RDR 3 Report - Flood Control District of Maricopa County

E. Public Involvement
1. Public Meetings
In addition to the Review Committee, public input was solicited at five
sets of public open house meetings held in the project study area. Each
set of public open house meetings was held at two locations within the
study area, one in Phoenix for residents in the eastern portion of the
study area, and the other in Avondale for residents in the western
portion of the study area. The first set of public open house meetings
was held early in the project to allow public input to be incorporated
into the entire planning process and to present the proposed alternatives
of the ADMP. The second set of public open house meetings was held
just after the selection of the preferred alternative to allow opportunity
for comment on the selected alternative. A third set of public open
house meetings was held to show the preliminary results of the
floodplain delineations from the study. A fourth set of public open
house meetings was held after a draft of this Recommended Design
Report was completed to give the public the opportunity to see the
preliminary results of the study. A fifth public open house meeting was
held at the completion of the project to present the overall recommended
plan to the public.
The public was notified of the open house meetings via newspaper
advertisements, flyers in the City of Tolleson water bills, direct
notification to developers and the City of Phoenix Estrella Planning
Committee, and direct mailings to property owners along the alignments
of the preferred alternative and within floodplain areas. Copies of the
public meeting invitation brochures and community questionnaires can
be found in Appendix F.
community. Additionally, two presentations were made to the Estrella
Village Planning Committee on May 2 nd and September 5 th of 2000 to
provide an overview of the project and to inform the committee of the
progress of the plan.
F. Deliverables
The project consisted of five phases resulting in an implementation plan
with estimated costs for a recommended plan to address the drainage
issues within the study area. The five project phases are summarized as
follows:
Phase
Products
1. Data Collection Data Collection Report
Survey & Mapping
2. Level I Analysis Potential Alternatives Submittal
3. Level II Analysis Alternatives Analysis Report
4. Level III Analysis Preliminary Recommended
Design Report
Preliminary Design Plans
5. Implementation Final Submittal
Recommended Design Report w/
Maintenance Plan
This Recommended Design Report is the final deliverable for the Level
III analysis documenting the preliminary design and engineering of the
recommended plan as well as development of landscape themes and
multiple use opportunities to be incorporated into the plan.
G. Acknowledgments
The completion of this report was made possible by many individuals
whose assistance and cooperation are gratefully acknowledged. We
especially wish to thank the staff of the FCDMC, all of the members of
the Review Committee, and the participation of concerned citizens of
this area.
H. Consultant Project Team
Dibble and Associates is the prime consultant on the project. The
following individuals from Dibble and Associates are responsible for
completion of this project: Mr. Richard Perry, P.E., Principal in Charge,
Mr. Brian Fry, P.E., Project Manager, Mr. Jason Mikkelsen, P.E., Mr.
Dan Frank, P.E., Mr. Joshua Papworth, P.E., and Mr. Ezra Page, EIT,
Project Engineers.
Dibble and Associates was assisted by McCloskey-Peltz, Inc. (MPI) for
landscape analysis and by SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants for
environmental analysis. Individuals from MPI who have contributed to
the project include: Ms. Diane McCloskey, RLA, Principal. Individuals
from SWCA who have contributed to the project include: Mr. Ken
Houser, Project Manager, Ms. Melissa Keane, and Mr. Mike List.
2. Estrella Village Planning Committee
Input from the City of Phoenix Estrella Village Planning Committee
was instrumental in developing the Recommended Plan.
Representatives from the Committee were invited to participate in all of
the project meetings and actively express ideas for the project based on
the City of Phoenix General Plan. As a result, many of the project
facilities are located on sites that can become amenities to the
Public Meeting, September 20, 2001
DIBBLE & ASSOCIATES 3 DURANGO AREA DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN
August 2002
RECOMMENDED DESIGN REPORT