Vote: approved

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24. REVENUE AGREEMENT WITH MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (MAG) FOR ARTERIAL CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS ON NORTHERN PARKWAY FROM DYSART ROAD TO 111TH AVENUE TO THE AGUA FRIA BRIDGE Approve a Revenue Agreement (No. 13-NOR-10-03-B) between Maricopa County (the County) and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) for arterial capacity improvements on Northern Parkway from Dysart Road to 111th Avenue including the Agua Fria Bridge, Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) MAG ALCP (ALCP) Project, Sub-Project T347. The amount of the agreement is $24,962,731, and will be adjusted annually by MAG for inflation. The purposes of this action are: 1) to approve the Revenue Agreement for regional reimbursements of federal-aid highway funding associated with the design, right-of-way acquisition and construction costs of roadway improvements; and 2) authorize the acceptance and expenditure of the grant funds (federal-aid highway funding reimbursements), including any monies in excess of the currently estimated amount of $24,962,731 if adjusted by MAG for inflation. This Revenue Agreement is effective from the MAG approval date until completion of reimbursements. The County’s FY 2012-13 indirect cost rate is 6.9%. All costs under this agreement are for capital expenditures which are not subject to indirect cost recovery. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. The approval of this requested action does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. Section 42-17105. In November 2003, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) approved a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) consisting of highway and public transit projects, among other projects. Some of the projects are funded through a transportation excise tax, approved by the Maricopa County voters in November 2004. Other projects are funded with federal-aid highway funding, based on their eligibility. MAG is required by law to adopt a program that provides for life cycle management of the funding and programming of the Arterial Life Cycle Program (ALCP), as part of the RTP. MCDOT Sub-Project T347, Northern Parkway from Dysart Road to 111th Avenue including the Agua Fria Bridge, is included in the MAG RTP ALCP (ALCP)and is eligible for regional funding (federal-aid highway funding) on a reimbursable basis. Under the approved September 2012 ALCP update, $24,962,731, to be adjusted annually by MAG for inflation, is available for reimbursement of design, right-of-way acquisition and construction costs between Fiscal Years 2013 through 2018. In the event of the availability of ALCP closeout funds, some of the reimbursement funding could be received earlier than anticipated. The construction of this Project is budgeted for FY2017 and FY2018; however, a combination of any available ALCP closeout funds and anticipated federal advance construction authorizations could advance construction. As the lead agency, the County has submitted the required MAG Project Overview and must also submit an approved Revenue Agreement to MAG for execution. Without this agreement, the County cannot become authorized to receive the ALCP reimbursement funding. Reimbursements will be sent to the County as part of the ALCP. Supervisory District No. 4 (C-64-13-079-M-00)

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