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Pearland Economic Development Corporation Settlement documents
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Lynn- | will treat your email as a request and | have CC's the City Secretary accordingly. | will provide the
City Secretary with a copy of the settlement, and they will contact you when itis ready. | plan to provide
them a copy this morning,
Darrin M. Coker
City Attorney - City of Pearland
3519 Liberty Drive
Pearland, TX 77581
Telephone: 281-652-1664
Fax: 281-652-1679
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Lynn Walsh ‘Thank you. What Is the best way to get my hand. 04/20/2011 04:02:79 PM
From: Lynn Welsh
To: Dcoker@eipeariand tus
Date: ‘04/2012041 04:02 PHM
Subject: Re: Lynn Walsh, Texas Watchdog __ a
Thank you.
What is the best way to get my hands on the settlement? Do I need to put in a formal request or
can you forward it to me?
Lynn sh
Lynn @TexasWatchdog.org
(713) 228-2850-W (614) 859-6194-C
tier: LAWalsh
www TexasWatchdog.org
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 3:50 PM, wrote:
It has been finalized. The NBCEA paid the PEDC $2500 for settlement of all
aims.Datrin M. Coker
City Atiomey - City of Pearland.
3519 Liberty Drive
Pearland, TX 77581
‘Telephone: 281-652-1664
Fax: 281-652-1679
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the attorney-client and other privileges. Any review, use, dissemination,
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message should be construed as a digital or elecironic signature, Thank you
for you cooperation.
From: Lynn Walsh
To: deoker@ci.pearland.tx.us
Date: 04/20/2011 03:31 PM
Subject: Lynn Walsh, Texas Watchdog
Mr. Coker,
Twas e-mailing to check-in on the seitlement between the Pearland
Development Corporation and the Northem Brazoria County Education
‘Alliance, Has it been finalized? What is the status?
Thanks so much and I am looking forward to hearing back from you!
Lynn Walsh.
Lynn@TexasWatchdog.org
(713) 228-2850-W (614) 859-6194-C
‘Twitter: LWalsh
yaw. TexasWatehdog.orgSETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
‘This Settlement Agreement ("the Agreement") is made by and between the Pestland
Economic Development Corporation ("PEDC") end the Northem Brazoria County Educetion
Alliance (NBCEA" effective the Co _dayot [Les | 2011.
Recitals
1. On April 27%, 2010, PEDC and NBCEA entered into a contract for business reteation and
expansion services (“Contract”).
2, PEDC claims that the Contract is invalid and unenforceable because it fails to comply
with the statutory requirements of Chapter 50S of the Local Goverament Code.
3. NBCEA has denied, and continues to deny, all of the allegations made by PEDC
regarding enforceebility of the Contract and continues to assert that the contract with PEDC is
valid.
4, In oder to avoid the uncertainties, annoyance end expense of litigatioa, the parties have
agreed, without any party making any admission to any other party, to settle the disputes and
controversies regerding the Contract,
Agreements, Covenants and Releases
5. For and in consideration of the agreements, covenants and releases set forth herein, upon
the execution of this Agreement, NBCEA shall pay to PEDC the aggregate sum of $ 2,500.00.
6. In further consideration of the agreements, covenants end releases set forth hereia,
NBCEA hereby releases, acquits and discharges PEDC, together with its directors, officers,
shareholders, employees, subcontrectors, agents, attomeys, representatives, consultants. and
subsidiary and parent organizations, from and against any and all claims, damages, debts,
obligations, controversies, attomcys fees, costs, suits, demands, liabilities, or causes of action, ofany kind or nature whatsoever, at law or in equity, in contract or tort, general or special, for
injuries or damages, liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown, now existing or thet might
arise hereafter, relating to or arising out of or in any way connected to the Contract.
7. In further consideration of the agreements, covenants and releases set forth herein, PEDC
hereby releases, acquits and discharges NBCEA, together with its directors, officers, employees,
agents, attorneys, and representatives, from and against any and el! claims, demands, liabilities,
ot causes of action, of any nature whatsoever, at law or in equity, in contract or tort, general ot
special, for injuries or dameges, known or unknown, now existing or that might arise hereafter,
relating to or arising out of or in any way connected to the Contract
8. No party to this Agreement makes any acknowledgment or admission of any lability to
eny other party to this agreement, and each party exprescly agrees that this Agreement is made
for the sole purpose of compromising a claim which is disputed as to validity and amount
8. This Agreement reflects the entire agreement between the parties. There are no other
agreements, either written or oral, and the execution and delivery of this written Agreement
supersedes eny and ali prior representations, negotiations or agreements pertaining to the subject
matter thereof.
10, This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, all of which, taken together,
shall constitute but a single agreement, and each of which shall be deemed an osigingl
IL, This Agreement shall be governed and construed by the substantive laws of the state of
Texas, without regard to the choice of law rules of Texas or of any other jurisdiction.