Vote — approved

Thomas Galvin	yes
Kate Brophy McGee	yes
Mark Stewart	yes
Debbie Lesko	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Thomas Galvin, Kate Brophy McGee, Mark Stewart, Debbie Lesko, Steve Gallardo

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88. TERMINATION OF USE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER (Supervisory District: 2) Approve the Termination (“Termination”) of the Use Management Agreement (“UMA”) between Maricopa County (“County”), represented by the Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department (“MCPRD”), and the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, an Arizona nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (Concessionaire), for the promotion, development, management, operation, and maintenance of a nature and wildlife conservation center at McDowell Mountain Regional Park (C-30-20-013-M-00), with an effective date of March 13, 2022. Under Section 6.C. of the UMA, the parties have mutually agreed that terminating the UMA is in their best interest because the Concessionaire has indicated that they will not be able to raise the funds needed to develop the nature and wildlife conservation center on a mutually acceptable schedule. Each party agrees to release and hold harmless the other from any obligations and liabilities related to the Termination, and each party agrees to bear its own costs associated with the Termination. The effective date of the Termination will be the date of the last signature on the Termination. The agreement is non-financial. (C-30-20-013-M-01)