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RESOLUTION NO.
11977
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING COUNCIL POLICY
REGULATING THE USE OF UTILITY FUNDS FOR
UNDERGROUND CONVERSIONS OF PRIVATE SERVICE
LATERALS
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, in September, 1984 Council directed
prepare a Council policy regulating the use of utility
underground conversion of private service laterals, and
staff to
funds for
WHEREAS, Council specifically requested staff to address
the issues in limi ting the use of uti 1 i ty funds to only single
family dwellings when preparing the policy, and
WHEREAS, the Engineering staff has
the utility company representatives and has
Policy, which is attached hereto as Exhibit
herein by reference as if set forth in full.
worked closely with
developed a Council
"A" and incorporated
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that
the City of Chula Vista does hereby adopt
attached hereto as Exhibit "A" regulating
funds for underground conversions of private
the City Council of
the Counc i 1 Pol i cy
the use of utility
service laterals.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 2nd
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AYES: Councilmen
NAYES: Councilmen
ABSTAIN: Cou'Icilmen
ABSENT: Councilmen
McCandliss, Scott, Moore, Cox
None
None
Malcolm
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO.
11977
,and that the same has not been amended or repealed.
DATED
(seal)
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
COUNCIL POLICY
CIlY OF Q-RJLA VISTA
POLICY
SUBJECT: Use of Utility Funds for Underground NUMBER
Conversion of Private Service Laterals
EFFECTIVE
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AOOPTED BY RESOWTION NO. '11977
DATED :
'April 2, 1985
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BACKGROUND
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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 expend 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
Pacific 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 program by providing conduit and service wires up to
100 feet in length at no cost to the single family residence.
Deci si on 82-01-18 provi des the mechani sm to reduce the property owner's
cost for the conversion from the distribution line to the residence. This
cost depends on the di stance from the property 1 i ne to the poi nt of
connection with the customer's wiring and varies from customer to customer.
The CPUC deci si on permi ts the use of util ity funds to provi de up to 100
feet of the ,property owner's service lateral (trenching and conduit). The
net result is a reduction in cost that will benefit the individual
property owner. Under the City Code it is the property owner's
responsiblity 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 servi ce 1 ateral s 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:
I. General Provisions
A. Funding shall be limited to single family residential
properties.
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B. Funding shall be limited to facilities which customer
traditionally supplies/installs -trenching and conduit from
p.roperty line to point of connection. ..
C. Funding shall not exceed the estimated cost of trenching and
conduit installation. for up to 100 feet of the private service
lateral.
11. Implementation Procedures
A. The use of utility funds to convert private service laterals
shall be recommended by the City's Utility Undergrounding
Advisory Committee (UUAC).
B. UUAC members shall determine the length of lateral (trenching
and conduit) that is (l) eligible for utility funding for each
single family residential property within the conversion
district and (2) the length of conduit and wire that Cox Cable
TV will provide free of charge to the single family
residential property.
C. UUAC members shall agree on a "reasonable" cost per linear
foot of lateral conversion.
D. UUAC utility member representatives shall agree on the
proportional split each util ity is to bear for conversion of
the service 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 app1 ied to each service 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 of proportional
shares specified in "E" above when:
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11977
DATED: April 2, 1985
1) all the customers have satisfactorily completed their
service lateral conversion, and
2)
the electric metering equipment
inspection certifying it ready
service.
has passed a Ci ty
to receive underground
H. The Ci ty 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 1 i ne to the
underground sweep at the base of the customer's termi nati on
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.
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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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