Vote: approved

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F-5. IGA WITH THE TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK FOR SONOQUI WASH CHANNELIZATION PHASE II Approve Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) FCD 2008A008, between the Flood Control District of Maricopa County and the Town of Queen Creek for the cost-sharing of design and utility relocation for the Sonoqui Wash Channelization, Phase II [Project (#480)]. The design and utility relocation for the Project is estimated to cost $1,200,000. The District and the Town will be sharing this cost equally (50/50). The Board of Directors of the District approved Resolution FCD 2001R001 on March 21, 2001 (C-69-01-061-6-00), which authorized the District to enter into IGAs with the stakeholders for the Sonoqui Wash Channelization Project. The Phase I of the Sonoqui Wash Channelization from its confluence with Queen Creek Wash to Chandler Heights Road was recently constructed by the District in cooperation with Towns of Gilbert and Queen CreekThe Phase II of the Sonoqui Wash Channelization includes a similar channel starting from Chandler Heights Road southeast to Riggs Road and from Hawes Road east to Crismon Road. The total length of the Project will be approximately 3.5 miles. The Project is anticipated to be designed as an earthen channel with meandering side slopes (4:1 to 8:1), 50’ bottom width and depth ranging from 5’ to 8’ and multi-use features such as an equestrian trail and pedestrian trails. The existing wash corridor contains approximately 71 acres of land and 68 properties within a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated floodplain. Once the Project is constructed, all of the surrounding land will be out of the floodplain. It is anticipated that the Project will be operated and maintained by the Town once it is completed. This Agenda Item impacts Supervisorial District 1. (C-69-09-008-3-00)