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Council Meeting: June 14, 1983, Santa Monica, California
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Staff
Subject: Public Hearing on the Establishment of an
Undergrounding Utility District in the Area Bounded by
the Centerlines of Fourth Street, Wilshire Boulevard,
Seventh Street and Colorado Avenue
INTRODUCTION
This report requests the City Council to hold a public hearing on
the establishment of an undergrounding utility district in the
area bounded by Fourth Street, Wilshire Boulevard, Seventh Street
and Colorado Avenue.
BACKGROUND
As stated in the staff report of May 10, 1983, the City of Santa
PAonica, the Southern California Edison Co., and the General
Telephone Company have been involved in undergrounding the aerial
facilities in the City for the past 15 years. Past policy had
been set by the California PUC which requires that 2% of gross
revenues collected within a city be set aside for work on
arterial streets and other areas of general public benefit as
specified by the City Council. City staff works with staff of
SCE and GTE to determine in which eligible areas the facilities
can be placed underground.
Property owners will- be responsible for the costs involved in
undergrounding the service from the property line to their
building. This work has already been done on most of the
properties. For those which remain, owners are required to have
private contractors do the work. The cost varies with the size
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of the building and the age of the building, but normally is
between $500 and $2000.
Notices advising the property owner of the public hearing were
mailed on June 2, 1983.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1) Open the public hearing;
2) Close the public hearing and acknowledge any protests;
and
3) Adopt the attached resolution establishing an
undergrounding utility district in the area bounded
by the centerlines of fourth Street, Wilshire
Boulevard, Seventh Street and Colorado Avenue.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl, Director of General Services
Attachment: Resolution
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