Title
Agreement Between State of Arizona and City of Phoenix for Maintenance and Operation of Margaret T. Hance Park (Ordinance S-47314)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the State of Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to establish maintenance and operational responsibilities for the City and ADOT, for Margaret T. Hance Park and the I-10 Deck Park Tunnel.
Report
Summary
In 1988, the City and ADOT entered into an IGA for the “Deck at Central Avenue.” The agreement outlined the responsibilities regarding construction of the deck/tunnel, development of a park on the structural deck and development of a bus transit terminal integral with the deck. The IGA also outlined responsibilities of costs for the overall project.
Margaret T. Hance Park (Hance Park) opened to the public in 1992, over the completed I-10 deck tunnel. Today, 250,000 vehicles drive daily under Hance Park, which has become a downtown destination and oasis of green, open space.
In 2016, the Parks and Recreation Board approved the Margaret T. Hance Park Master Site Plan. In October 2017, a Notice to Proceed was issued to HargreavesJones, a landscape architecture firm, to begin the design for the redevelopment of Hance Park, estimated to cost a total of $100 million.
On Dec. 15, 2020, Phase IA, consisting of the Fiesta Bowl PLAY at Hance Park, a partial escarpment and surrounding landscape opened to the public.
Now, 33 years after the 1988 IGA, this new IGA (Attachment A) will address maintenance and operational issues of a fully completed transportation facility with an iconic downtown park above it.
Contract Term
The new IGA is automatically renewing for successive five-year terms from the effective date and may be amended upon mutual written consent of both parties. The IGA may be cancelled at any time, with 90 days written notice.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the approval of this IGA. Both parties will continue to fund the maintenance, operations, and any improvements to their respective facilities as outlined in the IGA.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
IGA between ADOT and the City for the Deck at Central Avenue on Feb. 4, 1988 (Agreement 47353).
IGA between State of Arizona and the City for Margaret T. Hance Park Joint Repair Project on Jan. 8, 2020 (Ordinance S-46304).
Location
Margaret T. Hance Park, 67 W. Culver St.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Parks and Recreation Department.