Vote: approved

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87. IGA WITH THE TOWN OF GILBERT AND THE CITY OF MESA FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO POWER AND PECOS-UPRR INTERSECTION Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Maricopa County, acting through the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (County), the Town of Gilbert (Gilbert), a municipal corporation, and the City of Mesa, a municipal corporation for improvements to Power Road/Pecos Road Intersection and the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Crossing. Gilbert is the lead agency for the Project and the County and Mesa shall participate financially in accordance with the Agreement. The total estimated cost of the intersection and UPRR improvements is $7,449,067. The County’s cost share responsibility is $242,333. Funds are budgeted in the Public Works (910) Transportation Capital Projects Fund (234) MAG ALCP Project Number T306, Power Road at Pecos and the UPRR Crossing. The purpose of this project is to improve the Power Road/Pecos Road intersection and the UPRR Crossing. Improvements include widening the intersection, dual left turn lanes, and raised medians with landscaping and improvements to the crossing at the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) in this vicinity. The Town of Gilbert is the lead agency for the project and the design is in accordance with Gilbert design standards. Gilbert will annex any remaining unincorporated portions of Power Road within the limit of the project and will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the project located within Gilbert’s jurisdiction. In November 2004, the voters of Maricopa County approved a transportation excise tax for the purpose of implementing the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Arterial Life Cycle Program (ALCP). Project T306, Power Road @ Pecos Road Intersection and UPRR Crossing Improvements, is included in the Maricopa Association of Government (MAG) Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and is eligible for regional funding on a reimbursement basis. As the lead agency, Gilbert has submitted the required documents necessary for these reimbursements. The County is responsible for 50% of the costs for the improvements to the north leg and south leg of Power Road and 50% of the costs for the UPRR Crossing improvements. Gilbert is responsible for 25% of the north and south leg of Power Road, 100% of the west leg of Pecos Road and 50% of the UPRR Crossing. Mesa is responsible for 25% of the north and south leg of Power Road and 100% of the east leg of Pecos Road. The County’s total project cost share responsibility to the project is $2,154,494. Based on a previous contribution of $400,000 to Gilbert from the TAB Special Project Fund (SPF) and also the anticipated credit of $1,512,161 of the aforementioned RTP ALCP reimbursements, the County’s remaining cost share responsibility is $242,333. Supervisory District No: 1 (C-91-10-088-M-00)