Title
Authorization to Enter into a License with Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD #1998-003) for Water and Fiber Optic Lines Crossing Bureau of Reclamation Right-of-Way (Ordinance S-46226)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or designee, to enter into a land use license with United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), issued by Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD), for water and fiber optic lines. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The licensing fees and costs will not exceed $950,000.
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 BOR's form documents include such provisions.
Report
Summary
The land use license is required for the right to access and operate a 24-inch underground reclaimed waterline and underground fiber optic line within approximately 1.68 acres of BOR right-of-way. The facilities cross the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal north of the East Bell Road and North 64th Street intersection and extend to a Water Services facility north of the canal. The reclaimed water and fiber optic lines were installed under separate licenses, and construction was complete in 2004. This license supersedes CAWCD Construction Period Land Use Licenses 1998-003 and 2001-064.
Contract Term
The term of the license is 25 years, from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2027.
Financial Impact
This project is funded with water revenue funds available in the Water Services Department's program budget. The license fee through June 30, 2027 will be based on appraised value, estimated to be approximately $950,000.
Location
BOR right-of-way, north of the East Bell Road and North 64th Street intersection.
District: 2
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.