Vote: approved

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59. AMENDMENT TO THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR PROJECT CONTINGENCY - CHILLED WATER AT TOWERS & ESTRELLA JAILS In accordance with A.R.S. Section 42-17106(B), authorize the following amendment to the FY 2009-10 Adopted Budget and the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan: • Create a new project in the Detention Capital Projects Fund (455) titled “Towers Chilled Water Conversion” in the amount of $2,600,000 in Year 1 and authorize the Public Works Facilities Management Division to proceed with this project. • Create a new project in the Detention Capital Projects Fund (455) titled “Estrella Chilled Water Conversion” in the amount of $3,250,000 in Year 1 and authorize the Public Works Facilities Management Division to proceed with this project. Approve a decrease to the FY 2009-10 Fund Balance Designation in the Detention Capital Projects Fund (455) in the amount of $5,850,000. This will decrease the amount designated for Future Capital Projects, Detention facilities from $53,173,539 to $47,323,539. The Detention Capital Projects Fund is a capital accumulation fund pursuant to the Arizona Constitution Article 9 §20-3(d-viii), approved by the voters of Maricopa County on November 3, 1998. Expenditures from the fund are therefore excluded from the County’s constitutional expenditure limitation and expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. This budget does not alter the budget constraining the expenditure of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. These actions will have a County-wide impact of zero and will provide air conditioning to the Towers and Estrella Jails as mandated in Graves vs. Arpaio. The chilled water conversion of Towers and Estrella jails will eliminate the Evaporative Coolers located in each facility and will help extend the overall life of the jails. This conversion to air conditioning will also allow the temperatures in the jails to be maintained at the levels dictated by the Graves vs. Arpaio ruling especially during times of high humidity. This conversion will require the extension of the chilled water system from the Lower Buckeye Central Plant north to these two facilities. Currently the chilled water pipe has been extended north of the Roosevelt Irrigation district Canal but extends no further. The engineering for the pipe extension to the Towers jail has been completed. The engineering to convert the Towers jail, extend the chilled water system to the Estrella jail and to convert the Estrella jail will have to be completed. The Lower Buckeye Central Plant is currently capable of the additional load demand. (C-91-10-063-2-00)