Title
Intergovernmental Agreement with Gila River Indian Community for Sidewalk Improvements Along Baseline Road from 83rd to 75th Avenues (Ordinance S-48876)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Gila River Indian Community for sidewalk improvements along Baseline Road from 83rd to 75th avenues. Further request 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. There is no financial impact to the City of Phoenix.
Report
Summary
The Street Transportation Department is collaborating with the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) on a federal safety grant award that GRIC received to build a sidewalk along Baseline Road from 83rd to 75th avenues. Since members of the GRIC community walk and bike to the transit stop located near Baseline Road and 75th Avenue within City of Phoenix limits, GRIC wanted to make sure safety improvements were done on Baseline Road from 83rd to 75th avenues. The eastern limits of the GRIC project contain about 0.2 miles of City right-of-way. The Intergovernmental Agreement will describe the roles and responsibilities of this partnership, and the project will be managed and lead entirely by the GRIC. See Attachment A for project limits and jurisdictional boundaries. The project is in design now with construction planned in early 2023.
Contract Term
The agreement will begin on or about July 1, 2022 and remain in effect until the project is completed.
Financial Impact
The GRIC will serve as the lead agency and will fund all costs associated with this project, including design, construction and maintenance of the sidewalk. There is no financial impact to the City of Phoenix.
Location
Along Baseline Road, 83rd to 75th avenues.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.