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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6579RESOLUTION NO. 6579 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, EXPANDING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 15 WHEREAS, on January 20, 2004, the City Council of the City of Arcadia held a public hearing and adopted Resolution Number 6413 forming Underground Utility District Number 15 for the installation of underground wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, or similar or associated services within the District boundaries; and WHEREAS, the City Council, at its regular meeting of June 19, 2007, held a public hearing at the hour of 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the City Council Chambers at the City Hall, Arcadia, California, to ascertain whether the public necessity, health, safety or welfare requires the removal of 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 that certain expansion area of Underground Utility District Number 15, shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A and described as follows: That aortion of Duarte Road bounded as follows: On the east by the existing westerly boundary of Underground Utility District Number 15 described in Resolution Number 6413 as follows, by the northerly prolongation of a line parallel with and 10 feet east of the easterly line of Tract 30933 as recorded in Map Book 833 in the office of the County Recorder for Los Angeles County, California; on the west by the prolongation of the westerly right-of-way of Oak Avenue; on the north by a line parallel with and 50 feet north of the centerline of Duarte Road, excepting all portions outside the legal boundary of the City of Arcadia; and on the south by a line parallel with and 50 feet -1- south of the centerline of Duarte Road, excepting all portions outside the legal boundary of the City of Arcadia. 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. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 1375 of the City of Arcadia, Underground Utility District Number 15 of the City of Arcadia is hereby expanded to include the above described area. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the public necessity, health, safety, and welfare require the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures, and the underground installation of wires, associated structures and facilities for supplying electric, communication or similar or associated services in said expanded area. SECTION 3. The City Council does hereby fix March 31, 2010 as the date on which affected property owners must be ready 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, associated structures, and facilities for supplying electric, communication or similar or associated services with the expanded area of Underground Utility District Number 15 on or before March 31, 2010. -2- 6579 SECTION 4. The City Council finds and determines: a. That the undergrounding to be accomplished pursuant to this Resolution will avoid or eliminate an unusually heavy concentration of overhead distribution facilities. b. That the streets, roads orrights-of-way in the area added to Utility District No. 15 are extensively used by the general public and carry a heavy volume of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. SECTION 5. The following exceptions in said expanded Underground Utility District No. 15 are permissible and are hereby authorized: a. Equipment appurtenant to underground facilities, such as surface mounted transformers, pedestals, mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and concealed ducts. b. Temporary poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures used or to be used in conjunction with construction projects. c. Poles and cables designated by the City of Arcadia for the purpose of hanging banners. SECTION 6. The Southern California Edison Company has agreed to charge against the City of Arcadia Rule 20A allocations all costs of converting to underground each customer's service lateral, and of converting and relocating, as necessary, the overhead service entrance to accept the underground service lateral. SECTION 7. The City Clerk, within ten (10) days after the adoption of this Resolution, shall mail a copy hereof and a copy of Ordinance No. 1375 to affected property owners as such are shown on the last equalized assessment role and to the affected utilities. The City Clerk shall further notify such affected property owners of the necessity that the serving utility companies provide all necessary facility changes on their premises -3- 6579 so as to receive such service from the lines of the supplying utility or utilities at a new location. SECTION 8. That the City clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved, and adopted this zest day of Aueust 2007. Mayor f the ity of Arcadia ATTEST: ity Clerk of the Cityof~A~cadia APPROVED AS TO FORM ~~ l.~.f~-~y~y . ~c~e.f~t.4.lX-r Stephen Deitsch, City Attorney -4- 6579 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6579 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 21st day of August, 2007 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler, Harbicht, Wuo and Segal NOES: None ABSENT: None ~--~ ~ --~ City Clerk of the City of Arcadia 5 6579 m W z Z o a w U ~ w Q D ~_ Q ° ~ R R Z ~ U U Z F A C DIA C TY j 1 LOS ANGELES COUNN Q L Y J NA~M~ p,VE ~ U J a PREVIOUS ~j ®DISTRICT BOUNDARI S EXTENDED ® DIS UNDARI S AecnDiA pEVELGPMFtR ~avia:z jai enenu~w~:c umx~w: BOUNDARY EXTENTION FOR DATE: CHK'D BY: UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT 9Y: No. 15 SCALE: NONE LOCATION MAP