ORDINANCE S-52866
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ABANDONMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF CROSS STREETS ALONG STATE ROUTE 101 LOOP FROM 51ST TO 19TH AVENUES TO ADD AESTHETIC ENHANCEMENTS; FURTHER GRANTING AN EXCEPTION PURSUANT TO PHOENIX CITY CODE § 42-20 AND AUTHORIZING INCLUSION IN THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS INDEMNIFICATION AND ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY PROVISIONS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PROHIBITED BY PHOENIX CITY CODE § 42-18; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY CONTROLLER TO DISBURSE FUNDS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHOENIX as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to amend the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for abandonment and cross streets along State Route 101 Loop (SR101) from 51st to 19th avenues, to add aesthetic enhancements along SR101 from 51st to 19th avenues. The terms, conditions, and provisions of this agreement will remain in perpetuity. The City will be solely responsible for the costs associated with the design and construction of the aesthetic enhancements, including traffic control, at a cost estimated at four hundred eighty thousand dollars ($480,000).
SECTION 2. The City Council grants an exception pursuant to Phoenix City Code § 42-20 and authorizes inclusion in the transaction documents the indemnification and assumption of liability provisions that would otherwise be prohibited by Phoenix City Code § 42-18.
SECTION 3. The City Controller is authorized to disburse all funds for the purposes of this ordinance.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Phoenix this 20th day of May 2026.
Kate Gallego
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
Denise Archibald
Denise Archibald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Julie Kriegh, City Attorney
By: Micah Ray Alexander
Micah Ray Alexander, Assistant Chief Counsel
REVIEWED BY:
Ed Zuercher
Ed Zuercher, City Manager
Pub: June 4, 2026