2018A010 - BOD REPORT - RECLAMATIONFINAL.DOC

Report to the Board of Directors
Prepared by the Flood Control District of Maricopa County
Title: Agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Nature
Conservancy, the City of Phoenix, the Flood Control District of
Maricopa County, and the Maricopa County Air Quality
Department
Document Number: FCD 2018A010
Board Meeting Date: April 11, 2018
Advisory Board Date: N/A
Supervisor Districts: All
Request: Approve Agreement FCD 2018A010 for collaboration and
participation in the subject study, Plan of Study for Identifying Key
Areas in the City of Phoenix for Infiltration and Retention Using
Low Impact Development for the Floodplain Watershed
Restoration Study (United States Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation Agreement No. 18-GI-32-0001) (Study).
This establishes an agreement by which the Flood Control District
of Maricopa County (District) can participate as a project
stakeholder and provide an in-kind support services match to the
above Study.
Discussion: 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 the City of Phoenix, the District, and Maricopa
County Air Quality Department (Air Quality). The District and Air
Quality are not providing monetary funds in support of this study.
Estimated in-kind support services match by the District has been
set at a not-to-exceed amount of $30,000 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.
The District continues to collaborate with project partners and
public agencies in pursuing our mission of protecting people and
property from the damaging effects of flooding. The District
recognizes an important regional role as a community partner
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within Maricopa County and seeks opportunities to support
collaborative efforts that are beneficial to the District’s and partner
agency strategic goals and missions. Furthermore, the District
recognizes the need for continuous improvement in data collection
efforts and use of new tools in fulfilling its mission and
understands the value of water conservation efforts and
stormwater reuse as an integral part of our work. This is identified
in the District’s Mission and Vision as well as within the Board-
approved 2017-2022 Strategic Plan.
Under this collaborative agreement, the District will provide data
and document reviews, project coordination support, existing area
drainage and localized flood data, and study guidance, as outlined
in the attached Plan of Study and coordinated with Study Co-
Managers.
The District, as a Study partner and stakeholder, will benefit
through active participation in this Study. The District will receive
the Final Report and Study results for use in future drainage
studies and water conservation related efforts. This Agreement
will allow the District to improve the set of tools and data available
for flood control, stormwater management, and water conservation
efforts, while showcasing continued commitment to community
partnerships and continued understanding of community issues
within urban areas, like the City of Phoenix, and other urbanized
portions of the County.
This Agenda Item impacts all Supervisorial Districts.
Estimated In-kind Support Service Match: $10,000/year over three
years of Study effort.
Previous Board Actions: N/A
Staff
Recommendation: Approve
Advisory Board
Action: N/A
Advisory Board
Discussion Notes: N/A
Public Meeting Dates: N/A
Public Support/Opposition: N/A
Other Public Agency
Involvement: The City of Phoenix and Maricopa County Air Quality Department
Attachments: Reclamation Agreement No. 18-GI-32-0001 and Plan of Study
Prepared by Harry R. Cooper, PLA, Landscape Architecture and Water Conservation Branch Manager
Reviewed by Don Rerick, P.E., Planning and Project Management Division Manager
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