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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2783 Vendor Subject Department Status Code Amount Begin Date End Date Review Date Insurance Comments Contract Number 2783 O'BAY INC 4412 Kitsap Way - Oyster Bay Inn Engineering ROW File Class LEG 16-3 $ 09/01/1986 12/31/2005 02/15/2007 GL AL E&O $2000000.00 $ $ Insurance Total Insurance Review Date $2000000.00 10/01/2005 Vault 01/01/2007 RIGHT-OF-WAY USE PERMIT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this ~ day of iF~_~ , 1989, by and between the City of Bremerton, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "city," and O'Bay, Inc., a Washington corporation, hereinafter referred to as "O'Bay." WHEREAS, O'Bay desires to continue to use and maintain a sidewalk, curbs, gutters and a landscaped area erected on City right-of-way at the real property commonly known as 4412 Kitsap Way, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington; and WHEREAS, vacation of the portion of Kitsap Way is impractical and undesirable at this time; and WHEREAS, O'Bay agrees to pay to the City the sum of $ ~O,°o per year, payable in January of each year, for the right to continue using and maintaining the sidewalk, curbs, gutters and landscaped area and, in addition, the payment of any leasehold taxes due thereon; and WHEREAS, O'Bay agrees that at the beginning of each successive year after ~anuary, 19 ~ , that the monthly rent shall automatically be adjusted by the change in the "All Items" category of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the Bureauof Labor Statistics for the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. city average for the month of November, 1989 (basic index); provided, however, that rent shall not, in any case, decrease; it is now therefore W I TNES SETH: 1 1. The city hereby grants to O'Bay the use of said street right-of-way over the following real property: See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. Said property shall be used for the sole purpose of continuing to use and maintain the sidewalk, curbs, gutters, and landscaped area, and for no other purpose. 2. It is understood and agreed that this use permit is not assignable and that this Agreement shall continue in effect from year to year unless terminated by either party. 3. It is understood and agreed that this street right-of-way use permit may be terminated by. either party, without cause, upon thirty (30) days' written notice. Termination notice shall be effective on the date of mailing and served upon the parties as indicated below: City Clerk j~~~ 239 Fourth Street .~. Bremerton, WA 98310 - .v 4. Prior to and during the period of this Agreement, O'Bay shall provide.the Risk Manager for the City evidence that it has obtained and maintains in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement, a policy of public liability insurance in an amount of not less than $500,000.00, to include injury to, or loss of life of, any individual person; personal injuries suffered in each occurrence; and property damage suffered in each occurrence, which may be related to O'Bay's occupancy of the above-described property. Said insurance shall name the City of Bremerton as an 2 additional insured. O'Bay shall furnish a copy of this policy to the City for review by the Risk Manager. City's Risk Manager shall be provided thirty (30) days' written notice of any cancellation of said public liability insurance. O'Bay agrees to defend, indemnify, and save harmless the City, its appointed and elected officers and employees, from and against any and all liability, loss, costs, damage and expense, including costs and attorney fees in defense thereof because of actions, claims, or lawsuits for damages resulting from personal or bodily injury, including death at any time resulting therefrom, sustained or alleged to have been sustained by any person or persons and on account of damage to property, .arising or alleged to have arisen directly or indirectly out of or in consequence of or the performance of this Agreement, whether such injuries to persons or damage to property is due to the negligence of O'Bay, its subcontractors, agents, successors, or assigns. This provision shall be inapplicable to the extent that the City is judicially found solely negligent for such damage or injury. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the date and year first above written.  esident BY: Secretary ATTEST: CITY OF BREMERTON KATH~_~E~ McCLUSKEY, Clerk ~ ~E LOBE, Mayor ·  O FOR~: 3 IAN RT~IEVERS City Attorney That portion of government lot 5, section 16, township 24 north, range 1 east, W.M., in Kitsap County, Washington, described as follows: Commencing at a point 371.37 feet north and 884.05 feet east of the southwest corner of said government lot 5, as shown on survey recorded under auditor's file No. 8211180088 as filed in volume 18 of Surveys, page 150; thence north l°23' east 41.15 feet; thence north 9"26' east 67 feet to a point which is north 478.60 feet and east 896.05 feet from the southwest corner of said government lot 5; thence north 40°50' east 10.52 feet to the north line of Lower OYster Bay Drive as described in right-of-way deed recorded under auditor's file No. 188851; thence south 56° 04'52" east 15.11 feet; thence south 40°50' west 8.11 feet; thence south 9°26' west 61.82 feet; thence south 1"23' west 39.75 feet to the true point of beginning; thence south 88~37' east along the north margin of Kitsap Way, 211.22 feet; thence south l°04'30'' west 20 feet; thence north 88"37' west parallel with the north line of Kitsap Way, 211.22 feet, more or less, to a point which is south l°23' west from the true point of beginning; thence north 1°23' east 20 feet to the true point of beginning. AS S I GNME NT ~rIIS ASSI(~ mode by and between City of Bremerton ("Lessor") and EP }~nterprises ("Lessee"). City, as Lessor, entered into a Lease Agreement with O'Bay, Inc., a Washington corporation, dated May 7, 1984, leasing certain right-of-way at the real property c~m,only known as "Raffles Oyster Bay Inn, 4412 Kitsap Way, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington," to which Lease reference is hereby mode as if the s~ne were herein set forth at length, which lease is hereinafter referred to as the "Prime Lease." The parties hereto have agreed that Lessor shall assign that Lease Agreement to Lessee. The parties agree as follows: 1. Premises: Lessor hereby assigns to Lessee the right-of-way at the real property c~amonly known as 4412 Kitsap Way, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, and mere particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and mode a part hereof. The term shall be menth-to-menth, c(~rmenc- lng July 1, 1985. 2. Rent: Lessee shall pay to Lessor rent at the rate of Five Dollars ($5.00) per month, a total of Sixty Dollars ($60.00) per ann~n, to be paid in full, in advance, on the ~s~- day of ~-~-,~ , of each and every year. 3. Use: The premises shall be used for the sole purpose of construct- ing and mointaining a sidewalk, curbs, gutters and a landscaped area and for no other purpose. 4. Assignment: Lessee shall not assi~ this lease nor sublet the premises in whole or in part; and shall not permit Lessee's interest in this Lease to be vested in any third party by operation of law or otherwise. 5. Prime Lease: This Assi~nent is subject and subordinate to the Prime Lease. Except as moy be inconsistent with the te~ns hereof, ail the terms, covenants and conditions in the Prime Lease contained shall be applicable to this Assip~,~nt with the same force and effect as if Lessor were the Lessor under the - i - Prime Lease and Lessee were the Lessee thereunder; and in case of any breach hereof by Lessee, Lessor shall have all the rights against Lessee as would be available to Lessor against the Lessee under the Prime Lease if such breach were by the Lessee thereunder. 6. Limitation: Notwithstanding anything herein contained, the only services or rights to which Lessee is entitled hereunder are those to which Lessor is entitled under the Prime Lease and that for all such services and rights Lessee will look to the Lessor under the Prime Lease. 7. Indemnity: Lessee shall neither do nor permit anything to be done which would cause the Prime Lease to be terminated or forfeited by reason of any right of termination or forfeiture reserved or vested in the Lessor under the Prime Lease, and Lessee shall indemnify and hold Lessor harmless from and against all claims of any kind whatsoever by reason of any breach or default on the part of Lessee by reason of which the Prime Lease may be terminated or forfeited. 8. Representation: Lessee represents that it has read and is familiar with the terms of the Prime Lease. 9. Entire Agreement: All prior understandings and agreements between the parties are merged within this Assignment, which alone fully and completely sets forth the understanding of the parties; and this Assignment may not be changed or terminated orally or in any manner other than by an agreement in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of the charge or termination is sought. 10. Notices: Any notice or demand which either party may or must give to the other hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered mail addressed as follows: Lessor: Lessee: City of Bremerton EP Enterprises City Clerk 6~o ~ ~oo~-, 239 4th Street ~_k~c~.~_~ ~->~-~J~-~ ~O Bremerton, WA 98310 Either party may, by notice in writing, direct that future notices or demands be sent to a different address. 2 11. Successors and Assigns: The covenants and agreements herein contained shall bind and inure to the benefit of Lessor, the Lessee, and their respective executors, administrators, successors and assigns. DATED this ~ day of ~--~ -- , 1986. LESSOR: ~LOBE, Mayor ATTEST: KA~HLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, Clerk LESSEE BY: STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ss COUNTY OF KITSAP ) On this day personally appeared before me GENE LOBE and KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, to me personally known to be the Mayor and City Clerk, respectively, of the City of Bremreton, a municipal corporation, that executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they signed and sealed the same as the free and voluntary act and deed of said municipal corporation and on oath stated that they were authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed is the seal of the said municipal corporation. ~h,a~ ~~TAR¥ PUB~I~ in and for the STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF ) On this day personally appeared before me and . , to me personally known to b~-the /~fC~ and respectively, of EP ~.nterprises, that executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they signed and sealed the same as the free and voluntary act and deed of said EP Enterprises and on oath stated that they were authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed is the seal of the said EP Enterprises. -7~ WITNESS my hand and official seal this //z~L day of ~, 1986.. NOT/%R~-P~LIC~n ~fld for the State of Washington, residing at Commission expires: 3 That portion of government lot 5, section 16, township 24 north, range 1 east, W.M., in Kitsap County, Washington, described as follows: Commencing at a point 371.37 feet north and 884.05 feet east of the southwest corner of said government lot 5, as shown on survey recorded under auditor's file No. 8211180088 as filed in volume 18 of Surveys, page 150; thence north 1"23' east 41.15 feet; thence north 9°26' east 67 feet to a point which is north 478.60 feet and east 896.05 feet from the southwest corner of said government lot 5; thence north 40°50' east 10.52 feet to the north line of Lower OYster Bay Drive as described in right-of-way deed recorded under auditor's file No. 188851; thence south 56° 04'52" east 15.11 feet; thence south 40°50' west 8.11 feet; thence south 9o26' west 61.82 feet; thence south l°23' west 39.75 feet to the true point of beginning; thence south 88~37' east along the north margin of Kitsap Way, 211.22 feet; thence south l°04'30" west 20 feet; thence north 88°37' west parallel with the north line of Kitsap Way, 211.22 feet, more or less, to a point which is south l°23' west from the true point of beginning; thence north l°23' east 20 feet to the true point of beginning. LEASE AGREEMENT PART A -- SIGNATURE FORM PARTIES THIS LEASE AGREEMENT entered into by and between the City of Bremerton, a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington, as Lessor (hereinafter referred to as "City), and O-BAY, INC., a Washington corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Lessee"); W I TN ES S E TH; 1. Premises. The City is the legal owner of the following described real property: See attached Exhibit "A" The City hereby leases to the Lessee, and the Lessee hereby leases from the City the above-described real property, together with all the rights, privileges, easements and appurtenances thereon (hereinafter referred to as the "Premises"), for the uses and purposes described hereinbelow. 2. Uses and Purposes. Lessee shall have the use and occupancy of the Premises for the sole purpose of constructing and maintaining a sidewalk, curbs, gutters and a landscaped area and for no other purpose. Lessee shall submit all proposed plans for work to be performed on this real property to the City Engineer for the City Engineer's approval. Lessee shall also be allowed to construct a driveway on a portion of the above-described real property, which driveway shall conform to specifications as established by the City Engineer. 3. Term. The term of this lease, and any extensions, shall be as follows: Month-to-month basis beginning the first (1) day of April, 1984, and shall be from ~ momnth-to-month thereafter. Either party to this lease may terminate this lease by provided twenty (20) days written notice -1- to the other party at the addresses set forth below. Lessee shall abide by all of the terms and conditions of this lease and shall pay rent to the City as hereinafter set forth. 4. Rent. Lessee and Lessor agree rent for the premises shall be paid Lessor monthly on the first day of each month beginning April 1, 1984, at the rate of Five Dollars ($5.00) per month. It is agreed that the Lessee shall pay the total annual fee of Sixty Dollars ($60.00) upon the execution of this lease. In the event that this lease shall be terminated prior to a full year period, any balance due and owing Lessee shall be remitted for months during which this lease is not in force and effect. 5. Insurance. During the term of this lease, the Lessee shall obtain and maintain a policy of public liability insurance in an amount of not less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), to include injury to, or loss of life of, any individual person; personal injuries suffered in each occurrence; and property damage suffered in each occurrence, which may be related to Lessee's occupancy of the above-described property. Said insurance shall also name the City of Bremerton as an additional insured. The City Engineer may require that such insurance be provided prior to the issuance of a permit for the commencement of work. 6. Agreement Contents. This lease consists of this Part A -- Signature Form, plus Part B -- General Terms and Conditions, which, by this reference, are incorporated herein, and embody the entire agreement of the parties hereto. There are no other understandings or agreements, written or oral, between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. 7. Effectuation of Agreement. In order to be ef- fective, this lease must be (1) signed by an authorized represen- tative of the Lessee and returned to the City at the address set forth below, on or before , accompanied by any required policy of insurance, and (2) signed by the Mayor of th~ -2- City of Bremerton, and the City Clerk pursuant to ordinance authority. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have affixed their signatures below: THE CITY OF BREMERTON O-BAY, INC. Lessor Lessee By: , ' c ~O~- I~. ' MORRI~ DAWKIN~ * Mayor KATHLEEN L.' McCLU~KEY~ City Clerk City's Address for Ail Lessee's Address for Ail Communications: Communications: Mayor, City of Bremerton Elwood H. Larsen, Pres. 239 Fourth Street 6002 SE Evergreen Blvd. Bremerton, WA 98310 Vancouver, WA 98661 -3- Tel: (206) 694-5880 STATE OF WASHINGTON) : SS. COUNTY OF KITSAP ) On this day personally appeared before me Morrie Dawkins and Kathleen L. McCluskey, to me personally known to be the Mayor and the City Clerk, respectively, of the City of Bremerton, a municipal corporation, that executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they signed and sealed the same as the free and voluntary act and deed of said municipal corporation and on oath stated that they were authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed is the seal of said municipal corporation. WITNESS my hand and official seal this ~ day of ~7/~/ , 1984. NOTARY PUBLIC in and for thc State~gf WashSngton residing at _/~ ~-~/ ,. STATE OF WASHINGTON) : SS. COUNTY OF KITSAP ) On this day personally appeared before me ~,~F.; President/Secretary of O-Bay, Inc., a Washington corporation, to me known to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing Agreement of Lease, and he acknowledged that he is duly authoried to sign and seal the same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. WITNESS my hand and official sea~l_~his ~ day of NOTARY PUBLIC in an~ for the State of Washington residing at ~9~D~ ~';~ ~.~ -4- LEASE AGREEMENT PART B -- GENERAL TE~S AND CONDITIONS 1. LIMITATION ON USE/PURPOSE. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, the Lessee shall not enter into any sublease of the premises or any portion thereof or any assignment of any interest in this.agreement, whether long or short term in nature, or engage in any activity with respect to or on the premises other than the express use(s) and purpose(s) stipulated herein, without obtaining the prior explicity written authorization therefor from the City. 2. POSSESSION. In the event of the inability of the City to deliver possession of the premises, or any portion thereof, at the time of the commencement of the term of this lease, neither the City nor any of the City's officers, employees, or agents shall be liable for any damage caused thereby, nor shall this lease thereby become void or voidable, nor shall the term herein specified be in any way extended, but in such event, the Lessee shall not be liable for any rent until such time as the City can deliver possession. If the Lessee shall take possession of the premises prior to the commencement date of this lease, the Lessee and the City agree to be bound by all of the provisions and obligations hereunder during such prior period. 3. LICENSE AND TAXES. The Lessee shall pay unemployment insurance, social security and workmen's compensation applicable, and shall also fulfill all fiscal obligations imposed by law or contract. Lessee shall also procure, at Lessee's sole expense, all approvals and permits in'- -5- compliance with all regulations, statutory and otherwise, of any governmental body. 4. LIABILITY. a. Indemnification: The Lessee shall indemni- fy and hold the City harmless from any and all claims whatsoever arising out of the use and occupation of said premises including claims arising by reason of accident, injury or death caused to persons or property of any kind occurring by the fault or neglect of the Lessee, its officers, employees, agents, licensees, or invitees, or occurring without the fault of neglect of the City. b. Assumption of Risk: The placement and stor- age of personal property on said premises shall be the responsi- bility, and at the sole risk, of the Lessee. c. Insurance: During the term of this lease and any extension thereof, the Lessee shall secure and maintain a policy of standard form comprehensive general liability insuranc~ with an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Washington, providing protection and indemnification against any and all claims for injury to person or property or for loss of life, including the liability of the City for such to the Lessee and any of the Lessee's officers, employees and agents, and any liability of the Lessee as such to the City, its officers, employ- ees and agents, arising out of or in connection with the occupan- cy and use of the Premises as well as any and all claims and risks in connection with any acts or omissions performed by Lessee by virtue of the rights granted pursuant to this lease. Said policy limits shall be in the amount of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000,00). Said policy must specifically name the City of Bremerton as an additional insured party thereunder and must stipulate that the coverages provided by said policy shall not be terminated, reduced or otherwise changed in any respect without providing at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the City. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, the failure of the Lessee to comply with -6- the provisions of this section shall subject this lease to immediate termination. d. Waiver of Subrogation: The City and the Lessee hereby grant to each other on behalf of themselves and any or all insurers providing insurance to either of them covering the premises or any portion thereof, a waiver of any right of subrogation any such insurer of one party may acquire against the other by virtue of payment of any loss under such insurance. e. Adjustments of Claims: The Lessee shall provide for the prompt and efficient handling of all claims for bodily injury, property damage or theft arising out of the activi- ties of the Lessee under this lease. The Lessee agrees that all such claims, whether processed by the Lessee or Lessee's insurer, either directly or by means of an agent, will be handled by a person with a permanent office in the Puget Sound area. 5. USE AND CARE OF PREMISES. a. Landscape Maintenance Requirements: Lessee shall not plant any maple, Lombardy poplar, cottonwood or gum, or any other tree which breeds disease dangerous to other trees or to the public health. Lessee shall not be allowed to remain in the property being leased under this Agreement any tree trunk, limb, branch, fruit or foilage which is in such condition as to be hazardous to the public, and any such trees now existing in the subject area of this Lease may be removed in the manner provided by the City Engineer. No flowers, shrubs or trees shall be allowed to overhang or prevent the free use of the sidewalk or roadway or street maintenance activities, except that trees may extend over the sidewalk when kept trimmed to a height of eight feet (8') above the same and fourteen feet (14') above a roadway. No trees shall be allowed to come in contact with telephone, telegraph, electric or power wires of public service companies of the City of Bremerton; provided, however, that such wires are twenty-five feet (25') above the level of the public ' -7- place over which they pass. When the City Engineer shall find that trees are coming in contact with the wires of public service companies or of the City of Bremerton, he may order the trees trimmed and if not trimmed within ten (10) days after service of/~ written notice upon the Lessee, the City Engineer may issue a// permit to the owners of the wires authorized them to trim such trees at their own expense. If the work be done by the owners of the wires, the City Engineer may accompany them and have charge o~ the work and the cost of supervision shall be borne by the owners of the wires. If any trees or shrubs planted on the subject property of this Lease are, or become, a hazard, the City Engineer may order the same removed and the Lessee shall pay the cost thereof. In the event that any tree planted by the Lessee causes injury to the public sewers, sidewalks or pavement, the Lessee shall be liable for the damage done to the public sewers, sidewalks or pavement by said trees. No tree shall be planted within one foot (1') of any City sidewalk or pavement, except by special permit. b. General Condition: The premises used exclusively by Lessee, shall at all times be kept in a neat, clean, safe and sanitary condition, and kept and used in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington and Charter and ordinances of the City. The Lessee shall not permit any waste, damage, or injury to the premises. c. Maintenance - Repairs: The premises have been inspected by both parties and are accepted by Lessee in their existing condition as of the commencement date of this lease, without reservation except for latent defects or faulty construction of the premises not discoverable bY inspection at the time of taking possession. The City shall not be called upon to make any improvement or repair of any kind upon said premises. All maintenance and repairs to Lessee's equipment and to the -8- premises shall be the responsibility and at the sole expense of the Lessee d. Alterations: The Lessee shall not make, or cause to be made, any alteration, addition or improvement in said premises, other than that specified in Part A of this Agreement without the written consent of the City to such work. Lessor agrees to grant or deny such consent within ten (10) working days of Lessee's request. Non-structural improvements may be made at Lessee's discretion. All alterations, additions and improvements which shall be made, shall be at the sole cost and expense of Lessee, and shall become the property of the City, and shall remain in and be surrendered with the premises as a part thereof at the termination of this lease. The City reserves an unqualified right to make alterations to the premises or to the building in which the premises are situationed (1) where conditions exist which are deemed by the legislative authority t6 constitute an emergency, or (2) in order to correct code deficiencies. e. Access: The City reserves for itself, its officers, employees, agents and contractors, free access to said premises at all reasonable times for the purposes of inspecting, cleaning or making repairs, additions or alterations to the premises or any other proeprty owned by or under the control of the City, but this right shall not e construed as an agreement on the part of the City to make said inspections, clean or make repairs, additions or alterations. The Lessee shall have reasonable access to other property of the City where necessary to provide utility services to the premises; all of the Lessee's work on such other City property shall be at the Lessee's sole expense. 6. RESTORATION OF LEASE PREMISES. Lessee covenants to Lessor that in the event that this Lease is terminated and no right-of-way permit is issued subsequent to termination of said Lease, that Lessee will return said property to the City of -9- Bremerton and shall remove any improvements made on the right-of-way pursuant to the direction of the City Engineer. Lessee also agrees that appropriate set-back and parking requirements will be observed subsequent to termination of this Lease and the property will be restored to its original site plan on file in the Planning Department. Lessee shall pay all costs of removal of items directed to be removed by the City Engineer and shall pay all costs of restoring his parking lot to the cosditions specified in the original site plan. 7. DAMAGE TO UTILITIES. Lessee shall be responsible for locating all existing utilities and shall not damage said utilities in the performance of its work. In the event that utilities are damaged, Lessee shall paY the cost of restoring those utilities to the condition in which they were before being damaged by Lessee. 7. NON-DISCRIMINATION. The Lessee shall comply with all federal, state and local laws and ordinances prohibiting discrimination in employment with regard to age, sex, race, color, creed, national origin or physical or mental handicap, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification. 8. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION: In the event the premises are damaged by fire, earthquake, act of war, or other extraordinary casualty to such an extent as to render the same untenantable in whole or in substantial part thereof, or are destroyed, it shall be optional with the City to repair or rebuild the same; and within forty-eight (48) hours after the happening of any such event, the Lessee shall give the City or City's agent notice thereof. The City shall have not more than sixty (60) days after the date of such notification to notify the Lessee in writing of the City's intentions to repair or rebuild said premises, or any part so damaged. If the City elects to repair or rebuild said premises, the City shall prosecute the work of such repairing or rebuilding without unreasonable delay, in accordance with the then existing City procedures. In the -10- event the building in which the leased premises are located shall be substantially destroyed or damaged even though the leased premises shall not be damaged thereby, if in the opinion of the City it shall not be practical to repair or rebuild, then it shall be optional with the City to terminate this lease by providing written notice to the Lessee within sixty (60) days after such damage or destruction has been determined to be irreparable. If the City shall fail to give the notice aforesaid, the Lessee shall have the right to declare this lease terminated by written notice provided to the City. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no party to this lease shall be liable in damages to any other party for termination of this lease because of the damage or destruction of the premises or the building in which the premises form a part, as described in this section. 9. NOTICES. All notices to be given by either of the parties hereto to the other party shall be in writing and may either be delivered personally or may be deposited in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, as either certified or regular mail, addressed as specified in Part A hereof, or to such other respective addresses as either party may from time to time designate in writing. Notices sent by mail shall be deemed to have been given when properly mailed; the postmark affixed by the United States Post Office shall be conclusive evidence of the date of mailing. 10. RELATIONSHIP. In no event shall the City be construed, or held to have become in any way or for any purpose a partner, associate, or joint venturer of the Lessee or any party associated with the Lessee in the conduct of the Lessee's busi- ness or otherwise. This lease does not constitute the Lessee the agent or legal representative of the City for any purpose whatso- ever. 11. AMENDMENTS. The parties hereto expressly re- serve the right to renegotiate the provisions hereof, including' -11- the term of this lease, from time to time as may be necessary and to amend this lease accordingly; Provided, however, that no alter- ation or modification of the terms or conditions hereof shall be valid and binding unless made in writing and signed by the author- ized representatives of the parties hereto. 12. WAIVER OF DEFAULT. NO waiver of default by either party of any of the terms, covenants and conditions hereof to be performed, kept and observed by the other party shall be construed as, or operate as, a waiver of any subsequent default of any of the terms, covenants and conditions herein contained, to be performed, kept and observed by the other party. 13. TERMINATION. In the event that the Lessee de- faults in the performance of any terms, provisions, covenants and agreements on the Lessee's part to be kept, observed and per- formed, and such default is not corrected within thirty (30) days after the receipt of notice thereof from the City, or such shorter period as may be reasonable under the circumstances; or if the Lessee shall abandon, desert, vacate or remove from the premises; or if the Lessee shall file a petition in bankruptcy; or if the Lessee shall be adjudicated a bankrupt after the filing of an involuntary petition in bankruptcy; or if the Lessee shall take or receive the advantage or benefit of any insolvency; or if the Lessee shall enter into an agreement of composition with the Lessee's creditors; then, in such event, the City, at its option at any time thereafter, may terminate this lease together with all of the estate, right, and title thereby granted to or vested in the Lessee, by giving twenty (20) days' notice in writing of such election, by certified mail addressed to the Lessee at the address specified in Part A hereof, and at the expiration of such twenty (20) day period, the lease and all of the estate, right, title and interest thereby granted to or vested in the Lessee shall then cease and terminate, and the City may re-enter said premises using such force as may be required. The legislative authority shall have the right to determine on the City's behal~ -12- the existence of any default in performance or other breach or violation of the terms and conditions hereof on the part of the Lessee. 14. SURRENDER OF PREMISES. At the expiration or termination of this lease, including any extensions thereof, the Lessee shall quit and surrender said premises and shall deliver them to the City of Bremerton in a manner satisfactory to the City Engineer, with all improvements having been removed as directed by the City Engineer. 15. ADJUDICATION. This lease shall be construed under all of the applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the United States, the State of Washington, County of Kitsap, and the City of Bremerton. In the case of a dispute between the parties, venue over such dispute shall be with the Superior Court of Kitsap County, Washington. 16. BINDING EFFECT. This lease shall be binding upon the heirs, successors, assigns and all other parties legally empowered with signatory rights of any or all of the parties here- to. 17. INVALIDITY OF PROVISIONS. Should any term, provision, condition or other portion of this lease be held to be inoperative, invalid or void, the same shall not affect any other term, provision, condition or other portion of this lease; and the remainder of this lease shall be effective as if such term,' provision, condition or portion had not been contained herein. -13-