LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (the “License”) is made this _____ day of
_____________ 2007 (the “Effective date”) by and between the City of
Lawrence, Kansas, a municipal corporation (the “City”), and Lawrence Freenet,
Inc., a nonprofit corporation, (“Licensee”).
RECITALS
- Whereas the City
is the holder of the Right-of-way along Clinton Parkway from South Iowa
Street to Kasold Drive, in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas; and
- Whereas the City
owns and maintains the traffic signal poles, mast arms, signal heads, and
luminaire arms of four traffic signal poles located along Clinton Parkway,
more fully described in the attached Land Use Review, SP-03-15-07,
attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference; and
- Whereas Licensee is
a nonprofit corporation that provides internet access to the residents of Lawrence at a free or reduced rate; and
- Whereas Licensee
wishes to install communications equipment in the right-of-way and on the
traffic signal poles at the intersections of Clinton Parkway and S. Iowa
Street, Clinton Parkway and Crestline Drive, Clinton Parkway and Lawrence
Avenue, and Clinton Parkway and Kasold Drive, in Lawrence, Kansas to
enhance its abilities to provide free internet access to Lawrence
residents; and
- Whereas, the City
has agreed to permit Licensee to install certain communications equipment for
this purpose on its traffic signal poles in the right-of-way in accordance
with the approved plans described in Exhibit A on a trial basis,
all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this License.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and obligations contained
herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
- Grant of License.
The City hereby grants to the Licensee the non-exclusive license, right,
privilege, and permission (the “License”) to use in common with
others an area in the right-of-way to access in a safe and professional
manner and with the prior approval of the City Engineer, the traffic
signal poles located generally at the four intersections more fully
described in Exhibit A, for the purpose of installing and maintaining, at
Licensee’s sole cost and expense, certain communications equipment
approved in Exhibit A for its internet access points. The City grants to
the Licensee the non-exclusive license, right, privilege and permission to
use in common with others space on the four traffic signal poles to
install and maintain in a safe and professional manner and its
communications equipment approved in Exhibit A. Nothing in this License
Agreement shall be interpreted to give Licensee authority to install (1)
any equipment other than the equipment approved in Exhibit A; and (2) on
any other City property or right-of-way not specifically described herein
without the prior approval of the City.
- No Representation by the City. The Licensee represents that the City has
made no representations with respect to the right-of-way, the traffic
signal poles, or their respective conditions, and that the Licensee is not
relying on any representations of the City or the City’s agents with
respect to the use or condition of the right-of-way or the traffic signal
poles. This License Agreement grants the Licensee the privilege and
permission to use that portion of the right-of-way and the space on the
traffic signal poles described in Paragraph 1 of this License Agreement in
their present condition “as is” without any warranties subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
- Covenants of the Licensee. The Licensee hereby covenants and warrants to the City, as
follows:
- To
install and maintain its communications equipment
at the Licensee’s sole cost and expense for the duration of the
License Agreement.
- To
employ persons who are qualified to perform the installation and
maintenance work and who are trained in appropriate safety procedures for
the installations and maintenance work in the City’s right-of-way and on
the City’s traffic signal poles;
- To
cause said persons installing and maintaining Licensee’s equipment to use
“Best Practices” in all work related to the installation and maintenance
of the equipment;
- To
cause said persons installing and maintaining Licensee’s equipment to use
bucket trucks to access the City’s traffic signal poles and to use at all
times industry standard safety gear, including fall restraints and other
safety equipment for such installation and maintenance work;
- To
procure and maintain at all times this License Agreement is in effect,
general liability insurance for Licensee’s equipment and installation and
maintenance operations, with the City of Lawrence named as an additional
insured party, in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for each occurrence,
$1,000,000.00 of coverage for personal injury and $2,000,000.00 general
aggregate coverage and $300,000.00 coverage for damage to City property.
- To
allow only authorized representatives of Licensee to access the traffic
signal poles for installation or maintenance work. For the purposes of
this provision, “authorized representatives of Licensee” shall mean
persons covered by Licensee’s general liability insurance policy in
effect during the term of this License.
- To
notify the City Engineer in person or by telephone at least 24 hours in
advance of any installation or maintenance work on the traffic signal
poles;
- To
coordinate with Westar, its successors and assigns, in advance of any
installation or maintenance work that affects or may affect Westar’s
luminaire fixtures;
- To
refrain from causing any waste, damage, or injury to the right-of-way and
any part of the traffic signal poles;
- To
refrain from causing any waste, damage, or injury to the luminaire
fixtures;
- To
ensure traffic is not unreasonably impeded by Licensee’s installation or
maintenance work; Licensee shall provide a traffic control plan to the City
Engineer for approval prior to completing any work in the right-of-way.
All traffic control shall be in compliance with the Manual of Uniform
Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Licensee shall be responsible for all
costs for traffic control. Licensee
will notify the Lawrence Police Department and the Lawrence-Douglas
County Fire and Medical Department of any lane closures within a
reasonable time in advance of the lane closure.
- To
remove, adjust, or relocate Licensee’s equipment immediately when the
City deems it an emergency, or when the City determines the equipment is
interfering with or reducing the efficiency of City equipment or
operations. Licensee agrees to remove or relocate its equipment when the
City determines Licensee’s equipment needs to be moved for the
non-emergency installation, repair, maintenance, or expansion of any
streets or utilities located, or to be located in, on, under or through
the right-of-way. The Licensee shall bear all costs associated with
moving its equipment and Licensee hereby agrees the City shall have no
duty whatsoever to replace the Licensee’s equipment. The Licensee may
replace, at its sole cost and expense, its communications equipment to its
former location as approved in Exhibit A, except as otherwise provided by
paragraph 6 of this Agreement.
- To
comply with all applicable state, federal and local laws, ordinances and
regulations relating to its use and occupancy of the right of way and
traffic signal poles for an internet access point.
- The
Licensee shall not have any right to enlarge the present scope of this
License Agreement, without the prior written consent of the City.
- Indemnification of the City. During the time this License Agreement is
in effect, the Licensee agrees to indemnify, defend, and save the City,
and the City’s officers, commissioners, agents, employees, grantees, and
assigns, harmless from and against all claims, actions, liabilities,
damages, costs, expenses, and judgments, including attorneys’ fees, which
relate to, arise from, or are in connection with the Licensee’s use,
occupancy or maintenance of the right-of-way, the four traffic signal
poles or any portion thereof on account of any injury to persons or damage
to property, excluding therefrom such injury or damage caused by the
negligence of the City.
- Accommodation.
The permission granted to the Licensee under this License Agreement is
given to the Licensee as an accommodation, and shall be without charge to
the Licensee. The Licensee hereby acknowledges the City’s rights to the
right-of-way and the traffic signal poles located in the right-of-way, and
agrees to never assail, resist, or deny such rights by virtue of the Licensee’s
occupancy or use under this License Agreement.
- Term and Termination. The City reserves the right to terminate the permission granted
by this License Agreement at any time and for any reason by giving the Licensee
seven (7) calendar days written notice of such termination, except that
the City may, at the City’s election, terminate the permission
immediately without such notice at any times, if (i) the Licensee fails to
comply with or abide by each and all of the provisions of this License
Agreement, or (ii) if the continued use of the License presents a health
or safety hazard.
- Binding Effect.
This License Agreement shall, at all times, be binding upon the City and
the Licensee.
- No Assignment.
Licensee shall not transfer,
assign, sublet, or pledge this License Agreement without the prior written
consent of the City.
- Test. Licensee understands that the City’s approval
to install equipment on the four traffic signal poles approved in Exhibit
A is on a trial basis. The City may or may not authorize installations on
other traffic signal poles. The City may revoke this License Agreement at
its discretion.
- Governing Law.
This License Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with,
and governed by, the law of the State of Kansas.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
have caused this License Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.
LICENSEE:
_______________________________
Lawrence
Freenet, Inc.
By:
Title:
STATE
OF KANSAS )
COUNTY OF DOUGLAS )
BE
IT REMEMBERED, that on this day of ,
2007, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the County and
State aforesaid, came ,
who is personally known to me to be the same person who executed the within and
foregoing instrument of writing and duly acknowledged the execution of the
same.
IN
TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year last above written.
Seal: Notary
Public
CITY OF
LAWRENCE, KANSAS a
municipal
corporation
_________________________________
David
L. Corliss, City Manager
STATE
OF KANSAS )
COUNTY OF DOUGLAS )
BE
IT REMEMBERED, that on this day of ,
2007, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the County and
State aforesaid, came David L. Corliss, City Manager, who is personally known
to me to be the same person who executed the within and foregoing instrument of
writing and duly acknowledged the execution of the same.
IN
TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year last above written.
Seal: Notary
Public