REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 16, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
M. SCOTT TYLER, PE, Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Project Management Section
JIM POLSGROVE, Supervising Engineering Technician
Public Works Department, Project Management Section
SUBJECT
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HEARING - Actions pertaining to a Resolution of the Council of the City of Fresno, California, establishing Underground Utility District No. FRE-96, ("UUD FRE-96") (Council District 3).
1. RESOLUTION - Establishing Underground Utility District No. FRE-96, ("UUD FRE-96")
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council adopt the attached Resolution establishing Underground Utility District No. FRE-96.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Proposed UUD FRE-96 is generally located along Church Avenue between Walnut and Martin Luther King Blvd., Walnut Avenue between Church Avenue and Grove Avenue and Martin Luther King Blvd. between Church Avenue and Grove Avenue as shown on Exhibit "A" of the attached Resolution. Staff is requesting the adoption of UUD FRE-96 so that overhead utilities can be undergrounded along this roadway in conjunction with the City's street improvement projects surrounding the planned Martin Luther King Activity Center. Underground installation of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) overhead electrical facilities is funded by the utility company funds set aside pursuant to California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) Rule 20A. PG&E's cost to underground existing overhead facilities within UUD FRE-96 is estimated to be $4,000,000. Other utility companies, AT&T and Comcast Cable, will provide 100 percent of the funding to underground their existing overhead facilities.
BACKGROUND
On July 26, 2018, the Council adopted Resolution No. 2018 -162 which called today's public hearing
to consider the formation of UUD FRE-96.
CPUC Rule 20A requ...
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