File #: 24-0722   
Type: Ordinance-S Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 5/1/2024 Final action: 5/1/2024
Title: Easement Exchange Between the City of Phoenix and United States Department of the Interior, for Relocation of Irrigation Facilities within Right-of-Way along Dobbins Road West of 59th Avenue (Ordinance S-50813)
District: District 7

Title

Easement Exchange Between the City of Phoenix and United States Department of the Interior, for Relocation of Irrigation Facilities within Right-of-Way along Dobbins Road West of 59th Avenue (Ordinance S-50813)

 

Description

Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the necessary documents and to convey an easement and accept a quitclaim deed for an easement exchange between the City of Phoenix and the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, for the purpose of relocating irrigation facilities. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept all funds related to this item.

 

Report

Summary

An easement exchange is required to relocate irrigation facilities from an open ditch to an underground pipeline for the future development of a parcel located at the northwest corner of 59th Avenue and Dobbins Road identified by Maricopa County Assessor parcel number 300-02-022E. The irrigation facilities are currently located within the City's right-of-way, along W. Dobbins Road, and will be relocated to the north, partially within right-of-way and partially within private property.

 

The City will convey approximately 5,106 square feet to the United States Department of the Interior, and Williams Family Living Trust will convey approximately 19,908 square feet to the United States Department of the Interior, to accommodate the relocation of the irrigation facilities. In exchange for the new easements, the United States Department of the Interior will convey approximately 35,429 square feet to the City.

 

Location

Along the north side of Dobbins Road, west of 59th Avenue

Council District: 7

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Street Transportation and Finance departments.