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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/2005 - STAFF REPORTS (20) OF PALM SA V ,n x x City Council Staff Report Cq[�FO RN�P CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 16, 2005 LEGISLATIVE :iubject: RESOLUTION OF INTENTION FOR TWO RULE 20A UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICTS ALONG SUNRISE WAY From: City Manager Initiated by: Director of Public Works/City Engineer SUMMARY This item will initiate proceedings and set a public hearing for the proposed formation of a Rule 20A Utility Undergrounding District on the west side of Sunrise Way from East Palm Canyon Drive to Sunny Dunes Road and a second district on the east side of Sunrise Way from Vista Chino to San Rafael Drive. The public hearing date is proposed for December 7, 2005. RECOMMENDATION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ESTABLISH A RULE 20A UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT ON THE WEST SIDE OF SUNRISE WAY FROM EAST PALM CANYON DRIVE TO SUNNY DUNES ROAD." 2) Adopt Resolution No. "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ESTABLISH A RULE 20A UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT ON THE EAST SIDE OF SUNRISE WAY FROM VISTA CHINO TO SAN RAFAEL DRIVE." Item No. 3 . /'1. City Council Staff Report November 16, 2005- Page 2 Resolution of Intention for Rule 20A Utility Undengrounding Districts STAFF ANALYSIS: On April 21, 2005 Staff met with representatives of the Southern California Edison Company (SCE), regarding undergrounding of existing overhead utilities. Rule 20 is the Edison Company's tariff rule approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)for the conversion of overhead electric facilities to underground facilities. Rule 20 specifies the circumstances and the role of general rate payer versus applicant involvement in the payment for the conversion of overhead electric facilities. Rule 20A criteria was established in order to maintain a general public benefit, while recovery of the costs of an undergrounding project are included in electric rates. An allocation concept was developed in order to ensure equitable treatment for every local government as well cis a fair division of SCE funds. The formula was developed by SCE along with the League of California Cities and was approved by CPUC. In 2002 the CPUC approved a decision which modified the ability of local governments to mortgage their annual allocation up to a five year amount. >taff's meeting with SCE staff yielded the information that the City of Palm Springs was eligible for an approximately$2.2million utility undergrounding project. In order to qualify a project for Rule 20A funding, there must be 1) a heavy concentration of electric facilities, 2) a heavy volume of pedestrian or vehicle traffic or 3) civic areas, recreation areas and scenic areas, in addition to the lines being along a arterial or major collector roads. Meeting any one of the criteria qualifies the project for Rule 20A funding. Eiubsequent to the meeting with SCE, staff on July 19, 2005 proposed the following two projects for Rule 20A funding: 1) west side of Sunrise Way from East Palm Canyon Drive to Sunny Dunes Road 2) east side of Sunrise Way from Vista Chino to San Rafael Drive. Staff requested SCE to prepare a cost estimate to determine if construction of these two projects could be accomplished, given the approximately $2.2million project budget that the City of Palm Springs would be permitted to have. On October 17, 2005, Staff received an estimate from SCE. The estimate showed the East Palm Canyon Drive to Sunny Dunes Road portion has an estimated cost of$1.26million. The Vista Chino to San Rafael Drive portion was estimated to cost $1.9million. Although, the total of these project costs is approximately$3.1 million, the City currently is holding covenants on over 1400LF of property frontage along Sunrise Way. These covenants resulted from development which occurred in the past within these limits. And it called by the City as a part of this project, would result in the total cost being reduced to the City by approximately $450K. The covenants recorded against the properties at the tome of development require the properly owner to participate in their fair share of the Undergrounding costs, as determined by the frontage of the particular property. The resulting project estimate would be reduced to approximately$2.6million, which SCE has informed us is within the range allowable for SCE to proceed with an undergrounding district based on five year mortgaging of allocation funds. The last City Rule 20A Undergrounding Project was completed in 1999 along East Palm Canyon Drive. City Council Staff Report November 16, 2005- Page 3 Resolution of Intention for Rule 20A Utility Undengrounding Districts Letters of Notice will be mailed to all property owners along Sunrise Way within the limits rioted above, as authorized by the attached Resolutions of Intention. Meeting notices will also be published in The Public Record. Attached for City Council's consideration are two Resolutions of Intention which call for the public hearings on December 7, 2005, to consider the formation of the Rule 20A Underground Utilities Districts. Also, attached are Proposed District Boundary Maps and Cost Estimates. FISCAL IMPACT: Finance Director Revie All construction costs are being paid by SCE and reimbursed f(om Rule 20A allocations and property owner contributions as required by covenant and no local general funds are required for the work. In the event Council chooses to not call these covenants, one of the projects would have to be eliminated from The District, as the$3.1 million total is too much over the five-year City mortgage amount for SCE --to allow us to move forward on both. David J. Barakian Thomas J. Wilso Director of Public Works/City Engineer Assistant City Nfanager-Development Services David H. Ready City Manager Attachments: 1. Resolution of Intention - District for west side of Sunrise Way 2. Resolution of Intention - District for east side of Sunrise Way 3. Legal Description - District for west side of Sunrise Way 4. Legal Description - District for east side of Sunrise Way 5. Proposed District Boundary Map - District for west side of Sunrise Way 6. Proposed District Boundary Map - District for east side of Sunrise Way 7. Cost Estimate - Both Districts, west and east sides of Sunrise Way RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA GIVING NOTICE OF ITS INTENTION TO ESTABLISH A RULE 20A UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT ON THE WEST SIDE OF SUNRISE WAY BETWEEN EAST PALM CANYON DRIVE AND SUNNY DUNES ROAD. WHEREAS, Rule 20 was approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and provides or a conversion of overhead electric facilities to underground facilities; and WHEREAS, it is recommended that such an undergrounding utility district, hereinafter called District be formed within the City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, on the west side of Sunrise Way between East Palm Canyon Drive and Sunny Dunes Road. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY DECLARES its intention to conduct a Public Hearing concerning the Rule 20A Utility Undergrounding District on the west side of Sunrise Way between East Palm Canyon Drive and Sunny Dunes Road. This public hearing is to ascertain whether public necessity, health, safety or welfare requires the removal of poles,overhead wires and associated overhead structures and the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication or similar or associated service in any such District herein above described. Section 2. Any interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the hearing, or having previously filed protest, may file a written withdrawal of that protest. A written protest shall state all grounds of objection and protest by a property owner, shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by such property owner. At the public hearing, all interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard. Section 3. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing on these matters will be held by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California on Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.,m or as soon thereafter as feasible in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, located at 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California. Resolution No. \Nest side of Sunrise Way Utility Undergrounding Page 2 of 2 Section 4. The City Clerk shall cause notice to be given of the time and place of the Public Hearing by causing the publishing of this Resolution once in the local paper not less than ten (10) days before the date of the hearing and shall notify all affected property owners by mailing a copy of this resolution to such property owners and utilities concerned cat least ten (10) days prior to the date thereof and by posting a copy of this Resolution on the official bulletin board customarily used by the City Council for the posting of such notices, pursuant to the Act. Section 5. The area proposed to be included in the District is shown upon that certain map entitled Rule 20A project on west side of Sunrise Way between East Palm Canyon Drive and Sunny Dunes Road, which is on file with the office of the City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California. ADOPTED THIS day of 2005. David H. Ready, City Manager ATTEST: James Thompson, City Clerk CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California hereby certify that Resolution No. , 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, California on _ by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: James Thompson, City Clerk City of Palm Springs, California RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA GIVING NOTICE OF ITS INTENTION TO ESTABLISH A RULE 20A UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT ON THE EAST SIDE OF SUNRISE WAY BETWEEN VISTA CHINO AND SAN RAFAEL DRIVE WHEREAS, Rule 20 was approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and provides or a conversion of overhead electric facilities to underground facilities; and WHEREAS, it is recommended that such an undergrounding utility district, hereinafter called District be formed within the City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, on the east side of Sunrise Way between Vista Chino and San Rafael Drive. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY DECLARES its intention to conduct a Public Hearing concerning the Rule 20A Utility Undergrounding District on the east side of Sunrise Way between Vista Chino and San Rafael Drive. This public hearing is to ascertain whether public necessity, health, safety or welfare requires the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures and the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication or similar or associated service in any such District herein described above. :iection 2. Any interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the hearing, or having previously filed protest, may file a written withdrawal of that protest. A written protest shall state all grounds of objection and protest by a property owner,shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by such property owner. At the public hearing, all interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard. Section 3. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing on these matters will be held by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California on Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.,m or as soon thereafter as feasible in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, located at 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California. Resolution No. East side of Sunrise Way Utility Undergrounding Page 2 of 2 Section 4. The City Clerk shall cause notice to be given of the time and place of the Public Hearing by causing the publishing of this Resolution once in the local paper not less than ten (10) days before the date of the hearing and shall notify all affected property owners by mailing a copy of this resolution to such property owners and utilities concerned at least ten (10) days prior to the date thereof and by posting a copy of this Resolution on the official bulletin board customarily used by the City Council for the posting of such notices, pursuant to the Act. Section 5. The area proposed to be included in the District is shown upon that certain map entitled Rule 20A project on east side of Sunrise Way between Vista Chino Road and San Rafael Drive, which is on file with the office of the City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California. ADOPTED THIS day of 2005. David H. Ready, City Manager ATTEST: James Thompson, City Clerk CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk ofthe City of Palm Springs, California hereby certify that Resolution No. , 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, California on _ by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: James Thompson, City Clerk City of Palm Springs, California RULE 20A PROJECT - WEST SIDE OF SUNRISE WAY LEGAL DESCRIPTION All of that property in the City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, within 50 feet, measured at right angles westerly of the following described centerline: Beginning at a point on the centerline of Sunrise Way 30 feet northerly from the centerline of State Highway as shown on map of Rancho Royale, Tract No. 2, recorded in Book 20, Page 61 of Maps, Records of Riverside County, thence N 0° 11'00" E along the centerline of said Sunrise Way as shown on said map of Rancho Royale, Tract No. 2 to the NE corner of Lot 40 of the Palm Valley Colony Lands map recorded in Book 14, Page 652 of the records of San Diego County; thence continuing N 0° 11' 00" E along said centerline of Sunrise Way as shown on map of Sun View Estates recorded in Book 20, Page 61 of Maps, Records of Riverside County to the centerline intersection with Mesquite Avenue as shown on said Sun View Estates map; thence continuing N 00 08' 00" E along said centerline of Sunrise Way as shown on map of Tahquitz River Estates, recorded in Book 22, Page 70 of Maps, Records of Riverside County to the centerline intersection with Sunny Dunes Road as shown on said Tahquitz River Estates map. Consisting of 4.51 Acres M/L STATE RULE 20A PROJECT - EAST SIDE OF SUNRISE WAY LEGAL DESCRIPTION All of that property in the City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, within 50 feet, measured at right angles easterly of the following described centerline: Beginning at the centerline intersection of Vista Chino and Sunrise Way as shown on map of Desert Park Estates No. 1, recorded in Book 28, Page 36 of Maps, Records of Riverside County, thence N 0° 22' 00" E along the centerline of Sunrise Way as shown on said map of Desert Park Estates No. 1 to the centerline intersection with Via Escuela as shown on ;said Desert Park Estates No. 1 map;thence continuing N 00 22'00"E along said centerline of Sunrise Way as shown on map of Desert Park Estates No. 3, recorded in Book 29, Page 43 of Maps, Records of Riverside County to the centerline intersection with Racquet Club Road as shown on said Desert Park Estates No. 3 map; thence continuing N 00 22' 00" E along said centerline of Sunrise Way as shown on map of Desert Park Estates No. 9 recorded in Book 32, Page 56 of Maps, Records of Riverside County to the centerline intersection with Francis Drive as shown on said Desert Park Estates No. 9 map, thence continuing N 00 22'00"E along said centerline of Sunrise Way as shown on map of Desert Park Estates No. 11, recorded in Book 36, Page 15 of Maps, Records of Riverside County to the Northwest corner of said map of Desert Park Estates No. 11. 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PALM CANYON DRIVE ( HWY 111) c ss =OCATILLO c.. ti -5 [ `4 le 1tb a 9 FRANCIS.. w I ( © O a 0 NORTH ti LIMNS OF LIMITS OF UNDERGROUNDING o / UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT (50)— I DISTRICT (50) n � 669 4k y{� 50 ® Q © 35 "E SW RAFAEL PgAE —r LIMITS OF jjz GROUNDING - '� DISTRICT (50) �E JOYCEE DRIVE'.., oT (D gg I JL—L :$ o ® 15 e T --DESERT PARK ~_ � RACQUET CLUB AVE DRIVE ROCHELLE i LIM/TS OF r= UM17S OF UNDERGROUNDING o,j/p .0, UNDERGROUNDING .O LWMITS GROUNDING I 10 DISTRICT (50)— DISTRICT (50) DISTRICT (50) i I V15TA CHINO ROAD 2©,4 PIQOJECT �aST 5'(°E $uNR(5F SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA An EDISON INTUNANONAL<'+Company October 6, 2005 David J. Barankian City Engineer City Of Palm Springs 3200 Tahquits Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 Subject:Rule 20a Resolution Dear Dave, As a follow up to our Rule 20a underground project meeting, I have completed a field survey on Sunrise Way from Palm Canyon to Dunes Road and Sunrise Way from Vista Chino to San Rafael. The estimated cost for these projects are listed below: Palm Canyon South to Dunes Road: 12k.v. &33k.v. Distribution circuits. $1,260,000 Mainline trench 4200' Vista Chino to San Rafael 12k.v. & 33kk.v. Distribution circuits Mainline trench 5600' $ 1,900,000 This estimate does not include any additional street lights which would be paid for by the City. Upon completion of the design, I will send you a revised estimated cost for the project you choose to complete. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed information, please call me at 909-820- 5417 Sincerely, oc" Michael Beard Rule 20a Project Manager cc. Lin Juniper Regional Mgr. MB:cf - 7951 Redwood Ave. Fontana,CA 92336