Title
Acquisition of Easements for a Sewer Improvement Project Located North of Pecos Road from Chandler Boulevard to 17th Avenue (Ordinance S-44986)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or designee, to voluntarily acquire a sewer easement and a temporary construction easement across portions of vacant land located north of Pecos Road from Chandler Boulevard to 17th Avenue from the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) for construction of a Sewer Improvement Project. Further request authorization to enter into short-term leases to accommodate construction staging needs, as may be necessary to and in furtherance of this acquisition. Acquisition is to be for a purchase price and upon such other terms as are established at the ASLD's public auction. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Further request the City Council to grant an exception pursuant to Phoenix City Code 42-20 to authorize inclusion in the documents pertaining to this transaction of indemnification and assumption of liability provisions that otherwise would be prohibited by Phoenix City Code 42-18, as the ASLD's Certificate of Purchase and other form documents include such provisions.
Report
Summary
The acquisition is required for a 26 foot wide sanitary sewer line to be constructed just north of Pecos Road, between Chandler Boulevard to 17th Avenue. The improvements are necessary for improved sewer drainage and connection to the residents of Foothills Club West Parcel 24 subdivision, located west of 17th Avenue. The properties impacted by this project are identified in Attachment A.
Financial Impact
Funding for this project is available in the Water Services Department's Capital Improvement Program budget.
Location
North of Pecos Road, from Chandler Boulevard to 17th Avenue
Council District: 6
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services and Finance departments.