Vote: approved

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75. FEDERAL AID FUNDING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: VARIOUS PROJECTS Authorize the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to apply for and accept $1,400,000, or an amount (if increased by MAG) up to the total project cost, in federal-aid highway funding reimbursements. Additionally authorize MCDOT to expend said grant funds up to total project cost amount, for the following TIP Project: •Bridge and Road Design (BRIG) Project, Sub-Project TT339, Gilbert Road Bridge over the Salt River. This project will create an all-weather connection for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRP-MIC) areas between eastern Mesa and State Route 87 (SR87) for this regionally-significant route. The project will also prevent the Lehi area of the tribal lands from being cut off from the main tribal community during flooding. The design will begin in FY2016 and be completed in FY2017. Total Estimated Design = $2,050,000; Federal Funds = $1,400,000 Authorize the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to apply for and accept $1,401,795 in federal-aid highway funding reimbursements (or a higher amount if approved by MAG), and expend grant funds up to the total project cost amount, for the following anticipated Project awards: •Dust Mitigation (DMIT) Project, Sub-Project TT338, Miller Road: Tonopah-Salome Highway to Van Buren Street. This project will improve the drainage, pave a realigned road currently on private property, and place the newly constructed, 1-mile long road in the dedicated right-of-way. The new road will connect at a current Arizona Army National Guard and Army Reserve Building complex. The construction will begin FY2019 and end in FY2020. Total Estimated Project Cost = $1,461,256; Federal Funds = $979,331 MCDOT’s FY2015 indirect cost rate is 10.1%. The total grant amount for TIP and other anticipated projects will be used for design and/or construction-related expenditures; therefore, they 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. §42-17105. The MAG Regional Council, by consent on August 26, 2015, approved the advancement of Regional funds in the Arterial Life Cycle Program (ALCP) from FY2017 to FY2015 pertaining to Sub-Project TT339, Gilbert Road Bridge over the Salt River. This action modified the FY2016 ALCP and also will allow MCDOT to continue the project development through to final design. That MAG Regional Council action also revised the FY 2014 – 2018 MAG TIP. This action impacts Supervisory District 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. (C-64-16-039-M-00)