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7.A. - Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Cou nci I From the City Manager January 23, 2012 SUBJECT Middlefield Road Underground Utility District No. 2011-1 - Introduction and Public Hearing RECOMMENDATION Waive first reading and introduce proposed Ordinance creating the Middlefield Road Underground Utility District No. 2011-1 and conduct Public Hearing and authorize City Manager to approve all related agreements. BAC KG RO U N D On January 9, 2012, Council adopted a Resolution of Intent and set a Public Hearing to introduce an Ordinance establishing the Middlefield Road Underground Utility District No. 2011-1. To qualify for funding for establishing underground districts, public agencies after consultation with PG&E, must hold a public hearing to find that the undergrounding is in the public's interest based on one or more of the following reasons: • Undergrounding will avoid or eliminate an unusually heavy concentration of overhead electric facilities. • The street or road or right-of-way is extensively used by the general public and carries a heavy volume of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. • The street or road or right-of-way adjoins or passes through a civic area or public recreation area or an area of unusual scenic interest to the general public. • The street or road or right-of-way is considered an arterial street or major collector as defined in the Governor's Office of Planning and Research General Plan Guidelines. ANALYSIS The purpose of the underground district is to define the geographic boundary of the district and to establish local regulations that require the removal of all poles, overhead wires and associated structures from the proposed boundary, and require the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communications, or similar or associated service within said boundary. The regulations also dictate that all future utility work be undergrounded. The boundary map shows all the parcels within the proposed district where all utility poles will be eliminated and electrical wires and related equipment placed underground.