COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Barnstable, ss. Superior Court Department
Civil Action No, 1672CV337
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‘TOWN OF BARNSTABLE, )
Plant, )
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BARNSTABLE COUNTY, )
Defendant.)
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AGREEMENT FOR JUDGMENT
‘The Plantft Town of Barnstable (the Town") and the Defendant Barnstable County (the
““County”) (collectively, the “Partes") agree that, pursuant o a Settlement Agreement executed
by the Parties on this 28" day of June 2017, judgment shall enter forthe Town as follows.
1. __ The County shall (A) pay $2,950,000.00 to the Town (the “Datnages Amount”)
‘on the Net Debt Servi Schedule attached hereto (the "Schedule" (each individual payment
‘under the Schedule being a“Damages Payment’), and (B) reimburse the Town for its actual,
future annual operations and maintenance (“O&M”) costs for the Perluoroalky| Substances
(PFAS" filration systems a the Mary Dunn Wells as described in subparagraphs ag, below,
for as long asthe Town operates the Systems, including necessary filter replacements (the
“O&M Payments"), O&M Payments are subject to and shall be made a follows!
4, Atleast every six months, the Town will ealculat its O&M costs and send
the County its calculation, the invaiees supporting the ealeulation, and
cemification that al the invoices are for O&M costs at the Town Property
associated with the Contamination. Failure to provide notice timely will
not affect the Town's rights under this Paragraph |
[the County does not dispute the Town's O&M cost, it shall reimburse
the Town far those costs within 30 days.
Ifthe County disputes the Town’s O&M costs, the Parties shall in good
faith sea to resale the disp within 20 days, and the County chal poy
any undispated portion ofthe O&M costs within 30 days
‘The County's obligation to reimburse the Town forts O&M costs other
than filter replacements will ot exceed the following amount in any fiscal
year: $125,000, inereased by 3% (compounded) every other yea (¢.,
$125,000 in FY18, $125,000 in FY19, $128,750 in FY20, ete.)‘The Town will replace filters upon evidence of PFAS bleed-through and
antleipates having to replace an average of two ofthe six filters pa fiscal
‘year tan estimated cost of $35,000 each, and the County shall reimburse
the Town forthe actual cost of those replacements up to an average of
'$70,000 pee fiscal year. Because the timing and frequency of filter
replacements may vary, the County shall reserve $70,000 in each fis
year to reimburse the Town for filter replacements in that or any
subsequent year. The County shal erry over any unused part ofthe
feserved amount to succeeding fiscal your, provided that it need not
feserve or pay more than $210,000 of pay the Town any sum greater than
the total amount ofthe reserve at any time. ‘The County is obligated to
reimburse the Town for filter replacement costs only ffom the reserve
existing in the fiscal yearn which those filters are replaced.
‘The County shall be obligated to make O&M Payments tothe Town in
any period in which the Town is required to operate any pat of the
‘Systems to comply with then-applicable regulations and advisories related
toPFAS.
Every to years, the Parties will review the Town’s O&M costs, the need
for continued operation ofthe Systems, and the frequency and eost of
fiter eplacements, and cooperate to assure effective treatment ata
reasonable cost
2. Within 45 days, the County shall reimburse the Town $170,000 for its past O&M
costs incurred through June 30,2017.
3, Ifthe County fils to make any Damages Payment or O&M Payment timely it
hall be in default under this Agreement. The Town may give the County notice ofthat default,
and iit does, the County will have 30 days from the date ofthat notice to cue the default, Ifthe
‘Town gives such notice and the County fils to cue the default within 30 days, the Town may, at
its option, exereise any o ll ofthe following remedies:
Way accelerate the entire balance ofthe Damages Amount so thatthe
‘entire balance is due and payable;
may seck to hold the County ia contempt of court, in which case the
County will not contest the contempt finding and (i) in addition to any
bother sppropriae elie, dhe Town will be cutie tits reasonable
atomeys" fees and costs forthe contempt proceeding;
may withhold its next semi-annual County Assessments) (the
“Assessments”) up to the amount ofthe County's default, to the extent
permit by law, in whieh ease the County will not objest oor inform the
Sate ofthat withholding ithe Town isnot permite by law to withholdits Assossment(), the County will eredit the amount ofthe default toward
the next Assessments); and
4. Temay exercise any other remedies available at law or inequity
4. The County shall, at no expense tothe Town, conduct all response actions
associated with the Contamination and RTN 4-0026179 as and when eequired under Chapter 21
forthe MCP or by DEP. The Parties agree to cooperate and timely exchange al information and
ata regarding those reaponseeetions, the Town’ testing and pumping data forthe Mary Dunn
‘Wells, and data generated in the subsurface investigation atthe Barnstable Municipal Airport
under RTN 4-0026347. If the County determines thatthe filtation systems installed by the
‘Town atthe Mary Dunn Wells would provide the most efficent remedial ations forthe
Contamination, the Parties will negotiate in good faith regarding the County's use ofthe
firaton systems as pat ofthe response actions associated with the Contamination and RTN 4
026179,
5, Inexecuting this Agreement for Judgment, neither party makes any admission of
fact, aw or lability
6, Bach party shall bea its own attorneys fees and waives any right of appeal
ey 3TOWN OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE
BtPn Pures, flabwt Dl
Boston, MA 02109 Worcester, MA 01615,
617-621-6500 508-926-3409
th J. Weil (BBO #5T9285)
‘Town Attomey
uth weil@town.barnstablema.us
TT. David Houghton (BBO #241160)
Ise Assistant Town Attorney
david houghton@town barnstable:mas
(Charles S. McLaughlin r. (BBO #336880)
Assistant Town Attorney
charles melaughling@town.barnstablema.us
‘TOWN OF BARNSTABLE
367 Main Stet
Hyannis, MA 02601-3907
Dated: June 28, 2017
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