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RESOLUTION (ID # 3745) DOC ID: 3745 A
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO — REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Agreement/Contract
From: Mark Persico M/CC Meeting Date: 04/06/2015
Prepared by: Brenda Leggitt, (909) 384-
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Dept: Community Development Ward(s): All
Subject:
Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino Authorizing
the Execution of an MS4 NPDES Stormwater Permit Renewal Participation and Joint
Defense Agreement with the San Bernardino County Flood Control District and 15
Other Cities in San Bernardino County. (#3745)
Current Business Registration Certificate: Not Applicable
Financial Impact:
No additional fiscal impact is anticipated at this time. The costs incurred under this
agreement will be paid through the San Bernardino County Area-Wide Stormwater
Program Budget, to which the City contributes its pro rata share. The Fiscal Year 2014-
15 Budget includes an appropriation of$204,612 as the City's pro rata share. The
Fiscal Year 2015-16 Budget has been estimated at $207,842 with no anticipated impct
resulting from the execution of the agreement.
Motion: Adopt the Resolution.
Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
No previous Council action noted.
Background:
The City of San Bernardino is a Co-Permittee with San Bernardino County Flood
Control District, along with 15 other San Bernardino County cities and the County itself,
for issues involving the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System and the Regional
Water Quality Board. Issues arise from time to time that require legal advice from
attorneys. The District retains legal counsel for this purpose, but in order to maintain
client-attorney confidential communications, all Co-Permittees must sign a joint defense
agreement. Agreements with the City require City Council approval.
The Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit is issued jointly to the San
Bernardino County Flood Control District (District), the County of San Bernardino
(County), and the sixteen incorporated cities in the Santa Ana River Watershed portion
of San Bernardino County. The District is the Principal Permittee and its primary
responsibilities are to administer the overall stormwater program in conjunction with the
cities, lead in the development of programs, act as liaison with water board staff, and
prepare the required consolidated reports. The County and cities are known collectively
as the Co-Permittees.
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The Co-Permittees are responsible for implementing individual program elements within
their own jurisdiction and for fiscally supporting the county-wide program. The permit is
regulated under the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) District
8. The current San Bernardino County MS4 Permit Order No. R8-210-0036, NPDES
Permit No. CAS618036, which expired on January 29, 2015, was administratively
extended by RWQCB until a new permit is issued. In anticipation of review and
negotiations in response to the new proposed permit, the District Legal Counsel initiated
the retention of legal representation for the Area-Wide Program.
Staff recommends the City Council approve the agreement to allow execution of San
Bernardino County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System - National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Renewal Participation and Joint
Defense Agreement.
The proposed agreement provides City Staff and the City Attorney's Office the
opportunity to fully participate and be privy to all relevant attorney-client conversations
that the City would otherwise not have access to.
Supporting Documents: MS4 NPDES Stormwater Permit Renewal Participation and
Joint Defense Agreement.
City Attorney Review:
Supporting Documents:
Resolution (DOC)
MS4 Joint Defense Participation Agreement Final (DOCX)
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1 RESOLUTION NO.
2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN MS4 NPDES
3 STORMWATER PERMIT RENEWAL PARTICIPATION AND JOINT DEFENSE
4 AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
DISTRICT AND 15 OTHER CITIES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
6 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
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7 SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the MS-1 a
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Bernardino County Flood Control District and 15 other cities in San Bernardino County. Said
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I RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN MS4 NPDES
2 STORMWATER PERMIT RENEWAL PARTICIPATION AND JOINT DEFENSE
AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
3 DISTRICT AND 15 OTHER CITIES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
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M14 NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT RENEWAL PARTICIPATION AND
JOINT DEFENSE AGREEMENT
This MS4 NPDES Stormwater Permit Renewal Participation and Joint Defense
Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of the date it is signed by all
parties to the Agreement ("Effective Date"), by and between the San Bernardino County E
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Flood Control District(Principal Permittee), the County of San Bernardino, and the City L
of Big Bear Lake, the City of Chino, the City of Chino Hills, the City of Colton, the City a
of Fontana, the City of Grand Terrace, the City of Highland, the City of Loma Linda, the
City of Montclair, the City Ontario, the City of Rancho Cucamonga, the City of E
Redlands, the City of Rialto, the City of San Bernardino, the City of Upland, and the City
of Yucaipa, (collectively, the "Parties" or"MS4 Permittee Group") and Squire Patton
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A. The Parties are permittees under that certain MS4 NPDES Permit and Waste Cn
Discharge Requirements for Area-wide Urban Stormwater Runoff, adopted
January 29, 2010,NPDES No. 618036/Order No. R8-2010-0036, applicable to 0
the San Bernardino County Flood Control District ("SB FCD"), the County of v
San Bernardino, and the incorporated cities of San Bernardino County within the
Santa Ana Region ("MS4 NPDES Permit");
B. The Parties have been identified as entities to be regulated under a municipal u
stormwater permit expected to be adopted in 2015 (the"2015 MS4 Permit") by
the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region E
("RWQCB") and have a common interest in addressing and negotiating the terms L
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C. To reduce costs and to more effectively represent their interests, the Parties desire
to cooperate with one another in addressing the 2015 MS4 Permit issues;
D. In anticipation of litigation under or relating to the renewal of the MS4 NPDES a
Permit (which expires by its terms on or about January 29, 2015), and recognizing
that there are certain efficiencies in having common counsel representing the
Parties during the MS4 NPDES Permit renewal process and any subsequent
appeals or litigation(collectively, the "Work"), each Party has agreed to c
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coordinate certain efforts, share information, and fund a portion of the attorneys
fees and other costs associated with the Work as set forth in this Agreement; Cn
E. To assist SB FCD, as the principal-permittee, on legal and other issues related to d
renewal of the MS4 NPDES Permit, as well as other matters that may be assigned,
the San Bernardino County Counsel's Office issued a Request For Proposals.
The Flood Control District received and evaluated proposals from five law firms Q
and interviewed three. On or about March 25, 2014, the Flood Control District
retained the firm of Squire Sanders, now Squire Patton Boggs.
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In consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement,
the Parties agree as follows:
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1.0 SCOPE AND PURPOSE. Q
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The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the terms and conditions under which the E
Parties will work together collectively as the MS4 Permittee Group to, among other
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(a) retain Squire Patton Boggs, as common counsel to advise the MS4
Permittee Group on legal and other issues related to the 2015 MS4 Permit;
(b) if appropriate, engage technical consultants and direct their efforts, as c
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(c) consider reasonable legal, technical, investigative, and administrative costs
incurred relating to the 2015 MS4 Permit, and any subsequent c
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(d) allocate among themselves all approved fees and costs;
(e) cooperatively provide all necessary technical and legal input, as requested
by the SB FCD, as the Principal Permittee;
(f) communicate and negotiate with the California Regional Water Quality u
Control Board—Santa Ana Region ( RWQCB ) and the US �
Environmental Protection Agency("USEPA")regarding the renewal of E
the MS4 NPDES Permit, as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this m
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(g) provide comments on the draft Report of Waste Discharge Requirements c
and review and comment on other issues that may be presented from time
to time during the renewal process that may impact one or more of the co- .2-
permittees.
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2.1 Meetings &Notice. The Parties may schedule meetings from time-to-time, under o
this Agreement, as requested by the SB FCD, to address issues pertinent to the o
2015 MS4 Permit. Meetings may be held by telephone conference.
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2.2 Cooperation. The Parties shall cooperate with each other to accomplish the
purposes of this Agreement and shall attempt to resolve any disputes among them d
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2.3 Communication with Squire Patton Boggs. All communications with Squire Q
Patton Boggs under this Agreement will be coordinated through the SB FCD.
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3.0 SHARED COSTS.
3.1 Defined. Shared Costs are costs of common counsel and, if applicable, any
consultants approved and retained by the MS4 Permittee Group for the work
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3.2 Payment. The Parties agree to pay the Shared Costs of Common Counsel pursuant L
to the Section VII(Program Costs) of the Implementation Agreement(County Q
Contract No. 11-545) entered into by and between the MS4 Permittee Group c
under the NPDES Areawide Program budget. Matters that are assigned by SB E
FCD to Squire Patton Boggs that relate only to the SB FCD are not Shared Costs
and shall be paid by SB FCD separate and apart from the Agreement or the
Implementation Agreement. SB FCD shall review all invoices, approve payment
of Shared Costs on behalf of the Parties, invoice the Parties, and prepare an
annual fiscal year accounting consistent with Section VII of the Implementation 3
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4.0 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement applies to, is binding upon, and inures =
to the benefit of each Party whose legally authorized representative has executed this o
Agreement, and the Parties' directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys, successors v
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and assigns.
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5.0 WITHDRAWAL.
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5.1 Withdrawal. Any Party may withdraw from all participation in this Agreement
upon thirty(30) days' advance written notice to the MS4 Permittee Group, except E
that the withdrawing Party shall remain responsible for its share of all Shared L
Costs, as set forth in the Implementation Agreement. Any Party who withdraws a
from this Agreement shall continue to protect the confidentiality of information it o
obtained during the time it was a Party, in accordance with Section 6.0 and 7.0. ;�
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6.1 Confidentiality. A Party may only produce confidential material relating to this
Agreement in compliance with a court order or with the consent of all Parties to
this Agreement. If the production of confidential material relating to this E
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Agreement is required by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Party so ordered
shall seek leave of court to file the confidential material relating to this Cn
Agreement under seal or subject to an order protecting their confidentiality.
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6.2 Permitted Disclosure. Except for Joint Defense Information (as defined below),
nothing contained in this Agreement prohibits a Party from disclosing: (i) its own r
information; (ii) its own work product(except for any portion of that work a
product that contains confidential material relating to this Agreement); (iii)
material prepared by a Party that refers or relates solely to its own information,
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documents, or work product; (iv) material obtained from a source other than a
Party covered under this Agreement; (v) material that was or becomes publicly
available through no act, omission, or fault of the receiving Party; (vi) material
that is discovered independently by a Party; or (vii) non-privileged material that is
otherwise discoverable. Nothing in this Agreement prevents or restricts a Party c
from using, at its sole discretion, its own document or information that it has E
provided to any other Party under this Agreement, even if it is confidential L
material relating to this Agreement.
6.3 Discovery. This Agreement does not prevent or to limit any Party's counsel from E
seeking documents from any other Party to this Agreement through formal
discovery processes. By executing this Agreement, no Party waives any C
objections that may be asserted in response to a formal discovery request.
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6.4 Admissibility. This Agreement is not admissible in evidence, nor may it be used
as evidence in any action or proceeding for any purpose other than for the purpose o
of enforcing the terms of this Agreement or defending against a third-party crn
motion to compel disclosure or production of documents covered under this
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confidential material relating to this Agreement may request, in writing, the return
or destruction of the information provided under this Agreement, subject to any
applicable federal and state laws mandating recordkeeping. The requirements of E
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7.0 JOINT DEFENSE; ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. By executing this o
Agreement, each Party represents that it has been fully advised concerning the
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advantages and disadvantages of participation,joint defense, common interest, and •2
confidentiality agreements, and that each Party understands this Agreement and
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7.1 Joint Defense Counsel. Squire Patton Boggs has been (or will be) engaged as
joint defense/common counsel for the Parties in connection with the work under o
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7.2 Joint Defense Information. This Agreement applies to all communications that Cn
are: (i) related to the 2015 MS4 Permit and any appeals or litigation related
thereto; (ii)protected by the attorney-client privilege, the work product doctrine 0)
and/or any other privileges, confidentialities and protections provided by law; and s
(iii) shared or exchanged among the Parties or their attorneys, representatives,
consultants and/or experts ("Joint Defense Information"). Unless otherwise Q
excluded herein, "Joint Defense Information" means any information, including
any confidential or privileged information, shared to facilitate the purposes of this
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information among the Parties and/or their attorneys,representatives, consultants
and/or experts, and all documents containing Joint Defense Information shared or
exchanged among such parties, including, without limitation, memoranda,
correspondence, electronic mail, and all summaries and compilations, data,
mental impressions, strategies, legal theories, legal research,work performed or E
prepared by consultants or experts at the direction of counsel for the Parties, L
interviews with prospective witnesses and/or all other information and analysis Q
and the work product of any Party's attorney in any format from and after the
Effective Date. The Parties agree that all communications between Parties and E
their attorneys, representatives, consultants and/or experts, in furtherance of the a�
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purpose of this Agreement shall be protected by the attorney-client privilege, the C
attorney work-product privilege and the joint defense privilege to the fullest
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available information or information that a Party obtains from a public or non-
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7.3 The Parties understand and agree that the sharing or exchanging of Joint Defense o
Information between or among the Parties, and the joint creation, development or v
solicitation of Joint Defense Information by two or more Parties (or their
employees or agents) in connection with the 2015 MS4 Permit, shall be
accomplished pursuant to the attorney-client privilege, the work product doctrine,
the "common interest" doctrine,the "joint defense" doctrine and any other u
applicable rights, privileges and doctrines, and that any and all such shared or
exchanged Joint Defense Information shall be and remain protected against E
disclosure to any third party to the fullest extent allowed by law. L
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7.4 The Parties agree to take all measures reasonably necessary to protect the o
confidentiality and privileged nature of the Joint Defense Information. Unless
otherwise required by law, none of the Joint Defense Information obtained by any
Party shall be disclosed to third parties without the written consent of all of the t
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7.5 Use of Joint defense information. If any third party requests or demands any Joint
Defense Information via a subpoena, discovery request, Public Records Act o
Request, or otherwise, the Party receiving such request or demand shall notify all o
other Parties within a reasonable time after receiving the request. The Party
receiving such request or demand reserves the right to assert all applicable CO
privileges, protections, exclusions, defenses, and confidentiality rights. The party
who received the disclosure request will not release or disclose such information d
prior to making a good faith determination that the disclosure is required by =
applicable law, or pursuant to court order, and will inform all other Parties prior to Y
making such disclosure.
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7.6 No Waiver/Protection from Discovery. The Parties intend that no claim of work
product, attorney-client privilege, or other privilege shall be waived by reason of
disclosure of Joint Defense Information to other Parties or to any third persons.
The Parties further intend that all Joint Defense Information exchanged in
connection with this Agreement shall be protected from discovery by the joint c
defense doctrine recognized in Oxy Resources California LLC v. Superior Court, E
115 Cal.AppAth 874 (2004) and Waller v. Financial Corp. ofAmerica, 828 F.2d L
579, 583 n. 7 (9th Cir. 1987) ("The joint defense privilege, which is an extension Q
of the attorney client privilege, has been long recognized by this circuit.") See c
also Raytheon v. Superior Court, 208 Cal.App.3d 683, 687-88 (1989) ("[A] E
disclosure in confidence of a privileged communication is not a waiver of the
privilege `when such disclosure is reasonably necessary for the accomplishment
of the purpose for which the lawyer . . . was consulted. . . ." quoting Evidence
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Cal.App.3d 758, 771 (1980); California Evidence Code Sections 912(d), 952.
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7.7 Use of Joint Defense Information. Except as otherwise provided in this in
Agreement, Joint Defense Information shall be held in strict confidence by the >4
Parties and will be disclosed only to Parties (including their governing boards or o
councils, employees and counsel). No Party shall use Joint Defense Information v
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that it has received from another Party for any purpose other than the joint defense
and common interest purposes outlined in this Agreement. Each Party shall take
all reasonable and appropriate measures necessary to protect Joint Defense
Information from disclosure to third parties not subject to this Agreement, LL
including in the event such Joint Defense Information is subpoenaed or sought in
a California Public Records Act request. E
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7.8 Survival. The obligations of the Parties under this Section shall survive the a'
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termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect without o
regard to whether the 2015 MS4 Permit is finalized in any form, and without
regard to whether any individual Party withdraws from this Agreement.
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7.9 Conflict of Interest. As provided in the recitals and Paragraph 3.2 of this o.
Agreement, SB FCD may, from time-to-time, assign to Squire Patton Boggs work c
that relates only to the SB FCD, on issues not directly related to renewal of the
MS4 Permit. This work has the potential of creating a conflict of interest. Each o
of the Parties waives any such conflicts or potential conflicts of interest and,
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other Parties' participation in this Agreement.
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8.0 NEW PARTIES. New Parties may be added to this Agreement with the written consent a)
of all Parties after written agreement is reached on the new Party's funding contribution
and the adjusted cost share formula for all Parties. a
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9.1 No Waiver or Release. Except as expressly provided herein, by entering into this
Agreement and sharing confidential information under this Agreement, the Parties
are not waiving or releasing any rights, claims, defenses, or privileges they may
have against each other or any other person or entity, nor does the Agreement
modify in any way any other written agreements or written contractual m
arrangements of the Parties. Any Party asserting a claim against any other Party E
is not entitled to use Joint Defense Information(or other confidential information)
received under this Agreement in support of the claim, except to the extent that Q
the Joint Defense Information or other confidential information has been or is =
obtained through discovery. EEi
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9.2 No Modification of Legal Obligations or Authority. Except as specifically
provided in this Agreement, no rights or obligations created by this Agreement
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obligation or authority created by any other agreement entered into at any time E
between any Party to this Agreement or any affiliated entity of any other Party. o
This Agreement is not intended to have any effect on any indemnification, co
contribution, or warranty obligations between or among the Parties or affiliated =
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obligation to indemnify, provide contribution, or provide a warranty to any other
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9.3 No Admission. Nothing in this Agreement constitutes, or may be construed as,
an admission that any Party is liable to any other Party or to any person not a
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10.0 NOTICE. All notices required or permitted to be given must be in writing and sent via
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11.0 APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with .2
the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to the choice-of-law rules of the
State of California. The Parties agree that any dispute arising under or relating to this o.
Agreement must be adjudicated in the appropriate court in the State of California, and the
Parties consent to jurisdiction in those courts. This Agreement does not, however, affect
the applicable law governing the Work or disputes under this Agreement. o
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12.0 CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement is jointly drafted and may not
be construed in any way, against any Party on the ground that the Party or its counsel
drafted this Agreement. ;
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13.0 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement is an integrated document representing the
entire understanding of the Parties with respect to participation in the MS4 Permittees
Group as it relates to the Work. This Agreement supersedes and supplants all prior or Q
contemporaneous agreements, proposals, or understandings, whether written or oral,
between the Parties on the same subject matter.
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14.0 MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT. Modification of the Agreement does not affect
the rights and duties of Parties that have withdrawn from the Agreement prior to its
modification. All modifications to this Agreement must expressly state that it is the
intention of the Parties to amend or modify this Agreement and must be: c
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15.0 SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal, or E
unenforceable is ineffective to the extent of the invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability
without affecting the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions: C
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16.0 EXECUTION AND COUNTERPARTS. The execution of this Agreement by the
undersigned representatives and counsel for the Parties has been duly authorized and is
the valid, binding, and enforceable act of each of the Parties upon whose behalf the c
representatives and counsel have executed the Agreement. Each Party to this Agreement v)
agrees that this Agreement and all obligations arising under it are binding on any counsel =
employed in the future by that Party, as if the counsel had signed the Agreement. This o
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which, when so v
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17.0 TERMINATION. The term of this Agreement shall extend until the later of: (a) the date S
the 2015 MS4 Permit becomes final pursuant to applicable law; (b) the conclusion of c
proceedings challenging any final Order regarding the 2015 MS4 Permit issued by the E
Regional Board, or (c) termination by written agreement of all Parties, but in no event m
later than December 31, 2019.
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18.0 RECITALS. The recitals of this Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference.
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