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RESOLUTION NO. 6271
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
6081 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 14
WHEREAS City Council Resolution No. 6081, adopted November 3, 1998,
established Underground Utility District No. 14, and ordered the removal of all poles,
overhead wires and associated overhead structures, and the underground installation of
wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication or similar services within the
downtown district established by Resolution No. 6081 no later than December 31,2000;
and
WHEREAS the apparent financial losses in 2000/2001 of the Southern California
Edison Company caused by the "Energy Crisis" resulted in the temporary suspension of
"underground" utility projects funded by Rule 20A tariffs; and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Arcadia now proposes to remove
Morlan Place from Underground Utility District No. 14 as established by said Resolution
No. 6081 because of the uncertainty about future development on and abutting Morlan
Place; and
WHEREAS Underground Utility District No. 14 created by Resolution No. 6081 in
1 998 was formed under the provisions of California Public Utility Commission decisions
which at that time would not allow Rule 20A Funds to be allocated to convert customer
meter panels to receive underground service; and
WHEREAS the California Public Utility Commission has recently allowed Rule
20A Funds to be used for conversion of customer meter panels from overhead service
to underground service; and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Arcadia, at its regular meeting of
December 18,2001, held a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the
City Hall, 240 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, regarding this amendment to
City Council Resolution No. 6081; and
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WHEREAS notice of such hearing has been given to all affected property
owners as such are shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to all utilities
concerned in the manner and within 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; and
WHEREAS it has been determined that Underground Utility District No. 14
established pursuant to Resolution No. 6081 and amendments thereto as set forth in
this Resolution have been determined to be exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia hereby amends
Resolution No. 6081 by changing the established boundaries of
Underground Utility District No. 14 by eliminating from the Underground
Utility District No. 14 "Morlan Place" described as follows.
Morlan Place
Morlan Place, in the City of Arcadia, shown as Morlan Place, Tract
13768, as shown on the map recorded in Book 273, Page 37 of
Miscellaneous Record in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles
County, bounded as follows:
On the south by the prolongation of the northerly right-of-way line
of Huntington Drive; on the northwest and southeast by the right-of-
way lines of Morlan Place; on the east by the prolongation of the
westerly right-of- way line of Santa Anita Avenue.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Section 8838 of Ordinance No. 1375, the City
Council of the City of Arcadia hereby amends Section 2 of Resolution No.
6081 to extend the date of compliance and to relieve affected property
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owners of the responsibility of customer meter panel conversions, the
amended Section 2 to read as follows:
"That the City Council does hereby authorize the expenditure of
Rule 20A Funds for the conversion of customer meter panels to
receive underground service and does hereby order the removal of
all poles, overhead wires, and associated overhead structures and
the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying
electric, communication or similar or associated service within
Underground Utility District No. 14 on or before March 15, 2003."
SECTION 3. The City Clerk within ten (10) days after the adoption of this
Resolution, shall mail a copy hereof and a copy of Resolution No. 6081 and of
Ordinance No. 1375 to affected property owners as such are shown on the last
equalized assessment roll and to the affected utilities. The City Clerk shall
further notify such affected property owners and affected utility companies of the
necessity that, if they or any person occupying such property desire to continue
to receive electric, communication, or similar or associated service, they or such
occupant shall provide to this City and to applicable utilities, or their agents, a
right of entry onto their premises to install facility changes on their premises so
as to receive such service from the lines of the supplying utility or utilities.
SECTION 4. All findings, determinations, terms and provisions of Resolution No.
6081 not modified by this Resolution are hereby reaffirmed and incorporated
herein as if such findings, determinations, terms and provisions were made as of
the date of adoption of this Resolution.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
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Passed, approved, and adopted this 18th day of
DeceMber
. 2001.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that
the foregoing Resolution No. 6271 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 18th day of December, 2001 and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chandler, Chang, Kovacic, Marshall and Segal
NOES:, None
ABSENT: None
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