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88. DECLARE AS EXCESS AND SELL EXCESS PARCEL Pursuant to A.R.S. §11-251, declare as excess land and authorize the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to sell the parcel as described below at public auction or in the event of a sale to a municipality, at market value without an auction to reduce Department liability and maintenance, and generate revenue for future projects. The sale documents will be processed and signed by the Board at the time of the sale. The parcel is described as approximately 37,500 square feet or 0.8609 +/- acres as excess land. This portion of APN 500-24-005B is a remnant from MCDOTs Bell Rd Bridge at the Agua Fria River project. Bell Road was annexed by the City of Surprise in 1995. The City of Surprise wishes to purchase the property as part of the existing annexed roadway. Maricopa County staff has determined the property is excess to MCDOT projects. The parcel is south of Bell Road, about ½ mile east of El Mirage Road, at the Agua Fria River. With unanimous Board approval, the parcel will be sold to the City of Surprise per Arizona Revised Statute 11-251, and its value is estimated to be $470.00. Approve this property as excess land so that it can be sold to a governmental entity and reduce Department liability and maintenance. The property will be sold at market value that has been established through the appraisal process. The property has been appraised to be worth approximately Four Hundred Seventy Dollars ($470.00). The property was part of the Bell Rd. Agua Fria project. Bell Rd. was annexed in 1995 by the City of Surprise. MCDOT has no operations or maintenance of Bell Rd. in this location. (C-91-10-087-3-00)