REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 25, 2015
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: ROBERT N. ANDERSEN, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Capital Management Division
BY: JIM POLSGROVE, Supervising Engineering Technician
Public Works Department, Capital Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Revised Five Year Underground Utility District Plan (Located City Wide)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the revised Five Year Underground Utility District Plan (Exhibit "A").
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) Rule 20A requires that Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) allocate funds for the underground placement of existing overhead electrical facilities. Cities and Counties determine the specific locations of utility undergrounding projects through formation of Underground Utility Districts (Districts) and adoption of Five Year District Plans. Exhibit "A" is the recommended Five Year Underground Utility District Plan that facilitates the orderly and planned use of the future allocation of these PG&E funds.
Portions of the proposed Five Year Underground Utility District Plan are being made in support of the Mayor's initiative to restore and revitalize older neighborhoods.
BACKGROUND
Commission Rule 20A requires that PG&E allocate funds for the underground placement of existing overhead electrical facilities. These funds accrue to PG&E from all rate payers as part of their monthly bill and are strictly reserved for the conversion of overhead facilities in approved UUDs. Specific UUDs are formed by City Council action at noticed public hearings using criteria established by Commission Rule 20A:
1. Such undergrounding will avoid or eliminate an unusually heavy concentration of overhead electric facilities;
2. The street or road or right-of-way is extensively used by the general public and carries a heavy volum...
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