Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	abstain
Bill Gates	abstain
Clint Hickman	abstain
Gallardo Procurement Services	yes
and Clint Hickman	yes
Denny Barney	abstain
Steve Chucri	yes

69.AMENDED PARK LAND DISPOSAL POLICY AND PROCEDUREApprove the revised Park Land Disposal Policy and Procedure (A2610) effective upon Board approval. These revisions exclude from the Policy easements for utilities for the benefit or support of park lands consistent with approved park master plans and provide other administrative updates to the 1997 Policy language.Per the 1997 Policy, generally, the County will not dispose of park lands held in any capacity by the County, believing that park land

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69. AMENDED PARK LAND DISPOSAL POLICY AND PROCEDURE Approve the revised Park Land Disposal Policy and Procedure (A2610) effective upon Board approval. These revisions exclude from the Policy easements for utilities for the benefit or support of park lands consistent with approved park master plans and provide other administrative updates to the 1997 Policy language. Per the 1997 Policy, generally, the County will not dispose of park lands held in any capacity by the County, believing that park lands should be held in perpetuity. In the event that disposal of park lands is proposed, certain procedures shall be followed, including public hearings by both the County Parks and Recreation Commission and the County Board of Supervisors as provided by law and this Policy. In following the Policy, all easements, even those needed to provide utilities for the benefit or support of park lands and facilities have been subject to the extensive public hearing process. All facilities developed in a park must be in accordance with a park master plan, which already includes a thorough public input and vetting process, including hearings by the County Parks and Recreation Commission and approval by the Board of Supervisors. In an effort to avoid duplication of efforts and potential results through the policy process that may contradict with a park’s master plan, it is requested that these park specific easements be exempted from the Policy. The Policy was originally recommended by the Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Commission on September 8, 1992 and approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 21, 1993 (PR-93-279). The current Policy was recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission on October 8, 1996 and approved by the Board of Supervisors on January 8, 1997 (C-30-97-017-6-00). The Parks and Recreation Commission recommended this revision for approval by the Board of Supervisors at their August 21, 2018 meeting. This revised Policy shall supersede all previously adopted Park Land Disposal policies. (C-30-19-006-6-00)

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