Document:

Exhibit 10.5

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

AGREEMENT
dated as of April 7, 2008, between InSight Health Services Corp., a
Delaware corporation (“Company”), and Louis E. Hallman, III (“Executive”).  Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of
InSight Health Services Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”).

 

Company
wishes to continue to employ Executive, and Executive wishes to accept such
continued employment, in each case subject to the terms and conditions
hereof.  Accordingly, Company and Executive
hereby agree as follows:

 

I.              TERM

 

Commencing
with the effective date set forth above, Executive is to be employed by Company
on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, until such time as
Executive or the Company terminate this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

II.            EMPLOYMENT

 

SECTION 2.01  Employment by Company.  Company employs Executive to render full time
services as Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and in such other
capacities as the Board of Directors of Company (“Board”) may assign and, in
connection therewith, to report to the Board and perform such duties as are
reasonably consistent with Executive’s position and as the Board shall
direct.  Executive shall also be elected
to the Board.  Executive agrees to perform
such duties as are reasonably consistent with the duties normally pertaining to
the office to which Executive has been elected or appointed, subject always to
the direction of the Board and to conduct himself in a professional and
diligent manner.  Subject to Section 5.01
hereof, Executive’s expenditure of reasonable amounts of time for personal
business, charitable or professional activities will not be deemed a breach of
Executive’s undertaking to provide full time services hereunder as long as such
activities do not interfere with Executive’s rendering of such services;
provided, that Executive shall not serve as a director of more than two other
Boards of Directors and shall not commence service on any new Board of
Directors in the next twelve months.

 

SECTION 2.02  Acceptance of Employment
by Executive.  Executive
accepts such employment and shall render the services required by this
Agreement to be rendered by Executive. 
Executive shall also serve on request during all or any part of the term
of this Agreement as a director of Company and Parent and as an officer or
director of any of Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates without any
compensation therefor other than as specified in this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.03  Place of Employment.  Executive’s principal place of employment
shall be located at 26250 Enterprise Court, Suite 100, Lake Forest,
California 92630.  In the event that the
principal place of employment of Executive is relocated to a site that is more
than 80 miles from Executive’s principal residence, subject to Section 4.05(a) hereof,
Company may require 

 

 

Executive
to relocate Executive’s principal residence to within 80 miles of such
site.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Executive acknowledges that the duties to be performed by Executive hereunder
are such that Executive may be required to travel extensively, principally
within the United States, in connection with Company Business (as defined
below).

 

III.           COMPENSATION

 

SECTION 3.01  Salary, Bonus, Life
Insurance.  As
compensation for the services to be rendered pursuant to this Agreement,
Company shall pay Executive, and Executive shall accept, a salary of $400,000
per annum (“Annual Salary”), payable in accordance with the payroll policies of
Company for senior executives as from time to time in effect, less such amounts
as may be required to be withheld by applicable federal, state and local law
and regulations (the “Payroll Policies”).

 

In
addition to the Annual Salary, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual
bonus of up to 50% of Executive’s Annual Salary (“Bonus”), which shall be based
upon Parent achieving the target financial goals or other goals approved by the
Board (“Target Goals”) for the then-current fiscal year.  The Target Goals shall be set forth in a
budget prepared by Executive and Company management and approved by the Board,
and shall, as applicable, be set at the plan level applicable to the other
executive officers of Company.  The Bonus is payable, if earned, promptly
following the completion of Parent’s year-end audit for such year and delivery
of a certification by Executive to the Board, certifying the results for the
year and the calculation of any Bonus so payable.  For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009,
the Target Goals shall be set forth in a budget prepared by Executive
and Company management and approved by the Board
prior to August 1, 2008.

 

Company
shall purchase and maintain in full force and effect at all times during the
term of this Agreement a policy of term insurance on the life of Executive payable
to such beneficiary or beneficiaries as Executive may designate in an amount
equal to three (3) times the amount of the Annual Salary; provided,
Executive shall comply with the issuing insurance company’s requirements for
issuance of the policy.  Executive shall
provide reasonable cooperation with the Company and its insurance agency in the
event the Company decides to obtain a “key man” insurance policy on Executive
for the benefit of Company.

 

SECTION 3.02  Performance Review.
Executive’s performance shall be reviewed and evaluated by the Board annually
during the term of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.03  Participation in Employee
Benefit Plans.  Executive
shall be entitled during the term of this Agreement, if and to the extent
eligible, to participate in any life insurance, medical, health and accident
and disability plan or program, pension plan or similar benefit plan of
Company, which may be available to senior executives of Company generally, on
the same terms as such other executives.

 

SECTION 3.04  Business
Expenses.  Subject to such policies as may from time to
time be established by Company for senior executives of Company generally,
Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable business expenses
actually incurred and paid by 

 

 

Executive
during the term of this Agreement in the performance by Executive of services
under this Agreement, upon presentation of expense statements or vouchers or
such other supporting information as Company may reasonably require.

 

SECTION 3.05  Automobile Allowance.  Company shall pay Executive an automobile
allowance of $1,000 per month, and shall reimburse Executive for expenses of
operating such car consisting of gas, insurance and registration, in such
amount and in accordance with and subject to such policies as may from time to
time be established and amended by the Board.

 

SECTION 3.06  Vacation.  Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks
of paid vacation each year during the term of this Agreement which shall be
taken at a time or times which do not unreasonably interfere with Executive’s
duties hereunder and in accordance with Company policy.  Executive may not accumulate any unused
vacation in excess of eight (8) weeks at any one time .

 

SECTION 3.07  Equity
Award.  Executive shall be entitled to participate in
Parent’s equity award program, on the terms and conditions that are applicable
to the other executive officers of Company, as such award program may be
determined by the board of directors of Parent (“Parent Board”).  The Parent Board currently expects to award
Executive non-statutory stock options to acquire 192,000 shares of Parent
Common Stock (the “Options”).  The
Options will be subject to performance-based vesting, which will occur upon a
successful refinancing (to be defined in the Option grant agreement) of the
currently outstanding issue of $315,000,000 Senior Floating Rate Notes.  The successful refinancing will include,
among other items, the absence of any dilution to the then-existing holders of
outstanding Parent Common Stock.  The
exercise price of the Options will be set on the date of actual grant,
currently expected to occur not later than April 11, 2008, and will be
calculated as the 5-day average closing price ending on the date of grant, but
not less than the closing price on the date of grant.  The grant of Options is subject to approval
of the 2008 Employee Stock Option Plan by the Board, which is anticipated to
occur not later than April 11, 2008.

 

IV.           TERMINATION

 

SECTION 4.01  Termination upon Death.  If Executive dies during the term of this
Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of Executive’s death.

 

SECTION 4.02  Termination upon
Disability.  Executive’s
employment may be terminated by Company due to Executive’s permanent and total
disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) (“Disability”), so that Executive is unable
substantially to perform Executive’s services required by this Agreement to be
rendered by Executive for (i) a period of three (3) consecutive
months or (ii) for shorter periods aggregating three (3) months
during any twelve (12) month period. 
Company may, at any time after the last day of the three (3) consecutive
months of Disability or the day on which the shorter periods of Disability
equal an aggregate of three (3) months, by 30 days’ written notice to
Executive, terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder.  Any such determination of Disability shall be
made by a physician chosen by a majority of the members of the Board in its
sole discretion.  Nothing in this Section 4.02
shall be deemed to extend the term of this Agreement or of Executive’s
employment hereunder, beyond the term specified in Article I hereof.

 

 

SECTION 4.03  Termination for Cause.  If the Board determines that Cause (as
defined below) exists, it may remove Executive for Cause and terminate this
Agreement and the term of Executive’s employment hereunder on the date
specified in written notice to Executive. 
If terminated for Cause, Executive shall have no right to receive any
monetary compensation or benefit hereunder with respect to any period after the
date specified in such notice.  Such
notice may also terminate Executive’s right to enter Company’s premises.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause”
means any of the following:

 

(a)           Executive
has been convicted or pled guilty or no contest to any (i) crime or
offense which is likely to have an adverse impact on the business
operations,  financial condition, or
overall business reputation of Parent, Company or any of their subsidiaries, or
(ii) felony offense;

 

(b)           Executive
has committed or attempted to commit fraud or embezzlement;

 

(c)           Executive
has breached any of Executive’s obligations under this Agreement and Executive
has failed to cure the breach within 30 days following receipt of written
notice of such breach from Company or Executive engages in intentional and
repeated actions specifically and solely for the purpose of causing his
termination by the Company;

 

(d)           Parent
or Company, after reasonable investigation, finds that Executive has violated
or attempted to violate any material written policies and procedures of Parent
or Company, including but not limited to, policies and procedures pertaining to
harassment and discrimination;

 

(e)           Executive
has failed to obey a specific written direction from the Board (unless such
specific written instruction represents an illegal act), provided that (i) such
failure continues for a period of 30 days after receipt of such specific
written direction, and (ii) such specific written direction includes a
statement that the failure to comply therewith will be a basis for termination
hereunder; or

 

(f)            any willful act or omission on Executive’s part which is
injurious in any material respect to the business operations, financial
condition or business reputation of Parent or Company or any of their
subsidiaries.

 

SECTION 4.04  Termination in Discretion
of Company.  Company may,
at any time, on 15 days’ written notice to Executive, terminate this Agreement
and the term of Executive’s employment hereunder, and Executive thereafter
shall receive all monetary compensation and benefits due through the
termination date specified in the notice, as well as rights to receive monetary
compensation or benefits hereunder in respect of any period after the effective
date of termination as are specifically provided in Section 4.07
hereof.  Such notice may also terminate
Executive’s right to enter Company’s premises effective immediately.

 

 

SECTION 4.05  Voluntary Termination for
Good Reason.  During the
period commencing upon the occurrence of Good Reason (as defined below) and
continuing for 30 days thereafter, Executive shall have the right to terminate
Executive’s employment for Good Reason (as defined below), whereupon Executive
shall become entitled to receive compensation as provided in Section 4.07
hereof.  The failure of Executive to
deliver such notice with the 30-day time period shall constitute agreement by
Executive to such event and eliminate the ability of Executive to terminate
this Agreement for such event. 
Termination by the Executive pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
effective upon 30 days written notice to Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason”
means any of the following:

 

(a)           the
movement by Company, without Executive’s consent, of Executive’s principal
place of employment to a site that is more than 80 miles from the Executive’s
principal residence on the date hereof;

 

(b)           a
reduction by Company, without Executive’s consent, in Executive’s Annual Salary
or bonus opportunity, as they exist on the date hereof ; or

 

(c)           a
failure by Company to comply with any material provisions of this Agreement
which has not been cured within 30 days after notice of such noncompliance has
been given by Executive to Company, or if such failure is not capable of being
cured in such time, for which a cure shall not have been diligently initiated
by Company within such 30 day period.

 

SECTION 4.06  Voluntary Termination
Without Good Reason.  Executive
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon 30 days’ written notice
to Company and, upon such termination, Executive shall not have the right to
receive any monetary compensation or benefit hereunder with respect to any period
after the date specified in such notice.

 

SECTION 4.07  Compensation on
Termination.

 

(a)           If
the term of Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 4.01
hereof, Company shall pay to the executors or administrators of Executive’s
estate or Executive’s heirs or legatees (as the case may be) all compensation
accrued and unpaid up to the date of Executive’s death.  If the term of Executive’s employment
hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof, Company shall pay
to Executive all compensation accrued and unpaid up to the date of such
termination.

 

(b)           If
the term of Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 4.04,
4.05, or 4.07(c) hereof, Company shall (i) pay to Executive all
compensation accrued and unpaid up to the effective date of termination; (ii) pay
to Executive additional compensation in an amount equal to twelve (12) months
of compensation at the monthly Annual Salary rate then in effect, payable in
accordance with the Payroll Policies; and (iii) maintain, at Company’s
expense, in full force and effect, for Executive’s continued benefit until the
earlier of (x) twelve (12) months after the effective date of termination
or (y) commencement of Executive’s benefits pursuant to employment with a
new employer, all life insurance, medical and health plans or programs, in
which Executive was participating immediately prior to the effective date of
termination; provided, that Executive’s continued participation is permissible

 

 

under
the general terms and provisions of such plans or programs and provided
further, that Company shall be entitled to amend or terminate any employee
benefit plans which are applicable generally to Company’s employees.  In the event that Executive’s participation
in any such plan or program is prohibited, Company shall arrange to provide
Executive with benefits substantially similar to those which Executive was
entitled to receive under such plans or programs.  Any payments made pursuant to this Section 4.07
shall be reduced by such amounts as are required by law to be withheld or
deducted.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if
Executive is terminated by Company without Cause, or Executive terminates
Executive’s employment for Good Reason, within twelve (12) months following a
Change in Control (as defined herein) which occurs after the Effective Time,
Executive shall be entitled to the payments and benefits set forth in Section 4.07(b).  For purposes hereof, a “Change in Control”
shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any person, or any two or more
persons acting as a group, and all affiliates of such person or persons (a “Group”),
who prior to such time beneficially owned less than 50% of the then outstanding
capital stock of Company or Parent, shall acquire shares of Company’s or Parent’s
capital stock in one or more transactions or series of transactions, including
by merger, and after such transaction or transactions such person or group and
affiliates beneficially own 50% or more of Company’s or Parent’s outstanding
capital stock, or (ii) Company or Parent shall sell all or substantially
all of its assets to any Group which, immediately prior to the time of such
transaction, beneficially owned less than 50% of the then outstanding capital
stock of Company or Parent.

 

(d)           The
compensation rights provided for Executive in this Section 4.07 shall be
Executive’s sole and exclusive remedies with respect to Section 4.01,
4.02, 4.04, 4.05, or 4.07(c) hereof, and Executive, the executors or
administrators of Executive’s estate or Executive’s heirs or legatees (as the
case may be) shall not be entitled to any other compensation, damages or relief
in connection therewith.

 

(e)           In
exchange for, and as a condition to receiving, the compensation rights provided
to Executive in this Section 4.07, Executive will be required to execute a
waiver and release substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto,
and the failure to execute such waiver and release shall be a basis for the
Company not paying any amounts otherwise due to Executive hereunder.

 

V.            CERTAIN COVENANTS OF EXECUTIVE

 

SECTION 5.01  Covenants Against Unfair
Competition.

 

(a)           Acknowledgments.  Executive acknowledges that, as of the date
hereof:  (i) the principal business
of Company and its affiliates is the provision of diagnostic imaging, treatment
and related management services through a network of mobile magnetic resonance
imaging (“MRI”), Computed Tomography (“CT”), positron emission tomography (“PET”)
and PET/CT facilities, fixed-site MRI and PET and PET/CT facilities and
multi-modality centers, at times, together with other healthcare providers,
utilizing the related equipment and computer programs and “software” and
various corporate investment structures (“Company Business”); (ii) Company

 

 

Business
is primarily national in scope; (iii) the industry is highly competitive;
and (iv) Executive’s duties hereunder will cause Executive to have access
to and be entrusted with various trade secrets not readily available to the
public or competitors, consisting of business accounts, lists of customers and
other business contacts, information concerning Company’s relationships with
actual or potential clients or customers and the needs or requirements of such
clients or customers, budgets, business and financial plans, employee lists,
financial information, artwork, designs, graphics, marketing plans and
techniques, business strategy and development, know-how or other matters
connected with Company Business, computer software programs and specifications
(some of which may be developed in part by Executive under this Agreement),
which items are owned exclusively by Company and used in the operation of
Company Business (“Trade Secrets”). 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the term “Trade
Secrets” shall not include information which (i) is or becomes generally
available to the public, without violation of any obligation of confidentiality
by Executive, (ii) is or becomes available from a third party on a
nonconfidential basis, provided that such third party is not bound by a
confidentiality agreement concerning the Trade Secrets and (iii) is or has
been independently acquired or developed by Executive without violating the
provisions of this Section.

 

Executive
further acknowledges that the Trade Secrets will be disclosed to Executive or
obtained by Executive and received in confidence and trust for the sole purpose
of using the same for the sole benefit of Company Business.  Executive also acknowledges that such Trade
Secrets are valuable to Company, of a unique and special nature, and important
to Company in competing in the marketplace.

 

During
and after the term of this Agreement (otherwise than in the performance of this
Agreement), without Company’s prior written consent, Executive shall not
divulge or use all or any of the Trade Secrets to or for any person or entity
except (i) for the benefit of Company and as necessary to perform
Executive’s services under this Agreement; and (ii) when required by law,
and then only after consultation with Company. 
In the event that Executive, becomes or is legally compelled (whether by
deposition, interrogatories, request for documents, subpoena, civil
investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any Trade Secrets,
Executive shall provide Company with prompt, prior written notice of such
requirement so that Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate
remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section.  Executive agrees that Executive’s obligations
under this Section 5.01 shall be absolute and unconditional.

 

(b)           Breach.  Executive understands and agrees that
Executive’s employment with Company may be terminated if Executive breaches
this Agreement or in any way divulges such Trade Secrets.  Executive further understands and agrees that
Company may be irreparably harmed by any violation or threatened violation of
this Agreement and, therefore, Company may be entitled to injunctive relief to
enforce any of the provisions contained herein, without the necessity to post
bond.

 

(c)           Non-Compete.  During the period of Executive’s employment
Executive will not directly or indirectly either as an employee, employer,
consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer,
director, or in any other individual or representative capacity, engage or
participate in any activity or business which Company shall determine in good
faith to 

 

 

be
in competition in any substantial way with Company Business within any
metropolitan area in the United States or elsewhere in which Company is then
engaged in Company Business.  The parties
acknowledge that in California and some states post-employment non-compete
clauses may be generally unenforceable, but that other states and jurisdictions
permit such agreements.  Executive hereby
agrees that Executive will not directly or indirectly, either as an employee,
employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate
officer, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity,
engage or participate in any activity or business which Company shall determine
in good faith to be in competition in any substantial way with Company Business
as conducted at the effective date of termination of Executive’s employment by
Company for or a period of twelve (12) months after the termination of
Executive’s employment and that this Section will be enforceable to the
greatest extent of the law.

 

(d)           No Solicitation of Employees.  During Executive’s employment and for a
period of twelve (12) months after the termination of Executive’s employment,
Executive will not, either directly or indirectly, either alone or in concert
with others, solicit or entice or participate in the solicitation or attempt to
solicit or in any manner encourage employees of Company to leave Company or
work for anyone that is in competition in any substantial way with Company
Business (which in the case of the period following Executive’s termination,
shall mean Company Business as conducted as of the effective date of
termination of Executive’s employment with Company); provided, however, that
the public listing, advertising or posting of an available position shall not
constitute solicitation or an attempt to solicit hereunder and this
subsection (d) shall not preclude Executive from hiring an individual
pursuant thereto.

 

(e)           No Solicitation of Customers.  Executive will not during the course of
Executive’s employment, or for twelve (12) months thereafter, engage in any
unfair competition with Company, or either directly or indirectly call on, solicit,
or take away, or attempt to call on, solicit or take away any of Company’s
customers on behalf of any business that is in competition in any substantial
way with Company.  During Executive’s
employment, Executive agrees not to plan or otherwise take any preliminary
steps, either alone or in concert with others, to set up or engage in any
business enterprise that would be in competition with Company Business.  In the event of the termination of Executive’s
employment and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, Executive will
not accept any employment or engage in any activities which Company shall
determine in good faith to be competitive with Company, if the fulfillment of
the duties of the competitive employment or activities would inherently require
Executive to reveal Trade Secrets to which Executive has access or learned
during Executive’s employment on behalf of any business that is in competition
in any substantial way with Company.

 

(f)            Return of Company Property.  In the event of the termination of Executive’s
employment, Executive will deliver to Company all devices, records, sketches,
reports, proposals, files, customer lists, mailing or contact lists,
correspondence, computer tapes, discs and design and other document and data
storage and retrieval materials (and all copies, compilations and summaries
thereof), equipment, documents, duplicates, notes, drawings, specifications,
research tape or other electronic recordings, programs, data and other
materials or property of any nature belonging to Company or relating to Company
Business, and Executive will not take with Executive or allow a third party to
take, any of the foregoing or any reproduction of any of the foregoing.  Company property includes personal property,
made or compiled by Executive, in whole or in part and alone or with others, or
in any way coming into Executive’s possession concerning Company Business or
other affairs of Company or any of its affiliates.

 

 

(g)                                 Disclosure and Assignment of Rights.  (i)  Executive shall promptly
disclose and assign to Company and its affiliates or its nominee(s), to the
maximum extent permitted by Section 2870 of the California Labor Code, as
it may be hereafter amended from time to time, all right, title and interest of
Executive in and to any and all ideas, inventions, discoveries, secret
processes and methods and improvements, together with any and all patents that
may be issued thereon in the United States and in all foreign countries, which
Executive may invent, develop or improve, or cause to be invented, developed or
improved, during the term of this Agreement or which are (1) conceived and
developed during normal working hours, and (2) related to the scope of
Company Business.  As used in this
Agreement, the term “invent” includes “make”, “discover”, “develop”, “manufacture”
or “produce”, or any of them; “invention” includes the phrase “any new or
useful original art, machine, methods of manufacture, process, composition of
matter, design, or configuration of any kind”; “improvement” includes “discovery”
or “production”; and “patent” includes “Letters Patent” and “all the
extensions, renewals, modifications, improvements and reissues of such patents”.

 

(ii)                                  Executive
shall disclose immediately to duly authorized representatives of Company any
ideas, inventions, discoveries, secret processes and methods and improvements
covered by the provisions of paragraph (i) above, and execute all
documents reasonably required in connection with the application for an
issuance of Letters Patent in the United States and in any foreign country and
the assignment thereof to Company and its affiliates or its nominee(s).

 

SECTION 5.02  Rights and Remedies Upon
Breach.  If Executive
breaches, or threatens to breach, in any material respect any of the provisions
of Section 5.01 hereof (“Restrictive Covenants”), Company shall, in
addition to all its other rights hereunder and under applicable law and in
equity, have the right to seek specific enforcement of the Restrictive
Covenants by any court having jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the
granting of a preliminary injunction which may be granted without the necessity
of proving damages or the posting of a bond or other security, it being
acknowledged that any such breach or threatened breach may cause irreparable
injury to Company and that money damages may not provide an adequate remedy to
Company.  In
addition to and not in lieu of any other remedy that Company may have pursuant
to this Agreement or otherwise, in the event of any breach of any provision of Section 5.01
during the period which Executive is entitled to receive payments and benefits
pursuant to Section 4.07, such period shall terminate as of the date of
such breach and Executive shall not thereafter be entitled to receive any
salary or other payments or benefits under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.03  Severability and
Modification of Covenants. 
Company and Executive agree and
acknowledge that the duration, scope and geographic area of the Restrictive
Covenants described in this Section 5.01 are fair, reasonable and
necessary in order to protect the good will and other legitimate interests of
Company, that adequate consideration has been received by Executive for such
obligations, and that these obligations do not prevent Executive from earning a
livelihood.  If any court of
competent jurisdiction determines that any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any
part thereof, is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Restrictive

 

 

Covenants
shall not thereby be affected and shall be given full effect, without regard to
the invalid portions.  If any court of
competent jurisdiction construes any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part
thereof, to be unenforceable because of the duration or geographic scope of
such provision or otherwise, such provision shall be deemed amended to the
minimum extent required to make it enforceable and, in its reduced form, such
provision shall then be enforceable and enforced.

 

VI.                                CERTAIN AGREEMENTS

 

SECTION 6.01
   (a)                                    Customers, Suppliers.  Executive does not have, and at any time
during the term of this Agreement shall not have, any employment with or any
direct or indirect interest in (as owner, partner, shareholder, employee,
director, officer, agent, consultant or otherwise) any customer of or supplier
to Company.

 

(b)                                 Certain Activities.  Executive shall not (i) give, attempt to
give or agree to give, any gift or similar benefit of more than nominal value
to any customer, supplier, or governmental employee or official or any other
person who is or may be in a position to assist or hinder Company in connection
with any proposed transaction, which gift or similar benefit, if not given or
continued in the future, might adversely affect the business or prospects of
Company, (ii) use or attempt to use any corporate or other funds for
unlawful contributions, payments, gifts or entertainment, (iii) make or
attempt to make any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to
government officials or others, (iv) establish or maintain, or attempt to
establish or maintain any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (v) accept, request
or receive any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts, or expenditures.

 

VII.                            MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 7.01  Notices.  Any notice or other communication required or
which may be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered
personally, by confirmed facsimile or email, or sent by certified, registered
or express mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so delivered
personally, faxed or emailed, or if mailed, two (2) days after the date of
mailing, as follows:

 

	
   

  	
  (i)

  	
  If to Company,
  addressed to it at:

  	
   

  	
  InSight Health
  Services Corp.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  26250 Enterprise
  Court, Suite 100

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Lake Forest, CA 92630

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attention: General
  Counsel

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Facsimile No.: (949)
  462-3703

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  (ii)

  	
  If to Parent,
  addressed to it at:

  	
   

  	
  InSight Health
  Services Holdings Corp.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  26250 Enterprise
  Court, Suite 100

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Lake Forest, CA 92630

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attention: General
  Counsel

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Facsimile No.: (949)
  462-3703

  

 

 

(iii)                               If
to Executive, to the address or facsimile set forth below Executive’s signature
hereto.  Any party hereto may, by written
notice to the other, change its address for receipt of notices hereunder.

 

SECTION 7.02  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior agreements or understandings, written or oral, with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 7.03  Waivers and Amendments.  This Agreement may be amended, modified,
superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions hereof
may be waived, amended, modified, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended,
only by a written instrument signed by Executive, Company and Parent.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement
shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar.  No such waiver shall constitute a continuing
waiver.  No delay on the part of either
party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of either party of any right,
power or privilege hereunder, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder.

 

SECTION 7.04  Assignment.  This Agreement is personal to Executive, and
Executive’s rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned by
Executive.  Company may assign this
Agreement and its rights, together with its obligations, hereunder (i) in
connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially
all of its assets or business(s), whether by merger, consolidation or
otherwise; or (ii) to any wholly owned subsidiary of Company.

 

SECTION 7.05  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

SECTION 7.06  Headings.  The article and section headings in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.07  Number.  Unless the context of this Agreement
otherwise requires, words using the singular or plural number will also include
the plural or singular number.

 

SECTION 7.08  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws
of the State of California, without regard to any conflicts of law principles
thereof that would call for the application of the laws of any other
jurisdiction.  Subject to Section 7.11
below, any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based
on any right arising out of, this Agreement may be brought against either of
the parties in the courts of the State of California, or if it has or can
acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of California, and each of the parties hereby consents to the
jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any
such action or proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein.  Process in any action or proceeding referred
to in the preceding sentence may be served on any party anywhere in the world,
whether within or without the State of California.

 

 

SECTION 7.09  Expenses.  Each party shall be responsible for its own
fees and expenses incurred in connection with negotiating this Agreement and
enforcing their respective rights hereunder.

 

SECTION 7.10  Effective Date.  This Agreement shall be effective on the date
hereof (the “Effective Time”).

 

SECTION 7.11 
(a)   Resolution of Disputes.  Executive and Company mutually
agree and understand that as an inducement for Company to enter into this
Agreement, Executive and Company agree and consent to the resolution by
arbitration of all claims or controversies, past, present or future, whether
arising out of the employment relationship (or its termination) or relating to
this Agreement that Company may have against Executive or that Executive may
have against Company or against its officers, directors, employees or agents in
their capacity as such or otherwise. The only claims that are arbitrable are
those that, in the absence of this arbitration provision, would have been
justiciable under applicable state or federal law. The claims covered by this
arbitration provision, include, but are not limited to, claims for wages or
other compensation due; claims for breach of any contract or covenant (express
or implied); tort claims; claims for discrimination, retaliation or harassment
(including, but not limited to, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion,
national origin, age, marital status, or medical condition, handicap or
disability); claims for benefits (except claims under an employee benefit or
pension plan that either (i) specifies that its claims procedure shall
culminate in an arbitration procedure different from this one, or (ii) is
underwritten by a commercial insurer which decides the claims); and claims for
violation of any federal, state, or other governmental law, statute, regulation
or ordinance, except claims excluded in Section 7.10 (b) below.

 

Except
as otherwise provided in this arbitration provision, both Company and Executive
agree that neither of them shall initiate or prosecute any lawsuit or
administrative action (other than an administrative charge of discrimination)
in any way related to any claim covered by this arbitration provision.

 

(b)                                 Claims Excluded From Arbitration.
Claims Executive may have for workers’ compensation or unemployment
compensation benefits are not covered by this arbitration provision. Also not
covered are claims by Company for injunctive and/or other equitable relief,
including but not limited to those for unfair competition and/or the use and/or
unauthorized disclosure of Trade Secrets or confidential information, as to
which Executive understands and agrees that Company may seek and obtain relief
from a court of competent jurisdiction, without the requirement to post any
bond or prove any damages.

 

(c)                                  Arbitration Procedures.
Executive and Company understand and agree that the arbitration will take place
in Orange County, California, in accordance with the California Employment
Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in
effect in the State of California, and judgment upon such award rendered by the
arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The
decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be bound by generally accepted legal
principles, including, but not limited to, all rules of law and legal
principles concerning potential liability, burdens of proof, and measure of
damages found in all applicable California statutes and administrative rules and
codes, and all California case law.

 

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Executive Employment Agreement
as of the date first above written.

 

	
   

  	
  COMPANY:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  INSIGHT HEALTH SERVICES CORP.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Richard Nevins

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: Richard Nevins

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Interim Chief
  Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  EXECUTIVE:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Louis E. Hallman
  III

  
	
   

  	
  Name: Louis E.
  Hallman, III

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Address and Facsimile
  Number:

  

 

 

EXHIBIT
A

 

Waiver
and Release

 

In consideration of
compensation rights and other benefits, Executive hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally releases, waives and forever discharges the Company, its direct
and indirect subsidiaries and affiliates, affiliated persons, partnerships and
corporations, successors and assigns, and all of their past and present
directors, members, partners, contractors, distributors, officers,
stockholders, consultants, agents, representatives, attorneys, employees,
employee benefit plans and plan fiduciaries (collectively, the “Company
Releasees”), individually and collectively, from any and all actions, causes of
action, claims, demands, damages, rights, remedies and liabilities of
whatsoever kind or character, in law or equity, suspected or unsuspected, known
or unknown, past or present, that Executive has ever had, may now have, or may
later have or assert against any of the Company Releasees, concerning, arising
out of or related to Executive’s employment by or the performance of any
services to or on behalf of any of the InSight Companies, arising out of or
related to the termination of Executive’s employment agreement with the InSight
Companies, or arising out of any other agreement Executive has, may have or may
have had with the InSight Companies, in all cases from the beginning of time to
the effective date of termination (hereinafter referred to as “Executive’s
Claims”), including without limitation: (i) any claims arising out of or
related to any federal, state and/or local labor or civil rights laws, as
amended, including, without limitation, the federal Civil Rights Acts of
1866,1964, and 1991 (including but not limited to Title VII), the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the National Labor Relations Act, the
Workers’ Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the California Fair Employment and
Housing Act, the California Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders, and the
California Labor Code and/or any similar state antidiscrimination and
employment statutes, and (ii) any and all other Executive’s Claims arising
out of or related to any contract or employment agreement, any and all other
federal, state or local constitutions, statutes, rules or regulations, or
under the laws of any country or political subdivision, or under any common law
right of any kind whatsoever.  Executive
also agree to waive all rights to sue or obtain equitable, remedial or point
relief from any or all Company Releasees of any kind whatsoever, including,
without limitation, reinstatement, back pay, front pay, attorneys’ fees and any
form of injunctive relief. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall
not affect any of Executive’s rights or obligations under (a) the Company’s
401(k) Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”), (b) the Indemnification
Agreement executed between Executive and the Company effective
              ,
2008, (“Indemnification Agreement, (c) Executive’s right to statutory
indemnification pursuant to California Labor Code Section 2802, (d) the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), (e) workers
compensation or unemployment insurance benefit claims, or (f) the terms of
this Agreement.

 

Executive and the Company
hereby waive and relinquish all rights and benefits afforded by California
Civil Code 1542.  Executive and the
Company understand and acknowledge the significance and consequences of this
specific waiver of Section 1542. 
California Civil Code section 1542 states as follows:

 

 

A general release does
not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in
his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have
materially affect his settlement with the debtor.

 

To the fullest extent
permitted by law, Executive represents, warrants and agrees not to lodge or
assist anyone else in lodging any formal or informal complaint in court, with
any federal, state or local agency or any other forum, in any jurisdiction,
arising out of or related to Executive’s Claims.  Executive hereby represents and warrants that
Executive has not brought any complaint, claim, charge, action or proceeding
against any of the Company Releasees in any jurisdiction or forum, nor assisted
or encouraged any other person or persons in doing so.  Executive further represents and warrants
that Executive has not in the past and will not in the future assign any of
Executive’s Claims to any person, corporation or other entity.

 

Executive’s execution of
this Agreement operates as a complete bar and defense against any and all of
the Executive’s Claims against the Company and each of the other Company
Releasees to the maximum extent permitted by law.  If Executive should hereafter make any of
Executive’s Claims in any charge, complaint, action, claim or proceeding
against the Company or any of the other Company Releasees, this Agreement may
be raised as, and shall constitute a complete bar to, any such charge,
complaint, action, claim or proceeding and Executive agrees to disclaim and
waive any right to share or participate in any monetary award resulting from
the prosecution of any administrative investigation or proceeding.Exhibit 10.22

 

MEMORANDUM
OF AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN

 

THE DRY
CREEK RANCHERIA BAND OF POMO INDIANS

 

AND

 

COUNTY
OF SONOMA

 

MARCH 18,
2008

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  Page No.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  I.

  	
  PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT

  	
  2

  
	
  II.

  	
  ISSUES IN DISPUTE

  	
  2

  
	
  III.

  	
  DEFINITIONS

  	
  3

  
	
  IV.

  	
  DECLARATIONS REGARDING THE ONGOING
  PROJECTS AND THE PETALUMA PROPERTY

  	
  9

  
	
  V.

  	
  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

  	
  9

  
	
  VI.

  	
  ONGOING PROJECT MITIGATION
  MEASURES

  	
  16

  
	
  VII.

  	
  ALCOHOL LICENSE AND EMERGENCY
  ACCESS ROAD

  	
  18

  
	
  VIII.

  	
  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

  	
  21

  
	
  IX.

  	
  PROSECUTION

  	
  23

  
	
  X.

  	
  FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

  	
  24

  
	
  XI.

  	
  SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS

  	
  28

  
	
  XII.

  	
  DUGAN PROPERTY

  	
  28

  
	
  XIII.

  	
  PETALUMA PROPERTY

  	
  31

  
	
  XIV.

  	
  FUTURE TRUST ACQUISITIONS AND
  TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT

  	
  32

  
	
  XV.

  	
  MITIGATION
  MONITORING AND REPORTING

  	
  33

  
	
  XVI.

  	
  REVENUE AND MITIGATION COSTS

  	
  33

  
	
  XVII.

  	
  RE-OPENER PROVISIONS

  	
  36

  
	
  XVIII.

  	
  INDEMNIFICATION

  	
  38

  
	
  XIX.

  	
  CONFIDENTIALITY

  	
  39

  
	
  XX.

  	
  DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  	
  40

  
	
  XXI.

  	
  JUDICIAL REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT

  	
  43

  
	
  XXII.

  	
  NOTICES

  	
  44

  
	
  XXIII.

  	
  MUTUAL LIMITED WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

  	
  45

  
	
  XXIV.

  	
  CEQA REVIEW

  	
  46

  
	
  XXV.

  	
  REVIEW BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND OTHER
  ACTIONS FOLLOWING EXECUTION

  	
  46

  
	
  XXVI.

  	
  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  	
  47

  

 

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

 

This Memorandum of
Agreement (“Agreement”) is effective as of March 18, 2008, by and between
the County of Sonoma (the “County”) and the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians (the “Tribe”) (referred to herein collectively as “the Parties” and as
to each as a “Party”).  The terms “County”
and “Tribe” as used herein shall include the Parties’ governmental entities,
departments and officials unless otherwise stated.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Tribe is a
federally-recognized Indian Tribe located on federal Trust Lands known as the
Dry Creek Rancheria (“Rancheria”), which lands are connected to State Route 128
(“SR 128”) by BIA Reservation Road S-93 (“BIA 93”), and which lands and roads
are within the geographic boundaries of the County; and

 

WHEREAS, under the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2701, et
seq. (“IGRA”), the Tribe may engage in gaming as a means of
promoting Tribal economic development, self-sufficiency and strong Tribal
government; and

 

WHEREAS, IGRA generally
requires that Class III gaming be conducted pursuant to a Tribal-State Class III
gaming compact; and

 

WHEREAS, on or about September 10,
1999, and effective in May, 2000, the Tribe entered into a compact with the
State of California (“Compact”), as contemplated under IGRA; and

 

WHEREAS, the Tribe
desires to operate Tribal economic development projects in a manner that
benefits the Tribe, its members, and the community as a whole, and the County
recognizes the mutual benefit that can be derived if those goals are achieved;
and

 

WHEREAS, the Tribe and
the County have participated in a series of joint meetings to address potential
off-Reservation environmental impacts and possible additional mitigation
measures that might be taken with respect to proposed economic development
projects on the Reservation and other lands owned in fee by the Tribe,
consistent with the Tribe’s sovereignty, applicable law, and the Compact; and

 

WHEREAS, proposed and
future Tribal development are not County projects and are not subject to the
discretionary approval of the County and absent this Agreement the County has
limited opportunity to influence mitigation measures or seek compensation for
adverse environmental impacts; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
acknowledge that given the scope of the proposed Tribal economic development
projects, specific impacts are not always subject to precise measurement and
that the mitigation measures agreed upon below are intended as good faith
approximate mitigation of identified impacts; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
recognize that this Agreement is an important step in furthering a
government-to-government relationship and building trust, mutual respect and 

 

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cooperation that
is intended to benefit the Tribe, its members and the entire Sonoma County
community;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the
Parties agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

I.                      PURPOSE OF
AGREEMENT

 

1.1           The purpose of this
Agreement is to:

 

1.1.1        Memorialize understandings
that are intended to resolve and settle a range of disputes between the Tribe
and the County;

 

1.1.2        Assure the implementation
of measures for mitigating the off-Reservation impacts of the Existing Casino,
the Dugan Projects, and the Resort Project;

 

1.1.3        Establish a mutually
agreeable process to identify and mitigate potential off-Reservation
environmental impacts of future Tribal economic development projects,
including, with respect to those which are on-Reservation gaming Projects, a
process that meets or exceeds the processes required under the Compact;

 

1.1.4        Create a process to
resolve future disputes that may arise between the County and the Tribe under
this Agreement;

 

1.1.5        Create a framework for
building and maintaining a mutually beneficial government-to-government
relationship between the Tribe and the County; and

 

1.1.6        Identify ways for the
Tribe and the County to work together to provide services and benefits to the
Tribal community and Sonoma County residents.

 

II.                    ISSUES IN
DISPUTE

 

2.1           The Tribe and County
are involved in a number of legal disputes which are summarized below.  This Agreement is intended to settle these
disputes and to provide a mechanism to resolve other controversies that may
arise under this Agreement in the future. 
The disputed issues include:

 

2.1.1        Alcohol License:  In the
Matter of the Protest of Sheriff Bill Cogbill, et al. Against the Person to
Person and Premises to Premises Transfer of a General Public Eating Place
Alcohol License - The County Sheriff, Fire Chief, Board of
Supervisors and the Alexander Valley Association (“AVA”) each protested to the
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”) that the River Rock Casino
should not be granted a liquor license. 
The Tribe contends it is qualified to obtain the applied for
license.  The protests are pending before
an ABC administrative law judge.

 

2.1.2        Dugan Property Trust
Application:  California Department of Conservation, et al. v.
Acting Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs - The
State of 

 

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California, County and AVA each are appealing a Bureau of Indian
Affairs (“BIA”) decision to take 18 acres of land (the “Dugan Property”),
adjacent to the Rancheria, into trust for the Tribe.  The matter is pending before the Department
of the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (“IBIA”).

 

2.1.3        Fire Safety Inspections:  In the
Matter of the Sonoma County Fire Chief’s Application for an Inspection Warrant
- This case involves the County Fire Chief’s application for a State civil
administrative inspection warrant for the Rancheria.  The United States District Court for the
Northern District of California determined that the County does not have fire
code enforcement jurisdiction on the Reservation and the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals, in a final judgment, affirmed the District Court’s determination.  A petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court of the Ninth
Circuit judgment has not yet been filed by the County.

 

2.1.4        Wastewater Discharge:  In re: Dry
Creek Rancheria NPDES Permit – On April 30, 2007, the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) issued a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit to allow the Tribe to discharge
treated wastewater into a tributary of the Russian River.  The County and AVA filed petitions for
administrative review of the permit alleging concerns over potential environmental
impacts.  The Tribe contends that the
permit was appropriately granted and is environmentally sound. The petitions
are pending before the USEPA Environmental Appeals Board and the permit has
been stayed.

 

2.1.5        Gaming Facilities’
Potential Off-Reservation Impacts: 
County’s Dispute Regarding Mitigation of Gaming Facilities’
Environmental Impacts - The County and Tribe dispute whether significant
off-Reservation impacts of its existing and planned Rancheria gaming Projects
have been adequately mitigated.

 

2.1.6        Tribe’s Petaluma Trust
Application:  County Opposition to
Petaluma Gaming Trust Application - The County opposes the Tribe’s application
to take 277 acres of land into trust for gaming purposes near Petaluma.  The Tribe contends that its pending
application satisfies all applicable standards for transfer of the land into
trust for gaming purposes.

 

III.                   DEFINITIONS

 

The following terms shall
be defined in this Agreement as set forth in this subdivision.

 

3.1           “Alternative Road Site”
means a site for an Emergency Access Road other than only through the Dugan
Property provided such a road is completed in the same timeframe, serve the
same function, and be as effective for such purposes as the Emergency Access
Road through the Dugan Property except as may be agreed to by the Parties.

 

3.2           “Base Year” means the
prior year as calculated in Section 16.5.

 

3.3           “Binding Arbitration
Provisions” means the arbitration process set forth in Section 20.2.

 

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3.4           “Bond” means the
performance and payment bond described in Section 7.8 below, provided that
in lieu of providing such bond the Parties may agree on the establishment and
funding of a Construction Completion Account as defined herein and described in
Section 7.8.  The Bond and
Construction Completion Account are referred to interchangeably as the “Construction
Assurance Device.”

 

3.5           “Conservation Easement”
means an easement over a portion of the Petaluma Property as further described
in Section 12.3.

 

3.6           “Construction Assurance
Device” means a performance and/or payment bond or Construction Completion
Account, either of which contains sufficient resources to build or complete the
Emergency Access Road and Intersection Improvements and can be accessed by the
County for such purposes.

 

3.7           “Compact” means the
Tribal-State Compact entered into pursuant to IGRA between the Tribe and the
State of California, effective May, 2000, any amendments or revisions thereto,
or any new compact related to Gaming on the Rancheria entered into during the
Term.

 

3.8           “Construction
Completion Account” means an account at a bank to be mutually agreed upon by
the Parties, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld, to serve in
lieu of a Bond in accordance with Section 7.8.5 below.  The Construction Completion Account would be
an account into which the Tribe would deposit, or cause to be deposited,
sufficient cash to cover the costs of completing the Tribe’s required
construction of the Emergency Access Road and of the Intersection Improvement,
as well as an additional 7%  thereof
to cover contingencies such as potential cost overruns.  Withdrawals and expenditures from the
Construction Completion Account will be in accordance with Section 7.8 and 7.9 below.

 

3.9           “Cumulatively
Significant Impacts” means the possible impacts on the off-Reservation
environment of a Tribal Commercial Development Project that may be individually
limited but cumulatively significant if the incremental impacts of an
individual project are considerable when viewed in connection with the impacts
of past projects, other current projects, and reasonably foreseeable future
projects.

 

3.10         “Cultural Center” means
the Tribe’s proposed cultural center located on the Rancheria.

 

3.11         “Dugan Projects” means
the Projects shown on Exhibit B and as may be otherwise described in the
Final Environmental Assessment dated August 2005 and prepared for the
Dugan fee-to-trust application.

 

3.12         “Dugan Property” means
the real property parcel contiguous to the Rancheria that is commonly referred
to as such and is the subject of a pending fee-to-trust application to the
Department of the Interior.

 

3.13         “Effective Date” means
the latter date upon which this Agreement is formally approved by the County
Board of Supervisors and the Tribe’s Board of Directors, which is anticipated
to be on March 18,  2008.

 

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3.14         “Emergency Access Road”
means the road described in Section 7.3 that provides emergency access
connecting the Rancheria to Highway 128, either through the Dugan Property or
by way of the Alternative Road Site.

 

3.15         “Emergency Access Road
Plans” means the plans reviewed and accepted by the County as described in Section 7.3 below, or the Alternative Road
plans reviewed and accepted by the County as described in Section 7.7.

 

3.16         “Environmental Assessment”
means the August 2005 Final Dry Creek Rancheria Fee-to-Trust Project
Environmental Assessment document drafted for the Dugan Property fee-to-trust
application prepared for the Tribe by Environmental Science Associates (ESA).

 

3.17         “Environmental Ordinance”
means the Dry Creek Ordinance that was adopted on October 14, 2000 by
Resolution No. 00-10-14-005, which amended an earlier version adopted on April 29,
2000.  Both ordinances were enacted
pursuant to Section 10.8 of the Compact.

 

3.18         “Environmental Study”
means the Final Dry Creek Rancheria Economic Development Master Plan
Environmental Study for the Resort Development dated January 2008, which
was prepared for the Tribe by ESA with respect to the Resort Project.

 

3.19         “Existing Casino” means
the casino known as the “River Rock Casino” as described in Section 4.1
below, including the parking lots, parking structures, buildings, roads,
utilities and other Infrastructure.

 

3.20         “Financing” means the
receipt by the Tribe or by another entity or financial institution on its
behalf, of the first draw of funds derived from the major financing commitments
that are part of the effort to undertake development of the Resort Project.

 

3.21         “Gaming” or “Gaming
Activities” means Class II and Class III gambling activities as
defined under IGRA and as, with respect to Class III gaming, is allowed
under the Compact.

 

3.22         “Gaming Authority” means
the Dry Creek Tribal Gaming Commission, the Tribal governmental agency created
under Tribal law pursuant to IGRA to regulate gaming on Tribal Trust Land.

 

3.23         “Gaming Facility” means a
building in which Gaming is taking place and as is otherwise defined in the
Compact.

 

3.24         “Gaming Operations” means
the conduct of Gaming and the operation of the Gaming Facility, including the
administration and other necessary services.

 

3.25         “IGRA” means the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 and any amendments or regulations issued pursuant
to the Act.

 

3.26         “Infrastructure” means
the utilities, utility facilities, and wastewater treatment plant, all
currently existing on the Rancheria and Dugan Property; the wastewater storage 

 

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facilities, above-ground detention facilities, natural gas lines,
electrical sub-station, and roads (including the Acorn Road) constructed or to
be constructed on the Rancheria or the Dugan Property and made available to the
Existing Casino, the Resort Project or the Dugan Projects, as discussed in the
Environmental Assessment or Environmental Study; Exhibit B (relating to
the Dugan Projects); the Emergency Access Road; the Intersection Improvements;
and the existing wells.

 

3.27         “In Lieu Fee” means the
fee determined in accordance with Section 16.9.

 

3.28         “Interested Persons”
means (i) the County; (ii) any city that has boundaries which are
contiguous to the boundaries of the trust land on which a proposed Tribal
Commercial Development Project is to be constructed; (iii) any state
and/or federal agency which, if a project were not taking place on Indian
lands, would have responsibility for approving a Tribal Commercial Development
Project or would lawfully exercise authority over the natural resources that
may be impacted by a Tribal Commercial Development Project; and (iv) any
person, group, political subdivision, or agency that submits a timely request
to the Tribe in writing to receive a Notice of Preparation or Completion of a
draft TEIR, or has timely commented on a Tribal Commercial Development Project
in a writing received by the Tribe in accordance with the applicable process
for considering such comments.  Nothing
in this Section shall be deemed to confer any rights on an Interested
Person.

 

3.29         “Intergovernmental
Mitigation Agreement” means an agreement between the Parties with respect to
off-reservation mitigation measures in connection with a Tribal Commercial
Development Project that is subject to the environmental review provisions of
this Agreement.  To the extent any
provision herein requires or refers to an Intergovernmental Mitigation
Agreement, this Agreement shall satisfy all such requirements with respect to
the Ongoing Projects. This Agreement, including but not limited to its
environmental and dispute resolution processes, is intended by the Parties to
serve as any intergovernmental mitigation agreement with respect to future
construction related to Tribal Gaming Operations or Activities that may be
required in any Compact entered into during the Term of this Agreement.

 

3.30         “Intersection
Improvements” means the improvements at the intersections of SR 128 and BIA 93,
and at SR 128 and the Emergency Access Road, as provided in Section 16.4
and Exhibit A.

 

3.31         “Master Plan” means the
Tribe’s economic development master plan described in the Environmental Study.

 

3.32         “Non-Commercial Tribal
Project” means any Project undertaken by the Tribe on trust lands involving any
construction, improvement, or expansion related to an intended or existing
non-commercial activity or purpose, including, but not limited to, those
projects and activities described in Section 3.43.5 and excluding
Commercial Tribal Development Projects.

 

3.33         “Ongoing Projects” means
the Existing Casino, the Dugan Projects, and the Resort Project, including the
Infrastructure.

 

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3.34         “Petaluma Property” means
the approximately 277 acres owned by the Tribe within an unincorporated portion
of the County along U.S. Highway 101 near the City of Petaluma and shown in Exhibit C.

 

3.35         “Project” means any
project undertaken by the Tribe on Trust Lands that involves any substantial
construction, improvement, or expansion that is likely to cause a Significant
Adverse Impact.

 

3.36         “Rancheria” means the
approximately 75 acres of Trust Land presently accessed by State Highway 128,
including BIA 93.

 

3.37         “Reservation” means the
Rancheria and any other land held in trust for the Tribe by the federal
government that is located within Sonoma County.

 

3.38         “Resort Project” means
Phase I and Phase II of the Gaming and hospitality Project and the
Infrastructure discussed in the Environmental Study.

 

3.39         “Sheriff’s Department”
means the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department.

 

3.40         “Significant Adverse
Impact(s)” means a substantial or potentially substantial adverse change in the
off-Reservation environment as a result of a Project as determined, to the
extent possible, on scientific and factual data.  Possible differences of expert opinions shall
not alone require that the Tribe make a finding of Significant Adverse Impact.

 

3.41         “TEIR” means a Tribal
Environmental Impact Report, as described in Section V below.

 

3.42         “Term” means the term of
this Agreement which shall commence on the Effective Date and terminate when
the Compact, including any amendment, revision, or modifications thereto
expires but in any event no earlier than Midnight, December 31, 2020.  The Agreement Term therefore includes, and is
automatically extended by, the term of any extension(s), modifications(s) and/or
amendment(s) of the Compact. 
Specific provisions may also be extended by operation of Section 26.8.  The Term is similarly extended by any new
compact unless there has been at least a two year lapse since termination of
the Compact and, during any such two year period, no Gaming Activities occurred
on the Reservation.

 

3.43         “Tribal Commercial
Development Project” means a Project which may result in a Significant Adverse
Impact and consists of the following:

 

3.43.1          Any Project on Trust
Land (including the Petaluma Property if it becomes Trust Land) that is
primarily undertaken for or in connection with a commercial purpose or
enterprise, but excluding the Ongoing Projects or any part thereof; or

 

3.43.2          Any expansion or
significant renovation or modification of the Existing Casino or any
significant excavation, construction or development of a new Gaming Facility or
proposed Gaming Facility on Trust Lands after the Effective Date for which
there is a Significant Adverse Impact, other than in connection with the
Ongoing Projects or those Projects described in Section 3.43.5 below,
which are excluded; or

 

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3.43.3          Each expansion in the
operation of slot machines above 2,000 on the Rancheria, including in
connection with the Ongoing Projects, but only as to the Significant Adverse
Impacts, if any, of the increase in machines over 2,000; or

 

3.43.4          Any Non-Commercial
Tribal Projects that include the construction of more than six single family
houses, six or more residential units in one building, or any building that is
more than three stories in height.

 

3.43.5          Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, the term “Tribal Commercial Development
Project” does not include:

 

a.             The Resort Project,
including but not limited to all Infrastructure improvements, or any
renovations or demolition of all or part of the Existing Casino prior to or in
connection with the development, construction or operation of the Resort
Project;

 

b.             The Dugan Projects,
including but not limited to all Infrastructure improvements;

 

c.             The Cultural Center;

 

d.             Any expansion of
Gaming Activities or the entering into, finalization, or effectuation of a
Compact, new Compact, or Compact amendment during the Agreement Term which
permits the Tribe to operate, or the actual operation of less than, 2,001slot
machines;

 

e.             Any Project which
would be exempt under Articles 18 and 19 of the California Environmental
Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines; or

 

f.              Non-commercially
based development and construction activities or Projects on Trust Lands,
including but not limited to activities or Projects relating to housing,
education, culture, religion, government, recreation, fire and public safety
services, roads, utilities, and the maintenance of Tribal lands.  In this context, non-commercially based means
development or Projects and the related construction activities that are
intended primarily for the Tribe and the Tribal government and all Tribal
infrastructure owned and run by the Tribal government that is not substantially
related to a Tribal Commercial Development Project.  Notwithstanding the above, roads that
predominantly serve Reservation purposes other than a Tribal Commercial
Development Project, and development and construction activities or Projects
related to water resources, drinking water and wastewater facilities, including
all equipment and facilities related to water wells, water treatment plants,
wastewater treatment plants, treated wastewater irrigation and discharge, shall
not be deemed to be Tribal Commercial Development Projects,

 

3.44         “Trust Land” means lands located within the
geographic borders of Sonoma County and held by the federal government for the
benefit of the Tribe.

 

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IV.                   DECLARATIONS REGARDING THE ONGOING PROJECTS AND THE PETALUMA PROPERTY

 

4.1           The
Existing Casino.  The Tribe has operated the Existing Casino
since September 2002.  It currently
houses approximately 1,600 slot machines within approximately 60,000 square
feet of SprungTM brand domed facilities. 
It is served by a multi-section parking garage on the Rancheria which
contains approximately 1,179 spaces. 
Certain modifications, not including expansion of the facility, may be
made to the Existing Casino as part of the first phase of constructing and
developing the Resort Project.

 

4.2           The Resort Project.  The Resort Project involves the
construction of new resort and casino facilities, including the eventual
addition, through phases, of a total of an approximately 600 room hotel and
related restaurant, retail and hospitality facilities.  Approximately 260 rooms are scheduled for
completion during the first phase of development. The Tribe released its
Environmental Study, prepared pursuant to its Environmental Ordinance, which
outlined a two-phase build-out of the Resort Project.  The Environmental Study contains information
that would be required in a draft TEIR for future Tribal Commercial Development
Projects.  As part of the Resort Project’s
construction and development, the Existing Casino may undergo certain
modifications or renovations.  Such
modifications and renovations are included within the meaning of the term “Resort
Project” in this Agreement.

 

4.3           The Dugan Project.  In August, 2006, the BIA approved
the Tribe’s application to place the approximately 18 acre Dugan Property,
which is presently owned by the Tribe in fee, into trust for the benefit of the
Tribe.  The development plan contained in
the fee-to-trust application included the creation of single family homes for Tribal
housing, vineyards, a winery with offices (that can be used as a Tribal
community room), a fire station, and a paved access road.  The environmental review process required
under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) with respect to placing the
Dugan Property into trust, including drafting of the Environmental Assessment
and meetings with the County and the public, has been completed.  The Dugan Project includes those projects
shown on Exhibit B.

 

4.4           The Petaluma
Property.  In April 2006, the Tribe
filed a fee-to-trust application that sought to have the Petaluma Property
placed into federal trust for the Tribe’s benefit.  The trust application was filed under federal
provisions for acquiring land into trust for Tribal governmental gaming purposes.  Pursuant to Section 13, the Tribe has
agreed to suspend the Gaming purposes of the application, which application may
remain pending to serve other uses, including non-Gaming commercial uses and
the development of a mitigation bank.  If
certain conditions specified in this Agreement are satisfied, the Tribe has
agreed to permanently forego Gaming on the Petaluma Property.

 

V.                    ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

 

5.1           The Tribe and County
agree on the importance of conducting an appropriate environmental analysis of
Tribal development projects to determine potential off-Reservation adverse
environmental impacts and, if necessary, appropriate mitigation.  Toward this end, and pursuant to Section 10.8
of the Compact, the Tribe enacted the Environmental Ordinance to provide a
process for determining off-reservation environmental impacts of Tribal
development 

 

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projects that relate to Gaming Facilities and whether or not they are
likely to cause a Significant Adverse Impact outside the Reservation, and to
provide procedures with respect to such determinations and the possible need
for mitigation.

 

5.2           The environmental
review process under the Environmental Ordinance has been completed for the
Existing Casino and for the Resort Project. 
In addition, the NEPA process applicable to the Tribe’s application to
take the Dugan Property into trust has been completed.  The environmental processes and reports with
respect to the Existing Casino, Resort Project, and Dugan Project (collectively,
the “Ongoing Projects”) have been reviewed and commented upon by the County and
others.  Those comments have been
considered by the Tribe in accordance with the Environmental Ordinance and the
comment periods in connection with those Projects are now closed.  The Parties agree that any and all further
actions, if any, to be taken by the Tribe with respect to any environmental
processes applicable to the Ongoing Projects are set forth in this Agreement.

 

5.3           Future Tribal
Commercial Development Projects undertaken by the Tribe on Trust Lands shall be
subject, to the off-reservation environmental impact processes set forth in
this Section 5.3, including all subdivisions thereof and the Binding
Arbitration process set forth in Section 20.2.

 

5.3.1            Future Non-Commercial
Tribal Projects are not subject to this Agreement.  If the Tribe, in its sole discretion, elects
to adopt or follow some or all of the environmental processes set forth in this
Agreement for a Non-Commercial Tribal Project(s), the County shall cooperate in
good faith in timely reviewing and commenting on submissions of reports and
studies to it by the Tribe, and meeting and conferring with the Tribe on
mitigation measures at the Tribe’s request. 
The Tribe’s participation in environmental processes with the County
under such circumstances shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the Tribe’s
sovereign jurisdiction or immunity unless expressly provided in writing, nor
shall participation in any process in this Agreement be deemed to constitute
such a waiver except as expressly set forth and limited in Section 23
below.

 

5.3.2            As to Tribal
Commercial Development Projects, the Tribe shall consider and determine whether
such projects may potentially cause Significant Adverse Impacts, including in those
areas identified in Section 5.3.10 c and, if so, shall issue either a
Tribal Negative Declaration or a Tribal Environmental Impact Report (“TEIR”).

 

5.3.3            The Negative
Declaration, TEIR and Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement processes set
forth below shall not be applicable to any of the Ongoing Projects.  The negotiations leading to this Agreement
and the provisions hereof shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement for
environmental review, studies, reporting, notice, consultation, mitigation (if
required) and other environmental actions that may be required by law or
agreement with respect to the Ongoing Projects.

 

5.3.4            The Tribe agrees to
incorporate the environmental review provisions applicable to this Agreement
into its Environmental Ordinance with respect to Tribal Commercial Development
Projects that relate to Gaming.  The
environmental review provisions of this Agreement applicable to non-gaming
Tribal Commercial Development Projects shall be 

 

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included in one or more separate Tribal Ordinances which shall be
provided to the County immediately following enactment.  Notwithstanding such incorporation into
Tribal ordinances, the environmental review and dispute resolution procedures
provided for in this Agreement shall be applicable independently of any such
Ordinance.

 

5.3.5            Except as may be
expressly provided herein, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to:

 

a.             Supplant or limit the
application of any otherwise applicable federal law or regulation, including
but not limited to NEPA; or

 

b.             Confer jurisdiction
on the County or the State, or diminish the Tribe’s sovereign powers and
jurisdiction, over any Trust Lands; or

 

c.             Supplant or limit the
jurisdiction of any federal or State agency.

 

5.3.6            For any Tribal
Commercial Development Project, the Tribe shall either issue a Notice of
Completion of a Draft TEIR or a Tribal Negative Declaration.  The Tribe shall consult with the County at
the earliest practicable date, consistent with Section 5.3.7 below, and in
any event at least 30 days prior to the issuance of a Tribal Negative
Declaration or a Notice of Completion of a Draft TEIR.

 

5.3.7            A purpose of the
consultation process is to permit the County to have input into design
considerations and mitigation measures with respect to Projects and to raise
issues that may be appropriate for an Intergovernmental Mitigation
Agreement.  Such consultations shall be
confidential to the extent permitted by law and shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 19 of this Agreement.  Nothing in this Section shall either
limit the Tribe’s jurisdiction or grant to the County jurisdiction or authority
regarding the design of a Tribal Commercial Development Project or
Non-Commercial Tribal Development Project.

 

5.3.8            Tribal Negative
Declaration Process.

 

a.             If, following
completion of an initial study, the Tribe determines that a Tribal Commercial
Development Project is not likely to have a Significant Adverse Impact in those
areas identified in Section 5.3.10(c), the Tribe may prepare a Tribal
Negative Declaration in lieu of conducting the studies and preparing the
materials required for a TEIR under this Agreement.  The initial study may consist of an
environmental checklist.  The Tribal
Negative Declaration shall be circulated for comment to the public, Interested
Parties, the County and the State Clearinghouse for thirty (30) days.

 

b.             The Tribe shall
consider any comments received during the 30-day review process and may adopt
the proposed Negative Declaration or a mitigated Negative Declaration if it
finds that, based on the record as a whole, there is no substantial evidence
that the Project will have a Significant Adverse Impact.  The County may request an additional fifteen
(15) day extension for further technical review or to prepare and obtain
authorization to issue comments, and such request shall not be unreasonably
denied by the Tribe.  Nothing in this Section 5.3.8(b) shall
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submit comments if such an extension is warranted.  The Tribe shall provide the record and the
appropriate environmental document to the County within ten (10) days of
its adoption.

 

c.             The Parties agree
that activities or Projects, such as interior remodeling, redecorating,
refurbishment, maintenance or other changes to a facility that do not alter the
overall footprint of the facility, and that adds less than 10% to the total
square footage of an interior gaming area, and does not materially change the
look of the facility as seen from off-reservation locations, and any activities
or Projects that would be exempt under Articles 18 and 19 of the CEQA
Guidelines, would not have a Significant Adverse Impact.

 

d.             During the comment
period for the Negative Declaration, or within such additional time period as
the Parties may agree, the County may, for reasonable cause, initiate the
Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement provisions set forth in Section 5.3.18,
and if no agreement can be reached, initiate the dispute resolution processes
herein, including the Binding Arbitration provisions.  “Reasonable cause” means that the County has
substantial evidence that the Tribal Commercial Development Project would result
in a Significant Adverse Impact that will not be mitigated to an impact level,
if any, that is less than significant.

 

5.3.9            Tribal
Environmental Impact Report (TEIR). 
For Tribal Commercial Development Projects that the Tribe has determined
will have a Significant Adverse Impact, the Tribe shall cause a TEIR to be
prepared which analyzes potentially Significant Adverse Impacts, as provided
below.  The Tribe shall consult with the
County regarding the scope of the environmental review and consider any recommendation
from the County concerning the person or entity to prepare the TEIR.

 

5.3.10          The Tribe shall
undertake good faith efforts to identify and disclose in the TEIR any
Significant Adverse Impacts that will be caused by the Project.  The TEIR also shall identify ways in which
Significant Adverse Impacts can be avoided or mitigated to less than
significant and, where such a result cannot be reasonably obtained, analyze how
impacts can be reasonably minimized, if possible, and shall include a statement
setting forth all of the following:

 

a.             All Significant
Adverse Impacts of the proposed Project;

 

b.             Any Significant
Adverse Impacts that cannot be avoided or mitigated to less than significant if
the Project is implemented;

 

c.             Mitigation measures
proposed to minimize or avoid Significant Adverse Impacts, including but not
limited to those having an effect on aesthetics, agricultural resources, air
quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards
and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use, mineral
resources, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation,
transportation/traffic, utilities, and service systems;

 

d.             Alternatives to the
Project, provided that the Tribe need not address alternatives that would cause
it to forego its right to engage in Gaming Activities, or preclude it from
implementing activities or Projects that have been proposed in a trust
application approved by the BIA;

 

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e.             Any Cumulatively
Significant Impacts; and

 

f.              Whether the proposed
mitigation would be effective to reduce the potential Significant Adverse
Impacts to a level of less than significant.

 

5.3.11          In addition to the
information required pursuant to Section 5.3.10, the TEIR shall also
contain a statement briefly indicating the reasons for determining, if such is
the case, that the impacts of the Project on the off-reservation environment
are not significant and consequently have not been discussed in detail in the
TEIR.  Such a statement can be contained
in an environmental checklist and attached as an exhibit to the TEIR.  Any Significant Adverse Impacts shall be
clearly identified and described in the TEIR, giving due consideration to both
the short-term and long-term impacts. 
The discussion of mitigation measures shall describe feasible measures
which could minimize or avoid the Significant Adverse Impacts.  If a mitigation measure is infeasible, the
TEIR must demonstrate the specific economic, technological, legal, or other
considerations which make the identified mitigation measure infeasible.  The TEIR must analyze the proposed project as
a whole, including activities that the Tribe determines are reasonably
foreseeable.

 

5.3.12          The TEIR shall also
contain an index or table of contents and a summary, which shall identify each
Significant Adverse Impact on the off-Reservation environment together with
proposed measures that would reduce or avoid that impact.

 

5.3.13          Notice of Preparation
and Determination of Scope of TEIR. 
If it is determined by the Tribe that a TEIR is required for a Tribal
Commercial Development Project, the Tribe shall issue a Notice of Preparation
to the State Clearinghouse in the State Office of Planning and Research (“State
Clearinghouse”) and to the County.  The
Tribe shall also provide Notice to all Interested Persons.

 

a.             The Notice shall
include all of the following information:

 

(i)            A description of the
Project;

 

(ii)           The location of the
Project shown on a detailed, preferably topographical, map, and on a regional
map; and

 

(iii)          The probable
off-Reservation Significant Adverse Impacts of the Project.

 

b.             The Notice shall also
inform all Interested Persons of the opportunity to provide comments to the
Tribe, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the Notice of Preparation by
the State Clearinghouse and the County, of significant environmental issues,
reasonable alternatives, and/or mitigation measures that such persons may
contend should be explored in a draft TEIR.

 

5.3.14          In addition, the Tribe
shall meet with the County to assist the Tribe in determining the scope and
content of the TEIR within fifteen (15) days of such a request by the County
and such request shall be made within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the
Notice.  

 

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Such scoping meeting between the Parties shall take place within the
thirty (30) day comment period unless another date is mutually agreed upon in
writing between the Parties.

 

5.3.15          In addition, the Tribe shall conduct a scoping
hearing for Projects of statewide, regional, or area wide significance and
provide public notice of the hearing including written notification to
Interested Persons.

 

5.3.16          Notice of Completion
of the Draft TEIR.  Upon completion
of the Draft TEIR, the Tribe shall submit a copy of the draft TEIR and a Notice
of Completion to the State Clearinghouse and the County.

 

a.             The Notice of
Completion shall include all of the following information:

 

(i)            A brief description of
the Project;

 

(ii)           The proposed location
of the Project;

 

(iii)          An address where copies
of the draft TEIR are available; and

 

(iv)          Notice of a comment
period of at least forty-five (45) days during which the Tribe may receive
comments on the draft TEIR.

 

b.             The Notice shall also
inform Interested Persons of the preparation of the draft TEIR and of the
opportunity to provide comments to the Tribe within forty-five (45) days of the
Notice.  The County may request an
additional fifteen (15) day extension, if such additional time is required for
further technical review or to prepare and obtain approval of comments, and
such an extension request shall not be unreasonably denied by the Tribe.  Nothing in this Section shall preclude
the Parties from agreeing to a longer extension of time to submit comments if
such an extension is warranted.

 

c.             The Tribe shall
submit seven (7) copies of the draft TEIR and Notice of Completion to the
County, and the Tribe will serve, in a timely manner, a Notice of Completion to
all Interested Persons and to the Healdsburg Public Library.  The Tribe shall concurrently make an
electronic version of the draft TEIR available to the public on its
website.  In addition, the Tribe will
provide public notice by at least one of the procedures specified below:

 

(i)            Publication, at least
one time, by the Tribe in a newspaper of general circulation in the area
affected by the Project.  If more than
one area is affected, the notice shall be published in the newspaper of largest
circulation from among the newspapers of general circulation in those areas; or

 

(ii)           Direct mailing by the
Tribe to the owners and occupants of property adjacent to, but outside, the
Tribal Lands (or proposed Tribal lands) on which the Project is to be
located.  Owners of such property shall
be identified as shown on the latest County assessment roll.

 

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5.3.17          Issuance of Final
TEIR.  The Tribe shall prepare and
make available to the County, State Clearinghouse and the public for thirty
(30) days a Final TEIR, which shall consist of:

 

a.             The draft TEIR or a
revision of the draft;

 

b.             Comments and recommendations
received on the draft TEIR either verbatim or in summary;

 

c.             A list of persons,
organizations, and public agencies commenting on the draft TEIR;

 

d.             The Tribe’s response
to comments and recommendations from the review and consultation process; and

 

e.             Any other information
added by the Tribe.

 

5.3.18          Meet and Confer to
Negotiate Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement.  Not later than fifteen (15) days following
the publication of the Notice of Completion of the Draft TEIR, the Parties
shall commence diligent and good faith negotiations and shall otherwise use
their respective best efforts, including meeting and conferring, to finalize,
approve, execute and deliver an Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement for the
Project.  The primary objective of an
Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement is to provide for binding and mutually
enforceable agreements which insure the timely mitigation of Significant
Adverse Impacts, where such impacts:

 

a.             Are primarily
attributable to the Project being proposed;

 

b.             Occur outside of the
geographic boundaries of the Tribe’s existing or proposed Trust Lands and
within the geographic boundaries of the County; and

 

c.             Are within the
jurisdiction or responsibility of the County.

 

5.3.19          Binding Arbitration.  If the Parties, after meeting and conferring
consistent with Section 5.3.18 above, have not approved, executed and
delivered an Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement for a Tribal Commercial
Development Project consistent with this Section within thirty (30) days
after the date of the publication of the Final TEIR, or such other date as the
Parties may mutually agree in writing, either party may initiate the binding
arbitration dispute resolution processes contained in Section 20.2.

 

5.3.20          As to Non-Commercial
Tribal Projects, the requirement to enter into a final Intergovernmental
Mitigation Agreement or to submit to binding arbitration or a court imposed
remedy if an impasse is reached, or otherwise shall not be imposed on the
Tribe.  If agreement is not reached on an
Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement regarding a Non-Commercial Tribal
Project, the Tribe retains the right and jurisdiction to proceed with the
Project and the County retains the right to oppose the Project.

 

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5.3.21          Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary, the Parties acknowledge that the Tribe is subject to
federal laws and regulations regarding the environment and health and safety,
including but not limited to the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act,
Endangered Species Act, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and Occupational Safety
and Health Act, and permit conditions including but not limited to conditions
in any NPDES permits.  The Parties agree
that the matters regulated by these laws, regulations, and permits shall be
matters that are solely between the Tribe and the federal agency having
jurisdiction over such statutes, regulations, and permits, and a violation of
such statutes, regulations, and permits shall not be considered a violation of
this Agreement or a required part of an Intergovernmental Mitigation
Agreement.  Consistent with the above,
disputes between the Parties over matters covered by such federal processes
shall be resolved, to the extent a process for doing so is provided by law,
solely before the federal agency conducting the proceedings and in accordance
with its rules and regulations.  Any
dispute or disagreement the County has with the process or its outcome shall
not be subject to the dispute resolution or Binding Arbitration Provisions of
this Agreement.  Nothing herein shall be
construed as limiting the Parties’ respective rights to reach agreement on a
voluntary basis with each other over such matters outside such federal process,
subject to applicable law and the sole discretion of each party as to whether
or not to negotiate or agree on such matters outside the context of the federal
process itself.

 

VI.                   ONGOING PROJECT MITIGATION MEASURES

 

6.1           The County and Tribe
reviewed the Environmental Study prepared by the Tribe for the Resort Project
and the Environmental Assessment prepared by the Tribe regarding the Dugan
Projects.  The Parties participated in a
meet and confer process and utilized those documents to identify measures to
mitigate the Significant Adverse Impacts of the Existing Casino, Resort
Project, and Dugan Projects which measures are set forth in this Agreement.

 

6.2           The Tribe agrees to
implement the mitigation measures set forth in this Agreement, including Exhibit A
and, pursuant to Section 15, inform the County of the status of the
implementation of such measures. 
Mitigation reports shall include the information required by this
Agreement and be in a form substantially similar to Exhibit A.

 

6.3           NPDES Permits.

 

6.3.1            Based upon the
wastewater mitigation measures contained in Exhibit A, and other
provisions of this Agreement, the County shall dismiss with prejudice its
petition for review of the Tribe’s NPDES permit issued on April 30, 2007.

 

6.3.2            The County further
agrees that it shall not file suit or otherwise seek to challenge a future
NPDES permit application by the Tribe for the Resort Project if all of the
following conditions are satisfied:

 

a.             The Tribe has
submitted a discharge plan prepared by a registered engineer during the
permitting process that the EPA has accepted by approving the NPDES permit and
that such a plan is feasible.  As used
herein, “feasible” shall mean that during the time period for considering such
comments by the EPA, the Tribe has provided a discharge plan that includes:

 

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(i)            An operational history
of the existing facility that documents the rated disposal capacity of the
on-site storage and disposal system;

 

(ii)           For internal reuse of
treated wastewater (in cooling towers, toilets/urinals, etc.), a reasonable
estimate of potential internal reuse and documentation supporting that
estimate;

 

(iii)          For discharges to Stream
P1, an estimate based upon accepted professional standards of the amount of
water the stream can accommodate without resulting in a significant increase in
erosion, and documentation supporting that estimate;

 

(iv)          For discharges to
vegetation:

 

(1)           the location, size in acres, and slope of
each potential discharge area;

 

(2)           the plant species in each potential
discharge area;

 

(3)           an estimate of the irrigation needs of each
potential discharge area;

 

(4)           documentation supporting that estimate,
including calculations based on the California Department of Water Resources’ Guide to Estimating Irrigation Water Needs of Landscape Plantings in
California or similarly accepted scientific literature; and

 

(5)           the location and design of runoff control
structures.

 

(v)           For storage of treated
wastewater, a water balance calculation, based upon accepted professional
standards, that identifies the volume of storage and discharges to irrigation
and surface water on a monthly basis and documentation supporting that
calculation;

 

b.             The permit is not
opposed by any federal agency;

 

c.             The permit is not
opposed by the State Regional Water Quality Control Board and it has not
determined that such a permit violates the Water Quality Control Plan for the
North Coast Region (the “Basin Plan”);

 

d.             The plant treatment
capacity does not exceed 500,000 gallons per day;

 

e.             The Environmental
Protection Agency determines that the proposed permit is in compliance with the
Clean Water Act; and

 

f.              The proposed
wastewater treatment plant will meet Title 22 of the California Code of
Regulations for disinfected tertiary recycled water.

 

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VII.                 ALCOHOL LICENSE AND EMERGENCY ACCESS ROAD

 

7.1           The Parties agree to stipulate that the license
conditions contained in Exhibit D shall be incorporated into the alcohol
license for the Existing Casino, to the extent approved by the California
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”).  The Parties further agree that each of the
conditions contained in Exhibit D are separately enforceable by the
Parties as to the Existing Casino under the dispute resolution terms of this
Agreement, including Section 20, whether or not any such specific
condition is included as part of an ABC license as to the Existing Casino.  The Parties further acknowledge that the
financial and other commitments made by the Tribe are based upon the likelihood
that, if the Protests are withdrawn, an ABC license will issue to the Tribe.

 

7.2           Based upon this
Agreement, including the conditions set forth in Exhibit D, within five (5) days
of the Effective Date and/or County’s written acceptance of the Emergency
Access Road Plans, whichever last occurs, the County shall withdraw its
protests to the Tribe’s pending alcohol license application, and make good
faith efforts to persuade others to withdraw their protests.  If the ABC does not grant the Tribe an
alcohol license, including interim or temporary license, on or before July 30,
2008, if the delay is due to factors beyond the Tribe’s control, the meet and
confer and arbitration provision of Section 26.5 of this Agreement shall
apply without the requirement that there be a determination of invalidity or
material change.  Notwithstanding the
above, the payments due under Section 16.4.3 shall not be affected.

 

7.3           The Emergency Access
Road Plans shall provide that the Emergency Access Road shall be a paved
secondary emergency vehicle access road connecting SR 128 to the Rancheria
containing a 15% or less grade throughout its length.  The required plans shall include an approved
floating construction schedule, with significant construction milestones,
demonstrating the amount of time needed to complete the road, from the
initiation of construction, along with a cost estimate based upon industry
standards.  Acknowledgement that the
conditions of this Section have been satisfied shall be reflected in a
writing by the County, which shall not be unreasonably denied or delayed.  The Emergency Access Road Plans may be
amended pursuant to a written agreement of the Parties.

 

7.4           The Tribe agrees to
commence construction of the Emergency Access Road pursuant to the Emergency
Access Road Plans accepted by the County within sixty (60) days of the Dugan
Property going into trust, or upon a time mutually agreed to by the Parties in
writing, and to complete construction within 365 days (“Road Completion Date”).  If the date to start such construction falls
within the rainy season as determined by NOAA Fisheries, the date to start
construction shall be extended to 30 days following the end of the rainy season
as determined by that agency, and the Road Completion Date shall be extended by
a like amount.  The time frame to
complete construction also shall be extended for a reasonable period, upon
notice to the County, due to any other delays not within the control of the
Tribe, but the County may invoke the dispute resolution process if it disagrees
with the need for such extension.

 

7.5           The Tribe shall be
responsible for complying with the accepted Emergency Access Road Plans.  If the Tribe requests technical assistance or
otherwise consults with County regarding the construction of the Emergency
Access Road, it shall pay standard fees typically imposed by the County for
inspection-related services.

 

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7.6           The County shall
perform a final inspection of the Emergency Access Road improvements to verify
that the construction is materially consistent with the agreed upon Emergency
Access Road Plans, and the Tribe hereby grants the County permission to enter
the Rancheria and any Tribal Trust Lands or other lands upon which the
Emergency Access Road is to be constructed, to perform any necessary
inspections authorized under this Section.

 

7.7           This Agreement and the
preceding subsections assume that the Emergency Access Road will be constructed
on the Dugan Property, but that the County shall not unreasonably withhold its
approval of a request by the Tribe to construct the Emergency Access Road at
the Alternative Road Site, provided that a set of completed plans are submitted
to and accepted by the County, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably
withheld, and that the Emergency Access Road can be constructed on the
Alternative Road Site by the Road Completion Date, or such other date to which
the Parties may agree.  If the land is
not in trust, the Tribe shall apply for appropriate permits which the County
agrees to process on a reasonable basis. The County shall cooperate with the
Tribe in the processing of such permits.

 

7.8           The Tribe agrees to
construct the Emergency Access Road at its sole expense.  No later than sixty (60) days following
Financing or 15 days prior to commencing construction, whichever comes first,
the Tribe shall create a “Construction Assurance Device,” either in the form of
a completion bond or a cash deposit into an escrow account as provided below,
to guarantee construction of the Emergency Access Road in accordance with the
accepted Emergency Access Plans.  The
Tribe shall be responsible for any costs associated with the Construction
Assurance Device.  The purpose of the
Construction Assurance Device shall be to assure the availability of funds to
the County to build or complete the road or to remediate any material deviation
from the agreed upon Emergency Access Road Plans.  If the County determines that the Tribe has
defaulted or is about to default on its Emergency Access Road construction
obligations under this Agreement, it shall notify the Tribe in writing of that
fact and provide the Tribe with a reasonable opportunity to cure the alleged
default.  If the matter has not been
cured, or the Tribe disputes the need to cure or otherwise take corrective
action within such reasonable time, the County may notify the Tribe of the
County’s intent to utilize the Construction Assurance Device.  If the Tribe objects, it shall notify the
County within seven (7) business days and initiate the dispute resolution
process of this Agreement, which process shall be completed prior to a demand
on the Construction Assurance Device.

 

7.8.1            The Tribe warrants
that it has conducted a construction estimate of the road consistent with
industry standards and that a reasonable estimated cost of the Emergency Access
Road is Thirteen Million Five Hundred Thousand dollars ($13,500,000) if
constructed in the location now designated on the Dugan Property, and such
amount, plus 7%, shall be the principal amount of funding the Construction
Assurance Device, provided that such estimated cost may be revised upwards or
downwards in accordance with Section 7.8.5 below.

 

7.8.2            The Tribe agrees to
expeditiously take all necessary steps to work with the County and BIA to have
the Dugan Property taken into trust at the earliest possible date so that
construction work on the Road can begin as soon as possible following the
Effective Date and Financing, or, if applicable, to expedite the submission and
approval from the County of plans for an Emergency Access Road on the
Alternative Road Site.

 

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7.8.3            County approval of the
Emergency Access Road on the Alternative Road Site shall be based on a
sufficient Construction Assurance Device being provided by the Tribe with
respect to the completion costs for constructing the road and appropriate
assurances as to its equivalency in terms of safety and time for construction
completion as compared to the Emergency Access Road proposed for the Dugan
Property.

 

7.8.4            Within thirty (30)
days following acceptance of the Dugan Property into trust, an escrow account
shall be set up pursuant to the Form of Escrow Instructions attached
hereto as Exhibit E or a Bond substantially in the form of the Bond
attached hereto as Exhibit F.  The
Tribe shall be responsible for any cost associated with the setting up of
either Construction Assurance Device. 
Within such a time period the Tribe and the County shall agree upon a
licensed and independent escrow agent and shall execute and deposit the
instructions into escrow or with a licensed and independent surety.  Within ten (10) days after opening of
the escrow or within ten (10) days of the agreement on the surety, the
Tribe will deliver to the County a written budget setting forth in reasonable
detail the anticipated costs of constructing the Emergency Access Road (“Budget”)
which shall include a description of costs by construction milestones.  The County shall have ten (10) days from
receipt of the Budget to reasonably approve or reject the Budget.  The Budget amount, as finally approved (or
not disputed) by the County shall be the final estimated cost of the Emergency
Access Road, and such amount shall constitute the principal amount to be
deposited into the escrow account for release to contractors and materialmen in
accordance with the Escrow Instructions or the principal amount of the
completion bond.

 

7.8.5            In addition to the
Budget amount, a contingency reserve of 7% of the final Budget amount shall be
determined as the required contingency amount, subject to adjustment as
necessary as provided below and in Exhibit E,, unless a Bond is provided
as set forth in Section 7.8.6 below. 
The contingency reserve shall be deposited into the escrow account along
with the Budget amount.  The total amount
deposited in escrow shall be termed the Construction Completion Account”.  If either party determines a need to readjust
the amount of the Bond or the Construction Completion Account in material part
at some later date, it shall submit a proposal to do so to the other party,
together with the reasons therefore, and the other party shall have ten (10) days
in which to approve such revision, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.  Substantial progress in
construction, or in savings from the original approved Budget, thereby lowering
the remaining cost of completion, may be reasons for seeking a reduction of the
Bond or Construction Completion Account. 
Similarly, cost overruns or increased costs of construction materials or
labor may be reasons for seeking an increase in the Bond or Construction
Completion Account.  If the Budget is
reduced or increased, the portion of the Account or of the Bond representing
such contingency amount shall be reduced or increased pro rata to such change.

 

7.8.6            The principal amount
of the Construction Assurance Device shall either be secured by a Bond, or in
lieu thereof deposited into the Construction Completion Account.  The Escrow Instructions (Exhibit E),
direct the escrow agent to disburse amounts from the Construction Completion
Account to the Tribe or its designated contractors, vendors or consultants, to
timely meet payments due in connection with the construction of the Emergency
Access Road.  The Escrow Instructions
also shall provide that the Construction Completion Account shall be available
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construction obligations, so that the County can obtain the funds as
necessary to complete the work either by its own forces or through the use of
contractors.  The Tribe shall ensure that
the account balance, until construction is completed, shall be no less than
that necessary to complete the Emergency Access Road plus not less than 7%
above such amount to cover any cost overruns or contingencies, provided that
until the County has inspected and approved the final construction as being in
accordance with this Agreement, the balance in the account shall not be less
than 7% of the overall budget for construction. The County shall be permitted
to monitor and audit the account at any time during construction to ensure
compliance with the goals of this paragraph.

 

7.8.7            The Construction
Completion Account shall remain on deposit, or in lieu thereof, the Bond shall
remain in effect, until the Emergency Access Road has been completed and
approved in writing by the County, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, immediately following which all remaining funds on deposit in the
Account after paying final amounts due to contractors shall be returned to the
Tribe, and if there is a Bond in place, all necessary steps shall be taken to
terminate the Bond.

 

7.9           In the event that the
Emergency Access Road improvements are not substantially completed within the
approved time frames and in conformance with the plans and specifications
submitted to and accepted by the County, or there is otherwise a default in
these construction obligations under this Agreement, and the County makes a
demand on the Construction Assurance Device after conclusion of the dispute
resolution process (if instituted), in addition to any other remedy available
by law or equity, the Tribe expressly authorizes the County and/or its or its
or the surety’s contractors to enter the Dugan Property or any other site
designated for construction of the approved Emergency Access Road for the
purpose of constructing said road and completing such work.  In the event of such a default by the Tribe
and the County’s or surety’s subsequent conduct of such construction, the Tribe
shall fully reimburse the County for all costs incurred in connection with any
remedy of the default including but not limited to materials, labor costs,
engineer costs, expenses, attorney fees, expert fees, and other reasonable
costs and expenses not covered by the Construction Assurance Device’s
proceeds.  If provided for under the
terms of the Construction Assurance Device, any excess proceeds from the
Construction Assurance Device may be used to reimburse the Tribe for any
Emergency Access Road construction expenses it incurred.

 

VIII.                LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

 

8.1           Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department Service.

 

8.1.1            The Sheriff’s
Department (“Sheriff”) shall continue to provide general law enforcement
services to the Reservation, particularly with respect to Gaming Operations and
Gaming Facilities, and recognizes the need for possible increased services in
the future.  These Sheriff Department
services include, but are not limited to, deputy availability for crime
prevention and the prompt investigation, detention, interrogation, removal and
possible prosecution of individuals suspected of committing crimes, including
but not limited to offenses related to Gaming Operations on the Reservation, as
well as other services to protect the safety of the public as provided for
pursuant to Public Law 280.

 

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8.1.2            The Sheriff’s
Department shall not provide gaming security, or enforcement of Tribal laws,
provided that nothing herein is intended to diminish, and in fact is intended
to reinforce, the prosecution of anyone engaged in criminal conduct, such as
theft, embezzlement and fraud, or any criminal activity generally that may
occur in, near or related to a Tribal Gaming Facility or on the Reservation.

 

8.1.3            Nothing in this
Agreement, or other contract with the Sheriff, is intended or shall be
construed to expand or limit the jurisdiction of the County and Sheriff beyond
that which would be exercised pursuant to Public Law 280.  Nothing in this Agreement or other contract
with the Sheriff is intended, or shall be construed, to expand or limit the
jurisdiction of any Tribal law enforcement agency beyond that which would be
exercised pursuant to applicable law.

 

8.2           Tribe Provided Services.

 

8.2.1            The Tribe agrees to
provide an adequate level of security personnel at the Gaming Facilities, who
shall be on duty during all hours of operations.  The Tribe shall seek input and will consult
with the Sheriff’s Department in determining the reasonable level of security
staffing for all Tribal Gaming Facilities. 
Nothing in this Agreement or other contract with the Sheriff is intended
or shall be construed to give the County or Sheriff the right to decide the
adequate level of Tribal security personnel. 
Nothing in this Section, however, is intended to conflict or supersede
the provisions of Exhibit D related to minimum levels of security
staffing.

 

8.2.2            The Tribe shall provide
space of reasonably adequate size to allow Tribal Security and Sheriff’s
Department personnel to conduct necessary law enforcement activities as
contemplated herein in connection with the investigation, detention,
interrogation, report writing, file storage, secure computer access, and
removal of suspected offenders and processing of evidence.  The Sheriff and Tribal authority, including,
but not limited to, the Gaming Commission and Tribal Security, shall mutually
cooperate on a government-to-government basis, as set forth below, in
conducting law enforcement activities.

 

8.2.3            The Tribe shall
provide for any additional radio communications equipment that may be
reasonably needed for public safety purposes (e.g., signal repeaters), as
jointly determined by the Tribe and the Sheriff, consistent with the Tribe’s
gaming security requirements and applicable law.  The Tribe shall also work with the Sheriff to
provide a suitable location for emergency helicopter landings on the
Reservation in connection with the Sheriff’s services.  The Sheriff will cooperate with the Tribe to
help obtain any necessary permits or other qualifications for the emergency
landing zone.

 

8.3           County Services.

 

8.3.1            Pursuant to this
Agreement, the County agrees to provide an adequate level of law enforcement
service to the Reservation, as determined by the Sheriff in consultation with
the Tribe, including timely response to security needs.  The Tribe shall not be liable for the direct
payment of any salaries, wages, or other compensation to any County personnel
performing services for the County except for the reimbursement of special
event services provided under separate contract or fee schedule.

 

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8.3.2            The Parties shall
develop procedures addressing the interface between the Tribe, Sheriff, and the
Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office (“District Attorney”) to aid in the
provision of law enforcement services under Public Law 280, including
procedures regarding interaction between the Sheriff’s Department and Tribal
security personnel, the proper handling and preservation of evidence
(particularly with respect to the preparation and protection of surveillance
tapes), service of process in criminal proceedings, preparation of incident
reports, witness statements, and patrol and arrest procedures.

 

8.3.3            The Sheriff and Tribe
shall cooperate in good faith to resolve any conflict between the Sheriff’s and
Tribe’s procedures; however, the Sheriff retains the final authority to determine
how any procedural conflicts pertaining to matters strictly within its criminal
jurisdiction under Public Law 280 shall be resolved.  Such resolution shall serve the purposes and
policies of Public Law 280 and this Agreement. 
Similarly, the Tribe retains the final authority to resolve any internal
procedural conflicts pertaining to matters strictly within its
jurisdiction.  Such resolution shall
serve the purposes and policies of applicable laws and this Agreement.

 

8.3.4            If requested by the
Sheriff or Tribe, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) may be entered into by
and between the Sheriff and Tribe to establish a protocol addressing the
provision of services under this Agreement. 
No such MOU shall have the effect of amending this Agreement unless an amendment
to this Agreement is approved in writing by the Tribe and the County Board of
Supervisors.  In the event of any
inconsistency between the terms of such an MOU and the terms of this Agreement,
the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

8.4           Supplemental Security Services.

 

8.4.1            At the Tribe’s request, the Sheriff may agree
to provide extra law enforcement services for special events and
functions.  The County shall bill the
Tribe under separate contract for the cost of such services.  All Sheriff services provided for special
events shall be billed at rates established by the County for special security
services and paid within thirty (30) days of receipt of any invoice.

 

8.4.2            Should the Sheriff
incur extraordinary expenses in connection with a response to a significant and
unplanned incident relating to the Resort Project or other Gaming Operations on
the Rancheria that involves criminal activity and requires efforts that are
beyond the range of typical emergency law enforcement response, the Tribe and
the Sheriff shall negotiate in good faith for reimbursement of Sheriff’s
reasonable and necessary extraordinary expenses incurred in connection with
such incident.  Such reimbursement shall
not include payment of any claims for personal injury associated with the
incident.

 

IX.                   PROSECUTION

 

9.1           The District Attorney will prosecute violations of
criminal law on Tribal Lands to the extent consistent with Public Law 280,
except for prosecutions under the jurisdiction of the federal Department of
Justice or a tribal court, provided that concurrent jurisdiction therewith
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such prosecutions. 
Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to expand or
limit the jurisdiction of the County and/or District Attorney beyond that which
would otherwise be exercised pursuant to Public Law 280.

 

9.2           The Tribe shall identify the Tribal officials with
whom the District Attorney shall coordinate all such prosecutions so that they
may be carried out as effectively as possible. 
The District Attorney shall review all complaints referred by the Tribe,
but all prosecutorial decisions and strategies as to County prosecutions shall
be exclusively within the discretion of the District Attorney.  Subject to applicable federal and Tribal law,
the Tribe shall cooperate with District Attorney investigators in the
collection of evidence, service of process, obtaining of witness statements,
and providing assistance to investigators to facilitate the prosecution of all
criminal cases that are within the District Attorney’s jurisdiction that may
occur in, near or related to a Tribal Gaming Facility or on the Reservation.

 

X.                    FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

 

10.1         Cooperation Agreement.

 

10.1.1          The Parties acknowledge
that the Tribe’s development, construction, operation and maintenance of
Projects on Tribal lands, including Ongoing Projects and Tribal Commercial
Development Projects, require fire protection and emergency response services.

 

10.1.2          The Tribe and the Sonoma
County Department of Emergency Services (“County Fire”) shall cooperate on a
government-to-government basis to promote public safety and to provide the
Tribe with the opportunity to benefit, on a voluntary, non-jurisdictional
basis, from the constructive suggestions County personnel may have with respect
to fire issues, and to share expertise to maximize public and emergency
personnel safety.  Such cooperation shall
include the Tribe allowing fire safety inspections (and re-inspections),
building plan review, and emergency services by County Fire for Reservation
Projects.  These activities shall occur
subject to and in accordance with the County/Tribe Fire Protocol (“Fire
Protocol”) attached as Exhibit G.

 

10.2         County Fire also will be informed of, and may
participate in, Tribal inspections as allowed for the State under Compact Section 6.4.2.

 

10.3         The inspections and plan review contemplated in this
Agreement shall be conducted subject to the Fire Protocol.  Nothing in the Agreement shall be construed
to give any non-Tribal entity, including County or County Fire, jurisdiction
over the Tribe or Tribal Commercial Development Projects on Tribal Trust Land,
or over building and safety code application, interpretation, inspections and
determinations by the Tribe (subject to oversight by the State of California
and National Indian Gaming Commission as to the Tribe’s Gaming Facility).

 

10.4         Building and Fire Safety Standards.

 

10.4.1          The Tribe shall comply
with the most current adopted editions of building and fire codes in effect at
the time of construction of a Tribal Commercial Development Project, as adopted
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California Building Code 2001 (CBC), Dry Creek Rancheria High-rise
Building and Breathing Air Standards, California Fire Code 2001 (CFC),
California Mechanical Code 2001(CMC), California Plumbing Code 2001 (CPC),
California Electrical Code 2001 (CEC), California Disabled Accessibility
Guidebook (CALDAG) 2003, California Elevator Code 2001, NFPA 13 (Standard for
the Installation of Sprinkler Systems) 1999 Edition, NFPA 14 (Standard for the
Installation of Standpipe Systems and Hose Systems) 2000 Edition, NFPA 20
(Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pipes for Fire Protection) 1999
Edition, NFPA 22 (Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection) 1998
Edition, NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm Code) 1999 Edition, CBC Standard No. 10-1
(Selection, Installation, Inspection, Maintenance and Testing of Portable Fire
Extinguishers) 2001 Edition, CBC Standard No. 10-2 (Stairway
Identification) 2001 Edition, California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Public
Safety and California Code of Regulations, Title 24 (California Referenced
Code) 2001 Edition, unless inconsistent with applicable law, including the 1999
Uniform Building Codes and related uniform codes as provided in the
Compact.  In addition, the Tribe shall
give good faith consideration to voluntary adoption of such reasonable, and
economically feasible, County amendments or supplements to said codes as County
may reasonably propose.  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Tribe need not give good-faith consideration to any County
standard that solely applies, in name or fact, to Tribal facilities or to
development on Tribal land.  Nothing in
this Section shall be construed to grant to the County, or to limit the
Tribe’s, authority or jurisdiction with respect to such codes or any matter
related directly or indirectly thereto.

 

10.4.2          The Parties acknowledge
that recent court decisions have confirmed that the County does not have fire
code enforcement authority on the Reservation or BIA 93 under Public Law 280,
or any other applicable law, and nothing in this Agreement, including the Fire
Protocol, is intended to or may be interpreted as effecting any change in this
area.  Nonetheless, as part of
government-to-government consultations, and subject to the background checking
and protection of documents and proprietary information regarding secure areas
of any Gaming Facility set forth in the Fire Protocol or above, the County
shall be permitted by the Tribe to inspect and review Tribal Commercial
Development Projects and review plans consistent with and pursuant to the terms
specified in this Agreement, including the Fire Protocol, provided that County
inspection or review of residential Tribal Commercial Development Projects
shall not take place following occupancy.

 

10.4.3          Prior to the occupancy
of any building of the Resort Project or any future proposed Tribal Commercial
Development Project, the Tribe shall provide to the County a certificate issued
by a qualified Tribal Building Official attesting that the subject improvements
comply with the applicable codes.  The
Tribe will consider, on a voluntary but not jurisdictional basis, reasonable
and feasible suggestions, as determined by the Tribe in its sole discretion,
made by County Fire personnel intended to increase fire safety at and around
Tribal Commercial Development Projects. 
However, pursuant to applicable law, the Compact and recent court
decisions, the County does not have jurisdiction or authority over the design,
development and/or construction of improvements on trust land or to make code
determinations or undertake enforcement actions of any potential code violation
related to such improvements.

 

10.4.4          The activities and the
terms of this Section 10 and the Fire Protocol are subject to the meet and
confer process set forth in Section 20.1 of this Agreement but are not
subject to binding arbitration, except for, (1) an alleged failure by the
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inspections of facilities or review of Tribal building plans in
accordance with this Agreement and the Fire Protocol, (2) a disagreement
between the Tribe and County regarding whether a consultant has a conflict of
interest under Section I.D. of the Fire Protocol, and/or (3) an
alleged failure by County Fire to adhere to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Fire Protocol, which are subject to the dispute resolution
process. provided in Section 20.2 below. 
In any such proceedings an arbitrator’s remedies include the award of
monetary damages or equitable relief. 
The Tribe’s compliance with the applicable building and safety codes,
regulations, guidelines, or Compact provisions and any safety concerns
discussed in this Section 10 and the Fire Protocol shall not be subject to
binding arbitration under 20.2.

 

10.4.5          Any disagreements
arising out of or in connection with any inspection or plan review contemplated
in this Agreement shall be addressed through the good faith meet and confer
process outlined in the Fire Protocol. 
Given the Tribe’s exclusive jurisdiction under the recent court
decisions, applicable law and Compact in this area (and which is subject to
State and Federal oversight and dispute resolution mechanisms), such
disagreements are not subject to the arbitration provisions of this Agreement.

 

10.5         Tribe’s Pre-Existing
Agreement with Geyserville Fire Protection District.  The Tribe has provided for essential fire and
emergency service needs, including first response services, and has mitigated
fire-related off-Reservation impacts related to the Casino, in part through
separate agreement with the Geyserville Fire Protection District.  Nothing in this Agreement, including the Fire
Protocol, is intended to or may be interpreted as altering or effecting
Geyserville Fire Protection District’s agreement with or services to the Tribe.

 

10.6         Future On-Reservation
Tribal Fire Station. The Tribe’s fee-to-trust application for the Dugan
Property includes a plan for a fire station. 
If, at the Tribe’s sole discretion, such a station is built on the Dugan
Property, Reservation, or any other Tribal Trust Land, the Tribe shall
determine whether County Fire services differing from those contemplated in
this Agreement are desirable and, if so, shall consult with County Fire
regarding the provision of fire services for such a facility.

 

10.7         General Fire Service
Provisions.

 

10.7.1          Roads and Developed
Areas.  Subject to applicable law,
including IGRA and the Compact, the Tribe agrees to comply with its fire safe
standards with respect to all roads and developed areas covered by such
standards as a matter of Tribal law.

 

10.7.2          Other Aid Agreements.  The Parties recognize that there are
automatic aid and mutual aid agreements for fire and emergency services in
Sonoma County, under which the County provides hazardous material response to
the Reservation, and is responsible for central dispatch services, as well as
other command/support and disaster preparedness functions.  The increased need for fire protection and
emergency services required for the Resort Project may have an impact on those
agreements and services and may require additional training and/or services.

 

10.7.3          Emergency
Preparedness Plan.  The Tribe has in
place an emergency preparedness plan that addresses evacuation and access
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be made available to the County for informational purposes and the
County and Tribe shall consult and coordinate services to further develop the
Plan and to prepare to respond to any emergency at the Casino.

 

10.7.4          Hazardous Materials.  The Tribe shall consult with the Sonoma
County Department of Emergency Services regarding the use, storage, disposal,
and transportation of any and all hazardous materials to be used by any Ongoing
Project or Tribal Commercial Development Project.  Nothing in this Agreement shall expand the
County’s jurisdiction regarding regulation of hazardous materials.

 

10.8         Based upon the
commitments made by the Parties in the Fire Protocol, and the other terms of
this Agreement, the County shall not file a writ of certiorari or take any
other additional appeals or actions with respect to the litigation of In the
matter of the Sonoma County Fire Chief’s Application for an Inspection Warrant.

 

10.9         Public Health.  The Tribe shall continue its duty to enforce
environmental health standards under applicable law and its Compact,
specifically including Compact Sections:

 

10.9.1          10.1 (public health,
safety and welfare);

 

10.9.2          10.2(a) (public
health standards for food and beverage handling);

 

10.9.3          10.2(b) (water
quality and safe drinking water standards);

 

10.9.4          10.2(e) (workplace
and occupational health and safety standards);

 

10.9.5          10.2(f) (public
health and safety);

 

10.9.6          10.4 (emergency fire,
medical, disaster services); and

 

10.9.7          10.6 (prohibition
against firearms).

 

10.10       Pursuant to and consistent
with the Compact, the Tribe shall provide for inspection by federal or state
inspectors of all commercial food and beverage operations and swimming pools
and spas in connection with the Existing Casino and Resort Project on a regular
basis.  The Tribe shall provide the
County copies of all such inspection reports. 
In lieu of federal or state inspections, the Tribe may, in its sole
discretion, elect to contract with the County to provide such services, for
standard and reasonable fees, and the County shall provide such services.  If the Tribe elects to continue to obtain
federal or state inspections, but they are not conducted on a regular basis,
then following notice and an opportunity to have any dispute with regard to
such matter determined through the dispute resolution provisions herein, the
County may seek to have such inspections conducted by County Health Department
inspectors, who shall apply the standards set forth under applicable law.  The Tribe shall pay standard and reasonable
County Health Department fees to the County for such inspection services.  Inspections shall take place during normal
hours of operation.  The Tribe shall
consider any recommendations by the County regarding such matters.  Notwithstanding such County inspections, and
regardless of whether conducted at the Tribe’s request or through dispute
resolution provisions, nothing in this Agreement gives or shall be construed to
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jurisdiction over food and beverage operations or swimming pools and
spas, or to alter the Compact’s jurisdictional allocation on these issues.

 

XI.                   SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS

 

11.1         The Sonoma County Human
Services Department (“Department”) and the Tribe shall work together to help
identify and refer potential qualified applicants for employment at the Tribe’s
gaming related facilities.  The Tribe
shall transmit copies of job postings and announcements for its gaming and
other facilities to the Department, and the Department will cause the same to
be posted and distributed in the same manner as job postings and announcements
submitted by other outside employers. 
The Tribe also shall work in good faith with the Department to employ
qualified participants in the County’s welfare program at the Tribe’s gaming
related facilities.  Such qualifications
may, at the Tribe’s discretion, include passing any necessary background checks
and the ability to obtain any required gaming licenses.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the County acknowledges that an important congressional goal under
IGRA is to encourage Tribal member and Indian job training and employment, and
that the Tribe maintains the right to enforce its Tribal Employment Rights
Ordinance (TERO) and exercise Tribal and Indian preferences to the extent
permitted by law.

 

11.2         The Department shall work
with the Tribe to identify job and other relevant training to eligible Tribal
members attempting to make the transition from unemployment to employment.

 

11.3         The Tribe shall make good
faith efforts to assist Gaming Facility employees in meeting their child care
needs while working at the Gaming Facility, either through on-site or off-site
care, direct employee benefits, or providing assistance to expand capacity of
local childcare center(s).

 

11.4         The Tribe shall adopt and
comply with standards that are no less stringent than state laws prohibiting a
gaming enterprise from cashing any checks drawn against Social Security,
unemployment insurance, disability benefits, or public assistance payments.

 

XII.                 DUGAN PROPERTY

 

12.1         The County and State of
California Department of Conservation (“DOC”) have appealed a decision by the
BIA to take the Dugan Property into trust for the Tribe, based in part upon
California Government Code Section 51256, et seq., and the contention that
the Tribe’s proposed uses would conflict with the Williamson Act contract on
the land, which requires agricultural related use of the property.  The BIA and Tribe contend that the contract
is invalid when the land goes into trust.

 

12.2         The Tribe agrees that it
will not construct any Gaming Facilities or conduct Gaming Activities
(including Class II or III gaming under IGRA), or provide parking for
Gaming Facilities, on the Dugan Property. 
Construction or use of the Emergency Access Road on the Dugan Property
shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Section.

 

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12.3         Williamson Act
Rescission and Creation of Conservation Easement.

 

12.3.1          To resolve the
Williamson Act contract dispute the Tribe shall request that the County and
State approve rescission of the Dugan Property Williamson Act contract in favor
of an easement exchange and other public benefits pursuant to Government Code Section 51256.  The Tribe will also submit a request for
non-renewal of the Williamson Act contract. 
The Tribe shall proceed in good faith to submit, in a timely manner, all
appropriate environmental documents and appraisals necessary for consideration
of such an easement exchange by the Board of Supervisors or shall pay the
County to contract for such documents to be prepared.  The Tribe will take all necessary steps for
the rescission request to be considered in a timely manner.

 

12.3.2          Immediately following
the Tribe’s submission of its requests to rescind and not renew the Dugan
Property Williamson Act contract and the submission of this Agreement to the
DOI as provided for in Section 25, the County and the DOC shall withdraw
their IBIA appeal, with prejudice, of the BIA decision to take the Dugan
Property into trust.

 

12.3.3          The withdrawal by the
County and the DOC of their appeals, and forbearance in making any further
objections regarding the Dugan Property Williamson Act contract, shall be
without prejudice to the County or the DOC, or either, from being able to take
a contrary position as to any other property.

 

12.3.4          The public benefits to
be provided by the Tribe in connection with a Williamson Act rescission include
but are not limited to the following:

 

a.             Providing the
Emergency Access Road to the Rancheria at the Tribe’s sole expense; and

 

b.             Resolution of
litigation with the County and the DOC in which the validity of a Williamson
Act contract following the acceptance of the land into trust was at issue.

 

12.3.5          Pursuant to Government
Code Section 51256 and this Agreement (but without subjecting the Tribe to
the jurisdiction or application of such Code as to any other property), the
Tribe has agreed to dedicate a perpetual agricultural and open space easement
on at least 90 acres of the Petaluma Property (“Conservation Easement”), as
described in Exhibit H, or in another location approved by County,
limiting uses of the land to agricultural, open space, and/or wetland
restoration purposes.  Consistent with
applicable law, the County will cooperate with the Tribe in reviewing and
processing any application which seeks to divide the Conservation Easement area
into a separate parcel(s) from the remaining Petaluma Property.

 

12.3.6          The County, through the
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District or other
organization approved by the County that conforms with the California Land
Conservation Program Act as provided pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 10200,
et seq., and without subjecting the Tribe to the jurisdiction thereof with
respect to any other property, shall have the power to hold, enforce and
maintain the character of the Conservation Easement on the Petaluma
Property.  The Conservation Easement
shall allow for the agricultural use of the property, the development,
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to provide for native vegetation and wildlife and for use as a
mitigation bank and shall be in a form substantially similar to Exhibit H.

 

12.3.7          The Parties understand
that the proposed easement, is part of a Williamson Act contract easement
exchange program, and must further meet the requirements set forth in
Government Code Section 51256 (d), but that such requirements shall not
delay withdrawal of the IBIA appeal.  To
the extent such requirements or any other provision of law in connection with
the rescission, termination or cancellation of a Williamson Act contract
requires the payment of fees, costs, taxes, fines, penalties or other charges,
including but not limited to the repayment or recoupment of taxes, such charges
shall be entirely satisfied through the value of the easement exchange provided
for in this Agreement.  If the Tribe is
subject to a judgment that requires it to pay any fees, costs, taxes, fines or
other charges in connection with the cancellation or rescission of the Dugan
Property Williamson Act contract that are payable to or for the direct benefit
of the County, any local or County governmental or public agency or entity, or
any beneficiary or holder of the Easement, the County, to the full extent
authorized by law, shall waive the collection and judgment, including any indebtedness
or lien that might arise as a result thereof, of any such amounts.  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event the rescission penalty (12.5% of the rescission
valuation of the Dugan Property) as appraised by the Sonoma County Assessor’s
Office is greater than the appraised value of the 20 acres of Conservation
Easement dedicated to unrestricted agricultural production, the Tribe agrees to
one of the following: (1) pay the difference between the rescission
penalty and the appraised value of the portion Conservation Easement dedicated
to unrestricted agricultural production to the California State Controller for
deposit in the Soil Conservation Fund; or (2) increase the size of the
Conservation Easement area dedicated to unrestricted agricultural production so
that its appraised value is equal to the rescission penalty; or (3) some
combination thereof.  As a result
of this uncertainty, should the Conservation Easement be terminated, in whole
or in part, either by eminent domain or judicial termination, the DOC is
entitled to a portion of any proceeds awarded in connection with such
termination pursuant to the terms of Paragraph 17 of the Conservation Easement
(Exhibit H) as provided as follows. 
Such a portion shall be an amount equal to the percentage of the
appraised value of that portion of the Conservation Easement dedicated to
unrestricted agricultural conservation in relation to the appraised value of
the entire Conservation Easement, as of the date of the final Williamson Act
contract rescission.  This percentage,
once determined, shall be reflected in Paragraph 17 of the Conservation
Easement.

 

12.3.8          Nothing in this
Agreement shall prevent the Tribe from developing a mitigation bank on lands
that will be subject to the Conservation Easement, and to collect fees for such
use, nor shall the County’s right to preserve such easement interfere with the
Tribe’s ability to market such mitigation bank rights on such an easement, in a
manner in compliance with the Conservation Easement, provided that the Tribe
takes no action that would impair such easement or alter its use without the
written consent of the County as provided for in the Conservation Easement
attached as Exhibit H.

 

12.4         If the County determines
that a CEQA environmental review is required to cancel or rescind the Dugan
Property Williamson Act contract or establish the Conservation Easement, the
Tribe shall act as the applicant for such project and hire a consultant to
prepare any necessary environmental review studies or reports and a qualified
independent appraiser at its own cost. 
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environmental review and processing shall be paid by the Tribe pursuant
to a PRMD “at cost project” recovery schedule and procedure.  The County shall hire an appropriate
consultant, at the Tribe’s expense, if the Tribe does not timely initiate the
required environmental review.  Payment
by the Tribe for any consultant and/or qualified appraiser hired shall be
through the County, unless the Parties agree on an alternative
arrangement.  Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, any decision of whether or not to rescind the
Williamson Act contract will be independently determined by the Board of
Supervisors based upon the available evidence and in accordance with applicable
law.

 

12.5         The County further agrees
that the Conservation Easement will be held in an escrow account and shall not
become effective unless the County approves the Tribe’s request to rescind the
Dugan Property Williamson Act contract and the Dugan Property goes into
trust.  Notwithstanding the above, if the
Dugan Property is placed into trust without rescission of the Williamson Act contract,
the Conservation Easement shall be recorded and become effective.  However, if the Tribe is unable to complete
the Dugan Project due to interference related to the Williamson Act contract,
such interference shall be grounds to cancel or void the Conservation
Easement.  If the County disputes the
Tribe’s claim that the Williamson Act contract was the basis for the Tribe’s
inability to complete the Dugan Project, the issue will be subject to the
Agreement’s dispute resolution provisions and a decision on the cancellation
made by an arbitrator unless otherwise resolved by the Parties.

 

XIII.                PETALUMA PROPERTY

 

13.1         In April 2006, the
Tribe submitted an application to the BIA to take approximately 277 acres into
trust for gaming purposes near the City of Petaluma located between U.S. Highway
101 and the Petaluma River (the “Petaluma Property”).  The Tribe agrees that it will not conduct
Gaming Activities or operate Gaming Facilities (including Class II or III
Gaming as defined under IGRA) on the Petaluma Property for a period of at least
eight (8) years from the Effective Date of this Agreement.

 

13.2         Within ten (10) days
of the Effective Date, the Tribe will take all steps necessary to suspend and
otherwise stay its fee-to-trust application for gaming purposes during such
eight (8) year period, including but not limited to communicating to the
BIA through a duly passed Tribal resolution that the BIA is not authorized to
further process any fee-to-trust application for gaming purposes on the
Petaluma Property or to take any steps inconsistent with this Agreement.  The resolution to the BIA will be
substantially identical to Exhibit I.

 

13.3         If sewer and water
utilities become reasonably available to the Petaluma Property within eight
years from this Agreement’s effective date, the Tribe agrees never to conduct Class II
or Class III Gaming Activities (as defined under IGRA) on the Petaluma
Property without the written consent of the County.  Such agreement is based on an understanding
by the Tribe that the City of Petaluma and the County Board of Supervisors
currently oppose such use for that land. 
For purposes of this Section, “reasonably available” with respect to the
utilities means that water and sewer connections become legally and physically
available to the Tribe for development on the Petaluma Property without the
Tribe’s having to bring such utilities across, either above or below ground,
U.S. Highway 101, or the Petaluma River, and without the Tribe’s having to
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over private or public property at a prohibitive fee.  The Tribe may, however, take such steps at
its sole discretion.  The Tribe shall
bear the sole cost of obtaining such utilities once a connection is reasonably
available within 1,000 feet of the Petaluma Property.  The Tribe shall be relieved of its obligation
to perpetually forgo Gaming Activities on the Petaluma Property under this
Agreement, if another Tribal casino opens for operation in Sonoma County along
the U.S. Highway 101 corridor between Cotati and the southern Sonoma County
boundary.

 

13.4         The County shall consult
with the Tribe and the community to explore potential non-gaming economic
development Projects on the Petaluma Property that would be of substantial
benefit to both the Tribe and the community. 
In addition, the County agrees that, where permissible under applicable
law, planning actions on projects submitted by the Tribe on the Petaluma
Property, if such property is not in trust, the Board of Supervisors will exercise
its original jurisdiction to directly review the matter.

 

13.5         The Tribe agrees that if
the Petaluma Property is taken into trust, in addition to a restriction not to
conduct Gaming Activities, as specified herein, it will be subject to
enforcement of the Conservation Easement (if it has not been cancelled pursuant
to Section 12.5) or any other agricultural or other easement(s) or
conditions placed on the land pursuant to this Agreement and shall seek
approval of these encumbrances from the Department of the Interior, provided
that such approval shall not be a condition of this Agreement.

 

XIV.                FUTURE TRUST ACQUISITIONS AND TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT

 

14.1         The Tribe shall consult
with the County prior to filing or modifying any application by the Tribe to the
United States to take additional land into trust within Sonoma County.  The Tribe further recognizes that the County
General Plan is an important and valued exercise of County authority and
agrees, as a separate jurisdictional government, to give meaningful
consideration to the County’s General Plan in trust applications and other
Tribal planning activities.  The Tribe
further recognizes that the County has taken the position that economic
development proposals on future Trust Lands should meet the following criteria
for County support:  1) the Tribe has
significant ties to the land that is subject to the trust proposal; 2) the
economic proposal is, consistent with this Agreement, subject to an appropriate
environmental review process; and 3) the Tribe and County have entered into an
Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement to insure mitigation of any adverse
environmental impacts of the proposal. 
Nothing in this Agreement, however, shall be construed to subject or otherwise
bind the Tribe to the County General Plan for development on Trust Land or
require that the County support any specific trust application or Project.

 

14.2         The County recognizes
that the Tribe is not bound by the General Plan on Trust Lands.  The Parties agree to work together on a government-to-government
basis to maximize consistency with the General Plan for Tribal Commercial
Development Projects, to the extent possible consistent with Tribal goals, and
to minimize off-Reservation adverse environmental impacts.

 

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XV.                 MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING

 

15.1         Consistent with Compact Section 10.8.2
and this Agreement, the Tribe shall periodically apprise the County Board of
Supervisors of the progress and status of all Ongoing Projects and Tribal
Commercial Development Projects.

 

15.2         During the construction
of any Ongoing Project and/or Tribal Commercial Development Project, and
continuing until all agreed to mitigation measures are implemented, the Tribe
shall prepare and provide the County a mitigation monitoring report on at least
a quarterly basis that summarizes the implementation of all agreed to
mitigation measures and their effectiveness in reducing the related
impact.  During periods of construction
such reports shall be provided on a monthly basis.  This mitigation report shall be prepared in a
form substantially similar to that contained in Exhibit A.

 

15.3         The mitigation reports
shall be prepared by an independent qualified consulting firm, hired and
compensated by the Tribe and provided to the County.  The County may review the qualifications of
any consulting firm the Tribe intends to hire and object to such firm’s
engagement based upon lack of qualifications or bias.  The County may seek resolution of any dispute
with respect to the engagement of a consultant, or the mitigation monitoring,
pursuant to the dispute resolution process in this Agreement.  The consultant(s) engaged by the Tribe
shall have a contractual independent duty to provide current and accurate
unbiased timely reports to the County. 
The contract shall further specify that the monitoring reports to be
produced will be relied upon by the Parties who are depending upon the
objective nature of the mitigation reports, provided that, if the consultants
are unwilling to so specify, they (or an alternative consultant if the County
and Tribe cannot agree to jointly engage them) shall become engaged by the
Tribe and the County jointly, or alternate consultants shall be so
engaged.  The consultants engaged in the
monitoring shall have the necessary engineering degrees and/or other expertise
necessary to monitor the mitigation measures contained in this Agreement.

 

XVI.                REVENUE AND
MITIGATION COSTS

 

16.1         In addition to the promises and covenants otherwise contained in
this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge that Tribal Commercial Development
Projects and the Ongoing Projects may create a certain increased demand for
public services and may, in some cases, result in lost revenues and/or fees to
the County.

 

16.2         The Parties agree that
the County does not have permitting authority over development on Trust Lands
and that the payments made under this agreement do not constitute taxes,
exactions or fees.

 

16.3         The payments agreed to
below are approximate off-sets to the potential losses and impacts to the County
of the Ongoing Projects and are intended to support an appropriate level of
County services to the Reservation and affected communities.

 

16.4         In addition to the other
mitigation measures the Tribe has and will implement, including but not limited
to the construction of the Emergency Access Road, intersection improvements at
both HWY 128 and BIA 93 and at HWY 128 and the Emergency Access Road (if
applicable approvals and rights are obtained), and donations to the local
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government, the Tribe shall pay the County Seventy Five Million dollars
($75,000,000) over the term of this Agreement (“Mitigation Fee”), for
mitigation of tangible and intangible Ongoing Projects impacts, payable on the
terms stated below.  The Intersection
Improvements shall be guaranteed through a Construction Assurance Device to
cover the budgeted costs that will be in substantially the same form as Exhibit E
or F.  The payment terms are as follows:

 

16.4.1          Upon the later of thirty
(30) days after the date that the Tribe obtains Financing for the Resort
Project or within seven (7) business days following approval of this
Agreement by the Board of Supervisors and the Tribe, whichever last occurs, the
Tribe shall pay the County an installment of Seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand dollars ($7,500,000) (“Initial Installment”).

 

16.4.2          Notwithstanding the
previous paragraph, in the event that the Tribe receives a license from the ABC
authorizing the Tribe to sell alcoholic beverages at the Existing Casino or at
the casino, hotel or restaurants at the Resort Project prior to the date that
the Tribe obtains Financing, the Tribe shall pay the County Three Million
dollars ($3,000,000) of said $7.5 million installment within seven (7) business
days following issuance of the license, and the remaining Four Million Five
Hundred Thousand dollars ($4,500,000) of said installment within thirty days
(30) days after the date that the Tribe obtains Financing.

 

16.4.3          Notwithstanding the
above, if the above triggering events have not occurred at least $3 million of
the Initial Installment shall be paid to the County on or before June 30,
2008.  The entire remaining balance of
the $7.5 million Initial Installment shall be paid in full on the schedule of
the triggering events stated in Section 16.4.2, but in no event shall the
entire balance be paid later than September 30, 2008.

 

16.4.4          No later than June 30,
2009, the Tribe shall pay the County an additional installment in the amount of
Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand dollars ($2,800,000).

 

16.4.5          Upon the earlier of
three (3) years from the Effective Date of this Agreement or the opening
of Phase One of the Resort Project, as defined by availability of hotel rooms
to the public or opening of the Phase I casino floor to gaming, the Tribe shall
pay an installment of Five Million dollars ($5,000,000) to the County.

 

16.4.6          On July 1 of each
calendar year following the year in which the payment in the immediately
preceding subparagraph is due, but regardless of whether such payment was paid,
beginning no later than July 1, 2011, the Tribe shall make annual
installments toward payment of the Mitigation Fee in the amount of Five Million
dollars ($5,000,000) each year, adjusted as provided below.

 

16.4.7          Beginning no later than
the installment due on July 1, 2011, the annual installment payments due
to the County shall be increased by 4% from the installment payment made in the
previous year, provided that if the July 1, 2011 installment is the first
of the Five Million dollar ($5,000,000) annual installment payments, it shall
be increased by 4% to Five Million Two Hundred Thousand dollars
($5,200,000).  For example if the $5
million dollar installment payment required above was made in 2010, the
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million dollars in 2011 and $5.408 million dollars in 2012, and so on
until the entire $75 million has been paid.

 

16.4.8          No later than July 1,
2020, the Tribe shall pay to the County any unpaid balance of the Mitigation
Fee in full so that the total Mitigation Fee paid under this Agreement (without
regard to the in lieu Transient Occupancy Tax equivalent payments described
below) shall equal no more and no less than $75 million dollars plus any
interest for which the Tribe may become obligated under Section 16.12.

 

16.5         Notwithstanding the
foregoing payment schedule, except for payment of the Initial Installment and
payment in year 2020, in the event that the annual gross revenues of the Tribe’s
Casino and Resort Project in any calendar year are 20% less than the annual
gross revenue of the prior calendar year (the “Base Year”), then the Tribe may
reduce the annual installment due in proportion to the percentage amount of the
total reduction.  For example, if the
gross revenue is 20% below the Base Year, the $5 million dollar installment
would be reduced by $1 million to $4 million dollars.  The reduction shall continue in effect for
each consecutive year in which the gross revenues remains 20% or more below the
Base Year.

 

16.5.1          Any and all reductions
shall be treated as deferrals only and shall not reduce the balance payment due
in full on or before July 1, 2020.

 

16.5.2          The Tribe shall bear the
burden of demonstrating that such reduction in gross revenues has in fact
occurred, and shall support such claim by making available to the County, on a
confidential and proprietary basis, fully audited Casino and Resort Project
financial statements certified by an independent qualified accounting firm for
the relevant year(s).

 

16.5.3          Notwithstanding the
above, in no event shall payment in any year fall below a minimum payment of
$2.8 million dollars other than for a suspension of this Agreement under the
force majeur provisions of Section 26.6 or the permanent cessation of
Gaming Activities, hotel operations, and the service of alcohol by the Tribe on
the Rancheria, in which case the Tribe shall have no further financial
obligations under this Section.

 

16.6         Annual payments shall
return to the payment schedule described in Section 16.4 as soon as the
gross revenue increases to more than 80% of the Base Year’s amount.  Payment of deferred amounts shall be fully
amortized, without interest, over the remaining term of the Agreement and paid
accordingly.  However, deferred amounts
do not need to be paid in years where gross revenue is 20% or more below the
Base Year.

 

16.7         Any interest due under
this Agreement shall be limited to interest imposed due to the failure to
timely make payments as provided for above in Sections 16.4 and 16.6, and shall
accrue as provided for in Section 16.12.

 

16.8         Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, the entire Mitigation Fee and any accrued interest
shall all be paid on or before July 1, 2020.

 

16.9         In addition to the $75
million dollars in Mitigation Fee payments described above, the Tribe shall pay
to the County a fee in lieu of the County’s Transient Occupancy Tax (“In Lieu
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Lieu Fee shall be paid on a quarterly basis to the County.  The first payment shall be due following the
completion of the first quarter immediately after the hotel opens.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, unless a longer period is agreed to by the Parties, the In Lieu Fee
payments shall be paid through the later of the fifth (5th) year following the
end of the Term of this Agreement, including any extension thereof, or the 5th
year following the termination of the Compact, whichever is longer.  The County shall apply such In Lieu Fees to
programs and services that serve to promote tourism in the County as determined
by the Board of Supervisors, provided that the Resort Project shall be promoted
on at least as comparable a basis as any other casino and/or resort is promoted
by the County.  If there is a dispute as
to TOT In Lieu Fee payments and supporting computations, the Tribe will provide
the information/receipts to verify payment and the supporting basis for the
computation.  Any disputes regarding the
payment amount shall be subject to the dispute resolution provisions of the
Agreement.

 

16.10       As a separate matter from
the foregoing, the Tribe is encouraged but not required to pay, along with all
other hotels in the unincorporated areas of the County which gross more than
$350,000 per year, an additional voluntary in lieu fee in the amount of 2% of
the amounts collected from the rental of hotel rooms, to be paid to the Sonoma
County Tourism Improvement Area Assessment. 
If paid, this voluntary in lieu fee also shall be calculated and paid in
the same manner as the Sonoma County Transit Occupancy Tax.

 

16.11       Any funds received by the
County from the Tribe pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the sole
discretion of the County Board of Supervisors with the exception of In Lieu Fee
payments which shall be applied as set forth in Section 16.9.

 

16.12       On the later of the 31st
day after the due date of any payment under this Agreement or ten (10) days
after receipt of written notice from the County following such due date, any
amounts due from the Tribe shall bear interest from the scheduled payment date
at a rate equal to the prime rate of interest announced by the Wall Street
Journal plus 2% per annum.

 

XVII.              RE-OPENER
PROVISIONS

 

17.1         The Parties recognize
that additional impacts or events, not foreseen or compensated for in this
Agreement, may occur and that the projected income from which the Tribe intends
to pay the County fees may be negatively impacted in the future, including the
possible inability to open the Resort Project as planned.  Balancing this recognition against the
Parties’ need for certainty and stability with respect to this Agreement, the
Parties agree that upon the occurrence of any of the following, either party
may request the reopening of this Agreement for the purpose of negotiating
amendments to it:

 

17.1.1          The Compact is amended,
or a new compact entered into within the Agreement Term, to permit the Tribe to
operate more Class III slot machines than the 2,000 machines allowed under
the Tribe’s current Compact, and the operation by the Tribe of such additional
machines, provided that with regard to such Compact amendment or new compact,
the County shall join with the Tribe in urging the State and the Governor that
this Agreement be deemed to meet the requirements of any Intergovernmental
Agreement required in any such compact;

 

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17.1.2          Phase I is not opened
within three years from the Effective Date;

 

17.1.3          More than seven years
has elapsed from the Effective Date;

 

17.1.4          The Tribe’s gross
revenues declined by at least 20% over a previous year and remained at or below
that Base Year revenue level for a consecutive three-year period;

 

17.1.5          A significant portion of
the Tribe’s Gaming Facility ceased operations for a continuous period of at
least seven (7) consecutive days, due to forces entirely beyond the Tribe’s
control, and the Tribe’s annual gross revenues during the year in which that
occurred declined by more than 20% from the preceding year;

 

17.1.6          Prior to the opening of
Phase I, the Tribe’s annual net revenue from casino and related operations
(including but not limited to alcohol sales) for the twelve (12) month period
following June 30, 2008, the issuance of an alcohol license, or the date
of Financing, whichever is later, decreased more than 20% from that of the
immediately preceding 12 month period;

 

17.1.7          The ABC alcohol license
is not issued for the Existing Casino or is issued with conditions
significantly more restrictive than those contained in Exhibit D, and that
any such additional restrictions have a demonstrated material negative effect
on Tribal Gaming gross revenues;

 

17.1.8          The Resort Project does
not have an alcohol license following the completion of Phase I;

 

17.1.9          The Dugan Property is
not taken into trust by the BIA for the Tribe;

 

17.1.10        The Williamson Act
contract on the Dugan Property is not rescinded by the County and the Tribe has
suffered a material detriment as a result;

 

17.1.11        The Tribe undertakes
Ongoing Project development beyond the projects and Infrastructure discussed in
the Environmental Study, Environmental Assessment, or Exhibit B (relating
to the Dugan Projects); or

 

17.1.12        There is a Significant
Adverse Impact of an Ongoing Project beyond that discussed by the Tribe in the
Environmental Study or Environmental Assessment or which was anticipated or
should have been anticipated by the County, including but not limited to those
effects which were anticipated and described in its written comments to the
Tribe in reply to those documents.

 

17.2         Upon written request by a
Party with respect to matters arising under Section 17.1, the Parties
shall meet and confer in good faith to discuss such matters.

 

17.3         The Tribe and Gaming
Authority shall make relevant audited financial statements prepared by an
independent accounting firm available if the Tribe makes a request to reopen
negotiations based upon any of the financial events listed above.

 

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17.4         Any request to
renegotiate one or more terms of this Agreement shall be made in writing,
addressed to the other party.  The
request shall specify the basis and provide documentation to support reopening
the Agreement.

 

17.5         If the request meets the
requirements for renegotiation pursuant to this Section, the Parties shall meet
within 30 days from the receipt of the request and will commence to renegotiate
in good faith.  If agreement regarding
amendment of this Agreement or the right to reopen is not reached after a
reasonable period of time following a request to reopen, the other party may
invoke the Section 20 dispute resolution provisions.  If the matter goes to arbitration, the
arbitrator shall determine only whether a party was acting in good faith in the
negotiations under the dispute resolution and reopener provisions.  If the arbitrator found that a party was
acting in bad faith, the Parties shall be ordered back into negotiations.

 

17.6         The sole purpose of the
renegotiation will be to determine if, due to the circumstances set forth above
under which the re-opener may be invoked, there are alternate terms providing
for mitigation measures, payments or other benefits that are consistent with
the requirements of IGRA, the Compact, and this Agreement and that, following a
negotiation, would retain essentially the same rights, level of mitigation,
intent of the Parties, their positions relative to each other, and the
aggregate economic benefits anticipated at the time of execution of this
Agreement.  Based on the above, the
Parties will determine whether or not there is good cause and a reasonable
basis for amending this Agreement to provide for such alternate terms.  A measure of any proposed mitigation
amendment shall be the basis of mitigation that was used by the Parties in
reaching this Agreement.

 

XVIII.             INDEMNIFICATION

 

18.1         The Tribe agrees, under
the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 18.2 and 18.3 below, to
indemnify and defend the County with respect to claims made by third Parties
that are related to or arise from the following County activities:

 

18.1.1          Work undertaken or funds
disbursed related to completion of the Emergency Access Road under the
Construction Assurance Device;

 

18.1.2          Actions of County
personnel responding to fire, criminal activity or other Reservation
emergencies;

 

18.1.3          Any action challenging
the County’s approval of this Agreement; or

 

18.1.4          Any action challenging
the County’s cancellation or rescission of the Dugan Property Williamson Act
contract including but not limited to creation of the Conservation Easement or
entering into the easement exchange (the claims set forth in Sections 18.1.1 –
18.1.4 are referred to collectively as the (“Indemnification Claims”).

 

18.2         The scope of the indemnity with respect to the Indemnification Claims
is as follows: the Tribe agrees to provide defense costs only, with respect to
matters arising under Section 18.1.1 and 18.1.2 above, and, as to Sections
18.1.3 and 18.1.4, to defend, indemnify, hold harmless, and reimburse the
County, including its officers, agents, and employees, from and against any and
all actions, claims, damages, disabilities, liabilities, and expense, including
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not limited to attorneys’ fees and the cost of litigation incurred in
the defense, arising out of the Indemnification Claims, whether arising from
personal injury, property damage or economic loss of any type (but excluding
economic losses based on alleged lost taxes, revenues or lost economic
opportunity to the County, State, or any person, business or entity, claims
that such actions lowered the use or market value of any property or business,
or claims in the nature of an alleged taking) that may be asserted by any third
party, but to the extent required or permitted by law, excluding liability due
to the primary negligence, willful misconduct, or contractual liability or
breach of the County, or any claims for punitive damages against the County or
any entity insuring it against such claims that may have subrogation rights
against the Tribe.  If there is a
reasonably possible obligation to indemnify or defend under Sections
18.1.1-18.1.4, the Tribe’s duty to defend exists regardless of whether it is
ultimately determined that there is not a duty to defend or indemnify.

 

18.3         The County shall
vigorously defend any such actions and shall have the right to select its own
legal counsel at local prevailing rates at the expense of the Tribe, but the
Tribe shall have the right to review counsel fees and costs to be incurred, and
to be informed regarding the progress in the litigation and of any and all
settlement proposals.

 

18.4         The Tribe will obtain and
maintain a policy of commercial general liability insurance with limits not
less than Ten Million dollars ($10,000,000) per occurrence and in the aggregate
covering bodily injury and property damage, including excess medical coverage.  The policy shall contain endorsements for
coverage, which includes but is not limited to: 
premises liability, general liability, personal injury, blanket
contractual coverage and contractual indemnity. 
The policy shall be endorsed to name the County of Sonoma, its officers,
officials, employees and volunteers as an additional insured.  The County shall cooperate in providing any
information reasonably required to obtain such insurance.  The Tribe shall provide a copy of the policy
to the County for review and approval and timely provide proof of such
insurance on an annual basis.  Any
dispute over the existence of a duty to indemnify or defend shall be resolved
through the dispute resolution process set forth below in this Agreement.

 

XIX.                CONFIDENTIALITY

 

19.1         Any information or documents
obtained, observations made, or conclusions drawn directly or indirectly under
this Agreement, including without limitation, where the source or information
comes from inspections, plan reviews, examinations of financial information,
negotiations, consultations, disputes or other activities under this Agreement,
shall be deemed confidential to the extent allowed under law and shall not be
shared with any third party.  The County
shall promptly provide the Tribe notice of any Public Records Act request
related to this Agreement and afford the Tribe, within the time limits allowed
under the Act, an opportunity to seek an injunction by the Court against any
such disclosure.  Notwithstanding this
confidentiality agreement, County Fire retains the right to communicate such
confidential information obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to
the State Fire Marshall and/or other appropriate State and/or Federal
government agencies following exhaustion of all procedural provisions of the
Fire Protocol.

 

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XX.                 DISPUTE
RESOLUTION

 

20.1         Meet and Confer
Process.

 

20.1.1          In recognition of the
government-to-government relationship between the Tribe and County, the Parties
shall make their best efforts to resolve disputes that occur under this
Agreement by good faith negotiations whenever possible.  Therefore, the Parties hereby establish a
threshold requirement that disputes arising under this Agreement shall first be
subject to a good faith meet and confer procedure to give the Parties an
opportunity to work together to solve identified issues.

 

20.1.2          Disputes arising between
the Parties regarding a party’s alleged failure to meet its obligations imposed
by this Agreement, including a refusal to meet and confer or, in the case of a
Tribal Commercial Development Project, to enter into an Intergovernmental
Mitigation Agreement, shall be addressed through the following process:

 

a.             The Parties may meet
and confer informally to discuss their concerns.  This stage may include an informal exchange
of views among Tribal and County personnel and may remain confidential in
accordance with applicable law.

 

b.             A party desirous of
invoking the meet and confer provisions of this Agreement shall provide
confidential written notice to the other party, identifying with specificity
the alleged issue or issues and the actions requested to resolve the
dispute.  Within seven (7) days
after receipt of the notice, the recipient shall provide a written response
agreeing or disagreeing with the complaint. 
If the party agrees it will set forth detailed steps to address the
alleged breach of the Agreement or the unreasonable refusal to enter into an
Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement. 
If the Parties disagree, they shall proceed in accordance with the next
subsection.

 

c.             The Parties shall
formally meet and confer in good faith within ten (10) business days of
receipt of such notice, or at such other time as the Parties may agree in
writing, to attempt to resolve the dispute. 
If both Parties agree, a mediator may be used to help resolve the
dispute at this stage.  The Parties and
mediator, if any, shall ensure that any disputed issues are clearly and
directly communicated according to any agreed upon process and timeline.  Multiple meetings under this step may be
reasonably required depending upon the nature of the dispute, provided that the
meet and confer process shall be completed within thirty (30) days of the
notice provided pursuant to subsection (b) above, unless extended in writing
by mutual agreement of the Parties. 
Failure to substantially comply with the procedures and timelines
contained in this Section with respect to a Tribal Commercial Development
Project shall entitle the complaining party to proceed directly to arbitration.  If a dispute has not been resolved through
the meet and confer process, and the issue is subject to dispute resolution as
provided for in this Agreement, the Parties shall proceed pursuant to Section 20.2
below.

 

20.2         Binding Arbitration
Procedure.

 

20.2.1          Subject to compliance
with the meet and confer process stated above, either party may initiate
binding arbitration to resolve any dispute regarding a term of this Agreement
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designated in Exhibit A, and any dispute regarding a Tribal
Commercial Development Project arising out of a party’s alleged failure to meet
its obligations under this Agreement, including the duty to enter into an
Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement where required, unless expressly
exempted from arbitration by the terms of this Agreement.

 

20.2.2          The arbitration shall be
conducted by a single arbitrator in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration
Rules and shall take place in Santa Rosa or another location mutually
agreed upon by the Parties.  The
arbitrator shall be an attorney or retired judge selected pursuant to the
following terms:

 

a.             The arbitrator shall
be from the list of prior approved arbitrators attached as Exhibit J.  The list of arbitrators shall be reviewed and
revised, if necessary, through good faith negotiations of the Parties at least
once every five (5) years during the Term. 
If the Parties are unable to agree to a new list or upon the selection
of a single arbitrator, then each Party shall name one arbitrator and the two
arbitrators thus selected shall select a third arbitrator who shall be a
retired United States District Court or California Superior Court judge; provided,
however, if either Party fails to select an arbitrator within fourteen (14)
days of delivery of the request for arbitration, or if the two arbitrators fail
to select a third arbitrator within fourteen (14) days after the appointment of
the second arbitrator, then in each such instance, a proper court, on petition
of any Party, shall select the necessary arbitrator(s), in accordance with
California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1280, et seq., or any successor
statutes then in effect.

 

b.             Arbitrators shall be
contacted in the order their names appear on the list and the person highest on
the list whom is available within sixty (60) days to conduct the arbitration
shall be selected, unless another arbitrator is mutually agreed upon by the
Parties in writing.

 

c.             Once an arbitrator
has been passed on the list, the selection process shall continue to move
through the list in order as to the remaining arbitrators on the list,
following which the selection process from the top of the list, in order, shall
be repeated.  If no arbitrator is
available during the sixty day time frame, the first available arbitrator on
the list shall be selected.  If an
arbitrator on the list is not available within a reasonable time frame an
arbitrator shall be selected as provided for in Subsection (a) above.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person shall
not be eligible to serve as an arbitrator under this Agreement if the person
has an interest in, or is related to, affiliated with, or has represented in a
legal capacity, either Party without a written waiver from the other party.

 

20.2.3          The issue of whether the
County has jurisdiction to make determinations regarding the enforcement of any
law or ordinance on trust property shall be deemed to be a question of law and
shall not be the subject of any arbitration process, except where the County
has expressly agreed not to assert such jurisdiction and the claim is that the
County is violating that agreement.  The
arbitrator shall have jurisdiction to interpret and apply this Agreement’s
terms, but shall lack jurisdiction to modify the Agreement or relieve a party
of its obligations, or add to those obligations under the Agreement, except in
the event that a material term(s) of this Agreement is determined to be
void.  In such an instance the arbitrator
may order the Agreement modified, terminated or rescinded to maintain the
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limitations in the preceding sentence and in Sections 20.2.4 - 20.2.8
below, an arbitrator may determine appropriate mitigation for Tribal Commercial
Development Projects when the Parties have been unable to complete an
Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement. 
This Agreement does not provide for, and the arbitrator shall not have
jurisdiction to:

 

a.             Enforce or order
remedies with respect to federal, state, Tribal or County laws, regulations,
ordinances, codes or other laws against the Tribe, including its government
entities, officials, members or employees or its Trust Lands, and shall only
consider or evaluate such laws as expressly permitted under this Agreement;

 

b.             Make determinations
as to fire, building and safety and related code compliance, inspections, or
plan review determinations by Tribal officials with jurisdiction over such
matters; or

 

c.             Limit the Tribe’s
authority to pursue non-gaming trust applications with the United States
government.

 

20.2.4          Arbitration judgments
may include monetary awards, specific performance, declaratory relief, and/or
injunctive relief, provided that monetary awards shall be limited to reasonable
amounts as may be necessary to cure a breach within the terms of this
Agreement, or to mitigate a Significant Adverse Impact on a practical basis,
taking all circumstances, including federal law and policy into account, and
subject to the limitations in this Section. 
No punitive or consequential damages shall be awarded.  Equitable relief shall be limited to
compelling some actual performance that is described in this Agreement or
preventing a party from failing to take such action.

 

20.2.5          Any controversy
regarding whether an issue is subject to arbitration shall be determined by the
arbitrator, but the arbitrator’s jurisdiction shall be limited to ordering
forms of relief agreed to in this Agreement.

 

20.2.6          In arbitrating disputes
under this Agreement, the arbitrator shall apply applicable law, including
where appropriate, IGRA and federal laws and policies regarding Tribal economic
development.

 

20.2.7          In making a decision
with respect to the failure to enter into an Intergovernmental Mitigation
Agreement when required under this Agreement, or in determining appropriate
mitigation measures, the arbitrator only has jurisdiction to impose reasonable
measures to mitigate the Significant Adverse Impacts of the proposed Tribal
Commercial Development Project and may not off-set or compensate for impact of
other Project(s), including but not limited to the Resort Project, the Dugan
Projects, or the Cultural Center. 
Reasonable mitigation measures are those that would be or have been
undertaken in other comparable projects within Northern California to mitigate
similar adverse environmental impacts. 
Nothing herein shall limit either Parties’ ability to request that
reimbursement of actual and reasonable out of pocket costs be considered as
part of such an Agreement but the Tribe shall not be subject to any County fees
or exactions for Projects on Trust Lands Since the arbitrator only has
authority to impose reasonable mitigation measures, the Parties recognize that
some Significant Adverse Impacts may not be mitigated to less than significant
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Parties from entering into an Intergovernmental Mitigation Agreement,
or the Tribe from developing such Tribal Commercial Development Project, or the
arbitrator from imposing reasonable mitigation measures that would decrease or
minimize the Significant Adverse Impact. 
Accordingly, the arbitrator does not have authority to determine that
such Tribal Commercial Development Project shall not be built; that authority
remaining solely with the Tribe.

 

20.2.8          In making a decision
regarding satisfaction of the Tribe’s obligation for the Emergency Access Road,
the arbitrator may award all reasonable costs related to curing the defect
including but not limited to labor costs, material costs, professional
consulting and engineering costs, and all costs and reasonable expenses and
fees, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by County in enforcing the
Tribe’s obligations under the Construction Assurance Device and this
Agreement.  The County is not entitled to
attorneys’ fees if the Tribe prevails in the legal dispute decided under this
Section.

 

20.2.9          The arbitrator shall
provide a written award and a reasoned decision supporting the basis of the
award within thirty (30) days of submission of the dispute following
hearing.  The provisions of California
Code of Civil Procedure, Section 1283.05 are incorporated into this
Agreement, provided, however, that no such discovery may be conducted without
leave of the arbitrator.  Any discovery
conducted shall be subject to the Confidentiality provisions of this Agreement,
and the arbitrator shall make such orders as are necessary to enforce such
provisions.

 

20.3         Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Agreement, disputes related to compliance with federal
laws and regulations, and permit conditions in connection therewith, or
regarding whether or not the Compact (including any amendments) has been
complied with, shall not be subject to the dispute resolution provisions in
Sections 20.1 and 20.2 and shall be resolved, in the case of federal laws,
regulations and permits, through the dispute resolution provisions applicable
to such laws, regulations and permits, and in the case of the Compact
(including any obligations to abide by it in this Agreement), through the
dispute resolution provisions between the Tribe and the State contained
therein.

 

XXI.                JUDICIAL
REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT

 

21.1         The award of an
arbitrator shall be final and binding. 
Jurisdiction to take any action necessary to enforce an arbitrator’s
award, or to take any other action provided for under this Agreement, shall be
in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California as
well as any appellate courts with jurisdiction over relevant proceedings.  The Parties hereby agree that interpretation
of this Agreement may involve questions of federal law, including without
limitation IGRA and federal regulations promulgated thereunder, the
Tribal-State Gaming Compact, and the federal common law of Indian affairs.  The Parties hereby agree to not raise or
challenge the jurisdiction of said federal court to adjudicate matters as
provided under this Agreement.  In the
event that the federal court declines or lacks jurisdiction, the Parties agree
to submit the matter, including the enforcement of an arbitrator’s award, to
the Sonoma County Superior Court and any related appellate proceedings.

 

21.2         Except for matters
expressly exempted from arbitration under this Agreement, the Parties agree not
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indispensable party, exhaustion of tribal or administrative remedies
(except for the procedures required under this Agreement), improper venue or
forum non-conveniens as to any federal court action brought pursuant to this
Agreement in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
California, or, if the federal court declines or lacks jurisdiction, in the
Sonoma County Superior Court, including related appellate proceedings.

 

21.3         In any proceeding brought
pursuant to this Agreement and as to which sovereign immunity has been waived,
the Parties consent to service of process made in accordance with the notice
provisions of this Agreement or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

 

21.4         Except as provided in Section 20.2.8,
each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees in any court action or
arbitration proceeding brought pursuant to this Agreement.

 

21.5         Nothing in this Agreement
shall preclude or restrict the ability of Parties to voluntarily pursue, by
mutual agreement, any other method of dispute resolution.

 

XXII.              NOTICES

 

22.1         Notices and service of
process shall be sent to the contacts listed below or to such other person or
address as shall be provided in writing by the party.  Service of process in any judicial or
arbitration proceeding is waived in favor of delivery of documents by Certified
Mail – Return Receipt Requested to the following:

 

For the Tribe:

 

Tribal Chairperson

Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians

190 Foss Creek Circle, Suite A

Healdsburg, CA 95548

Tel: 707 473 2106

 

With a copy simultaneously delivered to:

 

Jerome L. Levine

Holland & Knight, LLP

633 W. 5th Street, Suite 2100

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Tel: 213 896 2565

 

Counsel for the Tribe

 

For the County:

Sonoma County Administrator

575 Administration Dr.

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Tel: 707 565 2431

 

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With copy simultaneously delivered to:

 

County Counsel

575 Administration Dr.

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Tel:  707 565 2421

 

XXIII.             MUTUAL
LIMITED WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

 

23.1         The Parties agree that
the Parties’ waiver of immunity from arbitration or suit, or the enforcement of
any order or judgment related thereto, is limited to the express provisions of
this Section 23, and neither the agreement to arbitrate nor any other
provision of this Agreement shall be construed as creating any implied waiver
of such immunity.

 

23.2         The Parties each
expressly covenant and agree that they may each sue and be sued, including the
resolution of disputes in arbitration and the judicial enforcement thereof, as
provided herein and pursuant to the Dispute Resolution procedure above, to
resolve any controversy arising from this Agreement or to enforce or interpret
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as provided for in this
Agreement.  The Parties, their officers
and agents expressly agree to waive governmental immunities, including
sovereign immunity, in connection with any claims arising from this Agreement,
as provided for herein for the enforcement of any arbitration award, or
judgment to enforce such an award, or enforcement of any easement created as a
result of this Agreement.  The Parties
further consent to the jurisdiction of an arbitrator and/or specified court
under this Agreement including the consent to be sued and bound by a lawful
order or judgment, to the extent provided for herein.  Each of the Parties represent that its
agreement to such dispute resolution processes and waivers have been
effectively and lawfully granted and that nothing further needs to be done to
effectuate those processes.

 

23.3         With respect to any
action arising out of the Agreement for which there is a waiver of sovereign
immunity, the Tribe and County expressly consent to the jurisdiction of the United
States District Court for the Northern District of California and, as limited
herein to, the Sonoma County Superior Court and all related appellate courts,
and/or an arbitrator selected pursuant to this Agreement and specifically waive
sovereign immunity for that purpose.  The
Parties specifically agree that the applicable court shall have jurisdiction to
enter judgments enforcing rights and remedies provided for in this Agreement
that shall include, but not be limited to injunctive relief, declaratory judgment,
specific performance, and/or the awarding of monetary damages, which shall be
binding and enforceable on the Parties, subject to the limitations set forth in
this Agreement.  No party to this
Agreement shall contest jurisdiction or venue of the above-referenced courts,
provided their jurisdiction and venue are invoked in the order specified, but
only for disputes or claims arising out of this Agreement.  Neither the Tribe nor the County shall plead
or invoke the doctrine of exhaustion of Tribal or other administrative
remedies, defenses of immunity or indispensable Parties beyond those
contemplated in this Agreement.

 

23.4         The County and the Tribe
may not join or consent to the joinder of any third party to any action
(including but not limited to any arbitration) contemplated herein, unless
failure to join such party would deprive the court or arbitration tribunal of
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that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to constitute a
waiver of the sovereign immunity or other protection from lawsuit (or other
dispute resolution process), or the effect, orders or judgments thereof, of
either the Tribe or the County with respect to any claim of any kind by any
such third party.  In the event of
intervention by any third party into any such action without the consent of the
Tribe and the County, nothing herein shall be construed to constitute a waiver
of any immunity with respect to such third party, and no arbitrator or court
shall have jurisdiction to award any relief or issue any order as against the
County or Tribe with respect to such third party in that or any other
proceeding.

 

23.5         Authorization.

 

23.5.1          The County and Tribe
each represent and warrant that each has performed all acts precedent to
adoption of this Agreement, including but not limited to matters of procedure
and notice and each has the full power and authority to execute this Agreement
and perform its obligations in accordance with the above terms and conditions,
and that the representative(s) executing this Agreement on behalf of each
party is duly authorized to so execute and deliver the Agreement.

 

23.5.2          In evidence of the
above, each governing body shall execute formal resolutions indicating approval
of this Agreement and these resolutions are attached in Exhibits K and L.

 

XXIV.             CEQA REVIEW

 

24.1         The Tribe’s Trust Land
activities and the Parties’ approving, executing and performing this Agreement,
currently and in the future, are not activities that, within the meaning of
CEQA; (a) are directly undertaken by the County or surrounding
communities, (b) are supported, in whole or in part, through contracts,
grants, subsidies loans or other forms of assistance by the County, or (c) 
involve the issuance of a lease, permit, license, certificate or other
entitlement for use by the County.

 

24.2         By approving, executing
and performing this Agreement the County has not, and is not, making any
commitment to (a) issue a lease, permit, license, certificate or other
entitlement for use, or (b) develop, construct or improve any facilities
or cause any other physical changes in the environment.

 

24.3         This Agreement should be
construed to be a government payment and funding mechanism that does not commit
the County to make any specific physical changes in the environment.

 

24.4         If the County determines
that it is required to comply with CEQA with respect to any activities related
to this Agreement, the County shall comply with CEQA at such time.

 

XXV.              REVIEW BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND OTHER ACTIONS FOLLOWING EXECUTION

 

25.1         The Tribe shall submit
this Agreement to the United States Department of the Interior for either (a) approval
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Agreement does not require approval under 25 U.S.C. § 81.  A response from the Department of the
Interior shall not be a condition to the County’s obligations under Section 25.3
below.

 

25.2         The County, at its sole
discretion, has the right to withdraw its support for the Agreement if it is
not submitted to the Department of the Interior pursuant to this Section within
ten (10) days following the Effective Date.

 

25.3         Upon the Tribe’s
submission both of this Agreement to the DOI and of the Williamson Act contract
rescission and non-renewal requests to the County, and regardless of the
outcome as to either, and following acceptance of the Emergency Access Road
plans, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld, the County shall
withdraw its opposition to the Dugan Property fee to trust application,
consider the Tribe’s request to rescind the Williamson Act contract on the
terms provided for in this Agreement, withdraw its and its officials’ protests
to the Tribe’s application for an ABC license, support an expedited conclusion
of the ABC hearing consistent with this Agreement, and join the Tribe in
actively advocating that the ABC issue a temporary license.

 

25.4         If the Department of
Interior determines that portions of this Agreement violate 25 U.S.C. § 81 or
are otherwise invalid, the severability provisions set forth below at Section 26.5
of this Agreement shall govern.

 

XXVI.             MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS

 

26.1         Authority Over Tribal
Activities.  Nothing in this
Agreement is intended to confer or expand the jurisdiction of any local, state
or federal agency or other governmental body, nor is this Agreement intended to
infringe or otherwise usurp the authority of any regulatory body including
local, state, federal or Tribal agencies that may have jurisdiction over or
related to Tribal activities, development or Projects.  Further, nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed to relieve the BIA’s or Tribe’s obligation to comply with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as may be required as part of any
trust application or any other Project requirement.  The County acknowledges that to the extent
required by applicable law, activities that normally require County permitting
are exempt from such requirements when they take place on the Reservation or
Tribal Trust Land due to Tribal sovereignty and preemptive, plenary federal
power over Indian affairs.  The Tribe
similarly acknowledges and agrees that its development projects located on fee
lands located within the County’s geographical boundaries shall conform to
County permitting and other regulatory requirements.

 

26.2         Third Party
Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is not
intended to, and shall not be construed to, create any right on the part of a
third party including, without limitation, no rights in any Interested Persons,
nor does it create any private right of action for any third party nor permit
any third party to bring an action to enforce any of its terms.

 

26.3         Amendments.  This Agreement may be modified or amended
only by mutual and written agreement of the Parties.

 

26.4         Final Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement
of the Parties as to the subject matter herein and supersedes any other
agreements of the Parties to the contrary. 
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with respect to the included terms and as a complete and exclusive
statement of the terms of the Agreement consistent with California Code of
Civil Procedure Section 1856.  No
modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless and until such
modification is evidenced by a writing approved and signed by the Parties.

 

26.5         Severability of
Provisions.  The invalidity of any
provisions or portion of this Agreement as determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction or the United States Department of the Interior shall not affect
the validity of any other provisions of this Agreement or the remaining
portions of the applicable provisions, unless such provision is material to the
reasonable expectation of the Parties. 
Without limiting the foregoing, if the Agreement or any provision
thereof is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or the
Department of Interior, then the Parties shall use their best efforts to
renegotiate the terms of the invalid provisions.  In the event that the Parties are unable to
successfully renegotiate the invalid terms, they shall resolve the matters at
issue through the dispute resolution provisions of this Agreement which shall
allow an arbitrator to modify, terminate or rescind, this Agreement in the
event that material terms of this Agreement are determined to be void or are
materially changed and shall apply the standards and limitations set forth in Section 20.2.

 

26.6         Force Majeur.  The Parties shall not be liable for any
failure to perform, or for delay in performance of a party’s obligations, and
such performance shall be excused for the period of the delay and the period of
the performance shall be extended when a force majeur event occurs; provided
however that the party whose performance is prevented or delayed by such event
of force majeur shall give prompt written notice (i.e., within 72 hours of the
event) of such event to the other party. 
For purposes of this Section, the term “force majeur” shall include,
without limitation, war, epidemic, rebellion, riot, civil disturbance,
earthquake, fire, flood, acts of governmental authorities, acts of God, acts of
terrorism (whether actual or threatened), acts of the public enemy and in
general, any other severe causes or conditions beyond the reasonable control of
the Parties, the consequences of which in each case, by exercise of due
foresight such party could not reasonably have been expected to avoid, and
which by the exercise of due diligence it would not have been able to overcome,
when such an event prevents the Tribe from meeting its obligations under this
Agreement due to Gaming Activities ceasing operations for an extended period or
prevents the County from meeting its obligations under this Agreement due to an
interruption of County government operations. 
An interruption of performance, or the delayed occurrence of any event,
under this Agreement caused by an event of force majeur shall as far as
practical be remedied with all reasonable dispatch.  During any period in which a party is excused
from performance by reason of the occurrence of an event of force majeur, the
party so excused shall promptly, diligently, and in good faith take all
reasonable action required in order for it to be able to commence or resume
performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

26.7         Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed according
to applicable federal and California substantive law to the extent not
inconsistent with the express provisions of this Agreement, unless federal law
as to the Tribe or the County, or California law as to the County, prohibits
such Parties from abiding by such express provision, in which case the
provision will be deemed to be invalid and resolved, if possible, under the
severability provisions in Section 26.5. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, California rules of construction
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the Parties and shall not be construed as having been drafted by, or
construed against, one party against another.

 

26.8         Obligations to
Continue.  Unless specifically
designated otherwise, all of the Parties’ obligations under this Agreement
shall continue through the Term, including any extensions thereof.  Notwithstanding the end of the Term, any
covenant, term or provision of this Agreement which, in order to be effective,
or is necessary to enforce an unfulfilled material term of this Agreement or
obligation that may continue beyond the end of the Term shall survive
termination.

 

26.9         Payments.  Unless otherwise indicated, all payments made
pursuant to this Agreement shall be made payable to the County of Sonoma and
sent to the Office of the Auditor, County of Sonoma, on the schedule set out
above.

 

26.10       Representations.  By entering into this Agreement each
signatory represents that, as of the execution date, the undersigned has the
authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of their respective governing
bodies.  Each signatory will provide
written proof of such authority and ratification of the Agreement by the
respective governing body as provided above.

 

26.11       Duplicate Originals.  At least two copies of this Agreement shall
be signed and exchanged by the Parties each of which shall be considered an
original document.

 

26.12       Approval. Each Party’s
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement shall be approved by resolution
of each party’s respective governing body, which shall provide that the party
shall not enact a law impairing the rights and obligations under this
Agreement.

 

26.13       Obligation on Related
Entities.  This Agreement binds the
Parties and their departments, affiliates, agents, representatives, successors,
contractors, officials and related entities, which such Agreement shall also be
reflected in a resolution of each Party’s respective governing body approving
the Agreement.

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereby execute and enter into this Agreement with
the intent to be bound thereby through their authorized representatives whose
signatures are affixed below.

 

 

	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
  DRY CREEK RANCHERIA BAND OF POMO

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  INDIANS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  BY:

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Harvey Hopkins

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Harvey Hopkins, Tribal Chairperson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
  Indians

  

 

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  /s/ Marjie Rojes

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  MARJIE ROJES,

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Tribal Secretary

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
  COUNTY OF SONOMA

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  BY:

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Mike Kerns

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Mike Kerns, Chairperson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sonoma County Board of Supervisors

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  Dated:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/ Bob Deis

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOB DEIS,

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ex-officio Clerk of the Board of
  Supervisors

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  APPROVED AS TO FORM:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
  HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  BY:

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Jerome L. Levine

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  JEROME L. LEVINE, Counsel

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  For Dry Creek Rancheria

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
  OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  STEVEN WOODSIDE, County Counsel

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  /s/ Bruce D. Goldstein

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  BRUCE D. GOLDSTEIN,

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Assistant County Counsel

  

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

MITIGATION MEASURES
AND MONITORING PROGRAM

 

The
following is a chart of the mitigation measures agreed to as part of the
Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) between the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians (“Tribe”) and the County of Sonoma (“County”) with respect to the
Resort Project and Dugan Property development. 
This Exhibit A is a part of the MOA and is to be interpreted in
accordance with its provisions.  Nothing
in this Exhibit shall be deemed or shall be construed to confer
jurisdiction on the County over the Tribe, the Rancheria or the activities
conducted on the Rancheria, including the Resort and Dugan projects.  Disputes under Exhibit A shall be
resolved based on the contractual terms of the MOA through the mechanism
indicated in the Dispute Resolution Forum or Process category.  As used in Exhibit A, “feasible” means
capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period
of time, taking into account economic, environmental, legal, social, and
technological factors.  Further, as used
in this Exhibit in the Dispute Resolution Forum or Process section,
reference to “Meet and Confer” means the term is subject to the meet and confer
process of MOA Section 20.1 only and reference to “MOA Dispute Resolution
Process” means the term is subject to the binding arbitration process contained
in MOA Sections 20.2 and Fire Protocol refers to the Fire Protocol attached as Exhibit G.

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Part A

  	
   

  	
  Resort Project Mitigation. These mitigation
  measures are applicable to the Resort Project only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  LEED
  Certification

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.1

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will apply for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
  certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for the hotel portion of
  the Resort Project. The granting of such application is not a requirement of
  the MOA and is not subject to the dispute resolution provisions of the MOA.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process as to the submittal of the application for LEED
  certification only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Fire
  Suppression

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.2

  	
   

  	
  During
  construction, staging areas, welding areas, and other areas slated for
  development using spark-producing equipment will be cleared of dried
  vegetation and combustible materials that could serve as fire fuel to the
  extent reasonable. The Tribe will prepare a vegetation management plan for
  the Resort Project after construction. Such plan, during and after
  construction, will include, where feasible, the removal of extremely
  flammable non-landscaping vegetation around structures to create a defensible
  space of up to 100 feet from the structure.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only. (See also Fire
  Protocol)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Aesthetics

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.3.a

  	
   

  	
  When the Tribe’s preliminary design plans for
  building, lighting, and landscaping become available, the Tribe will

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process as 

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 1 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  transmit such plans to the County for review
  and comment.

  	
   

  	
  to
  the transmission of such plans only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.3.b

  	
   

  	
  The
  preliminary design plans will include the colors and materials of proposed
  buildings, as well as lighting and landscaping details.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.3.c

  	
   

  	
  Before
  the Tribe makes final building, landscaping, and lighting decisions, the
  County, Tribe, and Tribe’s building, landscaping, and lighting consultants
  will meet and confer to discuss the preliminary design plans. The Tribe will
  seriously consider any recommendations by the County, particularly those
  which are in keeping with the Tribe’s plan on adopting Tuscan themes and
  architectural suggestions and colors, but will retain sole discretion
  regarding final color, lighting, landscaping and other aesthetic decisions.
  Such design plans will include the provisions of A.3, A.4, and A.5.a.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process as to the holding a meet and confer only.

   

  Remainder
  meet and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.3.d

  	
   

  	
  Groupings
  of large 48-72” box evergreen trees and other appropriate trees and shrubs
  will be planted to screen, to the extent feasible, the northern parking
  garage exposed to valley views from County roadways, in keeping with the
  Tribe’s design aesthetic.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.3.e

  	
   

  	
  To
  the extent practicable, berms or other earthen mounds, and Evergreen trees
  and shrubs, including large trees and plantings for large walls and
  buildings, will be employed to help blend or screen lower building levels,
  foundations, sheer walls, parking garages, retaining walls, water tanks, and
  utility structures. Where feasible and in keeping with the Tribe’s design
  aesthetics, such trees and shrubs shall be placed in natural groupings to
  break up linear rows of plantings. The kind, style, variety, size and shape
  of any berms, mounds, trees or vegetation shall be determined by the Tribe in
  its sole discretion

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.3.f

  	
   

  	
  Where
  feasible, as determined by the Tribe, new power and communication utilities
  that require above ground wiring that is visible from off-Reservation valley
  views will be placed underground. Such undergrounding of utilities will not
  be required where placement would result in significant adverse environmental
  effects. Where undergrounding is not feasible, utilities will be
  substantially screened from valley views.

  	
   

  	
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  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 2 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.3.g

  	
   

  	
  If
  the Tribe locates the temporary office trailers on top of the existing
  parking garages, the Tribe will lessen the aesthetic impact of temporary
  office trailers from valley views through potted trees and other landscaping,
  exterior paint colors that are non-reflective and are neutral colors that
  complement the adjacent environment. The Tribe will remove all temporary
  office trailers from the top of the existing parking garages upon completion
  of Phase I unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The Tribe may reinstall
  temporary office trailers on top of the existing parking garages if necessary
  for construction of Phase II, but will remove them upon completion of Phase
  II. Upon the Tribe’s request, the County will meet and confer regarding
  moving the location of such temporary office trailers to the Dugan Property.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Night
  Lighting – Interior

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.4.a

  	
   

  	
  Interior
  lighting plans will be designed to meet or exceed Title 24 energy efficiency
  standards.

  	
   

  	
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  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.4.b

  	
   

  	
  Light
  fixtures in the existing parking garages will be replaced within a time
  period no longer than that specified by LEED regulations. Such replacement
  will reduce the energy and light output to a minimum level necessary for
  security cameras and public safety and commercial needs and in keeping with
  all applicable laws and regulations and insurance requirements. Light bulbs
  visible from valley views will be shielded to the maximum extent feasible.

  	
   

  	
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  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.4.c

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe is committed to minimizing night light pollution from the Resort
  Project, including light emanating from hotel guest room windows. As part of
  this effort, all hotel guest rooms facing the valley floor will have
  low-emissivity (Low-E) glazing where feasible and in keeping with the Tribe’s
  design aesthetic. The Tribe also agrees to shield or shade light bulbs in
  those rooms whose light is visible to the valley floor.

  	
   

  	
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  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Lighting – Exterior

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.5.a

  	
   

  	
  As
  set forth in Section A.3.a above, the Tribe will submit a preliminary
  lighting plan to the County, meet and confer with the County regarding the
  preliminary plan, and seriously consider any recommendations by the County.
  Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the Tribe will incorporate the
  following design criteria as part of designing such plan for the Resort
  Project:

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process as to the submission of the preliminary lighting
  plan only.

   

  Meet
  and Confer for the remainder.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 3 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  i.      The
  Tribe will use the least amount of lighting equipment possible to achieve the
  goals of the project, while balancing the quantity of equipment used with the
  need to provide for glare control and uniform lighting, safety and commerce
  and in keeping with all applicable laws and regulations and insurance
  requirements.

   

  ii.     Exterior
  lighting plans will be designed to meet or exceed Title 24 LZ2 energy
  efficiency standards for rural areas.

   

  iii.    Where
  feasible and in keeping with Tribe’s design aesthetics, luminaire locations
  will be selected to minimize glare and contain light within the design area
  and shield light sources from valley views.

   

  iv.    All
  new outdoor roadway and parking area lighting will consist of high-pressure
  sodium or low-wattage metal halide or comparable sources in full cutoff
  shielded luminaries, unless necessary to meet applicable laws and regulations
  or insurance requirements. The intensity of all outdoor lights will be kept
  to a minimum necessary for safety and commerce and in keeping with all
  applicable laws and regulations and insurance requirements.

   

  v.     All
  permanent exterior decorative lighting with transparent or translucent shades
  will utilize an integral lamp shield. These fixtures will be for decorative
  purposes only, and not used for general site lighting. Lighting under
  building canopies or rooftops not visible from the valley floor (e.g. port
  cochere, arcades, porticos etc.) or otherwise not visible from the valley
  floor will be exempt from this requirement. Lighting under building canopies
  or rooftops that is visible from the valley floor will be fully shielded from
  valley views.

   

  vi.    All
  permanent exterior site lighting visible to the valley will utilize shielded
  luminaries with horizontal cutoff optics to minimize or eliminate all light
  directed above the horizontal. All permanent exterior site lighting visible
  to the valley will use high efficacy sources, such as Compact Fluorescent or
  Ceramic (metal halide). In such locations, high wattage incandescents will
  not be utilized for site lighting. Maximum wattage of any permanent lamp used
  for exterior site lighting will be 100 watts unless required for roadway
  (street) or security lighting.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 4 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.5.b

  	
   

  	
  Holiday
  lighting (“Christmas Lights,” or festoon string lights) may be used during
  holidays for not more than 60 days at a time. Nothing herein is intended to
  limit the use of low-level, decorative “twinkle”– type lights (whether or not
  actually twinkling) however, where feasible, such lights will be placed so as
  not to create a significant visual impact to the valley floor.

  	
   

  	
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  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.5.c

  	
   

  	
  Outdoor
  on-Reservation signs that contain neon, readerboard or are internally lit, if
  any, will not be visible from valley views or beyond the Reservation
  boundaries, except at the intersection of BIA 93 and State Route 128 and any
  additional access road where such sign(s) will not

  contain neon but may be internally or externally lit and will be no larger
  than legally permitted entrance signs for commercial ventures in rural areas
  within an eight mile radius of the Rancheria. The Tribe will provide a design
  plan for such sign(s) to the County for review and comment and will
  seriously consider any recommendations that the County has regarding such
  sign(s).

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Air
  Quality – Construction

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.6.a

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will adopt a law that regulates construction air quality emissions at least
  as strictly as the Chapter 4, Rules 410 and 430 of the District
  Rules of the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District
  (“NSCAPCD”) in effect at the time of the effective date of this Agreement.
  Nothing herein is intended or shall be deemed to confer jurisdiction on the
  NSCAPCD for enforcement or any other purposes.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process as to the adoption of such law only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.6.b

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will require its construction contractors to implement an appropriate
  dust abatement program during construction, including, but not limited to,
  the following measures:

   

  i.      Water
  all active construction areas daily to the extent necessary. Increase
  watering as necessary when wind speeds exceed 15 mph during dry conditions.

   

  ii.     Apply
  asphalt, oil, water or suitable chemicals on unpaved roads, parking areas,
  staging areas, materials stockpiles, and other surfaces at construction sites
  that can give rise to airborne dust.

   

  iii.    Sweep
  all paved construction site areas so as to maintain them in a clean
  condition.

  	
   

  	
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  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 5 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  iv.    Sweep
  streets if visible soil material is carried onto adjacent public streets so
  as to maintain them in a clean condition.

   

  v.     Hydroseed
  or apply (non-toxic) soil stabilizers or otherwise cover or stabilize exposed
  disturbed soils that have remained inactive for ten days or more during
  October 15th to April 15th.

   

  vi.    Limit
  traffic speeds on unpaved roads and circulation areas to 15 mph, install
  sandbags or other erosion-control measures to prevent silt runoff to public
  roadways.

   

  vii.   Replant
  vegetation in disturbed areas as quickly as possible.

   

  viii.  Designate
  a person or persons to monitor the dust control program and order increased
  watering if necessary to prevent offsite transport of dust.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Air
  Quality – Operations

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.7.a

  	
   

  	
  Any
  generators purchased or leased after the effective date of this Agreement
  will comply with the requirements and standards set by the California Air
  Quality Board (“CARB”), including those articulated in the California Code of
  Regulations, title 17, sections 93115-93115.5 and 93116-93116.5, in effect at
  the time of such purchase or lease. Nothing herein is intended or shall be
  deemed to confer jurisdiction on CARB for enforcement or any other purposes.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.7.b

  	
   

  	
  Preference
  will be given in contract negotiations, which take place after the effective
  date of this Agreement, to bus transportation companies providing buses
  powered by natural gas or other low emission alternative fuel, provided that
  the pricing and rates of such companies are comparable to other bus companies
  not using such fuel.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

   

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.7.c

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will adopt and enforce a law prohibiting the open burning of refuse
  from Resort Project operations.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process as to the adoption of the law only.

   

  Meet
  and Confer for the remainder.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.7.d

  	
   

  	
  A
  non-smoking area will be provided in the casino area and a ventilation system
  will be utilized throughout the gaming 

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 6 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  facility
  that exhausts tobacco smoke.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.7.e

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will implement the measures specified in the serpentine soils hazard
  dust mitigation plan required for the Dugan Project, as stated in the Final
  Environmental Assessment, if serpentine soils are found on the Resort Project
  site.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.7.f

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will, where it determines it is feasible and practical, implement the
  following control measures to reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse
  gases:

   

  i.      Install
  temporary electrical service installation to avoid the need for independently
  powered equipment (e.g., compressors) where reasonable.

   

  ii.     Restrict
  idling of non-construction diesel equipment (other than for emergency
  purposes) and commercial vehicles, including delivery vehicles but excluding
  buses, to no more than 20 minutes.

   

  iii.    Promote
  ride-sharing programs, including but not limited to a trip reduction program
  for employees. The Tribe may accomplish these programs by designating parking
  spaces for high-occupancy vehicles, providing preferred parking for employee
  carpools, providing larger parking spaces to accommodate vans used for
  ride-sharing, and designating adequate passenger loading and unloading and
  waiting areas.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Biological
  Resources

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.8.a

  	
   

  	
  Underground
  placement of utilities will be designed to minimize tree damage and removal.
  Any trees removed shall be replaced at a 3-to-1 ratio and maintained for
  three years after the planting.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.8.b

  	
   

  	
  With
  regard to road improvements along State Route 128 that requires construction
  in waters of the United States, the Tribe shall make a good faith effort to
  work with Caltrans and/or other permitting authorities to develop mitigation
  measures to reduce or eliminate impacts to aquatic species during the removal
  and replacement of the culvert at State Route 128 if that action is required
  for roadway improvements. These measures may include limiting construction
  activities to the dry season as determined by NOAA Fisheries, implementing construction
  BMPs and onsite restoration of temporarily impacted areas.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

   

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 7 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Water
  Quality

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.9.a

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will concurrently provide the County a copy of its annual Consumer
  Confidence Report prepared by the Tribe after the effective date of this
  Agreement when it sends its report to the Environmental Protection Agency.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process as to providing such copy only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.9.b

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will use a California State certified lab to test samples taken under
  the sampling plan.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.9.c

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will concurrently provide the County a copy of its sampling plan
  prepared by the Tribe when it sends its plan to the Environmental Protection
  Agency, and will meet and consult with the County regarding such sampling
  plan.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process as to provision of the plan only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.9.d
  

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will comply with drinking water quality standards no less stringent
  than the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. 

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only. 

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Surface
  Water Quality

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.10.a

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will take reasonable measures to prevent petroleum-related pollutants
  from being carried from roadway surfaces into Rancheria Creek, including, but
  not limited to, the following measures:

   

  i.      “Fossil
  Filters” or an equivalent product will be installed at the drainage
  structures that collect roadway runoff. The filters will be regularly
  inspected and replaced as necessary during the rainy season to maintain
  effectiveness. The used filters will be handled and disposed of in accordance
  with all applicable laws.

   

  ii.     “Stormcepter”
  grease and sediment traps or an equivalent product will be installed in the
  storm drain lines just upstream of the discharge points into the creek. The
  traps will be periodically cleaned out and the trapped material disposed of
  in a proper manner.

   

  iii.    In
  lieu of the combined “Fossil Filters” and “Stormceptor” grease and sediment
  traps, a stormwater treatment method from “Guidelines for the Standard Urban
  Stormwater Mitigation Plan Stormwater Best Management Practices for New
  Development and Redevelopment for the Santa Rosa Area and Unincorporated
  Areas around Petaluma and Sonoma,” dated June 3, 2005, may be utilized.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 8 of 29

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Drainage
  and Stormwater

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.11.a

  	
   

  	
  Drainage
  improvements will be designed by a registered Civil Engineer and will comply
  with the Tribe’s Ordinance requirements on post construction stormwater
  runoff control. The Tribe’s Ordinance will adopt standards that are no less
  stringent then the EPA’s current regulations on post construction stormwater
  run off control.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.11.b

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will provide the County with a copy of its current construction
  Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (“SWPPP”), including any final
  amendments (but excluding daily inspection and adjustment documentation), for
  both the existing Casino and all future Gaming Facility construction SWPPPs.
  The Tribe will consult with the County in good faith regarding the adequacy
  of any SWPPP component and will seriously consider any feasible and
  reasonable comments and recommendations. Nothing herein is intended or shall
  be deemed to confer jurisdiction on the County for enforcement or any other
  purposes.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process for providing copy of SWPPP only.

   

  Meet
  and confer only for remainder of mitigation measure.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.11.c

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will prepare a construction SWPPP for the construction of the Resort
  Project. The Tribe will implement the Best Management Practices (BMPs) set
  forth in its SWPPP to avoid downstream impacts, including channel erosion and
  sedimentation in Stream P1 (as such term is identified in the Tribe’s NPDES
  permit application). The BMPs will be based on the latest editions of the
  following publications:

   

  i.      California
  Stormwater BMP Handbook (www.cabmphandbooks.com), by the California
  Stormwater Quality Association;

   

  ii.     Erosion
  and Sediment Control Field Manual, by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water
  Quality Control Board;

   

  iii.    Manual
  of Standards for Erosion & Sediment Control, by the Association of
  Bay Area Governments; and

   

  iv.    Construction
  Site Best Management Practices Manual, by the California Department of
  Transportation.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.11.d

  	
   

  	
  The
  SWPPP will include schedules for construction, maintenance, and inspection of
  proposed BMPs.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.11.e

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will inspect its erosion prevention and sediment control measures
  before forecasted storm events and after actual storm events to ensure that
  measures are functioning properly. “Storm events” are events that produce at
  least 

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 9 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  one
  (1) inch of precipitation in a 24-hour period. The Tribe will promptly
  replace erosion prevention and sediment control measures that have failed or
  are no longer effective.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Wastewater

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.12.a

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will make a good-faith effort at all times to employ a lead wastewater
  plant operator that is a certified Grade II operator or higher classification
  or equivalent experience.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.12.b

  	
   

  	
  Treated
  wastewater storage ponds will be double lined and include both electronic
  monitoring devices to detect leakage and a leachate collection and removal
  system between the two liners constructed in accordance with applicable
  federal and Tribal regulations.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.12.c

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will maintain equipment that automatically shuts off treated wastewater
  used for irrigation if a significant leak occurs in the irrigation system
  equipment.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.12.d

  	
   

  	
  To
  the extent feasible, the Tribe will significantly reduce the aesthetic impact
  of storage tanks over 30,000 gallons from valley views through exterior paint
  colors that are non-reflective and are neutral colors that complement the
  adjacent environment, vegetative screening, and other practical measures. The
  Tribe will provide the County with a sample of such colors and any proposed
  vegetative screening and other practical measures and will meaningfully
  consider any input the County may have regarding such color choice and any
  proposed vegetative screening and other practical measures.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.12.e

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe agrees to share with the County its engineering design report with
  supporting computations, construction drawings, specifications, and operating
  plans for effluent storage and irrigation facilities pursuant to its existing
  NPDES permit. The Parties will make good-faith efforts to resolve any
  concerns regarding the design, rated disposal capacity, or proposed operation
  of the effluent storage and irrigation facilities. Such discussions, and any
  information obtained therefrom, are subject to the confidentiality provisions
  set forth in Section 19 of the MOA. Nothing herein is intended or shall
  be deemed to confer jurisdiction on the County for enforcement or any other
  purposes.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process regarding sharing of information and compliance
  with confidentiality provisions only.

   

  Meet
  and confer regarding the remainder, including good-faith efforts to resolve
  concerns.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.12.f

  	
   

  	
  In
  recognition of the government-to-government relationship between the Tribe
  and County, the Tribe agrees to meet and confer with the County regarding its
  wastewater 

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process regarding participation

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 10 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  operations
  and to provide a tour for the County upon reasonable request by the County.
  Such discussions, tour and any information obtained during such discussions
  are subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 19 of
  the MOA. The Parties will make good-faith efforts to resolve any concerns
  regarding the Tribe’s wastewater operations subject to the limitations set
  forth in Section 5.3.21 of the MOA.

  	
   

  	
  in
  meet and confer and provision of tour and compliance with confidentiality
  provisions.

   

  Meet
  and confer regarding the remainder, including good-faith efforts to resolve
  concerns.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.12.g

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe agrees to contact and meet and confer with the County before deciding
  to apply for a new NPDES permit or any major modification of its existing
  NPDES permit for the discharge of treated wastewater on the Rancheria. The
  Tribe agrees to share with the County its engineering design report with
  supporting calculations, construction drawings, specifications, and operating
  plans for the potential new or modified wastewater treatment facility. Such
  discussions, and any information obtained there from, are subject to the
  confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 19 of the MOA. The Parties
  will make good-faith efforts to resolve any concerns regarding potential
  changes to the Tribe’s wastewater operations subject to the limitations set
  forth in Section 5.3.21 of the MOA.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.12.h

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will notify the County within 24 hours of notifying the EPA of any
  unlawful discharge of wastewater effluent.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process as to notification only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.12.i

  	
   

  	
  The
  County and Tribe will work cooperatively to explore the possibility of having
  the Tribe’s wastewater treated off-site or the Tribe providing Title 22 water
  for off-Reservation irrigation use.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Solid
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  A.13.a

  	
   

  	
  The Tribe will adopt a recycling plan for the
  Resort Project and provide a copy of the plan to the County.

  	
   

  	
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  such plan only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

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  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  A.14.a

  	
   

  	
  All
  generators purchased after the effective date of this Agreement will be
  operated with mufflers that meet the applicable requirements of the State
  Resources Code and the Vehicle Code at the time of such purchase.

  	
   

  	
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  A.14.b

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will implement a Noise Complaint System.  The Tribe will respond to complaints about
  outdoor live music or outdoor amplified sound from the Resort Project
  submitted to the Tribe by off-reservation homes  existing at the time of the execution of
  the MOA.  The Tribe will investigate
  such complaints.  If a complaint cannot
  be resolved between the Tribe and the homeowner within a reasonable time, the
  Tribe will take noise measurements to document the levels of the outdoor live
  music or outdoor amplified sound from the Resort Project at such
  off-Reservation residences.  The sound
  measurement will measure the L02, which is the sound level exceeded one
  minute in any hour.  If measured levels
  from such outdoor live music or outdoor amplified sound at the exterior of
  the off-Reservation residence exceed a LO2 of 65 dBA before 10 p.m. or
  60 dBA after 10 p.m., the Tribe will provide windows rated for a 10 dBA
  exterior to interior noise reduction for all habitable rooms on the side of
  the residence facing the Rancheria. 
  The Tribe will set up a procedure for taking and responding to such
  complaints, which will include a hotline. 
  The Tribe will provide specifications for the windows to the
  homeowner.  The homeowner will then be
  responsible for receiving three (3) bids from qualified contractors to
  purchase and install the windows.  The
  Tribe will promptly pay the homeowner for the cost of the lowest bid after
  the windows are installed and accepted by the homeowner.  The Tribe will pay for normal installation
  of the windows but will not pay for any additional work necessary to allow
  installation, such as repair of dry rot or termite damage.

  	
   

  	
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  A.14.c

  	
   

  	
  Construction
  contractors will be required to implement “quiet” pile-driving technology
  (such as sonic or vibratory pile-driver use; pre-drilling of piles; and
  jetted pile-driving), where reasonable, with consideration of geotechnical
  and structural requirements and conditions.

  	
   

  	
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  A.14.d

  	
   

  	
  Except
  as to any exception agreed to by the parties, following a meet and confer
  process, construction activities during nighttime hours (10:00 p.m. to
  7:00 a.m.) shall be limited to those related to interior work and
  exterior work that

  	
   

  	
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  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  does
  not produce significant noise or require the use of significant noise
  producing equipment.  The Tribe will
  provide a hotline for nearby residences to call to complain about noise from
  construction activities during the nighttime hours of 10:00 p.m. to
  7:00 a.m. and will respond to such complaints.  Unresolved complaints shall be subject to
  the Noise Complaint System and remediation procedure described in
  Section A.14.b. In such circumstances, Section A.14.b shall be read
  to require the Tribe to respond to complaints regarding noise from
  construction activities on the Rancheria during the nighttime hours of
  10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. from residents in existence at the
  execution of the MOA and that sound measurements will be taken of noise from
  such construction activities at the complaining residence if such complaint
  is not resolved between the Tribe and the homeowner within a reasonable
  time.  Construction of the Emergency
  Access Road, as that term is defined in the MOA, shall meet the provision of
  this Section A.14.d and not the provisions set forth in B.8.a.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.14.e

  	
   

  	
  Construction
  contractors will be required to implement the following measures to reduce
  noise levels due to construction: 

   

  i.                  Equipment
  and trucks used for project construction will use the industry standard noise
  control techniques (e.g., improved mufflers, equipment redesign, use of
  intake silencers, ducts, engine enclosures, and acoustically-attenuating
  shields or shrouds) wherever reasonable. 

   

  ii.               Impact
  tools (e.g., jack hammers, pavement breakers, and rock drills) used for
  project construction will be hydraulically or electrically powered wherever
  reasonable to avoid noise associated with compressed air exhaust from
  pneumatically powered tools.  External
  jackets on the tools themselves will be used where reasonable.  Quieter procedures, such as use of drills
  rather than impact tools, will be used whenever reasonable. 

   

  iii.            To
  the extent reasonable, stationary noise sources that could affect off-Reservation
  residences will be located as far as possible from adjacent receptors, will
  be muffled and enclosed within temporary sheds, and will incorporate
  insulation barriers or other measures.

  	
   

  	
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  Dispute

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  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Traffic
  and Transportation

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.15.a

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will install improvements to the intersections of State Route 128 at
  BIA 93, and State Route 128 at the Dugan Property entrance in conformance
  with Caltrans construction standards (“Intersection Improvement”), if the
  rights and approvals necessary to make such improvements are obtained.  Improvements will include acceleration
  lanes, deceleration lanes, and a left-turn pocket into BIA 93 and the Dugan
  Property.  These improvements will be
  installed at the earliest feasible date, subject to Caltrans approval, and
  the Tribe will make good faith efforts to obtain all approvals, permits, and
  easements necessary for the construction of such improvements.  The cost of such improvements, which will
  be constructed at the Tribe’s sole expense, is approximately $4 million for
  the Dugan Property intersection and $4 million for the BIA 93 intersection,
  exclusive of any land acquisition(s). 
  The Tribe will not be required to make the improvements where State
  Route 128 intersects the Dugan Property entrance if the Tribe obtains another
  emergency access road to the existing Reservation.  However, any emergency vehicle access
  point, if other than on the Dugan Property, will have an equivalent level of
  intersection improvements as agreed above.

  	
   

  	
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  A.15.b

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe shall provide a Construction Assurance Device, as that term is used in
  the MOA, to guarantee construction of the Intersection Improvements in
  accordance with accepted plans for the intersection.  The device shall be provided to the County
  no later than sixty (60) days following approval of the intersection by
  Caltrans.  The purpose of the
  Construction Assurance Device shall be to assure the availability of funds to
  the County to build or complete the road or to remediate any material
  deviation from the agreed upon Intersection Improvement plans approved by
  Caltrans, and shall be in substantially the form or method contained in the
  MOA.

  	
   

  	
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  A.15.c

  	
   

  	
  The
  County will communicate to Caltrans its support of the improvements and
  timely provide all available information requested to attempt to expedite
  construction.  County acknowledges that
  such improvements may require acquisition of certain easements or land
  parcel(s), as well as, other permitting matters that may be out of the
  Tribe’s control.  Prior to any
  construction within a California state right-of-way, the Tribe will submit a
  copy of the Caltrans approved Encroachment Permit to the County 

  	
   

  	
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  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Department.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.15.d

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will obtain a Construction Assurance Device in connection with the
  Intersection Improvements on the same terms and conditions set forth in
  Section 7.8 of the MOA.  The Tribe
  will expeditiously take all feasible steps to procure any property necessary
  to improve the intersection.  If the
  required property proves unavailable, the Tribe will make a good-faith effort
  to obtain approvals for and implement the following improvements prior to the
  opening of any Resort Project:

   

  	
   

  	
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  i.                  One
  combination through-right turn lane on Northbound State Route 128 will be
  installed.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  ii.               One
  combination left-through lane on Southbound State Route 128 will be
  installed.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  iii.            One
  left-turn lane and one right-turn lane (with overlapping phasing) on
  Westbound BIA 93 will be installed. 

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  iv.           A
  signalized control at the intersection of State Route 128/BIA 93 will be
  installed that will operate under “Split” phasing for all three turning
  movements.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.15.e

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will make good faith efforts to provide, to the extent permissible,
  adequate traffic control on State Route 128, so that vehicles do not queue
  beyond the planned turn lanes on State Route 128 as patrons wait for entrance
  to the Reservation when parking or other facilities are full or access
  otherwise restricted.

  	
   

  	
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  A.15.f

  	
   

  	
  The
  traffic mitigation measures of Section 19 of the Conditional Permit for
  License attached as Exhibit D of the MOA is hereby incorporated by
  reference.  Section 19 provides as
  follows:

   

  “19      Petitioner
  shall make good faith efforts to minimize traffic congestion on Highway 128
  caused by activities on the Premises, including construction activities and
  Special Events (as defined in this Section 19),  and in the case of a Special Event shall
  undertake the following measures:

   

  (a)          Petitioner
  shall provide to County of Sonoma, the California Highway Patrol and the AVA
  at least two weeks’ notice in writing of all Special Events, which notice
  will describe the specific mitigation

  	
   

  	
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  only subject to enforcement as long as such terms are in effect as a
  condition of a liquor license for the Resort Project.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

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  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
               measures
  to be taken to minimize congestion from the event.

   

  (b)         If
  any of the parties entitled to notice pursuant to subparagraph (a) above
  has reasonable concerns that the proposed mitigation measures will not be
  effective, or if following the Special 
  Event, a party entitled to notice believes that there was traffic
  congestion that could have been mitigated, then at that party’s request,
  Petitioner will meet and confer with the authorized representatives of the
  parties to discuss possible further mitigation measures to minimize traffic
  congestion for the planned occasion or any future similar occasion. 

   

  (c)          Petitioner
  will make best efforts to secure and utilize offsite parking facilities that
  are near Highway 101 but which are not located either on Hwy 128 between the
  Geyserville Bridge and the NAPA County line or on Alexander Valley Road
  between the intersection of Hwy 128 and the intersection of Healdsburg
  Avenue, and will take measures to direct traffic to such parking facilities,
  from which transportation by bus or van will be furnished to and from the
  Premises.    This parking provision can
  be satisfied by the Tribe or another person or entity making such parking
  available to the Tribe’s patrons, and may include a privately or publicly
  owned park and ride facility.

   

  (d)         For
  the purposes of this Section 19, a Special Event shall mean an
  advertised special drawing or giveaway of a prize worth more than $30,000 or
  of an automobile, but does not include any pre-drawing or giveaway qualifying
  days or events leading up to such drawing or giveaway.  Except as otherwise agreed by the AVA and
  the Tribe, the Tribe agrees not to schedule a special event, as defined
  above, during the activities set forth in subparagraphs i) through iii) below
  in which the AVA has an interest (“AVA Events”), unless such AVA Events fall
  on a Holiday (as defined in paragraph 7 above) or on Valentine’s Day, St.
  Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or Indian Days: 

   

  i.                  “Taste
  of the Valley” which is held on the first full weekend in June

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

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  Notes: status and degree of measure

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  between
  the hours of 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; 

   

  ii.               “Alexander
  Valley School Annual Spaghetti Dinner & Auction” which isheld on the
  first Saturday in March between the hours of 6:00 pm to 11:30 p.m.;
  and 

   

  iii.            “AVA
  Wine Barrel Tasting” which is  held on
  the first and second full  weekends in
  March between the hours of 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

   

  The
  Petitioner and the AVA will meet each January to discuss any potential
  conflicting activities so that Petitioner, if at all possible, can avoid
  scheduling Special Events on such dates. 
  If this is not possible, the Petitioner will present a plan for
  handling the increase in traffic flow.”

   

  The
  above terms are subject to amendment and termination.  Tribe is only subject to the above terms as
  long as such terms are in effect as a condition of a liquor license for the
  Resort Project.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  A.15.g

  	
   

  	
  In
  addition to the foregoing, the Tribe will place “no parking” signs on BIA 93
  and, if approval is obtained from Caltrans, on SR 128.  The Tribe will make good faith efforts to
  obtain all approvals, permits, and easements necessary to install the signs
  and will coordinate with applicable law enforcement authorities to reasonably
  ensure enforcement of these provisions. 
  The County will communicate to Caltrans its support of the signage and
  timely provide all available information requested to attempt to expedite the
  installation of such signs.  The Tribe
  will also contract with the California Highway Patrol and/or the County
  Sheriff to assist in traffic control for large special events at the
  Reservation.  The need for contracted
  assistance from the CHP or County Sheriff will be determined by the Tribe.

  	
   

  	
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  A.15.h

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will monitor Casino related traffic, including special event use, and
  share such monitoring information on a quarterly basis with the County for
  the purposes of identifying and remedying congestion problems without
  affecting the commercial performance, viability and feasibility of the Casino
  and Resort Project.  The Tribe and
  County will thereafter meet and confer regarding traffic issues, if any.  The information provided to the County will
  be subject to the confidentiality provisions contained in Section 19 of
  the MOA.

  	
   

  	
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  such monitoring, the participation in meet and confer and the compliance with
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  provisions.

   

  Meet
  and confer only regarding the remainder, including the type of monitoring and
  any identification and remediation of congestion problems.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Part B

  	
   

  	
  Dugan
  Projects.  These mitigation measures are
  applicable to the Dugan Projects only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Resources

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.1.a

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will have an expanded Geotechnical Study completed to evaluate the
  location and placement of the proposed residential units, emergency service
  building and vineyard(s).  The study
  should evaluate areas of deeper colluvium or on steeper slopes (excess of 25
  feet vertical height).  Permanent cut
  or fill slopes shall be constructed at inclinations of 2:1 (horizontal:
  vertical) or less, as recommended in the project geotechnical report.  Steeper slopes (both cut and fill) may be
  achieved if specific design measures demonstrate a satisfactorily level of
  safety (i.e., reinforced earth for steeper fill slopes and shotcrete and/or
  soil nailing).

  	
   

  	
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  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.1.b

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation
  for lurching and ground cracking will consist of special foundation design,
  use of structural retaining walls, and/or moderate set backs from channel
  banks depending on the channel depth and location.  In addition, surface and subsurface
  drainage improvements shall be designed by a Civil Engineer to include paved
  V-ditches, swales, or other methods to collect surface runoff water from the
  above planned roads and other improvements to help mitigate lurching and
  ground cracking hazard potential.  At a
  minimum, surface drainage should be directed to the project storm drainage
  system with retaining walls incorporated into the project design to support
  excavations into any unstable/wet areas.

  	
   

  	
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  At
  a minimum, mitigation for seismic shaking will include designing the improvements
  and structures in accordance with the provisions of the most recent Uniform
  Building Code (1997 UBC) or California Building Code (2001 CBC).  UBC/CBC seismic design criteria for the
  roadway and infrastructure design as summarized in Table 4-1of the

  	
   

  	
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  August 2005
  Final Environmental Assessment for the Dry Creek Rancheria Fee to Trust
  Project.  Subsequent engineering will
  address overall site grading, staging and drainage (particularly sub-surface
  drainage) to promote long-term stability of site slopes.  This will include the use of retaining
  walls along portions of the new road alignment to promote both short term
  (during construction) and long term stability of permanent excavations (i.e.,
  cut slopes).

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  B.2.a

  	
   

  	
  All
  construction stormwater pollution prevention plans will include BMPs to
  provide effective erosion and sediment control.  These BMPs will be selected to achieve
  maximum sediment removal and represent the best available technology that is
  economically achievable.  Performance
  and effectiveness of these BMPs will be determined either by visual means
  where applicable (i.e., observation of above-normal sediment release), or by
  actual water sampling in cases where verification of contaminant reduction or
  elimination (inadvertent petroleum release) is required to determine adequacy
  of the measure.  BMPs to be implemented
  as part of this mitigation measure will include, but are not limited to, the
  following measures:

   

  i.                  BMPs
  for temporary erosion control (such as silt fences, staked straw
  bales/wattles, silt/sediment basins and traps, check dams, geofabric, sandbag
  dikes, and temporary revegetation or other ground cover) will be employed for
  disturbed areas, stockpiled soil, and along culverts and drainage ditches on
  the site and in downstream off-site areas that may be affected by
  construction activities.  Requirements
  for the placement and monitoring of the BMPs will become part of the
  contractor’s project specifications. Performance and adequacy of the measures
  will be determined visually by site construction management and verified by
  the Tribe as appropriate. 

   

  ii.               Construction
  contractors will prepare Standard Operating Procedures for the transportation,
  handling and storage of hazardous and other materials (e.g., paints, stucco,
  concrete, oils, etc.) on the construction site to prevent discharge of these
  materials to surface waters.

   

  iii.            Grass
  or other vegetative cover will be established on the construction site as
  soon as possible after 

  	
   

  	
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                          disturbance.  If grass is chosen, a native seed mix will
  be used.  At minimum, vegetative
  application will be completed by September 15th to allow for plant
  establishment.  No disturbed surfaces
  or stockpile areas will be left without erosion control measures in place
  during the period of October 1st to April 30th.  Application, schedule, and maintenance of
  the vegetative cover will be the responsibility of the contractor and
  requirements to establish a vegetative cover will be included in the
  construction contractor’s project specifications. 

   

  iv.           The
  Tribe will ensure, through the enforcement of contractual obligations, that
  the construction site will be monitored at least once per week for compliance
  with the SWPPP.  Such information shall
  be provided to the Tribe’s mitigation monitor.  Quantitative performance standards for
  receiving water quality during construction will be consistent with the
  Regional Board’s adopted Basin Plan objectives for the Russian River,
  applicable TMDL plans and/or CCR Title 22.

   

  v.              If
  discharges of sediment or hazardous substances to drainage ways are observed,
  construction will be halted until the source of contamination is identified
  and remediated. Visual indications of such contamination include an oily
  sheen or coating on water, and noticeable turbidity (lack of clarity) in the
  water.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.2.b

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe will have a Master Drainage Plan prepared for the project site by a
  registered Civil Engineer. The Drainage Plan will incorporate measures to
  maintain runoff during peak conditions to pre-construction discharge levels.
  The Plan will include the following items:

   

  i.                  An
  accurate calculation of pre-development runoff conditions and
  post-development runoff scenarios will be conducted using appropriate
  engineering methods.  This analysis
  will more accurately evaluate potential changes to runoff through specific
  design criteria.  The model will
  account for increased surface runoff.

   

  ii.               An
  assessment of existing drainage facilities within the project vicinity, and
  an inventory of necessary upgrades, replacements, redesigns, and/or
  rehabilitation.

   

  iii.            Design
  specifications for additional retention basins if needed to attenuate peak
  flows.  Retention basins will

  	
   

  	
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  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
                          be
  sized to result in no net increase in peak stormwater discharge from the
  site.

   

  iv.           A
  description of the proposed maintenance program for the on-site drainage
  system. 

   

  v.              Standards
  for drainage systems to be installed on a project-specific basis.

   

  vi.           The
  Drainage Plan will include, and the Tribe will implement, a schedule for
  identified drainage improvements.  This
  approach will ensure that drainage improvements are installed concurrently
  with each proposed use (e.g., residential) to avoid exceeding the capacity of
  on-site drainage systems and maintaining peak stormwater discharge rates at
  pre-project levels.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
  B.2.c

  	
   

  	
  The
  Drainage Plan described above in Mitigation Measure B.2.b will include BMPs
  to maximize stormwater quality.  The
  Drainage Plan will include both BMPs that will address the project site as a
  whole, as well as guidance for BMPs to be implemented for specific
  future-tenets.  These BMPs will be selected
  to achieve maximum contaminant removal and represent the best available
  technology that is economically achievable. 
  The BMPs will include a combination of source control, structural
  improvements, and treatment systems. 
  BMPs may include but not be limited to the following:

   

  i.                  A
  wet retention basin(s), which holds a volume of stormwater until it is
  displaced by the next storm event, designed to provide effective water
  quality control. Wet retention basins have been shown to be more effective at
  contaminant removal than dry detention basins. Basin features will include
  the following: 

   

  (A)      Maximize
  retention time for settling of fine particles. 

   

  (B)        Establish
  maintenance schedules for periodic removal of sedimentation, excessive
  vegetation, and debris that may clog basin inlets and outlets. 

   

  (C)        Maximize
  the retention basin elevation to allow the highest amount of infiltration and
  settling prior to discharge.  Wet
  retention basins are expected to remove, at a minimum, 50 percent of
  suspended solids and metals, 30 percent of nitrogen and phosphorus, and up to
  30 percent of pathogens.

   

  ii.               Grass
  strips, high infiltration substrates, and grassy

  	
   

  	
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                          swales
  will be used where reasonable throughout the project site to reduce runoff
  and provide initial stormwater treatment. 
  This type of treatment would apply particularly to parking lots. 

   

  iii.            Small
  settling, treatment, and/or infiltration devices may be installed beneath
  large parking areas to provide initial filtration prior to discharge into
  flood control basins.  This may include
  the use of oil and grease separators.

   

  iv.           Roof
  drains will drain to natural surfaces or swales where possible to avoid
  excessive concentration and channelization of stormwater.  Roof drains may be directly connected to
  the storm drain system, if treatment control measures are provided
  downstream. 

   

  v.              To
  minimize the amount of pollutants entering the storm drain system, project
  roadways and parking areas will be cleaned regularly using street sweeping
  equipment.  Additionally, litter and
  debris that may accumulate on the project site will be regularly collected
  and properly disposed.  These
  activities will be the responsibility of the Tribe.

   

  vi.           The
  Tribe will develop and implement a pesticide and fertilizer management plan
  for landscaped areas with the goal of reducing potential discharge of such
  chemical, chlorpyrifos and diazinon in particular, to on-site waterways.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
  B.2.d

  	
   

  	
  To
  reduce the impacts of erosion and sedimentation from the vineyard site the
  Tribe will implement the following operational BMPs, similar to those
  required by Sonoma County, during vineyard planting and/or replanting
  activities:

   

  i.                  All
  initial vineyard planting work will be carried out between February 1
  and October 15. 

   

  ii.               Appropriate
  best management practices will be implemented to protect all disturbed areas
  on the vineyard site from the effects of storm runoff.  Use of both temporary and permanent
  measures that incorporate natural systems are encouraged and will consist of
  seeding, mulching, cover cropping, revegetation, and/or other recognized
  surface stabilization measures.

   

  iii.            A
  stormwater management system designed for an average storm recurrence
  interval of not less than 

  	
   

  	
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  twenty-five (25) years will be installed on the
  vineyard site. The system will allow excess stormwater runoff to be carried
  through the vineyard site with minimum erosion and consistent with the
  overall drainage patterns present in the area.

   

  iv.           An erosion and sediment control plan will be prepared
  by a qualified civil engineer or qualified professional, will include the
  following requirements:

   

  (A)      Location of all soil protection measures, including but
  not limited to, mulching, cover cropping, netting, revegetation, and other
  surface stabilization measures;

   

  (B)        Location of all stormwater management and sediment
  control measures, including, but not limited to, drainage swales, interceptor
  and diversion ditches, pipes and culverts, berms, energy absorbing
  structures, vegetative filter strips, sediment buffers, sediment basins,
  channels, and drop inlets; and

   

  (C)        Design calculations for storage capacities of any
  sediment basins.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.2.e

  	
   

  	
  With regard to the application of recycled water for
  vineyard irrigation:

   

  i.                  Application rates of
  recycled water shall be restricted to the agronomic rate of the
  crop(s) under irrigation (e.g., grape vines), such that no surface
  runoff or groundwater contamination will result. To calculate the appropriate
  irrigation rate, the Tribe may utilize resources such as Wateright (ATIN and
  CIT, 2000; http://www.wateright.org) or another such tool for irrigation
  scheduling.

   

  ii.               The Tribe shall adhere to
  all Title 22 requirements, as well as DHS’s Guidelines for the Preparation of
  an Engineering Report for the Production, Distribution and Use of Recycled
  Water.

   

  iii.            In addition, the Tribe
  shall not approve irrigation with recycled water within 50 feet of a domestic
  well, or surface impoundments of reclaimed water within 100 feet of a
  domestic well, consistent with Title 22 standards.

  	
   

  	
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  Quality

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.3.a

  	
   

  	
  To
  reduce construction emissions of PM10, the Tribe will:

  	
   

  	
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  Water all active construction areas at least
  twice daily;

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Cover all trucks hauling soil, sand, and other
  loose materials or require all trucks to maintain at least two feet of
  freeboard (i.e., the minimum required space between the top of the load and
  the top of the trailer);

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Pave, apply water three times daily, or apply
  (non-toxic) soil stabilizers on all unpaved access roads, parking areas and
  staging areas at construction sites;

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Sweep daily (preferably with water sweepers)
  all paved access roads, parking areas and staging areas at construction
  sites;

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Sweep streets daily (preferably with water
  sweepers) if visible soil material is carried onto adjacent public streets.

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Hydroseed or apply (non-toxic) soil
  stabilizers to inactive construction areas (previously graded areas inactive
  for ten days or more);

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Enclose, cover, water twice daily, or apply
  (non-toxic) soil stabilizers to exposed stockpiles (dirt, sand, etc.);

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Limit traffic speeds on unpaved roads to 15
  miles per hour;

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Install
  sandbags or other erosion control measures to prevent silt runoff to public roadways;
  and

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  vegetation
  in disturbed areas as quickly as possible.

   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.3.b

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe shall adopt and enforce a law that prohibits open burning as strict as
  NSCAPCD Regulation II (Open Burning). Nothing in this provision shall be
  deemed to confer jurisdiction on NSCAPCD.

  	
   

  	
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  Dispute resolution process as to the adoption of such law only. 

  

  Meet and Confer for the remainder.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.3.c

  	
   

  	
  Before
  start of construction or operations involving ground disturbance, the project
  proponent shall prepare a serpentine soils hazard dust mitigation plan in the
  event

  	
   

  	
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  serpentine
  soils are found during construction and/or excavation activities on the Dugan
  Property. The plan shall contain the following measures:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  During
  grading activities, the contractor shall implement dust control measures,
  such as wetting down exposed serpentine and covering areas exposed to vehicle
  traffic with non-asbestos material. Employees must be notified of the
  potential health risk of airborne asbestos, and the contractor and
  construction workers shall take every precaution possible to reduce the
  exposure to potential airborne asbestos, such as wearing appropriate clothing
  and respiratory devices.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Vehicle
  access and speed shall be limited and reduced to the least feasible number of
  vehicles in construction areas containing serpentine rock. Areas along
  vehicle travel routes that consist of exposed serpentine shall be covered
  with non-asbestos material.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  During
  construction activities, construction vehicles shall be rinsed before leaving
  the construction sites to reduce the dispersion of asbestos dust.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  During
  construction, any excavated material containing serpentine rock shall be
  covered to reduce wind erosion and particulate dispersion. Disturbed surfaces
  and stockpiles shall be maintained with high-moisture conditions or applied
  with a binder to seal fibers.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Any
  exposed serpentine soils along the corridor shall be covered with clean soils
  to reduce potential health hazards.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Vegetation
  shall be planted to reclaim disturbed serpentine rock areas where feasible.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

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  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Biological
  Resources

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.4.a

  	
   

  	
  If
  construction activities take place during the migratory bird and raptor
  breeding season (March 1 through August 15), a pre-construction
  survey for nesting migratory birds shall be conducted by a qualified
  biologist within the 30 days prior to construction activities to establish
  the status of these species on the project site. If ground-disturbing
  activities are delayed or suspended for more than 30 days after the pre-construction
  survey, the site shall be resurveyed. If active nests are observed within 500
  feet of proposed construction areas, a limited operating period shall be
  implemented to restrict construction activities within 500 feet of the nest
  site until young have fledged. Should this buffer distance become infeasible,
  the USFWS shall be consulted to develop measures to avoid or reduce
  disturbance to viable nests within 500 feet of an active nest site.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.4.b

  	
   

  	
  Prior
  to construction, all wetlands and drainage channels in the study area shall
  be identified in the field and protected with temporary fencing if within 50
  feet of construction activities. Temporary fencing shall consist of silt
  fencing and temporary construction fencing. A qualified biologist shall
  direct the placement of fencing in the field using pin flags or similar field
  identifiers. The fencing shall be placed between the wetland or aquatic
  feature and the construction area. During construction, fencing shall be
  maintained and inspected daily by the construction manager. No construction
  activities or spoils shall be allowed within protected areas.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Army
  Corps has verified wetlands delineation for the Dugan Property.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.4.c

  	
   

  	
  Prior
  to construction, the Tribe shall purchase credits of wetland and riparian
  habitats from a local mitigation bank to compensate for the permanent loss of
  these habitats on the Dugan Property. Based on the Environmental Assessment
  evaluation conducted, up to 0.13 acre of riparian and wetland habitat would
  be impacted by the Proposed Action. Mitigation shares will be purchased by
  the Tribe at a 1:1 ratio in direct proportion to the acreage of wetland and
  riparian habitats eliminated by construction activities, in accordance with
  the San Francisco District’s Mitigation and Monitoring Proposal Guidelines
  (December 30, 2004).

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 26 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.4.d

  	
   

  	
  Only
  the minimum amount of vegetation will be pruned that is necessary to construct
  the project. Where feasible, riparian vegetation that is removed should be
  cut at or just below grade to facilitate plant re-growth.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.4.e

  	
   

  	
  Following
  construction, appropriate erosion control measures will be used on all
  disturbed areas to minimize the potential for erosion, and may include
  hydroseeding, erosion control blankets, and revegetation with native plant
  species.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.4.f

  	
   

  	
  All
  oak trees that are removed with a diameter at breast height of five inches or
  greater will be replanted within suitable habitat at a rate of 3:1 and
  maintained for three years after the planting.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Cultural
  Resources

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.5.a

  	
   

  	
  Any
  cultural resources, such as chipped or ground stone, historic debris or bone,
  or paleontologic resources that are inadvertently unearthed during ground
  disturbing activities, will be handled under Tribal law and processes.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.5.b

  	
   

  	
  If human remains are discovered or recognized
  in any location on the Project site other than in a dedicated cemetery, there
  will be no further excavation or disturbance of the site or any nearby area
  reasonably suspected to overlie adjacent human remains until:

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  i.

  	
  The Sonoma County coroner has been informed
  and has determined that no investigation of the cause of death is required; and,

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  ii.

  	
  If the remains are of Native American origin,
  the Tribe shall dispose of such remains and any grave goods associated
  therewith in accordance with its laws, customs and traditions, preserving the
  dignity of the decedent and with appropriate efforts to determine his or her
  descendants. In addition, the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be requested to
  comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
  (NAGPRA) regulations relating to the discovery of human remains of Native
  American origin on federal land.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 27 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Public
  Services

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.6.a

  	
   

  	
  Any
  construction equipment that normally includes a spark arrester shall be
  equipped with an arrester in good working order. This includes, but is not
  limited to, vehicles, heavy equipment, and chainsaws.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only. (See also Fire
  Protocol.)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.6.b

  	
   

  	
  During
  construction, staging areas, welding areas, or areas slated for development
  using spark-producing equipment shall be cleared of dried vegetation or other
  materials that could serve as fire fuel. To the extent feasible, the
  contractor shall keep these areas clear of combustible materials in order to
  maintain a firebreak.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only. (See also Fire
  Protocol.)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.6.c

  	
   

  	
  A
  defensible space of no less than 30 feet from proposed residential structures
  shall be maintained to reduce the intensity of a wildfire. Extremely
  flammable vegetation and other material shall be removed as much as possible
  to provide a firebreak around the residences. This buffer will reduce the volume
  and density of fuels to provide increased safety for fire equipment and
  evacuating individuals and residents as well as a point of attack or defense
  from a wildfire. This buffer will also provide possible containment should a
  fire occur within or near any of the proposed developments.

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only. (See also Fire
  Protocol.)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Public
  Health/Hazardous Materials

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.7.a

  	
   

  	
  An
  asbestos survey and a lead based paint survey, to include conclusions and
  recommendations, should be completed on all existing structures on the Dugan
  Property prior to any renovation or demolition activities. All asbestos and
  lead-based paint work will comply with California OSHA regulations, Northern
  Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District and/or California Air Resources
  Board regulations, as well as any local ordinances. The recommendations in
  the asbestos and lead based paint survey report(s) will be followed to
  ensure proper handling and disposal of the above identified materials.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process as to the completion of the surveys only.

   

  Meet
  and confer only as to the remainder.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.7.b

  	
   

  	
  The
  Tribe shall develop a cross-connection control program for the recycled water
  that will include, but not be limited to, the following elements:

  	
   

  	
  Meet
  and confer only.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  i.
  

  	
  All
  piping, valves and outlets should be color-coded and marked to differentiate
  recycled water from domestic water, and all reclaimed water controllers and
  valves should
  be affixed with reclaimed water notification signs.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
												

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 28 of 29

 

 

	
  MOA

  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Mitigation Measure

  	
   

  	
  Dispute

  Resolution Forum

  or Process

  	
   

  	
  Completion

  Signature

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
  Notes: status and degree of measure

  implementation and other comments

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  ii.

  	
  Recycled
  water lines shall be separated from potable water lines by 10 feet in a
  horizontal direction
  and 1 foot in a vertical direction, with the potable line at the higher elevation.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  iii.

  	
  Maintain
  buffer zones
  between irrigated areas and domestic wells.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  iv.

  	
  Maintain
  a 50-foot distance between
  drinking water wells and wastewater pipelines and impoundment areas.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  v.

  	
  Monitor
  nitrate levels in recycled
  water and adjust application rates.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  vi.

  	
  Recycled
  water will be monitored
  quarterly for nitrate levels by the Tribe.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  vii.

  	
  The
  drinking water wells on the Dugan Property will be monitored quarterly for
  nitrate levels to assure that drinking water standards are maintained in accordance
  with domestic water quality and monitoring requirements in Title 22, Chapter
  15. Nothing in this provision shall be deemed to confer jurisdiction on the
  State.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Noise

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.8.a

  	
   

  	
  Except
  as to any exception agreed to by the parties, following a meet and confer
  process, the Tribe will restrict the hours of exterior construction at the
  project site to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday,
  and prohibit exterior construction on Sundays and Holidays.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  B.8.b

  	
   

  	
  Use
  of the helicopter landing pad discussed in the Final Environmental Study
  shall be limited to medical, fire, or law enforcement emergencies only. The
  Tribe will conduct a TEIR and utilize the process for a Tribal Commercial
  Development Project as those terms are defined in the MOA if the Tribe
  intends to use such helicopter landing pad for other purposes.

  	
   

  	
  MOA
  Dispute Resolution process.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit A to MOA

Page 29 of 29

 

 

 

DUGAN PROPERTY PROJECTS

APN 140-260-003

EXHIBIT B TO MOA

 

 

 

 

BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL

OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 

	
  In the Matter of the Application of:

  	
  )

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  )

  	
  File:

  	
  47-396835

  
	
   

  	
  )

  	
  Reg:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Dry
  Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians

  	
  )

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  3250
  Hwy 128 East

  	
  )

  	
  PETITION FOR CONDITIONAL
  LICENSE

  
	
   

  	
  Geyserville,
  CA 95441

  	
  )

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  )

  	
   

  

 

For
issuance of an On Sale General Eating Place License

 

Under
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act

 

WHEREAS, Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians (“Petitioner”) has filed an
application for the issuance of an On Sale General Eating Place License (“License”)
for the River Rock Casino, located at 3250 Highway 128 East, Geyserville,
California 95441 (the “Premises”); and,

 

WHEREAS, sixty-eight (68) protests have been filed against the issuance of the
applied-for License; and,

 

WHEREAS, the protests deal with the proposed operation of the applied-for
Premises; and,

 

WHEREAS, Petitioner has entered into a Tribal – State Gaming Compact with the
State of California; and,

 

WHEREAS, Petitioner is operating Class III gaming as defined by 25 U.S.C.
§ 2703(8) on the applied-for Premises; and,

 

WHEREAS, Petitioner wishes to permit consumption of alcoholic beverages in the
premises;

 

WHEREAS, Petitioner wishes to respect community concerns and work to minimize
any potential impacts of the License by limiting alcohol beverage weekday,
daytime services to beer and wine only; and

 

WHEREAS, there is not presently a hotel on Petitioner’s reservation and
Petitioner intends to build a hotel on such reservation.

 

NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned Petitioner does hereby petition for a License with
the following conditions, to-wit:

 

1.               The Department
shall issue the License to Petitioner upon the withdrawal of the protests.

 

2.               Persons under the
age of 21 years old shall not be permitted to loiter in any room in which Class III
gaming activities are being conducted unless the person is en route to a
non-gaming

 

Exhibit D to MOA

Page 1 of 5

 

 

area of the Premises, except that employees under the age of 21 years
old shall be permitted to be in such areas in the performance of their duties
as employees.

 

3.               Petitioner shall
report to the Department and the County of Sonoma in writing any change in
membership of the elected tribal Board of Directors.  This report shall be made within 30 days of
said changes.

 

4.               There shall be no
live entertainment of any type at the Premises requiring the payment of a
separate entrance, admission or other entertainment fee.  In no case shall there be any fighting
events, nude or semi-nude entertainment, or adult entertainment as defined in 4
California Code of Regulations § 143.3 at the Premises.

 

5.               Petitioner shall
not allow amplified music or amplified sound in the exterior area of the
Premises, with the exception of the patio areas and entrances.  Outside amplified music and amplified sound
shall only be permitted from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. except for soft
background music that cannot be heard by persons located off the reservation.

 

6.               Petitioner shall
regularly police the area under its control in an effort to prevent loitering
of persons about the Premises.

 

7.               The sale, service,
and consumption of alcoholic beverages at the Premises shall be permitted only
during the following hours:

 

Sundays.  The sale,
service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted only between
the hours of 10:00 a.m. and midnight (12:00 a.m.), without
restriction as to the type of alcoholic beverages that may be sold, served and
consumed (the “Sunday Schedule”).

 

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (“Weekdays”).  Except as provided below for a Weekday that
falls on a Holiday (as defined below) or on the day before a Holiday, the sale,
service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages on Weekdays shall be permitted
only between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and midnight (12:00 a.m.), and
shall be limited to beer and/or wine between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m.

 

Fridays.  Except as
provided below for a Friday that falls on a Holiday, on Fridays the sale,
service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted only between
the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. 
, and shall be limited to beer and/or wine between the hours of 11:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. (the “Friday Schedule”).

 

Saturdays.  The sale,
service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages on Saturdays shall be permitted
only between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m., without
restriction as to the type of alcoholic beverage that may be sold, served and
consumed (the “Saturday Schedule”).

 

Holidays.  On the days
that are observed (“Holiday(s)”) for the following federal holidays: New Year’s
Day, Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and
Christmas Day, the sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall
be subject to the Sunday Schedule, except that if the day before the Holiday is
a Weekday, the sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages on that
Weekday before the Holiday shall be

 

Exhibit D to MOA

Page 2 of 5

 

 

permitted
on the Friday Schedule, and if the Holiday falls on a Friday or Saturday, or if
the day before the Holiday is a Sunday, the sale, service and consumption of
alcoholic beverages on that Holiday Friday or Saturday, or on the Sunday before
the Holiday, shall be permitted on the Saturday Schedule.

 

8.               Petitioner shall be
responsible for litter control on the Premises and roads adjacent to the
Premises, including B1A 93 and State Highway 128 from the intersection on
Alexander Valley Road north to the Geyserville Bridge.

 

9.               No “Happy Hour” or
other type of reduced price or free alcoholic beverage promotion or discounts
shall be allowed at the Premises.

 

10.         The sale of alcoholic
beverages for consumption off the Premises is strictly prohibited.

 

11.         The parking lot of the
Premises shall be equipped with lighting of sufficient power to illuminate and
make easily discernible the appearance and conduct of all persons on or about
the parking lot.  Consistent with
security requirements, however, steps shall be taken to minimize any
off-reservation effects of any outdoor lighting.

 

12.         Petitioner shall provide
a minimum of eight (8) uniformed security guards during the hours of sales
of alcoholic beverages, two (2) of whom shall be specifically assigned to
the parking lot area of the Premises.

 

13.         At all times, the sale
and service of alcoholic beverages shall be made only in the Premises’
restaurants or bars.  There shall be no
sale or service of alcohol on the casino gaming floor.  No person shall be permitted to purchase more
than one alcoholic beverage at a time except for the sale of bottles of wine
served in a restaurant with a meal.

 

14.         At all times while
Petitioner is selling or serving alcohol, food service shall be available.  In addition, at all times while Petitioner is
selling or serving alcohol, Petitioner shall provide free food in all areas of
the Premises where alcohol is sold except that free food shall not be required
in the Premises’ restaurants.

 

15.         There shall be no minimum
drink requirement at the Premises.

 

16.         Petitioner shall provide
a 24-hour “hot line” phone number for the receipt of any complaints from the
community regarding the issues set forth in this License.  Petitioner shall keep a log of such
complaints received on the hot line, the date and time received, the specific
substance of the concern, and Petitioner’s response to such complaints.  The log shall be retained for a minimum of
one year.  On written request by the Department,
the County of Sonoma, or the Alexander Valley Association (“AVA”), the log
shall be made available for inspection at the Premises within seven (7) days
of the request.

 

17.         Signs prohibiting the
removal of alcoholic beverages shall remain posted at all points of exit from
the Premises.  These signs shall be of
sufficient size so as to be easily seen and read by patrons exiting the
Premises.

 

Exhibit D to MOA

Page 3 of 5

 

 

18.         The Tribe acknowledges that
it is required to abide by the County of Sonoma’s and the State of California’s
sign regulations and requirements when erecting signs on off-reservation land
within such entities’ jurisdiction.

 

19.         Petitioner shall make
good faith efforts to minimize traffic congestion on Highway 128 caused by
activities on the Premises, including construction activities and Special
Events (as defined in this Section 19), and in the case of a Special Event
shall undertake the following measures:

 

(a)                                  Petitioner
shall provide to County of Sonoma, the California Highway Patrol and the AVA at
least two weeks’ notice in writing of all Special Events, which notice will
describe the specific mitigation measures to be taken to minimize congestion
from the event.

 

(b)                                 If
any of the parties entitled to notice pursuant to subparagraph (a) above
has reasonable concerns that the proposed mitigation measures will not be
effective, or if following the Special 
Event, a party entitled to notice believes that there was traffic
congestion that could have been mitigated, then at that party’s request,
Petitioner will meet and confer with the authorized representatives of the
parties to discuss possible further mitigation measures to minimize traffic
congestion for the planned occasion or any future similar occasion.

 

(c)                                  Petitioner
will make best efforts to secure and utilize offsite parking facilities that
are near Highway 101 but which are not located either on Hwy 128 between the
Geyserville Bridge and the NAPA County line or on Alexander Valley Road between
the intersection of Hwy 128 and the intersection of Healdsburg Avenue, and will
take measures to direct traffic to such parking facilities, from which
transportation by bus or van will be furnished to and from the Premises.    This parking provision can be satisfied by
the Tribe or another person or entity making such parking available to the
Tribe’s patrons, and may include a privately or publicly owned park and ride
facility.

 

(d)                                 For
the purposes of this Section 19, a Special Event shall mean an advertised
special drawing or giveaway of a prize worth more than $30,000 or of an
automobile, but does not include any pre-drawing or giveaway qualifying days or
events leading up to such drawing or giveaway. 
Except as otherwise agreed by the AVA and the Tribe, the Tribe agrees
not to schedule a special event, as defined above, during the activities set
forth in subparagraphs i) through iii) below in which the AVA has an interest (“AVA
Events”), unless such AVA Events fall on a Holiday (as defined in paragraph 7
above) or on Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day,
Father’s Day or Indian Days:

 

i.                                          “Taste of the
Valley” which is held on the first full weekend in June between the hours
of 10:00 am to 5:00 pm;

 

ii.                                       “Alexander
Valley School Annual Spaghetti Dinner & Auction” which is held on the
first Saturday in March between the hours of 6:00 pm to 11:30 p.m.;
and

 

Exhibit D to MOA

Page 4 of 5

 

 

iii.                                    “AVA Wine Barrel
Tasting” which is  held on the first and
second full weekends in March between the hours of 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

 

The Petitioner and the AVA will meet each January to discuss any
potential conflicting activities so that Petitioner, if at all possible, can
avoid scheduling Special Events on such dates. 
If this is not possible, the Petitioner will present a plan for handling
the increase in traffic flow.

 

20.         Except as otherwise
agreed by the County of Sonoma and the AVA, Petitioner shall not apply to the
Department for any modification or removal of the conditions of this License
set forth herein that would go into effect prior to (1) three years from
the date issuance of a license to Petitioner by the Department, or (2) the
opening of a hotel on the reservation, whichever first occurs.  The County of Sonoma, AVA and Petitioner
agree that this condition does not prevent the Petitioner from applying for the
modification or removal of the conditions of this License set forth herein
prior to the expiration of such time period so long as the change, if granted,
is not to become effective until the expiration of the time period described
above. Furthermore, the County of Sonoma and those parties represented by Keker &
Van Nest, LLP in connection with the application for this License, including
the AVA, and Keker & Van Nest as to others it may represent, agree not
to oppose the transfer and/or modification of this License, if the conditions
set forth herein remain the same.  Before
applying to the Department for modification or removal of any conditions of
this License set forth herein, Petitioner agrees to notify and, if requested to
do so within ten (10) days after such notice, meet within twenty (20) days
in good faith with the authorized representatives of, the County of Sonoma and
the AVA to discuss the proposal.

 

Petitioner
understands that any material violation of the foregoing conditions and failure
to correct after written notice and a reasonable opportunity to do so shall
constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of the License.

 

	
  DATED
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  OF

  	
   

  	
  ,
  2008.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Applicant/Petitioner

  

 

Exhibit D to MOA

Page 5 of 5

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS

RE EMERGENCY ACCESS ROAD

CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION ACCOUNT DISBURSEMENTS

 

This
Exhibit E, (the “Escrow Instructions”) to the Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”)
between the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians (“Tribe”) and the County
of Sonoma (“County”) (individually the “Party” and collectively the “Parties”)
is intended to serve as the basis for Instructions to be jointly provided by
the Parties to an escrow holder (“Escrow Holder”) under Section 7.8, et
seq. of the MOA for the Emergency Access Road Construction Completion Account
disbursements.  Capitalized terms shall
have the same meaning as they do within the MOA unless indicated otherwise. The
Parties shall enter into final Instructions that meet the criteria and purposes
set forth in this Exhibit and the MOA, provided that if, in connection
with the Financing, different requirements must be met for construction
disbursements, such requirements shall be adopted in lieu of those set forth
below, except that in no event shall the County’s rights; to notices,
disbursements, or to take over construction as provided herein and in the MOA
be diminished.  Nothing herein shall
prohibit the Parties from revising or modifying the Escrow Instructions by
mutual agreement.

 

1.                                       Budget and Funding of Emergency Access Road
Construction Costs.

 

1.1                                 An escrow account has been created at
                                        
pursuant to Section 7.8.4 of the MOA. 
In accordance with the MOA, within ten (10) days after opening of
the escrow, the Tribe will deliver to the County an updated written budget,
which shall include a breakdown of costs by project milestones and set forth in
reasonable detail the anticipated costs of constructing the Emergency Access
Road (“Budget”).  The County shall have
ten (10) days from receipt of the Budget to reasonably approve or reject
the Budget.  The Budget amount, as
finally approved (or not disputed) by the County shall be the final estimated
cost of the Emergency Access Road (subject to such later adjustments as the MOA
or the Escrow Instructions permit), and such amount shall constitute the principal
amount to be deposited into the escrow account for release to contractors and
materialmen in accordance with the Escrow Instructions.  If the Parties are unable to agree on the
Budget, the Parties shall proceed to engage in the dispute resolution process
set forth in Section 20 of the MOA.

 

1.2                                 In addition to the Budget amount, a
contingency reserve of 7% of the final Budget amount shall be determined as the
required contingency amount, subject to adjustment as necessary based upon
adjustments to the Budget and shall be deposited into the escrow account along
with the Budget amount.  The total amount
deposited in escrow shall be termed the Construction Completion Account
Fund.  In no event shall the Construction
Completion Account Fund be deposited later than five (5) days from the
start of construction related to the Emergency Access Road.

 

Exhibit E to MOA

Page 1 of 8

 

 

1.3                                 If either party determines a need to readjust
the amount of the Construction Completion Account Fund in material part at some
later date, it shall submit a proposal to do so to the other party, together
with the reasons therefore, and the other party shall have ten (10) days
in which to approve such revision, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.  Substantial progress in
construction, or in savings from the original approved Budget, thereby lowering
the remaining cost of completion, may be reasons for seeking a reduction of the
Construction Completion Account Fund. 
Similarly, cost overruns or increased costs of construction materials or
labor may be reasons for seeking an increase in the Construction Completion
Account Fund.  If the Budget is reduced
or increased, the portion of the Account representing such contingency amount
shall be reduced or increased pro rata to such change.

 

1.4                                 These Escrow Instructions hereby direct the
escrow agent to disburse amounts from the Construction Completion Account to
the Tribe or its designated contractors, vendors or consultants, or to the
County, to timely meet payments due in connection with the construction of the
Emergency Access Road, in accordance with Section 2 below.  These Escrow Instructions also hereby require
that the Construction Completion Account shall be available to the County, if
the Tribe defaults or otherwise does not meet its construction obligations, so
that the County can obtain the funds as necessary to complete the work either
by its own forces or through the use of contractors.

 

1.5                                 The Tribe shall ensure that the account
balance, until construction is completed, shall be no less than that necessary
to complete the Emergency Access Road plus not less than 7% above such amount
to cover any cost overruns or contingencies, provided that until the County has
inspected and approved the final construction as being in accordance with this Exhibit and
the MOA, the balance in the account shall not be less than 7% of the overall
budget for construction. The County shall be permitted to monitor and audit the
account at any time during construction to ensure compliance with the goals of
this Section 1.

 

1.6                                 The Construction Completion Account Fund
shall remain on deposit until the Emergency Access Road has been completed and
approved in writing by the County, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, immediately following which all remaining funds on deposit in the
Account, after paying final amounts due to contractors, shall be returned to
the Tribe.

 

2.                                       Conditions
Precedent to Disbursement of Escrow Funds.

 

2.1                                 All disbursements of Escrow Funds shall be
for the purpose of paying, at the direction of the Tribe (or the County
pursuant to Section 8 below) contractors, materialmen, consultants,
architects, and others entitled to payment under contracts relating to the construction
of the Emergency Access Road (individually or collectively, “Construction
Contractor(s)”), for services rendered or goods and materials delivered to said
project, and in connection with the termination of the Instructions and
liquidation of the Escrow Fund as provided in the Instructions.

 

Exhibit E to MOA

Page 2 of 8

 

 

2.2                                 These Instructions hereby direct the Escrow
Holder to disburse such amounts as may be necessary to pay the Construction
Contractors as and when due, provided:

 

a.                                       a written directive for such payment (“Disbursement
Request”) has been issued in writing to the Escrow Holder by the Tribe (or the
County pursuant to Section 8 below) with a simultaneous copy to the other
Party, which is in the form and is accompanied by the documents required under Section 3
below, certifying that payment is due, and identifying the name and address
where payment should be made, provided that nothing herein shall prohibit the
Tribe (or the County pursuant to Section 8 below) from requesting payment
to it for direct disbursement to the Contractor;

 

b.                                      the balance in the Escrow Fund prior to the
requested disbursement is in excess of the Contingency Reserve and sufficient
to make such payment and the Escrow Holder has determined that making such
disbursement will not reduce the balance in the Escrow Fund to below such
reserve amount;

 

c.                                       within five (5) business days of receipt
of the Disbursement Request the County has not notified the Escrow Holder and
the Tribe in writing that it protests such disbursement, and the specific
reasons supporting such protest, provided that if either of the Parties
disagree with respect to the protest and the reasons for delaying the Escrow
Holder’s authority to disburse such funds, such Party may demand that the
Parties proceed to engage in the dispute resolution process set forth in Section 20
of the MOA, and provided further that in such event the dispute resolution
process shall be conducted on an expedited basis in which all meet and confer
requirements have been reduced to five (5) business days or waived by
mutual agreement of the Parties, and an arbitration if required shall be held
as soon as practicable after an impasse has been reached.  The Escrow Holder shall follow the joint
directions of the Parties, or of an arbitrator if an arbitration on that issue
is held, with respect to any disbursements that are disputed in accordance with
this subparagraph c.  Similarly, if the
Tribe (or the County pursuant to Section 8) has not requested, or has
otherwise delayed payment to a Contractor under circumstances that the other
Party believes may unreasonably delay completion of the Project or is
unjustified, said expedited dispute resolution process shall be commenced to
resolve those issues; and

 

d.                                      the disbursement is in accordance with the
Budget and project milestones.  No
amendment of the Budget shall be made without County’s prior written consent,
provided that the Tribe may reallocate line items within the Budget if the Tribe
can demonstrate to the County’s satisfaction, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld, that (i) sufficient funds remain in the line item from which the
amount is to be reallocated to pay all remaining costs which are required to be
paid from that line item;  (ii) no
line items in the Budget (other than the line item to which the reallocation is
sought) are required to be increased without a deposit by the Tribe of such
additional amount; and (iii) there are sufficient funds remaining in the
budget to meet the future construction milestones.

 

Exhibit E to MOA

Page 3 of 8

 

 

e.                                       This Section, other than subparagraph (a),
shall not apply to payments made to County pursuant to Section 8.

 

3.                                       Documents Required
for Each Construction Disbursement.

 

3.1                                 Prior to, and as a condition of, each
disbursement by the Escrow Holder, the Tribe (or the County pursuant to Section 8)
shall furnish to the Escrow Holder and to the County a disbursement request.

 

3.2                                 The Tribe’s Disbursement Request, shall,
among other things, specify the amount of the requested disbursement (exclusive
of interest), direct Escrow Holder to disburse such funds in accordance with
this Agreement and certify to Escrow Holder, as of the date of the applicable
Disbursement Request, that:

 

a.                                       the amount of the Disbursement Request
represents the actual amount payable (exclusive of contractual retainage) to
the Contractor(s) and indicating what payment requests, if any, have been
received by Tribe from the Contractor(s) but have not yet been approved by
Tribe for payment;

 

b.                                      all amounts shown as previous payments on the
current Disbursement Request have been paid to the parties entitled to such
payment;

 

c.                                       approval by Tribe (or by the Contractor
pursuant to Section 8) of all work and materials for which a payment is
then due and for which disbursement of the Construction Budget is being
requested;

 

d.                                      all work and materials theretofore furnished
for the Project conform with the Plans and Specifications;

 

e.                                       copies of all Construction Contracts, as then
in effect, have been delivered to Escrow Holder;

 

f.                                         following disbursement, the Escrow Funds will
be sufficient to meet future Budget disbursements and the maintenance of the
Contingency Reserve;

 

g.                                      a certificate is provided properly executed
by the Contractor waiving liens for all work for which disbursement has been
made (including the disbursement that will be made pursuant to the Disbursement
Request) to a date specified therein and included within the Disbursement
Request, less any contractual retainages, together with such invoices,
contracts or other supporting data as Escrow Holder or the other Party may
require; and

 

h.                                      disclaimers from suppliers of fixtures and
equipment of any vendor’s lien or purchase money security interest therein have
been provided together with evidence satisfactory to Tribe that all fixtures
and equipment are and will remain free of security interests of all kinds other
than security interests of any lender of the Financing.

 

Exhibit E to MOA

Page 4 of 8

 

 

3.3                                 Insufficient Escrow Fund Balance.  
Tribe agrees that if for any reason the Escrow Fund, exclusive of the
Contingency Reserve, is insufficient to complete the Project, Tribe, within ten
(10) days after request by the County, will deposit with Escrow Holder
cash in an amount which will place the Escrow Fund back in balance with the
Budget, which deposit shall first be exhausted before any further disbursement
of the proceeds of the Escrow Fund shall be made.  If the Tribe fails to make the required
payment it shall be liable to pay directly to the County any amounts required
to fully fund the completion of the Emergency Access Road.

 

4.                                       Escrow Holder’s
Verification of Contracts.  At any time after deposit of the Construction
Completion Account Fund, the Tribe may request, and the Escrow Holder shall
demand, that any Contractor verify the terms and amounts due under its
contract, and the work to be completed. 
If the Tribe determines that there is any discrepancy between the terms
and amounts as shown by the Contractor, the Tribe may require, as a condition
to seeking further disbursements, that such discrepancies be eliminated to its
satisfaction.

 

5.                                       Payments Directly
to Contractor.  Escrow Holder, at the direction of the Tribe
(or the County pursuant to Section ) may direct that payments for the cost
of construction of the Project be made directly to any Contractor and/or
subcontractor or to any vendor of fixtures and equipment, jointly to Tribe and
any of such parties, or directly to Tribe (or County) for subsequent payment to
such contractor.

 

6.                                       Retainages. 
Disbursement from the Construction Completion Account Fund shall be
limited to an amount equal to the percentage thereof required by the terms of
any contract related to the payee’s goods or services,
but in no event shall Escrow Holder be obligated in respect of any contract,
until final disbursement of that particular contract, to disburse in excess of
ninety percent (90%) of the value of the materials and labor incorporated in
the Project from time to time pursuant to such contract.

 

7.                                       Final Disbursement. Escrow Holder will release to Tribe, with
accrued interest thereon and less any accrued but unpaid escrow fees and costs,
the full amount of the Escrow Funds not theretofore disbursed (“Final Disbursement”) when:

 

7.1                                 the Tribe has certified to the Escrow Holder
and the County in writing that the Project has been fully and satisfactorily
completed in substantial accordance with the Plans and Specifications; and

 

7.2                                 all Subcontractors and the Contractor have
supplied Escrow Holder and the Title Insurance Company with final sworn
statements and full and complete final, unconditional lien waivers and releases
of all mechanics’ and materialmens’ lien claims, complying with the
requirements of California Civil Code Section 3262; and

 

7.3                                 the County has performed its final inspection
of the Emergency Access Road Improvements, as set forth in Section 7.6
of the MOA, and has verified in writing to the Escrow Holder and Tribe that the
construction is materially consistent with the Emergency Access Road Plans.

 

Exhibit E to MOA

Page 5 of 8

 

 

8.                                       Recognition of
County as Substitute for Tribe.

 

8.1                                 In the event the County contends that the
Tribe is in default of its obligation to build the Emergency Access Road in
accordance with the MOA it will notify Tribe of such claim and the issue will
be resolved in accordance with the MOA.

 

8.2                                 If resolution of such claim results in the
County being granted, through the provisions of the MOA, of the right to take
over the Tribe’s rights and responsibilities (but through the use of the
Construction Completion Account Fund and not through any requirement that the
County fund the completion of the project), the Escrow Holder will be so
notified and shall thereafter recognize the County in the place and stead of
the Tribe with respect to the control and completion of the Emergency Access
Road, including directions for disbursing the Construction Completion Account
Fund through the issuance of Disbursement Requests.    Under such circumstances the County will
have the option to: (i) keep any contracts in full force and effect and
promptly notify Escrow Holder and each other of any default thereunder of which
the Party becomes aware. Tribe will continue to execute all documents necessary
for the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby; or (ii) use
its own forces or contractors to complete the Emergency Access Road.

 

8.3                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, if the Tribe shall fail to perform any of its covenants or agreements
herein or in any of the other MOA provisions with respect to completion of the
Emergency Access Road, County may (but shall not be required to) perform any of
such covenants and agreements.  Any
amounts expended by County in so doing shall be deemed advanced by Escrow
Holder under an obligation to do so, and County shall be reimbursed therefor
from the Escrow Funds, provided that County shall not expend any monies on its
own account unless it is in accordance with the Budget and the Escrow Holder,
after being duly provided with a Disbursement Request by the County in
accordance with the substitute rights of the County, refuses to honor such
request.

 

9.                                       Escrow Holder’s
Determination of Facts.  Escrow Holder at all times shall be free to
establish independently to its satisfaction and in its sole and absolute
discretion the existence or nonexistence of any fact or facts, the existence or
nonexistence of which is a condition of this Agreement.

 

10.                                 Disclaimer by
Escrow Holder.  Escrow Holder shall not be liable to any
contractor, subcontractor, architect, supplier, laborer, engineer or any other
party for services performed or materials supplied in connection with
construction of the Project. Escrow Holder shall not be liable for any debts or
claims accruing in favor of any such parties against Tribe or against the
Premises.  Neither Tribe nor County is
and shall not be deemed to be an agent of Escrow Holder for any purposes, and
Escrow Holder is not a venture partner with Tribe or County in any manner
whatsoever.  Escrow Holder shall not be
deemed to be in privity of contract with any contractor, subcontractor,
architect or provider of services on or to the Premises, nor shall any payment
of funds directly to a Contractor or other provider of goods or services be
deemed to create any third party beneficiary status or recognition of same by
Escrow Holder or any other person or entity.

 

Exhibit E to MOA

Page 6 of 8

 

 

No
contractor, subcontractor, architect, supplier, laborer, architect, engineer or
other party shall be deemed to be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement
or of the MOA.  Approvals granted by
Escrow Holder for any matters covered under this Agreement shall be narrowly
construed to cover only the parties and facts identified in any written
approval or, if not in writing, such approvals shall be solely for the benefit
of Tribe.

 

11.                                 Notices.  Escrow Holder and the parties
shall direct all notices to the Parties as set forth in connection with the
signatures below.  The Parties hereby
execute and agree to the Escrow Instructions through their authorized
representatives whose signatures are affixed below.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  ESCROW HOLDER:

  By:  
 Name:

  Title:

  Address:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
  DRY
  CREEK RANCHERIA BAND OF POMO 

  INDIANS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  BY:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Harvey
  Hopkins, Tribal Chairperson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Dry
  Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  190
  Foss Creek Circle, Suite A

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Healdsburg,
  CA 95548

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
  COUNTY
  OF SONOMA

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  BY:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  County
  Administrator

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  575
  Administration Dr.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Santa
  Rosa, CA 95403

  
					

 

Exhibit E to MOA

Page 7 of 8

 

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  HOLLAND &
  KNIGHT LLP

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
  BY:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  JEROME
  L. LEVINE,

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Counsel
  For Dry Creek Rancheria

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  633
  W. 5th Street, Suite 2100

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los
  Angeles, CA 90071

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
  OFFICE
  OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  STEVEN
  WOODSIDE, County Counsel

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  BY:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  BRUCE
  D. GOLDSTEIN,

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Assistant
  County Counsel

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  For
  the County of Sonoma

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  575
  Administration Dr.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Santa
  Rosa, CA 95403

  
					

 

Exhibit E to MOA

Page 8 of 8

 

 

Bond Number:              

Contract Number:                     

 

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND

(California)

 

WHEREAS,
the County of Sonoma, California a political subdivision of the State of
California (“Obligee”) and Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, a
federally recognized Indian tribe (“Principal”) have entered into a Memorandum
of Agreement effective
                    ,
2008 (“MOA”), approved by the County Board of Supervisors and Tribe’s Board of
Directors, pursuant to which Principal agrees to install and complete certain
designated road improvements (the “Emergency Access Road”).  The MOA is hereby incorporated as part of
this Performance and Payment Bond (“Bond”); and

 

WHEREAS,
the design and construction specifications for the Emergency Access Road (“Design
and Construction Specifications”) have been reviewed and accepted by the
Obligee, and the Principal is contractually required to construct the Emergency
Access Road according to the design, specifications, and timeline contained in
the MOA and the specifications which are attached hereto as Exhibit A; and

 

WHEREAS,
under the terms of the MOA, Principal also is required to file a good and
sufficient Bond with the Obligee to secure the claims to which reference is
made in the MOA, including but not limited to the construction of the Emergency
Access Road according to the Design and Construction Specifications provided
for in Exhibit A and the terms of the MOA; and

 

WHEREAS,
Tribe hereby agrees to a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for the purposes
of enforcing the Bond and consents to jurisdiction in the Sonoma County Courts
or other court of competent jurisdiction for the limited purposes of enforcing
the Bond, and specifically agrees that such a court shall have jurisdiction to
enter judgments enforcing rights and remedies expressly provided for in the
Bond, including but not limited to monetary damages, injunctive relief,
declaratory judgment, and specific performance.

 

1.             NOW, THEREFORE,
Principal and                         (“Surety”),
are held firmly bound unto the Obligee for the construction of the Emergency
Access Road as provided for in Exhibit A and the MOA (as either shall be
amended by agreement of the Obligee and Principal from time to time), and the
payment of all sums incurred in such performance, in the penal sum of Thirteen
Million Dollars ($13,000,000) (“Construction Sum”), for materials furnished,
services provided, or labor thereon of any kind, that said Surety will pay the
same in an amount not exceeding the amount set forth above and so binds all
heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and
severally, firmly by these covenants and agreement.

 

2.             It is expressly stipulated and
agreed that the Bond shall inure to the benefit of Obligee only and no other
person or entity.

 

3.             Should the condition of this Bond
be fully performed, then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise
it shall be and remain in full force and effect.

 

Exhibit F to MOA

Page 1 of 3

 

 

4.             The Surety, for value received,
hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration,
addition, omission and/or any other modification to the MOA, or to any of the
work to be performed thereunder with respect to the Emergency Access Road nor
any forbearance on the part of either the Principal or the Obligee shall in any
way impair or affect its obligations under this Bond and hereby waives notice
of any and all such changes, extensions of time, alterations, additions,
omissions and/or any other modifications or any forbearance on the part of
either the Principal or the Obligee.

 

5.             The condition of this obligation is
such, that Principal, or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or
assigns approved by Obligee, shall promptly and faithfully perform the
covenants, conditions, and agreements of the MOA in constructing the Emergency
Access Road according to the Design and Construction Specifications during the
approved MOA terms and any extensions thereof as may be granted by Obligee,
with or without notice to Surety, and shall also promptly and faithfully
perform all the covenants, conditions, and agreements of any alteration of the
Emergency Access Road, notice of which alteration to Surety being hereby waived,
on Principal’s part to be kept and performed at the time and in the manner
therein specified, and in all respects according to their true intent and
meaning, and shall indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless Obligee.

 

6.             The Surety hereby stipulates that
no extension of time, change, alteration, modification, or addition to the MOA
or accepted Design and Construction Specifications (Exhibit A), or of the
work required thereunder, shall release or exonerate Surety on this bond or in
any way affect the obligation of this bond; and Surety does hereby waive notice
of any such extension of time, change, alteration, modification, or addition.

 

7.             Whenever Principal
shall be and declared by Obligee in default under the MOA with respect to
construction of the Emergency Access Road, Surety shall, promptly (within 30
days) remedy the default and shall promptly, at the election of the Obligee:

 

a.                                       Undertake
through its agents or independent contractors, reasonably acceptable to
Obligee, to complete the Emergency Access Road in accordance with its terms and
conditions and to pay and perform all obligations of Principal under the MOA,
including without limitation, all obligations with respect to warranties,
guarantees, indemnities, and the payment of liquidated damages; or

 

b.                                      Obtain a bid or
bids for completing the Emergency Access Road in accordance with the Design and
Construction Specifications, and, upon determination by Obligee of the lowest
responsible bidder, arrange for a contract between such bidder and Obligee and
make available as work progresses (even though there should be a default or a
succession of defaults under the contract or contracts of completion arranged
under this paragraph) sufficient funds to pay the cost of completion less the
balance of the Construction Sum, and to pay and perform all obligations of
Principal, including, without limitation, all obligations with respect to
warranties, guarantees, and the payment of liquidated damages not to exceed the
Construction Sum.

 

8.             Surety’s obligations hereunder are
independent of the obligations of any other surety for performance, and suit
may be brought against Surety and such other sureties, jointly

 

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and
severally, or against any one or more of them, or against less than all of them
without impairing Obligee’s rights against the others.  Surety may not use Principal, its heirs,
assigns, administrators or successors to complete the Emergency Access Road
absent Obligee’s consent.

 

9.             No right of action shall accrue on
this Bond to or for the use of any person or corporation other than Obligee or
its successors or assigns.

 

10.           If Surety does not proceed as
provided in paragraph 7, above, then Surety shall be deemed to be in default on
this Bond ten (10) days after receipt of an additional written notice from
Obligee to Surety demanding that Surety perform its obligations under this
Bond.  At all times Obligee shall be
entitled to enforce any remedy available to Obligee at law including, without
limitation, and by way of example only, rights to perform work, protect work,
mitigate damages, advance critical work to mitigate schedule delay, or
coordinate work with other consultants or contractors.

 

11.           Surety’s monetary obligation under
this Bond is limited by the amount of this Bond identified herein as the
Construction Sum.  Subject to these
limits, Surety’s obligations under this Bond are commensurate with the
obligations of Principal under the MOA to construct the Emergency Access Road
Construction Contract.  Surety’s
obligations shall include, but are not limited to:  additional legal, design professional and/or
delay costs resulting from Principal’s default or resulting from the actions or
failure to act of the Surety under paragraph 7, above (but excluding attorney’s
fees incurred to enforce this Bond); and

 

12.           The Parties agree that any
proceeding, legal or equitable, under this Bond shall be instituted in the
courts of the County of Sonoma, or in a court of competent jurisdiction if the
Sonoma County courts are without jurisdiction.

 

13.           All notices to Surety or Contractor
shall be mailed or delivered (at the address set forth on the signature page of
this Bond), and all notices to Obligee shall be mailed or delivered as provided
in the MOA.  Actual receipt of notice by
Surety, Obligee or Contractor, however accomplished, shall be sufficient
compliance as of the date received at the foregoing addresses.

 

14.           Any provision in this Bond
conflicting with any statutory or regulatory requirement shall be deemed
deleted here from and provisions conforming to such statutory requirement shall
be deemed incorporated herein.

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by the Principal and
Surety on the
                
day of
                                ,
2008.

 

	
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Exhibit G

 

DRY CREEK
RANCHERIA-SONOMA COUNTY

DEPARTMENT
OF EMERGENCY SERVICES

FIRE
PROTOCOL

 

I.                                       GENERAL

 

A.                                  Background:
The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Porno Indians of California (“Tribe”)
is a federally recognized Indian Tribe, with federal trust reservation lands (“Rancheria”)
located within the boarders of Sonoma County. The Tribe retains sovereign
governmental authority over its reservation lands and its tribal members. The
Tribe has exclusive jurisdiction over building, safety and fire code matters
pertaining to its Rancheria. To that end, the Tribe, its Board of Directors and
its Gaming Commission retain the services of qualified specialists in the
fields of Fire Safety and Building Codes Administration (collectively, the
Board of Directors, Gaming Commission, Tribal Certified Building Official and
Tribal Fire Marshal are referred to herein as “Tribal Officials”), to oversee
Fire Life Safety elements of operating the existing Rancheria and River Rock
Casino (“Casino”), and review and approval of future projects, including a
recently proposed Resort Project encompassing a proposed casino and hotel on
the Rancheria, as well as non-gaming Tribal projects.

 

In addition to its own resources, the Tribe
currently relies in part upon Geyserville Fire Protection District (“GFPD”) to
provide first response fire and emergency medical services on the Rancheria.
The Tribe also is the beneficiary of wildland fire fighting services provided
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection. In addition, through mutual aid agreements, the Tribe may benefit
from services from other local public agencies, including the Sonoma County
Department of Emergency Services (“County Fire”), which may individually and/or
collectively be called upon by GFPD and/or the Tribe to provide emergency
response services to the Rancheria, including mutual aid and hazardous
materials response services (collectively first response, mutual aid, and
hazardous materials are hereinafter referred to as “Emergency Response Services”).
The Tribe, Tribal Officials and County Fire shall collectively be referred to
in this Fire Protocol as “the Parties.”

 

B.                                  Purpose: The purpose of this Fire Protocol is to provide for
a process by which County Fire will be allowed access by the Tribe to review
building and safety plans and to participate in inspections of tribal buildings
and areas which may receive Emergency Response Services from GFPD, other local
public agencies, and/or County Fire. The Protocol is exclusively technical in
nature, focusing only on life/safety issues related to patrons, employees,
Tribal members, and the First Responders to the Rancheria under codes made
applicable under Tribal law. Nothing in this Protocol is intended to, or may be
interpreted to, alter the Tribe’s exclusive jurisdiction over the subjects of
this Fire Protocol and the Tribal Officials’ authority to make final, binding
code determinations.

 

C.                                  Geyserville Fire Protection District: The Tribe currently is party
to a Memorandum of Agreement with the Geyserville Fire Protection District (“GFPD”)
to alleviate impacts resulting from providing EMS and Fire Suppression Services
to the Rancheria. This Protocol does not modify said Memorandum of Agreement.
As such, GFPD will continue to be invited to participate in future discussions,
meetings and inspections related to fire/life safety

 

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issues pertaining to the
Rancheria.

 

D.                                 Retention of Consultants: County Fire may retain
consultants to assist County Fire in plan review and/or inspections. Any
consultants retained by County Fire shall be subject to the same
confidentiality requirements that are applicable to County Fire, as set forth
herein below. With respect to any Gaming Facility plan review or inspection,
such County Fire consultants shall be subject to conflict-of-interest
clearance, background investigation and licensing by the Dry Creek Gaming
Commission. With respect to non-gaming project plan review or inspections, such
County Fire consultants shall be subject to a conflict-of-interest check by the
Tribal Officials which will review a consultant’s resume and other information
as requested to insure the consultant does not have a divergent financial or
other potentially relevant conflict with the Tribe. If such a gaming or
non-gaming conflict is found, the Tribal Officials will inform County Fire
within seven (7) days of submission of a complete application for a gaming
license, or for a non-gaming project, submittal of the consultant’s name and
resume to the Tribe. If the Tribal Officials determine there is a conflict
County Fire shall select a different consultant, any dispute over whether a
conflict of interest exists shall be resolved through the MOA dispute
resolution process.

 

II.                                  FIRE PLAN
REVIEW PROTOCOL

 

A.                                  Notification/Response: When the Tribal Officials
receive a proposed building plan relevant to the design, development or
construction of a proposed project(s) which may receive Emergency Response
Services, Tribal Officials shall provide timely notice via e-mail of receipt of
such plan to County Fire. County Fire shall respond promptly via e-mail to the
Tribal Officials to propose dates and times to review the proposed plan. Such
review shall take place within five (5) business days from notice.
Alternatively, County Fire may decline review, again via e-mail notification.

 

B.                                  Comment Format/Feedback: County Fire shall provide
comments regarding potential fire/life safety concerns at the time of viewing
of plans, and shall provide written comments, if any, within two (2) business
days of such plan review to the Tribal Officials as designated below. The Tribe’s
Building Official is generally required to process plan check review within 10
days. As a result, the initial plan review process as provided for in this Fire
Protocol shall not exceed a total of 10 business days. Any recheck of
corrections to the initial plan review shall not exceed 5 business days.

 

C.                                  Location for Site Plan Reviews: All plan review shall occur
at the Gaming Commission office unless the Parties agree otherwise in writing prior to the plan
review. Custody of all plans shall remain exclusively with Tribal Officials at
all times.

 

D.                                  Review of As Built Plans: For projects that have
already been completed, the Tribe shall allow County Fire an opportunity to
review the as built drawings upon reasonable notice. Said plan review shall
occur at the Gaming Commission office unless the Parties agree otherwise in
writing prior to the plan review:

 

E.                                    Notices: Notices under this protocol will be sent to the
following:

 

Dry Creek Fire Marshall Vernon Brown 

& Associates, Inc. 6060 Sunrise Vista Dr.

Ste 1425 Citrus Heights, CA 95610

Phone: 916-726-0404 Fax: 916-726-0464 Cell:
916-995-7650 Email: vernoa@vbi2.com

 

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Dry Creek Building Official

Lowell Brown

190 Foss Creek Circle, Suite B

Phone 707-473-2188

Fax (707) 473-2172

Email: lowell.brown@us.bureauveritas.com

 

Dry Creek Gaming Commission 190 

Foss Creek Circle, Suite B

Phone(707)473-2100

Fax (707) 473-2172

Email: vwattles@dcgc.net;
ljohnson@dcgc.net; kadams@dcgc.nct;

dcastaneda@dcgc.net

 

Dry Creek Board of Directors

190 Foss Creek Circle, Suite A

Healdsburg, CA 95448

Phone(707)473-2106

Fax (707) 473-2197

Email:
HarveyH@DryCreekRancheria.com; DCRBOD@DryCrcekRanchcria.com;

LynnL@DryCreekRancheria.com

 

Department Director

Sonoma County

Department of Emergency Services

2300 County Center Drive #221A

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Phone-707.565.1152

Fax-707.565.1172

Email: vlosh@sonoma-county.org

 

County Administrator

County of Sonoma

575 Administration Drive.

Santa Rosa, CA  
95403

Phone:707-565-2431

Fax: 707-565-3778

Email: cthomas@sonoma-counry.org

 

Any party may designate in writing, to all of the
above persons, alternate designated contact(s).

 

III.                            FIRE INSPECTION PROTOCOL

 

A.                                 Inspections per Fire Code: The Tribe’s fire inspections
are performed as required by Tribal law. County Fire’s participation in the Tribe’s fire inspections shall be
performed as outlined

 

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in this Fire Protocol and subject to the
terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) by and between the
County and Tribe, to which this Protocol is appended. Inspections are to be
scheduled as the work progresses on an area-of-work basis, an example of which
would be: installation of underground fire piping included placement and thrust
blocks, and hydrostatic and flush testing. The Parties anticipate that these
inspections may be repeated in several areas of a site, depending on
construction requirements, schedules and other variables. The Parties
anticipate a similar routine occurring for interior sprinkler piping
inspections and fire alarm systems. Annual fire code inspections of trust lands
and the Rancheria improvements, including any proposed projects, shall be
conducted to the extent mandated by the Tribe’s Fire Code, and County Fire will
be given two (2) business days advance notice via e-mail and shall have an
opportunity to attend such inspections. If County Fire is unable to participate
in inspections it may review, in the Tribal Gaming Commission Office, or other
location mutually agreed upon by the Parties, documents showing the results of
the inspection(s) or other certifications related to the project.

 

B.                                   Notification of Inspections: When a contractor notifies
the Tribal Officials of the need to have a fire code inspection, a Tribal Official
representative shall notify County Fire of the inspection request via e-mail.
Should County Fire desire to participate in the inspection, it shall respond
via e-mail within two (2) business days of notice to the Tribal Officials,
and shall view the work at the same time the normal inspection occurs.

 

C.                                   No Delay: Under no circumstance will construction inspections
be delayed or performed at a time outside the normal business schedule to
accommodate peer viewing by County Fire.

 

D.                                   Comment Format/Feedback: Potential concerns or
suggestions discussed in the field shall be based upon good faith
interpretations of the Tribe’s Fire Code. The Parties recognize that such code
interpretations may vary among reasonable, qualified code officials, depending
upon, among other things, individual understandings of the applicable code and
individual professional experiences. Thus, the Parties acknowledge that County
Fire may have a code interpretation as to a specific matter that may differ
from the Tribal Official constituting the Authority Having Jurisdiction (“AHJ”
defined as the officer or other designated Authority charged with the
administration and enforcement of the Tribe’s code, or duly authorized
representative). Under such circumstances, County Fire shall have an
opportunity to express its concerns to the Tribal Officials within two (2) business
days of the relevant inspection. Nothing in the foregoing may be deemed to
alter or modify the Tribe’s exclusive jurisdiction over building and fire
safety issues and code interpretations.

 

IV.                               MEET & CONFER PROCEDURE

 

A.                                   Informal Discussion: If as a result of plan
review, inspections, or other information, County Fire transmits fire or other
life safety concerns to the Tribe’s Fire Marshal and/or Building Official, they
shall meet or teleconference within two (2) business days on an informal
basis with County Fire to discuss the issue. The Parties shall use good faith,
best efforts to resolve the issue informally.

 

B.                                   Meet and Confer: If informal discussions outlined above do not
resolve an issue, County Fire shall prepare and deliver to all Tribal
Officials, in accordance with the notice

 

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designations above, a written explanation of
the factual basis and/or code interpretation underlying its view of the issue
(hereinafter “County Fire’s Position Paper”). The Tribe’s Fire Marshal and/or
Building Official shall provide a written response (the “Determination”) to
County Fire within two (2) business days after receipt of County Fire’s
Position Paper. County Fire’s Position Paper and the Tribe’s Fire Marshall
and/or Building Official’s Determination shall be discussed at a meeting to be
scheduled within one week after the Determination in response to County Fire’s
Position Paper is provided, unless the Parties mutually agree to a different
schedule. The meeting may be in person or via teleconference and may involve an
inspection if the Tribe determines that it would be useful in resolving the
dispute.

 

C.                                   Tribal Board/Gaming Commission Decision: Should the above efforts not
result in satisfactory resolution of a concern, County Fire may request a
meeting with the Tribal Board of Directors with respect to non-Gaming Facility
projects, or alternatively the Gaming Commission with respect to Gaming
Facility projects. The meeting is subject to Tribal and Gaming Commission laws
and procedures but, notwithstanding the foregoing, shall be scheduled within 10
days of County Fire’s express written request under this section and the notice
provisions contained herein. The Board is the final authority for such
decisions with respect to non-Gaming Facility projects, and the Gaming
Commission is the final authority for such appeals with respect to Gaming
Facility projects, and their respective determinations shall not be subject to
reversal or modification by any person or entity. Unless a revised written
Determination is made by Tribal Officials within seven (7) business days
of the meeting, pursuant to the Tribe’s exclusive jurisdiction in this area,
the prior Determinations by the Tribal Fire Marshal and/or Building Official
shall be final.

 

D.                                   State Fire Marshall Notification: Upon conclusion of the Meet
and Confer and Dispute Resolution procedures provided for in this Fire
Protocol, including review by the Tribal Board/Gaming Commission, County Fire
may notify the State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”) (as to
non-gaming related issues) and/or the National Indian Gaming Commission (as to
gaming related issues) of its concerns, provided County Fire simultaneously
provides the Tribal Officials with a copy of its comments to the State Fire
Marshall, BIA and/or National Indian Gaming Commission.

 

E.                                     Timelines: The timelines contained in this Protocol may only be
revised by the written mutual agreement of the Parties.

 

V.                                   SCOPE OF
FIRE REVIEWS

 

A.                                  Areas of Site and Building Improvements: The scope of County Fire’s
review of plans and inspections of buildings and areas shall include all areas
which may receive Emergency Response Services.

 

B.                                  Gaming Facility Projects: Existing Casino &
Parking Garage, proposed Gaming Facility project, and future Gaming Facility
projects are subject to the Tribe’s Fire Code, conditions of the MOA and Fire
Protocol, Compact, and other applicable Tribal laws.

 

C.                                  Non-Gaming Facility Projects on Trust Lands: Other
non-Gaming Facility projects which may receive Emergency Response Services from
County Fire on Tribal trust lands shall be subject to the Tribe’s Fire Code,
the MOA and Fire Protocol, and other applicable Tribal laws.

 

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Examples include, but are
not necessarily limited to, the Rancheria Emergency Response Plan, Proposed
Roadway Improvements, Dugan Projects,, and tribal housing.

 

D.                                  Emergency Plan Review: With respect to the
Rancheria Emergency Response Plan, and any amendments thereto, Tribal Officials
shall consult with County Fire for the purpose of improving coordination and
response to any emergencies or disasters. Notwithstanding the consultation,
nothing in this Protocol or the MOA shall give County Fire jurisdiction over
the Tribe’s Emergency Response Plan.

 

E.                                    Fee Lands: Projects on fee lands located within Sonoma County
are subject to applicable law and are not governed by this Fire Protocol.

 

VI.                               CONFIDENTIALITY

 

The Parties agree that the subjects addressed in the Protocol,
including plan review and fire code inspections, encompass matters that involve
significant governmental, proprietary and security concerns. The Parties
further acknowledge that the MOA by and between the County and Tribe, to which
this Protocol is appended, includes significant confidentiality provisions and
that those confidentiality provisions are essential components of this
Protocol. County Fire expressly recognizes the importance of maintaining the
confidentiality information obtained under or related to this Fire Protocol and
the MOA, and expressly agrees to do so. Any breach of the confidentiality
provisions of this Fire Protocol or MOA shall be subject to the dispute
resolution provisions of the MOA, including possible damages.

 

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EXHIBIT H

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND

WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO:

 

Sonoma
County Agricultural

Preservation
and Open Space District

575
Administration Drive, Room 100A

Santa
Rosa, CA  95403

 

DEED AND
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN

ALEXANDER
VALLEY VENTURES, LLC, AND THE SONOMA COUNTY 

AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT CONVEYING AN 

AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND 

ASSIGNING DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS

 

Alexander
Valley Ventures, LLC, (“GRANTOR”), and the Sonoma County Agricultural
Preservation and Open Space District, a public agency formed pursuant to the
provisions of Public Resources Code sections 5500 et seq. (“DISTRICT”)(GRANTOR and DISTRICT
are hereinafter referred to as Parties or separately as Party), hereby enter
this Conservation Easement and Assignment of Development Rights (“Easement”)
and agree as follows:

 

RECITALS

 

A.            GRANTOR is the owner in fee simple of that certain real
property located in the unincorporated area of the County of Sonoma (“COUNTY”)  more
particularly described in Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference (“the Property”).

 

B.            The Property
includes prime agricultural land located within the Petaluma River area of
Sonoma County.  Portions of the Property
are currently in active commercial agricultural production and the Property
includes significant open space values. 
The Property has the soil quality, growing season, and moisture supply
needed for sustained agricultural production.

 

C.            Another
property owned by an affiliate of GRANTOR, The
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, a federally recognized Tribe, (“TRIBE”), which property is located at 2970 Highway 128,
Geyserville, CA 95441 (the “Dugan Property”), is currently subject to a Land
Conservation Contract pursuant to Government Code sections 51200, et seq., (“the
Williamson Act contract”).  In connection
with certain other agreements, GRANTOR and the
TRIBE have jointly requested that the COUNTY rescind the Williamson Act contract in favor of a
perpetual easement providing agricultural conservation and open space
protection over an approximately 90 acre portion of the Property as more
particularly described in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference (“the Easement Area”). 
Such rescission and entering into this easement is requested pursuant to
section 51256 of the California Government Code.  GRANTOR and TRIBE have each determined that it is in its and their best
interests to seek rescission of the Williamson Act contract on the Dugan
Property and to enter 

 

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into
this agreement.

 

D.            Sections 10251
and 10252 of the Public Resources Code govern the findings that must be made in
order for the California Department of Conservation (“DEPARTMENT”)
to approve the rescission of the Williamson Act contract.  The DEPARTMENT has
determined, in accordance with section 51256.1 of the Government Code, that the
findings of COUNTY, in approving the
rescission of the Williamson Act contract and the execution of this Easement
are supported by substantial evidence, that the Easement is consistent with the
eligibility criteria set forth in section 10251 of the Public Resources Code
and that the Easement will make a beneficial contribution to the conservation
of agricultural land in the area.

 

E.             The COUNTY has determined that the Easement
Area possesses agricultural, scenic, and openness values of importance to the
people of Sonoma County which deserve to be protected through a perpetual agricultural
and open space conservation easement. 
Accordingly, COUNTY, has
accepted GRANTOR’s and TRIBE’s offer and required GRANTOR
to enter into this Deed and Agreement
By and Between Alexander Valley Ventures, LLC and the Sonoma County
Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District Conveying an Agricultural and
Open Space Conservation Easement and Assigning Development Rights  (“Easement”) as a condition of
rescission of the Williamson Act contract on the Dugan Property.

 

F.             DISTRICT was formed in 1990 by COUNTY voters
to preserve agriculture and open space, and to meet the mandatory requirements
imposed on COUNTY and each of its
cities by Government Code sections 65560 et seq. and the open space elements of
their respective general plans.  It is
the policy of COUNTY that
non-possessory interests in open space lands acquired pursuant to COUNTY’s land use regulatory policies or
otherwise by gift, devise, or purchase shall be taken in the name and for the
benefit of DISTRICT.  Consistent with that policy, this Easement is
granted to DISTRICT.  At the time DISTRICT
accepted this Easement, DISTRICT
confirmed the agricultural and open space values of the Easement Area and the
importance of preserving those values through this Easement.

 

G.            DISTRICT has the authority to acquire this Easement by
virtue of Public Resources Code section 5540 and possesses the ability and
intent to enforce the terms of this Easement.

 

H.            GRANTOR acknowledges that this Easement is granted pursuant
to Public Resources Code section 5540 and is in consideration of COUNTY’s approval of the Dugan Property
Williamson Act contract rescission.

 

EASEMENT

 

1.             Grant and
Acceptance of Agricultural and Open Space Conservation Easement and Assignment
of Development Rights.  Pursuant to the common and statutory law of
the State of California, GRANTOR
hereby grants to DISTRICT and DISTRICT accepts an agricultural and open
space conservation easement over the Easement Area in perpetuity and GRANTOR hereby irrevocably assigns to DISTRICT all development rights associated
with the Easement Area, except those rights which are specifically reserved by GRANTOR through this Easement and described
in the exhibits hereto.  Reserved
ownership rights include 

but
are 

 

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not
limited to, the right to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer the Easement Area
and/or the Property to anyone the GRANTOR
chooses, as well as the right to privacy, the right to exclude any member of
the public from trespassing on the Easement Area and/or the Property, the right
to the use and quiet enjoyment of the Easement Area and/or the Property and any
other rights found to be consistent with the terms and purpose of this
Easement.  The Easement does not grant DISTRICT or any other party any rights in or over the
portion of the Property outside of the Easement Area.

 

2.             Purpose.  It is the purpose of this Easement to
preserve and conserve the Easement Area’s agricultural productive capacity, its
soils and its agricultural character, as well as to preserve, enhance, protect
and maintain the scenic and openness values, including wetland and species
habitats and natural values, of the Easement Area for the benefit of the public
generally (collectively “the agricultural and open space values of the Easement
Area”).  It is further the purpose of
this Easement to prevent any uses of the Easement Area that will significantly
impair or interfere with those agricultural and open space values.  These purposes shall hereinafter be referred
to collectively as “the purpose of this Easement”.

 

3.             Affirmative Rights of DISTRICT.  DISTRICT
shall have the following affirmative rights under this Easement:

 

(a)           DISTRICT shall have the
right to preserve and protect in perpetuity the agricultural and open space
values of the Easement Area in keeping with the terms of this Easement and GRANTOR’s reserved rights, including GRANTOR’s
rights to the use and quiet enjoyment of the Property.

 

(b)           DISTRICT shall have the
right to hold, use, enjoy, dispose of, and otherwise benefit from the interests
in real property conveyed to it by this Easement in accordance with applicable
law, including, but not limited to, Public Resources Code section 5540 or any
successor statute then in effect, and in keeping with the terms of this
Easement and GRANTOR’s reserved rights,
including GRANTOR’s rights to the use and quiet
enjoyment of the Property.

 

(c)           DISTRICT shall have the
right to enter upon the Easement Area and to inspect, observe, and study the
Easement Area for the purposes of (i) identifying the current activities
and uses thereon and the condition thereof, (ii) monitoring the activities
and uses thereon to determine whether they are consistent with the terms and
purpose of this Easement, (iii) enforcing the terms of this Easement, and (iv) exercising
its other rights under this Easement. 
Such entry shall be permitted at least once a year at reasonable times,
upon twenty-four hours’ prior written notice to GRANTOR, and shall be made in a manner that will not
unreasonably interfere with GRANTOR’s use
and quiet enjoyment of the Property consistent with the terms of this
Easement.  Each entry shall be for only
so long a duration as is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of this
Paragraph 3, but shall not be necessarily limited to a single physical entry
during a single twenty-four hour period. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, should DISTRICT’s
General Manager have a reasonable belief that GRANTOR
is in breach of this Easement, DISTRICT
shall have the right at any time, upon twenty-four hours’ prior written notice
to GRANTOR, to enter upon the
Easement Area for the purpose of determining whether such breach has
occurred.  Such entry shall be made in a
manner that will not unreasonably 

 

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interfere
with GRANTOR’s use and quiet enjoyment of
the Property consistent with the terms of this Easement.  The rights of entry provided by this
Paragraph 3(c) shall extend to the officers, agents, and consultants of DISTRICT.

 

(d)           DISTRICT shall have the
right to enforce the rights herein granted and to prevent or stop, by any legal
means, any activity or use on the Easement Area that is inconsistent with the
terms or purpose of this Easement and to require restoration of such areas or
features as may be damaged by such activities or uses.  Nothing in this Easement, however, shall
require GRANTOR to take any action to restore
the condition of the Property, including the Easement Area, after any Act of
God, terrorism, war, or any other natural event over which GRANTOR
had no control.

 

(e)           In the event DISTRICT fails to enforce any term, condition, covenant or
purpose of this Easement, as determined by Director of DEPARTMENT,
Director of DEPARTMENT and his or her
successors and assigns shall have the right to enforce this Easement by any
means available to District under this Easement after giving notice to GRANTOR and DISTRICT and
providing a reasonable opportunity under the circumstances for DISTRICT to enforce any term, condition, covenant or purpose
of the Easement.  In the event that
Director of DEPARTMENT determines that DISTRICT has failed to enforce any of the terms, conditions,
covenants or purposes of the Easement, Director of DEPARTMENT and
his or her successors and assigns shall be entitled to exercise the right to
enter the Easement Area granted to DISTRICT
including right of immediate entry where Director of DEPARTMENT
or his or her successor or assign determines that immediate entry is required
in the event of an emergency circumstance or prevention of a threatened breach
of this Easement.

 

4.             GRANTOR’s  Use of the Easement Area.  GRANTOR shall confine the use of the Easement Area to
activities and uses that are consistent with the purpose of this Easement.  GRANTOR shall
not perform, nor knowingly allow others to perform, any act on or affecting the
Easement Area that is inconsistent with the purpose of this Easement.  Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, GRANTOR and DISTRICT agree that the activities and uses
described in Exhibit “C”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference, are expressly permitted, prohibited or restricted as set forth
therein.  Nothing in this Easement requires GRANTOR to conduct agricultural or
wetland and species mitigation banking on any part of the Easement Area.

 

5.             Notice and
Approval Procedures.  Certain provisions of this Easement require
that prior written notice be given by GRANTOR
to DISTRICT or vice versa, while other provisions require
that GRANTOR obtain prior written
approval of DISTRICT.  Any required prior written approval shall not
be unreasonably delayed or withheld. 
Copies of any written notice or approval shall be provided to the DEPARTMENT.  Unless
and until notice is given or approval is obtained in accordance with this
Paragraph, any use that requires such notice or approval shall be deemed to be
prohibited on the Easement Area.  The
procedure for giving such notices and obtaining such approvals are as follows:

 

(a)           For any activity or use that
requires prior written notice to DISTRICT, GRANTOR
shall deliver such notice to DISTRICT at
least 45 days prior to the commencement of such activity or use unless such
activity or use is in response to an emergency in which case 

 

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the
Parties will meet and confer so as to allow any necessary activity or use to
take place in a reasonable amount of time. 
The notice shall inform the DISTRICT of all
relevant aspects of the proposed activity or use, including, but not limited
to, a description of the nature, siting, size, capacity, uses, and/or
enterprises.

 

(b)           For any activity or use that
requires prior written approval from DISTRICT, GRANTOR shall file a written request for such approval (“GRANTOR’s request”) with DISTRICT
at least 45 days prior to the commencement of such activity or use unless such
activity or use is in response to an emergency in which case the Parties will
meet and confer so as to allow any necessary activity or use to take place in a
reasonable amount of time.  The request
shall inform DISTRICT of all relevant aspects
of the proposed activity or use, including, but not limited to, a description
of the nature, siting, size, capacity, uses, and/or enterprises.  

Unless
such activity or use is the result of an emergency, DISTRICT
shall have forty-five (45) days from the receipt of GRANTOR’s request
to review and to approve, conditionally approve, disapprove or notify GRANTOR of any objection thereto.  Disapproval or objection, if any, shall be
based on DISTRICT’s good faith determination that the proposed activity or use is
inconsistent with the terms or purpose of this Easement or that the request is
incomplete or inaccurate.  If, in DISTRICT’s judgment, the proposed activity or use would not
be consistent with the terms or purpose of this Easement or the request is
incomplete or inaccurate, the DISTRICT’s
notice to GRANTOR of any disapproval or objection
shall inform GRANTOR of the
reasons for DISTRICT’s disapproval
or objection. Only upon DISTRICT’s
express written approval may the proposed activity or use be commenced, and
then only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the approval.

 

(c)           Should DISTRICT
fail to respond to GRANTOR’s
request within the 45-day time period, GRANTOR shall
file a second written request with DISTRICT by
registered or certified mail.  Should DISTRICT fail to respond to the second
request within ten (10) days after receipt of the request, GRANTOR may commence an action in a court of competent
jurisdiction to compel DISTRICT to
respond to the request.  In the
alternative, GRANTOR may commence a proceeding
in arbitration under Paragraph 16 of this Easement.

 

(d)           For written notice to GRANTOR, the DISTRICT
shall deliver such notice to the GRANTOR
pursuant to the time lines provided for such notice in this Easement.  As to the notice under Paragraph 3(c), such
notice shall provide the date and time of such entry.

 

6.             Costs and
Liabilities Related to the Easement Area.

 

(a)           GRANTOR agrees to bear
all costs and liabilities of any kind related to the operation, upkeep, and
maintenance of the Easement Area and does hereby indemnify and hold DISTRICT and DEPARTMENT
harmless therefrom.  Without limiting the
foregoing, GRANTOR agrees to pay
any and all real property taxes, fees, exactions and assessments levied or
imposed by local, state or federal authorities on the Easement Area.  GRANTOR
shall be solely responsible for any costs related to the maintenance of general
liability insurance covering acts on the Easement Area.  Except as specifically set forth in Paragraph
7(b) below, DISTRICT and DEPARTMENT shall have no responsibility whatever for the
operation, upkeep or maintenance of the Easement Area, the monitoring of
hazardous conditions thereon, or the protection of GRANTOR, the public, or any third parties from risks relating
to conditions on the 

 

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Easement
Area.  GRANTOR does hereby agree to
indemnify and hold DISTRICT and DEPARTMENT harmless from and against any damage, liability,
claim, or expense, including attorneys’ fees, relating to such matters.  Without limiting the foregoing, DISTRICT and DEPARTMENT shall
not be liable to GRANTOR or any
other person or entity in connection with approvals given or withheld
hereunder, or in connection with any entry upon the Easement Area occurring
pursuant to this Easement, or on account of any claim, liability, damage, or
expense suffered or incurred by or threatened against GRANTOR or any other person or entity
related to this Easement, except to the extent that such claim, liability,
damage, or expense is the result of DISTRICT’s
or DEPARTMENT’S respective negligence,
gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

 

(b)           (1)           Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Easement to the contrary, the parties do not intend and this
Easement shall not be construed such that it creates in DISTRICT or DEPARTMENT:

 

(A) 
The obligations or liabilities of an “owner” or “operator”  as those words are defined and used in
environmental laws, as defined below, including, but not limited to, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
as amended (42 United States Code, sections 9601, et seq.) (“CERCLA”);

 

(B) 
The obligations or liabilities of a person described in 42 United States Code
section 9607(a)(3) or any successor statute then in effect;

 

(C) 
The right to investigate and remediate any hazardous materials, as defined
below, associated with the Easement Area; or

 

(D) 
Any control over GRANTOR’s ability
to investigate and remediate any hazardous materials, as defined below,
associated with the Easement Area.

 

(2)           GRANTOR represents,
warrants, and covenants to DISTRICT
that GRANTOR’s use of the Easement
Area shall comply with all environmental laws, as defined below.

 

(3)           For the purposes of this
Easement:

 

(A) 
The term “hazardous materials” includes, but is not limited to, any flammable
explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes,
hazardous or toxic substances, or related materials defined in CERCLA, the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended (49 United States Code
sections 1801, et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as
amended (42 United States Code sections 6901, et seq.), sections 25117 and
25316 of the California Health & Safety Code and in the regulations
adopted and publications promulgated pursuant to them, or any other federal,
state, or local environmental laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations
concerning the environment, industrial hygiene, or public health or safety now
in effect or enacted after the effective date of this Easement.

 

(B) 
The term “environmental laws” includes, but is not limited to, any applicable
federal, state, local, or administrative agency statute, ordinance, regulation,
rule, 

 

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order,
or requirement relating to environmental conditions or hazardous materials.

 

7.             Indemnification.

 

(a)           GRANTOR shall hold
harmless, indemnify, and defend DISTRICT  and DEPARTMENT from
and against damages, liabilities, claims and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, arising from or in any way connected with (i) injury to
or the death of any person, or physical damage to property resulting from any
act or omission, condition or other matter related to or occurring on or about
the Easement Area, except to the extent that such damage, liability, claim, or
expense is the result of the respective negligence, gross negligence or
intentional misconduct of DISTRICT
or DEPARTMENT (it being the intent of this
provision to limit GRANTOR’s
indemnity to the proportionate part of DISTRICT’s and DEPARTMENT’S
damage, liability, claim or expense for which GRANTOR
is responsible); and (ii) the obligations specified in Paragraph 6.  In the event of any claim, demand, or legal
complaint against DISTRICT or DEPARTMENT,
the right to the indemnification provided by this Paragraph 7(a) shall not
apply to any cost, expense, penalty, settlement payment, or judgment, including
attorneys’ fees, incurred prior to DISTRICT’s
or DEPARTMENT’s written notice of such
claim, demand, or legal complaint to GRANTOR,
unless GRANTOR has acquired knowledge
of the matter by other means, nor to any costs, expenses, or settlement
payment, including attorneys’ fees, incurred subsequent to that notice unless
such cost, expense, or settlement payment shall be approved in writing by GRANTOR, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld.

 

(b)           DISTRICT shall hold
harmless, indemnify, and defend GRANTOR,  its heirs, devisees, successors and assigns,
and DEPARTMENT from and against all
damages, liabilities, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’
fees, arising from or in any way connected with injury to or the death of any
person, or physical damage to any property, resulting from any act, omission,
condition, or other matter related to or occurring on or about the Easement
Area and attributable to DISTRICT,
except to the extent that such damage, liability, claim or expense is the
result of the respective negligence, gross negligence or intentional misconduct
of GRANTOR or DEPARTMENT (it
being the intent of this provision to limit DISTRICT’s indemnity to the proportionate part of GRANTOR’s and DEPARTMENT’s
damage, liability, claim or expense for which DISTRICT is responsible).  In the event of any claim, demand, or legal
complaint against GRANTOR or DEPARTMENT,
the right to the indemnification provided by this Paragraph 7(b) shall not
apply to any cost, expense, penalty, settlement payment, or judgment, including
attorneys’ fees, incurred prior to GRANTOR’s
or DEPARTMENT’s written notice of such
claim, demand, or legal complaint to DISTRICT,
nor to any costs, expenses, or settlement payment, including attorneys’ fees,
incurred subsequent to that notice unless such cost, expense, or settlement
payment shall be approved in writing by DISTRICT,
which approval shall be in DISTRICT’s
sole discretion.

 

8.             No Public
Access.  Nothing contained in this Easement shall be
construed as granting, permitting, or affording the public access to any
portion of the Property, including the Easement Area, or limiting or precluding
GRANTOR’s right to exclude the
public from all or any portion of the Property. 
Nothing in this Easement shall be construed to preclude GRANTOR’s right to grant access to third
parties across the Easement Area, provided that such access is allowed in a
reasonable manner and is consistent with the purpose of this Easement and 

 

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so
long as such activity is undertaken subject to the terms and conditions of this
Easement.

 

9.             Compliance
with Governmental Regulations.  The activities and uses permitted on the
Easement Area pursuant to this Easement shall be subject to and undertaken in
accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances,
rules, and regulations.

 

10.          No Further
Division of the Easement Area.  GRANTOR
shall not divide the Easement Area into separate parcels by subdivision, lot
line adjustment, partitions or other means, including, but not limited to
gaining recognition, by certificate of compliance or otherwise, of parcels
which may have previously been created on the Easement Area by prior patent or
deed conveyances, subdivisions, or surveys except as provided in this Paragraph
and Paragraph 5 of Exhibit C.  This
prohibition against division of the Easement Area shall be inapplicable to (a) divisions
necessary for public acquisition, (b) divisions necessary for the
voluntary conveyance of all or a portion of the Easement Area to a government
or non-profit entity exclusively for conservation, mitigation banking or public
access purposes, provided however that no acreage set aside for agricultural
conservation pursuant to Paragraph 11 shall be included in such voluntary
conveyance, and (c) leases for agricultural purposes.  As used in this Paragraph 10, “agricultural
purposes” means the cultivation of food or fiber, or the grazing or pasturing
of livestock.  Nothing in this Easement
shall prevent the TRIBE from
seeking to have the federal government take the Property or a portion of the
Property into trust as long as this Easement or an equivalent easement of equal
or greater restriction remains in force on the Easement Area.  Nothing in this Easement shall prevent the GRANTOR and/or TRIBE from
seeking to separate the Easement Area into a separate parcel from the remainder
of the Property.

 

11.          Permitted
Use of Easement Area as Mitigation Bank.    Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Easement to the contrary, GRANTOR
shall retain the right to dedicate, use and permit others to use the Easement
Area or any portion thereof as part of a mitigation bank and to receive
consideration therefore.   No part of any
such consideration shall be payable to DISTRICT,
and DISTRICT shall not claim to
have any interests in said mitigation bank. 
Notwithstanding the above, a minimum of 20 acres of the 90 acre Easement
Area will be set aside for agricultural conservation.

 

12.          Interpretation,
Construction and Severability.  To the extent that this Easement may be
uncertain or ambiguous such that it requires interpretation or construction,
then it shall be interpreted and construed in such a way that meets the purpose
of this Easement.  It is the intention of
the Parties that any interpretation or construction shall promote the purpose
of this Easement.  If any provision of
this Easement is found by appropriate court to be invalid or unenforceable, all
remaining provisions of this Easement shall remain valid and binding.  If the application of any provision of this
Easement is found to be invalid or unenforceable as to any particular person or
circumstance, the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances,
other than those as to which it is found to be invalid, shall not be affected
thereby.

 

13.          Baseline
Documentation for Enforcement.   GRANTOR shall
prepare documentation acceptable to DISTRICT
establishing the physical condition of the Easement Area and the activities and
uses thereon as of the effective date of this Easement; provided, however, DISTRICT reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to prepare all or part of such documentation if it deems
appropriate.  This documentation shall be
maintained on file with 

 

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DISTRICT and shall serve as an
objective information baseline for monitoring compliance with this
Easement.  Any monitoring report prepared
by DISTRICT shall be provided to DEPARTMENT.

 

14.          Remedies
for Breach.

 

(a)           In the event of a violation
or threatened violation by GRANTOR
of any term, condition or restriction contained in this Easement, DISTRICT may, following notice to GRANTOR, institute a suit to enjoin and/or
recover damages for such violation and/or to require the restoration of the
Easement Area to the condition that existed prior to such violation.  The DISTRICT’s notice to GRANTOR shall
contain a general description of the condition claimed by DISTRICT to be a violation and shall
contain a reasonable and specific cure period during which the violation is to
cease and the Easement Area is to be restored to the condition that existed
prior to the violation.  Such cure period
shall be for a minimum of thirty (30) days. 
The notice shall be mailed or otherwise delivered by DISTRICT to GRANTOR.  If DISTRICT reasonably determines that
circumstances require immediate action to prevent or mitigate significant
damage to the agricultural and open space values protected by this Easement, DISTRICT may pursue any and all remedies
available under law without waiting for the cure period to expire, and shall
have the right, upon the giving of 24 hours notice, to enter the Easement Area
for the purpose of assessing damage or threat to the agricultural and open
space values protected by this Easement and determining the nature of curative
or mitigation actions that should be taken. 
DISTRICT’s rights under this
Paragraph 14 shall apply equally in the event of either actual or threatened
violations of the terms of this Easement. 
GRANTOR agrees that DISTRICT’s remedies at law for any
violation of the terms of this Easement are inadequate and that DISTRICT shall be entitled to the
injunctive relief described herein, both prohibitive and mandatory, in addition
to such other relief, including damages, to which DISTRICT may be entitled, including specific performance of
the terms of this Easement, without the necessity of proving either actual
damages or the inadequacy of otherwise available legal remedies.

 

(b)           Enforcement of the terms of
this Easement shall be at the sole discretion of DISTRICT, and any forbearance by DISTRICT to exercise its rights under this Easement in the
event of any violation or threatened violation by GRANTOR of any term of this Easement shall not be deemed or
construed to be a waiver by DISTRICT
of such term or of any subsequent violation or threatened violation of the same
or any other terms of this Easement.  Any
failure by DISTRICT to act shall
not be deemed a waiver or forfeiture of DISTRICT’s
right to enforce any and all of the terms of this Easement in the future.

 

(c)           Inasmuch as the monetary
value of the loss or deprivation of the agricultural and open space values of
the Easement Area caused by a violation by GRANTOR of the
terms of this Easement are uncertain and would be impractical or extremely
difficult to measure, GRANTOR and DISTRICT agree that if a loss of agricultural and open space
values occurs, the damages for such loss allowed by Civil Code § 815.7 (c) shall
be measured as follows:

 

(1)           For an improvement
prohibited by this Easement, an amount equal to ten percent of the market value
of the improvement for each month, or portion thereof, that the improvement
remains on the Easement Area after the DISTRICT
provides notice to the 

 

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GRANTOR that such
improvement is prohibited; and

 

(2)           For an activity or use
prohibited by this Easement, an amount equal to any economic gain realized by GRANTOR as a result of the activity or use after the DISTRICT gives notice to the GRANTOR
that such an activity or use is prohibited; and

 

(3)           For an activity or use prohibited
by this Easement, where there is no measurable economic gain realized by GRANTOR, an amount equal to $100 a day for each day that the
use or activity continues, adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with
Consumer Price Index calculated, after the DISTRICT gives
notice to the GRANTOR that such an activity or
use is prohibited by this Easement.

 

(4)           The damages provided for in
this Paragraph 14( c)(1)-(3) shall not accrue during any cure period
provided pursuant to Paragraph 14(a).

 

(5)           The damages calculated in
this Paragraph 14(c)(1)-(3) are in addition to any direct costs incurred
by DISTRICT for enforcement of this
Easement and restoration of the Easement Area. 
The damages calculated in this Paragraph 
4(c)(1)-(3) shall not exceed the appraised value of this
Easement.  Nothing in this Paragraph
prevents DISTRICT from exercising its right to
enjoin the prohibited use or activity and to seek restoration of the Easement
Area.

 

(d)           If DISTRICT, in the notice to GRANTOR, demands that GRANTOR remove an improvement, discontinue
a use, or both and claims damages from such improvement and/or use, then GRANTOR may avoid all damages by fully
complying with DISTRICT’s notice
within the cure period provided therein. 
In the event of litigation arising out of the notice, brought either by GRANTOR or DISTRICT, in which GRANTOR prevails,
then GRANTOR shall be entitled to
economic damages; provided, however, that neither DISTRICT nor GRANTOR
shall be entitled to damages where DISTRICT
has not claimed damages in its notice.

 

(e)           The remedies set forth in
this Paragraph 14 are not intended to displace and are in addition to any other
remedy available to either Party or the COUNTY as
provided by this Easement or any applicable Memorandum of Agreement, local, state
or federal law.

 

15.          Acts Beyond
GRANTOR’s Control.  Nothing contained in this Easement shall be
construed to entitle DISTRICT to
bring any action against GRANTOR
for any injury to or change in the Easement Area resulting from causes beyond GRANTOR’s control, including, but not
limited to, fire, flood, storm, and earth movement, or from any prudent action
taken by GRANTOR under emergency
conditions to prevent, abate, or mitigate significant injury to the Easement
Area resulting from such causes so long as such action, to the extent that GRANTOR has control, is designed and
carried out in such a way as to further the purpose of this Easement.

 

16.          Arbitration.

 

(a)           If a dispute arises between
the Parties concerning the consistency of any proposed activity or use with the
terms or purpose of this Easement, or any other matter arising under or in
connection with this Easement or its interpretation, either Party, with the
written 

 

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consent
of the other, may refer the dispute to arbitration by a request made in writing
upon the other, provided that GRANTOR
agrees not to proceed with any activity or use that is the subject of the
dispute pending resolution of the dispute, and further provided that the
Parties agree to proceed to arbitration within sixty (60) days of the delivery
of such request for arbitration, or such other date as is mutually agreeable.

 

(b)           The written notice of the
request to arbitrate shall identify with specificity the alleged issue or
issues and the actions requested to resolve the dispute.  Within seven (7) business days after
receipt of the notice, the recipient shall provide a written response agreeing
or disagreeing with the complaint.  If
the Party agrees it will set forth detailed steps to address the complaint or
alleged easement breach.  If the Parties
disagree, they shall proceed in accordance with the next subsection.

 

(c)           The Parties shall formally
meet and confer in good faith within ten (10) business days of receipt of
such notice, or at such other time as the Parties may agree in writing, to
attempt to resolve the dispute.  If both
Parties agree, a mediator may be used to help resolve the dispute at this
stage.  The Parties and mediator, if any,
shall ensure that any disputed issues are clearly and directly communicated
according to any agreed upon process and timeline.  Multiple meetings under this step may be
reasonably required depending upon the nature of the dispute, provided that the
meet and confer process shall be completed within thirty (30) days of the
initial notice unless extended in writing by mutual agreement of the Parties.

 

(d)           If the GRANTOR and DISTRICT agree to arbitration, the arbitration shall be
conducted by a single arbitrator from the list contained in Exhibit “D” to
this Easement and shall be conducted in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined
Arbitration Rules or AAA Arbitration Rules or successor rules then
in effect and shall take place in Santa Rosa or another location mutually
agreed upon by the Parties.  The list of
arbitrators contained in Exhibit “D” shall be reviewed and revised, if
necessary, every five (5) years.  If
not revised the prior list shall remain in effect.   If no such list is created or the
arbitrators contained on any agreed upon list are not available within a
reasonable time period, an arbitrator shall be selected as provided by
Paragraph 16(e), below.  Arbitrators
shall be contacted in the order their names appear on the agreed upon list and
the person highest on the list, whom is available within sixty (60) days from
the date of the original notice to conduct the arbitration, shall be selected
unless another arbitrator is mutually agreed upon by the Parties in
writing.  If no arbitrator is available
during the sixty (60) day time frame, the first available arbitrator on the
list, available within a reasonable period, shall be selected.

 

(e)           If an arbitrator on the list
is not available within a reasonable time frame or if the Parties are unable to
agree to a new list or upon the selection of a single arbitrator, then each
Party shall name one arbitrator and the two arbitrators thus selected shall
select a third arbitrator who shall be a retired United States District Court
or California Superior Court judge; provided, however, if either Party fails to
select an arbitrator within fourteen (14) days of delivery of the request for
arbitration, or if the two arbitrators fail to select a third arbitrator within
fourteen (14) days after the appointment of the second arbitrator, then in each
such instance, a proper court, on petition of any Party, shall appoint the
second or third arbitrator or both, as the case may be, in accordance with
California Code of Civil Procedure sections 1280, et seq., or any successor statutes
then in effect.

 

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(f)            The provisions of California
Code of Civil Procedure, Section 1283.05 are incorporated into this
Agreement, provided, however, that no such discovery may be conducted without
leave of the arbitrator.  Except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Paragraph 16, the arbitration shall be
determined in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure sections 1280,
et seq., the purpose of this Easement, the terms of this Easement, and the
applicable laws of the State of California, as the basis for determination and
resolution, and a judgment of the arbitration award may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof. The prevailing Party shall be entitled, in
addition to such other relief as may be granted, to a reasonable sum as and for
all its costs and expenses related to such arbitration, including, but not
limited to, the fees and expenses of the arbitrators, but excluding attorneys’
fees, which sum shall be determined by the arbitrators and any court of
competent jurisdiction that may be called upon to enforce or review the award.
The arbitrator shall provide a written award and a reasoned decision supporting
the basis of the award within thirty (30) days of submission of the dispute
following hearing.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a person shall not be eligible to serve as an arbitrator if the
person has an interest in, or is related to, affiliated with, or has
represented in a legal capacity, a Party to this Easement, without a written
waiver from the other Party.

 

17.          Termination
of Easement.

 

(a)           If the Easement Area is
taken, in whole or in part, by exercise of the power of eminent domain, GRANTOR or DISTRICT or
both may commence appropriate action to recover the full value of the portion
of the Easement Area so taken.  Any
expenses incurred by GRANTOR or DISTRICT, or both, in connection with any such action, shall
be reimbursed out of the recovered proceeds prior to any division of such
proceeds between DEPARTMENT, GRANTOR
and DISTRICT.  After reimbursement of all expenses incurred
by GRANTOR and DISTRICT,
        % of the remainder of the
proceeds shall be paid to DEPARTMENT.  After payment to DEPARTMENT,
 the remaining proceeds shall
be divided between GRANTOR and DISTRICT as agreed upon by them in writing or, in the
absence of such an agreement, as ordered by the court in the action recovering
the proceeds.  If DISTRICT
determines that the portion of the Easement Area to be taken is being sought
for a use incompatible with this Easement, DISTRICT may
assert the presumptions contained in California Code of Civil Procedure section
1240.680 and California Public Resources Code section 5542.5, or any successor
statutes then in effect, to protect DISTRICT’s
interest in the Easement Area and to preserve the agricultural and open space
values thereof.  The terms of this
Easement shall terminate as to the portion of the Easement Area taken, but
shall remain in effect relative to all other portions of the Easement Area.

 

(b)           In the event that the
Easement, in whole or in part, is terminated by judicial termination and
proceeds are awarded by the Court, any and all such proceeds shall be
distributed as follows.  Before any
payments are made, GRANTOR and DISTRICT shall be reimbursed for any expenses
incurred in connection with such action.  
After reimbursement of all expenses incurred by GRANTOR and DISTRICT,
        % of the remainder of the
proceeds shall be paid to DEPARTMENT. After payment to DEPARTMENT, the
remaining proceeds shall be divided between GRANTOR and DISTRICT as agreed upon
by them in writing or, in the absence of such an agreement, as ordered by the
court in the action awarding the proceeds.

 

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18.          Easement to
Bind Successors.  The agricultural and open space conservation
easement granted and the assignment of development rights provided herein shall
be a burden upon and shall continue as a restrictive covenant and equitable
servitude running in perpetuity with the Easement Area and shall bind GRANTOR, its heirs, personal
representatives, lessees, executors, successors, including, but not limited to,
purchasers at tax sales, assigns and all persons claiming under them.  The Parties intend that this Easement shall
benefit and burden, as the case may be, their respective successors, assigns,
heirs, executors, administrators, agents, employees, and all other persons claiming
by or through them pursuant to the common and statutory law of the State of
California.  Further, the Parties agree
and intend that this Easement creates an easement encompassed within the
meaning of the phrase “easements constituting servitudes upon or burdens to the
property”, as that phrase is used in California Revenue & Taxation
Code section 3712(d), or any successor statute then in effect, such that a
purchaser at a tax sale will take title to the Easement Area subject to this
Easement.

 

19.          Subsequent
Transfers.  GRANTOR
agrees that a clear reference to this Easement will be made in any subsequent
deed or other legal instrument by means of which any interest in the Easement
Area, including, but not limited to, a leasehold interest, is conveyed and that
GRANTOR will attach a copy of this
Easement to any such instrument. GRANTOR
further agrees to give written notice to DISTRICT
of the conveyance of any interest in the Easement Area at least ten (10) days
prior to the date of such conveyance. 
These obligations of GRANTOR
shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment by DISTRICT of the rights created in favor of DISTRICT by Paragraph 18 of this
Easement.  The failure of GRANTOR to perform any act required by this
Paragraph 19 shall not impair the validity of this Easement or limit its
enforceability in any way.

 

20.          Warranty of
Ownership.  GRANTOR
warrants that it is the owner in fee simple of the Easement Area, and that on
the date it executed this Easement the Easement Area is not subject to any
deeds of trust other than the deeds of trust identified in Exhibit “D,”
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, whose trust deed
beneficiaries have therein consented to this Easement, agreed to subordinate
their respective interests in the Easement Area to this Easement, and
covenanted that any sale made under the provisions of the respective deeds of
trust shall be subject to this Easement.

 

21.          Notices.  Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, any notice, demand, request, approval, disapproval, or other
communication that either Party desires or is required to give to the other
shall be in writing and either served personally or sent by first class mail,
postage prepaid, private courier or delivery service, or telecopy addressed as
follows:

 

To GRANTOR:

 

Tribal
Chairperson

Dry
Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians

190
Foss Creek Circle, Suite A

Healdsburg,
CA 95548

Telephone:
(707) 473-2106

Telecopier:                                         

 

Exhibit H to MOA

Page 13 of 28

 

 

With
a copy simultaneously delivered to:

 

Jerome
L. Levine

Holland &
Knight, LLP

633
W. 5th Street, Suite 2100

Los
Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone:
(213) 896-2565

Telecopier:
(213) 896-2450

 

To DISTRICT:

General
Manager

Sonoma
County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District

747 Mendocino Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Telephone:
(707) 565-7360

Telecopier:
(707) 565-7370

 

With
copy simultaneously delivered to:

 

County
Counsel

575
Administration Dr.

Santa
Rosa, CA 95403

Telephone:  (707) 565-2421

Telecopier:  (707) 565-2624

 

To DEPARTMENT:

 

Any
notices required by this Easement to be sent to the DEPARTMENT
shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by first class
mail, at the following address, unless a Party has been notified by the DEPARTMENT of a change of address.

 

Director

Department
of Conservation

801
K Street, MS 18-01

Sacramento,
CA 95814

Attn:  Williamson Act Program

 

or to such other address as either Party from time to time shall
designate by written notice to the other. 
Notice, if mailed, shall be deemed given upon the day following the date
shown on the postmark of the envelope in which such notice is mailed or, in the
event there is no such date shown, then the day following the date of mailing
shown on the Party’s written declaration of mailing, which declaration shall
have been executed by a an officer or employee of the Party.  In all other instances, notice shall be
deemed given at the time of actual delivery. 
Changes may be made in the names and addressees of the persons to whom
notices, demands, requests, approvals, disapprovals, or other communications
are to be given by giving notice pursuant to this Paragraph 21.

 

Exhibit H to MOA

Page 14 of 28

 

 

22.          Amendment.  If circumstances
arise under which an amendment or modification of this Easement would be
appropriate, GRANTOR and DISTRICT shall be free to jointly amend
this Easement, provided that any amendment (a) shall be consistent with
the purpose of this Easement, (b) shall ensure protection of the
agricultural and open space values of the Easement Area, (c) shall not
affect the Easement’s perpetual duration and (d) shall maintain the term
set forth in Paragraph 11 of this Easement requiring that a minimum of 20 acres
of the Easement Area be set aside for agricultural conservation.  Any such amendment shall be in writing,
executed by GRANTOR and DISTRICT, and recorded in the Office of the
Sonoma County Recorder.  A copy of such
amendment shall be provided to the DEPARTMENT for
approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

23.          No Forfeiture. 
Nothing contained in this Easement shall result in a forfeiture or
reversion of GRANTOR’s title in
any respect.

 

24.          Termination of Rights and
Obligations.  A Party’s rights and obligations under this
Easement shall terminate upon transfer of the Party’s interest in the Easement
Area, except that liability for acts or omissions occurring prior to transfer
shall survive transfer.

 

25.          Third Party Beneficiary.  GRANTOR and DISTRICT agree
that COUNTY shall be a third party
beneficiary of this Easement within the meaning of Civil Code section 1559 or
any successor statute then in effect, and that COUNTY
shall have all rights attendant thereto. 
Such rights shall include, but not be limited to, the right, but not the
obligation, to enforce the terms of this Easement.  Should COUNTY elect to
exercise its right to enforce the terms of this Easement, it shall be entitled
to recover from GRANTOR any costs and expenses it
incurs in so doing.

 

26.          Limited Waiver of Sovereign
Immunity.

 

(a)           GRANTOR and DISTRICT each
expressly covenant and agree that, subject to the procedural provisions of this
Easement, they may each sue and be sued to resolve any controversy arising from
this Easement or to enforce or interpret the terms and conditions of this
Easement.  GRANTOR
further hereby agrees to a limited waiver of sovereign immunity, in accordance
with its Memorandum of Agreement with the COUNTY entered
into in March, 2008, in connection with any claims arising from this Easement
and for the enforcement of any arbitration award, or judgment to enforce such
an award resulting from any claims arising from this Easement only.  The Parties further consent to the
jurisdiction of an arbitrator and/or specified court under this Easement
including the consent to be sued and bound by a lawful order or judgment, to
the extent provided for herein.

 

(b)           With respect to any action arising out of the Easement, GRANTOR and DISTRICT expressly
consent to the jurisdiction of an arbitrator selected pursuant to this
Easement, to the Sonoma County Superior Court and all related appellate courts,
and, if that court is without jurisdiction, to the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California, and specifically agree to a limited
waiver of sovereign immunity for those purposes only.  The Parties specifically agree that the above
referenced courts shall have jurisdiction to

 

Exhibit H to MOA

Page 15 of 28

 

 

enter
judgments enforcing rights and remedies provided for in this Easement.  No Party to this Easement shall contest
jurisdiction or venue of the above-referenced courts, for disputes or claims
arising out of this Easement.  Neither GRANTOR nor DISTRICT shall
plead or invoke the doctrine of exhaustion of Tribal or other administrative
remedies or the defenses of immunity or failure to name indispensable party for
disputes or claims arising out of this Easement.

 

(c)           In the event that DEPARTMENT takes
any action to enforce the provisions of this Easement pursuant to Paragraph
3(e), all covenants, agreements and waivers set forth in this Paragraph 26
shall apply to such action and may be invoked and enforced by DEPARTMENT

 

27.          Enforceable Restriction.  This
Easement and each and every term contained herein is intended for the benefit
of the public and constitutes an enforceable restriction pursuant to the
provisions of Article XIII, section 8 of the California Constitution,
California Public Resources Code section 5540, and California Revenue and
Taxation Code section 420 et seq., or any successor constitutional provisions
or statutes then in effect.

 

28.          Applicable Law and Forum.  This
Easement shall be construed and interpreted according to the substantive law of
California, excluding the law of conflicts. 
Any action to enforce the provisions of this Easement or for the breach
thereof shall be brought and tried as provided for in Paragraphs 16 and 26

 

29.          Pronoun Number and Gender. 
Wherever used herein, unless the provision or context otherwise
requires, the singular number shall include the plural and the plural the
singular, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter.

 

30.          GRANTOR and DISTRICT. 
Wherever used herein, the terms GRANTOR
and DISTRICT, and any pronouns
used in place thereof, shall mean and include the above-named GRANTOR and its heirs, devisees, personal
representatives, lessees, executors, successors, and assigns, including any
persons claiming under them, and the above-named DISTRICT and its agents, officers, employees, successors and
assigns, respectively.

 

31.          DISTRICT’s General Manager. 
Wherever used herein, the term DISTRICT’s
General Manager, and any pronoun used in place thereof, shall mean and include
the General Manager of DISTRICT
and duly authorized representatives.

 

32.          Director of DEPARTMENT. 
Wherever used herein, the term Director of DEPARTMENT,
and any pronoun used in place thereof, shall mean and include the Director of DEPARTMENT and duly authorized representatives.

 

33.          Fees and Charges.  DISTRICT shall have the right to establish
and impose reasonable fees and charges on GRANTOR
for inspections, approvals, and other services performed by DISTRICT pursuant to this Easement.

 

34.          Entire Agreement.  This
instrument sets forth the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the
Easement and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, and understandings
relating to the Easement, all of which are merged herein.  No alteration or variation of this instrument
shall be valid or binding unless contained in a written amendment

 

Exhibit H to MOA

Page 16 of 28

 

 

prepared, executed and recorded in accordance with Paragraph 22.

 

35.          Authorization.  GRANTOR and DISTRICT each
represent and warrant that each has performed all acts precedent to adoption of
this Easement, including but not limited to matters of procedure and notice and
each has the full power and authority to execute this Easement and perform its
obligations in accordance with the above terms and conditions, and that the
representative executing this Easement on behalf of each Party is duly
authorized to so execute and deliver the Easement.

 

36.          Estoppel Certificates.  DISTRICT shall at any time during the
existence of this Easement, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written
notice from GRANTOR, execute and
deliver to GRANTOR a statement in
writing certifying that this Easement is unmodified and in full force and
effect (or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification) and
acknowledging that there is not, to DISTRICT’s
knowledge, any default by GRANTOR
hereunder, or, if DISTRICT alleges
a default by GRANTOR, specifying
such default.  DISTRICT’s obligation
to deliver the statement of certification is conditioned on GRANTOR reimbursing DISTRICT for all costs and expenses
reasonably and necessarily incurred in its preparation as determined by DISTRICT’s
General Manager.

 

37.          Execution.  GRANTOR shall execute this Easement, cause
the same to be acknowledged, and deliver said executed and acknowledged
instrument to DISTRICT in such
form as to permit its acceptance by DISTRICT
and recordation in the Office of the Sonoma County Recorder.

 

38.          No Liens, Encumbrances, or
Conveyances.  GRANTOR
warrants that after it has executed this Easement, it will not record any lien,
encumbrance, or otherwise convey any right, title, or interest in and to the
Easement Area until such time as this Easement has been accepted and recorded
by DISTRICT.

 

39.          Effective Date.  This
Easement shall be effective as of the date of its acceptance by DISTRICT pursuant to California Public
Resources Code sections 5500, et seq.

 

40.          Captions.  The
captions in this Easement have been included solely for convenience of reference.  They are not a part of this Easement and
shall have no effect upon its construction or interpretation.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this
Easement as set forth below.

 

	
   

  	
  GRANTOR:

  
	
   

  	
  Alexander
  Valley Ventures, LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
					

 

Exhibit H to MOA

Page 17 of 28

 

 

	
   

  	
  DISTRICT:

  
	
   

  	
  SONOMA
  COUNTY AGRICULTURAL

  
	
   

  	
  PRESERVATION
  AND OPEN SPACE

  
	
   

  	
  DISTRICT

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  President,
  Board of Directors

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ATTEST:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  BOB
  DEIS,

  	
   

  
	
  ex-officio
  Clerk of the Board of Directors

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  NOTE: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MUST BE ATTACHED FOR ALL SIGNATORIES.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  APPROVED AS TO SUBSTANCE:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  General Manager

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  APPROVED AS TO FORM:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Deputy
  County Counsel

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Jerome
  L. Levine, Counsel

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  For
  Alexander Valley Ventures, LLC

  
													

 

Exhibit H to MOA

Page 18 of 28

 

 

	
  EXHIBIT

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

CONSENT AND
SUBORDINATION OF LIEN HOLDER

(BENEFICIARY)

 

____________,
a __________, beneficiary under that certain Deed of
Trust recorded on _________, as
Document No. ____________, Official Records of Sonoma County, affecting the
title to the real property described in Exhibit “B” of this Easement,
hereby consents to this Easement, agrees to subordinate the lien of said Deed
of Trust to this Easement, and covenants that any sale made under the
provisions of said Deed of Trust shall be subject to this Easement.

 

 

	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  

 

 

NOTE: 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MUST BE ATTACHED FOR ALL SIGNATURES.

 

Exhibit H to MOA

Page 19 of 28

 

 

	
  EXHIBIT

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

CONSENT AND
SUBORDINATION OF LIEN HOLDER

(ASSIGNEE
BENEFICIARY)

 

____________, a ______________, assignee beneficiary (Document No. _____,
Official Records of Sonoma County) under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on
____________, as Document No._____, Official Records of Sonoma County,
affecting the title to the real property described in Exhibit “B” of this
Easement, hereby consents to this Easement, agrees to subordinate the lien of
said Deed of Trust to this Easement, and covenants that any sale made under the
provisions of said Deed of Trust shall be subject to this Easement.

 

 

	
  Dated:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  

 

 

NOTE: 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MUST BE ATTACHED FOR ALL SIGNATURES.

 

Exhibit H to MOA

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Exhibit C

Use of the
Easement Area

 

Use of the Easement Area shall be confined to activities and uses that
are consistent with the purpose of this Easement.  Any activity or use of the Easement Area that
is inconsistent with the purpose of this Easement is prohibited.  Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the activities and uses set forth below are expressly permitted,
restricted or prohibited on the Easement Area as follows:

 

1.             Agricultural Use.  GRANTOR reserves the right to engage in agricultural uses of
the Easement Area, as defined below, in accordance with sound, generally
accepted agricultural and soil conservation practices, so long as such use is
undertaken in a manner consistent with the purpose of this Easement.

 

1.1.          Livestock for the Production of Food and
Fiber.  GRANTOR may
breed, raise, pasture, and graze livestock of every nature and description for
the production of food and fiber, but in no event shall commercial feedlots be
permitted on the Easement Area.  For
purposes of this Easement, “commercial feedlot” is defined as a permanently
constructed confined area or facility which is used and maintained for purposes
of engaging in the business of feeding livestock and which is not grazed or
cropped annually.  For purposes of this
Easement, a “commercial feedlot” shall not include the establishment, use or
maintenance of corrals, holding pens or pastures.  Nothing in this Easement shall prevent GRANTOR from confining livestock for discretionary seasonal
feeding or from leasing grazing rights for livestock owned by others.

 

1.2.          Bees.  GRANTOR
may breed and raise bees.

 

1.3.          Crops.  GRANTOR
may plant, raise, and harvest agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, and
forestry crops and products of every nature and description.

 

1.4.          Sale of Harvested Crops and Products.  GRANTOR may store and sell, including direct retail sale to
the public, agricultural crops and products grown, harvested and produced
primarily on the Property.

 

1.5.          Use of Agrichemicals.  In
connection with permitted agricultural uses, GRANTOR
reserves the right to use government approved agrichemicals, including but not
limited to, fertilizers and biocides, in those amounts and with that frequency
of application necessary to accomplish reasonable agricultural purposes within
federal, state and local government regulations and guidelines.

 

1.6.          Removal of Non-Native Plant Species and
Animal Control.  In connection with permitted uses, GRANTOR reserves the right to remove non-native plant
species and to control predatory and problem animals by the use of selective
control techniques consistent with the policies of the Sonoma County
Agricultural Commissioner.

 

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2.             Commercial and Industrial
Uses.  Other
than the agricultural use set forth in Paragraph 1 of this Exhibit C,
commercial or industrial use of or activity on the Easement Area is prohibited,
except as follows:

 

2.1.          Mitigation Banking.  GRANTOR reserves the right to and to permit others to
create, operate and maintain a wetlands and/or species mitigation bank.  In connection with such permitted use, GRANTOR may develop, restore, enhance, and maintain wetlands
and other natural habitats.

 

3.             Structures and Improvements.  No residences, buildings or other structural improvements, shall be
placed, constructed or reconstructed on the Easement Area except as provided in
this Paragraph 3.

 

3.1.          Roads.  Construction of new roads and
the reconstruction or expansion of existing roads in the Easement Area shall be
subject to the DISTRICT’s prior written
approval.  Roads shall be restricted to
those roads directly required for uses and activities permitted herein.  Road construction, expansion or
reconstruction shall be undertaken in a manner consistent with the purpose,
terms and conditions of this Easement. 
Roads shall be constructed and maintained so as to minimize erosion and
sedimentation and ensure proper drainage, utilizing Best Management Practices
as recommended by the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service or other
similar or successor entity.

 

3.2.          Fences.  Construction of new fences is
restricted to fencing necessary for furthering the purpose of this
Easement.  Such fencing must be the
minimum necessary for such uses.   In the
event of destruction or deterioration of any fences, whether existing at the
date hereof or constructed subsequently pursuant to the provisions of this Easement,
GRANTOR may replace such fencing with a
fence of similar size (i.e., no greater in height or length), function,
capacity and location, without prior notice to or approval by DISTRICT, provided, it meets the terms of this
Paragraph.  All fencing, whether new or
replacement, shall be placed in a manner that: 
(i) is consistent with the purpose of this Easement, including the
preservation of the agricultural and open space values of the Easement Area; (ii) does
not impede wildlife movement except in cases where necessary to protect the
permitted uses described in this Easement; and (iii) complies with the DISTRICT’s standards for fences on conservation lands.  In the event any fence, or portion thereof,
becomes unnecessary for the uses described in this Paragraph, GRANTOR shall remove such fencing from the Easement Area.

 

3.3.          Maintenance, Repair and Replacement of
Existing Structures and Improvements.  All structures and
improvements existing at the date hereof or constructed subsequently in
accordance with the provisions of this Easement, may be maintained, repaired or
replaced at the same location, with a structure or 

 

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Page 22 of 28

 

 

improvement of the same size, character and function,  without notice to or approval of DISTRICT.

 

3.4.          Agricultural Structures and Improvements. 
Subject to the prior written approval of DISTRICT,
GRANTOR may place or construct, structures and improvements
reasonably necessary for permitted agricultural uses, including, but not
limited to, barns, farm worker housing, and corrals, provided that all such
structures and improvements shall be sited and designed, to the maximum extent
practicable, so as not to negatively impact the aesthetics of the Easement Area.

 

3.5.          Mitigation Bank Structures and Improvements. 
After written notice to DISTRICT in
accordance with this Easement, including Paragraph 7 of this Exhibit C, GRANTOR may place or construct structures and improvements
reasonably necessary for creation, operation and maintenance of permitted
wetland and species conservation mitigation banks, provided that all such
structures and improvements shall be sited and designed to the extent
practicable, so as not to negatively impact the aesthetics of the Easement
Area.

 

3.6.          Utilities.   GRANTOR
may construct, place and maintain underground utilities, including, but not
limited to, electric power, septic or sewer, stormwater, communication lines,
and water delivery systems necessary for permitted uses of the Property.

 

3.7.          Signs.  No signs shall be placed on
the Easement Area except such informational and cautionary signs necessary to
ensure its protection consistent with the purpose of this Easement.

 

3.8.          Improvements shall not refer to trees, vines,
or other living improvements planted nor to irrigation improvements which are
undertaken in connection with permitted uses and in a manner consistent with
the purpose of this Easement, all of which may be made without prior notice to
or approval by DISTRICT.

 

4.             Water Resources.  GRANTOR shall retain and reserve all ground water, and all
appropriative, prescriptive, contractual or other water rights appurtenant to
the Property at the time this Easement becomes effective. Draining, filling,
dredging, diking, damming or other alteration, development or manipulation of
watercourses, springs and wetlands on the Easement Area is prohibited, except
as necessary to preserve farmland and as provided in Paragraphs 2.1 and 7 of
this Exhibit C for the development, restoration, enhancement and
maintenance of wetlands and other natural habitats.

 

5.             Existing and Subsequent Easements.

 

5.1.          Use of existing easements of record granted
prior to this Easement may continue.

 

5.2.          Existing easements of record may be amended
and new temporary or permanent easements granted only with prior written
approval of DISTRICT and only if 

 

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Page 23 of 28

 

 

such amendment or easement is consistent with the terms and purpose of
this Easement.  In
no case shall any amendment to any existing easement or any new temporary or
permanent easement be granted that might in any way diminish or impair the
agricultural productive capacity or open space character of the Property.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  GRANTOR may,
with DISTRICT approval, grant subsequent
conservation easements or use restrictions designed for natural resource
preservation or enhancement on the Property provided that such easements or use
restrictions do not restrict agricultural husbandry practices on the 20 acre
portion dedicated to agricultural conservation as set forth in Paragraph 11, or
otherwise interfere with any of the terms of this Easement as determined by DISTRICT.  DISTRICT and DEPARTMENT find
and  agree that the grant of easement(s) to
create a mitigation bank as set forth in Paragraph 11 of this Easement and
Paragraphs 2.1 and 7 of this Exhibit C is consistent with the purpose of
this Easement and does not interfere with any of the terms this Easement.  “Husbandry practices” means agricultural
activities, such as those specified in section 3482.5(e) of the California
Civil Code, conducted or maintained for commercial purposes in a manner
consistent with proper and accepted customs and standards, as established and
followed by similar agricultural operations in the same locality.

 

5.3.          DISTRICT’S written approval under this Paragraph 5
shall be obtained at least thirty (30) days in advance of executing any
proposed amendment to an existing easement, new easement or use restriction on
the Property, and such subsequent amendments, easements and use restrictions
shall make reference to this Easement and be subordinate to this Easement.  DISTRICT’s
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall be based upon a finding
that such new or modified easements are consistent with the provisions of this
Paragraph 5.

 

5.4.          The DISTRICT shall notify the DEPARTMENT
immediately upon receipt of request by the GRANTOR to grant a subsequent
easement, easement amendment, interest in land, or use restriction on the
Property.  The DISTRICT shall promptly
notify the DEPARTMENT in the event that it approves the grant of any subsequent
easement, easement amendment, interest in land, or use restriction on the
Property

 

5.5.          It is the duty of GRANTOR
to prevent the use of the Easement Area by third parties which may result in
the creation of prescriptive rights.

 

6.             Recreational Use.  GRANTOR reserves the right to use the Easement Area for
private non-commercial recreational, social and or educational purposes
provided that no significant surface alteration, significant impact to natural
or agricultural resources, or other development of the land occurs in
connection with such use. Such uses may include, but are not limited to,
non-commercial/private hiking, trails, horseback riding, fishing, and nature
study and other such uses similar in nature and intensity.

 

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7.             Natural Resource Management.

 

7.1.          General Natural Resource Conservation
Activities.  GRANTOR
reserves the right to undertake natural resource conservation and restoration
activities including, but not limited to, bank and soil stabilization,
practices to reduce erosion, enhancement of plant and wildlife habitat; and
activities which promote biodiversity in accordance with sound, generally
accepted practices and all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations.

 

7.2.          Wetland and Species Conservation Mitigation
Banks.  GRANTOR further
reserves the right to develop, restore, enhance and maintain wetlands and other
natural habitats on the Easement Area to provide protection or preservation of
native vegetation and wildlife and for use as a mitigation bank, provided that
such development, restoration, enhancement and maintenance of wetland or other
habitat is undertaken in accordance with sound, generally accepted practices
and all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations.  GRANTOR shall
provide DISTRICT with written notice of GRANTOR’s intention to undertake development, restoration or
enhancement of wetland or other habitat on the Easement Area no less than
forty-five (45) days prior to commencement. 
The written notice shall include grading and development plans, management
agreements and a full description of the nature, scope and location of all
proposed work.  GRANTOR
reserves the right to receive consideration in connection with the sale of
mitigation credits.  No part of any such
consideration shall be payable to DISTRICT and DISTRICT shall not claim to have any financial interest in
said mitigation bank.

 

8.             Fire Management.  GRANTOR reserves
the right to undertake fire management plans for the purpose of fire control
and/or natural resource management.  Such
methods may include prescriptive burning, limited brush removal, and limited
grazing of the Easement Area.  DISTRICT shall receive prior notification of such plans
which shall be acceptable to the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection and appropriate local fire protection agencies.

 

9.             Motorized Vehicles. 
Motorized vehicles shall not be used off roads, except in an emergency,
or directly in connection with permitted agriculture, conservation or wildlife
management activities, and then only in a manner consistent with the terms and purpose
of this Easement.

 

10.           Soil Degradation.  Any
use or activity that causes soil degradation, loss of productivity, or erosion,
or contributes to the pollution of any surface or sub-surface waters is
prohibited with the exception of what is considered to be consistent with sound
generally accepted farm practices or what is the minimum necessary to construct
the structures and improvements expressly permitted in this Easement.

 

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11.           Mineral Exploration.  The
exploration for, or development and extraction of, geothermal resources,
minerals and hydrocarbons by any surface or sub-surface mining or any other
method is prohibited.

 

12.           Storage/Dumping.  The
dumping, release, burning, permanent storage, or other disposal of wastes,
refuse, debris, motorized vehicles or hazardous substances is prohibited.

 

13.           Surface Alteration or
Excavation. The significant
alteration of the surface of the land, including, but not limited to, the excavation
or removal of soil, sand, gravel, rock, or sod, is prohibited except (a) grading
necessary in connection with the development, restoration, enhancement or
maintenance of wetland or other habitat in accordance with Paragraph 11 of the
Easement and Paragraphs 2.1 and 7 of this Exhibit C, or (b) removal
of soil, sand, gravel or rock as may be reasonably required for the repair of
the roads and levees on the Easement Area. 
GRANTOR shall give notice of such
surface alteration or excavation to DISTRICT.

 

14.           Tree Removal. 
The harvesting,
cutting, removal, or destruction of any native trees is prohibited, provided,
however, that GRANTOR reserves the right to cut
or remove trees as reasonably necessary (a) to control insects and
disease, (b) to prevent personal injury and property damage, (c) to
allow construction or repair of structures and improvements expressly permitted
under this Easement, and (d) the minimum necessary for the purpose of
natural resource management, fire management or agricultural or mitigation bank
activities expressly permitted under this Easement.

 

Exhibit H to MOA

Page 26 of 28

 

 

EXHIBIT “D”

 

AGREED UPON LIST OF ARBITRATORS

 

	
  1.

  	
  Hon. Raul A. Ramirez (Ret.)

  ADR Services
 50 Fremont Street, Suite 2110
 San Francisco, CA 94105
 Telephone: (415) 772-0900
 Fax: (415) 772-0960
 E-mail: Not Available

  	
  5.

  	
  Hon. Charles A. Legge (Ret.)

  JAMS

  2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500

  San Francisco, CA 94111

  Telephone: (415) 982-5267

  Fax: (415) 982-5287

  E-mail: Not Available

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.

  	
  Hon.
  Fern M. Smith (Ret.)

  JAMS

  2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500

  San Francisco, CA 94111

  Telephone: (415) 982-5267

  Fax: (415) 982-5287

  E-mail: Not Available

  	
  6.

  	
  Hon.
  Eugene F. Lynch (Ret.)

  JAMS

  2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500

  San Francisco, CA 94111

  Telephone: (415) 982-5267

  Fax: (415) 982-5287

  E-mail: Not Available

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  3.

  	
  Frederick
  S. Wyle

  3 Embarcadero Center, 7th Fl.

  San Francisco, CA 94111

  Telephone: (415) 788-0781

  Fax: (408) 788-3410

  E-mail: Not Available

  	
  7.

  	
  Hon.
  Edward Panelli

  JAMS

  160 West Santa Clara Street, Suite 1150

  San Jose, CA 95113

  Telephone: (408) 288-2240

  Fax: (408) 288-2240

  E-mail: Not Available

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  4.

  	
  Palmer
  B. Madden

  ADR Services

  3000 Danville Blvd., Suite 543

  Alamo, CA 94507

  Telephone: (925) 838-8593

  Fax: (925) 831-209    

  E-mail: pbm@netvista.net

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

The above list may be modified or supplemented by
mutual written agreement of the Parties. 
The Parties shall contact the arbitrators to determine their
availability to conduct arbitration consistent with the timelines and
procedures set forth in Paragraph 16 of this Easement.

 

Exhibit H to MOA

Page 27 of 28

 

 

Exhibit B

 

Easement Area Description

 

Exhibit H to MOA

Page 28 of 28

 

 

EXHIBIT I

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  

  	
  DRY
  CREEK RANCHERIA

  BAND OF POMO INDIANS

  

 

RESOLUTION
OF DRY CREEK BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVING

DEVELOPMENT
RESTRICTIONS ON PROPERTY AND PROHIBITING GAMING 

ACTIVITIES ON THE PETALUMA PROPERTY

 

RESOLUTION No. [08-month-day-PETALUMA-00  [

 

WHEREAS, the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians (“Tribe”) is a federally
recognized Indian tribe organized under Articles of Association adopted on September 13,
1972, approved by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior on April 16,
1973, and amended effective September 22, 1979 (“Articles”), by virtue of
the powers inherent in tribal sovereignty and those delegated by the United
States of America; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article IV of the Articles, all powers and
responsibilities of the Tribe are vested in the Tribal Council, which may
delegate powers to the Tribal Board of Directors (“Board”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII of the Articles, the Board shall take such
actions as are necessary to carry into effect the ordinances, resolutions, or
other directions of the Tribal Council and represent the community in all
negotiations with local, state, and federal governments; and

 

WHEREAS, the Tribe has filed a gaming application with the Secretary of the
Interior to take into trust for the Tribe’s benefit an approximately 277 acre
parcel of land south of the City of Petaluma owned in fee by the Tribe and
commonly known as the “Petaluma Property;” and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) approved in concept and
material terms by the Tribal Council and, pursuant to a delegation by the
Tribal Council to the Board in accordance with the Tribe’s Articles of
Association, the Board has finalized the MOA, which includes certain
commitments to create a permanent conservation easement and preclude gaming
activities on the Petaluma Property for at least an eight (8) year period;
and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Dry Creek Board of Directors hereby
approves the conservation easement on the Petaluma Property and, consistent with
the terms of the MOA and, in accordance with the Articles and the delegation to
it by the Tribal Council, directs the Tribal Chairman to take all steps
necessary to implement the conservation easement, and to execute all documents
necessary to carry out this provision of the MOA; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Dry Creek Board of Directors, in
accordance with the Articles and the delegation to it by the Tribal Council,
hereby agrees, pursuant to the MOA, that Gaming Activities shall not be conducted
on the Petaluma Property for at least an eight (8) year period and shall
permanently forgo Gaming Activities on the Petaluma Property if the conditions
contained in Section 13.3 of the MOA are satisfied; and

 

Exhibit I to MOA

Page 1 of 2

 

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Dry Creek Board of Directors shall
notify the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the agreed upon use restrictions on the
Petaluma Property and its withdrawal and/or suspension of its current gaming
application which action it hereby takes in accordance with its delegation from
the Tribal Council and the terms of the MOA.

 

CERTIFICATION

 

The undersigned, being the Secretary-Treasurer of
the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, a federally recognized Indian
tribe (“Tribe”), and acting pursuant to subsection C of Article XI of the
Tribe’s Articles of Association, hereby attests to the enactment of the
foregoing Board Resolution, which was presented at a duly held meeting of the
Dry Creek Tribal Board of Directors on ___________, 2008 with a quorum present,
and approved by a vote of _______ “for,”_______“against,” and ________ “abstentions,”
and that such Resolution has not been rescinded or amended in any way.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  Rojes

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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Resolution No. 08-xx-xx-Dugan-003

 

Exhibit I to MOA

Page 2 of 2

 

 

EXHIBIT J

AGREED UPON LIST OF ARBITRATORS

 

 

	
  1.

  	
  Hon. Raul A. Ramirez (Ret.)

  ADR Services
 50 Fremont Street, Suite 2110
  San

  Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone: (415)

  772-0900 Fax:(415)772-0960
 E-mail: Not Available

  	
  5.

  	
  Hon. Charles A. Legge (Ret.)

  JAMS

  2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500

  San Francisco, CA 94111

  Telephone: (415)982-5267 Fax:

  (415)982-5287

  E-mail:
  Not Available

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.

  	
  Hon.
  Fern M. Smith (Ret.)

  JAMS

  2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500

  San Francisco, CA 94111

  Telephone: (415)982-5267
 Fax: (415)982-5287
 E-mail: Not Available

  	
  6.

  	
  Hon.
  Eugene F. Lynch (Ret.)

  JAMS

  2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500

  San Francisco, CA 94111

  Telephone: (415)982-5267 Fax:

  (415)982-5287
 E-mail: Not Available

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  3.

  	
  Frederick
  S. Wyle

  3 Embarcadero Center, 7l Fl.

  San Francisco, CA 94111

  Telephone: (415)788-0781

  Fax: (408)788-3410

  E-mail: Not Available

  	
  7.

  	
  Hon.
  Edward Panelli

  JAMS

  60 West Santa Clara Street, Suite 1150

  San Jose, CA 95113
 Telephone: (408) 288-2240
 Fax: (408) 288-2240
 E-mail: Not Available

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  4.

  	
  Palmer B. Madden

  ADR Services

  3000
  Danville Blvd., Suite 543 Alamo, CA

  94507 Telephone: (925) 838-8593 Fax:

  (925)831-209  

  E-mail:
  pbm@netvista.net

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

The
above list may be modified or supplemented by mutual written agreement of the
Parties.  The Parties shall contact the
arbitrators to determine their availability to conduct an arbitration
consistent with the timelines and procedures set forth in the Agreement at Section 20.

 

Exhibit J to MOA

Page 1 of 1

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  

  	
  DRY
  CREEK RANCHERIA BAND

  OF POMO INDIANS

  

 

RESOLUTION
OF DRY CREEK BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVING 

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SONOMA INCLUDING 

A WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

 

RESOLUTION No. [08-month-day-MOA-OOl]

 

WHEREAS, the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
(“Tribe”) is a federally recognized Indian tribe organized under Articles of
Association adopted on September 13, 1972, approved by the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Interior on April 16, 1973, and amended
effective September 22, 1979 (“Articles”), by virtue of the powers
inherent in tribal sovereignty and those delegated by the United States of
America; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article IV of the Articles, all powers and
responsibilities of the Tribe are vested in the Tribal Council, which may
delegate powers to the Tribal Board of Directors (“Board”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII of the Articles,
the Board shall take such actions as are necessary to carry into effect the
ordinances, resolutions, or other directions of the Tribal Council and
represent the Tribal community in all negotiations with local, state, and
federal governments; and

 

WHEREAS, on September 15, 2007, at a duly held
meeting of the Tribal Council, with a quorum present, the Tribal Council
adopted Resolution No. 07-09-15 approving the concept and terms of a draft
Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) between the Tribe and the County of Sonoma
which was presented at said meeting, and, pursuant to Article VII of the
Articles, delegated to the Board the authority to finalize the documentation of
the MOA terms and to execute the final MOA upon substantially identical terms,
which included a limited waiver of sovereign immunity of the Tribe in enforcing
the MOA including the Performance and Payment Bond; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the powers and duties delegated
to it under Tribal Council Resolution, including No. 07-09-15, the Board
has engaged in discussions and negotiations with the County of Sonoma and has
now reached final agreement on said MOA; and

 

WHEREAS, the agreement reached with the County of
Sonoma, as contained in the negotiated MOA are consistent with the terms and
concepts of the draft MOA presented to the Tribal Council at its September 15,
2007 meeting and approved by the Tribal Council; and

 

WHEREAS, it is now the intent and desire of the Tribal Council and Board: (i) to
execute and deliver the MOA, and to perform its obligations; (ii) to adopt
the applicable law, waivers of sovereign immunity and other consents set forth
therein for the sole and exclusive purpose of providing a mechanism for the
establishment of the validity, legality and enforceability of the MOU in
accordance with its terms; and (iii) to declare and confirm the legality,
validity and enforceability and binding nature of the MOA in accordance with
its terms at such time as it is fully executed; and

 

Exhibit K to MOA

Page 1 of 3

 

 

WHEREAS, the MOA negotiated by the Tribe with the
County of Sonoma (“County”), includes numerous benefits for the Tribe, as well
as a dispute resolution provision for the binding arbitration of certain
disputes between the Tribe and the County in accordance with the MOA terms;

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Dry Creek Board of Directors exercises its delegated authority
to approve and hereby does approve the Memorandum of Agreement, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A, and is incorporated herein by this reference, between the
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians and the County of Sonoma and
authorizes the Tribal Chairman to execute and deliver said MOA to the County,
and to take such other steps as may be necessary to finalize such agreement and
carry out its terms; and

 

BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that
the Tribe, through the Board acting through its delegated powers, hereby
expressly approves and authorizes the limited waiver of the sovereign immunity
of the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians to the full extent provided for
in the MOA and the Performance and Payment Bond and the incorporation of
applicable and choice of law and judicial forums, as set forth therein; and

 

BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that
the Tribe, through the Board acting through its delegated powers, hereby
expressly approves and authorizes binding arbitration as a mechanism to resolve
disputes and insure the enforceability of the agreement as specified in the MOA
and the enforcement of arbitration awards in court, as provided in the MOA; and

 

BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that
the Tribe, through the Board acting through its delegated powers, approves the
form of the MOA. The Chairperson is hereby authorized, empowered and directed
to execute and deliver the MOA on behalf of the Tribe, and to execute and
deliver such other instruments, agreements and certifications as may be
contemplated by the MOA or as may be required to implement the terms of the MOA
or give effect to the transactions therein contemplated, and to take such other
actions as may hereafter be necessary and appropriate to carry out the
obligations of the Tribe thereunder; and

 

BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that
the Tribe, through the Board hereby declares that upon due execution of the MOA
by the Tribal Board of Directors and the Board of Supervisors, it shall be and
become a legal and valid obligation of the Tribe, enforceable in accordance
with its terms. Except as expressly set forth in or expressly contemplated by
the MOA, no physical delivery, filing or other act need be performed to
validate the interests of the parties thereunder; and

 

BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that
the Tribe, through the Board hereby determines that no laws, ordinances,
resolutions or other actions of the Tribe, Tribal Council, Board, or any of the
agencies or instrumentalities of the Tribe, either written or established by
custom or tradition, prohibit the Board from approving the execution or
delivery of the MOA or undertaking any of the foregoing approved action; and

 

BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Board shall not pass or adopt any resolutions or approve or allow any other
action of the Tribe, or any of its officers, employees, agents, subdivisions,
agencies or instrumentalities, or any nature that shall impair the contractual
rights of any party under the MOA or the obligations of the Tribe under the
MOA; and

 

Resolution No. 08-xx-xx-MOA-OOl

 

Exhibit K to MOA

Page 2 of 3

 

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall become effective
as of the date and time of its passage and approval by the Board.

 

CERTIFICATION

 

The undersigned, being the
Secretary-Treasurer of the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, a
federally recognized Indian tribe (“Tribe”), and acting pursuant to subsection
C of Article XI of the Tribe’s Articles of Association, hereby attests to
the enactment of the foregoing Board Resolution, which was presented at a duly
held meeting of the Dry Creek Board of Directors held on    ,
2008, with a quorum present, and approved by a vote of _______ “for,” _______ “against,”
and ________ “abstentions,” and that such Resolution has not been rescinded or
amended in any way.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  Rojes

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Secretary/Treasurer

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Exhibit K to MOA

Page 3 of 3

 

 

EXHIBIT L

 

	
   

  	
  Resolution
  No.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Sonoma
  County Administration Center

  
	
   

  	
  Santa
  Rosa, CA 95403

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
   

  
				

 

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
SONOMA APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SONOMA AND
THE DRY CREEK RANCHERIA BAND OF POMO INDIANS

 

WHEREAS, the County of Sonoma (herein referred to as “County”) has worked on a
government to government basis with the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians (herein referred to as “Tribe”) to establish a mutually agreeable
process to identify and mitigate off-Reservation environmental impacts of
Tribal development projects; and

 

WHEREAS, the Tribe desires to operate Tribal
development projects in a manner that benefits the Tribe, its members, and the
community as a whole, and the County recognizes the mutual benefit that can be
derived if those goals are achieved; and

 

WHEREAS, proposed and future Tribal development projects are not County projects
and are not subject to discretionary approval of the County and, absent an
agreement, the County has limited opportunity to influence mitigation measures
or seek compensation on behalf of its citizens for adverse environmental
impacts caused by such projects; and

 

WHEREAS, given the scope of Tribal development
projects, the limited County jurisdiction over such projects, and the inability
to always precisely measure such off-reservation environmental impacts,
enforceable mitigation commitments are critical to minimize the off-reservation
impacts of Tribal projects; and

 

WHEREAS, the County has been involved in a number of
legal disputes against the Tribe including: In
the Matter of the Protest of Bill Cogbill et al. to transfer an Alcohol License
to the River Rock Casino; County of Sonoma v. Bureau of Indian Affairs; and
In the Matter of the Sonoma County Fire
Chief’s Application for an Inspection Warrant and the parties wish
to settle those disputes, as well as disagreements over appropriate mitigation
regarding Tribal development projects, through a Memorandum of Agreement
(hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement with the Tribe
reflects a good faith effort to resolve these disputes and to address the
impacts of the River Rock Casino (“Casino”) and the future tribal development
project described in the Dry Creek Rancheria Economic Development Master Plan
Environmental Study dated January 2008, including payment of mitigation
fees to the County during the remaining years of the Tribe’s gaming Compact
with the State and, for a period beyond the

 

Exhibit L to MOA

Page 1 of 2

 

 

Agreement
term with respect to the hotel project, to off-set impacts on public services
as well as implementation of specific mitigation measures to reduce
off-reservation impacts; and

 

WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement provides a CEQA type
environmental review process for future identified Tribal development projects,
including for commercial non-gaming development, and creates a binding process
for resolving disputes over appropriate mitigation of off-reservation
environmental impacts; and

 

WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement places important
restrictions on the operations of any alcohol license the Tribe may obtain from
the ABC for the Existing Casino; and

 

WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement provides for the construction of an emergency
access road to allow emergency vehicles to access the Casino in an emergency;
and

 

WHEREAS, as part of the Agreement the Tribe has agreed to stay its application
to conduct gaming on its Petaluma property for at least eight years and to
place 90 acres of that property into a perpetual open space easement; and

 

WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement is an important step in furthering a government
to government relationship and building trust, mutual respect and cooperation
to benefit both the Tribe and the County;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors approves the
Agreement between the County of Sonoma and the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians and that the Chair of the Board of Supervisors is fully authorized, on
behalf of the County, to execute the Agreement, including any minor amendments
thereto approved by County Counsel, and to execute any other instruments or
writings as may be required to implement the terms of the Agreement; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors specifically
approves the dispute resolution process identified in the Agreement which
includes binding arbitration and consents to enforcement of such awards as
described in the Agreement.

 

SUPERVISORS:

 

Kerns ______ Reilly ______ Brown ______ Kelley ______ Smith ______

 

Ayes: ______ Noes: ______ Abstain: ______ Absent: ______ 

 

SO ORDERED.

 

Exhibit L to MOA

Page 2 of 2

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