Vote: adopted

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42. GRANT APPLICATION FOR REHABILITATION OF THE OLD US-80 GILA RIVER BRIDGE , AKA GILLESPIE DAM BRIDGE Authorization to submit a grant application in the amount of $500,000 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for SAFETEA-LU Enhancement Program Round XVI funds for Phase 1 of the Historic Bridge Rehabilitation of the Old US-80 Gila River Bridge, aka Gillespie Dam Bridge (TT188). If the grant award is made, authorize to accept the funds and approve the revenue and expenditure appropriation increase in the amount of $500,000 in FY 2009 to the MCDOT Grant Fund (223). Grant Revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. This budget adjustment does not alter the budget containing the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17105. The Old US-80 Gila River Bridge, aka Gillespie Dam Bridge (Bridge) is the second most historic of Arizona ’s bridges, serves area agricultural users and residents, and is an important alternate to SR85. The Bridge is in need of repairs to maintain its structural integrity and provide the foundation for historic restoration efforts. In Phase One, repairs/rehabilitation will be made to allow the superstructure to function as designed and to address areas where the Gillespie Dam Bridge does not meet current AASHTO guidelines. In addition to repairing the truss bearings, MCDOT will heat straighten bent or damaged members, repair deck joints, add welded studs to stringers and floor beams and replace the concrete bridge deck. MCDOT will install guard rail at the four corners, protective beams to prevent damage due to the low 13’-6” clearance, modify the concrete wing walls and provide new bridge barrier rail. Scour protection for several of the piers, repaving roadway approaches and installing historic markers round out Phase One of Gillespie Dam Bridge restoration efforts. This project was ranked #1 by the MAG Enhancement Peer Review Group on June 24, 2008. Final project applications will be evaluated by the ADOT Transportation Enhancement Review Committee (TERC) in October 2008. The ADOT TERC funding recommendations will then be forwarded to the ADOT State Transportation Board for their approval. The total project construction costs are $9,123,250.The grant application for $500,000 for construction requires a 5.7% local match of $30,233. The County will be providing an overmatch of $8,593,017. John B. Hauskins, P.E., Transportation Director, is appointed agent for Maricopa County , to conduct all negotiations and to execute and submit all documents and any other necessary or desirable instruments in connection with such funding. MCDOT’s unrecoverable indirect cost rate is $15.8%. ( Supervisorial District 5 ) (C-64-08-228-3-01)

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50. ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION Approve an administrative correction to the action taken by the Board on August 6, 2008, that authorized the submission of a grant application in the amount of $500,000 to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for SAFETEA-LU Enhancement Program Round XVI funds for Phase 1 of the Historic Bridge Rehabilitation of the Old US-80 Gila River Bridge, aka Gillespie Dam Bridge (TT188). This administrative correction is necessary to include the Adoption of a Resolution as required by Federal Enhancement Grant Application. (C-64-08-228-3-02)

Vote: approved

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50. AMENDMENT TO THE OLD US-80 GILA RIVER BRIDGE , AKA GILLESPIE DAM BRIDGE Approve 2nd Amendment to the Grant Application for federal Transportation Enhancement Program Round XVI Funds for Phase I of the Historic Bridge Rehabilitation of the Old US 80 River Bridge, AKA Gillespie Dam Bridge (TT188) which was approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 6, 2008 (C-64-08-228-3-01) by changing the fiscal year in which we will accept the funding from FY 09 to FY 10, plus allow Maricopa County’s Department of Transportation to accept the $1 million in Bridge Funds from FHWA via ADOT, which was previously approved by ADOT for disbursement in FY 2010. The Old US 80 Gila River Bridge, aka Gillespie Dam Bridge is the second most historic of Arizona ’s bridges, serves area agricultural users and residents, and is an important alternate to SR 85. The Bridge is in need of repairs to maintain its structural integrity and provide the foundation for historic restoration efforts. In Phase One, repairs/rehabilitation will be made to allow the superstructure to function as designed and to address areas where the Gillespie Dam Bridge does not meet current AASHTO guidelines. This project was ranked #1 by the MAG Enhancement Peer Review Group on June 24, 2008. Amend the approved Agenda Item (C-64-08-228-3-01) to move the acceptance date of funds from FY 2009 to FY 2010 and to also allow Maricopa County ’s Department of Transportation to accept the $1 million in Bridge Funds from FHWA via ADOT, which was previously approved by ADOT for disbursement in FY 2010. Supervisory District No. 5. (C-64-08-228-3-03)