Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	abstain
Bill Gates	abstain
Clint Hickman	yes
Denny Barney	abstain
Steve Chucri	yes

25.AGREEMENT WITH THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, CITY OF PHOENIX, THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT OF MARICOPA COUNTY, AND THE MARICOPA COUNTY AIR QUALITY DEPARTMENTApprove agreement for collaboration and participation in the subject study, Identifying Key Areas in the City of Phoenix for Infiltration and Retention Using Low Impact Development Under the Floodplain Watershed Restoration Study (United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Agreement No. 18-GI-32-000

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25. AGREEMENT WITH THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, CITY OF PHOENIX, THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT OF MARICOPA COUNTY, AND THE MARICOPA COUNTY AIR QUALITY DEPARTMENT Approve agreement for collaboration and participation in the subject study, Identifying Key Areas in the City of Phoenix for Infiltration and Retention Using Low Impact Development Under the Floodplain Watershed Restoration Study (United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Agreement No. 18-GI-32-0004) (Study). This establishes an agreement by which the Air Quality Department (AQD) can participate as a project stakeholder and provide an in-kind support services match to the above Study. The Study is sponsored by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) with the Nature Conservancy (TNC) acting as a Study Co-Manager and project partner. Reclamation is providing up to 50 percent Federal funding and requires a 50 percent non-Federal cost share. The cost of the three-year study is expected to be $389,100. TNC’s cost-share is estimated at $120,000. The remaining non-Federal match is derived via in-kind support services from AQD, the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (District), and City of Phoenix. Air Quality and the District are not providing monetary funds in support of this study. The in-kind support services match by AQD is estimated at $10,000 over three years of the study effort. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date it has been executed by all Study partners and shall remain in force for the proposed Study length of three years or until Study completion, whichever occurs first. Under this collaborative agreement, AQD will attend Study team coordination meetings, provide and vet data, and review work products and reports as outlined in the attached Plan of Study in coordination with Study Co-Managers. AQD, as a Study partner and stakeholder, will benefit through active participation in this Study. AQD will receive the Final Report and Study results for use in better understanding the air quality benefits of low impact development. This Agreement will allow AQD to fulfill its continued commitment to community partnerships and improving air quality within the County. This Agenda Item impacts all Supervisorial Districts. (C-85-18-017-M-00)

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