ELECTIONS EASEMENT RESOLUTION FINAL.DOCX
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Page 1 of 2 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE CERTAIN UTILITY EASEMENTS WHEREAS, on February 12, 2025, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved Contract #240056-CMR with Core Construction. (C-73-24-073-X-01) for construction services for the Downtown Elections Facility on land owned by the County located between Jefferson and Madison streets between 8th and 9th Avenues and between Jefferson and Madison streets West of 9th Avenue (the “Project’); and WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-251(9), with unanimous consent of the Board, Maricopa County may grant easements on County property for public purposes to utilities without public auction and it is in the public interest to grant easements to such utilities, as defined in A.R.S. § 40-491, as are necessary to service and/or advance the Project; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to have the Project completed in a timely fashion; and WHEREAS, requiring that each individual grant of easement to a utility, as defined in A.R.S. § 40-491, necessary to service and advance the Project to be placed on a separate Board agenda for approval would unreasonably and unnecessarily delay the completion of the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors does authorize its Chairman, without the necessity of further Board action, to execute and deliver all easements to utilities, as defined in A.R.S. § 40-491, necessary to serve and/or advance the Project, provided that each of the following is true: a. The easement is needed based on the utility or other plans for the Project that have been authorized by this Board; and b. The Director of the Maricopa County Real Estate Department has approved the granting of the easement; and c. The Director of the Maricopa County Facilities Management Department has approved the granting of the easement; and d. The office of the Maricopa County Attorney has approved the easement as to form and as being within the authority of Maricopa County. THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 2 of 2 UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, this ___ day of ______, 2025. MARICOPA COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona Chairman of the Board ATTEST: Clerk of the Board Date APPROVED AS TO FORM: Deputy County Attorney