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1994-33 8 8 -- '," STATE OF FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN RE: Application of LAKE HILLS UTILITIES, INC. to Amend Water Certificate Number 5l2-W to Expand Its Service Area DOCKET NO. : 91ll39-WU STIPULATION THIS STIPULATION is made and entered into among LAKE HILLS UTILITIES, INC., a Florida corporation, whose mailing address is Post Office Box 9l5389, Longwood, Florida 3279l ("Lake Hills") and the CITY OF CLERMONT, whose mailing address is Post Office Box 1202l9, Clermont, Florida 347l2-02l9 (the "City"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, LAKE HILLS is in the business of providing water utility service in Lake County, Florida; and WHEREAS, LAKE HILLS submitted an application to the Florida Public Service Commission to expand its service area pursuant to that certain Application for Amendment of Certificate Number 5l2-W (the "Application"); and WHEREAS, by letter dated February 17, 1994, the City notified the Florida Public Service Commission of its objection to the Application; and WHEREAS, the City and Lake Hills have reached an agreement regarding the City's objection (the "Agreement"). 146428\IRVINTL . - J . .. NOW THEREFORE, for and ln consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. It will take nine (9 ) months for the City to perform certain of its obligations under the Agreement reached by the City and Utility. During that nine (9) months period, which will begin on September 28, 1994, and will terminate on June 28, 1995, Lake Hills and City agree to a continuance of the Application filed by Lake Hills for expansion of its water service area during such nine (9) month period (the "Continuance"). 2. The City and Utility hereby agree that their conduct and actions shall be governed by the Agreement entered into between the City and Lake Hills dated September 28, 1994. 3. If prior to the end of the Continuance the City has installed a wastewater collection system as required by Paragraph 6 of the Agreement, then the Utility shall withdraw its Application for expansion of its water service area. If however, at the end of the Continuation the City has not installed the wastewater collection system, then Lake Hills shall be entitled to revive its Application before the Public Service Commission to expand its water service area as provided for in the Application, and the City agrees not to object to such expansion. 146428\IRVINTL 2 LOWNDES. DROSDICK DOSTER KANTOR & REED, P.A. Attorneys at Law eL Droswck Miranda F. Fitzgerald Joseph A, Lanee Gary R. Soles John G, Morns \-_J6-1982) Thomas E, Francu R. Kunhark Lee James M, Spoonhour Samuel M Nel,on Julia L Frey John F Lowndes' Scott C. Thompson T, Todd Pittenger James BalJeua Louu Frey,Jr Timothy J, Manor Juhan E, Whrtehunt Patrick K. RInka Willwn A, Beckett Barry L Goff Daniel F, McIntosh Jon C. Vergler Mark D. Scimeca William R. BU'd,Jr, Aaron J GorOVltz H, Gregory McNeill Terry C. Voung T, AustIn Sunmom Matthew G Brenner Lmda C, Hankm' David E, Peterson Wendy L Spitler Dale A Burket Jam.. F, Heekm, Jr N,cholas A Pope Casey M, Cavanaugh Chrutopher p, T"'ltore CharI.. C. Carrmgton Robert F, H,""" Sbawn G, Rader Glmton R. Dar...., Jr. James S Toscano W, Terry Co,tolo Loran A, Jobmon Morey Raiskm Ter..a B. Fmer DaVId G, Williford Janet M Courtney Gary M IWeiu Jobn A. Reed, Jr. Darrell D, Garvey WílIwn E. Doster Hal H Kantor Mlcbael Ryan James J. Hoctor Willwn T, Dymond, Jr Jam.. G, Kanelmann Margaret H. Schreiber Peter L Lopez Of Coumel, Ricbard J, Fildes Jooepb G, Kern Cleatou, J Simmons Bryan T, McCuUy Matthew E, BeaI September 29, 1994 Mr. Leonard H. Baird, Jr. Attorney at Law P. O. Drawer 121066 Clermont, Florida 34712 Re: Utility Agreements Dear Len: The enclosed Agreements have been executed by Robert A. Mandell, as President of MAK Development, Inc. in the case of the Utility Service Agreement with the City, and as President of Lake Hills Utilities, Inc. in the case of the Wholesale Agreement with the City. I understand that the enclosed Agreements have been approved by the City of Clermont and that the City will now execute them. Please return two of each of the Agreements to me after they have been executed by the City. If the City does not execute them by October 7,1994, please return all of the enclosed Agreements to me. I am also enclosing a Stipulation for Continuance with respect to matters regarding franchise area expansion before the PSC. Thank you for your help. JFL:djrn Enclosures c: Mr. Robert Yo s ry truly, . -~ eh F, Lewn es f~L.- K ~ ~ Jt~ '1 e-- ~~ a-~ ,ùl~ . 215 NORTH EOLA DRIVE' pOST O:~:OX 2111J9 . OR1. FLORIDA 32802 (~JijJ TELEPHONE 407-843-4600. FAX 407-423-4495 ~~ ME\lBER OF CO\I\1ERClAL LAW AFFILIATES WITH OFFICES I~ PRINCIPAL CITIES WORLDWIDE .8 8 STATE OF FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN RE: Application of LAKE HILLS UTILITIES, INC. to Amend Water Certificate Number 5l2-W to Expand Its Service Area DOCKET NO. : 91ll39-WU STIPULATION THIS STIPULATION is made and entered into among LAKE HILLS UTILITIES, INC., a Florida corporation, whose mailing address is Post Office Box 9l5389, Longwood, Florida 3279l ("Lake Hills") and the CITY OF CLERMONT, whose mailing address is Post Office Box l202l9, Clermont, Florida 347l2-02l9 (the "City"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, LAKE HILLS is in the business of providing water utility service in Lake County, Florida; and WHEREAS, LAKE HILLS submitted an application to the Florida Public Service Commission to expand its service area pursuant to that certain Application for Amendment of Certificate Number 512-W (the "Application"); and WHEREAS, by letter dated February l7, 1994, the City notified the Florida Public Service Commission of its objection to the Application; and WHEREAS, the City and Lake Hills have reached an agreement regarding the City's objection (the "Agreement"). 146428\IRVINTL ,8 8 NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. It will take nine (9 ) months for the City to perform certain of its obligations under the Agreement reached by the City and Utility. During that nine (9) months period, which will begin on September 28, 1994, and will terminate on June 28, 1995, Lake Hills and City agree to a continuance of the Application filed by Lake Hills for expansion of its water service area during such nine (9) month period (the "Continuance"). 2. The City and Utility hereby agree that their conduct and actions shall be governed by the Agreement entered into between the City and Lake Hills dated September 28, 1994. 3. If prior to the end of the Continuance the City has installed a wastewater collection system as required by Paragraph 6 of the Agreement, then the Utility shall withdraw its Application for expansion of its water service area. If however, at the end of the Continuation the City has not installed the wastewater collection system, then Lake Hills shall be entitled to revive its Application before the Public Service Commission to expand its water service area as provided for in the Application, and the City agrees not to object to such expansion. 146428\IRVINTL 2 .e 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed thi Stipulation in manner and form sufficient to bind them. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: 146428\IRVINTL Date, /¥~,J,f, /'l.9'j "LAKE HILLS" CITY OF CLERMONT / I By: L Wayne aunders, City Manager Date: vvÝ. ~I Ie¡) r "CITY" 3 8 8 UTILITY SERVICE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT entered into this ~ r ~ day of /¥' 1994 by and between the CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, a municipal subdivision of the State of Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "City") , and MAK DEVELOPMENT, INC. , a Florida corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Developer"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City is in the business of providing water and wastewater service to residential users in the City of Clermont and its surrounding areas; and WHEREAS, the Developer is the contract purchaser of two (2) tracts of presently vacant property on Hancock Road in Lake County, Florida, more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto (the "Knapp Property"); and WHEREAS, the Developer intends to develop the Knapp Property in several stages into approximately three hundred and twenty-five (325) residential lots (the "Lots"), and two hundred fifty-five thousand (255,000) square feet of commercial space; and WHEREAS, the Developer has requested that the City provide water and wastewater service to the Lots to be developed on the Knapp Property; and WHEREAS, the City has agreed to provide such service under the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises hereof and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 8 8 1. The City shall have available in the right -of -way of Hancock Road adjacent to the Knapp Property adequate facilities to provide water and wastewater service to the Lots and commercial parcels to be developed on the Knapp Property wi thin nine (9 ) months of the date of this Agreement. The City shall provide water and wastewater service to said Lots and commercial parcels through these facilities and the on-site facilities to be constructed by the Developer. 2. The Developer shall design, construct and install an on- site water distribution system, wastewater collection system and their connection to the lines in Hancock Road for the Lots and commercial parcels to be developed on the Knapp Property (the "On- Site System"). The On-Site system shall be designed to the City's standards and good engineering standards approved by the City. As the phases of the On-Site System are completed, the Developer shall convey such phases of the system to the City, at no cost to the City, and the On-Site System shall belong to the City and shall be maintained by the City. 3. The Developer shall pay the City impact fees for the water and wastewater service that the City will provide to each Lot and commercial parcel to be developed on the Knapp Property. The wastewater impact fee shall be the same impact fee which the City charges to other customers of the wastewater treatment plant which will serve the Lots and commercial parcels. The water impact fee which the Developer shall pay to the City shall be the fee charged by Lake Hills Utilities, Inc. to the City for water connections 2 8 8 (the "Connection Fee"), together with the City's interim service fee of THREE HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS ($3l2.00) (the" Interim Service Fee") . The Lake Hills Utilities, Inc. Connection Fee, by approval of the Florida Public Service Commission ("FPSC") , may be adjusted, in which event, the Developer agrees to pay the prevailing Connection Fee so approved by the FPSC for those units purchased after the effective date of the adjusted Connection Fee. In the event that the City ceases to obtain the water supply to serve the Lots and the commercial parcels to be developed on the Knapp Property from Lake Hills Utilities, Inc., and the City is no longer required to pay the Lake Hills Utilities, Inc. Connection Fee, the Developer shall not be required to pay the Lake Hills Utilities, Inc. Connection Fee to the City. The Developer will continue to be required to pay the City's Interim Service Fee. 4. Wi thin nine (9 ) months of the effective date of this Agreement, or at the time the City has water and wastewater facilities existing and available to serve the Knapp Property adjacent to the Knapp Property in Hancock Road, whichever is later, the Developer shall pay to the City wastewater impact fees for the first one hundred (100) Lots. Thereafter, the Developer shall pay for water and wastewater impact fees at the time of application for a building permit, except that water impact fees will be paid to the City at such time as the City shall pay water connection fees to Lake Hills Utilities, Inc. , if sooner than the time of application, but, in any event, prior to connection of the Lot or parcel to the On-Site System. 3 8 8 5. The Developer agrees that it will request the City to annex the Knapp Property into the City within nine (9) months of the effective date of this Agreement, or when the City begins to provide the Knapp Property with water and wastewater service, whichever is later; provided the Knapp Property is contiguous to other City property so that it is eligible for annexation. 6. In the event the City shall fail to have water and wastewater facilities in Hancock Road adjacent to the Knapp Property which have the capacity to provide water and wastewater service to the Lots to be developed on the Knapp Property, on or before nine (9) months from the date hereof, the Developer shall have the right at any time thereafter until said facilities are so available to terminate this Agreement. If the Developer terminates this Agreement because of the City's failure to provide such service, it shall have the right to obtain water and wastewater service to the Lots from a private utility company or companies regulated by the FPSC. 7. The Developer agrees that all of the residents of the houses to be constructed on the Lots on the Knapp Property shall be water and wastewater customers of the City. The City shall serve said customers for such water and wastewater rates which are uniform with respect to those rates charged to other customers who are similarly situated. 8. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the City, the Developer and their respective assigns and corporate successors by merger, consolidation or conveyance. 4 8 8 All notices provided for herein shall be in writing or by telegram, and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail or 9. delivered to the addresses shown below, which addresses may be changed by either party giving proper written notice to the other as provided herein. Developer: MAK Development, Inc. P. O. Box 3873 Longwood, Florida 32791 City: City of Clermont, Florida P. O. Box l202l9 Clermont, Florida 34712-02l9 10. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Florida, and it shall be and become effective immediately upon execution by both parties hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and the Developer have executed, or have caused this Agreement to be executed, in several counterparts, each of which counterpart shall be considered an original copy of this Agreement. Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of: ~ 1 L J¡;1, -.~~ ¿r IL---- CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA By,m ÔP~ (SEAL) ~&ø;~ ~ð(~ By: Rob (SEAL) 138274\MADDOXDJ 5 8 8 EXHIBIT "A" to Utility Service Agreement by and between the City of Clermont, Florida and MAK Development, Inc. Tracts 19 and 20 of the map of property of Lake Highlands Company of Florida, recorded in plat Book 2, Page 28, of the Public Records of Lake County, Florida. Subject to rights-of-way for State Highway No. 50 and Hancock Road. Approximately 19.83 acres:t. (Commercial) AND Tracts 29 through 34, inclusive, of the map of property of Lake Highlands Company of Florida, recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 28, of the Public Records of Lake County, Florida. Subject to right-of-way of Hancock Road. Approximately 59.52 acres:t. (Residential) AND The West l/2 of the Northwest l/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of -the Northwest 1/4 of Section 27, Township 22 South, Range 26 East, Lake County, Florida. Less rights-of-way for State Highway No. 50 and Hancock Road. Approximately 4.21 acres:t. (Commercial) AND The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4; and the South 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest l/4, all in Section 27, Township 22 South, Range 26 East, Lake County, Florida. Less right-of-way for Hancock Road. Approxi- mately 59.07 acres:t. (Residential) 131935\MADDOXDJ