HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 1540-2017File Number: 17 -695 Enactment Number: ORD 1540 -2017
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE ANTOINETTE LANE
UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT, CIP PROJECT ST 1702.
WHEREAS, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has authorized electric and
telecommunication utilities to convert overhead utility lines and facilities to underground pursuant to
Electric Rule 20 and Telecommunication Rule 32; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to certain criteria, CPUC rules allow participating cities and counties to adopt
legislation establishing underground utility districts within which existing overhead electric distribution
and telecommunication distribution and service facilities will be converted to underground facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco ( "City') Municipal Code Chapter 13.16 authorizes the City
Council, after holding a public hearing, to designate districts within which all existing overhead poles,
overhead wires and overhead equipment associated with the distribution of electric power,
telecommunication services, and cable television, will be removed and replaced with underground wires
and facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City's Fiscal Year 2017 -18 Capital Improvement Program project stl704 calls for
converting the overhead utility lines and facilities on Antoinette Lane to underground; and
WHEREAS, to effect this undergrounding, the City desires to establish an Antoinette Lane Underground
Utility District, extending approximately 1,300 feet from one block south to one block north of Chestnut
Avenue, as more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference;
and
WHEREAS, upon finding that undergrounding the overhead utilities along Antoinette Lane is in the
public interest, the City may establish an underground utility district containing all of the parcels within
the district, as identified on the Exhibit A district boundary map, thereby allowing the City to expend a
portion of its accumulated Rule 20A work credits to fund the utility conversion; and
WHEREAS, the City has accumulated $6,578,321 of Rule 20A work credits as of March 31, 2017, and
may borrow at least $203,189 of future work credits, yielding $7,594,266 in work credits that may be used
for qualified underground utility conversion projects pursuant to CPUC Rule 20A; and
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WH.E I"-'IR,,,'AIIS. the City has committed approximately $3,000,000 of its Rule 20A work credit balance to tl,).e,
previously est�iblished Spruce.Avenue Underground Utility District, leaving an uricorranitted balance of
approximately $4,575,000; and
WHER-EAS, the estimated draw of Rule 20A work. credits to complete the Antoinette Lane utility
undergrounding is $1,537,000, an. amount ttiat may be funded from the City's available balance; and
WHE'REAS, the City and. the affected Lailities have concu][ted and agreed that each utility shall cornplete
the engineering design of its respective portion. of the Antoinette Lane Underg
,round Utility District
prqject; and
WHEREAS, the City and the affected utilities have consulted and agreed. that the City sball be desi V.1ated
as "lead agent" also known as "Irenchin.g agent," responsible for preparing the trench pr rollile and
composite joint trench drawings, and mmiaging trencl,.6,ng, installation of sut)structures, pavement,
restoration, and such other trench-related work; and
WHEREAS, the City and the afl�ected utilities have agreed to awork schedule which meets theirre-spective
capabilities and. have further agreed to waive any adrninistrative fees, costs, or special street restoration
requirements fbr the purposes of this prqject; and
WFIEREAS, t1w City desires to expedite this project by all. means feasible to minimize impact on
construction of the a4jacent Community Civic Center prqject and so requests tbat. Pacific Gas & Electric
(PG&E) substitute this prqject for the Spruce Avenue Underground Utility District placed in. the PG&E
queue, in Fall. 2016 such that utility design may begin in. Fall 2017 and construction may begin in Spling
201.8; and
WHEREAS, the City notified all affected propefty owners within the proposed Antoinette Lane
Undergrotind Utility District and invited same to attend. as public hearing to discuss formation. of the
prop osed. district; and
VIII EREAS, the City Council has received the staffreport recommending that tile area identified in
Extribit A should be designated as an underground utility district within which. all existing overhead poles,
overhead wires, and overhead equipment associated with. the distribution of electric power,
telecommunication services, and cable television should be removed and relaced. witb underground wires
and facilities; and
WHEREAS, as public hearing was duly held on July 12, 201.7 in the Council C harnbers of tile City of'Soutli.
San. Francisco, at wbich time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard, and the City
Council did consider any and all obJections or protests fliat were raised. by the owners of property within
the proposed district, pertaining to designating this area an underground utility district; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council has detemrined that, pursuant to Section 1.3.16,020 of the- South San
Francisco Munici
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schedule.
SECTION 3. Severability
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid
or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to
other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To
this end, provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City Council of the City of South San Francisco
hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
SECTION 4. Publication and Effective Date
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a summary of this Ordinance shall be
prepared by the City Attorney. At least five (5) days prior to the Council meeting at which this Ordinance
is scheduled to be adopted, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the Summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk's
Office a certified copy of this Ordinance. Within fifteen (15) days after the adoption of this Ordinance, the
City Clerk shall (1) publish the summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk's Office a certified copy of the full
text of this Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and against this
Ordinance or otherwise voting. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its
adoption.
Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 12th day of
July, 2017.
At a meeting of the City Council on 712612017, a motion was made by Liza Normandy, seconded by Karyl
Matsumoto, that this Ordinance be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Vice Mayor Normandy, Councilmember Garbarino, Councilmember
Matsumo,I,,w Mayo bupta, and CouncilmemberAddiego
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Pradeep Gupta, Mayor
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