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ITEM #: 1.
DATE: 03/06/2023
AI #:1284
CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
SUBJECT:
RIO REIMAGINED PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND UPDATE
STAFF PRESENTER(S):
Christian M. Williams, Principal Planner
OTHER PRESENTER(S):
Cecilia Riviere, Assistant Director Arizona State University
Summary
Council will be provided with an overview and an update on the RIO Reimagined collaborative. (Christian M. Williams, Principal Planner; Cecilia Riviere, Assistant Director Arizona State University)
FISCAL IMPACT
During the February 6, 2023 City Council Meeting, as a Business item, Council will be provided with the opportunity to approve or deny an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Rio Reimagined (RIO) coalition relating to the RIO Ambassador to the Urban Waters Federal Partnership (UWFP).
BACKGROUND AND PREVIOUS ACTIONS
On March 26, 2018, the City of Godyear City Council authorized the Mayor to execute the Statement of Intent for the Rio Salado Project. On March 30, 2018, the City of Buckeye, the City of Goodyear, the Gila River Indian Community, the City of Avondale, the City of Phoenix, the City of Tempe, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the City of Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, and the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District entered into a Statement of Intent (“SOI”) for the Rio Salado Project, which is now known as Rio Reimagined. The SOI describes the purposes of RIO and the signing parties’ commitments to pursuing specified goals and themes related to river revitalization for the Rio Salado.
On September 1, 2020, the U.S. Government designated RIO as an Urban Waters Federal Partnership location.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The Rio Reimagined collaborative and its stakeholders have identified the need for a full-time professional who can act as the regional representative for RIO and oversee RIO’s collaborations with federal agencies and stakeholders in connection with RIO’s UWFP designation. The Ambassador will have regional responsibility for relationships and funding related to UWFP, with direction from the Rio Advisory Board described in this IGA.
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