2600 - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department - Bailment Agreement for 2024 Ford Explorer VIN: 52647BAILMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
AND CITY OF ROSEMEAD
This Bailment Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into this 9 day of
Kkact-i 2025 by and between the County of Los Angeles ("County") and the City
of Rosemead ("City"). The City and County may be individually referred to as "Party" or
collectively referred to as the "Parties."
1. Bailment of Property
The City hereby bails 2024 Ford Explorer ("Vehicle"), Vehicle Identification Number
1 FM5K8GC2RGA526471 to the County for the exclusive use of the Sheriffs Department,
as set forth in this Agreement. The Parties shall execute an amendment to this Agreement
for any additional vehicle the City bails to the County that is not identified herein.
2. Term of Bailment
The term of this Agreement shall be ten years and will commence on the -5 day of
V1 \3c%a , 2025. If not extended by the Parties, the Agreement will terminate on S day of
hkzt-r, , 2035. At the end of the initial ten-year term, the Parties will have an
opportunity to extend the term of the Agreement for an additional five years by mutual
written notice expiring on the S day of H A, iLLk 12040. The Parties may not elect to
extend the Agreement for a period other than the specified ten-year terms without
executing an amendment to this Agreement.
3. Safekeepina and Maintenance
The County shall exercise due care for the safekeeping of the Vehicle. The County has
the right to inspect said Vehicle prior to acceptance. The County shall inspect the Vehicle
upon delivery and by acceptance thereof finds the Vehicle in good working order and
condition. The County shall maintain the Vehicle in good working order and condition,
ensure proper servicing, and shall comply in every respect with any manufacturer's/
owner's manual (including its recommended maintenance schedule) that comes with the
Vehicle. The County shall pay for normal maintenance, repair, and service required for
the proper operation of the Vehicle. The County shall pay for all costs related to the
vehicle including fuel, washing, parking, and garage storage. The City will provide all
required equipment, including radio dock, emergency lights and sirens, and the Los
Angeles County Sheriffs Department will install the equipment at no cost to the City. All
required law enforcement equipment installed by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Department will be removed from the Vehicle, at no cost to the City, prior to return of the
Vehicle to the City.
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4. Indemnification
The County agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City, its officers, officials,
and employees from any and all liability, losses, expenses, costs (including without
limitation reasonable attorney's fees, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation),
or damages the City may suffer and from any claims, demands, or judgments against the
City arising out of County's use or operation of the City's Vehicle. It is expressly
understood and agreed that the foregoing provisions are intended to be as broad and
inclusive as is permitted by the law of the State of California and will survive termination
of this Agreement. This indemnification does not extend to any liability resulting from
inherent defects or malfunctions in such Vehicles related to manufacturer's acts or
omissions.
5. Titles
Legal title to the Vehicle is, and shall at all times, remain in the name of the City. The
Vehicle shall not be transferred or delivered by the County to any persons other than the
City without the City's prior written consent.
6. Cost
Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the County's use of the Vehicle shall be
at no cost to the City.
7. Inspection by City
The County agrees to allow the City to inspect the Vehicle or otherwise observe it at such
times and locations as mutually agreed upon. The County shall provide the City with such
mileage, safety, operating, and other information, or copies of any such records
maintained by County with respect to the Vehicle as the City or any government agency
may require from time to time.
B. Use of Vehicle
a) The County may use the Vehicle for any lawful purpose, including use in
connection with investigations and law enforcement activities in all areas under the
County's jurisdiction.
b) The County shall not use or operate the Vehicle in violation of any federal, state,
local or provincial law, rule, regulation, or ordinance including those pertaining to
the age and licensing of drivers. Under no circumstances shall the County
disconnect the Vehicles' odometers or other mileage recording devices. Nor shall
the Vehicle be used or operated as follows:
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L In a manner subjecting it to depreciation above the normal depreciation
associated with law enforcement use.
ii. For an illegal purpose or by a person under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.
Iii. For any purpose outside of the scope of this Agreement.
9. Risk of Loss
a) The County shall assume all risks of loss to the Vehicle from the time the Vehicle
is delivered by the City to the County, and upon inspection and acceptance by
County, until the Vehicle is returned to the City at its place of business.
b) Upon inspection and acceptance of the Vehicle, the County shall be responsible
for any and all damages to the Vehicle except those resulting from inherent defects
or malfunctions in such Vehicles related to manufacturer's acts or omissions.
c) In the event of damages to the Vehicle, the County shall notify the City and follow
such instructions that the City may provide with respect to repair or disposal of the
Vehicle. If the Vehicle is lost, stolen, destroyed, or declared to be a total
constructive loss (subject to the City agreement as to such condition), the County
shall notify the City thereof and hold any wreckage for disposal by the City. With
respect to any loss, theft, or destruction of the Vehicle, the County and the City
shall negotiate the value for a comparably equipped vehicle in a condition similar
to the lost, stolen, or destroyed Vehicle immediately prior to any such loss to be
reimbursed to the City.
10. Termination
Either Party may terminate this Agreement by giving ten (10) calendar days advance
written notice to the other Party. Upon termination of this Agreement, the County shall
immediately return the Vehicle to the City.
11. Amendments
No variation, modification, change, or amendment to this Agreement shall be binding
upon any Party unless such variation, modification, change, or amendment is in writing
and duly authorized and executed by all Parties. This Agreement shall not be amended
or modified by oral agreements or understandings among the parties or by any acts or
conduct of the Parties.
12. Notices
All notices or demands required or permitted to be given or made under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be hand delivered with signed receipt or mailed by first-class
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registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties as identified below.
Addresses and persons to be notified may be changed by either party by giving ten (10)
calendar days prior written notice thereof to the other party.
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department
Attn: Communications and Fleet Management Bureau
1277 North Eastern Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90063
City of Rosemead
Attn: City Manager
8838 East Valley Boulevard
Rosemead, CA 91770
13. Insurance
The County shall maintain comprehensive general and automobile liability insurance for
the Vehicle protecting the County in amounts not less than $2,000,000 for personal injury
to any one person, $2,000,000 for injuries arising out of one occurrence, and $500,000
for property damages or a combined single limit of $2,000,000. This insurance policy shall
specify its acts as primary insurance for the Vehicle and covers the operations of the
County pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The City acknowledges and accepts that
the County is self-insured to meet its obligations hereunder.
14. Independent Contractor
This Agreement is by and between the County and the City and is not intended, and shall
not be construed, to create the relationship of agent, servant, employee, partnership, joint
venture, or association, as between the County and the City. The employees and agents
of one party shall not be construed to be employees and agents of the other Party.
15. Governing Law. Jurisdiction. and Venue
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of California. The City agrees and consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
of the State of California for all purposes regarding this Agreement and further agrees
and consents that venue of any action brought hereunder shall be exclusively in the
County of Los Angeles.
16. Validity and Waiver
If any provision of this Agreement orthe application thereof to any person or circumstance
is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. No waiver by the County of
any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other
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breach or of such provision. Failure of the County to enforce at any time, or from time to
time, any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver thereof. The
rights and remedies set forth in this section shall not be exclusive and are in addition to
any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this Agreement.
17. Assignment
A Party shall not assign its rights or delegate its duties under this Agreement, in whole or
in part, without the prior written consent of the other party, and any attempted assignment
or delegation without such consent shall be null and void.
18. Authorization Warranty
The Parties represent and warrant that the person executing this Agreement on behalf of
each Party is an authorized agent who has actual authority to bind the Parties to each
and every term, condition, and obligation of this Agreement and that all requirements of
the Parties have been fulfilled to provide such actual authority.
19. Integrated Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the Parties, and no
representations or promises have been made that are not fully set forth herein. The
Parties understand and agree that no modifications of this Agreement will be binding
unless such modification is in writing, duly accepted, and executed by both parties
pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement.
20. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
21. Headings
The section headings that appear throughout this Agreement have been provided solely
for the convenience of the Parties and do not define or limit the scope of any provision.
Consequently, the headings shall not be considered when interpreting this Agreement.
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BY AND BETWEEN
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
AND CITY OF ROSEMEAD
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County of Los Angeles, by order of its Board of
Supervisors, has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by the Sheriff, and
the City of Rosemead has executed this Agreement, or caused it to be executed on its
behalf, by its duly authorized representative, on the dates written below.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
By t�
Robert Luna, Sheriff
Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Dawyn R. Harrison
County Counsel
By Approval on File
Michele Jackson
Principal Deputy County Counsel
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
By
Be
City Manager
Date:
Ericka Hernandez
City Clerk
By
Rachel H. Richman
City Attorney
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