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F-2. RESOLUTION FOR VAN BUREN STREET CHANNEL (99TH AVENUE TO AGUA FRIA RIVER) PROJECT Adopt Resolution FCD 2012R006 for the Van Buren Street Channel (99th Avenue to Agua Fria River) (Project 565) authorizing the Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (District) to advertise, select, negotiate, and award contracts for Project engineering and construction services; negotiate Project Intergovernmental Agreements for design, construction, construction management, operation and maintenance, including appropriate District participation in landscape and multi-use improvements ; acquire Project rights-of-way; and include Project funding in the District’s Five-Year Capital Improvement Program. In July, 2009, the City of Avondale submitted the Project to the District’s Fiscal Year 2009/2010 Capital Improvement Program Prioritization Procedure. District staff recommended the Project, and the Flood Control Advisory Board agreed with staff recommendations. The District is completing the Van Buren Street Channel (99th Avenue to Agua Fria River) Design Concept Report. Conceptual plans for the Project include a channel and culverts on the north side of Van Buren Street, subject to revision during the engineering process. The Project’s conceptual cost estimate is $13.8 million, and project implementation is expected to occur over a 15 year period. The District anticipates entering agreements with the City of Avondale for the Project. This Agenda Item impacts Supervisorial District 5. (C-69-13-038-6-00)