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14. HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICES AGREEMENT AND LAND USE LICENSE Approve Flight Services Agreement G-30221 (IGA) and Land Use License Agreement P-50344 (License) between Maricopa County and the Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) and authorize the Chairman to execute all documents associated with this License and IGA. The term of the License and IGA shall each commence July 1, 2020 and shall expire on June 30, 2025, unless sooner terminated or renewed as provided in the terms of each agreement. The License and IGA may be renewed for an additional five (5) year period, conditioned upon the written approval of both parties at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date. This agreement and license allow MCSO to continue using hangar space owned by CAWCD for its rotary aviation operations in exchange for flight hours to perform regular surveillance of the canals. MCSO will continue paying utilities and trash removal at an annual cost of approximately $24,000. The agreement calls for an annual reconciliation of flight service hours and MCSO is obligated to pay up to a maximum of $48,000 per year for the hourly value of flight hours not flown in any given year. Maricopa County (Licensee), acting on behalf of its Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, (MCSO) and CAWCD (Licensor) have executed multiple agreements for helicopter flight services and land use since March 1999 (C-50-99-108-2-00), amended in March 2004 (C-50-99-108-2-01), again in April 2009 (50-99-108-2-02) and most recently in accordance with that certain Intergovernmental Agreement known as County IGA Number G-30126 (C-50-10-028-M-00), which was fully executed on September 17, 2009, and amended by a May 7, 2014 First Amendment (50-10-028-M-01). (C-50-20-069-L-00)

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