HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1992-16934 RESOLUTION NO. 16934
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA AMENDING COUNCIL POLICY NO. 585-1 BY EXPANDING THE
USE OF UTILITY FUNDS TO REIMBURSE ALL PROPERTIES FOR THE
COST OF UNDERGROUNDING OF PRIVATE SERVICE LATERALS
WHEREAS, Council Policy No. 585-1, adopted by Resolution 11977 on April 2,
1985, addresses the use of utility allocation funds for the underground
conversions of private service laterals; and,
WHEREAS, the current Council Policy limits funding to single family
residential properties; and,
WHEREAS, in response to the complaints of condominium owners, the Council
has directed staff to amend Council Policy 585-1, to examine the possibility of
using utility funds to reimburse all properties for the underground conversion
of private service laterals; and,
WHEREAS, approval of the subject amendment to Council Policy No. 585-1 will
allow the City to reimburse all properties for the cost of private
undergrounding; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Underground Utility Advisory Committee (UUAC) has
reviewed the draft policy revision and recommends its approval by the City
Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby amend Council Policy No. 585-1 by expanding the use of utility
funds to reimburse all properties for the cost of undergrounding of private
service laterals as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference as if set forth in full.
Presented / ~ '
by i~alt~ by /~
J hn P. Li/ppitt~/~/~y~'' M. Boo r~ """
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EXHIBIT "A"
COUNCIL
CITY OF (2-IULA VISTA
SUB~CT: USE OF UTILITY FUNDS FOR POLICY EFFEco-i-iVE
UNDERGROUND CONVERSION OF PRIVATE NUMBER DATE PAGE
SERVICE LATERALS
S85-01 12-1S-92 1 OF 2
ADOFrED BY: Resolution No, 16934 [ DATED: 12-15-92
BACKGROUND
In 1982, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by Decision 82-01-18 gave the authority to the
local agencies to request electric utilities to expand allocation funds for the conversion of electric lateral
services for each customer in utility allocation funded undergrounding districts, On October 18, 1983, Pacific
Telephone (now Padfie Bell) filed a change in tariff with the CPUC so that communications utilities would
also be in conformance with Decision 82-01-18, Cox Cable TV, is not governed by the CPUC, but chooses to
cooperate with the progran~ by providing conduit and service wires up to 100 feet in length at no cost to the
single family residence.
Decision 82-01-18 provides the ;mechanism to reduce the property owner's cost for the conversion from the
distribution line to the residence. This cost depends on the distance from the property line to the point of
connection with the customer's wiring and varies from customer to customer,
The CPUC decision permits the use of utility funds to provide up to 100 feet of the property owner's service
lateral (trenching and conduit), The net result is a reduction is cost that will benefit the individual property
owner, Under the City Code it is the property owner's responsibility to provide and maintain the underground
supporting structure needed on the property,
PURPOSE
To establish a policy for the use of utility funds for conversion of the customer's service laterals to encourage
property owner acceptance for desirable conversion district projects,
POLICY
The City Council establishes the following policy for the use of utility funds for underground conversion of
private service laterals:
2. General Provisions
A. Funding shall be limited to facilities which customer traditionally supplies/installs - trenching
and conduit from property line to point of connection,
B, Funding shall not exceed the estimated cost of trenching and conduit installation for up to
100 feet of the private service lateral,
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COUNCIL POLICY
(jilt OF CHULA VISTA
SUBJECT: USE OF UTILITY FUNDS FOR POLICY F, PF~CllVE
UNDERGROUND CONVERSION OF PRIVATE NUMBER DATE PAGE
SERVICE LATERALS
585-01 12-15-92 2 OF 2
ADOPTFD BY: Resolution No. 16934 I DATED: 12-15-92
2. Implementation Procedures
a. The use of utility funds to convert private service laterals shall be recommended by the City's
Utility Undergrounding Advisory Committee CLFUAC).
b. UUAC members shall determine the length of lateral (trenching and conduit) that is (1)
eligible for utility funding for each property within the conversion disuict and (2) the length
of conduit and wire that the appropriate cable company will provide free of charge to each
residential property.
e. UUAC members shall agree on a "reasonable" cost per iinear foot of lateral conversion.
d. UUAC utility member representatives shall agree on the proportional split each utility is to
bear for conversion of the sendee laterals.
e. All owners within the conversion district shall be informed of the utility fund amount
proposed to be reimbursed prior to the public hearing on the conversion district formation.
f. Council shall set the limit for each amount of reimbursement to be applied to each sendee
lateral by resolution. The amounts shall be those recommended by the UUAC or as amended
by Council pursuant to public hearing deliberations.
g. Utility companies shall pay City the total proportional shares specified in "E~ above when:
(1) all the customers have satisfactorily completed their service lateral conversion, and
(2) the electric metering equipment has passed a City inspection certifying it ready m
receive underground service.
h. The City shall then pay the amount of reimbursement due each owner after receipt of funds
from the utility companies.
NOTES: (1) The service lateral shall be defined as: trench, backfill, and any necessary conduit
from the customer's property line to the underground sweep at the base of the
customers termination facility. In those cases where the service conduit enters the
customer's building, the service lateral will terminate at the point where the conduit
enters the building.
(2) For the purpose of this policy utility is defined as any company providing electric,
telephone communications, cable television and data transmission services.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 15th day of December, 1992, by the following vote:
YES: Councilmembers: Fox, Horton, Moore
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: Rindone, Nader
ATTEST:
Bever~yA~.Auth~let, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 16934 was duly passed, approved, and adopted
by the City Council held on the 15th day of December, 1992.
Executed this 15th day of December, 1992.
Beverly A.~Authelet, City Clerk