Vote: approved

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F-12. IGA WITH CITY OF PHOENIX FOR DOWNTOWN PHOENIX STORM DRAIN SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS Approve intergovernmental agreement (IGA) FCD2009A009, between the Flood Control District (District) and the City of Phoenix (City) for the Rights-of-Way Acquisition, Utility Relocations, Construction, Construction Management, and Operation and Maintenance of the Downtown Phoenix Storm Drain System Improvements for Areas 1 and 2 (Project [#625]) as identified in the Metro Phoenix Area Drainage Master Plan (Metro ADMP). The approximate costs of this IGA are estimated at: $8,000,000 for Area 1, $4,500,000 for Area 2, and $12,500,000 for the combined total. The City shall serve as the lead agency for the Project. The District and the City shall each fund 50% of the costs of the Project, making the District’s total estimated cost $6,250,000. The IGA shall become effective when recorded at the office of the County Recorder and shall expire ten years from the date of recording, or upon Project completion, whichever occurs first. The District, in association with the City, initiated the Metro ADMP. Several floodprone areas were identified within the study area. The Downtown Phoenix Drainage (Downtown) area was identified as one of the floodprone areas. The area is bounded on the west by 19th Ave, the north and east by I-10, and the south by Salt River. The recommended Downtown plan identifies construction of new storm drains as well as utilization of existing storm drains. Once all the proposed improvements are in place, the Downtown area will have protection from a 10-year flooding event. The City requested in the FY 2007-08 CIP Prioritization Procedure that the District participate in funding for design, right-of-way acquisition, construction, and construction management of a few elements of the recommended Downtown plan. The Board adopted Resolution FCD 2008R001 on March 26, 2008, authorizing the Chief Engineer and General Manager of the District to negotiate IGAs for design and construction of different elements of the recommended Downtown plan. IGA FCD2008A001, for design of the Downtown Phoenix Storm Drain System Improvements for Areas 1, 2, and 3, was approved by the Board on June 4, 2008 (C-69-08-057-2-00) and design of the Project was initiated by the City of Phoenix. The Project features include new storm drains and inlets. This agenda item impacts Supervisor District 5. (C-69-10-050-3-00)