Title
Acquisition of Real Property Located at Southeast Corner of 59th Avenue and Baseline Road For a Park-and-Ride and Transit Center (Ordinance S-44572)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to acquire fee title or lessor interest in all or portions of vacant land located at the southeast corner of 59th Avenue and Baseline Road for a park-and-ride and transit center. Acquisition is to be by donation, purchase within the City's appraised value, purchase at a settlement amount arrived at through mediation and determined by the City Manager or designee to be reasonable under the circumstances, or by the power of eminent domain. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
Public Transit requires approximately four to five acres of land at this location for a park-and-ride and transit center as part of a long-term plan associated with the South Mountain Freeway. The proposed park-and-ride and transit center will serve a current fixed local bus route on Baseline Road, and a future fixed local bus route on Dobbins Road. The new facility will also provide connection to a new rapid bus route into downtown Phoenix, and a proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) service on Baseline Road funded by T2050. The park-and-ride will provide approximately 150 to 200 covered parking spaces, manned security, closed circuit cameras, transit center ticket vending machines, and berths for all bus routes. The land to be acquired is located at the southeast corner of 59th Avenue and Baseline Road, and is identified by assessor parcel number 300-02-001L.
Financial Impact
The project is funded with regional Prop 400 and Federal Transit Administration funds, available in the Public Transit Department Capital Improvement Program budget.
Location
Southeast corner of 59th Avenue and Baseline Road.
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit and Finance departments.