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RESOLUTION NO. 9151
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
AN IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY
OF VERNON AND THE GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS REGARDING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE
INTERSTATE 710 CORRIDOR
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon ("City") is a member of the
Gateway Cities Council of Governments (the "Gateway COG") a joint
powers authority established to address the issues, including
transportation issues, which affect cities within the Gateway COG
region; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2000, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Resolution No. 7596 approving an Implementation
Agreement with the Gateway COG respecting participation in a major
investment study to identify potential improvements to the I-710
Corridor; and
WHEREAS, the I-710 Major Corridor Study ("I-710 MCS")
constituted a comprehensive evaluation of the freeway corridor,
parallel arterials and other elements of the system's infrastructure,
including goods movement and an analysis of qualify of life impacts on
local communities, including public health; and
WHEREAS, the Gateway COG recently entered into a Memorandum
of Understanding (the "MOU") with the California Department of
Transportation ("CALTRANS"), the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority ("MTA"), and the Southern California
Association of Governments ("SCAG") to establish a multi -
jurisdictional structure to fund and govern the implementation of an
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Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement ("EIR/EIS")
to study the Locally Preferred Strategy developed by the I-710 MCS;
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WHEREAS, the MOU establishes an I-710 EIR/EIS Project
Committee and an I-710 Executive Committee, each of which provides for
and depends upon the participation of local elected and appointed
officials; and
WHEREAS, in order to participate in the implementation of the
I-710 EIR/EIS Project, the Gateway COG is requiring each member city to
pay an annual assessment based upon population; and
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon's annual assessment is
$10,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the City is interested in insuring that appropriate
improvements are made to the I-710 to insure proper and adequate
vehicular movement not only on the freeway but on the arterials that
intersect the I-710, including arterials in and/or serving the Vernon
community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon desires to
enter into an Implementation Agreement with Gateway COG to insure that
Vernon's concerns with the operation of the I-710 Freeway are
considered, and that Vernon has the opportunity to contribute input on
improvements that may take place in the Vernon area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
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approves the Implementation Agreement with the Gateway Cities Council
of Governments regarding an EIR/EIS for the Interstate 710 Corridor, in
substantially the same form as the copy which is attached hereto as
Exhibit A and incorporated by reference.
SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
lauthorizes the Mayor to execute said Agreement for, and on behalf of,
the City of Vernon and the Acting City Clerk is hereby authorized to
attest thereto.
SECTION 4: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
authorizes the Acting City Clerk, or his designee, to pay to the
Gateway COG an annual assessment amount of $10,000.00, in accordance
with a contribution formula based on population, which may be updated
from time to time.
SECTION 5: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
directs the Acting City Clerk, or his designee, to send two fully
executed Agreements to:
Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Attn. Richard Powers, Executive Director
16401 Paramount Blvd.'
Paramount, CA 90723
SECTION 6: The Acting City Clerk of the City of Vernon
shall certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of October, 2006.
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Acting City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, JR., Acting City Clerk of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 9151, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City
of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on
Wednesday, October 18, 2006, and thereafter was duly signed by the
Mayor of the City of Vernon.
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, JR.
Acting City Clerk
(SEAL)
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EXHIBIT
A
IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
AND
CITY OF VERNON
REGARDING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)/ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) FOR THE INTERSTATE 710 (1-710) CORRIDOR
This Implementation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into this
day of 2006 by and between the Gateway Cities Council of
Governments, a California joint powers authority ("GCCOG"), and City of Vernon, a
California municipal corporation ("City").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the mission of GCCOG includes transportation planning for the
sub -region, and advocating for maximum public sector funding for city and sub -regional
projects; and
WHEREAS, GCCOG adopted improvement of the 1-710 freeway as one of its
transportation priorities; and
WHEREAS, GCCOG partnered with Caltrans, the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and the Southern California Association
of Governments (SCAG) to complete the Major Corridor Study for the 1-710; and
WHEREAS, the purpose and need for said Study enumerated traffic
congestion, safety, air quality, goods movement, design deficiencies, land use constraints,
cost effectiveness, environmental justice, aesthetics, noise, and adequacy of public transit
as issues requiring attention and public action in any transportation improvement plan for
the Corridor; and
WHEREAS, GCCOG served as the advocate for inclusion of impacted
municipalities in the completion of the Study; and
WHEREAS, GCCOG entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with Caltrans, LACMTA and SCAG to establish a multi -jurisdictional structure to fund and
govern the implementation of an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact
Statement (EIR/EIS) (the "PROJECT") to study the Locally Preferred Strategy developed
by the Major Corridor Study and alternative improvements to the 1-710; and
WHEREAS, said MOU establishes an 1-710 EIR/EIS Project Committee and an
1-710 Executive Committee, each of which provides for and depends upon the participation
of local elected and appointed officials; and
WHEREAS, GCCOG has established within its chart of accounts an 1-710 Fund
for the purpose of financing certain planning and administrative aspects of the PROJECT,
including, but not limited to, advocacy on behalf of the 1-710 corridor and the
administrative costs associated with meetings of the Project Committee, Executive
Committee and Community Advisory Committee(s); and
WHEREAS, in order to finance said Fund in an equitable manner, it has been
the practice of GCCOG to assess those cities which are impacted by the 1-710 Freeway
and will therefore benefit from improvements to the freeway corridor, and which desire to
actively participate in the planning of such improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Term. The term of this Agreement shall remain and continue in
effect until completion of the PROJECT described and set forth in the document entitled
"MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG DISTRICT 7 OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS), THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SCAG), THE GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS (GCCOG), AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (LACMTA) REGARDING AN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT (EIR)/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) FOR THE
INTERSTATE 710 (1-710) CORRIDOR" ("MOU"), which is incorporated herein by this
reference as if fully set forth.
Section 2. Assessment for Proportional Costs of the PROJECT. City agrees to
pay to GCCOG an annual assessment, to be used for PROJECT costs, in accordance with
a contribution formula based on population, which may be updated from time to time and
provided to City by GCCOG. Upon execution of this Agreement, City shall pay an
assessment for the first year based on the following contribution formula:
$37,500
(Pop. over 200,000
$25,000
(Pop. over 50,000
$10,000
(Pop. under 50,000
Long Beach
Carson
Bell
Compton
Bell Gardens
Downey
Commerce
Huntington Park
Cudahy
Lynwood
Maywood
Paramount
Vernon
South Gate
County of Los Angeles (for
County of Los Angeles (for
Unincorporated Rancho
Unincorporated East Los
Dominguez)*
Angeles)*
* These assessments are merged into one $35,000 contribution.
Section 3. Committee Membership. City shall have representation by one
member of its City Council on the 1-710 EIR/EIS Project Committee. The City Manager
shall appoint one staff member as a representative to the 1-710 EIR/EIS Technical
Advisory Committee.
Section 4. Stipend. Subject to City's compliance with the terms of this
Agreement, the representative of City to the 1-710 EIR/EIS Project Committee shall receive
a stipend of $100 for attendance of each meeting of the 1-710 EIR/EIS Project Committee,
except as prohibited by law. Should City's EIR/EIS Project Committee representative also
be a member of the 1-710 EIR/EIS Executive Committee, he or she shall receive a stipend
of $100 for attendance of each meeting of the 1-710 EIR/EIS Executive Committee, except
as prohibited by law.
Section 5. Independent Contractor.
(a) GCCOG is and shall at all times remain a wholly -independent contractor
for the performance of the obligations described in this Agreement. GCCOG officers,
employees and agents performing such obligations shall at all times be under GCCOG's
exclusive control. City shall have no control over the conduct of GCCOG or any of its
officers, employees or agents, except as set forth in this Agreement. GCCOG, and its
officers, employees, or agents are not and shall not be deemed to be employees of City.
(b) No employee benefits shall be available to GCCOG in connection with
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. GCCOG is solely responsible for
the payment of salaries, wages, other compensation, employment taxes, worker's
compensation, or similar taxes for any employees for performing obligations hereunder.
Section 6. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, City and
GCCOG agree to save, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each other from any and all
liability, claims, suits, actions, arbitration proceedings, administrative proceedings,
regulatory proceedings, losses, expenses, or any injury or damage of any kind
whatsoever, whether actual, alleged or threatened, actual attorney fees, court costs,
interest, defense costs and expenses associated therewith including the use of experts,
and any other costs of any nature without restriction incurred in relation to, as a
consequence of, or arising out of, the performance of this Agreement, and attributable to
the fault of the other. Following a determination of the percentage of fault and or liability by
agreement between the parties or a court of competent jurisdiction, the party responsible
for liability to the other will indemnify the other party to this Agreement for the percentage
of Liability determined as set forth in this section.
Section 7. Suspension. If City fails to timely pay its annual assessment for the
PROJECT costs as specified in Section 2 of this Agreement, it shall be suspended from
active participation on the 1-710 Program Executive Committee and the 1-710 EIR/EIS
Project Committee and shall not be entitled to vote on decisions or receive the stipend
specified in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Section 8. Termination of Agreement. Either party may terminate this
Agreement for any reason, in whole or part, by giving the other party thirty (30) days
written notice thereof.
Section 9. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. All notices which any party is required or desires to give
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or
three (3) days after mailing by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) to the
following address or at such other address as the parties may from time to time designate
by written notice in the aforesaid manner:
To GCCOG: 16401 Paramount Blvd.
Paramount, CA 90723
To City: Bruce V. Malkenhorst, Jr., Acting City Clerk
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
(b) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of each party to this Agreement and their respective heirs, administrators,
representatives, successors and assigns.
(c) Amendment. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be
amended, modified or waived, except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties.
(d) Waiver. Waiver by any party to this Agreement of any term, condition,
or covenant of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other term, condition, or
covenant. Waiver by any party of any breach of the provisions of this Agreement shall not
constitute a waiver of any other provision, nor a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation
of any provision of this Agreement.
(e) Law to Govern; Venue. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed
and governed according to the laws of the State of California. In the event of litigation
between the parties, venue in state trial courts shall lie exclusively in the County of Los
Angeles.
(f) No Presumption in Drafting. The parties to this Agreement agree that
the general rule that an Agreement is to be interpreted against the party drafting it or causing
it to be prepared shall not apply.
(g) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto.
(h) Severability. If any term, provision, condition or covenant of this
Agreement is declared or determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby
and the Agreement shall be read and construed without the invalid, void or unenforceable
provision(s).
(i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument, provided, however, that such counterparts shall
have been delivered to both parties to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed the day and year first above written.
CITY OF VERNON
HILARIO GONZALES, ayor Pro-Tem
APPROVED AS T FORM:
GIRON, Acing City Clerk JE HARK ON, City Attorney
GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS
Larry R. Nelson, President
ATTEST:
Richard Powers, Secretary
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4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California 90058
Telephone (323) 583-8811
February 20, 2007
Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Attn: Richard Powers, Executive Director
16401 Paramount Blvd.
Paramount, CA 90723
Re: Resolution No. 9151- Implementation Agreement
Interstate 710 Corridor
Dear Mr. Powers:
Transmitted herewith are two executed Implementation Agreements
approved by City Council on October 18, 2006, and Check No. 315008 in
the amount of $10,000.00 to cover the annual assessment amount in
accordance with a contribution formula based on population.
Please ensure that a fully executed original agreement is returned to
the attention of the City Clerk's Office.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call Mr.
Samuel Kevin Wilson, at (323) 583-8811 ext. 245.
Very truly yours,
Nelly Gir n
Acting City Clerk
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IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
AND
CITY OF VERNON
REGARDING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)/ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) FOR THE INTERSTATE 710 (1-710) CORRIDOR
This m I men ation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into this
/4-A— day of ,� 2006 by and between the Gateway Cities Council of
Governments, a California joint powers authority ("GCCOG"), and City of Vernon, a
California municipal corporation ("City").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the mission of GCCOG includes transportation planning for the
sub -region, and advocating for maximum public sector funding for city and sub -regional
projects; and
WHEREAS, GCCOG adopted improvement of the 1-710 freeway as one of its
transportation priorities; and
WHEREAS, GCCOG partnered with Caltrans, the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and the Southern California Association
of Governments (SCAG) to complete the Major Corridor Study for the 1-710; and
WHEREAS, the purpose and need for said Study enumerated traffic
congestion, safety, air quality, goods movement, design deficiencies, land use constraints,
cost effectiveness, environmental justice, aesthetics, noise, and adequacy of public transit
as issues requiring attention and public action in any transportation improvement plan for
the Corridor; and
WHEREAS, GCCOG served as the advocate for inclusion of impacted
municipalities in the completion of the Study; and
WHEREAS, GCCOG entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with Caltrans, LACMTA and SCAG to establish a multi -jurisdictional structure to fund and
govern the implementation of an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact
Statement (EIR/EIS) (the "PROJECT") to study the Locally Preferred Strategy developed
by the Major Corridor Study and alternative improvements to the 1-710; and
WHEREAS, said MOU establishes an 1-710 EIR/EIS Project Committee and an
1-710 Executive Committee, each of which provides for and depends upon the participation
of local elected and appointed officials; and
WHEREAS, GCCOG has established within its chart of accounts an 1-710 Fund
for the purpose of financing certain planning and administrative aspects of the PROJECT,
including, but not limited to, advocacy on behalf of the 1-710 corridor and the
administrative costs associated with meetings of the Project Committee, Executive
Committee and Community Advisory Committee(s); and
WHEREAS, in order to finance said Fund in an equitable manner, it has been
the practice of GCCOG to assess those cities which are impacted by the 1-710 Freeway
and will therefore benefit from improvements to the freeway corridor, and which desire to
actively participate in the planning of such improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Term. The term of this Agreement shall remain and continue in
effect until completion of the PROJECT described and set forth in the document entitled
"MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG DISTRICT 7 OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS), THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SCAG), THE GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS (GCCOG), AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (LACMTA) REGARDING AN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT (EIR)/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) FOR THE
INTERSTATE 710 (1-710) CORRIDOR" ("MOU"), which is incorporated herein by this
reference as if fully set forth.
Section 2. Assessment for Proportional Costs of the PROJECT. City agrees to
pay to GCCOG an annual assessment, to be used for PROJECT costs, in accordance with
a contribution formula based on population, which may be updated from time to time and
provided to City by GCCOG. Upon execution of this Agreement, City shall pay an
assessment for the first year based on the following contribution formula:
$37,500
Pop. over 200,000
$25,000
(Pop. over 50,000
$10,000
Pop. under 50,000
Long Beach.
Carson
Bell
Compton
Bell Gardens
Downey
Commerce
Huntington Park
Cudahy
Lynwood
Maywood
Paramount
Vernon
South Gate
County of Los Angeles (for
County of Los Angeles (for
Unincorporated Rancho
Unincorporated East Los
Dominguez)*
Angeles)*
* These assessments are merged into one $35,000 contribution.
Section 3. Committee Membership. City shall have representation by one
member of its City Council on the 1-710 EIR/EIS Project Committee. The City Manager
shall appoint one staff member as a representative to the 1-710 EIR/EIS Technical
Advisory Committee.
Section 4. Stipend. Subject to City's compliance with the terms of this
Agreement, the representative of City to the 1-710 EIR/EIS Project Committee shall receive
a stipend of $100 for attendance of each meeting of the 1-710 EIR/EIS Project Committee,
except as prohibited by law. Should City's EIR/EIS Project Committee representative also
be a member of the 1-710 EIR/EIS Executive Committee, he or she shall receive a stipend
of $100 for attendance of each meeting of the 1-710 EIR/EIS Executive Committee, except
as prohibited by law.
Section 5. Independent Contractor.
(a) GCCOG is and shall at all times remain a wholly -independent contractor
for the performance of the obligations described in this Agreement. GCCOG officers,
employees and agents performing such obligations shall at all times be under GCCOG's
exclusive control. City shall have no control over the conduct of GCCOG or any of its
officers, employees or agents, except as set forth in this Agreement. GCCOG, and its
officers, employees, or agents are not and shall not be deemed to be employees of City.
(b) No employee benefits shall be available to GCCOG in connection with
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. GCCOG is solely responsible for
the payment of salaries, wages, other compensation, employment taxes, worker's
compensation, or similar taxes for any employees for performing obligations hereunder.
Section 6. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, City and
GCCOG agree to save, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each other from any and all
liability, claims, suits, actions, arbitration proceedings, administrative proceedings,
regulatory proceedings, losses, expenses, or any injury or damage of any kind
whatsoever, whether actual, alleged or threatened, actual attorney fees, court costs,
interest, defense costs and expenses associated therewith including the use of experts,
and any other costs of any nature without restriction incurred in relation to, as a
consequence of, or arising out of, the performance of this Agreement, and attributable to
the fault of the other. Following a determination of the percentage of fault and or liability by
agreement between the parties or a court of competent jurisdiction, the party responsible
for liability to the other will indemnify the other party to this Agreement for the percentage
of liability determined as set forth in this section.
Section 7. Suspension. If City fails to timely pay its annual assessment for the
PROJECT costs as specified in Section 2 of this Agreement, it shall be suspended from
active participation on the 1-710 Program Executive Committee and the 1-710 EIR/EIS
Project Committee and shall not be entitled to vote on decisions or receive the stipend
specified in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Section 8. Termination of Agreement. Either party may terminate this
Agreement for any reason, in whole or part, by giving the other party thirty (30) days
written notice thereof.
Section 9. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. All notices which any party is required or desires to give
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or
three (3) days _after mailing by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) to the
following address or at such other address as the parties may from time to time designate
by written notice in the aforesaid manner:
To GCCOG: 16401 Paramount Blvd.
Paramount, CA 90723
To City: Manuela Giron
Acting City Clerk
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
(b) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of each party to this Agreement and their respective heirs, administrators,
representatives, successors and assigns.
(c) Amendment. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be
amended, modified or waived, except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties.
(d) Waiver. Waiver by any party to this Agreement of any term, condition,
or covenant of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other term, condition, or
covenant. Waiver by any party of any breach of the provisions of this Agreement shall not
constitute a waiver of any other provision, nor a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation
of any provision of this Agreement.
(e) Law to Govern; Venue. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed
and governed according to the laws of the State of California. In the event of litigation
between the parties, venue in state trial courts shall lie exclusively in the County of Los
Angeles.
(f) No Presumption in Drafting. The parties to this Agreement agree that
the general rule that an Agreement is to be interpreted against the party drafting it or causing
it to be prepared shall not apply.
(g) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto.
(h) Severability. If any term, provision, condition or covenant of this
Agreement is declared or determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby
and the Agreement shall be read and construed without the invalid, void or unenforceable
provision(s).
(i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument, provided, however, that such counterparts shall
have been delivered to both parties to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed the day and year first above written.
CITY OF VERNON
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HILARIO GONZALES, ayor Pro-Tem
EST: APPROVED AS T FORM:
UELA GIRON, Ac/ ing City Clerk JE HARK ON, City Attorney
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GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS
Lar R. Nelson, Pr ent
ATTEST:
RiEhard Powers, Secretary