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RESOLUTION NO. R23-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GLENDALE,
MARICOPA
COUNTY,
ARIZONA,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF
AN AGREEMENT FOR ACCOUNTING AND DELIVERY OF
WATER
MADE
AVAILABLE
IN
THE
MODIFIED
ROOSEVELT DAM FLOOD CONTROL SPACE UNDER A
TEMPORARY DEVIATION TO THE WATER CONTROL PLAN
AMONG VARIOUS PARTICIPATING ENTITIES, SALT RIVER
VALLEY WATER USERS’ ASSOCIATION, AND SALT RIVER
PROJECT AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT AND POWER
DISTRICT (SRP).
WHEREAS, SRP has an agreement with the City of Glendale to transport and deliver its
allocation of waters of the Salt and Verde Rivers; and
WHEREAS, the Roosevelt Dam creates Roosevelt Lake, the largest reservoir of the SRP
system; and
WHEREAS, construction of additional storage at Modified Roosevelt Dam was completed
in 1996 and raised the dam a total of seventy-seven (77) feet. As part of the modifications to
Roosevelt Dam, certain capacity was created between elevation 2,151 feet above mean sea level
to 2,175 feet above mean sea level for flood control purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Flood Control Space of Roosevelt Lake is controlled by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and SRP obtained approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to operate under
a Temporary Deviation of the Water Control Plan; and
WHEREAS, City of Glendale entered into an agreement with SRP for operations under a
Temporary Deviation of the Water Control Plan applicable to the first five (5) feet of the Flood
Control Space, to increase the period to evacuate water from 20 to 120 days, and for the City of
Glendale to obtain up to 5,500 acre-feet of water that fills this space during periods of high
precipitation once a year for a maximum of three (3) out of a five (5) year period; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to enter into an agreement for accounting and delivery of water
made available in the modified Roosevelt Dam Flood Control Space under a Temporary Deviation
of the Water Control Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City will pay costs associated with a one-time initial account creation fee
in the amount of $3,250 and an administrative fee adjusted annually; and
WHEREAS, this agreement modifies the effective date and includes a meet and confer
provision if the Parties expect any Temporary Deviation Water will be unused at the end of a
Temporary Deviation Period due to a potential Participating Entity not executing this Agreement
to determine an acceptable allocation of such unused Temporary Deviation Water and associated
costs.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows:
SECTION 1. That it is deemed in the best interest of the City of Glendale and the citizens
thereof for the City of Glendale to enter into the Agreement with SRP and Arizona cities of
Avondale, Chandler, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Town of Gilbert, Roosevelt Water
Conservation District, Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District, Salt River Pima
Maricopa Indian Community, Roosevelt Irrigation District, and Freeport Minerals Corporation for
accounting and delivery of water made available in the Modified Roosevelt Dam Flood Control
Space under a Temporary Deviation To The Water Control Plan from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. The City of Glendale’s portion includes an account
creation fee of $3,250 and an administrative fee adjusted annually.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager or designee and the City Clerk are authorized and
directed to execute and deliver any and all documents necessary to effectuate said Agreement on
behalf of the City of Glendale.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 13th day of June, 2023.
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers
ATTEST:
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney
REVIEWED BY:
Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager