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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 050 Scott MAC Lands (2007-11) Lease Agreement . . . . THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE BY-LAW NO. 2007 - 050 BEING A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE THE SIGNING OF A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MARTIN J. SCOTT FOR USE OF MUNICIPAL LANDS WHEREAS Section 8 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, provides that the powers of a municipality under this or any other Act shall be interpreted broadly so as to confer broad authority on the municipality to enable the municipality to govern its affairs as it considers appropriate and to enhance the municipality's ability to respond to municipal issues; AND WHEREAS pursuant to the said Municipal Act, Section 9 provides that a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority under this or any other Act; AND WHEREAS the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine deems it advisable to enter into a lease agreement with Martin J. Scott for vacant land located within the Municipality, in consideration of the rents, covenants and obligations stipulated therein; NOW THEREFORE the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine ENACTS as follows: 1. That the Municipality of Kincardine enter into a lease agreement with Martin J. Scott for the rental of approximately 80 acres of vacant land located within the Municipality of Kincardine and more particularly described in the agreement attached to this by-law as Schedule "A". 2. That the term of this lease shall be for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, to be computed from the 15 day of January 2007 and thenceforth ensuing and to be fully completed and ended on the 315t day December 2011. 3. That the Mayor and CAO be authorized to sign, on behalf of the Municipality of Kincardine, the lease agreement with Martin J. Scott, attached to this by-law as Schedule "A". 4. That this by-law shall come into full force and effect upon its final passage. . . ./2 . . . . Page 2 Scott MAC Lands (2007-11) Lease Agreement By-law By-law No. 2007 - 050 5. That this by-law may be cited as the "Scott MAC Lands (2007-11) Lease Agreement By-law". READ a FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD time and FINALLY PASSED this 18th day of April, 2007. ~~~u Clerk This AGREEMENT made in TRIPLICATE this 30 day of March, 2007; BETWEEN: THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE (Hereinafter called the "Lessor") This is Schedule" fI n to By~Law of the first part; No.07c01-<?f.bpassed the /S~y of F/ IR. 11-- 200J. ~~~ Mayor Clerk AND Martin J Scott (Hereinafter called the "Lessee") of the second part. WITNESSETH that in consideration of the rents, covenants and agreements hereinafter reserved and contained on the part of the said lessee, to be paid, observed and perfonned, the said lessors has demised and leased and by these presents doth demise and lease unto the said lessee; ALL THOSE CERTAIN PREMISES known as 80 acres ofooused vacant land, part of the Municipality of Kincardine Airport, on Highway 21, as shown on Schedule "A" attached. (Hereinafter referred to as "the premises"); I. The Lessee shall pay rent of$5,000.00 per year for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011, to be paid the 1st business day of November every year, commencing November 2007. 2. The Lessee shall not be responsible for any property taxes that may be assessed against the property as a result of the lessee occupying the premises. 3. The Lessee shall not carry on upon the premises any business that may be deemed a nuisance or by which the insurance on the premises will be increased. 4. This agreement is not assignable by the Lessee without the express written consent of the Lessors. 5. The Lessors shall not be responsible for any personal injmy which shall be sustained by the Lessee or any employee, customer or other person who may be upon the premises or the entrances or appurtenances thereto. All risks of any such injury being assumed by the Lessee, who shall hold the Lessors harmless and indemnified there from. 6. The Lessee shall provide to the Lessors adequate proof of insurance (for liability and personal property) to the satisfaction of the Lessors. 7. The tenn of this lease shall be from January IS\ 2007 until December 31S\ 2011. Renewal of this agreement shall be at the discretion of the Lessors. 8. This agreement may be terminated by mutual agreement between the Lessor and the Lessee within a one year time frame. 9. Unless the context otherwise requires, the word "Lessors" and the word "Lessee" wherever used herein shall be construed to include and shall mean the executors, administrators, successors and/or assigns of the said Lessors and Lessee, respectively, and when there are two or more Lessees bound by the same covenants herein contained, their obligations shall be joint and several. 10. At no time will there be vehicles or machine traffic on nmways or crossing active nmways The Lessee shall call the airport manager well ahead of time (5 days needed) to do tilling or removal of crops due to potential aircraft traffic. Bales of hay or straw will be removed immediately on lands along runways. II. The Lessee will repair according to notice in writing, reasonable wear and tear. Damage by fire, lighting and tempest only accepted and that he will leave the premises in good repair. 12. The Lessee will during the said tenn, cultivate, till, fertilize and weed control and employ such parts of the said premises as are now or shall hereafter be brought under cultivation in a good farmer-like and proper manner, and will in like manner crop the same in a regular rotation of crops so as not to impoverish, depreciate or injure the soil and will at the end of the said term. 13. The Lessee will during the continuance of said term, mow the grass, keep down all noxious weeds and grasses, which shall grow upon the said premises and will not suffer or permit any such foul seeds or noxious weeds to go to seed on the said premises. The Lessor shall maintain the grassed ditched areas. 14. The crops can be alfalfa, hay, grains along sides ofnmways, (not to gather birds). This clause shall not supersede the provisions contained in the Weed Control Act, as amended from time to time. 15. The Lessee will keep the mouths of all ooder drains on the said premises open and free from obstruction, and in good running order at all times during the said term, and will not suffer or pennit such drains, or the water-courses in any open ditches on said premises to become obstructed, but will constantly keep the same free and clear, for the water flowing therein. 16. IN case the Lessor should desire to sell the said Jands and premises during the said term, the said term may be detennined at any time upon one (I) month's notice by a notice to such effect, and that the Lessee will, at the expiration of the time limited by the said notice, peaceably and quietly give up possession of the said land and premises to the Lessor, provided that upon such earlier determination of the said term, and after the Lessee shall have delivered up possession in manner aforesaid, and paid to the Lessor in full proportion of rent up to the date of such earlier detennination, the Lessee shall be entitled to be compensated for the value of the crops sown and then growing, or of the ploughing down on the said lands in preparing for a crop, the amount of such compensation to be detennined by arbitration if the parties cannot agree thereon. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed these presents. SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED in the presence of THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE ~ -Larry Kraemer --c \- ~L ,~J/ - CAO- Jo deRosenroll WITNESS- Susan J Scott