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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 5.6 MAD84-1EstbUtltyDistAGENDA STATEMENT SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 12, 1984 Public Hearing - San Ramon Road Underground Utility District Number 1 84-1 EXHIBITS ATTACHED: / RECOMMENDATION: FINANCIAL STATEMENT: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Resolution establishing the San Ramon Road Underground Utility District Location Map Notice of Intention Adopted Policy of Undergrounding of Existing Overhead Utilities Procedure for Undergrounding Overhead Utilities 2. 3. 4. Open public hearing and hear staff presentation. Take testimony from public. Close public hearing and deliberate. 'Approve resolution establishing the San Ramon Road Underground Utility District Number 1. See description below DESCRIPTION: At its meeting of June 13, 1983, the City Council adopted a policy for establishing priorities for underground utility projects (see attached) and approved San Ramon Road between Dublin Boulevard and Martin Canyon Creek as the first project to be undertaken using PUC Rule 20A. '~ Since that meeting, the allocation process for ~'Rule 20A funding has been changed. P.G. & E. has indicated that now the City can be advanced those funds which-it would have received for the next five years. In 6rder for the City to fund the San Ramon Road Underground.Project, those funds allocated to the ~City for the years 1983 through-1989 will be required. The estimated project cost is $376,000.00 'The only costs which the City will incur, are those costs associated with the installation of street lights. These costs have been budgeted -as part of the San Ramon Road Improvements Project (Phase II) which will be undertaken during the summer of 1985. Those property owners within the Project boundaries which do not yet have underground service lines, would have to pay the cost necessary to underground those lines. Those properties that would have to assume this cost are those properties on the west side of San Ramon Road between the Jeha property and Martin Canyon Creek. The property owners have been notified of the public hearing. If the City Council adopts the attached resolution to underground these utilities, P.G. & E. will immediately proceed with the necessary engineering and contracts. It is anticipated that this project could be completed by as early as May 31, 1985. NO. ,5-. G Recommendation Adopt Resolution designating an area ~or the underground installation of utilities and ordering the removal of aboveground utilities in an area designated as the San Ramon Road Underground Utility District Number 1. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DESIG~XLATING AN AREA FOR THE UNDERGROUND INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES AND ORDERING THE REMOVAL OF ABOVEGROUND UTILITIES IN AN AREA DESIGNATED AS'THE SAN R~ON ROAD UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 1. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dublin has received the recommendation of the City Engineer that the area designated in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, in Dublin, California, should be designated as an area in which poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures should be removed and that underground wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, or similar or associated service should be installed; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 6 - Undergrounding of Utilities of the Ordinance Code of the County of Alameda as adopted by the City of Dublin, the City Clerk notified all affected property owners as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, and utilities concerned, by mail, of a p~blic hearing on this matter to be November 13, 1984, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dublin Library Meeting Room, located at 7606 Amador Valley Boulevard. WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on said date, at which time the City Council did receive and consider the recommendation of the City Engineer and did hear any and all objections or protests which were raised by the owners of property within the above described area pertaining to designating this area an underground utility district. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin City Council on behalf of all Dublin Citizens does hereby resolve: Section t. The public necessity, health, safety and welfare require the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures and underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, or similar or associated services within the area as shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, with such area hereby being designated as the San Ramon Road Underground Utility District. Section 2. Determines that the undergrounding of utilities as provided in Section 1. will avoid or eliminate an unusually heavy concentration of overhead distribution facilities. Section 3. Orders that the removal and underground installation of the above mentioned utilities be accomplished by May 31, 1985, and that all property owners within said District shall be ready to receive underground service from such underground systems as of April 15, 1985. Section 4. Directs the City Clerk to mail a copy of this Resolution together with a copy of Chapter 6 - Undergrounding of Utilities of the Ordinance Code of the County of Alameda as adopted by the City of Dublin, to all affected property owners as such are shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the affected utilities. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of November, 1984. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk CITY OF DUBLIN P.O. Box 2340 Dublin, CA 94568 October 29, 1984 $2%4600 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FORM AN UNDERGROUND DISTRICT The City of Dublin proposes to form an underground district along-. San Ramon Road, from north of Dublin Boulevard to Martin Canyon Creek. The District would be called the San Ramon Road Underground utility District (see the attached location map). Within this District poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures would be removed and facilities for supplying electric, communication, or similiar or associated service would be placed underground. ~ '~' ~-" The City's portion of the' undergrounding work would be paid for with Public utility Commission (p.U.C.) Rule 20A funds. Property owners would have to pay any costs necessary to underground their service lines in order to be ready to receive service from the underground system. Property owners would have to be ready to receive underground service by April 15, 1985. A public hearing on the Resolution to establish this District will be held on November 13, 1984, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dublin Library Meeting Room, located at 7606 Amador Valley Boulevard. The public is invited to attend and be heard on this subject. CITY ENGIMEER's UNDERCROUND UTILITY PRIORITY REPORT RECOMMENDED POLICY REGARDING PRIORITIES FOR THE UNDERGROUNDING OF EXISTING OVERHEAD UTILITIES Commercially fronted streets considered before residential fronted streets because of higher visibility due to commercial setbacks and higher traffic volumes thus affecting more people. Streets with pole lines on two sides of the street be considered before streets with poles on one side of street due to the greater reduction in visual polution. Consideration be given to projects including outside participation such as private developers or assessment districts which would considerably lessen the public cost of the project. Consideration be made where a street is to be widened and the existing overhead utilities will need to be relocated. Review of priorities be made on an annual basis or more often as' circumstances warrant. ' REC©M>IENDED PRIORITIES Commercial Areas More visibility - high traffic use A. San Ramon Road-Dublin Blvd to Martin Canyon Creek (poles bcth sides of street and can match timing wiE~ widening of roadway). Rule 20A estimated cost $350,000 (total cos: with street SaO0,O00). B. Dublin Blvd-San Ramon Road to Golden Gate Drive (poles both sides of streec and heavy downtown traffic). Rule 20A estimated cos~ $a21,000 (to~al cost with street lights $a63,000). C. Dublin Blvd-Golden Gate Drive to 1-680 (poles bo~h sides of screet). Rule 20A estimated cost $336,000 (to,al cost wi~h s~ree~ lights $372,000). D. Dublin Bird-Remainder between 1-680 and Dougherty Road. E. Dublin BlSd-San Ramon Road to Silvergate Drive. F. Dublin Cour: G. Dougherty Road ~. Village Parkway-Dublin Blvd ~o Amador Valley Blvd (note ~ha~ existing overhead tines are already on stree~ light poles). I!. Residential Areas Less visibility because of landscaping and less ~raffic. More / w,, ].p -~ ....... ~mador Valley Blvd north to City limit line. probl%ms ith eople undergrounding their own overhead services. . village ~r~=z ,, . ~ . ~ % a'. B. Amador Valley Blvd-V~l!age Parkway to Scaoecoac., Ro G C. San Ramon Road-Amador Valley Blvd north to Ci~7 limit line. PROCFDURE FOR TIlE UNI)ERCROUNDING OF OVERItEAD UTILITIES TIIROUCtl THE USE OF PUC RULE 20A FUNDS "':. '"' L _'"'- II. III · IV. prc-Inqu£rv Staee A. City passes an underground ordinance (Dublin has adopced the Alameda County Ordinance by reference). B. City sets up an Underground Committe with regularly ~ d schedule meetings to coordinate its underground program. (Dublin has set up such a committee and has met four times on a monthly basis.) Incu£r¥ Stag~ A. City Council sets a first priority project and officially requests PG&E to proceed with the project. Details of the project are worked out between the City and Utility Staffs such as: 1. · Validity of project (conformance to Rule 20A qualifying criteria} 2. Project boundaries " 3. Project timing 4.'' Lead agency for trenching 5. Project costs 6. Review of Rule 20A allocations 7. Engineering specifics of the projects including which poles the district will terminate on. (These detailed items have been covered. Council needs to approve the priority project and scarf will proceed with u~ilit7 company notification.) B. PG&E resounds to City in writing, confirming ~he major points of the proposed Rule 20A prpjec:. VI. PG&E Review S~aze A. PG&E's divisioned staff reviews the proposal, solidifies the details, and votes on project. B. PG&E advises City of project acceptance and/or changes required on project. C. PG&E begins detailed cost estimate preparation. (This review scage should take about 4-6 weeks.) Government Azencv Action S~age A. City Attorney prepares a Notice of Intention to form an underground district. Public hearing daces are established. Property owners wqithin ~he di$¢rict are sent copies of Notice of Intention. B. Public hearings are held. C. Underground resolution passed by City Council and sene to the involved utilities. Estimate Preoaration and Aooroval Sta~e A. PC&E comoletes cost estimate and prepares bidding document~ and contracts between~the various companies involved. Project Construction State A. Utility customers within the district perform :heir underground service conversion work. P'iCZ csncrac=or completes the nell/=? undergroundinq worx. (CL~'.' may include the crencni~ and seczing u~li~': vau'Lzs as parz of ~hc street projec~ for ease of coorS/nat!on.)