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RESOLUTION NO. 4908 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA FINDING THE PUBLIC
NECESSITY, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE
REQUIRES, WITHIN A CERTAIN DESIGNATED
AREA, THE mIDERGROUND INSTALLATION OF
WIRES AND FACILITIES SUPPLYING ELECTRIC,
COMMUNICATION OR SIMILAR OR ASSOCIATED
SE~VICES AND DESIGNATING SUCH CERTAIN
AREA AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT AND
ORDERING THE REMOVAL OF POLES, OVERHEAD
WIRES AND ASSOCIATED OVERHEAD STRUCTURES
WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT AND THE UNDERGROUND
INSTALLATION OF SUCH WIRES AND FACILITIES.
WHEREAS, a public hearing has been duly and regularly
held pursuant to Resolution No. 4893 (City Council Series),
Ordinance No. 773 (City Council Series) and the laws and constitu-
tion o~ the State o~ Cali~ornia on the proposed improvement o~
an area bounded by Ocean Avenue, the Ocean, the northwesterly
City Limits, and Seaside Terrace by undergrounding of utilities
and appurtenant work thereto as described in Resolution No. 4893
(c.C.s.); and
WHEREAS, said improvement has been considered ~ully;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds the public
necessity, health, safety and welfare requires the above
described improvement in such designated area.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds such under-
grounding is in the general public interest for the following
reasons:
A. Such undergrounding will eliminate an unusually
heavy concentration of overhead distribution facilities; and
B. Said street is extensively used by the general
public and carries a heavy volume of vehicular traffic.
SECTION 3. The area bounded by Ocean Avenue, the
Ocean, the Northwesterly City Limits, and Seaside Terrace
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is hereby declared to be an underground utility district as
provided by ordinance No. 773 (C.C.S.) and for ~urther par-
ticulars reference is made to Resolution No. 4893 (c.c.s.).
SECTION 4.
The City Council hereby orders the removal
o~ all poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures
~rom within the designated underground utility district and the
underground installation therein o~ all wires and ~acilities
required for supplying electric, communication, or similar or
associated service.
SECTION 5.
The City Council hereby fixes twenty-four
(24) months ~rom the ef~ective date of this resolution as the
time within which such removal and underground installation
shall be accomplished.
SECTION 6.
Upon the effective date o~ this resolution,
the City Clerk is directed to forthwith comply with the provisions
of Section 7906 of the Santa Monica MUnicipal Code.
SECTION 7.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adop-
tion of this resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same
shall be in full force and effect.
ADOPTED and APPROVED this
9th
day of August
,
1977.
lOmv..J ~j~,J
Mayor
A'l'l'EST:
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/7 tei ty Clerk
(~ I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
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at a re~ular
meeting thereof held on the
9th
day of
Au~ust
, 1977, by the following vote of the
Council:
NOES:
Councilmembers: Bambrick, Cohen, Scott, Trives,
van den Steenhoven and Mayor Swink
Councilmembers: None
AYES:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers: Reed
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~:vED AS TO FORM AND IE
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chard L~ Knick ocker
City Attorney
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