REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 25, 2019
FROM: SCOTT MOZIER, P.E., Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL MORRISON, P.E., Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
M. SCOTT TYLER, P.E., Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Project Management Section
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - 32nd Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution (AAR) No. 2018-157 appropriating $275,000 for right-of-way acquisition for the Blackstone Avenue Utility Undergrounding District (Subject to Mayor's veto) (Requires 5 affirmative votes) (Council Districts 1, 3 and 7)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the 32nd Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution (AAR) No. 2018-157 to appropriate $275,000 for right-of-way acquisition for the Blackstone Avenue Utility Undergrounding District.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Council has taken several previous actions in support of undergrounding the overhead utilities along Blackstone Avenue from Belmont to Shields, along with Abby Street from Belmont to Hedges. These actions have included the formation of utility undergrounding districts to utilize PG&E undergrounding funds pursuant to the Rule 20A program, authorizing application for Federal transportation grant funds to relocate City street lighting from wooden poles to permanent metal poles with underground service, approving budget appropriations for the capital project and awarding a construction contract for the street light relocations. Appropriations are necessary for additional right-of-way needed by PG&E in order to keep the project moving forward.
BACKGROUND
The undergrounding of overhead utilities is governed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) under the Rule 20 program. A Rule 20A project is initiated by a city or county and typically occurs in areas of a community that are used by the public on a major street. The municipal agency determines the potential project loca...
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