HomeMy WebLinkAboutSC Real Property Tax Service AgELIZABETH NEVILLE
TOWN CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
MARRIAGE OFFICER
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER
FREEDOM OF iNFORMATION OFFICER
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
PO Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
Fax (631) 765-6145
Telephone: (631) 765-1800
southoldtown.northfork.net
RESOLUTION # 2005-675
Resolution ID: 1252
Meeting: 10/25/05 07:30 PM
Department: Town Attorney
Category: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2005-675 OF 2005 WAS
ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON OCTOBER 25,
2005:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Sul~ervisor Joshua
Y. Horton to execute the License A~reement between the Town of Southold and the Suffolk County Real
Prooertv Tax Service A~encv and the Sub-License A~reement between the Town of Southold and the
Cornell Lab of Omitholoav for the Suffolk County GIS Basemap computer database, for a term of five years,
subject to the approval of the Town Attorney.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
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Tax Maps and GIS Sub-Ucense Agreement; rev. 5/17104
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Tax Maps and GIS Product Third Party Sub License Agreement
This Sub-License Agreement ("Sub-license Agreement") is between the
Town of Southold ("Sub-Licensor"), located at 53095 Main Road, Southold, New
York 11971; and Comell Lab of Ornitholoay ("Sub-Licensee"), having its principal
office at 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850; and
The parties hereto desire that Suffolk County Real Property Tax Maps ("Tax
Maps") and/or certain digital data sets (the "Product') from the Agency's computer
data base, known as the "Suffolk County GIS Basemap" be sub-licensed (the "Sub-
License') to the Sub-Licensee, subject to the approval of the County. Tax maps and
Product are defined in paragraph 4 of Exhibit A of the License Agreement (attached as
Exhibit C) between the County of Suffolk ('Licensor') and the Sub-Licensor.
Temts and Conditions: Shall be as set forth in Exhibits A through C, attached.
Term of License Agreement: Shall commence upon execution and continue through
December 31, 2010.
Total Cost of License Agreement: No Cost to Sub-Licensor or the Sub-Licensee,
except for standard media reproduction costs.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Sub-License Agreement as
of the latest date written below.
Town of ~th. old
N ame.'~J0's~u~ Ho~ton
Title/ S~sor
Fed. T~yer ID
Date:
Serv ce Ag
Penny Wells4.aVallo
Director
Cornell Lab of Omithology
Name: Jillian Liner
Title: Program Coordinator
Date:
Date:
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Exhibit A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Table of Contents
General Terms and Conditions
Grant of Sub-License
Term and Termination
Permitted Uses
Contact Persons/Notice Requirements
Gratuities
Severability
Entire Agreement
No Oral Changes
All Rights Reserved
Governing Law
Exhibit B
Variable Terms and Conditions
(consists of I page)
Exhibit C
Copy of License Agreement between the Sub-Licensor and the County of
Suffolk, a municipal corporation of the State of New York, acting through
its duly constituted Real Property Tax Sen, ice Agency; said License
Agreement consists of 10 pages.
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Exhibit A
General Terms and Conditions
Whereas, the County of Suffolk, a municipal corporation of the State of Now York, act-
ing through its duly constituted Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service Agency
(Agency) and the Sub-Licensor have executed a License Agreement, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit C; and
Whereas, the Sub-Licensor, in order to complete the projects set forth in such License
Agreement, desires to utilize the services of the Sub-Licensee;
Now therefore, the parties agree as follows:
Grant of Sub-License: a. The Sub-Licensor, through its Licensor, the County of
Suffolk, grants to the Sub-Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable license
(the 'Sub-License") to use the Tax Maps and/or Product, as defined in the Li-
cense Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions described in such License
Agreement and this Sub-Licensee Agreement.
b. Consent to this Sub-License is at the sole discretion of the County of Suf-
folk, acting through its duly constituted Real Property Tax Service Agency. Such
consent shall be indicated by the signature of the Director of Real Property Tax
Service Agency (or his/her designee) on page one (1) of this Sub-License
Agreement.
2. Term and Termination:
a. Term
This Sub-License Agreement shall cover the padod provided on the first
page of this Sub-License Agreement, unless sooner terminated as pro-
vided below.
b. Termination for Cause
In the event the Sub-Licensee violates any of the terms and condi-
tions of this Sub-License Agreement, the County and/or the Sub-
Licensor may terminate this Sub-License, provided that no such
termination shall be effective unless:
the Sub-Licensee is given ten (10) business days written no-
rice of intent to terminate ("Notice of Intent to Terminate"),
and
an opportunity for consultation with the County and/or the
Sub-Licensor prior to termination; and
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an opportunity to cure any violation of the terms and condi-
tions of the Sub-License.
In the event that the Licensee has not cured, or commenced to
cure, to the satisfaction of the County, within such ten day period
(or longer period at the County's option), then the County may is-
sue a written termination notice ("Termination Notice").
ii.
Notwithstanding the above, if the Sub-Licensee makes use of the
Tax Maps and/or Product in a manner not permitted by the License
Agreement and/or this Sub-License Agreement and the County
reasonably determines that such use was intended to result in
harm to the County's proprietary rights, the County shall have the
right to terminate this Sub-License Agreement immediately upon
written notice, stating the reason, to the Sub-Licensee.
c. Termination for Convenience
Either party may terminate this Sub-License Agreement for any reason
whatsoever, provided that no such termination shall be effective unless
the other party is given sixty (60) calendar days prior written notice of
such termination.
d. Return of Tax Maps and Product:
In the event that this Sub-License Agreement is terminated for any ma-
son, within ten (10) business days thereafter, the Sub-Licensee shall re-
turn or destroy the original and all copies of the Tax Maps and Product
and any derivative work(s) of the Product in spatial digital format. The
Sub-Licensee will certify that such action has been taken. Notwithstand-
ing the above, derivative work(s) in the form of reports in raster digital
format or paper copy need not be destroyed.
Permitted Uses:
a=
The use of the Tax Maps and/or Product covered by this Sub-License
shall be limited to work directed by the Sub-Licensor, or work done pur-
suant to an agreement or contract between the Sub-Licensee and the
Sub-Licensor.
bw
The Sub-Licensor and the Sub-Licensee agree that the County of Suf-
folk/Licensor is the owner of the Tax Maps and/or Product, including all
applicable rights to patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets.
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The Sub-Licensor and the Sub-Licensee further agree that a copy of the
License Agreement between the Sub-Licensor and the County of Suf-
folk/Licensor has been furnished to Sub-Licensee and is attached hereto
as Exhibit B.
The Sub-Licensee shall not sell, transfer, publish, disclose, or otherwise
make the Tax Maps and/or Product available to others and agrees to pro-
tect the Tax Maps and/or Product from unauthorized use, reproduction,
distribution or publication.
The Tax Maps and/or Product are to be used only for the purpose of com-
pleting the project described in this Sub-License Agreement.
4. Contact Persons/Notice Requirements:
Any communication, notice, claim for payment, report or other submission
necessary or required to be made by the parties regarding this Sub-
License Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly made upon re-
ceipt by the parties at the addresses set forth in Exhibit B.
5:
Gratuities:
The Sub-Licensee represents and warrants that it has not offered or given any
gratuity to any official, employee or agent of Suffolk County or New York State or
of any political party, with the purpose or intent of securing an agreement or se-
curing favorable treatment with respect to the awarding or amending of an
agreement or the making of any determinations with respect to the performance
of an agreement, and that the signer of this Sub-License Agreement has read
and is familiar with the provisions of Local Law No. 32-1980 of Suffolk County
(Chapter 386 of the Suffolk County Code).
6. Severability:
If any part of this Sub- License Agreement, for any reason, is declared to be in-
valid, it shall be deemed restated as needy as possible in accordance with ap-
plicable law and the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining
provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
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7. Entire Agreement:
It is expressly agrccd that this instrument represents the entire agreement of the
parties and that all previous understandings are merged in this Sub-License
Agreement. The parties expressly agree that any prior executed license agree-
ment between the parties is merged in this Sub-License Agreement.
8. No Oral Changes:
No modification of this Sub-License Agreement shall be valid unless written in
the form of an Addendum or Amendment signed by both parties.
9. All Rights Reserved:
All rights not specifically granted in this Sub-License Agreement are reserved to
County/Licensor,
10. Goveming Law
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
End of Text for Exhibit A
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Exhibit B
Variable Terms and Conditions:
1. Sub-Licensee's Use of Tax Maps and/or Product:
The Licensee will use the Tax Maps and Product as follows:
The data will be used to develop a management plan for important Bird Areas
within the Town of Southold.
2. Contact Information for Sub-Licensor and the Sub-Licensee:
Sub-Licensor:
Town of Southold
P.O. Box 1179
53095 Main Road
Southold, NY 11971
Attn: John Sepenoski
(631) 765-1889
Sub-Licensee:
Comell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Attn: Jillian Liner
(607) 254-2437
(607) 254-2104
End of Text for Exhibit B
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Tax Maps and GIS Product License Agreement
This License Agreement ("License Agreement") is between the County of
Suffolk ("County" and/or "Licensor"), a municipal corporation of the State of New
York, acting through its duly constituted Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service
Agency ("Agency"), located at the County Center, Riverhead, New York 11901; and
the Town of Southold ("Licensee"), a municipal corporation, having its principal of-
fice at 53095 Main Road, Post Office Box 1179, Southold, New York 11971.
The parties hereto desire that Suffolk County Real Property Tax Maps ("Tax
Maps") and/or certain digital data sets (the "Product," as defined in paragraph 4 of
Exhibit A) from the Agency's computer data base, known as the "Suffolk County GIS
Basemap" be licensed (the "License") to the Licensee by the County in the interest
of cooperation.
Terms and Conditions: Shall be as set forth in Exhibits A and B attached.
Term of License Agreement: Shall commence upon execution and continue through
December 31,2011.
Total Cost of License Agreement: No Cost to County/Licensor or the Licensee, ex-
cept for standard media reproduction costs.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this License Agreement as of
the latest date written below.
Town of Sou.,~Jd
Name: Scott Russell
Title: Supervisor
Fed. Taxpayer ID
Date:
Approved As To Form, Not
Reviewed As To Execution:
Christine Malafi
Suffolk County Attorney
Assistant County Attorney
County of Suffolk
By: ¢OJ~~ V
Paul Sabatino, II
Chief Deputy County Executive
Date: ~.[.".~.¢~1.-~.~(.
~ Ap-pro~d: Suffolk County Real
~e~ Ta~: Serv,.~. ~,gency
Director
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Exhibit A
1,
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13
14.
15.
Table of Contents
General Terms and Conditions
Inconsistent Provisions
Grant of License
Term and Termination
Tax Maps and/or Product
Permitted Uses
No Implied Waiver
Sub-License
Limitation of Liability
Contact Persons/Notice Requirements
Gratuities
Severability
Entire Agreement
No Oral Changes
All Rights Reserved
Governing Law
Exhibit B
Variable Terms and Conditions
(consists of 1 page)
Exhibit C
Model Third Party Sub-License Agreement
(consists of 7 pages)
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Exhibit A
General Terms and Conditions
Whereas, the County of Suffolk, acting through its duly constituted Suffolk County Real
Property Tax Service Agency (Agency) has numerous and varied functions, including
those mandated by several statutes of the State of New York; and
Whereas, the primary mission of the Agency is to maintain and update the County's of-
ficial tax map of its approximately 578,000 parcels of land. In addition, the Agency pro-
vides public agencies and individuals with advice, information, forms and reports on all
aspects of real property. The Agency provides training related to the assessment of
taxation of real property within the County of Suffolk. The Agency derives its authority
from Real Property Tax Law, Articles 5 and 15A; Real Property Law, Article 9; and Arti-
cle XXXVI of the Suffolk County Charter; and
Whereas, the Agency maintains a cadastral tax map base as well as a computer data-
base of spatial and attribute data, commonly referred to as a Geographic Information
System ("GIS"); and
Whereas, the Agency desires to share the Suffolk County GIS Basemap with other
government entities as part of the County's goal to create better integrated layers of
GIS; and
Whereas, the Licensee functions are numerous and varied; and
Whereas, the Licensee will use the Tax Maps and/or Product as set forth in Exhibit B,
entitled "Variable Terms and Conditions" and
Whereas, the County and the Licensee desire to cooperate regarding access to the
Tax Maps and/or Product in support of the Licensee's programs;
Now therefore, the parties agree as follows:
Inconsistent ProvisionsThe provisions of this Exhibit A shall prevail over in-
consistent provisions of any other Exhibit and over any other document not spe-
cifically referred to in this License Agreement or made part thereof by this Li-
cense Agreement or by subsequent amendment in writing and signed by both
parties, except to the extent that such provisions of this Exhibit A are specifically
referred to and amended or superseded by such Exhibit or Amendments.
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Grant of License:The County grants to the Licensee a non-exclusive, non-
transferable (unless otherwise agreed as set forth in Paragraph 7, below) license
(the "License") to use the Tax Maps and/or Product, as defined herein, subject to
the terms and conditions described herein.
3. Term and Termination:
a. Term
This License Agreement shall cover the period provided on the first page
thereof, unless sooner terminated as provided below.
b. Termination for Cause
In the event the Licensee violates any of the terms and conditions
of this License Agreement, the County may terminate the License,
provided that no such termination shall be effective unless:
A=
the Licensee is given ten (10) business days written notice
of intent to terminate ("Notice of Intent to Terminate"), and
an opportunity for consultation with the County prior to ter-
ruination; and
C=
an opportunity to cure any violation of the terms and condi-
tions of the License.
In the event that the Licensee has not cured, or commenced to
cure, to the satisfaction of the County, within such ten day period
(or longer period at the County's option), then the County may is-
sue a written termination notice ("Termination Notice").
ii.
Notwithstanding the above, if the Licensee, or any of its sublicen-
sees, makes use of the Tax Maps and/or Product in a manner not
permitted by this License Agreement and the County reasonably
determines that such use was intended to result in harm to the
County's proprietary rights, the County shall have the right to ter-
minate this License Agreement immediately upon written notice,
stating the reason, to the Licensee.
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Termination for Convenience
Either party may terminate this License Agreement for any reason what-
soever, provided that no such termination shall be effective unless the
other party is given sixty (60) calendar days prior written notice of such
termination.
Return of Tax Maps and Product:
In the event that this License Agreement is terminated for any reason,
within ten (10) business days thereafter, the Licensee shall return or de-
stroy the original and all copies of the Tax Maps and Product and any de-
rivative work(s) of the Product in spatial digital format. The Licensee will
certify that such action has been taken. Notwithstanding the above, de-
rivative work(s) in the form of reports in raster digital format or paper copy
need not be destroyed.
4. Tax Maps and/or Product:
The Tax Maps are defined as the "Real Property Tax Maps" which are
published annually by the Agency for the following towns:
i. Town of Babylon;
ii. Town of Brookhaven;
iii. Town of East Hampton;
iv. Town of Huntington;
v. Town of Islip;
vi. Town of Riverhead;
vii Town of Shelter Island;
viii. Town of Smithtown;
ix. Town of Southampton;
x. Town of Southold.
The Agency maintains a computer database, known as the "Suffolk
County GIS Basemap," which consists of spatial data, digital linework, an-
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notation, and attribute data, integrated to allow update and query of the
geographic information through either the geographic view or the attribute
database. The Product is defined as digital data sets, which may be in ei-
ther Maplnfo, Bentley, Intergraph, ARC/INFO, AUTOCAD or other com-
mon formats, from the Agency's computer database for the ten towns
enumerated above in sub-section 4(a) and all incorporated villages within
those ten towns.
5. Permitted Uses:
The Licensee may use the Product to produce paper or digital raster
maps and/or reports for use by the public, provided that such maps and/or
reports include the following copyright notice:
Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service Agency GIS
Basemap COPYRIGHT 2005, County of Suffolk, N.Y.
Note: The reference to year (i.e. 2005) in the copyright notice shall
change as applicable.
Permitted uses include but are not limited to the following examples:
i. The modification of attribute data or fields to the data layer of the
Product (e.g., addition of fields or data to the .dbf file) is allowed
and is the property of the Licensee, however, such property that is
the modified .dbffile is not to include the spatial (.shp or .map) files;
and/or
ii.
The generation, reproduction or disclosure of maps where the Li-
censee's GIS coverage is positioned over or under the County
Basemap Product; and/or
iii. The generation of paper maps, digital reports, digital raster maps.
The Licensee shall not sell, disclose, or otherwise make available the
Product (or any spatial derivative of the Product) in digital format which in-
cludes, in whole or in part, the geographic coordinates contained within
the Product, or any subset of such geographic coordinates, or any trans-
lated, projected or transformed version of the geographic coordinates to
third parties, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the County. The Licen-
see agrees to protect the Product from unauthorized use, reproduction,
distribution or publication.
Uses not permitted, unless pre-authorized in writing by the County, in-
clude but are not limited to the following examples:
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the digital transfer of the spatial portion of the Product to a third
party when distributing a modified .dbf file of attribute data (see
sub-paragraph 5(b)(i) above; and/or
ii.
the alteration or transfer of spatial data (.shp and .map files) to a
third party; and/or
iii.
the copying of the Product for transfer to a third party for use by the
third-party; and/or
iv.
the generation of digital spatial files which are derivatives of the
Product.
6. No Implied Waiver:
No failure or delay by either party in enforcing any right or remedy under this Li-
cense Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any future or other exercise
of such right or remedy.
Sub-License:The Licensee may distribute the Tax Maps and/or Product to sub-
licensees (the "Sub-Licensees") provided that such Sub-Licensees have signed
a Third Party Sub-License Agreement in substantially the format set forth in Ex-
hibit C. Consent to a Sub-License is at the sole discretion of the Agency.
8. Limitation of Liability:
The County makes no warranties, express or implied, including, but not
limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose. The Tax Maps and/or Product were developed for governmental
use by the agency. The County of Suffolk makes no representations as to
the accuracy, completeness, reliability, usability, or suitability for any pur-
pose of the data or information contained or furnished in connection
herewith and the County shall be under no liability whatsoever for any use
made thereof.
The County shall not be liable for indirect, special, incidental, or conse-
quential damages related to the Licensee's use of the Tax Maps and/or
Product or any Sub-Licensee's use of the Tax Maps and/or Product under
any Sub-License agreement entered into between the Licensee and a
Sub-Licensee, even if the Licensee is advised of the possibility of such
damage.
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9. Contact Persons/Notice Requirements:
Any communication, notice, claim for payment, report or other submission
necessary or required to be made by the parties regarding this License
Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly made upon receipt by the
parties at the following addresses (or at such other address that may be
specified in writing by the parties):
For the County/Licensor:
Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service Agency
300 Center Drive
Riverhead, New York 11901
Attn: Penny Wells LaValle, Director
For the Licensee:
At the address set forth in Exhibit B.
Any communication or notice regarding litigation shall be deemed to have
been duly made upon receipt by the parties at the following addresses (or
at such other address that may be specified in writing by the parties):
For the County:
Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service Agency
300 Center Drive
Riverhead, New York 11901
Attn: Penny Wells LaValle, Director
and
Suffolk County Department of Law
H. Lee Dennison Building 6th Floor
100 Veterans Memorial Highway
Hauppauge, New York 11788
Attn: Christine Malafi, Suffolk County Attorney
For the Licensee:
At the address set forth in Exhibit B.
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10: Gratuities:
The Licensee represents and warrants that it has not offered or given any gratu-
ity to any official, employee or agent of Suffolk County or New York State or of
any political party, with the purpose or intent of securing an agreement or secur-
ing favorable treatment with respect to the awarding or amending of an agree-
ment or the making of any determinations with respect to the performance of an
agreement, and that the signer of this License Agreement has read and is famil-
iar with the provisions of Local Law No. 3241980 of Suffolk County (Chapter 386
of the Suffotk County Code).
11. Severability:
If any part of the License Agreement, for any reason, is declared to be invalid, it
shall be deemed restated as nearly as possible in accordance with applicable
law and the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining provisions shall
remain in full force and effect.
12. Entire Agreement:
It is expressly agreed that this instrument represents the entire agreement of the
parties and that all previous understandings are merged in this License Agree-
ment. The parties expressly agree that any prior executed license agreement be-
tween the parties is merged in this License Agreement.
13. No Oral Changes:
No modification of this License Agreement shall be valid unless written in the
form of an Addendum or Amendment signed by both parties.
14. All Rights Reserved:
All rights not specifically granted in this License Agreement are reserved to
County/Licensor.
15.
Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
End of Text for Exhibit A
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Exhibit B
Variable Terms and Conditions:
1. Licensee's Use of Tax Maps and/or Product:
The Licensee will use the Tax Maps and Product as follows:
The Town of Southold will use the Tax Maps and Product in a variety of
municipal programs, including but limited to planning, assessment, zoning,
transportation, maintenance and environmental concerns.
2. Contact Information for Licensee:
Licensee:
Attn: John Sepenoski
Town of Southold
PO Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
(631) 765-1889
End of Text for Exhibit B
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I~LIZABETH NEVILLE
TOWN CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
MARRIAGE OFFICER
RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER
Town Hall, 53095 Main Road
PO Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
Fax (631) 765-6145
Telephone: (631) 765 - 1800
southoldtown.northfork.net
RESOLUTION # 2006-166
Resolution lD: 1552
Meeting: 01/31/06 04:30 PM
Department: Town Attorney
Category: Contracts, Lease & Agreements
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2006-166 WAS ADOPTED AT
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON JANUARY 31, 2006:
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby authorizes and directs Sul~ervisor Scott
A. Russell to execute the License A~reement between the Town of Southold and the Suffolk County Real
Property Tax Service A~,encv for the Suffolk County GIS Basemap computer database, for a term of five
years, subject to the approval of the Town Attorney.
Elizabeth A. Neville
Southold Town Clerk
Tax Maps and GIS License Agreement; rev. 5/17/04
Law No. 11
Tax Maps and GIS Product License Agreement
This License Agreement ("License Agreement") is between the County of
Suffolk ("County" and/or "Licensor"), a municipal corporation of the State of New
York, acting through its duly constituted Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service
Agency ("Agency"), located at the County Center, Riverhead, New York 11901; and
the Town of Southold ("Licensee"), a municipal corporation, having its principal of-
fice at 53095 Main Road, Post Office Box 1179, Southold, New York 11971.
The parties hereto desire that Suffolk County Real Property Tax Maps ("Tax
Maps") and/or certain digital data sets (the "Product," as defined in paragraph 4 of
Exhibit A) from the Agency's computer data base, known as the "Suffolk County GIS
Basemap" be licensed (the "License") to the Licensee by the County in the interest
of cooperation.
Terms and Conditions: Shall be as set forth in Exhibits A and B attached.
Term of License Agreement: Shall commence upon execution and continue through
December 31,2011.
Total Cost of License Agreement: No Cost to County/Licensor or the Licensee, ex-
cept for standard media reproduction costs.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this License Agreement as of
the latest date written below.
Town of Sound
Name: Scott Russell
Title: Supervisor
Fed. Taxpayer ID
Date:
Approved As To Form, Not
Reviewed As To Execution:
Christine Malafi
Suffolk County Attorney
Assistant County Attorney
County of Suffolk
By: (~OJ~/~::~v
Paul Sabatino, II
Chief Deputy County Executive
Date:
//T : Suffolk County Real
a:~ Servi/o.~e~gency
Director
Date:q~:~//¢/~'
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Exhibit A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13
14.
15.
Table of Contents
General Terms and Conditions
Inconsistent Provisions
Grant of License
Term and Termination
Tax Maps and/or Product
Permitted Uses
No Implied Waiver
Sub-License
Limitation of Liability
Contact Persons/Notice Requirements
Gratuities
Severability
Entire Agreement
No Oral Changes
All Rights Reserved
Governing Law
Exhibit B
Variable Terms and Conditions
(consists of I page)
Exhibit C
Model Third Party Sub-License Agreement
(consists of 7 pages)
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Exhibit A
General Terms and Conditions
Whereas, the County of Suffolk, acting through its duly constituted Suffolk County Real
Property Tax Service Agency (Agency) has numerous and varied functions, including
those mandated by several statutes of the State of New York; and
Whereas, the primary mission of the Agency is to maintain and update the County's of-
ficial tax map of its approximately 578,000 parcels of land. In addition, the Agency pro-
vides public agencies and individuals with advice, information, forms and reports on all
aspects of real property. The Agency provides training related to the assessment of
taxation of real property within the County of Suffolk. The Agency derives its authority
from Real Property Tax Law, Articles 5 and 15A; Real Property Law, Article 9; and Arti-
cie XXXVI of the Suffolk County Charter; and
Whereas, the Agency maintains a cadastral tax map base as well as a computer data-
base of spatial and attribute data, commonly referred to as a Geographic Information
System ("GIS"); and
Whereas, the Agency desires to share the Suffolk County GIS Basemap with other
government entities as part of the County's goal to create better integrated layers of
GIS; and
Whereas, the Licensee functions are numerous and varied; and
Whereas, the Licensee will use the Tax Maps and/or Product as set forth in Exhibit B,
entitled "Variable Terms and Conditions" and
Whereas, the County and the Licensee desire to cooperate regarding access to the
Tax Maps and/or Product in support of the Licensee's programs;
Now therefore, the parties agree as follows:
Inconsistent ProvisionsThe provisions of this Exhibit A shall prevail over in-
consistent provisions of any other Exhibit and over any other document not spe-
cifically referred to in this License Agreement or made part thereof by this Li-
cense Agreement or by subsequent amendment in writing and signed by both
parties, except to the extent that such provisions of this Exhibit A are specifically
referred to and amended or superseded by such Exhibit or Amendments.
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Grant of License:The County grants to the Licensee a non-exclusive, non-
transferable (unless otherwise agreed as set forth in Paragraph 7, below) license
(the "License") to use the Tax Maps and/or Product, as defined herein, subject to
the terms and conditions described herein.
3. Term and Termination:
a. Term
This License Agreement shall cover the period provided on the first page
thereof, unless sooner terminated as provided below.
b. Termination for Cause
In the event the Licensee violates any of the terms and conditions
of this License Agreement, the County may terminate the License,
provided that no such termination shall be effective unless:
the Licensee is given ten (10) business days written notice
of intent to terminate ("Notice of Intent to Terminate"), and
an opportunity for consultation with the County prior to ter-
mination; and
an opportunity to cure any violation of the terms and condi-
tions of the License.
In the event that the Licensee has not cured, or commenced to
cure, to the satisfaction of the County, within such ten day period
(or longer period at the County's option), then the County may is-
sue a written termination notice ("Termination Notice").
ii.
Notwithstanding the above, if the Licensee, or any of its sublicen-
sees, makes use of the Tax Maps and/or Product in a manner not
permitted by this License Agreement and the County reasonably
determines that such use was intended to result in harm to the
County's proprietary rights, the County shall have the right to ter-
minate this License Agreement immediately upon written notice,
stating the reason, to the Licensee.
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c. Termination for Convenience
Either party may terminate this License Agreement for any reason what-
soever, provided that no such termination shall be effective unless the
other party is given sixty (60) calendar days prior written notice of such
termination.
d. Return of Tax Maps and Product:
In the event that this License Agreement is terminated for any reason,
within ten (10) business days thereafter, the Licensee shall return or de-
stroy the original and all copies of the Tax Maps and Product and any de-
rivative work(s) of the Product in spatial digital format. The Licensee will
certify that such action has been taken. Notwithstanding the above, de-
rivative work(s) in the form of reports in raster digital format or paper copy
need not be destroyed.
4, Tax Maps and/or Product:
a. The Tax Maps are defined as the "Real Property Tax Maps" which are
published annually by the Agency for the following towns:
i. Town of Babylon;
ii. Town of Brookhaven;
iii. Town of East Hampton;
iv. Town of Huntington;
v. Town of Islip;
vi. Town of Riverhead;
vii Town of Shelter Island;
viii. Town of Smithtown;
ix. Town of Southampton;
x. Town of Southold.
The Agency maintains a computer database, known as the "Suffolk
County GIS Basemap," which consists of spatial data, digital linework, an-
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notation, and attribute data, integrated to allow update and query of the
geographic information through either the geographic view or the attribute
database. The Product is defined as digital data sets, which may be in ei-
ther Maplnfo, Bentley, Intergraph, ARC/INFO, AUTOCAD or other com-
mon formats, from the Agency's computer database for the ten towns
enumerated above in sub-section 4(a) and all incorporated villages within
those ten towns.
5. Permitted Uses:
The Licensee may use the Product to produce paper or digital raster
maps and/or reports for use by the public, provided that such maps and/or
reports include the following copyright notice:
Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service Agency GIS
Basemap COPYRIGHT 2005, County of Suffolk, N.Y.
Note: The reference to year (i.e. 2005) in the copyright notice shall
change as applicable.
Permitted uses include but are not limited to the following examples:
i. The modification of attribute data or fields to the data layer of the
Product (e.g., addition of fields or data to the .dbf file) is allowed
and is the property of the Licensee, however, such property that is
the modified .dbffile is not to include the spatial (.shp or .map) files;
and/or
ii.
The generation, reproduction or disclosure of maps where the Li-
censee's GIS coverage is positioned over or under the County
Basemap Product; and/or
iii. The generation of paper maps, digital reports, digital raster maps.
The Licensee shall not sell, disclose, or otherwise make available the
Product (or any spatial derivative of the Product) in digital format which in-
cludes, in whole or in part, the geographic coordinates contained within
the Product, or any subset of such geographic coordinates, or any trans-
lated, projected or transformed version of the geographic coordinates to
third parties, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the County. The Licen-
see agrees to protect the Product from unauthorized use, reproduction,
distribution or publication.
Uses not permitted, unless pre-authorized in writing by the County, in-
clude but are not limited to the following examples:
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the digital transfer of the spatial portion of the Product to a third
party when distributing a modified .dbf file of attribute data (see
sub-paragraph 5(b)(i) above; and/or
ii.
the alteration or transfer of spatial data (.shp and .map files) to a
third party; and/or
iii.
the copying of the Product for transfer to a third party for use by the
third-party; and/or
iv.
the generation of digital spatial files which are derivatives of the
Product.
6. No Implied Waiver:
No failure or delay by either party in enforcing any right or remedy under this Li-
cense Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any future or other exercise
of such right or remedy.
Sub-License:The Licensee may distribute the Tax Maps and/or Product to sub-
licensees (the "Sub-Licensees") provided that such Sub-Licensees have signed
a Third Party Sub-License Agreement in substantially the format set forth in Ex-
hibit C. Consent to a Sub-License is at the sole discretion of the Agency.
8. Limitation of Liability:
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The County makes no warranties, express or implied, including, but not
limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose. The Tax Maps and/or Product were developed for governmental
use by the agency. The County of Suffolk makes no representations as to
the accuracy, completeness, reliability, usability, or suitability for any pur-
pose of the data or information contained or furnished in connection
herewith and the County shall be under no liability whatsoever for any use
made thereof.
The County shall not be liable for indirect, special, incidental, or conse-
quential damages related to the Licensee's use of the Tax Maps and/or
Product or any Sub-Licensee's use of the Tax Maps and/or Product under
any Sub-License agreement entered into between the Licensee and a
Sub-Licensee, even if the Licensee is advised of the possibility of such
damage.
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9. Contact Persons/Notice Requirements:
Any communication, notice, claim for payment, report or other submission
necessary or required to be made by the parties regarding this License
Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly made upon receipt by the
parties at the following addresses (or at such other address that may be
specified in writing by the parties):
For the County/Licensor:
Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service Agency
300 Center Drive
Riverhead, New York 11901
Attn: Penny Wells LaValle, Director
For the Licensee:
At the address set forth in Exhibit B.
Any communication or notice regarding litigation shall be deemed to have
been duly made upon receipt by the parties at the following addresses (or
at such other address that may be specified in writing by the parties):
For the County:
Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service Agency
300 Center Drive
Riverhead, New York 11901
Attn: Penny Wells LaValle, Director
and
Suffolk County Department of Law
H. Lee Dennison Building 6th Floor
100 Veterans Memorial Highway
Hauppauge, New York 11788
Attn: Christine Malafi, Suffolk County Attorney
For the Licensee:
At the address set forth in Exhibit B.
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10:
Gratuities:
The Licensee represents and warrants that it has not offered or given any gratu-
ity to any official, employee or agent of Suffolk County or New York State or of
any political party, with the purpose or intent of securing an agreement or secur-
ing favorable treatment with respect to the awarding or amending of an agree-
ment or the making of any determinations with respect to the performance of an
agreement, and that the signer of this License Agreement has read and is famil-
iar with the provisions of Local Law No. 32-1980 of Suffolk County (Chapter 386
of the Suffolk County Code).
11. Severability:
If any part of the License Agreement, for any reason, is declared to be invalid, it
shall be deemed restated as nearly as possible in accordance with applicable
law and the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining previsions shall
remain in full force and effect.
12. Entire Agreement:
It is expressly agreed that this instrument represents the entire agreement of the
parties and that all previous understandings are merged in this License Agree-
ment. The parties expressly agree that any prior executed license agreement be-
tween the parties is merged in this License Agreement.
13. No Oral Changes:
No modification of this License Agreement shall be valid unless written in the
form of an Addendum or Amendment signed by both parties.
14. All Rights Reserved:
All rights not specifically granted in this License Agreement are reserved to
County/Licensor.
15.
Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
End of Text for Exhibit A
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Exhibit B
Variable Terms and Conditions:
1. Licensee's Use of Tax Maps and/or Product:
The Licensee will use the Tax Maps and Product as follows:
The Town of Southold will use the Tax Maps and Product in a variety of
municipal programs, including but limited to planning, assessment, zoning,
transportation, maintenance and environmental concerns.
2. Contact Information for Licensee:
Licensee:
Attn: John Sepenoski
Town of Southold
PO Box 1179
Southold, NY 11971
(631) 765-1889
End of Text for Exhibit B
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