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33. WESTERN MARICOPA ENTERPRISE ZONE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement between members of the Western Maricopa Enterprise Zone and Maricopa County through the Community Development Department, for the purpose of continuing the Western Maricopa Enterprise Zone. This Intergovernmental Agreement is non-financial and is effective from October 31, 2008 until October 31, 2013. The Western Maricopa Enterprise Zone (WMEZ) was established per A.R.S. Section 41-1522 to improve economically-depressed sections of municipalities and rural areas through the development of job creating land uses and the inducement of capital investment. Members of the WMEZ include the Cities/Towns of Avondale, Buckeye, El Mirage, Gila Bend, Glendale, Goodyear, Guadalupe, Peoria, Phoenix, Surprise, Tolleson, Wickenburg, Youngtown each a municipal corporation, the Gila River Indian Community and Maricopa County. (C-20-09-026-3-00)

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34. RESOLUTION RELATED TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH WESTERN MARICOPA ENTERPRISE ZONE Approve a Resolution related to the previously approved Intergovernmental Agreement between Western Maricopa Enterprise Zone and Maricopa County through the Community Development Department, for the purpose of continuing the Western Maricopa Enterprise Zone (WMEZ). The Intergovernmental Agreement is non-financial and is effective from the date of execution until five years after date of execution. The Western Maricopa Enterprise Zone (WMEZ) was established per A.R.S. Section 41-1522 to improve economically-depressed sections of municipalities and rural areas through the development of job creating land uses and the inducement of capital investment. Members of the WMEZ include the Cities/Towns of Avondale, Buckeye, El Mirage, Gila Bend, Glendale, Goodyear, Guadalupe, Peoria, Phoenix, Surprise, Tolleson, WIckenburg, Youngtown, each a municipal corporation, the Gila River Indian Community and Maricopa County. Due to an administrative oversight, the Resolution was not included in the original approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement. The purpose of this agenda item is to adopt a Resolution supporting the enterprise zone renewal and approval of the application amendment required by the Arizona Department of Commerce in order to renew the enterprise zone. The Intergovernmental Agreement was originally approved by the Board of Supervisors on October 15, 2008, under C-20-09-026-3-00. (C-20-09-033-3-00)