il- linois Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et sea.) and all rules, regulations and guidance documents promulgated or published thereunder, Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et sea.) and all similar state, local and municipal laws relating to public health, safety or the environment. B. "Hazardous Materials" shall mean: (1) any and all asbestos, natural gas, synthetic gas, liquefied natural gas, gasoline, diesel fuel, petro- leum, petroleum products, petroleum hydrocar- bons, petroleum by-products, petroleum deriva- tives, crude oil and any fraction of it, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), trichloroeth- ylene, ureaformaldehyde and radon gas; n. (2) any substance (whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature), the presence of which (without regard to action level, concentration or quantity threshold requires investigation or remediation under any federal, state or local statute, regulation, ordi- nance, order, action, policy or common law; (3) any substance (whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature) which is toxic, explosive, corrosive, flam- mable, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mu- tagenic, or otherwise hazardous or dangerous; (4) any substance (whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature) the presence of which could cause or threaten to cause a nuisance upon the area sub- ject to easement or to adjacent properties or pose or threaten to pose a hazardous threat to the health or safety of persons on or about such prop- erties; (5) any substance (whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature) the presence of which on adjacent prop- erties, could constitute trespass by or against Grantee or District; (6) any materials, waste, chemicals and substances, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature, now or hereafter defined, listed, characterized or referred to in any Environmental Laws as "hazardous sub- stances," "hazardous waste," "infectious waste," "medical waste," "extremely hazardous waste," "hazardous materials," "toxic chemicals," "toxic substances," "toxic waste," "toxic materials," "con- taminants," "pollutants," "carcinogens," "reproduc- tive toxicants," or any variantor similar designa- tions; (7) any other substance (whether solid, liquid or gas- eous in nature) which is now or hereafter regulated or controlled under any Environmental Laws (with- out regard to the action levels, concentrations or quantity thresholds specified herein); or (8) any result of the mixing or addition of any of the substances described in this Subsection B with or to other materials. C. "Phase I Environmental Assessment" shall mean: 6 (1) an assessment of the Easement Premises and a reasonable area of the adjacent premises owned by the District performed by an independent and duly qualified, licensed engineer with experi- ence and expertise in conducting environmental assessments of real estate, bedrock and groundwater of the type found on the Easement Premises and said assessment shall include, but not necessarily be limited to a historical review of the use (abuse) of the Easement Premises, a re- view of the utilization and maintenance of haz- ardous materials on the Easement Premises re- view of the Easement Premises' permit and enforcement history (by review of regulatory agen- cy records), a site reconnaissance and physical survey, inspection of Easement Premises, site inter- views and site history evaluations, basic engi- neering analyses of the risks to human health and the environment of any areas of identified con- cerns, and preparation of a written report which discusses history, site land use, apparent regula- tory compliance or lack thereof and which in- cludes historical summary, proximity to and loca- tion of USTs, LUSTs, TSDFs, CERCLA site flood plain, maps, photograph log references, conclusions and recommendations. D. "Phase II Environmental Assessment" shall mean: (1) an assessment of the Easement Premises and a reasonable area of the adjacent property owned by the District performed by an independent and duly qualified, licensed engineer with experience and expertise in conducting environmental as- sessments of real estate, bedrock and groundwa- ter of the type found on the Easement Premises and said assessment shall include, but not neces- sarily be limited to, extensive sampling of soils, ground waters and structures, followed by laboratory analysis of these samples and inter- pretation of the results, and preparation of a writ- ten report with boring logs, photograph logs, maps, investigative procedures, results, conclu- sions and recommendations. 9.02 MANUFACTURE, USE, STORAGE, TRANSFER OR DISTRIBUTION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS UPON OR WITHIN THE EASEMENT [us Grantee, for itself, its heirs, executors, administrators, and successors cove- nants that to the extent that any Hazardous Materials are manufactured, brought upon, placed, stored, transferred, conveyed or distributed upon or within the Easement Premises, by Grantee or its subtenant or assigns, or any of its agents, servants, employees, contractors or subcontractors, same shall be done in strict compliance with all Environmental Laws. Construction or installation of new or reconstruction of any underground in- terconnecting conveyance facilities for any material or substance is not permitted without the advance written consent of the Executive Director of the District. 9.03 USE OF PREMISES (RESTRICTIONS - ENVIRONMENTAL) Grantee shall use the Easement Premises only for purposes expressly author- ized by Article 1.01 of this Easement Agreement. Grantee will not do or permit any act that may impair the value of the Easement Premises or any part thereof or that could materially increase the dangers, or pose an unreasonable risk of harm, to the health or safety of persons to third parties (on or off the Easement Premises) arising from activities thereon, or that could cause or threaten to cause a public or private nuisance on the Easement Premises or use Easement Premises in any manner (i) which could cause the Easement Premises to become a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility within the meaning of, or otherwise bring the Easement Premises within the ambit of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Section 6901 et sea. of Title 42 of the United States Code, or any similar state law or local ordinance, (ii) so as to cause a release or threat of release of Hazardous Materials from the Easement Premises within the meaning of, or otherwise bring the Easement Premises within the ambit of, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, Section 9601 et sea. of Title 42 of the United States Code, or any similar state law or local ordinance or any other Environmental Law or (iii) so as to cause a discharge of pollutants or effluents into any water source or system, or the discharge into the air of any emissions which would require a permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Section 1251 of Title 33 of the United States Code, or the Clean Air Act, Section 741 of Title 42 of the United States Code, or any similar state law or local ordinance. 9.04 CONDITION OF PROPERTY (ENVIRONMENTAL) A. In the event Grantee has used the Easement Premises under a prior easement agreement, Grantee warrants and repre- sents that as a result of the easement grant, the Easement Premises and improvements thereon, including all personal property, have not been exposed to contamination by any Haz- ardous Materials, that there has not been thereon a release, discharge, or emission, of any Hazardous Materials during its occupancy of the premises as defined by any Environmental Laws, and that the Easement Premises does not contain, or 11 is not affected by underground storage tanks, landfills, land disposal sites, or dumps. B. In the event of a release, emission, discharge, or disposal of Hazardous Materials in, on, under, or about the Easement Premises or the improvements thereon, Grantee will take all appropriate response action, including any removal and reme- dial action after the execution date of this Easement Agreement. 9.05 INDEMNIFICATION (ENVIRONMENTAL) A. In consideration of the execution and delivery of this Easement Agreement, the Grantee indemnifies, exonerates, and holds the District and its officers, officials, Commissioners, employees, and agents ("Indemnified Parties") free and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, costs, liabilities and damages and expenses incurred in connection with any of these (irrespective of whether any such Indemnified Party is a party to the action for which indemnification is here sought), including reasonable Attorney's fees, costs and dis- bursements incurred by the Indemnified Parties as a result of or arising out of or relating to (i) the imposition of any governmen- tal lien for the recovery of environmental cleanup costs expend- ed by reason of Grantee's activities, or (ii) any investigation, liti- gation, or proceeding related to. any environmental response, audit, compliance, or (iii) the release or threatened release by Grantee, its subsidiaries, or its parent company of any Hazard- ous Materials or the presence of Hazardous Materials on or un- der the Easement Premises or any property to which the Grant- ee, its parent company, or any of its subsidiaries has sent Hazardous Materials (including any losses, liabilities, damages, injuries, costs, expenses, or claims asserted or arising under any Environmental Law) regardless of whether caused by or within the control of the Grantee, its parent company, or its subsidiar- ies provided that, to the extent District is strictly liable under any Environmental Laws, Grantee's obligation to District under this indemnity shall be without regard to fault on the part of the Grantee with respect to the violation of law which results in lia- bility to District. 9.06 ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANTS Grantee agrees to and covenants as follows: A. Grantee covenants and agrees that throughout the term of the Easement Agreement all Hazardous Materials which may be used upon the Easement Premises shall be used or stored thereon on- 12 ly in a safe, approved manner in accordance with all generally accepted industrial standards and all Environmental Laws. B. Grantee has been issued and is in compliance with all permits, certificates, approvals, licenses, and other authorizations relat- ing to environmental matters and necessary for its business, if any. C. Grantee, to the best of its knowledge, is not a potentially re- sponsible party with respect to any other facility receiving waste of the Grantee (whether or not from the Easement Premises) under CERCLA or under any statute providing for financial re- sponsibility of private parties for cleanup or other actions with respect to the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials. D. Grantee will take all reasonable steps to prevent a violation of any Environmental Laws. There will be no spill, discharge, leaks, emission, injection, escape, dumping, or release of any toxic or Hazardous Materials by any persons on the area to be used and under the Easement Agreement. E. Grantee will not allow the installation of asbestos on the area described in Exhibit A or any item, article, container or electrical equipment including but not limited to transformers, capacitors, circuit breakers, reclosers, voltage regulators, switches, electro- magnets and cable, containing PCBs. F. Grantee shall be responsible to install "plugs" of compacted im- permeable soil material at intervals of no greater than 100 feet between such plugs along utility trenches which have been backfilled with compacted granular materials in order to mini- mize cross -site and off -site environmental contaminant migra- tion. The spacing of these plugs should be based on the charac- teristics of the site, the configuration of the trench or trenches, the characteristics (nature and extent) of the site environmental contamination, and/or the potential for site contamination should a surface of subsurface chemical release occur. Special emphasis should be placed on locating these plugs at all utility trenches where they cross: other utility trenches, containment berms or walls, property boundaries, and lease boundaries. G. The aforesaid representations and warranties shall survive the expiration or termination of the Easement Agreement. 13 9.07 COVENANTS (ENVIRONMENTAL) Grantee shall cause its parent company and each of its respective subsidiar- ies, contractors, subcontractors, employees and agents to: A. (1) Use and operate all of the Easement Premises in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, keep all material permits, approvals, certificates, and licenses in effect and remain in material com- pliance with them; (2) undertake reasonable and cost-effective measures to minimize any immediate environmental impact of any spill or leak of any Hazardous Materials; B. Notify District by telephone within two hours of the release of Hazardous Materials, including the extent to which the identity of the Hazardous Materials is known, the quantity thereof and the cause(s) of the release, and provide the District within 72 hours of the event with copies of all written notices by Grantee, its parent, and its subsidiaries that are reported to government regulators or received from the government regulators. C. Provide such information that the District may reasonably re- quest from time to time to determine compliance by the Grantee with this Article. D. Grantee covenants and agrees to cooperate with the District in any inspection, assessment, monitoring, or remediation institut- ed by the District during the Easement Agreement. 9.08 COMPLIANCE (ENVIRONMENTAL) The Grantee will cause its parent company and each of its subsidiaries, if any, to exercise due diligence to comply with all applicable treaties, laws, rules, regula- tions, and orders of any government authority. A. In the event of a spill, leak or release of hazardous waste carried by Grantee, its employees, or its agents Grantee shall conduct a Phase I Environmental Assessment, at its own expense, with re- spect to the Easement Premises and a reasonable area of the ad- jacent property owned by the District and submit the written re- port to the District within 90 days after the spill, leak or discharge. After review of each Phase I Environmental Assess- ment, District, at its sole discretion, may require Grantee, at Grantee's expense, to obtain a Phase II Environmental Assess- ment with respect to the premises used under the Easement Agreement. The written report of the Phase II Environmental 14 Assessment shall be submitted to District within 120 days of Dis- trict's request for same. If the Phase II Assessment discloses the presence of any Hazardous Materials contamination on the Easement Premises or adjacent premises, Grantee shall take immediate action to remediate the contamination and to restore the Easement Premises described in Exhibit A and adjacent premises owned by the District to a clean and sanitary condition and to the extent required by any and all Environmental Laws. B. Capacitators, transformers, or other environmentally sensitive installations or improvements shall be removed by Grantee prior to the end of the Easement Agreement unless directed to the contrary in writing by the District. C. If any Environmental Assessment reveals, or District otherwise becomes aware of, the existence of any violation of any Envi- ronmental Laws that either Grantee is unwilling to remediate or that District is unwilling to accept, District shall have the right and option to terminate this Agreement and to declare it null and void. D. In the event Grantee should receive a Notice of Environmental Problem, Grantee shall promptly provide a copy to the District, and in no event later than seventy-two (72) hours from Grant- ee's and any tenant's receipt or submission thereof. "Notice of Environmental Problem" shall mean any notice, letter, citation, order, warning, complaint, inquiry, claim, or demand that: (i) the Grantee has violated, or is about to violate, any Environ- mental Laws; (ii) there has been a release, or there is a threat of release, of Hazardous Materials, on the Easement Premises, or any improvements thereon; (iii) the Grantee will be liable, in whole or in part, for the costs of cleaning up, remediating, re- moving, or responding to a release of Hazardous Materials; (iv) any part of the Easement Premises or any improvements there- on is subject to a lien in favor of any governmental entity for any liability, costs, or damages, under any Environmental Laws, arising from or costs incurred by such government entity in re- sponse to a release of Hazardous Material, Grantee shall promptly provide a copy to the District, and in no event later than seventy-two (72) hours from Grantee's and any tenant's receipt or submission thereof. E. Not less than one (1) year prior to the expiration of the Ease- ment, Grantee shall have caused to be prepared and submitted to the District a written report of a site assessment in scope, form and substance, and prepared by an independent, compe- tent and qualified professional and engineer, registered in the State of Illinois, satisfactory to the District, and dated not more 15 than eighteen (18) months prior to the expiration of the Easement, showing that: (1) the Grantee has not caused the Easement Premises and any improvements thereon to materially deviate from any requirements of the Environmen- tal Laws, including any licenses, permits or certifi- cates required thereunder; (2) the Grantee has not caused the Easement Premises and any improvements thereon to contain: (i) as- bestos in any form; (ii) urea formaldehyde; (iii) items, articles, containers, or equipment which contain fluid containing polychlorinated bi-phenyls (PCBs); or (iv) underground storage tanks which do not comply with Environmental Laws; (3) the engineer has identified, and then describes, any Hazardous Materials utilized, maintained or con- veyed on or within the property, the exposure to which is prohibited, limited, or regulated by any Environmental Laws; (4) if any Hazardous Materials were utilized, main- tained or conveyed on the Easement Premises, the engineer has conducted and submitted a Phase II Environmental Assessment of the Easement Prem- ises, which documents that the Easement Premises and improvements are free of contamination by Hazardous Materials; (5) the engineer has identified and then describes, the subject matter of any past, existing, or threatened investigation, inquiry, or proceeding concerning en- vironmental matters by any federal, state, county, regional or local authority, (the Authorities"), and describing any submission by Grantee concerning said environmental matter which has been given or should be given with regard to the Easement Prem- ises to the Authorities; and (6) the engineer includes copies of the submissions made pursuant to the requirements of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Section 11001 et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code. 16 9.09 INSPECTION AND RIGHT OF INSPECTION (ENVIRONMENTAL) A. In the event Grantee gives notice pursuant to the provisions of Notice of Environmental Problem, within ninety (90) days Grant- ee shall submit to District a written report of a site assessment and environmental audit, in scope, form and substance, and pre- pared by an independent, competent and qualified, professional, registered engineer, satisfactory to the District, showing that the engineer made all appropriate inquiry consistent with good commercial and customary practice, such that consistent with generally accepted engineering practice and procedure, no evi- dence or indication came to light which would suggest there was a release of substances on the Site or Property which could ne- cessitate an environmental response action, and which demon- strates that the Site and Property complies with, and does not deviate from all applicable environmental statutes, laws, ordi- nances, rules, and regulations, including licenses, permits, or certificates required thereunder, and that the Grantee is in com- pliance with, and has not deviated from, the representations and warranties previously set forth. B. District hereby expressly reserves to itself, its agents, Attorneys, employees, consultants, and contractors, an irrevocable license and authorization to enter upon and inspect the Easement Prem- ises and improvements thereon, and perform such tests, includ- ing without limitation, subsurface testing, soils, and groundwa- ter testing, and other tests which may physically invade the Easement Premises or improvements thereon as the District, in its sole discretion, determines is necessary to protect its inter- ests. C. Nothing in this Easement Agreement shall relieve Grantee from its duty to exercise due care with respect to all of its activities on the Easement Premises. ARTICLE TEN 10.01 North Shore Channel Parcel 4.05 is under lease to the Skokie Park Dis- trict. The easement is subject to the Skokie Park District's consent for the access through its existing leasehold site. 17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, on the day and year first above written, the parties hereto have caused these presents, including Riders and Exhibits, if any, to be duly executed, duly attested and their corporate seals to be hereunto affixed. ATTEST: Jacqueline Torres, Clerk ATTEST: By: Title: METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO 37 Frank Avila Chairman of Committee on Finance CITY OF EVANSTON im Title: *CONSENTED TO BY SKOKIE PARK DISTRICT By: Title: *Consent by the Skokie Park District is intended as an accommodation only and shall not create any liability on the part of the Skokie Park District for Grantors or Grantee's failure to abide by any of the terms of this Easement Agreement. 18 STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) SS. COUNTY OF COOK ) I, , a Notary Public in and for said County, (Name) in the State aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that (Name) 0 personally known to me to be the (Title) of and that (Organization Name), personally known to me to be the (Name) of said organization are the same persons (Title) whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person and severally acknowledged that as such and (Title) of said organization, duly executed said (Title) instrument in behalf of said organization and to authority given as their free and voluntary act and as the free and voluntary act and deed of said organization for the uses and purposes therein set forth. GIVEN under my hand and Notarial Seal this day of , A.D. 2016. My Commission expires: Notary Public City of Evanston - Jurat 19 STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) SS. COUNTY OF COOK ) I, Notary Public in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that Frank Avila, personally known to me to be the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Board of Com- missioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, a body corporate and politic, and Jacqueline Torres, personally known to me to be the Clerk of said body corporate and politic, and personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that as said Chairman of the Committee on Finance and said Clerk duly executed said instrument on behalf of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and caused the corporate seal to be affixed thereto pursuant to the authority given by the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, as their free and voluntary act and as the free and voluntary act and deed of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, for the uses and purposes therein set forth. 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