Title
Salt River Project Land Use and Construction Licenses for Grand Canalscape Phase III - ST87600131-1 (Ordinance S-49631)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into both a Land Use License and a Construction License with Salt River Project for work associated with City of Phoenix project ST87600131-1 Grand Canalscape Phase III. 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.
Report
Summary
The City is designing a pathway for pedestrian and bicycle use that will incorporate public art, lighting, landscaping and neighborhood access points along the Grand Canal. The purpose of the Salt River Project (SRP) Land Use License is to allow the City to construct and maintain the designed pathway along the Grand Canal from 75th Avenue to 47th Avenue. The purpose of the SRP Construction License is to allow the City to construct a new headwall and pedestrian bridge and install underground electrical facilities, that cross under as well as run parallel with the Grand Canal, for lighting and landscaping purposes. The work associated with this license is in conjunction with City Project ST87600131-1.
Contract Term
The term of the Land Use License shall be for 19 years beginning June 1, 2023, and ending May 31, 2042. The term of the Construction License is one year, effective when the City begins construction on or about June 1, 2023.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the City of Phoenix for these licenses.
Location
Grand Canal from 75th Avenue to 47th Avenue
Council Districts: 4 and 5
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson, the Street Transportation Department and the City Engineer.