A25-05200738 Shooting Range Grant Agreement with City of the Buckeye for Joe Ross Shooting Complex Archery Courses 26-07582-04.pdf
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Arizona Game and Fish Department
Shooting Ranges Development Grants
Project Agreement Summary Sheet
Project number:
26-07582-04
Project name:
Joe Foss Shooting Complex Archery Courses
Project coordinator:
Rob Roach
Project period:
From:
July 1, 2025
To:
June 15, 2026
Description:
To enhance and re-open 2 archery ranges at the Joe Foss Shooting Complex that have
been non-operational for several years.
Notations:
Work will be completed as set forth in the grant application. Except grant money cannot
be used to purchase ineligible items, such as 3D animal targets, and compound and
recurve bows
Commission award:
$48,500.00
Grantee matching share:
$48,500.00
Total project cost:
$97,000.00
A25-05200738
SHOOTING RANGE GRANT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE ARIZONA GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
AND
THE CITY OF BUCKEYE
This Shooting Range Grant Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into between the
Arizona Game and Fish Commission (“Commission”) and the City of Buckeye
(“Grantee”) (collectively “Parties” and singularly “Party”) pursuant to A.R.S. § 17-231
(B) (7). The terms “Department” and “Director” refer to the Arizona Game and Fish
Department and its Director, acting as administrative agent for the Commission.
WHEREAS, the Commission may expend funds to provide training in the safe handling
and use of firearms and safe hunting practices pursuant to A.R.S. § 17-231.B.4;
WHEREAS, the Commission has a formal Policy, A1.27, for Shooting Range
Development;
WHEREAS, Policy funds from the Commission are provided to the Grantee on a 50:50
matching basis;
WHEREAS, The Commission has primary statewide responsibility for management
actions related to fish and wildlife within the state of Arizona;
WHEREAS, The Arizona Game and Fish Department acts under the authority of the
Commission;
WHEREAS, the Commission believes it is important to collaborate with other agencies
or organizations in conserving Arizona’s wildlife and preserving Arizona’s wildlife
heritage;
WHEREAS, the Commission wishes to foster this valuable relationship by granting funds
to the Grantee to carry out the project(s) set forth in the Grantee’s approved Grant
Application Joe Foss Shooting Complex Archery Courses #26-07582-04 (“Application”),
which is incorporated herein and attached as Attachment A, in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the Parties hereto agree
as follows:
I. The Commission agrees that the Department shall:
1. Provide grant funding to the Grantee in the amount of $48,500.00 to carry out
projects set forth in the Grant Application Joe Foss Shooting Complex Archery
Courses #26-07582-04. Ninety percent (90%) of the funding will be provided upon
signature by both Parties to this Agreement and the remaining ten percent (10%) will
be provided upon completion of the projects, submittal of a final report by the
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Grantee, and inspection and approval of the completed projects by the Department.
The Grantee shall place all funding received from the Department in a non-interest
bearing account.
2. Grant funding shall not be provided to the Grantee for items other than those defined
in the Application for projects and approved by the Department and Grantee.
II. The Grantee shall:
1. Provide cost share (match) towards the total project costs in the form of cash,
donations of equipment, materials, land acquisition, and labor, which shall equal or
exceed the Commission’s Award.
2. Deposit all grant funding received under the terms of this Agreement to appropriate
account(s) for project(s) under the name and number of the project and use such
non-interest bearing funds to fulfill the purposes set forth in the Application. Should
the Grantee use funds provided to it through this Agreement for purpose(s) other than
those set forth in the Application, this Agreement shall terminate automatically and
the Grantee shall return to the Department all misappropriated and unused funds. The
Grantee shall not use grant funds for the purpose of producing income. The Grantee
shall not use grant funds to pay compensation in excess of the established salary for
any permanent employee. The funds shall be expended only for grant work as
authorized under the terms of this Agreement.
3. Maintain full accounting of all actual expenses associated with completing this
project and provide copies to the Department as requested.
4. Publicly acknowledge that Commission funds were used to assist project
accomplishments. All materials prepared in the performance of this Agreement shall
be acknowledged as having been funded by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
5. Install a permanent sign at the project site that credits the Department, contains the
official Department logo, and states that funding for the project(s) has been provided
by the Department.
6. Submit quarterly project status reports that include the following information: 1)
Progress toward completing approved work; 2) An itemized, cumulative project
expenditure sheet; 3) any anticipated delays or other problems that may prevent
on-time completion of the project; 4) any additional information that the Department
requests in accordance with this Agreement.
7. Ensure design and construction of the Project shall conform to the plan submitted
with the Application. Any changes in the approved plans must be approved in
writing by the Statewide Shooting Range Administrator.
8. Operate and maintain grant-assisted capital improvements, provide reasonable
protection of any project improvements, and ensure that reasonable public access (as
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defined in application) is maintained for a minimum of ten (10) years after
completion of the project during the Term of Public Use.
9. Return to the Department any unused funding upon completion of the awarded
project. The Grantee may make a written request that the Department award the
unused funding for an additional project that is consistent with the original scope of
work. The Department will consider the request and notify Grantee of its
determination within thirty (30) days of receipt of written request.
10.Make available the project improvements free of charge for State Hunter Education
and Safety, Archery Education and Scholastic Clay Target Programs (as applicable to
the type of range being granted funding) and for general use by the public during
reasonable hours. A nominal fee (as defined in Application) may be charged for
public use of the range.
11.If any cultural resources (including human remains or cremations) are encountered
during any aspect of this project, the crew should immediately stop work at that
specific location, take steps to protect the discovery, and immediately call the Arizona
Game and Fish Cultural Resource Compliance Manager at 623-236-7620 (Office) in
order to determine the appropriate treatment of the discovery.
III. The Commission and the Grantee mutually agree and understand that:
1. At its discretion, the Department may conduct periodic on-site inspections of the
project(s) as needed.
2. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Application,
the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
3. This Agreement shall become effective upon the date of final signature and will
expire on June 15, 2026. This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual
agreement of the Parties in writing. It may be terminated by either Party upon thirty
(30) days written notice to the other Party. Upon termination, the Grantee shall cease
all work performed pursuant to this Agreement and return any unused funds to the
Department.
4. The Parties may amend the terms of this Agreement by mutual written consent. The
Department shall prepare any approved amendment in writing, and both the
Department and the Grantee shall sign the amendment. An amendment lacking a
required signature is invalid.
5. Should the property rights to the Subject Property be transferred to another Party
during the term of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
be transferred with the property to such other Party.
6. The Department may temporarily suspend grant assistance under the project pending
required corrective action by the Grantee or pending a decision by the Department to
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terminate the grant by notifying the Grantee in writing. Whenever one Party to this
contract in good faith has reason to question the other Party's intent to perform, he or
she may demand that the other Party give a written assurance of this intent to
perform. In the event that a demand is made and no written assurance is given within
ten (10) days, the demanding Party may treat this failure as an anticipatory
repudiation of the contract.
7. The Department may terminate the project in whole, or in part, at any time before the
date of completion whenever it is determined that the Grantee has failed to comply
with the terms or conditions of the approved Application or this Agreement. In case
of default, the Department will provide written notification to the Grantee. The
Grantee will have ten days to correct the default or show cause. The Department will
promptly notify the Grantee in writing of the determination and the reasons for the
termination, together with the effective date. All payments made to the Grantee shall
be recoverable by the Department under the project terminated for cause.
8. The Department or Grantee may terminate the project in whole, or in part, at any time
before the date of completion, when both Parties agree that the continuation of the
project would not produce beneficial results commensurate with the further
expenditure of funds. The two Parties shall agree upon the termination conditions,
including the effective date of the termination and, in the case of partial termination,
the portion to be terminated. The Grantee shall not incur new obligations for the
terminated portion after the effective date, and shall cancel as many outstanding
obligations as possible. The Department may allow full credit to the Grantee for the
grant share of non-cancelable obligations properly incurred by the Grantee before
termination.
9. The Department may require specific performance of the terms of this Agreement or
take legal steps necessary to recover the funds granted if the Grantee fails to comply
with the terms of the grant or breaches any condition or special condition of the
Application or Agreement.
10.The remedies expressed in this Agreement are not intended to limit the rights of the
Department. This Agreement shall not in any way abridge, defer, or limit the
Department's right or remedy under law or equity that might otherwise be available to
the Department.
11.If the Grantee violates state law or this Agreement, the Department may seek
recovery of all funds granted and classify the Grantee as ineligible for Shooting
Range Development Grant Funds for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
12.The Grantee is subject to the Department's on-site monitoring inspections to validate
Grantee's compliance with the Agreement. All open grants (ongoing), closed grants
(within ten [10] years of grant closure) and grants still within the “term of public use”
are subject to Department monitoring inspections. When a Department monitoring
inspection discovers the Grantee's default or non-compliance with the terms of the
Agreement, the Department will provide written notification to the Grantee, and the
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Grantee will have ten (10) business days to correct the default or non-compliance.
The Department may pursue any remedy if the Grantee fails to correct the default or
non-compliance within the period to correct, unless the Grantee can show good cause
for not correcting the default or non-compliance.
13.Remedies may include repayment of the grant if the Grantee fails to provide for
operation and maintenance of the equipment, facilities or product of any shooting
range grant funded project during the Term of Public Use. The Grantee shall
reimburse the Department one-hundred percent (100%) of grant funding received.
14.All written notices concerning this Agreement shall be delivered in person or sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Parties as follows:
A.
For the Commission and Department:
Statewide Shooting Range Administrator
Shooting Sports Branch
Arizona Game and Fish Department
5000 W. Carefree Highway
Phoenix, Arizona 85086
B.
For the Grantee:
Rob Roach
City of Buckeye
530 E. Monroe Ave.
Buckeye, AZ 85326
15.Non-discrimination. In carrying out the terms of this agreement, the Parties agree to
comply, to the extent they apply, with Executive Orders No. 2023-01 and No. 99-09
prohibiting discrimination in employment, the provisions of which are incorporated
herein by reference, and all other applicable Federal and State laws, rules and
regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act.
16.Pursuant to A.R.S. § 35-214, all books, accounts, reports, files, electronic data, and
other records relating to this Agreement shall be subject at all reasonable times to
inspection and audit by the State of Arizona for five (5) years after completion of this
Agreement. Upon request, Grantee shall produce original of any and all such records.
17.In accordance with A.R.S. § 41-151.12 (GS 1018), all books, accounts, reports, files,
electronic data, and other records relating to this Agreement shall be kept for six (6)
years after completion of this Agreement.
18.The Grantee shall use equipment purchased with grant funds for a public purpose for
the useful life of the equipment, or surrender the equipment to the Department upon
completion of the project, whichever comes first, if the equipment purchased with
grant funds has an acquisition cost of greater than $500. If the equipment is sold, the
Grantee shall pay the Department the amount of any resulting proceeds in the ratio
equivalent to the funds provided for the purchase.
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19.In accordance with A.R.S. § 12-1518, the Parties agree to resolve all disputes arising
out of or relating to this Agreement through arbitration, after exhausting applicable
administrative review except as may be required by other applicable statutes.
20.Unless the Grantee is a State agency, or an agency of the United States of America,
the Grantee shall indemnify, save and hold harmless the Department, and the State of
Arizona, its agents, departments, officers and employees from all claims, loss,
damage, liability, expense, costs, and charges incident to or resulting in any way from
any injuries or damage to any person or any damage to any property caused by or
resulting from the issuance of or the performance of services rendered as part of this
Agreement
21.Assignment-Delegation: No right or interest in this contract shall be assigned by the
Grantee without the prior written permission of the Department, and no delegation of
any duty of the Grantee shall be made without the prior written permission of the
Department.
22.This Agreement is subject to termination for conflict of interest pursuant to A.R.S. §
38-511.
23.This Agreement shall terminate automatically if funds necessary to carry out this
Agreement are not allocated or available to the Commission or the Department. In
the event of such termination, the Commission and the Department shall incur no
obligation or liability to the Grantee under this Agreement.
24.This Agreement in no way restricts either Party from participating in similar activities
with other public or private agencies, organizations, or individuals.
25.All work performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be in compliance with all
applicable state and federal laws and regulations. If Grantee violates state or federal
law or this Agreement, the Department shall seek recovery of all funds awarded and
classify the Grantee as ineligible for grant funding for a period not to exceed five (5)
years.
26.The attached Application and estimated cost sheet are hereby incorporated and
become a part of this Agreement.
27.It is understood by the Parties that the Grantee is an independent contractor with
respect to Arizona and not an employee of the Department. The Department will not
provide fringe benefits, including health insurance benefits, paid vacation, or any
other employee benefits to the Grantee.
28.Grantee’s employees and or volunteers, if any, who perform services under this
Agreement are bound by the provisions of this Agreement. At the request of the
Department, the Grantee shall provide adequate evidence that such persons are the
Grantee’s employees or volunteers.
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29.Grantee acknowledges its obligation to obtain appropriate insurance coverage for the
benefit of the Grantee (and Grantee's employees and/or volunteers, if any). The
Grantee waives any rights to recovery from the State of Arizona, the Commission or
the Department for any injuries or property damage that the Grantee (and/or Grantee’s
employees or volunteers) may sustain while performing services under this
Agreement and that are a result of the negligence of the Grantee or Grantee's
employees and/or volunteers.
30.If Grantee contracts with a third party or subcontractor, the Grantee shall be
responsible for ensuring said third party’s or subcontractor’s compliance with the
terms of this Agreement and Grantee shall be responsible to the state of Arizona, the
Commission, and the Department if the third party or subcontractor defaults or
violates any terms or conditions of this Agreement.
31.The Parties agree to comply with Executive Order 2005-30, "Ensuring Compliance
with Federal Immigration Laws by State Employers and Contractors," the provisions
of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
32.Special terms and conditions, if any, will be attached hereto as Attachment B and are
hereby incorporated into this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the last
signature date below:
CITY OF BUCKEYE
______________________________________ _________________
[Name] [Date]
[Title]
ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
______________________________________ _________________
Tony Guiles, Assistant Director
[Date]
Information, Education and Wildlife Recreation Branches
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