Title
Authorization to Accept and Disburse Legislative Appropriations Transportation Funding for Roadway Improvements on Happy Valley Road, 67th to 35th Avenues (Ordinance S-50067)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to accept and disburse Legislative Appropriations Transportation funding for roadway improvements on Happy Valley Road between 67th and 35th avenues. Request an exemption from the indemnification prohibition set forth in the Phoenix City Code section 42-18 for a governmental entity pursuant to Phoenix City Code section 42-20. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
Laws 2023, 1st Regular Session, Chapter 135 (Senate Bill 1722) Section 10 appropriated $12.5 million from the State general fund for highway projects. The City, in coordination with the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), is planning a regional roadway improvement project along Happy Valley Road between 67th and 35th avenues. The City will use the appropriated $12.5 million towards the construction phase of the regional project on Happy Valley Road. The funding will close the gap based on the local match requirement which is 30 percent of the total project cost. The current total project cost is $27,304,829.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved:
- A Project Agreement with MAG for the pre-design and environmental phases associated with this project (Ordinance S-46149) on Nov. 6, 2019;
- A Project Agreement with MAG for the design phase of this project (Ordinance S-48019) on Oct. 27, 2021; and
- An Advance Construct Agreement with MAG and ADOT for the construction phase of this project (Ordinance S-49470) on March 1, 2023.
Financial Impact
Traditionally, the MAG Arterial Life Cycle Program can contribute up to 70 percent of the total project cost and requires member agencies to participate with 30 percent of the total project cost. The current total project cost (design, right-of-way acquisition and construction) is estimated at $27,304,829. Using this estimate, the region could contribute up to $19,113,830. Up until recently, the project was only partially funded with regional dollars at $6.595 million. With the additional State earmark of $12.5 million, the total regional participation is now $19.095 million. The City's participation is now estimated at $8.2 million. Funding is available in the Street Transportation Department's Capital Improvement Program.
Location
Happy Valley Road, 67th to 35th avenues
Council District: 1
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Street Transportation Department.