Action 21.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Engineering & Natural Resources
- Meeting Date:
- 11/26/2024
- Title:
- City of Douglas POE Connector Road IGA
- Submitted By:
- Sharon Gilman, Board of Supervisors
- Department:
- Engineering & Natural Resources
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
0
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Jackie Watkins
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Director, Engineering and Natural Resources
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Local Mandate or Policy
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Cochise County and the City of Douglas regarding efforts to design and construct the connector road for the Commercial Land Port of Entry West of Douglas, Arizona, effective upon signing by all parties.
Background:
The purpose of this IGA is for the City of Douglas and Cochise County to work together and along with state and federal agencies to build the Connector Road Project. The Connector Road Project will connect the new CLPOE to State Route 80 providing a vital connection for international trade between the United States and Mexico. ADOT is developing the Design Concept Report for the connector road to the new CLPOE and the City and the County are working with ADOT to place the Connector Road Project in the ADOT 5 year plan. The City and the County are to coordinate and seek funding for the design, Right of Way, and construction of the Connector Road Project through State and Federal funding sources available. If funding sources are not obtained through ADOT, the State of Arizona or a federal agency, the City and County will combine efforts and resources to fund and/or construct the Connector Road Project to then County standards within the financial means of the local governments.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
N/A
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
The IGA solidifies the partnership for the connector road between the City and the County. Should it not be approved, other key stakeholders, like GSA, could question the local governments commitment to this project.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Send signed and executed IGA to City of Douglas Clerk. Copy Jackie Watkins and Sharon Gilman.