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F-6. RESOLUTION FCD 2008R009 DISTRICT FACILITIES SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS Adopt Resolution FCD 2008R009, District Facilities Safety Enhancements. The Resolution authorizes and directs the Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (District) to develop and negotiate Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA) and/or Agreements for the cost sharing, design, construction, construction management, and operation and maintenance with others and authorization to perform design, program funding, and Construction for safety mitigation measures on existing District Facilities (Project). The District has begun to evaluate existing facilities such as the Agua Fria Levees based on the City of Avondale ’s request for Regional Levee Safety Mitigation in the FY 2004/2005 Capital Improvement Program Prioritization Procedure. These investigations indicated that large portion of the Agua Fria Levees have barriers, but there are approximately six (6) miles of the levees that do not. The investigation indicated that safety mitigation measures could reduce potential hazards. The use of District Facilities along the Agua Fria River , as indicated in the 221 Agreement (IGA FCD 77001) between the District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shows that the levees were identified as a component of the Maricopa County Regional Trail System. As such, the District could develop cost sharing opportunities that would reduce the District’s capital and operation and maintenance costs for the installation of safety mitigation measures on District facilities. Investigation of other District facilities indicates that there are additional opportunities to reduce hazards through implementation of safety mitigation measures. The Flood Control Advisory Board recommended and endorsed the Project Resolution on August 27, 2008.This item impacts all Supervisory Districts. (C-69-09-024-6-00)