HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-03 - Transfer of Wastewater Collection System to City of Kansas CityBILL NO. ~~~' 3
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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF THE CITY'S EXISTING
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM TO THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY,
MISSOURI; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER
AGREEMENT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT RELATING THERETO;
AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE
AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF ACTS
RELATING THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City of Riverside ("City") owns and maintains a wastewater collection
system within the City ("System");
WHEREAS, certain areas with the City drain into natural drainage areas or basins which
continue through Kansas City, Missouri ("KCMG") and certain areas within KCMG drain into
natural drainage areas or basin which continue through the City;
WHEREAS, there are efficiencies and benefits to be realized if the System is operated
as a common system with KCMO's system;
WHEREAS, the City, pursuant to Section 250.010, et. seq., and KCMG, pursuant to
Section 1 of the Kansas City Charter, are empowered to acquire, construct, maintain, and
control common systems of sewers and wastewater treatment plants to secure proper sanitary
conditions for the preservation of public health;
WHEREAS, the City believes it is in the best interest of the City that the System be
transferred to KCMG;
WHEREAS, KCMG desires to own and operate the System;
WHEREAS, the City desires to obtain for and KCMO desires to provide System services
to the City and its inhabitants;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN FOR
THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The transfer of the System to KCMG, the execution and delivery of the
Transfer Agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A and the Cooperative
Agreement for Sewer Service in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B, each with such
changes as the Mayor shall agree, the execution of each such Agreement being conclusive proof
of such agreement, the performance of City obligations under the documents, and the executions
and delivery of all documents and the performance of all actions related thereto are approved,
authorized and directed.
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SECTION 2. The Mayor, the City Clerk and the City Administrator are authorized and
directed to execute such documents and take such actions as are necessary or desirable to
effectuate the intent of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS ~.~i DAY OF JANUARY, 1998.
AT EST:
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Grace Kemerlin -City Clerk Edward ule, Mayor
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TRANSFER AGREEMENT
THIS TRANSFER AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the effective
date hereof by and between CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, a city of the fourth
class organized and exiting under Missouri law ("Transferor"), and KANSAS CITY,
MISSOURI, a Missouri municipal corporation ("Transferee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Cooperative Agreement between Kansas
City, Missouri and City of Riverside, Missouri for the Transfer and Operation of
Riverside's Wastewater Collection System dated February 1998 (the "Cooperative
Agreement") between Transferor and Transferee, Transferor has agreed to grant,
convey and otherwise transfer to Transferee all of its rights, title and interest in the
Transferor's existing wastewater collection system (the "System") that services
residential and commercial customers (the "Customers") located in the City of
Riverside;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and
other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Transferor and Transferee agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
TRANSFER OF SYSTEM
1.01 Property Conve,~. Subject to the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, Transferor agrees to grant, convey, assign and transfer to Transferee, and
Transferee agrees to accept from Transferor, all of Transferor's right, title and interest
in the following:
(a) all laterals, interceptors and main lines of the System to the
extent Transferor has an interest therein;
(b) any leases, licenses, contracts, or easements, related to the
System including the easements described on Exhibit A attached hereto and
including any future easements or related interests described below in Section
1.01(f);
(c) all accessories and additions used in connection with the System
or the operations thereon and all of Transferor's interest as lessee under lease or
rental agreements covering any personal property which is attached to, located
upon or used in connection with the System;
(d) all Customer lists and contracts, warranties and guaranties and al]
escrow and other deposits and fees held by any utility company or government
agency relating to the ownership or use of any portion of the System and all
Customer prepayments;
(e) all site plans, surveys, soil and substrata studies, architectural
renderings, plans and specifications, engineering plans and studies, floor plans,
landscape plans and other plans, diagrams or studies of any kind, if any, in
Transferor's possession which relate to the System;
(f) to the extent Transferor currently operates the System by use of
its ownership of or right to use public streets, rights-of-way, easements or other
interests in real property not to be transferred hereby, Transferor shall cause
Transferee to be granted such easement and other rights of ingress and egress as
are reasonably necessary to allow Transferee to operate the System as
contemplated by the Cooperative Agreement after Closing.
Herein, all the personal property, tangible and intangible described in parts (c)-
(e), including that described on Exhibit B attached hereto, is sometimes referred to
herein as the "Personalty."
1.02 Property Not Conve,~. Nothing herein shall be deemed to convey any
interest of Transferor nor in any way make Transferee responsible therefor except for
the operation and maintenance of the System as expressly set out herein.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE PRICE
The purchase price for the System shall be the assumption by Transferee of all
operation and maintenance with respect to the System as set forth in the Cooperative
Agreement.
ARTICLE III.
CLOSING
3.01 Time and Place of Closine. Provided that all of the conditions of this
Agreement shall have been satisfied prior to or on the Closing Date (herein sometimes
so called), the Closing or closing (herein sometimes so called) of this transaction shall
take place at on , 1998, or such earlier or later date as may be
specified by the Transferee or Transferor by not less than ten (10) days advance notice
to the Transferor or Transferee, but in no event later than 1998.
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3.02 Events of Closing. At the Closing:
(a) Transferor shall deliver to Transferee the following:
(i) A Deed duly executed and acknowledged by Transferor,
conveying to Transferee any Realty (including easements) and
improvements held by Transferor.
(ii) An Assignment Agreement and Bill of Sale duly executed
and acknowledged by Transferor, conveying to Transferee the
Personalty (including those items listed on Exhibit B, which will be
attached to the Bill of Sale).
(b) Transferee shall deliver to Transferor such other evidence of the
authority and capacity of Transferee and its representative as Transferor or its
counsel may reasonably require.
3.03 Prorations. Any user or customer fees, insurance premiums (if and to
the extent that Transferor's policies are assumed by Transferee), utility charges and
other operating income or expenses of the Property shall be prorated to the Closing,
based upon actual days involved. All maintenance and service contracts (whether or
not service is continued by Transferee) and utility charges shall be determined as of the
Date of Closing and paid by Transferor. To the extent that the amounts of such
charges, expenses, and income referred to in this Section are unavailable at the Closing
Date or in the event of prorations made on the basis of erroneous information or
clerical errors, a readjustment of these items shall be made within thirty (30) days after
the Closing or as soon as practical after discovery of any erroneous information or
clerical error.
ARTICLE IV.
MISCELLANEOUS
4.01 Notices. Unless otherwise indicated, all notices, waivers and consents
required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by verifiable facsimile
or mailed by Certified or Registered Mail, or by a recognized overnight courier
delivery service, postage pre-paid, to the respective parties at the addresses set forth on
or before the date such notice, waiver or consent must be given:
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If to Transferor: City of Riverside, Missouri
4500 High Drive
Riverside, Missouri 64150
Attention: Mayor
If to Transferee: Kansas City, Missouri
414 E. 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Attention: Director of Water Services
4.02 Governing Law: Venue. The laws of the State of Missouri shall govern
the validity, enforcement, and interpretation of this Agreement. Any dispute or cause
of action under this Agreement shall be resolved in a court of competent subject matter
jurisdiction in Platte County, Missouri.
4.03 Integration: Modification: Waiver. This Agreement constitutes the
complete and final expression of the agreement of the parties relating to the Property,
and supersedes all previous contracts, agreements and understandings of the parties,
either oral or written, relating to the Property. This Agreement cannot be modified, or
any of the terms hereof waived, except by an instrument in writing (referring
specifically to this Agreement) executed by the party against whom enforcement of the
modification or waiver is sought.
4.04 Counterpart Execution. This Agreement may be executed at different
times and in several counterparts, each of which shall be fully effective as an original
and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
4.05 Headings: Construction. The headings which have been used throughout
this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not
constitute matter to be construed in interpreting this Agreement. Words of any gender
used in this Agreement shall be held and construed to include any other gender and
words in the singular number shall be held to include the plural, and vice versa, unless
the context requires otherwise. The words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other
similar compounds of the word "here" when used in this Agreement shall refer to the
entire Agreement and not to any particular provision or section. If the last day of any
time period stated herein shall fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the
duration of such time period shall be extended so that it shall end on the next
succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
4.06 Invalid Provisions. If any one or more of the provisions of this
Agreement, or the applicability of any such provision to a specific situation, shall be
held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent
necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable, and the validity and
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enforceability of all other provisions of this Agreement and all other applications of any
such provision shall not be affected thereby.
4.07 Binding Effect: Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of Transferor and Transferee, and their respective successors and
assigns. Except as expressly provided herein, nothing in this Agreement is intended to
confer on any person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. Provided,
however, that neither parry may assign its rights or delegate its duties hereunder
without the prior written consent of the other.
4.08 Further Acts. In addition to the acts recited in this Agreement to be
performed by Transferor and Transferee, Transferor and Transferee agree to perform
or cause to be performed at the Closing or after the Closing any and all such further
acts as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
4.09 Date of Agreement. The effective date of this Agreement shall for all
purposes be the date of the signature of the last party to execute.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, acting under authority of their
respective governing bodies, have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of this
/ 7 T" day of February, 1998.
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THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
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Director
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City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Dennis Lee
Assistant City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
List of Easements
EXHIBIT B
List of Certain Personalty
Customer Lists
Books and Records (including correspondence) (access to or copies of) with respect to
the System, including billing and payment records for all Customer accounts.
Pre-Pa, ments from Customers.
Customer Service Agreements or Contracts.
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COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
AND
CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
FOR THE TRANSFER AND OPERATION OF
RIVERSIDE'S WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM
This Agreement, made and entered into this /'7'~day of February, 1998, by
and between the CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, a City of the Fourth Class
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Missouri (hereinafter referred to
as "Riverside"), and KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, a municipal corporation of the State
of Missouri (hereinafter referred to as "KCMG").
WITN'ESSETH:
WHEREAS, certain areas within Riverside drain into natural drainage areas or
basins which continue through KCMO, and certain areas within KCMG drain into
natural drainage areas or basins which continue through Riverside; and
WHEREAS, Riverside, under the provisions of R.S.Mo. Section 250.010 et
seq., and KCMG, under the provisions of Kansas City Charter, Section 1, are
empowered to acquire, construct, maintain and control common systems of sewers and
wastewater treatment plants to secure proper sanitary conditions for the preservation of
public health; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of R.S.Mo. Section 70.210 et. seq. allow political
subdivisions and municipalities of Missouri to contract and cooperate with other
political subdivisions and municipalities for the planning, development, construction,
acquisition, or operation of public improvements or facilities, or for common services,
and
WHEREAS, Riverside has developed and constructed a wastewater collection
system, as it now exists or which will in the future be constructed, servicing any and
all properties located within the city limits of Riverside (the "System"), and
WHEREAS, Riverside wishes to divest itself of ownership and maintenance
responsibilities for the System, and
WHEREAS, KCMG and Riverside now desire to make the following
cooperative agreement which will implement transfer of the System from Riverside to
KCMG, and
WHEREAS, KCMG and Riverside now desire to make the following
cooperative agreement which will implement industrial pretreatment program activities
in Riverside;
NOW, THEREFORE: For and in consideration of the mutual covenants,
agreements, and conditions contained herein, it is agreed by and between Riverside and
KCMG as follows:
ARTICLE I
TRANSFER AND OPERATION OF RIVERSIDE SEWER
A. Transfer of Ownership. KCMG and Riverside have entered into that
certain Transfer Agreement dated this date (the "Transfer Agreement") pursuant to
which Riverside shall transfer the physical assets of the System to KCMO along with
the necessary access and maintenance easements. Riverside agrees to obtain any access
and maintenance easements necessary for KCMO to operate the System as
contemplated by this Agreement.
B. Operation and Maintenance. KCMG will control, own, operate and
maintain the System in accordance with this Agreement, including without limitation
the following:
1. KCMG will operate and maintain the System in an efficient and
economical manner and in accordance with standard engineering practices applicable to
wastewater collection systems similar to the System.
2. KCMO will keep and maintain the System in good repair and
working order.
3. Charges to users of the System shall be established as set forth in
Article III below.
4. KCMG will not mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber the
System or any part thereof, nor will KCMO sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the
System or any material part thereof. Riverside acknowledges that KCMO's
participation in, and satisfaction of requirements for, the Missouri State Revolving
Fund shall be permitted.
5. In the event of casualty loss or damage, KCMG will, with
reasonable dispatch, undertake reconstruction and repair of any part of the System
suffering such loss or damage, regardless of whether KCMO receives insurance
proceeds therefor or has made proper reserves under KCMO's risk management
system.
6. KCMG will operate the System in reasonable compliance with all
applicable federal and state laws, regulations, rules and decisions.
7. KCMO will be responsible for claims made with respect to the
System to the same extent as if the System were located within KCMO's city limits.
C. Construction of New Sanitarv Sewers.
1. KCMG will not be responsible for the cost of construction of any
new sanitary sewers in Riverside.
2. Sanitary sewers constructed by Riverside, or by a private
developer in Riverside, shall meet all of KCMO's construction and plumbing codes.
Such sanitary sewers shall be conveyed to KCMO after completion. Notwithstanding
anything else contained in this Agreement, Riverside shall not be required to pay any
permit fees, inspection fees, connection fees, assessments or other costs to KCMG in
connection with construction of sanitary sewers by Riverside on its own behalf.
3. In constructing sewers, either public or special assessment, or
treatment works, to serve drainage areas common to both KCMG and Riverside,
KCMG will provide adequate capacity at its corporate limits for the reception of
sanitary wastewater from Riverside.
4. Prior to beginning any construction of sewers and/or treatment
works in Riverside, either public or private, the plans and specifications shall be
submitted to KCMG for review and approval KCMG will be required to accept all
such plans meeting applicable KCMO codes. KCMO shall approve or reject such plans
within sixty (60) days of submission, and if KCMG fails to respond within such period,
the plans shall be deemed acceptable to KCMG.
5. All new building construction in Riverside shall be constructed so
as to preclude to the extent practicable the entrance of storm waters into the System.
6. KCMO's wastewater collection system may not be tapped or
otherwise connected to without appropriate approvals and/or permits including (subject
to paragraph 2 above) payment of standard fees charged to all who desire connection to
the KCMO's wastewater collection system, and Riverside and its residents shall be
charged no more for connection fees than residents of KCMG or any other municipality
in which KCMG owns and operates the wastewater collection system.
7. Existing customers shall not be required to pay any connection
fees or obtain any permits solely by reason of the transfer of the System contemplated
by this Agreement.
D. Requirements to Connect. To further enhance and preserve the public
health and enviromnent, Riverside shall maintain and enforce legal provisions to
require connection to the System which are at least as stringent as those enforced by
KCMG.
E. Reconveyance of System.
1. Riverside may, at its sole option, terminate this Agreement and
require (at no cost) reconveyance of the System and any prepayments collected from
Riverside customers with respect to the System. KCMG agrees to execute and deliver
all necessary documentation to effectuate such reconveyance. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, including any notice requirement
under Article IV, Section P, such termination and reconveyance shall be effective sixty
(60) days after written notice to KCMO, unless otherwise agreed by the parties in
writing.
2. The assets transferred shall be reconveyed from KCMG to
Riverside in such condition as exists on the day of notice. KCMO shall remain
responsible for any and all costs and obligations incurred prior to the effective date of
such reconveyance, including any liability associated with any breach by KCMG of this
Agreement.
3. After reconveyance, pricing for wastewater transportation and
treatment shall be under the terms and conditions of KCMO's standard pricing for
wholesale wastewater services.
4. Exercise of this reconveyance clause by Riverside shall not void
the provisions of this Agreement as pertain to the regulation of commercial and
industrial waste as provided in Article II of this Agreement.
F. Repair Budget for Older Sections of the System.
1. All maintenance and repairs for wastewater collection
improvements constructed by Riverside after January 1, 1990 and transferred to
KCMG under this Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of KCMG from the date
of this Agreement.
2. For wastewater collection improvements constructed before 1990
and transferred to KCMO under this Agreement, Riverside agrees to pay all of the cost
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for unanticipated maintenance expenses due to catastrophic failures for the first two
years, and half of the cost for unanticipated maintenance expenses due to catastrophic
failures for the next two years. KCMG will perform all repairs in a timely manner,
whether or not the repair costs will be covered by this Section. If KCMG believes that
Riverside's obligations under this Section 2 have been triggered due to catastrophic
failure, KCMG shall send Riverside a written demand for payment, which demand
shall specify in reasonable detail the portion of the System repaired and the costs
associated therewith. KCMG shall cooperate with Riverside and provide Riverside
with any additional documentation and records that Riverside requests that is
reasonably related to such maintenance. Riverside and KCMG agree to attempt to
resolve in good faith any amounts that Riverside determines are not within this Section
2. Riverside shall pay the undisputed amounts within sixty (60) days after KCMO's
written demand is delivered to Riverside, and shall pay any additional amounts
determined to be owed after resolving the disputed amount within thirty (30) days after
such resolution.
G. Regulation of Flows. To the extent reasonably within Riverside's
control, Riverside agrees it shall not allow any public agency, individual, private
corporation or political subdivision located outside of Riverside, other than KCMG, to
connect with and use any Riverside wastewater improvement which connects to and
discharges into any wastewater improvement of KCMO regardless of whether such
agency, individual, corporation or subdivision is in the same natural drainage areas or
basins as Riverside unless such agency, individual, private corporation or political
subdivision has a written sewer connection permit from KCMO and approval of
Riverside.
ARTICLE II
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES
A. Scope. This Article applies when Riverside does not have or maintain
an EPA or state-approved pretreatment program for the control of commercial and
industrial discharges to KCMO's publicly-owned treatment works (the "POTW").
B. Sewer Use Ordinance.
1. Riverside agrees to adopt and enforce sewer use rules, local
limits, regulations and/or ordinances for the regulation of commercial and industrial
discharges into the System that are similar to and at least as stringent as KCMO's
ordinance that regulates commercial and industrial waste. Said KCMG ordinance is
presently contained in Article IV of Chapter 60 of KCMO's Code of Ordinances.
Riverside will adopt said rules, local limits, ordinances and/or regulations and provide
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a copy thereof, certified by the Riverside City Clerk, within ninety (90) days of the
execution of this Agreement.
2. The parties hereto recognize that KCMO, as a pretreatment
program authority approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and
the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, is subject to certain federal and state
regulations. Such regulations, as now exist or may be promulgated in the future, may
require KCMG to change its sewer use ordinances and regulations and its inspection,
monitoring and enforcement activities. Riverside agrees to abide by such changes and
to require compliance by all users within the corporate limits of Riverside who
discharge directly or indirectly to KCMO's wastewater collection system.
C. Commercial/Industrial User List. Riverside agrees to provide to
KCMG a list of all significant commercial and industrial users within its jurisdiction
which discharge into the System within sixty (60) days of the execution of this
Agreement. The definition of the term °significant" as used in this paragraph is
defined in Attachment A.
D. Monitoring Authority.
1. Riverside agrees to adopt as part of its sewer use rules,
regulations and/or ordinances, a provision which grants to KCMG the authority to
inspect and monitor any commercial and/or industrial customer's compliance with
Riverside's sewer use rules, regulations or ordinances, and to perform those duties set
forth in Section F of this Article II as necessary to implement and enforce said rules,
regulations and/or ordinances.
2. If at any time during the term of this Agreement, KCMO's
inspection or monitoring discloses that a sewer user has violated Riverside's and/or
KCMO's sewer use rules, regulations or ordinances, and warrants prosecution therefor,
KCMG will so notify Riverside and provide Riverside with sufficient information to
allow Riverside to pursue any available enforcement remedy. If Riverside does not
initiate enforcement within thirty (30) days of being notified of a violation, KCMG may
prosecute the violation in any court of competent jurisdiction.
E. Access for Inspection and Sampling. Riverside hereby grants to
KCMG the right to perform inspections, measurements and wastewater sampling to
enforce the surcharge and all other provisions of current and future sewer use
ordinances of KCMG, as well as the sewer use ordinances, rules and/or regulations
which shall be adopted by Riverside. Riverside agrees to cooperate as necessary in
such monitoring and to provide to KCMO any documentation in Riverside's possession
required to perform these functions.
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F. Duties of KCMG.
1. KCMG agrees to perform technical and administrative duties
necessary to implement and enforce Riverside's Sewer Use Ordinance, Rules and
Regulations including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) determining the acceptability of commercial and/or
industrial waste for discharge into the System from commercial and industrial
users within Riverside's jurisdiction;
(b) providing technical services such as sampling and analysis
of effluent from industrial users;
(c) issuing discharge permits to commercial and industrial
users discharging to the System;
(d) conducting inspections and compliance monitoring of
conunercial and industrial users;
(e) receiving and analyzing commercial and industrial self-
monitoring reports; and performing enforcement against non-compliance with
Riverside's Ordinances, Rules or Regulations in accordance with this section.
2. As required by federal regulations (40 CFR 403 et seq.), the
minimum functions which KCMG shall perform regarding Significant Industrial Users
(as such term is defined therein) are annual inspections, permit issuance, semi-annual
receipt and analysis of self-monitoring reports, annual sampling and analysis of
wastewater discharges, and all necessary correspondence pertaining to said functions.
Riverside shall be provided copies within ten (10) days of preparation and/or receipt of
all such reports and correspondence.
G. Emergency Actions. KCMG is authorized to take emergency action
whenever necessary to stop or prevent any discharge into the System within the
corporate limits of Riverside which presents, or may present, an imminent danger to
the health or welfare of humans, which reasonably appears to threaten the environment
or which threatens to interfere with the operation of KCMO's sewer system and/or
wastewater treatment plant. Before taking such action, KCMO will attempt to provide
informal notice (i.e., a telephone call) to the Administrative Officer hereunder for
Riverside of its intent to take emergency action. KCMG will notify Riverside within
48 hours after taking or initiating any such emergency action. Nothing contained
within this paragraph shall be construed to be inconsistent with the enforcement duties
of KCMG as set forth in its Ordinances or Regulations for Use.
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ARTICLE III
REPORTS AND SYSTEM FEES
A. Reports.
1. Riverside shall provide KCMO annually a list of all building
permits and business licenses issued by Riverside during the prior year so that KCMO
may verify the existence of any new significant commercial and industrial users.
2. KCMG shall provide Riverside a quarterly report of all
pretreatment activities performed within Riverside.
3. KCMG shall provide Riverside with a copy of its annual
pretreatment report to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
B. User Fees.
1. A charge shall be levied against every person, firm, partnership,
corporation and association occupying property within the city limits of Riverside
having a sewer connection with, having sewers available for connection with, or
otherwise discharging sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquid into the KCMO's
sewer system. Such charges are to be the sum of service charges, volume charges and
high concentration charges to be computed and levied as follows:
(a) A monthly service charge to defray in part the cost of
making available facilities and works now or in the future necessary for
wastewater treatment and rendering bills for service, regardless of whether or
not any sewage or wastes are actually discharged to the KCMG sewer during
the billing period. The monthly service charge per water meter shall be:
Calendar Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Monthly Service Charge $3.96 $4.15 $4.35 $4.60 $4.86
(b) A volume charge based upon the total volume of water
(hundreds of cubic feet {CCF}) purchased by the customer during the billing
period:
Calendar Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Volume Charge (per CCF) $1.18 SL25 51.33 $1.41 $1.49
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(c) A extra strength surcharge for all industrial and
commercial accounts with high concentration discharges. Commercial and
industrial accounts are all service accounts other than one- and two-family
dwellings. High concentration discharges are those in which the BOD
(Biochemical Oxygen Demand), SS (Suspended Solids), and/or O&G (Oil &
Grease) concentrations are in excess of the maximum concentrations of these
components in normal sewage as defined in Article IV, Chapter 60 of the
Kansas City Code of Ordinances. This surcharge is as applied to KCMO's non-
residential customers and will be at those rates as specified in KCMO's Code of
Ordinances and subject to change.
(d) Wastewater Discharge permits. Commercial and
industrial users shall pay for the cost of the wastewater discharge permitting
program as described and authorized by this Agreement and by Article IV of
Chapter 60 of KCMO's Code of Ordinances. Permit application fees, permit
maintenance fees and other miscellaneous charges as authorized in said Chapter
60 shall be billed and collected with the commercial or industrial user's normal
sewer use charges.
2. Diversion Allowances.
(a) Residential. Residential service accounts (one- and two-
family residences) shall be charged volume charges based upon their average
consumption during the winter months water billing cycles most closely
corresponding to the months of December through March. Residential volume
charges will each year be recalculated and adjusted beginning with the billing
date on or after June 1 to reflect the previous winter's consumption. This
volume charge will apply in each of the next twelve months. Where residential
water service accounts do not have an acceptable history of winter water use,
the monthly volume charge shall be the volume charge equal to the current
consumption or four units (4 CCF), whichever is greater.
(b) Commercial and industrial. Commercial and industrial
accounts with diverted water uses may apply for diversion allowances.
Commercial and industrial accounts are those accounts other than one- and two-
family dwellings. Diverted water uses are those where a significant portion of
the water purchased is used in manufactured products such as ice, canned goods
or beverages and the product is transported in containers away from the
premises or where the water purchased is lost by evaporation or irrigation.
Where the water user of the premises proves this fact by installation of a meter
or other KCMG-approved method of determining the amount of water so
diverted, no wastewater volume charge shall be levied on such diverted water.
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3. KCMG shall waive the excess pollutants charge for Riverside
restaurants provided those facilities have installed adequate grease traps, regularly
maintain said grease traps, and have available records of their grease trap maintenance
activities for review by KCMO's inspectors.
4. KCMO will, at KCMO's option, bill Riverside customers directly
or through a third parry collection agreement.
5. KCMG will, at KCMO's option, have the right to sue the owner
or occupants of premises receiving wastewater services to recover any sums due for
such services, plus reasonable attorney's fees, as set forth in R.S. Mo. Section
250.140 (1994).
C. Biennial Review of Pricing. KCMG and Riverside shall, beginning in
March 1999 and every two years thereafter, meet to discuss and negotiate atwo-year
extension of the pricing and terms of this Agreement such that the pricing and terms of
this Agreement are determined for the subsequent five-year period. Both parties agree
to meet and negotiate in Qood faith to provide along-term stable services contract for
the benefit of both parties. If KCMG and Riverside fail to agree on such extension,
KCMO may set the prices charged to System users hereunder; provided, that in no
event will such prices be more than the prices charged by KCMO to users in similarly
situated municipalities.
D. Capital Improvements Fee. Riverside reserves the right to assess the
users of the System such fees, surcharges, taxes and assessments as Riverside deems
necessary to fund capital improvements, replacement or expansion of the System (the
`Capital Improvements Fee"). Upon Riverside's request, KCMO agrees to bill,
collect and remit to Riverside all collections of the Capital Improvements Fee to the
extent it is assessed and paid through billing to customers of the System.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
A. Scope of Agreement. This Agreement shall apply to the System. For
purposes of this Agreement, individual building service lines are not considered a part
of the System, and in no case will lines less than eight inches in diameter be included in
the System.
B. Filing. As provided by R.S.Mo. Section 70.300 (1986), a copy of this
agreement shall be recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Platte County,
Missouri, filed with the Missouri Secretary of State and as otherwise required by law.
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C. Boundaries. The boundaries of KCMG as now exist, or as may be
extended in the future, are set forth in Kansas City Charter Section 4. The boundaries
of Riverside, as now exist, are set forth in Attachment B which is attached hereto and
made a part of this Agreement. Each party agrees to notify the other annually of any
changes of such boundaries.
D. Notification of Ordinance Amendments. Whenever either party
amends its Sewer Use Ordinance, or any Regulations for Use of its sewerage system, it
shall immediately notify the other party. A copy of any amendment adopted shall be
forwarded to the other party within ten (10) business days of adoption.
E. Joint Review of Sewer Use Ordinance. KCMG and Riverside agree to
periodically meet and review each other's Sewer Use Ordinance, Rules and
Regulations. Either party may request a joint review whenever deemed necessary, and
both parties shall participate in such review within thirty (30) days of such request.
F. Breach of Duties. Protection of the health of citizens and the quality of
the waters of the state are of primary consideration over monetary and proprietary
issues. Each party recognizes that any breach of its duties under this article could
cause irreparable harm to the other party, its residents, or its environment, and
recognizes that any damages provided for in this Agreement may not adequately
compensate said party for such breach. Therefore, each party shall be entitled to seek
injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent or halt any continuing
or threatened breach.
G. Effectuation. KCMG and Riverside agree to pass such legislation and
to execute such instruments from time to time as may be necessary to effectuate the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
H. Indemnify and Hold Harmless. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
Riverside shall indemnify KCMG and hold it harmless from and against all damages,
claims, suits, or actions on account of bodily injury to or death of any person or
persons and injury to or destruction of any property resulting from or in any way
connected with Riverside's negligence or failure to comply with any of the provisions
of this Agreement. Similarly, to the fullest extent permitted by law, KCMO shall
indemnify Riverside and hold it harmless from and against all damages, claims, suits,
or actions on account of bodily injury to or death of any person or persons and injury
to or destruction of any property resulting from or in any way connected with KCMO's
negligence or failm•e to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement.
I. Administrative Officers. The Director of Water Services, or such
officer at the time performing duties equivalent to that of Director of Water Services,
shall be the Administrative Officer for KCMG respecting this Agreement, and any
approvals or other decisions necessary under this Agreement will be made by the
Director. The Mayor of Riverside and/or the City Administrator, or such officer at the
time performing equivalent duties, shall be the Administrative Officer for Riverside
respecting this agreement, and any approvals or other decisions necessary under this
Agreement will be made by the Mayor.
J. Sharing of Information. Riverside and KCMG each agree to furnish
the other party with information consisting of reports, engineering plans and studies
that could impact the operation of the wastewater collection and treatment system.
K. Parties and Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
parties hereto, their successors and assigns, whether the result of legal process,
assignment or otherwise, when finally executed and fully approved.
L. Severability. Should any provision hereof for any reason be deemed or
ruled illegal, invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, no
other provision of this Agreement shall be affected; and this Agreement shall then be
construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid or unconstitutional provision had
not been contained herein.
M. Autonomy. No provision of this Agreement shall be consn•ucted to
create any type of joint ownership of any property, any partnership or joint venture, or
create any other rights or liabilities except as may be otherwise expressly set forth
herein.
N. Matters Disregarded. The titles of the several sections, subsections or
paragraphs set forth in this Agreement are inserted for convenience or reference only
and they shall be disregarded in construing or interpreting any of the provisions of this
Agreement.
O. Notices. Unless otherwise indicated, all notices, waivers and consents
required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by verifiable facsimile
or mailed by Certified or Registered Mail, or by a recognized overnight courier
delivery service, postage pre-paid, to the respective parties at the addresses set forth
below on or before the date such notice, waiver or consent must be given:
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If to Transferor: City of Riverside, Missouri
4500 High Drive
Riverside, Missouri 64150
Attention: Mayor
If to Transferee: Kansas City, Missouri
414 E. 12th St.
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Attention: Director of Water Services
P. Effective Date and Expiration. The effective date of this Agreement
shall be the first day of the month following approval of the governing bodies of
KCMG and Riverside. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, except
as otherwise provided herein, for a period of twenty (20) years from and after its
effective date, and thereafter shall automatically renew for additional twenty (20) year
periods upon the expiration of each prior twenty (20) year period unless either (i)
Riverside shall have given KCMG written notice to the contrary at least five (5) years
prior to the expiration of the then current period, (ii) the parties enter into another
agreement regarding the subject matter hereof, or (iii) a final non-appealable judgment
is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Agreement shall be terminated
for cause. If this Agreement is terminated for any reason, Riverside shall have the right
to require reconveyance of the System in accordance with Article I, Section E. This
Agreement may be altered or amended during its term by the parties hereto by
appropriate action of their respective governing bodies.
Q. Previous Agreements. With the effective date of this Agreement, all
previous contracts and agreements between KCMG and Riverside relating to
wastewater services are superseded by this Agreement.
R. Complete Agreement. This written Agreement constitutes the complete
understanding of the parties for treatment and transportation of wastewater and can
only be modified or terminated in writing by mutual agreement of the parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, acting under authority of their
respective governing bodies, have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the
date and year first above written.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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APPROUF~D,AS TO~,bRM:
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City'Attorney
TIIE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
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Mayor
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Director
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City Clerk
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APPROVED AS T(O FORIvi:
Dennis Lee
Assistant City Attorney
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI/
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
COOPERATIVE SEWER AGREEMENT
ATTACI-IME1~TT A
"Significant Commercial or Industrial User"
For the purposes of this Agreement, the definition of the term "significant
commercial or industrial user" as used in this Agreement shall be any non-residential
user which:
Is subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards; or
2. Purchases, uses, or discharges an average of 25,000 gallons or more of
water per day; or
3. Discharges a process waste stream which makes up five (5) percent or
more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic flow to the Wastewater
Treatment Plant serving said user; or
4. Accepts waste from another location outside the facility's boundaries for
treatment, storage or disposal; or
5. Provides "recycling" services for materials from another location outside
the facility's boundaries; or
6. Provides laundering services for commercial/industrial accounts; or
7. Has the potential for discharge of silver in significant quantities; or
8. Is designated as significant by the Director on the basis that the User has
a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operations, for violating
Pretreatment Standards or Requirements or sewer use ordinances or regulations enacted
as described in this Agreement.
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI/
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
COOPERATIVE SEWER AGREEMENT
ATTACHMENT B
RIVERSIDE MAP ON FILE
IN
INDUSTRIAL WASTE CONTROL
DIVISION OFFICE
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