AMENDMENT ONE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY.PDF

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When Recorded Mail To: 
The Nature Conservancy 
Land Protection Department 
Attn: Kristen Ross  
1510 E. Fort Lowell Road 
Tucson, AZ 85719 
 
AMENDMENT ONE 
LEASE AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
AND 
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY 
 
C-30-17-013-M-01 
 
 
A Lease Agreement (C-30-17-013-M-00) was entered into on March 27, 2017 (“Lease”) 
between MARICOPA COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona (hereinafter 
referred to as “County”), and THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, a District of Columbia non-profit 
corporation doing business by and through its Arizona Program ("TNC"), together hereinafter 
referred to as “Parties” or individually as a “Party”.     
 
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted in A.R.S. §§11-201 (A)(2), 11-251(45), 11-
932 and 11-933, the County entered the Lease; and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the Parties entered the Lease for management of certain leased lands 
(“Leased Property”) at the Hassayampa River Preserve at Vulture Mountains Recreation Area 
(“HRP”); and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into a Cooperative Agreement (C-30-16-018-M-00) on 
April 6, 2016, incorporated herein by reference (“Cooperative Agreement”), to achieve 
integrated conservation and management of the HRP; and 
 
 
WHEREAS, both the Cooperative Agreement and the Lease establish a cooperative 
relationship and mutual objectives to achieve conservation and management of HRP that 
emphasizes its natural, cultural, historic, and wildlife resources and the sustainability of 
traditional uses, while embracing compatible recreational, educational, and commercial visitor 
services; and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the current term of the Lease expires on April 30, 2022, and, unless 
terminated earlier or either Party gives prior notice, will by its terms be automatically extended 
by an automatic renewal of one (1) additional period of ten (10) years and the current term of 
the Cooperative Agreement expires on April 5, 2022, with no additional renewals; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this amendment to the Lease (“Amendment 
One”) to provide notice that the term of the Cooperative Agreement will be extended and 
revised to be coterminous with the Lease pursuant to Amendment One to the Cooperation 
Agreement entered into by the Parties and to update the Notice provisions of the Lease; and

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WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Amendment One with the understanding 
that all other provisions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and capitalized terms 
used herein without definition will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Cooperative 
Agreement and/or the Lease. 
 
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable 
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby 
agree to amend the Agreement One as follows: 
I. 
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST 
 
The Recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated into this Amendment One. The 
Lease, as amended, is subject to cancellation pursuant to A.R.S. 38-511, the provisions of 
which are incorporated herein by this reference. 
 
II.       TERM AND TERMINATION 
Section 2. Term Renewal paragraph one is hereby amended to add the following: 
The Cooperative Agreement shall be coterminous with this Lease and the term of the 
Cooperative Agreement shall terminate or be extended in accordance with the same 
terms, provisions, and conditions as this Lease. If the Lease Term is changed in any 
way, the term of the Cooperative Agreement shall also be changed in the same way.  
 
 
III. 
NOTICES 
Section 23 Notices of the Lease is hereby amended with updated contact information, as 
follows: 
 
 
For TNC: 
 
 
The Nature Conservancy 
 
 
Director, Land and Water Protection  
 
 
 
1510 E. Fort Lowell Road 
 
 
Tucson, AZ 85719 
 
 
Phone: (520) 622-3861 
 
 
Fax: (520) 620-1799 
 
 
Email: Jody.Norris@TNC.ORG 
 
 
 
For County: 
 
 
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department 
 
 
 
 
Operations Manager 
 
 
41835 N. Castle Hot Springs Road 
 
 
Morristown, AZ 85342 
 
 
Phone: (602) 506-9502 
 
 
Email: jennifer.waller@maricopa.gov   
 
 
 
With copies to: 
 
 
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department 
 
 
Attn: Contract Administrator

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41835 N. Castle Hot Springs Road 
 
 
Morristown, AZ 85342 
E-mail: emily.miller@maricopa.gov 
 
 
IV. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
 
Upon execution by the County, this Amendment One will become effective. 
 
V. 
EFFECTIVENESS 
 
             
 
The foregoing paragraphs contain all of the changes made by this Amendment One. All 
other terms and conditions of the Lease remain the same and in full force and effect.  
 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment One on the date 
indicated below. 
 
 
TNC (LESSOR) 
 
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, a District of Columbia non-profit corporation 
 
 
By ________________________________ 
 
Its ________________________________ 
 
 
STATE OF ____________ 
) 
 
 
 
 
) 
COUNTY OF ____________ ) 
 
 
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ____ Day of 
____________, 2022 by ___________________________ as ____________________ and 
attesting officer of THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, a District of Columbia non-profit 
corporation. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
______________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTARY PUBLIC 
 
NOTARIAL SEAL/EXPIRATION:

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COUNTY (LESSEE) 
RECOMMENDED BY: 
 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: RJ Cardin 
 
 
    Date 
Title:  Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Director 
 
 
 
 
APPROVED BY: 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
 
_______________________________ 
 
 
Chairman, Board of Supervisors 
 
Date 
 
 
 
 
ATTEST 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clerk of the Board 
 
 
 
Date 
 
 
Approved as to Form: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deputy Maricopa County Attorney      Date