HomeMy WebLinkAbout25261RESOLUTION NO. 25261
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING A POLICY AND
PROCEDURAL DOCUMENT, ENTITLED UNDERGROUND
UTILITY DISTRICT FORMATION GUIDELINES FOR RULE
20B AND RULE 20C PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the City supports undergrounding overhead utility wires and poles;
and
WHEREAS, undergrounding improves public safety by reducing the threat of fire,
impacts from earthquakes and high wind events, and also reduces utility company
maintenance costs; and
WHEREAS, undergrounding improves the aesthetics of the City; and
WHEREAS, mechanisms for undergrounding utilities have been defined by the
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to assist private property owners to bear
the cost of undergrounding through formation of utility undergrounding assessment
districts under Rule 20B and Rule 20C with some potential, though not guaranteed
reimbursement of a portion of costs by the utility; and
' WHEREAS, policies, guidelines and procedures have been developed to outline
the basic considerations and steps involved in the formation of property owner funded
utility undergrounding assessment districts to assist residents in financing costs
associated with undergrounding electrical and communication utilities in their
neighborhoods and to assist City Council,'staff and consultants in coordinating such
efforts.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby adopt the proposed Underground
Utility District Formation Guidelines for Rule 20B and Rule 20C Projects, a copy of which
is attached hereto and shall be on file with the City Clerk and available to the public for
pick-up during regular business hours or by downloading from the City's website; and
SECTION 2. The said Underground Utility District Formation Guidelines for Rule
20B and Rule 20C Projects' shall become effective immediately after the date of its
adoption and approval; and
SECTION 3. The policies and procedures of said Underground Utility District
' Formation Guidelines ,for Rule 20B and Rule 20C Projects may be periodically updated
by City Council Resolution.
Resolution No. 25261
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ADOPTED THIS 21 ST DAY OF NOVEMBER 2024. ,
Scott C. Stiles, City Manager
ATTEST:
B nda Pree, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA) '
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, BRENDA PREE, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify
that Resolution No. 25261 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs
on November 21, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Middleton, Mayor Pro Tern deHarte, and Mayor Bernstein
NOES: Councilmember Gamer
ABSENT: Councilmember Holstege
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this I day of-DWrnbr 2024.
Brenda P e, MMC, CERA, City Clerk '
City of Palm Springs, California