Item 14 - Agreement with US Geological Survey Western Ecological Resource Center at the Santa Ana Zoo

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UN FBMS # (FOP 11.2 A) [23ZCCOLLCSASAZ11 Collab Template August 2023 ARS # [2023ZC-13008] COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE CITY OF SANTA ANA This Collaborative Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a bureau of the Department of the Interior, through the offices of its rWestern Ecological Research Center], hereinafter referred to as the "USGS" and [the city of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation, on behalf of the Santa Ana Zoo, hereinafter referred to as "Collaborator." USGS and Collaborator are sometimes herein referred to as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties." Any inconsistency between the standard terms of Articles 1 through 16 of this Agreement and any attachments to this Agreement shall be resolved by giving precedence to Articles 1 through 16. Whereas, the USGS is authorized to perform collaborative work and prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State or private, pursuant to 43 USC §36c; and Whereas, the USGS has a mission in southern California and has need of space and other resources for ecological research to support this mission; and Whereas, Collaborator has space and utilities for office facilities, equipment storage, government and personal vehicles and other relevant resources and has need of USGS expertise in identifying and coordinating research activities to inform conservation of southern California taxa; and Whereas, the Project entitled Biodiversity, Demography and Conservation of Southern California Fauna is intended by the Parties to be mutually beneficial and to benefit the people of the United States; Now, therefore, the Parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Statement of Work. See the attached Statement of Work (SOW) (Attachment A), incorporated by reference herein. 2. Principal Investigator. The USGS principal investigator (PI) for this Project is (Robert N. Fisher], f619-206-56861, [rfishergusg_s.gov], and [Western Ecological Research Center San Diego Field Station 4165 Spruance Road San Diego, CA 92021]. The PI for the Collaborator is (Jennifer Walker], 714- 647-65461, fiwalkerksanta-ana.org_l, and [Santa Ana Zoo 1801 E. Chestnut Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92701]. In the event that a PI is unable to continue in this Project, the sponsoring agency will make every effort to provide a replacement acceptable to the other Party 3. Title to Equipment. There will be no joint property purchased as a result of the collaborative effort outlined in the SOW. Each Party will provide its own equipment necessary to support its participation in the SOW. Page 1 of 8