Title
Authorization to Enter into a License with Salt River Project for Sign Installation on Irrigation Structures for Median Gardens (Ordinance S-47011)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a license agreement with Salt River Project Agriculture Improvement & Power District (SRP) to install public art signs on irrigation structures. Further request the City Council to grant an exception pursuant to Phoenix City Code § 42-20 to authorize inclusion in the documents pertaining to this transaction of indemnification and assumption of liability provisions that otherwise would be prohibited by Phoenix City Code § 42-18, as SRP's license documents include such provisions. There is no financial impact to the City.
Report
Summary
The City has an existing license with SRP for the Median Gardens which includes landscaping, irrigation systems, lighting, concrete walls, walkways and other improvements. The Median Gardens, also referred to as Cordova Gardens, developed seven empty median islands into a series of gardens with artistic features. The medians were the site of an ancient Hohokam canal and now serve as a utility corridor for SRP. The long-running community project was funded through a community grant from the Office of Arts and Culture.
The Cordova Community used grant funds to produce signs made from horseshoes to attach to SRP irrigation boxes located at 31st Avenue, north of Missouri Avenue, and 31st Avenue, south of Bethany Home Road. A separate license is required for the installation of the horseshoe signs on SRP irrigation infrastructure. The license fee is waived by SRP.
Contract Term
The term of the license will be 25 years. SRP may terminate the license upon delivery of a 90-day written notice.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the City.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
Ordinance S-36366, adopted on July 1, 2009, authorized the license for the Median Gardens.
Location
31st Avenue, north of Missouri Avenue, and 31st Avenue, south of Bethany Home Road.
Council District: 5
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters, the Office of Arts and Culture, and the Finance Department.