Title
Request Retroactive Authorization to Apply for and Accept Funding from Flood Control District of Maricopa County for Fiscal Year 2021-22 Small Project Assistance Program (Ordinance S-47108)
Description
Request to retroactively authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for and accept funding from the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (FCDMC) for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 (FY 2022) Small Project Assistance Program (SPAP). The amount of financial assistance from the FCDMC is limited to 75 percent of project construction or up to $500,000 per project. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to the grant.
Report
Summary
The FCDMC SPAP provides an opportunity for cities to cost-share flood hazard mitigation projects through local drainage solutions, with emphasis on projects that mitigate historical flooding issues. The application submittal period for FY 2022 SPAP funding opened on June 9, 2020. Project submittals are due by Oct. 16, 2022. The FY 2022 FCDMC SPAP program provides cost-share opportunities for project-related project development costs.
In coordination with multiple community members and drainage evaluations, Floodplain Management staff prepared a list of two local drainage projects that were submitted prior to Oct. 16, 2021. The two projects are: (1) Shaw Butte Mountain Access Tower Road Drainage Improvements; and (2) Arroyo Springs Drainage Improvement Project.
Financial Impact
The amount of financial assistance from the FCDMC is limited to 75 percent of the project construction costs or up to $500,000 per project. Submitting municipalities are solely responsible for rights-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, construction management, and operations and maintenance, and are responsible for construction costs in excess of the FCDMA's contribution limit. For any projects accepted by the FCDMC for SPAP FY 2022 funding, the City will be entering into separate agreements with Arizona Public Service on the Shaw Butte Mountain Access Tower Road Drainage Improvements and the Arroyo Springs Homeowners Association on the Arroyo Springs Drainage Improvement Project for funding participation. The City's cost share will be funded from the Local Drainage Solutions Program from the Street Transportation Department's Capital Improvement Program.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Transportation, Infrastructure, and Innovation Subcommittee recommended City Council approval for submission of the Maricopa County FY 2021-22 Small Project Assistance Program, by a vote of 4-0 on Oct. 7, 2020.
Location
Arroyo Springs Drainage Improvement Project is located just southeast of Blackhawk Drive and 39th Drive.
Shaw Butte Mountain Access Tower Road Drainage Improvements are located just west of Central Avenue and Wood Drive.
Council Districts: 1 and 3
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Mario Paniagua and Karen Peters, and the Street Transportation and Public Works departments.