Title
Intergovernmental Agreement with Maricopa County Department of Transportation to Improve Southern Avenue from 51st Avenue to 37th Lane (Ordinance S-48973)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to improve Southern Avenue from 51st Avenue to 37th Lane. Further request the City Council to grant an exception pursuant to Phoenix City Code section 42-20 to authorize indemnification and assumption of liability provisions that otherwise would be prohibited by Phoenix City Code section 42-18. Additionally request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total estimated financial impact to the City is $9,360,440.
Report
Summary
Southern Avenue from 51st Avenue to 37th Lane is a scalloped east-west arterial roadway with various pavement sections, including discontinuous curb, gutter and sidewalks. The County currently maintains and operates Southern Avenue between 49th Lane to 46th Drive and 46th Avenue to 44th Lane. The remainder of the road segment is maintained and operated by the City. The project improvements will include asphalt, concrete paving with a raised median, bike lanes, curb and gutter, sidewalks, a bus bay, Information Technology Services conduit, traffic signals, streetlighting, and new storm drains consistent with the City of Phoenix design standards.
MCDOT will be the project lead and is scheduled to begin construction in July 2025. Upon completion and final acceptance of the project, the City will accept responsibility for all permitting, operation, maintenance and traffic control until the City's annexation process is complete. The City shall be responsible to own, operate and maintain the project area.
Contract Term
The agreement will be effective on the date it is executed by all the governing organizations and shall remain in effect until all stipulations previously indicated have been satisfied.
Financial Impact
The total estimated City contribution is $9,360,440 or about 50 percent of the total, which is estimated at $18,720,882. The City will begin a five-year repayment plan for its cost share beginning on July 1, 2025, in the amount of $1,872,088 each fiscal year through July 1, 2030. Funding is available in the Street Transportation Department's Capital Improvement Program.
Location
Southern Avenue from 51st Avenue to 37th Lane
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.