File #: 25-0175   
Type: Ordinance-S Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 4/9/2025 Final action: 4/9/2025
Title: Acquisition of Easements for the 20th Street at Lookout Mountain Park Drainage Mitigation Project (Ordinance S-51785) - District 3
District: District 3

Title

Acquisition of Easements for the 20th Street at Lookout Mountain Park Drainage Mitigation Project (Ordinance S-51785) - District 3

 

Description

Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to acquire easements at 20th Street and Lookout Mountain Park by donation, purchase within the City's appraised value, or by the power of eminent domain required for the 20th Street and Lookout Mountain Park Drainage Mitigation Project. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.

 

Report

Summary

This project is in collaboration with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County under the Intergovernmental Agreement 159286-0. The acquisition of easements are required to alleviate drainage issues in the area. The cross slope of N. 20th Street will be reversed, with a low point set on the west side of the street, where a new catch basin will be installed. A 36-inch pipe will drain the new catch basin east to a concrete channel.

 

The parcels affected by this project and included in this request are located at 14447 N. 20th Street and 14441 N. 18th Street, identified by Maricopa County Assessor's parcel numbers 214-51-310 and 214-50-006B.

 

Financial Impact

Funding is available from the Street Transportation Department's CIP budget.

 

Location

20th Street, on the east side of Lookout Mountain Park.

Council District: 3

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Inger Erickson and the Street Transportation and Finance departments.