Title
Authorization to Complete Land Exchange with Roosevelt Irrigation District for Traffic Signal Upgrades at 75th Avenue and Van Buren Street (Ordinance S-46717)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to complete a land exchange with the Roosevelt Irrigation District (RID) at the southeast corner of 75th Avenue and Van Buren Street for traffic signal upgrades. Further request authorization to dedicate land with roadway and/or public improvements to public use for right of way purposes via separate recording instrument. Further request the City Council to grant an exception pursuant to Phoenix City Code section 42-20 to authorize inclusion in the documents pertaining to this transaction indemnification and assumption of liability provisions that otherwise would be prohibited by Phoenix City Code section 42-18, as RID's form documents include such provisions.
Report
Summary
The land exchange with RID is required in order to accommodate traffic signal upgrades at 75th Avenue and Van Buren Street. RID will convey approximately 22 square feet of land to the City in exchange for approximately 16 square feet of land within existing right-of-way. The land exchange will be completed upon the abandonment of right-of-way by Phoenix City Council resolution.
The land to be conveyed to the City from RID is identified by Maricopa County Assessor's parcel number 104-10-003U (portion), and is located at 227 N. 75th Ave. The land to be conveyed to RID from the City is located at the southeast corner of 75th Avenue and Van Buren Street, within the existing 75th Avenue right-of-way.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the City of Phoenix.
Location
Southeast corner of 75th Avenue and Van Buren Street.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua, and the Street Transportation and Finance departments.