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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-09-25 - RESOLUTIONS - SAN FERNANDO RD UTILITY DIST 1 (2)RESOLUTION NO. 90-159 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA MAKING FINDINGS AND ESTABLISHING THE SAN FERNANDO ROAD UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 90-143, a public hearing was called for Tuesday, September 25, 1990 at the hour of 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, lat Floor, Santa Clarita, California, to ascertain whether the public necessity, health, safety, or welfare requires the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures and the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, or similar or associated service on San Fernando Road between Magic Mountain parkway and Lyons Avenue; and WHEREAS, notice of such hearing has been given to all affected property owners as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and utilities concerned in the manner and for the time required by law; and WHEREAS, such hearing has been duly and regularly held, and all persons interested have been given an opportunity to be heard. .-. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public necessity, health, safety and welfare require the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated structures, and the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric communication, or similar or associated service on San Fernando Road between Magic Mountain Parkway and Lyons Avenue, and such described area is hereby established as San Fernando Road Underground Utility District No. 1. Section 2. That such undergrounding will avoid or eliminate an unusually heavy concentration of overhead electric facilities; Section 3. The street or road right-of-way is extensively used by the general public and carries a heavy volume of pedestrian or vehicular traffic; Section 4. All overhead utilities serving residential properties and the mobile home park at 24833 San Fernando Road which are located more than 50 feet from the centerline of San Fernando Road are exempt from this undergrounding district. Section J. All 16KV and 66KV transmission crossings and associated communication wires and cables across San Fernando Road including associated r� span guys, down guys and hardware and any and all surface mounted switches shall be exempt from incorporation in this underground utility district. Section 6. All poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures shall be removed and underground installations made in said underground utility district within the following times: (a) Underground installation by utility companies and property owners and reconnections not later than April 1, 1992; (b) Removal of poles, overhead wires and other associated structures not later than June 30, 1992; Section 7. Categorical Exemption. This City Council finds that this project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Section 15302, Class 2 (d) of the State Guidelines for Implementation of said Act. Section 8. The City Clerk, within ten (10) days after the adoption of this resolution, shall mail a copy hereof and a copy of Chapter 13.32, Division 2 of the City Municipal Code to affected property owners as such are shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the affected utilities. 1990. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 25th day of September , ATTEST: CITY CLERK I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 25th day of September , 1990 by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Boyer, Beidt, Klajic, McKean, Darcy NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bone ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None CITY C RK ENGINEERS REPORT SAN FERNANDO ROAD UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 August 14, 1990 BACKGROUND The widening of San Fernando Road between Magic Mountain Parkway and Lyons Avenue is scheduled to begin construction in 1991. It is appropriate that the existing overhead utilities in that area be relocated underground through the formation of an underground utility district. P.U.C. RULE 20-A The Southern California Edison Company's Rule No. 20-A provides a funding mechanism for the undergrounding of overhead utilities. ENABLING ORDINANCES The City has established procedures for the creation of underground utility districts in Chapter 13.32, Division 2 of the City's Municipal Code. The Code provides that after a public hearing, the City Council may determine that the project meets the established criteria for an underground district, and adopt a resolution establishing the district. At its August 14, 1990 meeting, the City Council set a date for a public hearing and authorized staff to proceed with the procedures necessary for the formation of the proposed underground utility district. DISTRICT LIMITS The bounds of the district consist of that portion of land lying $0 (50) feet easterly of and 7$ (50) feet westerly of the center lines of San Fernando Road and Bouquet Canyon Road as they existed on August 14, 1990, between a point 1300 feet north of the intersection of the center lines of San Fernando Road and Drayton Street to the intersection of the center lines of San Fernando Road and Lyons Avenue, with certain exceptions as noted on the attached district boundary map. AFFECTED UTILITIES The utilities affected by the formation of this district include the Southern California Edison Company (SCE), the Pacific Telephone Company (PACTEL), King Video Cable (KVC), Western Union (VU) and private communications systems belonging to the County of Los Angeles (LACO). 9/25/90 deleted words () added words EXEMPTIONS The following overhead utility facilities will be exempted from the undergrounding requirements of this district: 1. SCE, Saugus -Lockheed -Thatcher Glass (71381), and Saugus- Newhall No. 3 (71461), 16KV and 66KV crossings and SCE pole 7871336; 2. SCE, 16KV crossing of San Fernando Road at 15th Street; 3. SCE, 16KV crossings of San Fernando Road at 12th Street; 4. SCE, 16KV crossing of San Fernando Road at Circle J Ranch Road; and 8! $0400to 800�Rt0 zt v�#00tz xi0d# 000vs0dt0�zX00 ta�OtXittOA XOv�� 00 OW tti0tf0ff)#Oy 0Y $01 FOtvWo i(040! (5). The privately owned poles and overhead wires at the trailer park located at 24833 San Fernando Road. All structures associated with these crossings, including span guys, down guys and related hardware as well as any and all surface mounted switches shall also be exempted from the district. AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS The properties affected by the undergrounding district are all commercial or industrial developments. The district boundaries have been established to exclude adjoining residential properties, and to minimize the impact to the trailer court located at 24833 San Fernando Road. The list of affected property owners, and their lots as defined in the most recent Assessor's Books are attached to this report. It is anticipated that the cost to each of the property owners would be in the range of $800 to $3,000 depending upon the age of their existing electrical switch gear, and the presence of on-site private power poles. There are approximately 35 properties that will require modifications to their electrical systems. The total cost of these modifications would range from $30,000 to $100,000 with an expected total cost of $70,000. I�fii:l$idte7:\ri��IiT`�.F � . . � " ►' There are many ways to pay for the costs to private property owners. The entire cost can be borne by the property owner, or the City can subsidize all or part of the costs. In some jurisdictions where the project boundaries contained many economically disadvantaged owners, the agency has funded the costs using C.D.B.G. funds. In other areas, the cost has been shared between the property owner and the agency. This sharing of costs can be justified on the basis that the general public receives an aesthetic benefit from the removal of the overhead facilities. The actual construction of these modifications can be done individually ^ by the property owners, or under an umbrella contract administered by the City. Long delays are often experienced when the construction is left to the property owners. Since time is of the essence in this project, it is recommended that the City award a contract with a single contractor for the work, unless a property owner specifically requests the right to obtain his own contractor. Recognizing the benefits to be received by the general public, and the fact that the properties are generally not in an economically disadvantaged area, it is recommended that a policy be established whereby the City would pay for 502 of the cost, and the property owner would pay the remaining 502 over a period not to exceed three years. The policy should also include terms to allow the filing of a lien against those properties whose costs have not been repaid to the City by the end of three years. CONSTRUCTION COSTS The City receives a Rule 20-A allocation from the Southern California Edison Company of approximately $230,000 per year. Santa Clarita's current Rule 20-A fund balance is over $400,000. The proposed district would cost approximately $1,200,000, however, the Southern California Edison Company is willing to consider the advancement of the City's future year allocations to fund the project at this time. ^ It should be noted that establishing this district will encumber the City's current balance of Rule 20-A funds as well as its entitlement for the next four years. TIME OF COMPLETION The undergrounding of all overhead facilities belonging to utility companies shall be accomplished within 18 months from the date of Notice to Remove Overhead Facilities. Private utility connections shall be made to the underground facilities, and all overhead private facilities removed within 30 days from the date of Notice to Remove Overhead Facilities for portions of the district as he sees fit and in the best interest of the City to facilitate the completion of the entire undergrounding project in a timely fashion. LEGAL DESCRIPTION SAN FERNANDO ROAD UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 That portion of land lying $0 (50) feet easterly of and 1$ (50) feet westerly of the center lines of San Fernando Road and Bouquet Canyon Road as they existed on August 14, 1990, between a point 1300 feet north of the intersection of the center lines of San Fernando Road and Drayton Street to the intersection of the center lines of San Fernando Road and Lyons Avenue.