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6.3.B. - Page 1 <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> June 13, 2016 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Roosevelt Avenue Underground Utility District No. 2016-1 <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Adopt a Resolution of Intent to Set a Public Hearing on July 13, 2016 to introduce an <br /> Ordinance establishing the Roosevelt Avenue (from Valota Road to Upton Street) <br /> Underground Utility District 2016-1 <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> PG&E annually converts approximately 30 miles of overhead electric facilities to <br /> underground facilities throughout PG&E service area. This program is referred to as <br /> PG&E's Rule 20A. Other utility companies such as AT&T, Comcast and Astound also <br /> have similar programs and generally follow Rule 20A provisions. <br /> To qualify for funding, public agencies (after consultation with PG&E) must hold a public <br /> hearing, receive public comments and find that the undergrounding is in the public's <br /> interest based on one or more of the following reasons: <br /> - Undergrounding will avoid or eliminate an unusually heavy concentration of <br /> overhead electric facilities. <br /> • The street or road or right-of-way is extensively used by the general public and <br /> carries a heavy volume of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. <br /> • The street, road or right-of-way adjoins or passes through a civic area or public <br /> recreation area or an area of unusual scenic interest to the general public. <br /> • The street or road or right-of-way is considered an arterial street or major <br /> collector as defined in the Governor's Office of Planning and Research General <br /> Plan Guidelines. <br /> The City Council established priorities for underground utility districts. Roosevelt <br /> Avenue from El Camino Real to Upton Street was identified as one of these priorities. <br /> The utility undergrounding is being performed in phases. Two phases have been <br /> completed: Phase I Roosevelt Underground Utility District 1984-1 (El Camino Real to <br /> Hudson Street) and Phase II Roosevelt Underground Utility District 2000-1 (Hudson <br /> Street to Valota Road). Overhead utilities were placed underground and the streets <br /> were subsequently reconstructed. The proposed Roosevelt Underground Utility District <br /> No. 2016-1 (from Valota Road to Upton Street) would be Phase III, and would complete <br />