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HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-281 Recorded Resolution No. 98-281 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT OF EASEMENT FROM NICOR GAS FOR SANITARY SEWER PURPOSES (Tyler Creek Interceptor Sewer) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that Kevin Kelly, Mayor, and Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk, be and are hereby authorized to execute and accept a Grant of Easement from Nicor Gas for sanitary sewer purposes for the property legally described in the Grant of Easement, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause the Grant of Easement to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Kane County, Illinois . s/ Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly, Mayor Presented: November 18, 1998 Adopted: November 18, 1998 Vote: Yeas 5 Nays 0 Attest: s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk • SeTc-51 T 41 N R 8 E 3 PM FILED FOR RECORD KANE COLN1 Y.ILL. 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RECORDER PIN 06-05-400-002 NICOR GAS GRANT OF EASEMENT (Tyler Creek Interceptor Sewer) THIS INDENTURE, made and entered into this ' �O {� day of Die" ' , 199 8 , by and between NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Illinois. doing business as NICOR GAS (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Grantor") and the City of Elgin, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, Illinois, 60120-5555, an Illinois municipal corporation, (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Grantee"): WITNESaETH: WHEREAS, Grantee has requested Grantor to grant unto it a non-exclusive perpetual easement to install, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, alter, repair, replace and remove a 36-inch diameter sanitary sewer in a 60-inch diameter tunnel (hereinafter referred to as "Facility") in, under, upon and across certain real property owned by Grantor in Kane County, Illinois (hereinafter referred to as the "Easement Premises"). WHEREAS, Grantor, insofar as it has the right so to do, is willing to grant unto Grantee a non-exclusive perpetual easement for said Facility, but only upon the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth: W NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of ten and no/100 ($10.00) dollars and other good and valuable consideration, S the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in further consideration of the mutual covenants and i1) agreements hereinafter set forth, Grantor hereby grants, without warranty of title, unto Grantee, its successors and assigns, a non-exclusive perpetual easement to install, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, alter, repair, remove and replace said 36 inch diameter sanitary sewer in a 60-inch diameter tunnel in, under, upon, through and across the following described vi Easement Premises: A parcel of land situated in the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 41 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, Elgin Township, Kane County, Illinois, said parcel of land is more particularly described as the South 40.00 feet in equal width of the first of three parcels of land acquired by Northern Illinois Gas Company from Ginther Wilharm and Rosemary Wilharm by deed dated April 8, 1966 (recorded in Kane County, Illinois, as Document# 1068123); the South line of said 40.00 foot wide parcel of land, which is common with the South line of said former "Wilharm" property, is described as follows: From the Northwest corner of said West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, run South along the West line of said West Half of the Southeast Quarter, a distance of 1,179 feet to the Point of Beginning in a curve in the North line of a 100 foot wide railroad right-of-way; thence northeasterly along said railroad right-of- way, being along a curve that is convex to the northwest and which has a radius of 1,960.08 feet, an arc O� ` distance of 130 feet to a Point of Terminus, said Point of Terminus being the Southeast corner of said former \�. "Wilharm" property. 1 After recording return to: - 1 - C.14Y Otl61*et drDolonna Mecum Elgin City Clerk ' r$ 150 Dexter Court \�• t 999 K 02314 f O Elgin, IL 60120 The easement for said Facility herein granted by Grantor to Grantee is granted in perpetuity for said 36-inch diameter sanitary sewer in a 60-inch diameter tunnel and upon the following additional terms, covenants and conditions, which Grantee, for and on behalf of itself, its successors and assigns, expressly acknowledges, undertakes and agrees to fulfill and discharge, to-wit: 1. The easement herein granted shall be exercised by Grantee in a manner that will not in Grantor's sole judgement unreasonably interfere with the present or future installations or operations of Grantor upon the premises. In the event that Grantor shall hereafter decide to alter or relocate its present facilities at this location or shall decide to construct additional facilities at this location, and in the event any of the Facility constructed by Grantee pursuant to this Easement Agreement shall interfere with such proposed use of the premises of Grantor, Grantor shall deliver to Grantee a written notice describing such proposed use and stating that said Facility of Grantee will interfere with such proposed use. This notice shall be accompanied by an itemized list of any additional costs to be incurred by Grantor if Grantor alters its proposed use to avoid interference with said Facility. Upon receipt of such notice and itemization of additional costs, Grantee shall have the option of either (1) notifying Grantor within 30 days of the receipt of such notice that it elects to relocate said Facility, at its sole cost and expense, within a period of 120 days to another location on the property of Grantor mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto; or, (2) notifying Grantor within ten days of the receipt of such notice that it elects to pay Grantor for all additional costs to be incurred by Grantor, as shown by the itemization of cost submitted by Grantor. In the event Grantee shall elect to relocate said Facility, Grantee shall promptly take all steps necessary to complete such relocation within a reasonable time, and in no event later than 60 days from the date of such notice. In the event Grantee shall elect to reimburse Grantor for the additional costs to be incurred by Grantor, this amount shall be paid to Grantor within 120 days of request. 2. Prior to undertaking the installation of said Facility, Grantee shall provide Grantor with detailed plans and specifications as to the location and as to the method or manner of installation and construction of said Facility and Grantee shall obtain Grantor's written approval and consent to such plans and specifications. Upon receipt of such plans and specifications submitted by Grantee, Grantor shall promptly review such plans and specifications and notify Grantee of its approval or its objections thereto. Any proposed changes in said plans before or after installation or any additional attachments, equipment or appurtenances required for said Facility after installation shall be submitted to Grantor for its written approval and no work shall be performed until written approval has been obtained. In no event shall the written approval of Grantor be unreasonably withheld. 3. Except for routine maintenance, operation and inspection of said Facility, and except in an emergency, all construction, reconstruction, installation, maintenance, repair and removal work to be performed by Grantee on the Easement Premises, shall be performed at such time as shall have been approved in advance by Grantor. Notice of any such proposed work shall be given Grantor as least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the proposed commencement thereof. All such work shall be performed in the presence of a representative of Grantor in a manner satisfactory to such representative. Grantor may, at its option, perform any protective work which it deems necessary to insure the safety of its facilities in the area of Grantee's proposed work, or it may request Grantee to perform such work. In the event it elects to perform such work, Grantor shall make a reasonable effort to complete any such protective work prior to Grantee's proposed time for commencement of its work, but in the event such protective work cannot be completed by Grantor prior to Grantee's proposed time for commencement of work, Grantee shall postpone the commencement of such work until such time as Grantor has completed any such protective work. The expense of such protective work shall be borne by Grantee. 4. Grantee shall reimburse Grantor for any costs or expenses, sustained or incurred in connection with any damage or injury to grantor or to any property of Grantor in the course of construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, alteration, repair, replacement or removal of Grantee's Facility. - 2 - (999KQ 234 { a • 5. All installation, construction, reconstruction, operation, repair, replacement or removal work performed by Grantee pursuant to the easement granted by this indenture shall conform to the following rules and regulations: a. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3., and unless otherwise agreed by Grantor, no work is to be done on Grantor's premises without Grantor's representative being present, for which Grantee agrees to reimburse the reasonable cost of such Grantor's representative; b. There shall be NO blasting on the Premises; c. NO manholes or junction boxes shall be installed on the Premises without the express written permission of Grantor; d. NO large rocks or unsuitable material will be allowed in the backfill; all such large rocks and unsuitable material will be removed from the Premises and from Grantor's premises and properly relocated or disposed of by Grantee; the determination of what is a "large rock" or what is "unsuitable material" shall be made solely by Grantor's on-site representative; e. Bore-pits used in connection with the installation of the Facility shall only be installed on the Premises with the express permission of, and under the direction of, Grantor's on-site representative; f. NO materials shall be stored or stockpiled on Grantor's premises; g. NO trees, bushes or shrubs shall be planted or nurtured on Grantor's premises; h. The Facility will be installed under Grantor's existing 30-inch diameter natural gas transmission pipeline, maintaining a minimal vertical clearance of two feet between the pipe and the Facility, to the satisfaction of Grantor's on-site representative, and at the sole expense of the Grantee. NO other facilities or improvements are permitted within the Premises without the express written approval of Grantor; i. Natural drainage of the premises shall not be impaired; upon completion of said work, Grantee shall remove from the premises all unused excavated material, including rock and debris, and shall replace all back-filling material in a neat and workmanlike manner; Grantee shall leave the premises and any adjacent property used by it in connection with the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, alteration, repair, replacement or removal of said Facility, in a neat, clean and orderly condition; - 3 - 2 1999 K 0 2 3 4 1 0 • • j. Prior to the start of construction, 48 hours notice shall be given to the Grantor's Transmission Department: Central Transmission Nicor Gas 1111 Cottage (Route 59) Shorewood, Illinois 60436 Phone: 815-725-9481. This specification, including all items "a." thru "j.", is to be put on all final "approved for construction" drawings. 6. Grantee shall furnish,upon completion,to Grantor, an engineering drawing accurately showing the installed location of its Facility. 7. Grantee shall at all times, and under all circumstances, indemnify, protect and save harmless, Grantor, its successors and assigns, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, demands, actions and causes of action whatsoever (including any reasonably costs, expenses and attorneys' fees which may be incurred in connection therewith) whether or not the claim, demand or action asserted be meritorious, and which results from or is alleged to result from, or which arises out of or in connection with, or is alleged to arise out of or in connection with, the breach of Grantee of any covenant in this Fast-melt Agreement, or the non-compliance by Grantee of any applicable law (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws)at the premises or the installation, construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, alteration, repair, replacement, use, removal or existence of said Facility by Grantee upon the premises, or the existence of the non-exclusive perpetual easement granted Grantee hereunder; provided, however, that in the event any such claim, damage, loss, demand, action or cause of action is asserted against Grantor, Grantor shall furnish Grantee with written notification thereof and Grantee shall conduct the defense thereof before any court, board, commission or other governmental body exercising jurisdiction therein with counsel acceptable to Grantor and at Grantee's expense. No settlement or compromise of any such claim, damage, loss, demand, action or cause of action shall be made unless agreed to by Grantor. Grantor, its successors and assigns, shall not be liable to Grantee, or Grantee's successors and assigns, for any damages or injuries to any persons or to said Facility or any other property of Grantee situated or located in, on, about or upon the property subjected to this easement, except to the extent that injuries or damages are caused by the willful or negligent act of Grantor, its successors or assigns. Grantee hereby covenants that the use and operation of the premises by Grantee will at all times comply with any and all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, and that Grantee shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Material to be introduced to or handled on the premises. As used herein, the term "Environmental Laws" shall mean and refer to all applicable laws, ordinances, requirements and regulations (including consent decrees and administrative orders) relating to public health and safety and protection of the environment and the term "Hazardous Material" shall mean and refer to any hazardous substance or any pollutant or contaminant defined as such in(or for purposes of) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, any so-called "Superfund" or "Superlien" law, the Toxic Substance Control Act, or any other Federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or decree regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material, as now or at any time hereafter in effect, or any other hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material (including, without limitation, asbestos and poly-chlorinated biphenyls and petroleum and its by-products). The foregoing indemnification, defense and hold harmless obligations shall survive any termination of this Easement Agreement. The acts of the respective employees, representatives, agents or contractors of Grantor or Grantee, as the case may be, shall be deemed to constitute the acts of Grantor and Grantee respectively for the purposes of this Section 7. -4 - 1999 K 0 2 3 4 I a r 8. Grantee agrees before the commencement of any work on Grantor's property hereunder that Grantee shall require any contractor(or contractors)to procure comprehensive general liability insurance(including Contractual Liability on a blanket broad form basis) and property damage insurance in form reasonably acceptable to Grantor which will protect and save harmless Grantor as stated therein. Limits of such comprehensive general liability insurance shall be $2,000,000 for each occurrence with respect to bodily injury or death and property damage. In addition, workers' compensation(with statutory limits) and employer's liability (with limits of$1,000,000) shall be procured. Such insurance shall be with a company or companies licensed by the State of Illinois and shall remain in full force and effect during the period of construction and until completion of all work on Grantor's property, and thereafter as respects occurrences and losses which are caused or occur within the period aforementioned. Copies or certificates of said policy or policies of insurance shall be delivered to Grantor in care of: Nicor Gas, Real Estate Department, P.O. Box 190, Aurora, Illinois, 60507. 9. In the event Grantee, its successors, or assigns, deem it necessary to cease operation of its Facility or cease to use said Facility for a period of twelve(12) consecutive months, Grantee, its successors or assigns, shall notify Grantor in writing within 30 days of such termination and provide Grantor with a properly executed release of this easement. The easement granted herein shall cease and terminate without the necessity of any notice to Grantee, by Grantor, in the event of non-use by Grantee. 10. In the event Grantee, its successors or assigns, shall fail to fulfill and discharge any of its obligations herein, or shall fail to comply with the terms and conditions hereof, and in the event such failure or non-compliance shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice to it of such failure or non-compliance for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice to it of such failure or non-compliance, then and in that event, at the option of Grantor, the easement granted hereunder shall terminate and Grantee's rights hereunder shall be of no further force and effect. 11. Any electrolysis mitigating methods or equipment used in connection with Grantee's Facility shall be coordinated with methods or requirements of Grantor, and Grantee agrees to provide and install, at its sole cost and expense, such equipment as may be necessary to mitigate any electrolysis or induced AC current caused by the presence of said Facility in, under, upon, through and across the premises. 12. Any notice herein provided to be given shall be deemed properly given if in writing and delivered personally or mailed to Grantor in care of: Manager - Real Estate Real Estate Department Nicor Gas P.O. Box 190 Aurora, Illinois 60507 or to Grantee: City Engineer City of Elgin 150 Dexter Court Elgin, Illinois 60120-5555 or to such other persons or addresses as the parties may from time to time designate. 13. Prior to any digging on the subject property, including easement area, the Grantee shall call J.U.L.I.E. at (800) 892-0123, for a location of facilities on the property. - 5 - is99 K 0 2 3 4 I 0 , 14. This indenture shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this indenture to be executed by their proper officers, thereunto duly authorized and their respective corporate seals to be hereto affixed, as of the day and year first above written. ATTEST: NICOR GAS By Assistant Secretary Vice President ATTEST: CITY OF ELGIN By el4"4.--0..--N.1 By r e/f"-- City Clerk May This Document Prepared By: Property Address: Nicor Gas Vacant Land Real Estate Department W/2 SE/4 of Fractional Sec 5 P.O. Box 190 T 41 N, R 8 E, 3PM Aurora, IL 60507 Elgin Twp, Kane Co, IL -6 - lv. 1999 K 0 2 3 4 I 0 • STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) SS COUNTY OF DU PAGE ) I, I t 4*vr X . Ak e,d A A ti.ki , a Notary Public in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that g C . < < , v , Vice President of NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, doing business as NICOR GAS, and lZ a„ t 5 . 14 Or., Assistant Secretary of said Company, personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument as such Vice President and Assistant Secretary, respectively, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged that they signed and delivered said instrument as their own free and voluntary act and as the free and voluntary act of said Company, for the uses and purposes therein set forth; and said Assistant Secretary did also then and there acknowledge that he, as custodian of the corporate seal of said Company, did affix said corporate seal of said Company to said instrument as his own free and voluntary act, and as the free and voluntary act of said Company, for the uses and purposes therein set forth. Given under my hand and notarial seal this day of O a c e , b , A.D., 19 No ry lic wr Vy�"VOFFICIAL SEAL" My Commission Expires: VICTOR X. MEDNANSKY NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF ILLINOIS MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 0811112000 1999 K023410