HomeMy WebLinkAboutVIII-16 Authorize Signature - Lease Agreement Amendment #2 - Veterans Athletic ComplexCity Council Memorandum
To:Mayor Fasbender & City Councilmembers
From:Chris Jenkins, Parks & Recreation Director
Date:October 20,2025
Item:Lease Amendment #2 –Veterans Athletic Complex
Council Action Requested:Approve Lease Amendment #2 for Lease #I-
6390 with the State of Minnesota.
Background Information:The City of Hastings entered into a lease for land
with the State of Minnesota on November 13, 1981 to lease 48 acres of land
and develop Veterans Athletic Complex. This amendment was requested by
the City in order to apply City Ordinance uniformly across all park lands.
Specifically, a recent update to City Ordinance 94 updated park operational
hours and alcohol and cannabis consumption regulations which were in
conflict with the current lease.
The attached amendment updates lease language to be consistent with City
of Hastings Ordinance,has been reviewed by staff and legal council,and
staff recommend approval.
Financial Impact:N/A
Advisory Commission Discussion:N/A
Council Committee Discussion:N/A
Attachments:
▪Lease No. I-6390 Amendment No. 2
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
AMENDMENT OF LEASE
Amendment No. 2 to
Lease No. I-6390
THIS AMENDMENT No. 2 to Lease No. I-6390 is made by and between the State of Minnesota,
Department of Administration, hereinafter referred to as Landlord (previously referred to as LESSOR),
acting for the benefit of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, and the City of Hastings,
hereinafter referred to as Tenant (previously referred to as LESSEE).
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant entered into Lease No. I-6390, dated November 13, 1981,
providing for the rental of a tract of land approximately forty eight (48) acres located in the part of the
South half of the Northeast quarter and the North half of the Southeast quarter (South half of the NE
¼ and in the North ½ of the SE ¼) of Section 34, Township 115 North, Range 17 West, in the City of
Hastings, County of Dakota, Minnesota (“Leased Premises”);
WHEREAS, the parties to this Lease deem certain additional terms and conditions necessary for the
effective continuation of said Lease;
NOW THEREFORE, Landlord and Tenant agree to substitution and/or addition of the following terms
and conditions which shall become a part of this Lease No. I-6390 effective as of the date set forth
herein.
1.HOURS OF OPERATION
1.1 Deletion Section 1 of the Amendment No. 1 to the Lease is hereby deleted in its
entirety and is replaced with the following Section 1.2.
1.2 Hours of Operation/Use Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that recreational
activities shall occur between 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on any day of the Lease Term.
2.INTOXICATING AND NONINTOXICATING LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BEVERAGES
2.1 Deletion Section 15 of the Lease is hereby deleted and of no further force of effect
and is replaced with Section 3 below.
3.PARK RULES Tenant shall comply with the City of Hastings policy(ies), rules, regulations
and ordinances pertaining to use of park property in the Leased Premises.
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4.LIABILITY INSURANCE
4.1 Deletion Section 9 of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and of no further
force or effect and is replaced with the following Section 4.2.
4.2 Liability Insurance
a.Tenant agrees to acquire and maintain, at its sole expense, during the term of
this Lease and any extension thereof, commercial general liability insurance (or
comparable coverage under a program of self-insurance), as follows:
(i)Minimum Liability Limits:
1.$500,000.00 per claimant.
2.$1,500,000.00 per occurrence.
(ii)Umbrella of Excess Liability Policy An umbrella or excess liability
insurance policy may be used to supplement the Tenant’s policy limits to
satisfy the full policy limits required by this Lease.
(iii)Required Coverage:
1.Bodily injury.
2.Property damage.
3.Personal injury.
4.Blanket contractual.
5.Fire legal.
6.Automobile.
b.Other Commercial General Liability Insurance Requirements:
(i)Name the following as additional insured:
State of Minnesota
c/o Department of Administration -Real Estate and Construction Services
50 Sherburne Avenue, Room #309
St. Paul, MN 55155
c.If Tenant receives a cancellation notice from an insurance carrier affording
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coverage herein, Tenant agrees to notify the Landlord within five (5) business
days with a copy of the cancellation notice, unless Tenant’s policy(ies) contain a
provision that coverage afforded under the policy(ies) will not be cancelled
without at least thirty (30) days advance written notice to the Landlord.
d.Tenant shall provide Landlord with a certificate of insurance or a statement of
self-insurance that proves the required coverage is in force and that includes a
reference to the address of the Leased Premises.
e.In the event that Minn. Stat. § 3.736 is amended for the purpose of changing the
amount of state’s total liability for the required coverage above, Landlord and
Tenant hereby agree that Tenant, upon written notification by Landlord, shall
obtain the required liability coverage within fifteen (15)days after said notification
to conform to the new requirements.
5.NOTICES
5.1 Deletion Section 23 of the Lease is hereby deleted and of no further force or effect
and is replaced with the following Sections 5.2 and 5.3 below.
5.2 Notices All notices or communications between Landlord and Tenant shall be in
writing and deemed to have been given upon the occurrence of one of the following
methods of delivery to the address noted in Section 5.3 below.
a.when personally delivered to the addressee, or
b.on the second business day after sender has deposited the registered or
certified mailing with the US Postal Service, or
c.when delivered via electronic mail from Tenant to Landlord to: Chris
Jenkins (cjenkins@hastingsmn.gov)(provided such delivery or attempted
delivery is confirmed), or
d.one (1)business day after deposited with an overnight courier service.
5.3 Mailing Addresses:
Landlord:
City of Hastings
920 West 10th Street
Hastings, MN 55033
Attn: Chris Jenkins
cjenkins@hastingsmn.gov
Tenant:
Department of Administration
Real Estate and Construction Services
50 Sherburne Ave, Room 309
St Paul,MN 55155
Attn: Lease Supervisor
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6.EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS; ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES This Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts of this Amendment taken together
shall constitute but one and the same Amendment. The parties further agree that this
Amendment may be executed by electronic signature and that said electronic signature shall
be binding upon the party providing such signature as if it were the party’s original signature.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or email or a PDF file shall
be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.
7.Except as modified by the provisions of this Amendment, said Lease is ratified and confirmed
as originally written. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to them as set forth in the Lease, unless otherwise stated.
NO ATTACHMENTS
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands on the date(s) indicated below intending to
be bound thereby.
TENANT:
CITY OF HASTINGS
Lessee certifies that the appropriate person(s) have executed this
Amendment to the Lease on behalf of Lessee as required by
applicable articles, bylaws, resolutions or ordinances.
By
Title
Date
By
Title
Date
LANDLORD:
STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
COMMISSIONER
By
Real Estate and Construction Services
Date
APPROVED:
STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
By
Title
Date
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