Vote: approved

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A-1. IGA WITH THE TOWN OF GILBERT AND THE CITY OF MESA FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO POWER ROAD FROM PECOS ROAD TO SR 202 (SANTAN FREEWAY) Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) between Maricopa County (County), the Town of Gilbert (Gilbert), a municipal corporation, and the City of Mesa (Mesa), a municipal corporation for improvements to Power Road from Pecos Road to SR202 (Santan Freeway). Mesa will be the lead agency for the Project and the County and Gilbert shall participate financially in accordance with the Agreement. The total estimated cost of the roadway improvements is $28,704,431. The County’s estimated net cost share responsibility is $4,130,060. Funds will be programmed in FY 2013 and FY 2014 in the Public Works (910) Transportation Capital Projects Fund (234) MAG ALCP (ALCP) Sub Project T305, Power Road Pecos Road to SR202 (Santan Freeway). The purpose of this project is to improve Power Road from Pecos Road to SR202 (Santan Freeway). Improvements will include widening the roadway to a six lane Urban Principal Arterial roadway with raised landscape medians, dual left turn lanes at major intersections, bike lanes, curb and gutter, driveways, bus stops and pullouts, landscape areas, signage and street lighting. The City of Mesa will lead the Project. Gilbert and Mesa 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 each of their respective jurisdiction. In November 2004, the voters of Maricopa County approved a transportation excise tax for the purpose of implementing the Regional Transportation Plan Arterial Life Cycle Program (RTP ALCP). Project T305, Power Road from Pecos Road to SR202 (Santan Freeway), 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, Mesa will submit the required documents necessary for these reimbursements. The County is responsible for thirty-three & one-third percent (33.33%) of the costs for the improvements to Power Road. Enhancements beyond the County standards will be borne by the jurisdiction requesting the enhancements. The County’s estimated total Project cost share responsibility to the project is $8,963,149. Based on the anticipated credit of $4,833,089 from the said RTP ALCP reimbursements, the County’s estimated net cost share responsibility is $4,130,060. The RTP ALCP reimbursements will be credited to each parties total cost share responsibility in direct proportion to the parties’ estimated total cost share percentage. As the lead agency, Mesa will invoice the County and will receive the RTP ALCP reimbursements. Mesa will adjust the County’s invoice and reduce the payment from the County to equal the estimated total Project cost minus the total projected RTP reimbursements attributable to the County. Supervisory District No. 1. This Item was continued from the March 14, 2012 meeting. (C-91-12-109-M-00)