REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 11, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
SCOTT TYLER, PE, Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Project Management Section
JIM POLSGROVE, Supervising Engineering Technician
Public Works Department, Project Management Section
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.
The proposed revisions will update the current Five-Year Plan (Exhibit "B") that was last adopted by Council on June 25, 2015. The proposed revisions omit three Districts which have been completed and closed out, revise the scheduling for four Districts which have been formed by Council, revise the scheduling for two Districts which have not yet been formed by Council, and will add two Districts to the plan.
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 Districts. Specific Districts are formed by City Council ac...
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