HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1985/10/15 Item 6 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 6
Meeting Date 10/15/85
ITEM TITLE: Public hearing to consider a revision to Council action on
deferral of undergrounding for La Quinta Motor Inn
a) Resolution 1/4?/,9fDeferring the requirement to underground a
portion of the overhead utilities on La Quinta Motor Inn site
at 150 Bonita Road
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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REVIEWED BY: City Manager (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
At its August 20 meeting, the Council denied the request by La Quinta Motor
Inns to defer the requirement to underground the overhead utilities at its
motel site at 150 Bonita Road. La Quintals engineer, Mr. Frank Phillips,
acting as their agent has requested that the City defer the requirement to
remove and relocate the existing utility pole at the most easterly side of the
property. According to the City Code, the Council must consider this matter
at a public hearing.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council adopt the subject resolution after holding
the required public hearing.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
La Quinta Motor Inns, Inc. , was required by Code to underground the existing
overhead utility lines on its proposed motel site at 150 Bonita Road. The
company requested a deferral of this requirement. The Council denied the
request after holding a public hearing on the matter on August 20th.
In order to completely underground the lines onsite, the most easterly utility
pole must be relocated eight to ten feet east of its present location (see
Exhibit "A"). Mr. Frank Phillips of Phillips-Reynolds Engineering recently
requested that the City allow La Quinta to leave the existing pole in its
present location and go underground from there. He states that the cost of
moving the pole eight to ten feet is in the neighborhood of $5,000-$7,000.
The Council may defer or vary from the requirement to underground if the
enforcement of such a requirement would cause undue hardship to the owner and
the deferral will not result in a detriment to the health, safety or general
welfare of the neighborhood.
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Meeting Date 10/15/85
To underground eight to ten feet of overhead lines at a cost of $5,000-$7,000
would not be cost effective. According to the grading plan for the project,
locating the new pole where it is proposed would raise the pole two to three
feet, perhaps making it more noticeable than the existing pole.
All other lines originally intended to be undergrounded will be converted.
The total underground conversion totals approximately 450 linear feet.
Based on the facts contained herein, it is recommended that the subject
request be granted.
A transparency is available for Council 's viewing.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
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