HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2013-079 reciprocal IGA with pima county for use of one another's public rights of wayMARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2013-079
RELATING TO REAL ESTATE; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE RECIPROCAL 1NTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PIMA
COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF MARANA FOR USE OF ONE ANOTHER'S PUBLIC
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
WHEREAS Pima County operates and maintains a public sanitary sewerage system and
is the designated public sewer system provider for the eastern and southern portions of the Town
of Marana; and
WHEREAS the Town of Marana operates and maintains a public sanitary sewerage sys-
tem and is the designated public sewer system provider for the northwestern portion of the Town
of Marana and certain unincorporated Pima County areas surrounding it; and
WHEREAS the Town of Marana owns the public rights-of-way within the town limits of
the Town of Marana and has the statutory authority to regulate and manage its rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS Pima County owns the public rights-of-way in unincorporated areas of Pima
County and has the statutory authority to regulate and manage its rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS the April 9, 2013 Intergovernmental Settlement Agreement between the
Town of Marana and Pima County provides for the granting of reciprocal right-of-way licenses
to allow for the installation, extension, enlargement, and maintenance of sewage conveyance sys-
tem infrastructure within public rights-of-way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The intergovernmental agreement between Pima County and the Town of
Marana for Town of Marana Public Rights-of-Way attached as E�ibit A to and incorporated by
this reference in this resolution is hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to exe-
cute it for and on behalf of the Town of Marana.
SECTION 2. The intergovernmental agreement between Pima County and the Town of
Marana for Pima County Public Rights-of-Way attached as Exhibit B to and incorporated by this
reference in this resolution is hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute it
for and on behalf of the Town of Marana.
SECTION 3. The Town's Manager and staff are hereby directed and authorized to under-
take all other and further tasks required or beneficial to carry out the terms, obligations, and ob-
jectives of the intergovernmental agreements.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 6 day of August, 2013.
Mayor E Honea
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN PIMA COUNY AND THE TOWN OF MARANA FOR
TOWN OF MARANA PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT is entered into pursuant to Arizona
Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") Title 11, Chapter 7, Article 3, by and between the Town of Marana
(the "Town"), a municipal corporation of the State of Arizona, and Pima County (the "County"), a
body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the State of Arizona.
WHEREAS, the Town owns the public rights of way within the town limits of the Town of
Marana, and has the statutory authority to regulate and manage said rights of way by virtue of
A.R.S. section 9-240; and
WHEREAS, the County, as authorized by A.R.S. section 11-264, owns, operates, and
maintains wastewater facilities (the "Facilities"), including conduits and pipelines, together with
the necessary or usual appurtenances for the conveyance of sewage under, over, or through Town
streets; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Town have the right to enter into agreements and contracts
with other public agencies to further their common interests pursuant to A.R.S. section 11-952;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Town and the County agree as follows:
Section 1. Grant of Permission. The County hereby is authorized and empowered, on a
non-exclusive basis, to use all public Town rights of way now existing or hereafter established and
lying within the town limits of the Town of Marana, under the terms and conditions set forth
herein, for the purpose of installing, repairing, replacing, and maintaining its Facilities.
Section 2. Term. This Agreement shall be effective for a term of fifteen (15) years from the
Effective Date as defined in Section 25, below, and extinguishes, supersedes, and replaces all
previous or existing franchises or licenses granted to the County by the Town.
Section 3. Regulation of Town Ri�hts of Way. All rights hereunder are granted under the
express condition that the Town shall have the power at any time to impose such restrictions and
limitations upon, and to make such regulations as to, the County's use of the Town's rights of way
as the Town may be authorized by law to impose, including but not limited to the power to impose
such restrictions, limitations, and regulations as the Town is authorized to impose upon licensees
or franchisees pursuant to state law.
Section 4. Superior Ri�hts. The rights of the Town in and to the use of all public rights of way
located within the town limits of the Town of Marana are and forever shall be paramount and
superior to the rights of the County, subject only to this Agreement.
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Section 5. Alteration of Public Ri�hts of Wav. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so
as to prevent the Town from altering, improving, adjusting, repairing, or maintaining its facilities
and public rights of way, and for that purpose to require the County to adjust, remove, replace, or
relocate the County's Facilities. Facilities of the Town shall mean any physical object or
improvement owned, possessed, made, installed, maintained, or constructed by the Town or others
at the request of the Town, including all paving, highway, transportation, flood control, and
Town-owned wastewater and water facilities located within Town rights of way.
Section 6. Nonexclusive Use. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to grant the County an
exclusive right to use the public rights of way. The County's Facilities shall be erected, adjusted,
installed, replaced, removed, relocated, and maintained in a manner that will not interfere with the
reasonable use of the public rights of way by the public, the Town, or any other franchisee or
licensee. The location of the County's Facilities in the public rights of way shall not create or
establish a vested interest in the rights of way, and its Facilities shall be removed or relocated by
the County whenever the Town determines that the County's Facilities impact, restrict, obstruct, or
hinder the Town or the public's existing or future use of the rights of way or the Town's operation
or location of Town facilities.
Section 7. Relocation. The County shall be solely responsible for the design, adjustment, removal,
or relocation, temporarily or permanently, of all County Facilities that impact, conflict with, ar
interfere with the Town's use of its rights of way or the Town's improvement, relocation, or
adjustment of any facilities located in Town rights of way. The cost of designing, adjusting,
removing, relocating or replacing the County's Facilities shall be the County's sole responsibility,
unless the County has established prior rights with the Town for the Facilities to be affected. Prior
to beginning any activity in a Town right of way, the County shall obtain all required permits from
the Town and any other applicable jurisdiction for the activity. The County's Facilities shall be
adjusted, removed, replaced, or relocated by the County in accordance with an activity schedule
determined by the Town and provided to the County within a reasonable period of time prior to the
scheduled activity start date. If the schedule is unacceptable to the County or the County finds it
necessary to plead financial hardship regarding the cost of relocating its Facilities, the County may
appeal to the Marana Town Council. lf the County's Facilities are not adjusted, removed, replaced,
or relocated within the time period allotted by the Town's activity schedule, the Town may, at its
discretion, adjust or relocate the County's Facilities. The County hereby agrees to be liable for all
costs incurred by the Town for the adjustment or relocation of the County's Facilities necessitated
by the Town's activities, including overhead and maintenance costs and an administrative
surcharge in the amount of fifteen (15) percent of the total cost attributed to the adjustment or
relocation of the County's Facilities. In the event that the Town incurs such costs, the Town shall
submit a bill to the County for the incurred costs, and the County shall pay the Town the invoiced
amount within ninety (90) calendar days of receipt of the invoice. If the invoice is not paid by the
County in a timely manner, all rights granted to the County under this Agreement shall be
suspended and no permits will be issued to the County for any work within Town rights of way
until the invoiced costs are paid in full to the Town. The County may contest the propriety of such
invoices by filing a written appeal with the Marana Town Council, whose decision with respect
thereto shall be final.
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Section 8. Under�roundin�. The parties acknowledge that the Town has the authority to require
the County to underground its above-ground Facilities in Town rights of way when the Town
determines that such undergrounding is necessary to conform to existing Town Ordinances or is in
the public interest. The Town may require the County to conduct a study of the cost of
undergrounding any portion or segment of the County's Facilities located in Town rights of way.
Any such study shall set forth an estimate of the costs of undergrounding the County's Facilities,
including a breakdown of the cost allocated to labor, materials, design, and construction for
converting above-ground Facilities to underground Facilities. The County shall submit a cost
study of any specified segment of the County's Facilities within ninety (90) calendar days after
receiving written notice from the Town requesting the cost study. The cost of preparing and
providing any cost study requested by the Town shall be borne by the County.
Section 9. Scenic Routes. The installation of the County's Facilities within any public rights of
way designated by the Marana Town Council as a scenic route must be constructed in accordance
with the Town's Scenic Routes Ordinance.
Section 10. Performance of Work. The work required by the County to design, construct,
reconstruct, pothole for, design, adjust, relocate, replace, or repair the County's Facilities shall be
the County's sole responsibility. The cost of any delays to Town projects caused by the County's
failure to complete its work in accordance with the Town's activity schedule shall be the County's
sole responsibility, provided that the Town shall have provided the County with reasonable
advance notice of the need to take such action and a reasonable amount of time allowed to perform
the necessary activities. In the event the Town incurs such costs, the Town shall submit a bill to the
County far the incurred costs, and the County shall pay the Town the invoiced amount within
ninety (90) calendar days of reeeipt of the invoice. If the invoice is not paid by the County in a
timely manner, all rights granted to the County under this Agreement shall be suspended, and no
permits will be issued to the County for any work within Town rights of way until the invoiced
costs are paid in full to the Town. The County may contest the propriety of such costs by filing a
written appeal with the Marana Town Council, whose decision with respect thereto shall be final.
Section 11. Location of Facilities. As a condition of this Agreement, the County hereby agrees to
have and maintain precise, up-to-date maps of the County's Facilities located in Town rights of
way, and to make this information available to the Town within fifteen (15) calendar days of
receiving a written request from the Town. Beginning on the effective date of this Agreement, the
County shall maintain precise and verifiable horizontal and vertical location information tied to an
accepted Town datum and provide such information to the Town within fifteen (15) calendar days
of receiving written notice from the Town. As a condition of the issuance of this Agreement, the
County agrees to provide surface location marking of the County's undergrounded Facilities
located within the public rights of way within two working days of a request from the Town. In the
event the County is unable to provide the location information to the Town within the allotted time
frame, the Town may, at its discretion, locate the County's Facilities and the County shall be liable
for the Town's costs incurred in locating the County's Facilities.
Section 12. Work in Ri�hts-of-Way.
12.1 Damage to other facilities. In the construction, adjustment, removal, relocation,
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repair, operation, and maintenance of its Facilities, the County shall avoid causing or permitting
any damage, disturbance, or unnecessary modification or alteration to Town facilities including
pavement, or to the facilities of others located in Town rights of way. If the County causes or
permits any such damage, disturbance, or unnecessary alteration or modification, the County, at its
sole expense and in a manner approved by the Town Engineer, shall restore the damaged,
disturbed, altered, or modified facilities to the condition in which they existed before being
damaged, disturbed, modified, or altered. The County also shall be liable to owners of said
facilities for any other losses or expenses that may accrue because of said damage, disturbance,
modification, or alteration. The restoration of facilities shall be initiated promptly and completed
expeditiously by the County, who shall give priority to the restoration, repair, or replacement of
such facilities over all non-emergency activities of the County.
12.2 Damage to vegetation. In the construction, adjustment, removal, relocation, repair,
operation, and maintenance of its Facilities, the County shall use all necessary care to avoid any
damage to or disturbance of existing vegetation in the public rights of way. If the County causes or
permits any such damage or disturbance, the County shall re-vegetate the rights of way at its sole
expense and in accordance with all Town regulations then in effect.
12.3 Adjacent properties. The County shall provide prior written notice to the owners or
residents of adjoining properties of any activity of the County which may temporarily interfere
with access to or use of said adjoining property. The County shall maintain access to adjoining
properties during all construction activities or other operations, unless the requirement of access is
waived in writing by the owners and residents of the affected properties. If an emergency requires
activity without written notice, the County shall use its best efforts to provide timely actual notice
to the owners and residents of adjoining properties.
Section 13. Desi�n and Location of Facilities.
13.1 Injury to persons and property. The County shall use reasonable care at all times to
avoid damage or injury to persons and property during the construction, adjustment, removal,
relocation, repair, operation, and maintenance of the County's Facilities.
13.2 Location and construction of Facilities. The location and construction of the County's
Facilities in public rights of way shall conform to Town standards and guidelines then in effect and
as may be directed by the Town, in order not to interfere with a planned future use of the public
rights of way by the Town.
13.3 Interference with other uses. The County's Facilities shall be located in a manner
designed to cause the least amount of interference with the public's existing or future use of roads,
streets, alleys, and other public rights of way, and in such a way as will minimize interference with
the rights and convenience of adjacent property owners.
13.4 Relocation of Facilities. The Town may require the County, at the County's sole
expense, to remove, relocate, mitigate, or underground any of the County's Facilities that present a
potential hazard to the public, that interfere with the public's use of the public rights of way, or that
are determined by the Town to be aesthetically undesirable.
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13.5 Neighboring property owners. The County shall be responsible for notifying owners
or residents of adjoining properties in writing about permanent or temporary above- or
below-ground Facilities to be constructed in Town rights of way. The County shall make every
reasonable effort to resolve the concerns of property owners and residents regarding the
construction of the County's Facilities. Should the Town determine that the County failed
reasonably to evaluate all options available to alleviate residents' concerns, the Town may require
the County to relocate its Facilities at the County's sole expense.
13.6 Excavation costs. The County shall be responsible for any costs that the Town incurs
in locating, excavating, or exposing any underground County Facilities on Town construction
projects within Town rights of way.
Section 14. Construction Safetv. Any opening or obstruction in the public rights of way caused
by the County during the course of the County's activities in the rights of way shall be guarded and
protected at a11 times by safety barriers erected by the County, which safety barriers shall be
designated clearly by warning lights during periods of dusk and darkness. Any work performed by
the County in or adjacent to a public roadway open for travel shall be signed and marked properly
by the County with warning and directional devices in accordance with all applicable state and
local traffic regulations, and in accordance with the Arizona Department of Transportation's
Traffic Control Manual for Highway Construction and Maintenance.
Section 15. Draina�e. During construction or excavation in the public rights of way, the County
shall provide proper drainage so that the public rights of way will be free from standing surface
water and adequately drained so as not to cause flood or erosion damage to the facilities of the
Town or surrounding property. For projects with a material impact upon local drainage patterns,
the County may be required by the Town to submit drainage-engineering data and design plans to
the Town for review and approval prior to the issuance of any Right-of-Way Use Permit by the
Town.
Section 16. Issuance of Permit not Town Anproval of Violation. The Town's review, approval,
or acceptance of plans or specifications or issuance of a permit for the installation, construction, or
location of a facility by the County shall not be construed to be an authorization for or approval of
a violation of any federal, state, or local law or regulation, or of any industry standard, pertaining
to the location or construction of a utility facility in public rights of way.
Section 17. Town Insnection. The Town, if it deems necessary, has the right to inspect any work
by the County in the public rights of way to ensure proper performance of the terms of this
Agreement and conformance with any applicable federal, state, or local laws, ordinances, and
regulations. The Town may require the County to pay a reasonable and uniform fee to cover the
actual costs of inspections performed by the Town or its contractor under this provision. The Town
may, at its discretion, pothole the County's Facilities to verify conformance with Section 11,
above. The County shall be liable for the cost of potholing, and for an administrative surcharge in
the amount of fifteen (15) percent of the total cost of potholing, should the County's Facilities be
found to be out of conformance. The County shall be responsible for taking corrective action to
bring as-builts into conformance with verified Facilities.
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Section 18. Abandonment of Facilities. Abandonment in place of any of the County's Facilities
located within Town rights of way may occur only upon written approval from the Town.
Section 19. Liabilitv and Indemnitv. The County acknowledges its sole responsibility for any of
its Facilities andJor equipment installed in the public rights of way, and for any liability arising
from any activities the County performs within the public rights of way. The County agrees to
indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the Town and its officials, agents, servants, and employees
against any and all claims for injuries to persons or damage to property, whether intentional,
negligent, or otherwise, arising out of the County's work in the public rights of way, or due to the
existence of the County's Facilities and/or equipment in the public rights-of-way, or in any way
related to the County's exercise of its rights under this Agreement. Neither the issuance of a Town
permit for installation or location of a facility or equipment, nor Town approval of such installation
or location, nor the failure of the Town to direct the County to take any precautions, to make any
changes, or to refrain from doing anything shall excuse the County of its responsibilities hereunder
to the Town or others in the case of any injury to persons or damage to property.
If the Town is sued in any court by any person, firm, association, or corporation to recover
damages for injuries to person or property on account of the installation, repair, operation, and/or
maintenance of the County's Facilities or equipment, the County shall defend all such suits and pay
any resulting judgments, and shall, at the option of the Town be made a party to any such court
proceeding.
Section 20. Town Participation in Le�al Actions. The Town shall have the right at all times to
take part in any suit or action instituted by or against the County in which any judgment or decree
can be rendered, which might result in the foreclosure of any lien on any County property situated
within public rights of way, or which could affect the rights, powers, or duties of the County to do
or not to do anything that this Agreement might require the County to do or not to do, and also to
take such steps as the Town may deem appropriate to protect the interests of Town or the public.
The Town shall have the right to intervene in any suit, action, or proceeding by any person or
persons, firm; or corporation seeking to enj oin, restrain, or in any manner interfere with the County
in the performance or observance by it of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, or of
any regulation, notice, or direction of the Town in such connection, or which involves or might
involve the constitutionality, validity, or enforcement of this Agreement. The Town also may
move for dissolution of any such injunction or restraining order or take any other appropriate step,
in any such suit, action or proceeding that it may deem necessary or advisable in order to protect its
interests.
Section 21. Compliance with A�reement Conditions and Ordinances. The County agrees to
conform to, abide by, and perform all the conditions, provisions, requirements, and limitations in
this Agreement. The County shall be subject to all Town ordinances now in force or hereafter
lawfully adopted, including all ordinances relating to the use of public rights of way by utilities.
The County agrees that it will not assert any claim against the Town that the provisions of this
Agreement or any applicable Town ordinance or regulation in force at the time of execution of this
Agreement are unreasonable, arbitrary, or void.
Exhibit A— Resolution 2013-079 Page 6 of 8
Section 22. Nonexclusive License. This License and the privileges granted herein shall not be
exclusive. The Marana Town Council expressly reserves the right to grant, at any time, similar
franchises, licenses, and privileges over the same highways, roads, streets, alleys, and
thoroughfares, or any thereof, to any other person, firm, or corporation.
Section 23. Assi�nment. The County hereby agrees that neither this Agreement nor any of the
County's Facilities in Town rights of way shall be sold, assigned, or transferred without the prior
written approval of the Marana Town Council. The decision to approve or deny the sale,
assignment, or transfer of this Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Marana Town
Council, and the Council may deny the County's request to sell, assign or transfer the Agreement if
such denial is in the best interests of the Town.
Section 24. Contact Information
All notices or correspondence concerning this Agreement shall be provided in writing to:
If to County:
Pima County Real Property Services
201 North Stone, 6th Floor
Tucson, Arizona 85701
(520) 740-6313
If to Town:
John Kmiec, Utilities Director
Town of Marana Utilities Department
5100 West Ina Road
Tucson, AZ 85743
(520) 382-2570
Any change in any of the foregoing contact information for either party shall be made in writing to
the other party.
Section 25. Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective upon the filing of the original
hereof with the Office of the Pima County Recorder. This Agreement shall expire on the fifteenth
anniversary thereof, unless sooner terminated by either party hereto.
Section 26. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by either the Town or the County
upon 180 days' written notice.
Section 27. Compliance with Laws. The parties shall comply with all applicable federal, state
and local laws, rules, regulations, standards and executive orders, without limitation to those
designated within this Agreement.
Section 28. A.R.S. & 38-511. This Agreement is subject to the provisions of A.R.S. § 38-511.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF County has caused this Agreement to be executed by the Chair of
its Board of Supervisors and attested to by the Clerk of the Board, and the Town has caused this
Agreement to be executed by the Mayor upon resolution of the Mayor and Council and attested to
by its Clerk.
Town of Marana, Arizona
Town Council
Ed Honea, yor
Date: 8- � —/,3
Pima County, Arizona
Board of Supervisors
Chairman
Date:
Attest:
celyn B nson, CMC, Town Clerk
Date; - lp `/,j
Attest:
Clerk of the Board
Date:
The forgoing Intergovernmental Agreement between Pima County and the Town of Marana has
been reviewed pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-952 by the undersigned, who have determined that it is in
proper form and is within the powers and authority granted under the laws of the State of Arizona
to those parties to the Intergovernmental Agreement represented by the undersigned.
Pima County:
Deputy County Attorney
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Town of Marana:
INTERGOVERMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE TOWN OF MARANA AND PIMA COUNTY FOR
PIMA COUNTY PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT is entered into pursuant to Arizona
Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") Title 11, Chapter 7, Article 3, by and between the Town of Marana
(the "Town"), a municipal corporation of the State of Arizona, and Pima County (the "County"), a
body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the State of Arizona.
WHEREAS, the County owns the public rights of way within Pima County, and has the
statutory authority to regulate and manage said rights of way by virtue of A.R.S. section 11-251;
and
WHEREAS, the Town, as authorized by A.R.S. section 9-240(B), owns, operates, and
maintains water-utility and wastewater —utility facilities (collectively, the "Facilities") including
waterworks such as wells, conduits, and pipelines, together with the necessary or usual
appurtenances for the delivery of water and sewer pipes, manholes, and puxnp stations for the
conveyance of wastewater, through the Town in, under, over, or through County streets; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Town have the right to enter into agreements and contracts
with other public agencies to further their common interests pursuant to A.R.S. section 11-952;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Town and the County agree as follows:
Section 1. Grant of Permission. The Town hereby is authorized and empowered, on a
non-exclusive basis, to use all public County rights of way now existing or hereafter established
and lying within the unincorporated areas of Pima County, under the terms and conditions set forth
herein, for the purpose of installing, repairing, replacing, and maintaining its Facilities.
Section 2. Term. This Agreement shall be effective for a term of fifteen (15) years from the
Effective Date as defined in Section 25, below, and extinguishes, supersedes, and replaces all
previous or existing franchises or licenses granted to the Town by the County.
Section 3. Regulation of County Ri�hts of Wav. All rights hereunder are granted under the
express condition that the County shall have the power at any time to impose such restrictions and
limitations upon, and to make such regulations as to, the Town's use of the County's rights of way
as the County may be authorized by law to impose, including but not limited to the power to
impose such restrictions, limitations, and regulations as the County is authorized to impose upon
licensees or franchisees pursuant to state law.
Section 4. Superior Rights. The rights of the County in and to the use of all public rights of way
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located within the unincorporated areas of Pima County are and forever shall be paramount and
superior to the rights of the Town, subject only to this Agreement.
Section 5. Alteration of Public Ri�hts of Wav. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so
as to prevent the County from altering, improving, adjusting, repairing, or maintaining its
Facilities and public rights of way, and for that purpose to require the Town to adjust, remove,
replace, or relocate the Town's facilities. Facilities of the County shall mean any physical object or
improvement owned, possessed, made, installed, maintained, or constructed by the County or
others at the request of the County, including all paving, highway, transportation, flood-control,
and County-owned wastewater facilities located within County rights of way.
Section 6. Non-Exclusive Use. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to grant the Town an
exclusive right to use the public rights of way. The Town's Facilities shall be erected, adjusted,
installed, replaced, removed, relocated, and maintained in a manner that will not interfere with the
reasonable use of the public rights of way by the public, the County, or any other franchisee or
licensee. The location of the Town's Facilities in the public rights of way shall not create or
establish a vested interest in the rights of way, and its Facilities shall be removed or relocated by
the Town whenever the County determines that the Town's Facilities impact, restrict, obstruct, or
hinder the County or the public's existing or future use of the rights of way or the County's
operation or location of County facilities.
Section 7. Relocation. The Town shall be solely responsible for the design, adjustment, removal,
or relocation, temporarily or permanently, of all Town Facilities that impact, conflict with, or
interfere with the County's use of its rights of way or the County's improvement, relocation, or
adjustment of any facilities located in County rights of way. The cost of designing, adjusting,
removing, relocating or replacing the Town's Facilities shall be the Town's sole responsibility,
unless the Town has established prior rights with the County for the Facilities to be affected. Prior
to beginning any activity in a County right of way, the Town shall obtain all required permits from
the County and any other applicable jurisdiction for the activity. The Town's Facilities shall be
adjusted, removed, replaced, or relocated by the Town in accordance with an activity schedule
determined by the County and provided to the Town within a reasonable period of time prior to the
scheduled activity start date. If the schedule is unacceptable to the Town or the Town finds it
necessary to plead financial hardship regarding the cost of relocating its facilities, the Town may
appeal to the Board of Supervisors. If the Town's Facilities are not adjusted, removed, replaced, or
relocated within the time period allotted by the County's activity schedule, the County may, at its
discretion, adjust or relocate the Town's facilities. The Town hereby agrees to be liable for all costs
incurred by the County for the adjustment or relocation of the Town's Facilities necessitated by the
County's activities, including overhead and maintenance costs and an administrative surcharge in
the amount of fifteen (15) percent of the total cost attributed to the adjustment or relocation of the
Town's facilities. In the event that the County incurs such costs, the County shall submit a bill to
the Town for the incurred costs, and the Town shall pay the County the invoiced amount within
ninety (90) calendar days of receipt of the invoice. If the invoice is not paid by the Town in a
timely manner, all rights granted to the Town under this agreement shall be suspended and no
permits will be issued to the Town for any work within County rights of way until the invoiced
costs are paid in full to the County. The Town may contest the propriety of such invoices by filing
a written appeal with the Board of Supervisors, whose decision with respect thereto shall be final.
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Section 8. Undergrounding. The parties acknowledge that the County has the authority to require
the Town to underground its above-ground Facilities in County rights of way when the County
determines that such undergrounding is necessary' to conform to existing County Ordinances or is
in the public interest. The County may require the Town to conduct a study of the cost of
undergrounding any portion or segment of the Town's Facilities located in County rights of way.
Any such study shall set forth an estimate of the costs of undergrounding the Town's facilities,
including a breakdown of the cost allocated to labor, materials, design, and construction for
converting above-ground Facilities to underground facilities. The Town shall submit a cost study
of any specified segment of the Town's Facilities within ninety (90) calendar days after receiving
written notice from the County requesting the cost study. The cost of preparing and providing any
cost study requested by the County shall be borne by the Town.
Section 9. Scenic Routes. The installation of the Town's Facilities within any public rights of way
designated by the Board of Supervisors as a scenic route must be constructed in accordance with
the County's Scenic Routes Ordinance.
Section 10. Performance of Work. The work required by the Town to design, construct,
reconstruct, pothole for, design, adjust, relocate, replace, or repair the Town's Facilities shall be the
Town's sole responsibility. The cost of any delays to County projects caused by the Town's failure
to complete its work in accordance with the County's activity schedule shall be the Town's sole
responsibility, provided that the County shall have provided the Town with reasonable advance
notice of the need to take such action and a reasonable amount of time allowed to perform the
necessary activities. In the event the County incurs such costs, the County shall submit a bill to the
Town for the incurred costs, and the Town shall pay the County the invoiced amount within ninety
(90) calendar days of receipt of the invoice. If the invoice is not paid by the Town in a timely
manner, all rights granted to the Town under this Agreement shall be suspended, and no permits
will be issued to the Town for any work within County rights of way until the invoiced costs are
paid in full to the County. The Town may contest the propriety of such costs by filing a written
appeal with the Board of Supervisors, whose decision with respect thereto shall be final.
Section 11. Location of Facilities. As a condition of this Agreement, the Town hereby agrees to
have and maintain precise, up-to-date maps of the Town's Facilities located in County rights of
way, and to make this information available to the County within fifteen (15) calendar days of
receiving a written request from the County. Beginning on the effective date of this Agreement, the
Town shall maintain precise and verifiable horizontal and vertical location information tied to an
accepted County datum and provide such information to the County within fifteen (15) calendar
days of receiving written notice from the County. As a condition of the issuance of this Agreement,
the Town agrees to provide surface location marking of the Town's undergrounded Facilities
located within the public rights of way within two working days of a request from the County. In
the event the Town is unable to provide the location information to the County within the allotted
time frame, the County may, at its discretion, locate the Town's Facilities and the Town shall be
liable for the County's costs incurred in locating the Town's Facilities.
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Section 12. Work in Ri�hts-of-Wav.
12.1 Damage to other facilities. In the construction, adjustment, removal, relocation,
repair, operation, and maintenance of its Facilities, the Town shall avoid causing or permitting any
damage, disturbance, or unnecessary modification or alteration to County facilities including
pavement, or to the facilities of others located in County rights of way. If the Town causes or
permits any such damage, disturbance, or unnecessary alteration or modification, the Town, at its
sole expense and in a manner approved by the County Engineer, shall restore the damaged,
disturbed, altered, or modified facilities to the condition in which they existed before being
damaged, disturbed, modified, or altered. The Town also shall be liable to owners of said facilities
for any other losses or expenses that may accrue because of said damage, disturbance,
modification, or alteration. The restoration of facilities shall be initiated promptly and completed
expeditiously by the Town, who shall give priority to the restoration, repair, or replacement of
such facilities over all non-emergency activities of the Town.
12.2 Damage to vegetation. In the construction, adjustment, removal, relocation, repair,
operation, and maintenance of its Facilities, the Town shall use all necessary care to avoid any
damage to or disturbance of existing vegetation in the public rights of way. If the Town causes or
permits any such damage or disturbance, the Town shall re-vegetate the rights of way at its sole
expense and in accordance with all County regulations then in effect.
12.3 Adjacent properties. The Town shall provide prior written notice to the owners or
residents of adjoining properties of any activity of the Town which may temporarily interfere with
access to or use of said adjoining property. The Town shall maintain access to adjoining properties
during all construction activities or other operations, unless the requirement of access is waived in
writing by the owners and residents of the affected properties. If an emergency requires activity
without written notice, the Town shall use its best efforts to provide timely actual notice to the
owner and residents of adjoining properties.
Section 13. Desi�n and Location of Facilities.
13.1 Injury to persons and property. The Town shall use reasonable care at all times to
avoid damage or injury to persons and property during the construction, adjustment, removal,
relocation, repair, operation, and maintenance of the Town's Facilities.
13.2 Location and construction of Facilities. The location and construction of the Town's
Facilities in public rights of way shall conform to County standards and guidelines then in effect
and as may be directed by the County, in order not to interfere with a planned future use of the
public rights of way by the County.
13.3 Interference with other uses. The Town's Facilities shall be located in a manner
designed to cause the least amount of interference with the public's existing or future use of roads,
streets, alleys, and other public rights of way, and in such a way as will minimize interference with
the rights and convenience of adjacent property owners.
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13.4 Relocation of Facilities. The County rnay require the Town, at the Town's sole
expense, to remove, relocate, mitigate, or underground any of the Town's Facilities that present a
potential hazard to the public, that interfere with the public's use of the public rights of way, or that
are determined by the County to be aesthetically undesirable.
13.5 Neighboring property owners. The Town shall be responsible for notifying owners or
residents of adjoining properties in writing about permanent or temporary above- or below-ground
Facilities to be constructed in County rights of way. The Town shall make every reasonable effort
to resolve the concerns of property owners and residents regarding the construction of the Town's
Facilities. Should the County determine that the Town failed reasonably to evaluate all options
available to alleviate residents' concerns, the County may require the Town to relocate its Facilities
at the Town's sole expense.
13.6 Excavation costs. The Town shall be responsible for any costs that the County incurs
in locating, excavating, or exposing any underground Town Facilities on County construction
projects within County rights of way.
Section 14. Construction Safetv. Any opening or obstruction in the public rights of way caused
by the Town during the course of the Town's activities in the rights of way shall be guarded and
protected at all times by safety barriers erected by the Town, which safety barriers shall be
designated clearly by warning lights during periods of dusk and darkness. Any work performed by
the Town in or adjacent to a public roadway open for travel shall be signed and marked properly by
the Town with warning and directional devices in accordance with all applicable state and local
traffic regulations, and in accordance with the Arizona Department of Transportation's Traffic
Contral Manual for Highway Construction and Maintenance.
Section 15. Draina�e. During construction or excavation in the public rights of way, the Town
shall provide proper drainage so that the public rights of way will be free from standing surface
water and adequately drained so as not to cause flood or erosion damage to the facilities of the
County or surrounding property. For projects with a material impact upon local drainage patterns,
the Town may be required by the County to submit drainage-engineering data and design plans to
the County for review and approval prior to the issuance of any Right-of-Way Use Permit by the
County.
Section 16. Issuance of Permit not County Approval of Violation. The County's review,
approval, or acceptance of plans or specifications or issuance of a permit for the installation,
construction, or location of a facility by the Town shall not be construed to be an authorization for
or approval of a violation of any federal, state, or local law or regulation, or of any industry
standard, pertaining to the location or construction of a utility facility in public rights of way.
Section 17. Countv Inspection. The County, if it deems necessary, has the right to inspect any
wark by the Town in the public rights of way to ensure proper performance of the terms of this
Agreement and conformance with any applicable federal, state, or local laws, ordinances, and
regulations. The County may require the Town to pay a reasonable and uniform fee to cover the
actual costs of inspections performed by the County or its contractor under this provision. The
County may, at its discretion, pothole the Town's Facilities to verify conformance with Section 1 l,
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above. The Town shall be liable for the cost of potholing, and for an administrative surcharge in
the amount of fifteen (15) percent of the total cost of potholing, should the Town's Facilities be
found to be out of conformance. The Town shall be responsible for taking corrective action to
bring as-builts into conformance with verified Facilities.
Section 18. Abandonment of Facilities. Abandonment in place of any of the Town's Facilities
located within County rights of way may occur only upon written approval from the County.
Section 19. Liabilitv and Indemnitv. The Town acknowledges its sole responsibility for any of
its Facilities andlor equipment installed in the public rights of way, and for any liability arising
from any activities the Town performs within the public rights of way. The Town agrees to
indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the County and its officials, agents, servants, and employees
against any and all claims for injuries to persons or damage to property, whether intentional,
negligent, or otherwise, arising out of the Town's work in the public rights of way, or due to the
existence of the Town's Facilities and/or equipment in the public rights-of-way, or in any way
related to the Town's exercise of its rights under this Agreement. Neither the issuance of a County
permit for installation or location of a facility or equipment, nor County approval of such
installation or location, nor the failure of the County to direct the Town to take any precautions, to
make any changes, or to refrain from doing anything shall excuse the Town of its responsibilities
hereunder to the County or others in the case of any injury to persons or damage to property.
If the County is sued in any court by any person, firm, association, or corporation to recover
damages for injuries to person or property on account of the installation, repair, operation, andlor
maintenance of the Town's Facilities or equipment, the Town shall defend all such suits and pay
any resulting judgments, and shall, at the option of the County, be made a party to any such court
proceeding.
Section 20. Countv Participation In Le�al Actions. The County shall have the right at all times
to take part in any suit or action instituted by or against the Town in which any judgment or decree
can be rendered, which might result in the foreclosure of any lien on any Town property situated
within public rights of way, or which could affect the rights, powers, or duties of the Town to do or
not to do anything that this Agreement might require the Town to do or not to do, and also to take
such steps as the County may deem appropriate to protect the interests of County or the public. The
County shall have the right to intervene in any suit, action, or proceeding by any person or persons,
firm, or corporation seeking to enjoin, restrain, or in any manner interfere with the Town in the
performance or observance by it of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, or of any
regulation, notice, or direction of the County in such connection, or which involves or might
involve the constitutionality, validity, or enforcement of this Agreement. The County also may
move for dissolution of any such injunction or restraining order or take any other appropriate step,
in any such suit, action, or proceeding that it may deem necessary or advisable in order to protect
its interests.
Section 21. Comuliance with A�reement Conditions and Ordinances. The Town agrees to
conform to, abide by, and perform all the conditions, provisions, requirements, and limitations in
this Agreement. The Town shall be subject to all County ordinances now in force or hereafter
lawfully adopted, including all ordinances relating to the use of public rights of way by utilities.
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The Town agrees that it will not assert any claim against the County that the provisions of this
Agreement or any applicable County ordinance or regulation in force at the time of execution of
this Agreement are unreasonable, arbitrary, or void.
Section 22. Non-Exclusive License. This License and the privileges granted herein sha11 not be
exclusive. The Board of Supervisors expressly reserves the right to grant, at any time, similar
franchises, licenses, and privileges over the same highways, roads, streets, alleys, and
thoroughfares, or any thereof, to any other person, firm, or corporation.
Section 23. Assi�nment. The Town hereby agrees that neither this Agreement nor any of the
Town's Facilities in County rights of way shall be sold, assigned, or transferred without the prior
written approval of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The decision to approve or deny the
sale, assignment, or transfer of this Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Board of
Supervisors, and the Board may deny the Town's request to sell, assign, or transfer the Agreement
if such denial is in the best interests of the County.
Section 24. Contact Information. All notices or correspondence concerning this Agreement shall
be provided in writing to:
If to County:
Pima County Real Property Services
201 North Stone, 6th Floor
Tucson, Arizona 85701
(520) 740-6313
If to Town:
John Kmiec, Utilities Director
Town of Marana Utilities Department
5100 West Ina Road
Tucson, AZ 85743
(520) 382-2570
Any change in any of the foregoing contact information for either party shall be made in writing to
the other party.
Section 25. Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective upon the filing of the original
hereof with the Office of the Pima County Recorder. This Agreement shall expire on the fifteenth
anniversary thereof, unless sooner terminated by either party hereto.
Section 26. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by either the Town or the County
upon 180 days' written notice.
Section 27. Comnliance with Laws. The parties shall comply with all applicable federal, state
and local laws, rules, regulations, standards, and executive orders, without limitation to those
designated within this Agreement.
Section 28. A.R.S. & 38-511. This Agreement is subject to the provisions of A.R.S. § 38-51 l.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF County has caused this Agreement to be executed by the Chair of
its Board of Supervisors and attested to by the Clerk of the Board, and the Town has caused this
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Agreement to be executed by the Mayor upon resolution of the Mayor and Council and attested to
by its Clerk.
Town of Marana, Arizona
Town Council a
Ed Honea,lGla;
Date: 8-� -
Attest:
J celyn Br son, CMC, Town Clerk
ate: /�v -,�
Attest:
Clerk of the Board
Date:
The forgoing Intergovernmental Agreement between Pima County and the Town of Marana has
been reviewed pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-952 by the undersigned, who have determined that it is in
proper form and is within the powers and authority granted under the laws of the State of Arizona
to those parties to the Intergovernmental Agreement represented by the undersigned.
Pima County:
Deputy County Attorney
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Pima County Arizona
Board of Supervisors
Chairman
Date:
Town of Marana: