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HomeMy WebLinkAbout780646.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVAL OF GRAVEL LEASE BEWTEEN HAROLD F. BAUMGARTNER AND WELD COUNTY, COLORADO AND AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMISSIONERS TO SIGN SAME. 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, a gravel lease between Harold F. Baumgartner and Weld County, Colorado has been presented to the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of said gravel lease is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and WHEREAS, said gravel lease covers the property described as follows: The West one-half of the Northeast one-quarter of Section 2, 1 reship 2 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. , and the Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter and the North one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 35, Township 3 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. , and the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 36, Township 3 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners deems it advisable and in the best interests of Weld County to approve said gravel lease. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com- missioners of Weld County, Colorado that the gravel lease between Harold F. Baumgartner and Weld County, Colorado be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Commissioners be, and hereby are, authorized to sign said gravel lease. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 27th day of December, A.D. , 1978. } "7 G BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: "1`a.A- r4^/°"^^. -CUL .QAWfl1 WELD COUNTY, COLORADO Weld County Clerk and Recorderand Clerk to the B rd eputy Count "L erk 7 //� APVED AS TO FORM: I / L �� / - �'<'E 780646 County Attorney DATE PRESENTED: JANUARY 22 , 1979 GRAVEL LEASE THIS AGREEMENT made this 29th day of December, 1978 by and between HAROLD F. BAUMGARTNER, hereinafter called the Owner and BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Weld County, Colorado, hereinafter called Lessee : For and in consideration of the mutual covenants and condi- tions hereinafter set forth, the parties do hereafter mutually agree as follows: 1. RIGHTS GRANTED - PROPERTY DESCRIPTION In consideration of the sum of $2 , 000. 00 received this date and subject to the following terms and conditions of this Agree- ment, the Owner hereby grants to Lessee an exclusive lease to explore for, develop, excavate, process, stockpile, remove and sell sand, gravel and rock overburdern only and for no other purposes, but specifically excluding oil, gas hydrocarbons, etc. and all other minerals from the following described property situated in Weld County, Colorado: Legal description attached as Exhibit "A" . The Owner reserves the right to farm and utilize all of the premises not affected or needed by Lessee' s operation. Lessee shall have the right to make excavations, openings, stockpiles, reject material dumps and conduct all necessary activities for the exca- vation of gravel, and to place such machinery thereon as Lessee may deem necessary for efficiently excavating and preparing gravel on said described lands with the right to Lessee to remove all such property at any time or within 90 days after termination of this Agreement. 2. TITLE The Owner warrants that it owns the leased premises and the minerals thereunder and has full right and authority to execute this lease. The ownership of Owner is encumbered by a Deed of Trust to C. Frank Guertner and Lois J. Guertner, which Owner shall keep current, and an Oil and Gas Lease and existing easement. Page 1 of 6 pages 3. GRAVEL PERMITS - ZONING Lessee shall hold the Owner completely free and harmless from and against all State and County requirements pertaining to the operation of a sand and gravel mining operation on the described lands. 4. TERM The term of this Lease shall be for a period commencing the 28th day of December, 1978 and ending on the 30th day of September, 1979. It is contemplated by the parties to this Lease that the Lessee shall have a full nine (9) months in which to mine the gravel from the premises covered by this lease, and any delay caused by the inability of the Lessee to obtain the necessary permits for mining gravel from the Mined Land Reclamation Board of the State of Colorado, shall have the force and effect of extending the term of this Lease so as to allow the Lessee a full nine (9) months of mining operation on said premises. 5. EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS Lessee agrees to work the described lands in good and work- manlike manner in accordance with the customs and practices of sand and gravel pit operators. 6. ROYALTY ON SAND AND GRAVEL AND OVERBURDEN Lessee agrees to pay owner a royalty of twenty-five cents (250) per ton for all sand, gravel and overburden removed during the term of this Lease. Lessee agrees to pay royalty for 120 , 000 tons ($30 , 000. 00) as follows: a) $2, 000. 00 this date b) $28 , 000. 00 on January 22 , 1979 )1.1(?) The Lessee agrees to purchase a minimum of 120, 000 tons during the term of this Lease. At such time as the Lessee has removed quantities equal in value, at the rate of 250 per ton, to the total amount paid as royalty, the Lessee shall thereafter commence paying the royalty monthly on the 1st day of each month for all sand, gravel and overburden removed during the preceding calendar month. Page 2 of 6 pages Lessee shall have the right to remove, within ninety (90) days after the expiration of this lease, any material stock- piled on the premises provided Lessee has paid for same. 7. BOOKS AND RECORDS Lessee agrees to keep accurate records of all sand, gravel and rock removed from said described lands, and will at all reasonable times make said records available to Owner for his inspection. 8 . TAXES Lessee agrees to pay all taxes lawfully assessed against all machinery, tools , equipment, supplies, improvements, and all other property placed by Lessee on the above described lands. The Owner shall pay all taxes lawfully assessed against the real pro- perty and the machinery, tools , equipment, supplies, improvements , and all other property now on or placed by Owner on the above described lands. Any and all severance tax on the sand and gravel shall be paid by Lessee. 9. INSURANCE AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF LESSEE Lessee agrees to indemnify, save and keep Owner harmless of and from all claims and demands of whatsoever kind and character resulting from any act, operation, or negligence of Lessee on the above described lands or in connection therewith, and to carry liability insurance for such purpose. Lessee agrees at all times during the life of this lease to comply with all applicable provi- sions of the State Workmen' s Compensation Act to maintain adequate workmen' s compensation and public liability insurance for the pro- tection of Owner and provide certificates of insurance before entering. Lessee shall maintain and keep in force public liability insurance for injuries caused to persons and damage to or destruc- tion of property with limits of not less than $100, 000. 00 - $300 , 000. 00 for injury or death to persons and of not less than $50, 000. 00 for damages to or destruction of property. Protection of Premises. Lessee agrees to cooperate with the Owner and the farmer farming the place with regard to Lessee' s Page 3 of 6 pages operation so as not to unduly interfere with the farmer' s opera- tion and in keeping gates closed and/or locked as agreed. 10. LESSEE' S RIGHT TO PAY LIENS If any indebtendness, including taxes of Owner which may become a lien against the described lands during the term of this Agreement, should not be paid when due, then Lessee at his option, may pay the same in order to protect its rights hereunder, and for all payments so made Lessee shall be reimbursed by deducting such amounts from royalties next becoming due to Owner. 11. OWNER' S RIGHT OF TERMINATION Upon failure of Lessee to perform any of the covenants, agreements, or conditions herein contained to be performed by Lessee, except payment of the royalty monthly, Owner may give notice thereof to Lessee as hereinafter provided, stating in such notice wherein Lessee is in default hereunder. Lessee shall then have thirty (30) days from the time of the giving of such notice to rectify his defaults and if Lessee shall fail within said thirty-day period fully to rectify such defaults specified in said notice, then Owner shall have the right immediately to cancel and terminate this entire Agreement. Any cancellation or termination of this Agreement by Owner shall be made by giving Lessee written notice thereof as herein- after provided. No waiver by Owner of any breach or default shall affect or be deemed to affect any of Owner' s rights or remedies as to any subsequent or other breach or default. 12. AFTER TERMINATION Upon any such termination of this Agreement by Owner, all sums theretofore paid hereunder to Owner shall be and remain the property of Owner and no further consideration as rental for the demised premises or for the granting of this lease shall be recover- able by Owner except any sum or sums due as royalty prior to the date of cancellation, together with any sum or sums becoming due under the terms hereof until the date on which possession is sur- rendered by Lessee. Lessee, shall not, by reason of such termina- tion, be released or relieved from any other claim, demand or Page 4 of 6 pages liability incurred hereunder prior to such termination, and Lessee shall have no further rights on the described premises except to remove his property therefrom, as provided in Paragraph 1 herein. Lessee shall transfer any and all gravel permits to the Owner upon such termination or cancellation. 13. It is further specifically and particularly agreed: a) Lessee and Owner shall mutually agree upon a proce- dure to be followed to record and keep track of the amount of sand, gravel and overburden removed. b) Lessee acknowledges that the premises are leased for oil and gas exploration and production. The necessary well sites, access roads and pipeline rights of way are excluded from the lease and reserved and Lessee shall not interfere with same whether same are drilled and installed before or during the term of this lease. Said oil and gas lease and its requirements shall have full priority over this gravel lease and Lessee shall defer its operations to the oil and gas operations . c) This lease is personal to Lessee and Lessee shall not assign, encumber, or transfer its interest, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Owner. d) The Lessee shall restore the premises to their state and condition as exist at this date at request of Owner, reasonable wear and tear excepted and allowance for Lessee' s operations excepted such as pits, excavations, etc. which cannot reasonably be expected to be restored. e) The Owner shall have the right at all reasonable times to enter upon Lessee' s operations and inspect same and to determine quantities of materials removed and examine Lessee ' s records. 14. NOTICES Any notice of default or of termination of this Agreement and all other notices and demands in writing required or that may be given hereunder, if to Owner shall be forwarded by Certified. Mail O addressed to Harold F. Baumgartner, P. O. Box ItA , Brighton, Colo- Page 5 of 6 gages rado, 80601, and if for Lessee shall be forwarded by Certified Mail addressed to Board of County Commissioners, County of Weld, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631. 15. OPTION TO PURCHASE As further consideration for this lease, the Owner hereby grants to Lessee the first right and option to purchase the pre- mises described on Exhibit "B" , in the event the Owner, during the term hereof, desires to sell same. The premises shall not, during the term of the lease, be sold to another party without first offering same to Lessee on the same terms and shall not be sold to a third party on more favorable or different terms than those presented to Lessee. Lessee shall have twenty (20) days after receipt of the written offer within which to accept or reject any such offer. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this indenture the day and year first above written. LESSEE: �'J}� �J �, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: " `Litt Vtt .�2 ��''+ 4r' COUNTY OF WELD Weld County Clerk and Recorder 1141±-27-11---- C'// --- and Clerk to the Beard Deputy County Clerk • ¢ � / r�J��lr�G.2 .S f20-Ci 4 .L'i-'i 12ildi!C' / OWNER: (AROLD F. BAUMGARTNIR Page 6 of 6 pages EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED TO GRAVEL LEASE DATED , 1978 LESSOR: Harold F. Baumgartner LESSEE: Board of County Commissioners Weld County, Colorado The West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 2, Township 2 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. , and the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 and the North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35, Township 3 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. , and the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 36, Township 3 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. EXHIBIT "B" ATTACHED TO —.., GRAVEL LEASE DATED 1978 ,�1G-L LESSOR: Harold F. Baumgartner LESSEE: Board of County Commissioners Weld County, Colorado The West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 2 , Township 2 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. , and the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 and the North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35 , Township 3 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. , and the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 36, Township 3 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado, together with two (2) shares of the capital stock of the Rural Ditch Company and all water and water rights pertaining to the property and four (4) shares of the capital stock of Hay Seed Ditch Company. DANIEL, McCAIN & BROWN ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1]RIc;IN(1N P HOI I '.'.IGNAI IHIII um,. ORREL A. DANIEL IOG BRIDGE STREET TILE PHONE LEONARD H. MCCAIN BRIGHTON, COLORADO 80601 B0IGHTON BRO-o]T EDWARD A BROWN WILLIAM WAII A,. f STEVEN N ROECHENITI, January 16 , ] 979 Mr. Thomas O. David Weld County Attorney P. O. Box 1948 Greeley, Colorado 80631 Dear Tom: I enclose original and two copies of the Gravel Lease that have now been signed by Harold F. Baumgartner. Please return a fully signed copy to me. You will note that I changed the date for the second payment to January 22 , 1979. Harold initialed this change. You can send your check to me for delivery to Harold or to him directly at your option. Sincerely yours , DANIEL, McCAIN & BROWN Et3ward , . 4rown EAB:dj Enclosures Hello