SCMTD February 2004 Board of Directors Agendas - Santa Cruz ...

ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this ______ day of _____________ 2003,
by and between the CITY OF SANTA CRUZ, hereinafter called “CITY”, and the SANTA
CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT, hereinafter called “DISTRICT”.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, CITY maintains a staff of professional, redevelopment and real property
acquisition specialists, and
WHEREAS, DISTRICT desires to contract with CITY for the services of said specialists
from time to time, specifically to acquire properties for its MetroBase Project;
WHEREAS, CITY is agreeable to providing such services, in accordance with the terms
and conditions recited herein,
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
1. CITY, in consideration of the covenants, conditions, agreements and stipulations
of DISTRICT hereinafter expressed, does hereby agree to furnish to DISTRICT
the following services:
Provide acquisition and relocation assistance services for DISTRICT on an as
needed basis, by assisting in the conduct of negotiations with property owners and
carrying out relocation assistance procedures, when required and as prescribed by
federal, state and/or local law. Such services shall include but not be limited to
the following: Obtaining appraisals of the subject properties, meeting with
DISTRICT staff and DISTRICT Board of Directors to provide status updates and
receive direction regarding how DISTRICT wishes to proceed.
2. CITY shall assist DISTRICT, as it may request, on all matters relating to
appraisals, acquisition, relocation assistance and/or eminent domain proceedings
for any project, including the MetroBase Project. Once the District has forwarded
its request to the City, City shall have 5 business days to inform District regarding
whether it is willing to assist District. Through execution of this Agreement, City
agrees that it is willing to assist District with regard to the MetroBase Project.
3. CITY shall be responsible for assisting District with instituting and conducting
eminent domain proceedings, including matters relating to orders of possession.
Should it become necessary in the discretion of DISTRICT for CITY personnel to
appear as expert witnesses in eminent domain proceedings to acquire parcels, said
appearances shall be made only by written request of DISTRICT. Such services
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