R-9119
RESOLUTION NO. 9119 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA FINDING THAT THE
PUBLIC NECESSITY, HEALTH, SAFETY AND
WELFARE REQUIRES, WITHIN CERTAIN
DESIGNATED AREA, THE UNDERGROUND
INSTALLATION OF WIRES AND FACILITIES
SUPPLYING ELECTRIC, COMMUNICATION OR
SIMILAR OR ASSOCIATED SERVICES AND
DESIGNATING SUCH CERTAIN AREAS AS
UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS AND
ORDERING THE REMOVAL OF POLES, OVERHEAD
WIRES AND ASSOCIATED OVERHEAD STRUCTURES
WITHIN SUCH DISTRICTS AND THE UNDERGROUND
INSTALLATION OF SUCH WIRES AND FACILITIES
WHEREAS, a public hearing has been duly and regularly held pursuant to
Resolution Number 9119 ,on the proposed establishment of a new Underground Utility
District along Main Street, from the south right-of-way line at Pico Boulevard and ending
at twenty feet south of the south right-of-way line at Hollister Avenue by
undergrounding of utilities and appurtenant work thereto within such District; and
WHEREAS, required public notice has been given and said improvement has
been considered fully,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds that the public necessity, health,
safety and welfare require the above described improvement in such designated areas.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds such undergrounding to be in the
general public interest for the following reasons:
A. Such undergrounding will reduce visual blight along a major arterial
roadway which is within an important commercial district; and
B. Such undergrounding allows for a complete system connection to a
nearby section of Main Street within which there are no overhead utilities.
SECTION 3. The proposed District, Main Street from the south right-of-way line
at Pico Boulevard and ending at twenty feet south of the south right-of-way line at
Hollister Avenue, is hereby declared to be an Underground Utility District as provided
by the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby orders the removal of all poles, overhead
wires and associated overhead structures from within the designated Underground
Utility District and the underground installation therein for all wires and facilities required
for supplying electric, communication or similar or associated services. Utility
companies must install the maximum allowable length of conduit, one hundred feet,
from the property line to the buildings.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby orders that the completion of the proposed
District be designated to be accomplished as expeditiously as possible and shall be
coordinated with the Main Str~et Streetscape Improvement Project if timing permits.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MARSHA UTRIE
City Attorney
Adopted and approved this 11th of February, 1997.
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Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 9119 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting
of the City Council held on the 11th of February, 1997 by the following vote:
Ayes:
Councilmembers:
Ebner, Feinstein, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, O'Connor,
Rosenstein
Noes:
Councilmembers:
None
Abstain:
Councilmembers:
None
Absent:
Councilmembers:
None
ATTEST:
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City Clerk