05/23/2008
This IIIS1nIDlCDt Was PIepaRd By, Record
aud Return to:
&mH. Nevius, Esq.
EDEN &; NEVIUS, PL
302 Southard StIeet
Suite 20S
Key West, FL 33040
(30S)294-SS88
DECLARATION OF EA~EMENT
This Declaration of Easement (the ''Declaration'') is made and entered into as of -yY]o..V
d1, 2008 by and between the Utility Board of tbe City of Key West, Plorlda, a utility ooard
created by speclal Act of tbe Florida Legislature, its successon aud assips (the "Grantor")
having an address of 1001 James Street, Key West, FL 33040, and Mouroe Couuty, Florida, a
political subdivlllou of the State of Florida, its lucceslOn aud BIIips, having an address of
1100 Simonton Street, Key West, Florida, and Clear Cbannel Broadcasting, IDe. a Nevada
corporatiou, luccessor by mel'ler to Clear ChaDuel Metroplex, Inc., a Nevada corporation,
its luccesson aud "llpI, having an address of933S1 Oveneas Highway, Tavernier, FL 33070
(collectively referred to as the "Grantees").
RECITALS
A. The Grantor is the owner in fee simple of the real property described in Exhibit
':.1L attached hereto and made a material part hereof (the "Easement Parcel").
B. Grantee Monroe County, Florida, is the owner in fee simple of the real property
described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and made a material part hereof.
C. Grantee Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc. is the owner in fee simple of the real
property described in Exhibit "C" attached hereto and made a material part hereof.
D. The lands described in Exhibits "B" and "C" are collectively referred to as the
"Benefitted Parcels."
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CONSIDERATION
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the sum of TEN AND NO/lOO DOLLARS
($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the following grants, agreements, covenants and restrictions are made:
TERMS. AGREEMENTS. COVENANTS AND CONDmONS
1. Grant of P."",m""'t. Grantor hereby grants and conveys to Grantees and their
respective successors aud assigns and unto the owners, lessees and occupants of all or part of the
Benefited Parcels, their heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns, and unto their
servants, agents, employees, guests, licensees, and invitee&, a non-exclusive easement across the
EaleT'lMlt Parcel. The easement herein granted is an appurtenant easement and is for the
purposes of ingress aud egress for persons, motor vehicles, material, equipment and trailers to
aud from the Benefited Parcels, and also for the purpose of providing the following utilities to
the Benefitted Parcels: electricity, telephone, telegraph, and other electronic signals, and water
(but not including sewage or wastewater). The Easement Parcel shall not be used by Grantees
for the storage of vehicles, trailers or articles of any kind, disposal of trash, including but not
limited to tires, hazardous materials, leachate, vehicle fluids, or any other solid or non-solid
waste. "Hazardous materials" shall mean any hazardous or toxic substanl:e, material or waste of
any kind or any other substance which is regulated by any environmental law. For the purposes
of this Declaration of Easement, "environmental law" shall mean all federal, state and local laws,
including statutes, regulations, ordinances, codes, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits,
concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements and other governmental restrictions relating
to the protection of the environment or human health, welfare or safety, or to the emission ,
discharge, seepage, release or threatened release of any contaminate, chemical, waste, irritant,
petroleum product, waste product, radioactive material, flammable or corrosive substance,
explosive polychlorinated biphenyl, asbestos, hazardous or toxic substanl:e, material or waste of
any kind into the environment, including without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground
water, or land including, but not limited to, the Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Federal
Clean Air Act, the Federal Clean Water Act, the Federal Resource and Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976, the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation aud
Liability Act of 1980, the Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986,
Chapters 161, 253, 373, 376 and 403, Florida Statutes, rules of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Rules of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the rules
of the Florida water management districts now or at any time hereafter in effect. The Easement
Parcel shall not be used as a staging area by the Grantees and Grantees shall not remove,
damage. or destroy the gate that is located at the entrsnce of the Easement Parcel adjacent to
Blimp Road. Grantees shall provide access to Grantor, its lessee, and their respective agents,
employees, guests, licensees and invitees to the Basement Parcel at any time by issuing Grantor a
key to said gate.
2. Maintenance. Rllpair .nd Inwrovement of the Easement Parcel. Grantees are
responsible for the improvement, upkeep, repair and maintenance of the Easement Parcel as set
forth herein, provided, however, that before undertaking any such activities, Grantees shall
obtain the prior written consent of Grantor, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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2.1 Exotic Plants: Grantees shall not cause invasive exotic plant species as
defined . by the Monroe County Planning and Environmental Resources
Department to be introduced to the Easement Parcel including, but not limited to
the Brazilian pepper, Australian pine, leadtree, seaside mahoe, and Asiatic
colubrina.
2.2 RllPairs Defined: The repairs and maintenance to be undertaken and
performed under this Declaration, whether necessitated by normal wear and tear,
accidental or intentional damage, or acts of nature, will include, but not be limited
to the following: improve, maintain, repair, and replace the road and/or shoulder
of the road; landscape restoration slope/shoulder mowing, \itter pickup, dangerous
tree removal, landscape maintenance, tree trimming, and washout repair; repair
and maintenance of all pipes, conduits, poles, wires, and cables that transport
electricity telephone, telegraph and other electronic signals and water (not
including sewage or wastewater) to and from the Benefitted Parcels.
2.3 Condition of ProJlertv: Following the repair or maintenance of the Easement
Parcel and/or utilities aforementioned, Grantees shall restore the Easement Parcel
to the condition which existed prior to such work, including without limitation,
the restoration of all roadways, curbs and drainage, all at Grantees' sole cost and
expense.
2.4 Grantor RllPairs: Grantor, Grantor's lessee, agent or invitee shall be
responsible for any and all repair of damages caused to'the easement parcel for
which they are found legally liable.
2.5 ADDOrtionment of ExDenses: The Grantees agree to bear the costs and
expenses of repairs and maintenance authorized pursuant to and during the term
of this Declaration as follows: Monroe County, Florida agrees to bear 95% of the
costs and expenses. Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc agrees to bear the remaining
5% of the costs and expenses.
2.6 Record KCflJlin~: The Grantees shall keep records of all activities performed
and costs expended pursuant to this Declaration of Easement.
3. Contingencv. This Declaration and the grant of easement rights contained herein
is contingent upon the sale of the lands which include Easement Parcel to the Board of Trustees
of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida ("Board of Trustees"). Should
the sale of such lands to the Board of Trustees fail to close and title not be transferred from the
Utility Board ofthe City of Key West to the Board of Trustees on or before July I, 2009, then
this Easement is terminable at will by the Utility Board of the City of Key West.
4. No Public Dedication. Nothing contained in this Declaration shall, in any way, be
deemed or constitute a gift of or dedication of any portion of the Easement Parcel to the general
public or for the benefit of the general public whatsoever, it being the intention of the parties
hereto that this grant of Easement shall be limited to and utilized for the purposes expressed
herein and only for the benefit of the persons herein named.
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S. Indemnity. Grantee Clear Channel Broadcasting. Inc. hereby agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the. Grantor from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, liabilities,
demands and losses of any kind whatsoever which may be filed or made against Grantor by
reason of the Grantee's, Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc., use of the Easement Parcel and the
rights granted hereunder. The failure of the Grantor to notify Grantee Clear Channel
Broadcasting, Inc. ofa claim shall not release the Grantee from any of the requirements ofthis
section.
6. Personal Injurv and Prooertv Dama.... Liabilitv. Any liability of the Grantees
for personal injury to any worker employed to make repairs under this Declaration, or to third
persons, as well as any liability of the parties for damage to the property of any worker, or of any
third persons, as a result of or arising out of repairs and maintenance under this Declaration, will
be borne, as between the Grantees, in the same percentages as they bear the costs and expenses
of the repairs and maintenance. Grantee Monroe County is a state asency subject to limited
liability under ~768.28, F.S., and JlIaintllins adequate insurance to respond to any liability in
excess thereof. Pursuant to F.S. 768.28, Grantee Monroe County's liability is limited to 5100,000
per person, 5200,000 per occurrence. The Grantees will be responsible for and maintain their
own insurance.
7. BindinlJ Effect. The terms and conditions oflhis Declaration shall run with the
Easement Parcel and shall be appurtenant to the Benefitted Parcels, and shall inure to the benefit
of and be enforceable by the Grantees and the Grantor, their respective legal representatives,
successors and assigns. The Grantor and the Grantees shall each have a right of action to enforce
by proceedings at law or in equity all conditions and covenants imposed by the provisions oflhis
Declaration, or any amendment thereto, including the right to prevent the violation of such
conditions and covenants and the right to recover damages for such violation.
8. LimlL Fee title to the Easement Parcel is held by the Grantor, and Grantees shall
not do or permit anything to be done which purports to create a lien or encumbrance of any kind
against the real property interest of Grantor. Grantees may bond over and contest the validity of
any mechanic's lien in lieu of payment thereof.
9. Non-Exclusive Easement. The easement granted herein is non-exclusive, and
Grantor retains the right to engase in any activities on, over, below or across the Easement Parcel
which do not unreasonably interfere with Grantees' use of the Easement Parcel for the purposes
specified herein. Grantor further retains the right to grant compatible uses to third parties during
the term of the Declaration and the easement rights granted herein.
10. Easement Burden. It is understood and agreed that the burden upon the Easement
Parcel contemplated by this Declaration is based upon the level of usase of the Easement Parcel
imposed by the use of the Exhibit "B" lands (owned by Monroe County) as a solid waste
transfer station and closed landfill and the Exhibit "C" lands (owned by Clear Channel
Broadcasting, Inc.) as a broadcasting tower site. Any increase in the burden upon the Easement
Parcel is not permissible.
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11. DEF AUL T. In the event that either of the Grantees breaches any provision of
this Declaration, then in addition to any other remedies which are otherwise provided for in this
Declaration, the Grantor in its sole discretion may exercise one or more of the following options,
after written notice to the Grantees:
a.) Pursue a claim for damages suffered by the Grantor;
b.) Pursue any other remedies legally available;
c.) Perform, by its employees or through hired contractors, any repair,
improvement, or maintenance work and seek repayment for the cost
thereof from the Grantees;
d.) Suspend use of the Easement Parcel by the Grantees until the breach is
cured; or
e.) Terminate this Declaration of Easement and the easement rights granted
thereby.
12. No Waiver. Failure by either party to enforce any covenant, condition or
restriction contained in this Declaration in any certain instance or on any particular occasion
shall not be deemed a waiver of such right on any future breach of the same or any other
covenant, condition or restriction.
13. Severability. Invalidation ofany one or a portion of these covenants, conditions
and restrictions by judgment or court order shall in no way affect any other provisions, which
shall remain in full force and effect.
14. Notices. Any notice hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been properly delivered when directed to the addressee as follows:
If to Grantee Monroe County:
Monroe County
1100 Simonton Street
Key West, FL 33040
Attention: County Administrator
With a copy to
Grantee's Attorney:
Monroe County Attorneys Office
P.O. Box 1026
Key West, FI. 33041-1026
Phone: 1-305292 - 3470
Fax: 1-305292 - 3516
If to Grantee Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.
Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.
93351 Overseas Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
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With a copy to:
Clear Channel Real Estate, LLC
200 E. Basse Road
San Antonio, TX 78209
If to Grantor:
Utility Board of the City of Key West
1001 James Street
Key West, FL 33040
Attention: Lou Hernandez, Chairman
With a copy to
Grantor's Attorney:
Nathan E. Eden, Esq.
EDEN & NEVIUS, PL
302 Southard Street, Suite 205
Key West, FL 33040
Any notice, request, demand, instruction or other communication to be given to any party
hereunder, shall be in writing and shall either be (i) band delivered, (ii) sent by Federal Express
or a comparable overnight mail service, or (ill) sent by telephone facsimile transmission provided
an original copy of the transmission shal1 be mailed by regular mail, all at or to the respective
addresses set forth above. Notice shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt or refusal of
delivery of said notice. The addressees and addresses for the purpose of this paragraph may be
changed by giving notice. Unless and until such written notice is received, the last addressee and
address stated herein shall be deemed to continue in effect for all purposes hereunder.
15. Cl\I)tions. Captions used in this Declaration are for information purposes only and
do not alter, modify or add to the terms of this Declaration.
16. Goveminl!: Law. This Declaration wi\1 be governed and interpreted pursuant to
the laws of the State of Florida. Grantor and Grantees, their successors and assigns, shall
perform all of their respective obligations under this Declaration in compliance with all
applicable laws.
17. Mtv!ificationJEntire A_ment. This Declaration may be modified only in a
writing executed by the parties to this Declaration or their respective successors or assigns. This
Declaration constitutes the entire agreement between all of the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns.
18. Waiver of Jurv Trial. Grantor and Grantees hereby knowingly, voluntarily and
intentiona\1y, waive trial by jury in any action brought by one against the other in connection
with any matter arising out of or in any way connected with this Declaration. This waiver shall
apply to any original claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or other claim of any kind asserted by
either party in any such action. None of the parties nor any representative of any of the parties,
including counsel, has represented to the other that it would not seek to enforce this waiver of
right to jury trial in any such action. The parties acknowledge that the provisions of this section
are a material inducement to their entering into this Declaration.
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AI to tbe G.....tor:
UTILITY BOARD OF THE CITY OF KEY
WEST, FLORIDA, A UTll..1TY BOARD
CREATED BY SPECIAL ACT OF THE
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
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Lou Hernandez, as its Chairman
Witnesses:
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STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF MONROE )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this j t+l-daY of :Jl j\'"1("'> , 2008 by
Lou Hernandez, as Chairman of the Utility Board of the City of Key West, Florida, a utility board
~ by Special Act of the Florida Legislature, on behalf of said Utility Board, who i!(perBonaJlD
~ me or produced a as' entification.
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State of Florida at Large
My Commission Expires:
41..~.. SABRINA V. HAll. .
,i ~ MY COMMISSION I DO 613934
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EXHIBIT "A"
A SO.O FT. WIDE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS/EGRESS, LYING 25.0 FT. EACH SIDE OF THE FOLLOWING
DesCRIBED CENTERLINE, TO WIT:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GOVERNMENT LOT 9 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 66
SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST; THENCE RUN NOO'OO'52"W, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 20,
A DISTANCE OF 366.35 FT. FOR A POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE RUN N84.59'42"E ALONG SAID
EASEMENT CENTERUNE, A DISTANCE OF 2348.90 FT. TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THEWESTERL Y
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF .BLlMP ROAD., A 100 FT. WIDE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AS SHOWN ON
STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP SECTION 90800-2150, AND THE TERMINUS POINT
OF $AI) EASEMENT CENTERUNE, BEING AND LYING IN SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 68 SOLITH, RANGE
28 EAST MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
THE PERlMETRICAL BOUNDARIES OF WHICH EXTEND TO THE INTERSECTION WITHTHEWESTERL Y
LINE OF GOVERNMENT LOT 9 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 68 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST ON THE
WEST AND THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF "BLIMP ROAD" ON
THE EAST.
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EXHIBIT "B"
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF
THE BENEFITED PARCEL
OWNED BY MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
A ".a~ ot land in .. part at Govu.....t Lot 8,
hc:tlon 19. 'r. I.S., a. 28 ft.. all Cadjoe Key,
lID.oe County, I'lod.dll e" bfllD, IDZtI pHd.eubl'ly
d.8C~1bed by ..t.. and 'bDand. .. ~llOW.'
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_nt Lot a, 415 feet., t"n" lNa. IIoftb 1050 ""'.
lIIOZ'e or 1..5, to the aho..line, thltllCM: ...ndu I:be
.b~.U.n. in u ".tuly d.bectiOA. 415 fHt:, Il1O%.
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EXHIBIT "C"
LEGAL DESCRIP110N OF PROPERTY OWNED BY
CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING, INC.
On Cudjoe Key, Monroe County, Florida, and being all of Government Lot 8 of
Section 19 in Township 66 South, Range 20 East, LESS AND EXCEPT the East 893.1
feet thereof; containing approximately (9) nine acres.
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The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ~ day of .J-xo.!' ,
2008 by Charles G. Dan ill, as Sr. Vice President, of Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, successor by merger to Clear Channel Metroplex, Inc., a Nevada corporation, on
behalf of said corporation, who is personally known to me or produced a as
identification.
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MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
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As to the G.....tees:
MONROE COUNTY, A POLmCAL
SUBDMSION OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA
By: BOARD
COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY, FLO
OF
COUNTY
MONROE
CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING,
INC. A NEVADA CORPORATION,
SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CLEAR
CHANNEL METROPLEX, INC., A
JJrRPOBATION
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Charles G. Dan Ill, Sr. Vice President
(CORPORATE SEAL)
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