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Santa Monica, California, September 18, 1978
T0: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Establishment of an Undergrounding Utility District
on Colorado Avenue from Lincoln Blvd, to Yale Street
Introduction
This report is requesting the City Council to adopt a resolution to
set a public hearing for the establishment of an undergrounding utility
district on Colorado Avenue between Lincoln Blvd. and Yale Street.
Background
The considerable number of utility poles and overhead facilities on this
section of Colorado Avenue present an unsightly appearance and a potential
hazard to traffic. Because of this condition it is desirable to remove
the poles and aerial facilities.
A71 costs of installing new underground facilities within the street
rights-of-way, and all costs of removing overhead facilities within said
rights-of-way will be borne by the Southern California Edison Company,
General Telephone Company, and Theta Cable of California, in accordance
with PUC Regulations, Section 8209. The costs of connections on private
property for those properties which are currently served by overhead
utilities are to be borne by the property owners being served, as per
previous City policy. The cost to the City will be approximately $12,000
(1978 costs) for undergrounding services to traffic signals and street
lights at eleven locations.
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To: Mayor and City Council -2- September 18, 1978
Funds for the City portion are available in budgeted Gas Tax Funds.
Preliminary estimates of cost have determined the costs to the utility
companies for undergrounding the subject project to be approximately as
follows:
General Telephone Company $ 500,000
Southern California Edison Company $1,200,000
Theta Cable TV Service 50,000
Total Project Cost 1,750,000
The costs of connection for property owners are estimated to range from
$600.00 to $1,500.00, depending on the distance from the service point to
the street, and the contractor chosen by the property owner. All but one
of the affected properties in this district are commercial properties,
with the one exception being a-residential triplex.
A meeting of representatives of each of the utility companies (with the
exception of Theta CATV who where notified but did not attend) was held to
discuss this project and all of the companies are in agreement on the need
of this project and are planning to proceed pending Council action.
This project will be a long-term one and will be completed in three stages,
each costing approximately $600,000, and will be finished in approximately
five years if planning and engineering is begun in 1978 after approval by
City Council. The first stage will be between Lincoln Blvd. and 14th Street.
Recommendation
It is recommended that. the City Council adopt the attached Resolution setting
a public hearing for October 24, 1978, to establish an undergrounding utility
district on Colorado Avenue between Lincoln Blvd. and Yale Street.
Prepared by: S. E. Scholl Attachments: Resolution
E. 0. McAteer List of Affected Property
Owners
RESOLUTION N0. 5098 (COS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA DESIGNATING A CERTAIN
AREA AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT, AND
DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO REMOVE POLES,
OVERHEAD WIRES, AND ASSOCIATED OVERHEAD
STRUCTURES THEREFROM, AND DECLARING ITS
INTENTION TO UNDERGROUND WIRES AND FACILI-
TIES FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRIC, COMMUNICATION,
AND SIMILAR OR ASSOCIATED SERVICE.
WHEREAS., the City Council on June 25, 1968, did adopt
Ordinance No. ?73 (City Council Series), adding Chapter 9 to
Article VII of the Santa Monica Municipal Code, which chapter
is titled as follows:
"CHAPTER 5 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES RE OVERHEAD AND
UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES," and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to designate Colcrado
Avenue from Lincoln Boulevard to Yale Street an Underground Utility
District; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
hereby finds that such undergrounding is in the general public
interest for the following reasons:
1. Such Undergroundir_g will eliminate an unusually heavy
concentration of overhead distribution facilities;
2. Said street is extensively used by the general public
and carries a heavy volume of vehicular traffic; and
3. Said street passes through ar, area which would benefit
from the aesthetic improvement resulting from such
undergrounding; and
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WHEREAS, the Southern California Edison Company and the
General Telephone Company desire to accomplish the undergroundir_g of
this line by December 1, 1983.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That said City Council proposes to initiate
proceedings for the establishment of an Underground Utility District
embracing Colorado Avenue from Lincoln Boulevard to Yale Street,
together with property abutting said Colorado Avenue within said
limits.
SECTION 2. That notice hereby is given that on Tuesday, the
24th day of October, 1978, at 730 P.M.'in the Council Chambers
located in the City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, California,
there shall be a public hearing before said City Council for the
purpose of determining whether the public necessity, health,
safety or welfare requires the above described improvement.
SECTION 3• That the City Clerk shall give notice of the hearing
by posting a copy of this
by notifying all affected
ecualized assessment roll
time and place of such he
date thereof.
resolution. on the Council Chamber door and
property owmers as shown on the last
and utilities concerned by mail of the
wring at least ten (10} days prior to the
SECTIOT_d 4. That the City Clerk hereby is directed to publish
this resolution in the EQening Outlook on two successive dates, the
First publi^_ation to be made not less than ten (10) days prior to tree
date of the above public hearing.
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SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same
sha11 be in full force and effect.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 26th day of September , 19'8.
Aanrcved as to form:
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,Richard `L. Knickerbocker
City Attcrney
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 26th DAY OF
September 1978,
~~AYOR tPRO TEMPORE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FORE60IN6 RESOLUTION WAS.
DULY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF .SANTA MONICA
AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE 26th _
DAY OF September ,1978 , BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE OF THE
COUNCIL;
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bambrick, Cohen, Reed, Scott,
Trives, van den Steenhoven,
Swink
NOES; COUNCILMEMBER$: None
ABSEi~T: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ATTEST;
`CNY~ ~ERK
COLORADO AVENUE
UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT
List of Affected Property Owners
2834 Colorado
1556 Harvard
2520 Colorado
1831 Colorado
1804 Colorado
1808 Colorado
1814 Colorado
1823 Colorado
1704 Colorado
1726 Colorado
1734 Colorado
1738 Colorado
1331 Colorado
1205 Colorado
1101 Colorado
1001 Colorado
1020 Colorado
Commercial
Residential Triplex
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commerc5:a1
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Street Light - 6 locations - City
Traffic Signals - 5 locations -City
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DATE :~.. September 29, 1978 '~
TO Toivo Marjanen, Engineering
FROM Joyce Snider, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Undergrounding of Utilities
It is my understanding that you wish the Clerk's Office
to sent out letters notifying the affected property
:owners of the public hearing which has. been set for
October 24, 1978 regarding undergrounding of utilities.
on Colorado Avenue from .Lincoln Boulevard to Yale Street. ,
In order to accomplish this mailing my office will need
the following:
1. A complete list of the names and addresses of the -
property owners or assessors parcel numbers for
each so that we can look them up.
Z. Samples of the letters to be sent out and direction
on who receives what letter.
3. The cost of the service to the individual property
owners.
We cannot do the mailing until we have received the above
information from you. I would appreciate your help in
completing this work.
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