HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1976/09/28 Item 08CITY OF CHULA VISTA ITEM N0. 8
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
o /, FOR MEETING OF: 928/76
ITEM TITLE: Resolutior~a3'~a Calling a Public Hearing to Determine Whether
Public Necessity, Health, Safety or Welfare Require the Formation
of an Underground Utility District on Broadway from "E" Street
to "F" Street 4 j
SUBMITTED BY Director of Public Works/City Engineer U"'~^y/~~`"/
ITEM EXPLANATION:
On September 8, 1976, the Underground Utility Advisory Committee met to
discuss the updating of the City's 6 Year Utilities Undergrounding Program
and to take preliminary steps for the formation of the City's next under-
grounding district.
The City Council, on November 27, 1973 by Resolution 7105, approved a
6 Year Utilities Undergrounding Program for calendar years 1974 through
and including 1979. The undergrounding of utilities along Broadway from
"F" to "H" Street and "H" to "I" Street for calendar years 1974 and 1975
have been completed.
The 6 Year Utilities Undergrounding Program which was adopted by the City
Council shows that the project for calendar year 1976 is the undergrounding
of utilities along "E" Street between Broadway and 4th Avenue, followed
by the undergrounding of utilities in Broadway from "E" to "F" Street
and along 4th Avenue from "E" Street to "F" Street in 1977. An increase
in the cost of undergrounding utilities has required staff to reevaluate
the 6 Year Utilities Undergrounding Program. The estimated cost of under-
grounding "E" Street from Broadway to 4th Avenue has increased from $335,000
to $548,000; Broadway, "E" to "F" Street from $120,000 to $271,000; and
4th Avenue from "E" to "F" Street from $180,000 to $302,000.
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Environmental Document: Attached Submitted on
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
City Council set a Public Hearing on or about October 26, 1976 in accordance
with Chapter 15.32 of the City Code for the formation of an underground
utility district along Broadway from "E" to "F" Street.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
COUNCIL ACTION
Form A-113 (Rev 5-75)
Agenda Item No.8
Supplemental page 2
The City Council recently directed that the utilities along "F" Street
between 4th Avenue and Church Avenue be undergrounded in conjunction with
the widening of "F" Street. The estimated cost of undergrounding the
utilities along "F" Street is $368,000.
On January 1, 1977 the City will have approximately $600,000 of available
allocated funds from San Diego Gas & Electric Company to underground
utilities. City Council's direction to underground utilities along "F"
Street necessitates a revision to the City's 6-year Utilities Undergrounding
Program, which will be submitted to the City Council in the near future.
It was the general consensus and the recommendation of the Underground
Utility Advisory Committee that the City proceed with the undergrounding
of the utilities along Broadway between "E" and "F" Street as its project
for calendar year 1976, and that the undergrounding of utilities along "F"
Street be accomplished during calendar year 1977.
The formation of an undergrounding district to underground utilities along
Broadway from "E" to "F" Street must be initiated as soon as possible if
the City is to have an undergrounding project this year, because the
remainder of the utility company engineering time is scheduled for other
undergrounding projects with other agencies.
A plat marked Exhibit A depicting the boundaries of the district for under-
grounding utilities along Broadway between "E" and "F" Street is attached.
All utilities within the district will be undergrounded.
In conjunction with the undergrounding of the utilities, the City will
install street safety lighting similar to those along Broadway from "F" to
"I" Street. $29,000 has been budgeted in the Capital Improvement Program
as project No. GT-28 for the installation of the street lighting.
Since a city can borrow up to $200,000 from Future apportionments if an
undergrounding involves a concurrent street widening project, there will
be ample funds to construct both the Broadway "E" to "F" project and the
"F" Street project during 1977.
A transparency is available for Council viewing.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
Estimated allocation of funds available from
SDG&E as of 1/1/77 $600,000
Estimated cost of undergrounding utilities along
Broadway, "E" to "F" Street $271,000
Balance $329,000