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F-2. RESOLUTION FOR UPPER NEW RIVER AREA DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN Adopt Resolution FCD 2008R008, Upper New River Area Drainage Master Plan (ADMP). This Resolution authorizes and directs the Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (District) to negotiate and prepare Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA) for rights- of-way acquisition, design, construction, construction management, and operation and maintenance; to obtain the necessary rights-of-entry, property and/or easements, design engineering services for the recommended alternative; and to include funding in the current and future Five Year Capital Improvement Programs. The District has completed the ADMP study. This study identified flooding problems in the northern part of Maricopa County and recommended drainage alternatives to address these flooding problems. The project area boundary encompasses approximately 97 square miles and includes the City of Peoria , City of Phoenix , and unincorporated areas of Maricopa County . The project boundaries are approximately the Tonto National Forest to the north, the New River Dam to the south, the watershed boundary between Skunk Creek and the New River to the east, and the watershed boundary between the New River and the Agua Fria to the west. The District initiated the Upper New River ADMP study in August 2006. The first phase of the study was to obtain flooding data and conduct hydrologic analyses to identify the drainage problems in the study area. This phase of the study included public meetings and close stakeholder coordination. Once the drainage problems were identified, in the second phase of the study, different alternatives were analyzed and presented to the public for input. The Arizona State Land Department, City of Peoria , and the City of Phoenix have been involved throughout the study. After combining public input and comments from the agencies, a recommended alternative was chosen and subsequently presented to the public in June 2008. The recommended alternative has structural features as well as non-structural features, such as participation in the voluntary flood prone property assistance program and floodplain delineations. This item impacts Supervisory Districts 3 and 4. (C-69-09-025-6-00)