AMENDMENT NO. 1 RE RENEWAL LICENSE AGREEMENT (P50400) WITH EQUUS.PDF

AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 OF 
LICENSE USE AGREEMENT (P50400) BETWEEN 
MARICOPA COUNTY AND ARBOR E&T, LLC DBA EQUUS WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS 
1001 WEST SOUTHERN AVENUE, MESA, AZ (FIRST AMENDMENT) 
C-22-24-073-X-01 
 
RECITALS 
 
A. 
Maricopa County, a political subdivision of the state of Arizona (“County”) leases 41,917 rentable 
square feet (RSF) of office and storage space (Premises) of that certain real property known as the Mesa 
Corporate Center located at 1001 West Southern Avenue, Mesa, AZ (Property) under that certain Lease 
Agreement with Shadow Ridge Estates, LP, California limited partnership (Landlord) dated September 7, 
2021, (Master Lease); and 
 
B. 
Pursuant to the Master Lease, County may sublease or license a portion of the Premises to its 
program partners and like agencies as solely determined by the County, that provide other Human Services 
activities, without Landlord consent; and 
 
C. 
County (Licensor) entered into a License Use Agreement (License) on February 22, 2024, with 
Arbor E&T, LLC dba Equus Workforce Solutions, a Kentucky for-profit limited liability company 
(Licensee). Licensee shall be permitted to use that certain portion of the Premises known as cubicles 266 
and 267 totaling 144 RSF (Facility) which is described in Exhibit “A,” of the License. Licensee’s share of 
Common Space, hereinafter defined, is 59 RSF. Licensee’s total space allocation is 203 RSF referenced in 
Exhibit "B,” of the License (Space Allocation). 
 
D. 
The current and initial term of the License began on February 22, 2024, and terminates on June 30, 
2025. 
 
E. 
The License currently provides the Licensee the option to extend the term of the License for two 
(2) additional two-year terms upon mutual agreement of the Parties. 
 
F. 
The Licensee has exercised its option to extend the term of the License for one (1) of the two (2) 
two-year terms and the Parties now desire to mutually agree to that extension. 
 
 
AGREEMENT 
 
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, receipt 
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: 
 
1. 
The Recitals, by this reference, are hereby incorporated herein and made a part of this First 
Amendment. 
 
2. 
Capitalized terms used in this First Amendment without definition shall have the meanings assigned 
to such terms in the License unless the context expressly requires otherwise. 
 
3. 
The term of the License is hereby extended for two (2) years beginning July 1, 2025, and ending 
June 30, 2027. 
 
4. 
Section 3.1 of the License is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: 
3.1. 
The term of this License commenced on February 22, 2024, and the initial term terminates 
on June 30, 2025.  Pursuant to section 3.2 of this License, the term is extended for one (1)

additional 2-year term beginning July 1, 2025, and shall terminate on June 30, 2027, unless 
terminated earlier or extended further as provided for in the License. 
5. 
There is one (1) two-year option to extend the term of the License remaining. 
 
6. 
Section 3.2 of the License is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: 
3.2 
Licensee shall have the option to extend the term of the License for one (1) additional two-
year term upon mutual agreement of the Parties. To exercise this option, Licensee shall 
provide County with written notice of its intent to renew no later than ninety (90) days 
prior to the expiration of the current term of the License or renewal, as the case may be. 
7. 
Section 4.1. of the License is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
4.1. 
During the full term of the License, Licensee agrees to pay a monthly rent in the amount 
of $401.77 per month (Rent). which is described on Exhibit “C,” attached hereto and 
incorporated herein by this reference. Licensee agrees to pay Shared Operation Costs, 
hereinafter defined, due for the July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to 
exceed $5.32. The Shared Operation Costs for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, shall 
not exceed $5.59. Shared Operation Costs for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027 consist 
of the following: Aqua Chill Water Dispenser (located in Common Areas), City Wide Pest 
Control (Shared Operation Costs). 
8. 
This First Amendment may be executed electronically and in any number of identical counterparts 
all of which, when taken together, will constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of this 
First Amendment may be accomplished by electronic transmission on an executed counterpart of 
this First Amendment. Signatures thus transmitted will be as valid as manual signatures for all 
purposes. 
 
9. 
Any modification to the License that does not result in a change in policy or include a rate increase, 
or any other purely administrative matter, shall be valid if and only if any such change is reduced 
to writing and executed, on behalf of the County, by either an Assistant County Manager or Director 
of Maricopa County Real Estate. 
 
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties enter into this First Amendment as of the date of the last 
signature below. 
 
LICENSOR:  
Maricopa County, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors 
Date 
 
 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board 
Date 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deputy County Attorney 
 
Date

LICENSEE:  
Arbor E&T, LLC dba Equus Workforce Solutions, a Kentucky for-profit limited liability company 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cameron Tovery, CEO 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date

EXHIBIT “A” 
Premises and Facility

EXHIBIT “B” 
 
Space Allocation

EXHIBIT “C” 
Use Fees