P-50344 LAND USE LICENSE CAWCD FINAL 6-4-20 CLEAN FOR SIGNATURE.PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2020-06-24)

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When Recorded Return To: 
Central Arizona Water Conservation District 
Attention: Land Administrator 
PO Box 43020 
Phoenix, AZ 85080-3020 
 
 
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CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT 
CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT 
LAND USE LICENSE FOR 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
USE OF HELICOPTER FACILITY 
PHOENIX, AZ 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
 
The CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, a multi-county water 
conservation district, created, organized, and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the state 
of Arizona, "CAWCD," who has assumed the responsibility for the care, operation, maintenance, 
and management of certain transferred works of the Central Arizona Project “CAP” from the 
United States of America, who holds title to such works, and under the terms and conditions of 
those certain agreements between the United States and CAWCD for the care, operation, 
maintenance and management of the transferred works, hereby licenses to MARICOPA 
COUNTY, a political subdivision of the state of Arizona (“Licensee”), acting on behalf of its 
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, and its agents, invitees, and contractors (“MCSO”) the right to 
access property acquired for the CAP for use as a helicopter facility for emergency and non-
emergency law enforcement flight services, helicopter maintenance and repair, office and bunk 
space, as well as law enforcement training activities such as bucket, K-9, and search and rescue 
training. This License is subject to the terms and conditions set forth below: 
 
1. 
The term of this License shall be for a period of five (5) years, commencing on July 1, 
2020 (“Commencement Date”) and expiring on June 30, 2025 unless sooner 
terminated or renewed as provided for in this Agreement.  This License has been 
approved for an area of approximately 3.3 acres (“License Area”).  The License Area 
is described in Exhibit A and shown on map Exhibit B, which are both attached and 
made a part of this License. This License 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.

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2. 
The Licensee agrees to reimburse CAWCD for all water and electricity costs 
associated with the Licensed Area   CAWCD shall invoice MCSO for said costs, and 
MCSO shall make payment within thirty (30) days of the date of invoice.  CAWCD 
considers this land use a beneficial exchange of values and waives the administrative 
charges and land use fees normally associated in the application for licensing land 
uses.   
3. 
There is reserved to the United States and CAWCD, their successors and assigns, the 
prior right to use any of the property herein described to construct, operate, and 
maintain all structures and facilities, including but not limited to, canals, waste ways, 
laterals, ditches, roadways, electrical transmission lines, communication structures, 
substations, switch yards, power plants, and any other facilities without any payment 
made by the United States or CAWCD or their successors for such rights. 
4. 
There is also reserved to the United States and CAWCD the right of their officers, 
agents, employees, licensees and permittees, at all proper times and places, freely to 
have ingress to, passage over, and egress from all of said lands for the purpose of 
exercising, enforcing and protecting the rights reserved herein. 
5. 
The United States and CAWCD reserve the right to inspect all operations of the 
Licensee or its assigns under the terms of this License. 
6. 
The Licensee shall indemnify and hold harmless the United States, CAWCD, and their 
officers, directors, employees, agents and assigns from any loss or damage and from 
any liability on account of personal injury, property damage, or claims for personal 
injury or death arising out of the Licensee's activities under this License, including 
liability arising under Article 12d.  The Licensee is self–insured and hereby agrees to 
provide and maintain, during the term of this License and any extension thereof, a 
certificate of self-insurance with the following specified limits: 
 
a. Workers' Compensation as required by law and Workers' Compensation 
Employers Liability insurance with a limit of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). 
 
b. Aircraft Liability insurance, combined liability coverage for bodily injury and 
property damage with a minimum limit of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) per 
occurrence and not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per passenger seat. 
 
c. Commercial General Liability insurance including contractual liability with the 
following limit: Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Insurance with limits of 
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence. 
 
7. 
The Licensee shall assume responsibility and/or liability for any and all damages to 
the CAP structures and facilities and to any other property of the United States or 
CAWCD, or any property under the control or custody of the United States or CAWCD, 
their agents and assigns, that may be caused by the operation and maintenance of 
the Licensee's personal property, or the Licensee's uses under this License. 
 
8. 
The Licensee shall review and comply with the safety regulations set forth in the 
current versions of the "Reclamation Safety and Health Standards", "Central Arizona 
Project Safety Resource Manual" and current OSHA safety standards. If there is a

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conflict within any of these safety standards, the Licensee shall comply with the most 
stringent standards while working within the License Area. A copy of the Central 
Arizona Project Safety Resource Manual and a link to the Reclamation Safety and 
Health Standards can be found at our web site www.cap-az.com located under 
"Contracting - Safety." 
9. 
The Licensee accepts and shall follow the specific stipulations described in Exhibit C, 
attached and made a part of this License. 
10. 
The Licensee shall use said premises for the purposes stated herein and agrees that 
in the use of said premises it shall maintain its facilities in a good and workmanlike 
manner, and shall ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, and orders of the 
United States affecting such operations, and with the laws of the State of Arizona, and 
with the laws and regulations of any other applicable governmental body along with 
directives of CAWCD affecting such operations. 
11. 
At the expiration of the License, or early termination of this License pursuant to the 
terms set forth herein, the Licensee shall, at its sole expense, remove its personal 
property from the License Area and restore the License Area to the satisfaction of 
CAWCD. 
12. 
The Licensee shall comply with all applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations, 
and United States Bureau of Reclamation's policies and instructions, existing or 
hereafter enacted or promulgated, concerning any hazardous material that will be 
used, produced, transported, stored or disposed of on or in lands, waters or facilities 
owned by the United States or managed by CAWCD. 
 
a. "Hazardous material" means any substance, pollutant or contaminant listed as 
hazardous under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C.§§ 9601, et seq., and the 
regulations promulgated pursuant to that Act. 
 
b. The Licensee shall not allow lands, waters or facilities owned by the United States 
or administered and managed by CAWCD to be contaminated by hazardous 
materials, thermal pollution, solid waste, refuse, garbage, sewage effluent, 
industrial waste (including, but not limited to, product containers, surface 
preparation abrasives and residues, and coatings, paints and primers), petroleum 
products, mine tailings, mineral salts, pesticides (including, but not limited to, the 
misuse of pesticides), pesticide containers or any other pollutants. 
 
c. The Licensee shall report to CAWCD immediately any event, which may or does 
result in pollution or contamination adversely affecting lands, water or facilities 
owned by the United States or managed by CAWCD. If the occurrence involves 
water pollution or contamination, CAWCD's Water Control Center must be 
contacted immediately at (623) 869-2530; if the occurrence involves land pollution 
or contamination, CAWCD's Environmental Compliance Program Administrator, at 
(623) 869-2353. 
 
d. Violation of any of the provisions of this Article 12 shall constitute grounds for 
immediate termination of this License and shall make the Licensee liable for the

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cost of full and complete remediation and/or restoration of any adversely affected 
Federal lands, water, resources or facilities that are owned by the United States or 
managed by CAWCD. 
13. 
The Licensee agrees to include the provisions contained in Article 12 of this License 
in any subcontract or third-party contract it may enter into pursuant to this License. 
14. 
This License is non-assignable and revocable. 
15. 
This License is subject to the provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 of September 
24, 1965, as amended, which sets forth the Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action 
clauses. A copy of this order may be obtained from the United States Bureau of 
Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Regional Director, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder 
City, Nevada 89006-1470. 
16. 
This License shall terminate at or upon: 
 
a. The discretion of the United States or CAWCD. 
 
b. Expiration of the term as provided in Article 1.   
 
c.  Violation of the covenants set out herein. 
 
d. Official abandonment of the License Area by the Licensee. 
 
 
e. Failure of the Licensee to use this License for the purpose granted herein. 
 
 
f. By either party as prescribed by A.R.S. § 38-511 as amended, the provisions of 
which are incorporated herein by this reference.  
 
17. 
All notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and may be 
given in person, by facsimile transmission, or by United States mail postage prepaid, 
and shall become effective at the earliest of actual receipt by the Party to whom notice 
is given, delivered to the designated address of the party, or if mailed, forty-eight (48) 
hours after deposit in the United States mail addressed as shown below or to such 
other address as such party may from time to time designate in writing. 
 
If to CAWCD:  
 
Central Arizona Water Conservation District 
Attention: Land Administrator 
PO Box 43020 
Phoenix, Arizona 85080-3020 
 
If to the Licensee:  
Chief Financial Officer 
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office 
550 W Jackson Street 5th Floor  
Phoenix, AZ 85003 
 
With a copy to: 
 
Maricopa County Real Estate Department 
Attn: Director

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2801 W. Durango Street 
Phoenix, Arizona 85009 
 
18. 
Disputes arising from this Agreement shall be subject to arbitration as may be required 
by A.R.S. § 12-1518.  A notice of a dispute must be provided in writing to the other 
party and provide a summary of the issue that is the subject of the dispute. 
a. The parties shall confer within thirty (30) days of receipt of a notice of dispute to 
resolve the dispute and/or decide, within ten (10) days after conferring, on a 
mutually acceptable arbiter. If a mutually acceptable arbiter cannot be agreed upon 
within thirty (30) days after conferring, the parties agree that each party shall name 
one (1) arbiter and those two (2) arbiters shall select a third arbiter.  Any decisions 
made shall be made by a majority of the panel of three arbiters. 
 
b. If any party decides to proceed to arbitration in lieu of terminating this Agreement, 
arbitration shall be binding. The cost of any arbitration shall be shared equally by 
the parties. 
 
c. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court 
having jurisdiction. The arbitration shall be conducted in Maricopa County. There 
shall be no discovery other than the exchange of information, which is provided to 
the arbitrator by the parties. The arbitrator shall have authority to only award 
compensatory damages; the parties hereby waive all rights to and claims for 
monetary awards other than compensatory damages. Notwithstanding the 
foregoing, should any litigation be commenced between the parties concerning this 
Agreement, the prevailing party in any court or proceeding shall be entitled, as 
determined by the court, to a reasonable sum for its attorney's fees. 
 
19. 
Notwithstanding Article 18, should any litigation be commenced between the parties 
concerning any provisions contained in this License, or rights and duties of any person 
in relation thereto, the prevailing party in any such court or proceedings shall be 
entitled, in addition to such other relief as may be granted, to a reasonable sum as and 
for its attorneys' fees in such litigation as determined by the court. 
20. 
If any term of this License is found to be void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect 
the remaining terms of this License, which shall continue in full force and effect. 
21. 
This License shall be interpreted, construed and governed by the laws of the state of 
Arizona. 
22. 
Each person signing this License represents and warrants that he or she is duly 
authorized and has the legal capacity to execute this License. 
23. 
This License may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if 
the signatures thereto and hereto are upon the same instrument.

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In witness whereof, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed. 
 
LICENSEE: 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
 
 
 
___________________________________
 
Clint Hickman  
Date 
Chairman, Board of Supervisors 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attest: 
 
 
___________________________________ 
 
 
 
Clerk of the Board 
 
Approved as to form  
 
 
___________________________________ 
Deputy County Attorney 
            Date 
 
 
Maricopa County Sheriff 
 
 
__________________________________ 
Paul Penzone  
 
 
Date 
 
 
 
 
 
CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER 
CONSERVATION DISTRICT 
 
Approved as to form: 
 
 
By:___________________________ 
 
By:________________________________ 
Jay Johnson 
 
 
 
 
 
Tom Fitzgerald 
General Counsel  
 
 
 
 
Supervisor, Land and Survey 
Central Arizona Water 
 
 
 
 
Central Arizona Water 
Conservation District 
 
 
 
 
Conservation District

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EXHIBIT A 
 
 
Central Arizona Water Conservation District # 2020-____ 
 
DESCRIPTION OF LAND USE LICENSE AREA, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA 
 
 
A parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of Section Eight (8), Township 
Four (4) North, Range Three (3) East, Gila and Salt River Baseline & Meridian, containing 
an area of 3 .30 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described as follows: 
 
BEGINNING AT a point that bears North 47° 52' 52" West 1,963.05 feet from the 
Southeast Comer of Said Section: 
thence North 250.00 feet;  
thence West 90.00 feet;  
thence North 205.00 feet;  
thence North 67° 00' 00" East 275.00 feet;  
thence South 45° 00' 00" East 112.32 feet;  
thence South 352.70 feet;  
thence South 26° 00' 00" West 145.00 feet  
thence West 179.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING

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EXHIBIT B 
Central Arizona Water Conservation District # 2020-____ 
 
DEPICTION OF LAND USE LICENSE AREA, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA

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EXHIBIT B continued 
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DEPICTION OF LAND USE LICENSE AREA, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA

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EXHIBIT C 
HELICOPTER FACILITY USE LICENSE 
 
1. Flight patterns for helicopter access, ingress and egress to the CAP complex shall be from 
the canal side of the headquarters complex property, and not over CAWCD's office or 
warehouse buildings. 
2. The Licensee shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local air quality 
regulations, including EPA's Federal Implementation Plan (PIP) and the Maricopa County 
Air Pollution Control Regulations. 
3. The Licensee will provide 24 hour notice to CAWCD's Protective Services prior to 
conducting training exercises. 
4. The County's parking of vehicles and helicopters shall be on pavement areas of the 
Hangar facility. 
5. Non-MCSO Personnel Entry to Premises.  For the purposes of this License, an “Invitee” 
is defined as an individual that is not a MCSO employee.  Any Invitee to the Premises 
shall check in with MCSO security at the hangar reception area before accessing any 
other portion of the Premises. 
6. A complete chemical inventory of all hazardous chemicals, as defined by OSHA's 
Employee-Right-To-Know regulations must be maintained by MCSO for all operations at 
the hanger. The chemical inventory must be continually maintained to reflect product and 
volume changes as they occur. A copy of the chemical inventory and each revision must 
be sent in electronic form to CAWCD's Safety and Environmental Departments. Material 
Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be made available to CAWCD for each product on the 
inventory. The County agrees to follow directions of CAWCD's Environmental Compliance 
Program Supervisor in relation to use and storage of fuel. 
7. Signs for the Hangar facility shall be in existing prepared space on the hangar building, 
and on roadways, direction signs shall be consistent with CAWCD's signs size and 
spacing. All signage shall be approved in advance by CAWCD's facility Service Manager. 
8. The Licensee agrees to limit vehicle speed to CAWCD's posted requirements when using 
CAWCD's private roads. 
9. Any changes, alterations or modifications to the facility, including design and construction 
of improvements must be mutually approved by the Licensee and CAWCD. Any costs 
incurred by CAWCD for requested changes, alterations or modifications, including 
administrative review costs and construction costs, are to be reimbursed by the Licensee 
to CAWCD. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing all improvements will become part of 
the facility and owned by the United States.  
10. CAWCD shall review the County’s submitted plans, and plans revisions, in a timely 
manner and participate with the County in comment resolution meetings to arrive at final 
approved plans.  Licensee may perform, or contract for, the changes, alterations or 
modification to the facility, based on the approved final plans. 
11. Janitorial services provided by CAWCD under this License are for the offices area only of 
the facility. The Licensee agrees to be responsible, at its cost, for cleaning of the hangar 
portion of the Hangar facility.  The janitorial staff servicing the facility are not authorized to 
enter the facility unless a MCSO staff representative is present.