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HomeMy WebLinkAbout961859.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE LONG TERM ROAD MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT WITH WESTERN MOBILE NORTHERN AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Long Term Road Maintenance and Improvements Agreement between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Public Works Department, and Western Mobile Northern, with terms and conditions being as stated in said agreement, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Long Term Road Maintenance and Improvements Agreement between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Public Works Department, and Western Mobile Northern be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said agreement. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 16th day of October, A.D., 1996. n.r BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EL ,,^r)[�(��/��//y/) �JJ/ WE COUNTY, COLORADO Barbara,J. Kirkmeyer,,k Clerk to the Board (1861 et ���, / LLB. Baxter, Pfo ems ►��eputy Clerk the Board Dale K. Hall APP D AST M: Constance L. Harbert C unty Attor ey . b* /L/ / W. H.�IVebster 961859 de. AL. ' ft;' OOS iit)osJrn/YZobde PL0405 COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO LONG TERM ROAD MAINTENANCE/"AND IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 14th day of £7 ph n---, 1996,by and between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, hereinafter called "County" and Western Mobile Northern, hereinafter called "Operator". WHEREAS,the Operator and other gravel operators have acquired land use permits from the County for gravel mining and plant operations in the area west of Greeley, Colorado along 35th Avenue, and WHEREAS, gravel mining and plant operations are anticipated to continue in this area will into the future, and WHEREAS,the County roads in the area of 35th Avenue will be impacted by heavy truck traffic generated from gravel mining and plant operations and by other businesses using heavy trucks, and WHEREAS,present and future gravel operators are required to enter into Road Maintenance and Improvements Agreements with the county to mitigate the impact created by heavy truck traffic, and WHEREAS, haul routes overlap between different gravel operators and the existing haul routes are difficult and impractical to manage, and WHEREAS,the maintenance and improvements required will vary over time and provisions should be made to address future requirements, and WHEREAS, the County and the Operator agree it would be advantageous to set forth an equitable agreement that would provide a basis for future Road Maintenance and Improvements Agreements between all parties concerned. NOW,THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth, the County and the Operator mutually agree as follows: 1. The County roads considered in this Agreement is 35th Avenue, from "F" Street to "O" Street. This County road is referred to hereinafter as 35th Avenue. 2. The Operator may use 35th Avenue, as haul routes to and from its gravel mining operations as described in the plat filed as required by USR#247 2nd Amendment. 3. In order to prevent degradation of the 35th Avenue road edge at the access drive,the Operator will install paved acceleration and deceleration lanes as shown on the extraction plan map of USR#247 2nd Amendment. 4. The County will,to the best of its ability within the restrictions of the law, require future gravel operators who use the haul routes described in Paragraph 1., above,to participate in Road Maintenance and Improvements Agreements similar to this Agreement. 5. The Operator and present and future gravel operators are required to share in the cost of reasonable future maintenance and improvements when such maintenance is related to their hauling impacts. 2516211 B-1572 P-386 10/18/96 02:05P PG 1 OF 4 REC D0C Weld County CO SA Suitt Tsukamoto Clerk & Recorder 0.00 6. Upon notification by the County, all gravel operators and the County will examine the roads and determine a plan for the maintenance and improvements that are required. The County will have the final determination as to what maintenance and improvements are required based on input from gravel operators using the road. 7. Upon determining what maintenance and improvements are required, a separate agreement shall be drawn detailing the work to be done and the costs to be shared. 8. When requested by the County, the Operator shall provide information as to the amount of materials, in tons, removed from the pit over a specified period of time. The Weld County Public Works Department shall provide information on the amount of materials, in tons, it has hauled on the road in question. The County shall estimate the amount of non-gravel materials, in tons, shipped over the road in question for the same period of time. When combined with information provided by other operators (as set forth in Paragraph 5.), the proportionate amount of materials removed by each operator will be used to determine each operator's share in maintenance and improvements. No costs for maintenance and improvements associated with traffic not generated by the gravel operators will be assessed to the gravel operators. 9. It is anticipated that the Operator and future or present gravel operators will perform the work and share in the equipment, labor, and materials required for the maintenance and improvements necessary for 35th Avenue. Any sharing done between the gravel operators shall be by separate agreements. 10. No portion of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any immunities the parties or their officers or employees may possess,nor shall any provision of this Agreement be construed to create any duty, standard of care, or rights in favor of any third parties with respect to any obligation created by this Agreement. 11. Structural damage repairs to the bridge at the Cache La Poudre River and 35th Avenue are exempted from this Road Maintenance and Improvements Agreement. 12. As in similar maintenance agreements, Weld County will pay (reimburse) for the liquid asphalt cement used in the work. 13. If the operator does not participate as outlined in this Agreement, it will constitute a violation the conditions of USR#247 2nd Amendment, and shall subject Operator to revocation of said USR. 14. This Agreement is not assignable by county to any other entity and will be null and void for those sections of 35th Avenue that become annexed to the City of Greeley. This Agreement may be assigned by Operator only upon written consent of County. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed the Agreement the day and year first-above written. �c t�17 in` .") TTEST: OARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LD COUNTY,COLORADO d County Cler to41/ oaz 1861 / �qq �I �'U • - (i ki /O/ x/96 ;V Y— tit /D,rA � 2516211 B-1572 P-386 10/18/96 02:05P PG 2 OF 4 WESTERN MOBILE NORTHERN By: ; STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF WELD The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by Greg Lindsay this &'9 day of ,Y19"tJ,M it � , 1996. 4 j. 2' n Notary ' . •• f My commission expires: Op •'• 2516211 B-1572 P-386 10/18/96 02:05P PG 3 OF 4 ■. : 0 L ! - } �a, B fl- \ Ea 't O O NW% § \ ! $ I 2 � « / \ \ I / ! . 2 { } � } / ; hyi ; . ; - - - ( : � r } j : �s:'» -��:� �: , �. (in_ 2516211 B-1572 P-386 10/18/96 02:05P PG 4 OF 4 mEmoRAnDum To Clerk to the Board Date October 11, 1996 COLORADO From Don Carroll, Project Coordinator kg& Subject: Agenda Item Please place the following item on the Board's Wednesday's agenda: Long Term Road Maintenance and Improvements Agreement with Western Mobile Northern on the 35th Avenue facility. The appropriate documentation is attached cc: 35th Ave. file board.mem 961859 Hello