HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2007-202 reciprocal IGA with pima county for license of county and town rights-of-wayMARANA RESOLUTION NO.2007-202
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH PIMA COUNTY FOR
LICENSE OF COUNTY RIGHTS-OF-WAY, UPON COUNTY APPROVAL AND
EXECUTION OF A RECIPROCAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR
LICENSE OF TOWN OF MARANA RIGHTS-OF-WAY; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS Pima County has demanded that the Town of Marana accept its mandated
terms for use of Pima County rights-of--way; and
WHEREAS the" Town Council finds that it is beneficial for the Town to execute Pima
County's proposed .intergovernmental agreement for license of County rights-of--way if Pima
County approves and executes an exactly reciprocal agreement for Pima County use of Town of
Marana rights-of--way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, as follows:
SECTION l . The intergovernmental .agreement between the Town of Marana and Pima
County, attached to and incorporated by this reference in this resolution. as Exhibit A is hereby
approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute it for and on behalf of the
Town of Marana after having confirmed that Pima County has approved and executed the
reciprocal agreement as authorized by Resolution No. 2007-202.
SECTION 2. The Town's Manager and staff are hereby directed -and authorized to
undertake all other and further tasks required or beneficial to carry out the. terms, obligations, and
objectives of the aforementioned intergovernmental agreement.
SECTION 3. Since it is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of
the Town of Marana that this resolution become immediately effective, an emergency is hereby
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adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 20a' day of November, 2007.
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RESOLUTION OF THE PIMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, RELATING TO
REAL PROPERTY, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN OF MARANA FOR THE USE OF RIGHTS OF WAY
WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF PIMA COUNTY.
WHEREAS, Pima County is authorized by the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) §11-
251 to regulate and manage all public rights of way located within unincorporated Pima County;
and
WHEREAS, the Town of Marana owns, operates, and maintains water utility facilities,
including water works such as wells, conduits and pipelines, together with the necessary or usual
appurtenances for. the delivery of water through the Town in, under, over or through county
streets, as authorized by A.R.S. § 9-240(B); and
WHEREAS, the Town will 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 Town rights of way; and
WHEREAS, the Town has reciprocated this agreement through its own
intergovernmental agreement with Pima County through Town of Marana Resolution No. 2007-
203 and Pima County Contract No. 01-76-M-140813-0508 and Resolution No. 2008-99, 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, be it resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Pima County, Arizona that:
1. The intergovernmental agreement between Pima County and the Town of Marana,
attached to and incorporated by this reference in this resolution is hereby approved.
2. The various Pima County officers and employees are hereby authorized and directed to
perform all acts necessary and desirable to give effect to this Resolution.
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MARANA RESOLUTION N0.2007-202
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE AN .INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH PIMA COUNTY FOR
LICENSE OF COUNTY RIGHTS-OF-WAY, UPON COUNTY APPROVAL AND
EXECUTION OF A RECIPROCAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR
LICENSE OF TOWN OF MARANA RIGHTS-OF-WAY; .AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS Pima County has demanded that the Town of Marana accept its mandated
tenors for. use of Pima County rights-of--way; and
WHEREAS the Town Council finds that it is beneficial for the Town to execute Pima
County's proposed intergovernmental agreement for license of County rights-of--way if Pima
County approves and executes an exactly reciprocal agreement for Pima County use of Town of
Marana rights-of--way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, as follows:
SECTION l . The intergovernmental agreement between the Town of Marana and Pima
County, attached to and incorporated by this reference in this resolution as Exhibit A is hereby
approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute it for and. on behalf of the
Town of Marana after having confirmed that Pima County has approved. and executed the
reciprocal agreement as authorized by Resolution No. 2007-202.
SECTION 2. The Town's Manager and staff are hereby directed and authorized to
undertake all other and fiuther tasks required or beneficial to carry out the terms, obligations, and
objectives of the aforementioned intergovernmental agreement.
SECTION 3. Since it is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of
the Town of Marana that this resolution become immediately effective, an emergency is hereby ~a
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declared to exist, and this resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 20`h day of November, 2007.
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN PIMA COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF MARANA 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.
WI~REAS, the County owns the public rights of way within unincorporated 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 owns, operates, and maintains water-utility facilities, including
waterworks-such as wells, .conduits, and pipelines, together with the necessary or usual appurtenances for
the delivery of water through the Town in, under, over, or through County streets, as authorized by A.R.S.
section 9-240(B); 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 anon-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 Rights of Way. 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.
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Section 4. Superior Rights. The rights of the County in and to the use of all public rights of way
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 Rights of Way. 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 Town shall mean any physical object or improvement owned, possessed, made,
installed, constructed, or maintained by the Town, or made, installed, or constructed by the County or
others at the request of the Town. 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 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 ,l
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 ' h
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within ninety (90) calendar days of receipt of the invoice. If the invoice is not paid by •the Town in a ~,y
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. ~l
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
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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.
Section 12. Work in Rights-of-Way.
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.
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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 owners and residents of adjoining
properties.
Section 13 Desi 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.
13.4 Relocation of facilities. The County may 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.
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Section 14. Construction Safety. 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 Control Manual for Highway Construction and
Maintenance.
Section 15. Draina>1e. 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 maybe
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 pelnut for the mstallation, 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. County Inspection. The County, if it deems necessary, has the right to inspect any work 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 11, 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 Liability and Indemnity. The Town acknowledges its sole responsibility for any of its
facilities and/or 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 ~i
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, and/or maintenance of the
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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 County Participation in Legal 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. Compliance with Agreement 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. 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 shall not be
exclusive. The Board of Supervisors expressly reserves the right to grant, at any time,,similaz 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. Assignment. 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:
Brad DeSpain, Utilities Director
Town of Marana Municipal WaterDepartment
11555 W. Civic Center Drive
Tucson, AZ 85653
(520) 382-2570
Any change in any of the foregoing contact information for either party shall be made in writing to the
other parry.
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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 parry hereto
Section 26. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by either the County or the Town 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.RS. § 38-511. This Agreement is subject to the provisions of A.R.S. §38-511.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, County has caused this Agreement to be executed by the Chair of its
Board of Supervisors, upon resolution of the Board 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 Marano, Arizona
Town Council
Ed I3onea, ayor
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Attest:
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Pima County, Arizona
Board of Su 'sors
Richard Elia~,~I~r~ 2~Q$
Date: UU UU
Attest:
Lori Godoshian, Clerk of the Board
Date:
The forgoing Intergovernmental Agreement between Pima County and the Town of Marano 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.
Town of Marano:
n Attorney
Pima Co ty:
Deputy Co ty Attorney
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Town of Mazana Municipal Water Department
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN PIMA COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF MARANA 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 unincorporated `l'ima County, and
has the statutory authority to regulate and manage said rights of way by virtue of A.R:S.'s~ction 11-251;
and
WHEREAS, the Town owns, operates, and maintains water-utility facilities, including
waterworks such as wells, .conduits, and pipelines, together with the necessary or usual appurtenances for
the delivery of water through the Town in, under, over, or through County streets, as authorized by A.R.S.
section 9-240(B); 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 ~'S2;
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. Res?ulation of County Rights 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.
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Town of Marano Municipal Water Department
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Section 4. Superior Rights. The rights of the County in and to the use of all public rights of way
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 Rights of Way. 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 Town shall mean any physical object or improvement owned, possessed, made,
installed, constructed, or maintained by the Town, or made, installed, or constructed by the County or
others at the request of the Town. 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 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. 't'he 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. ff 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
.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
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Town of Maraca Municipal Water Department
and Pima County (Marana use of PC ROW)
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 faalure 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 activia~s. 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 he invoice. If the
invoice is not paid by the Town in a timely manner, all rights granted to the Town u~ler 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.
Section 12. Work in Riehts-of-Way.
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.
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and Pima County (Marana use of PC ROW)
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 owners and residents of adjoining
properties.
Section 13. Design 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 ofthe 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.
13.4 Relocation of facilities. The County may 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.
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Town of Marana Municipal Water Department
and Pima County (Martina use of PC ROW)
Section 14. Construction Safety. 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 Control Manual for Highway Construction and
Maintenance.
Section 15. Drainage. 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 maybe
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. County Inspection. The County, if it deems necessary, has the right to inspect any work 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 11, 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. Liability and Indemnity. The Town acknowledges its sole responsibility for any of-.its
facilities and/or 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
prop~Y•
If the County is sued in any court by any person, fine, association, or corporation to recover damages for
injuries to person or property on account of the installation, repair, operation, and/or maintenance of the
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Town of Marana Municipal Water Department
and Pima County (Marana use of PC ROW)
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. County Participation in Legal 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. Compliance with Agreement 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. 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 shall 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. Assignment. 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 iri writing to:
If to County:
Pima County Real Property Services
201 North Stone, 6th Floor
Tucson, Arizona 85701
(520)740-6313
If to Town:
Brad DeSpain, Utilities Director
Town of Marana Municipal Water Department
11555 W. Civic Center Drive
Tucstsn, AZ 85653
(520) 382-2570
Any change in any of the foregoing contact information for either party shall be made in writing to the
other party.
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Town of Mauna Municipal Water Department
and Pima County (Marana use of PC ROW)
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 County or the Town 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, County has caused this Agreement to be executed by the Chair of its
Board of Supervisors, upon resolution of the Board 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 Maraha, Arizona
Town Council
~.
Ed Honea, ayor
Date: ~Z n /2oc~
Pima County, Arizona
Board of 'sors
Richard Elias, Chair
Date: AUG n 5 9M~
Attest:
elyn Bro on, CMC, Town Clerk
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Attest: .
Lori Godoshian Clerk of the Board
Date: ~U~i ~ 5 2008
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.
Town of Maraha:
o Attorney.
Pima County:
Deputy y Attorney
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Town of Maraha Municipal Water Departm~rt
and Pima County (Mantra use of PC ROW)