Vote: approved

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F-2. RESOLUTION - FLOODPRONE PROPERTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FY 2008-2009 AQUISTION Adopt Resolution FCD 2008R010 - Floodprone Properties Assistance Program FY 2008-2009 Acquisition authorizing and directing the Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (District) to obtain all necessary information for the purpose of initiating negotiations to acquire floodprone properties in accordance with the Floodprone Properties Assistance Program (FPAP). The acquisitions will be based on voluntary acceptance of the offers by the applicants, which will be made according to ratings following the prioritization procedure previously approved by the Flood Control Advisory Board (FCAB) and Board of Directors of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (Board), and within the available budget currently established at $1,400,000. The Board approved Resolution FCD 2006R003, Floodprone Properties Assistance Program (FPAP), on October 4, 2006 (C-69-07-016-6-00), which amended Resolution FCD 95-01A approved by the Board on July 30, 2003 (C-69-03-084-6-00), the floodprone properties acquisition program, and allows for floodproofing of residential structures located in floodprone areas where standard structural or nonstructural CIP projects are determined to be unfeasible. (C-69-09-012-6-00)

Vote: approved

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F-4. RESOLUTION FLOODPRONE PROPERTIES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Approve Resolution FCD 2010R007, Floodprone Properties Assistance Program (FPAP) FY 2010-11 authorizing the Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (District) to obtain all necessary information to acquire floodprone properties as listed on Exhibit “A” in accordance with the FPAP policy. Acquisitions will be based on voluntary acceptance of offers by the applicants, which will be made according to ratings following the prioritization procedure previously approved by the Flood Control Advisory Board (FCAB) and the Board of Directors (Board), and within the available budget, currently established at $750,000. The Board adopted Resolution FCD 2006R003, Floodprone Properties Assistance Program, on October 4, 2006 (Agenda Item: C-69-07-016-6-00), recorded March 2, 2007, which amended Resolution FCD 95-01A, the floodprone properties acquisition program, and allows for floodproofing as an alternative to acquisition of residential structures located in floodprone areas where standard structural capital projects are determined to be unfeasible. The DISTRICT is also authorized to negotiate and prepare intergovernmental agreements with local jurisdictions for property acquisition or floodproofing under the FPAP; to update and revise the FPAP as required and present any proposed revisions to the BOARD for review and approval; to update Exhibit “A” during FY 2010-2011 by adding eligible properties and deleting properties whose owners have declined acquisition or are later determined to be ineligible; to acquire additional properties within the approved budget amount; and to include funds in the DISTRICT’s current and future five-year CIP Budgets for property acquisition or floodproofing under the FPAP, subject to prioritization by the DISTRICT and subsequent approvals by the BOARD. This Agenda Item impacts Supervisor District 3 and Supervisor District 4. (C-69-11-012-6-00)

Vote: approved

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F-9. RESOLUTION FOR GENERAL POLICIES CONCERNING THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT OF MARICOPA COUNTY Adopt Resolution FCD 2010R008, General Policies Concerning the Financial Management of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, consolidating and affirming the District’s fiscal policies. Rescind the District’s prior fiscal policy statements, Resolution FCD 88-08 (adopted July 11, 1988) and its amendment, Resolution FCD 88-08A (adopted September 7, 1993). Resolution FCD 2010R008 provides the following consolidated guidance for management of District operating and capital funds: The Chief Engineer and General Manager of the District shall review prospective capital improvements to existing District structures, including acquisition of necessary ancillary land rights; shall evaluate their merit; shall advance resolutions for such projects to the Board for approval; and shall establish funding priority for such projects on the basis of readiness and hazard mitigation need. The Chief Engineer and General Manager of the District shall review prospective flood control capital projects involving federal cost share; shall evaluate their merit; shall advance resolutions for recommended projects to the Board for approval; and shall establish funding priority for such projects on the basis of readiness and hazard mitigation need. The Chief Engineer and General Manager of the District shall evaluate, under a published annual prioritization procedure maintained by the Chief Engineer, proposed regional flood control capital projects not involving federal cost share; shall advance annual recommendations to the District's citizens advisory board for concurrence; shall advance resolutions for recommended projects to the Board for approval; and shall establish funding priority for such projects, first on the basis of readiness and hazard mitigation need, and second on the basis of proposed municipal cost share (which shall be no less than twenty percent, when such projects are constructed in incorporated jurisdictions, except as approved by the Board). Applying the guidance contained in this proposed resolution and in resolutions FCD 93-03 (Landscape and Aesthetic Policy [approved May 3, 1993, subject to future amendments]), FCD 2006R003 (Flood-prone Properties Assistance Program [C-69-07-016-6-00, subject to future amendments]) and FCD 2009R003 (Small Projects Assistance Program [C-69-09-062-6-00, subject to future amendments], the Chief Engineer and General Manager of the District shall formulate, annually, a Capital Budget and five-year Capital Improvement Program; the Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Program shall be presented to the District's citizens' advisory board for review and to the Board for approval; shall include annual expenditures in three categories: Primary Capital Improvement Program, Small Project Assistance Program and Flood-prone Properties Acquisition (the Capital Budget Categories), and associated projected annual engineering, right-of-way, construction and internal labor costs, in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes Title 48, Chapter 21. The Chief Engineer and General Manager of the District is authorized to allocate and re-allocate, if necessary, funding among capital projects within each Capital Budget Category, and shall request Board approval to re-allocate, if necessary, funding between Capital Budget Categories or to modify the aggregate Capital Budget. The Chief Engineer and General Manager of the District shall formulate an annual Operating Budget, in accordance with approved annual budget guidance and Arizona Revised Statutes Title 48, Chapter 21, addressing requirements related to flood hazard identification, maintenance, regulation and education, and necessary administrative support; the annual Operating Budget shall be presented to the District's citizens' advisory board for review and to the Board for approval. The Chief Engineer and General Manager of the District shall ensure annual proposed Operating Budgets and Capital Budgets are consistent with established Board guidance that balances flood hazard mitigation needs, fiscal responsibility, sustainability and efficient operation, and shall annually recommend to the Board the annual tax levy considered necessary or appropriate for its operations in accordance with ARS 48-3620(A) 1. For capital projects authorized by Board-adopted resolutions, and for operational items pertinent to the District’s mission, the Chief Engineer and General Manager of the District shall seek to negotiate partnerships where such partnerships enhance the District’s ability to perform its mission, increase the District’s efficiency, generate District revenue, or reduce District expenditures, and shall present resultant agreements to the Board for approval. The Chief Engineer and General Manager of the District shall periodically review the policies established by this resolution and shall present recommended amendments to the Board for approval. This Agenda Item impacts all supervisorial districts. (C-69-11-055-6-00)

Vote: approved

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F-3. AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION FOR FLOODPRONE PROPERTIES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Adopt Resolution Amendment No. 1 FCD 2006R003A for the Floodprone Properties Assistance Program (FPAP) to clarify funding, revise eligibility criteria and prioritization ranking per Exhibit A. The Board of Directors (Board) approved Resolution FCD 2006R003 on October 4, 2006 (C-69-07-016-6-00), authorizing the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (District) Chief Engineer and General Manager to utilize the Floodprone Properties Acquisition Program (FPAP) in place of the Alternative Flood Control Works Program (FCD 95-01A). Resolution Amendment FCD 2006R003A still maintains the structure and majority of the information that was adopted through Resolution FCD 2006R003. There are minor revisions throughout the revised policy to clarify funding, revise eligibility criteria and prioritization ranking (see Exhibit A). Amendment FCD 2006R003A authorizes the update and revises the FPAP as required and present any proposed revisions to the Board for review and approval. The FPAP will continue to be a part of the District’s CIP and operating budget process with limited funding as it becomes available. (C-69-07-016-6-01)