Title
Authorization to Accept Real Property for the Durango Regional Conveyance Channel, along Lower Buckeye Road, 75th to 107th Avenues (Ordinance S-47507)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to accept real property and related property interests from the Flood Control District of Maricopa County for the Durango Regional Conveyance Channel Project.
Additionally, 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 Flood Control District of Maricopa County's form documents include such provisions.
Report
Summary
The City and Flood Control District of Maricopa County (FCDMC) entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for the Durango Regional Conveyance Channel, FCD 2010A029, to mitigate flooding and to remove existing flood hazards. The project will pump stormwater out from the 107th Avenue basin into the Buckeye Feeder canal. Under the IGA, FCDMC is required to acquire the real property and property rights needed for the project, and subsequently convey the real property and property rights to the City upon completion and acceptance of the project.
The real property and property rights to be accepted are identified in Attachment A.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved:
- IGA 131924 with FCDMC (Ordinance S-38154) on Aug. 31, 2011; and
- IGA 131924 with FCDMC - Amendment (Ordinance S-43935) on Oct. 4, 2017.
Location
Along Lower Buckeye Road from 75th to 107th avenues.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Public Works and Finance departments.