DECATUR STREET STORAGE SITE(EDIT 7-18-2016).DOC

RESOLUTION
ACQUISITION OF ONE ACRE + SITE FOR ROADWAY MAINTENANCE AND
RESOURCES STORAGE PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is authorized under
A.R.S. § 11-201(A)(2) to purchase and hold lands within its limits; and
WHEREAS, the Maricopa County Department of Transportation currently
maintains Decatur Street from the Loop 202 to Ellsworth Road; and
WHEREAS, Maricopa County has identified the need to secure said roadway
from trespassers who have been using the roadway for illegal dumping; and
WHEREAS, Decatur Street currently cul-de-sacs at the Loop 202 Freeway; and
WHEREAS, the Decatur Street cul-de-sac is adjacent to land owned and held in
excess land status by the State of Arizona by and through its Department of
Transportation;
WHEREAS, the Maricopa County Department of Transportation has determined
that Decatur Street along with the adjacent State of Arizona land will provide a
convenient central location for an East Valley maintenance and resources
storage site; and
WHEREAS, the State of Arizona is willing to sell its excess land, identified as
portions of Assessor Parcel Numbers 218-07-088 and 218-07-022Z; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of said parcels is for a highway use in that such a
purchase would enhance the efficient and economical maintenance of the
County Highway System; and
WHEREAS, said proposed maintenance and storage site is located within an
unincorporated portion of Maricopa County.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Director of Maricopa County
Department of Transportation or designee is directed and authorized to negotiate
with the State of Arizona for the purchase of the excess land addressed above
with the view of obtaining for Maricopa County said property, subject to the
ratification and approval of this Board.