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Home My WebLink About0164.091," - / .' •• ~,',: ~ 2 Pebruary 21, 19 91 TIre HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, California poyntown tIl Underground conversion Prgject -District No-31 - M&lIbers of the council: At it. meeting o~ NoVember 19, 19~O, the council passed Resolution of Intent No. 694$ to establish rJnderground utility Oistrict No. 33. Tbe attache;cS lEIap shows the proposed boundaries of the project~ The council meetinq of March 18, 1991, was set as the time for the Public Hearinq en the matter, but now has been reschetluled to April 1, 1991. Ji.ec9lIQllandat.ion Staff requests that Council adopt the attached Resolution amending Resolution No. 6945 setting a new date of April 1, 1991 for the public hearing for Underground Utility District No~ 33. ;r:r~::;~ J(l CJIAEL D. BEANLAND Electrical Engineering Manager £;.t~X~ ~ L. ,{OONO' (J Director of Otllities ~~ Assistant City Manager Atta~ents: CKR:566:0 Amended Resolution Boundary Map • , . LEGEND U.G OISTRICT BOUNOAA'f D~ [ I DOIINTOIIN THREE -BOlHlARY /lAP UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 33 , :.' Cis~rftt Are!. fJurr.~el"" 1 2 3 J:.:~'y 89 ... JU:"1E 90 J~'ly 90 -June 91 Jr.::"'I!!! S? EXHIBIT A • -.--~ .... ' . . ,~~ ___ -1.0_-___ _ RESOLUTION NO. RESOWTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AKENDING RESOWTION NO. 6945 DECLARING ITS IN'EEN TION TO AMEND SECTION 12.16.020 OF CHAPTER 12.16 OF TITLE 12 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE BY ESTABLISHING UNOER5ROUND UTILITY DISTRICT ~~EP. 33 The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: Resolution No. 6945 of this Council is hereby amended to read as tollows: SECTION 1. That in its opir.ion the. public necessity, bea~th and safety require, and that it is the lntention of said Council, pursuant to section 12 .. 16.040 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code., to amend Section 12.16.020 of said code., by order~ the establishment ot an Underground Utility District and to prohIbit the construction in and require the removal from said proposed district of all poles and overhead lines and associated overhead structures used or useful in supplying electric., C'.omI:luni cation or similar and associated services4 SECTIO~ 24 That the number of the pr~sed district ie Underground Utility District Number 33 of the Clty of Palo Alto, commonly known as Downtown Three. RCT!Qli.......l.. That the description of the area comprising said distri~ is as follows: All of the area in the co?"ty of Santa Clara., City of Palo Alto" encompass~nq the area bounded by Cowper street, Hamilton Avenue .. Webster Street, Lytton Avenue, Middlefield Road and Forest Avenue., all as more particularly descri~d on that certain map entitled -Downtown Three Underground Utility District Number 33,· on file in the office ot the City Clerk. SECTION 4. That from and after the effective date of the establishment of said proposed district., no person or utility sh-all erect or construct within said district any pole., overhead lines or associated overnead structu['"e used or useful in supplying electric, communication or similar associated services. SECTION 5. That vithin ninety (90) days from the date of the eOEpletion and acce~tanc~ of the proposed underground facili ties within said distrIct to be eor.~tructed by the city of Palo Alto and the Pacific Bell Company, all pole.s and overhead li.nes and associated structures used or useful in supplying electric, communic~tion or similar and associated services in said proposed district ahall be removeC!, and from and after said date no person or utility shall use or .aintain such facilities 'Within said proposed district. Additional notice shall be <Jiven after said completion date has been precisely determined. 1st day reqular SECTION 6. That NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Handay. the of April, 1991 1 at the hour of 7:30 o'clock p.m., In the meetinq place of said City Council, Civic cente.r., Palo 1 910Z20 Iqt 0tI'l0lB1 Alto, california, are bereby tixe~ as the time and place when and where said Council shall hear ell protests 4r~ receive evidence for and aqainst the action herein proposed, and when and where said Council shall consi<ler and finally determine whether the public nee8-salty .. h .. lth and safety require the establishment of said diatrict and the removal of pole., ovarhead ~ir~s, and associated overhead structures, and the underground in5talletion ot wires and t'acilities for supplying electric., coamunication and similar or associated services in the district hereinabove described~ SEctION 7. That at saId hearinq, all persons interested shall be qiven an opportunity to be beard. Said hearinq may be. continued from time to time as detersined by said Council. SEctION 8. That Michael &eanland, Electrical Engineerinq JCanaqe.r, Depart:aent of Utilities, citI of palo AltaI is hereby designated as the person to answer inqu rie. regarding the protest proceedings, to be h8d herein and Bay be contacted during reqular office hours at Palo Alto civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California, 94301 1 or by calling (415) 329-2365. SiCT10N 9.. That the Clerk of the City shall qive notice of saId bear ~ by publishing notice of the public hearing aM the director of utliities shall mail copies of thic resolution to all property ~~era within said proposed district as shown on the last equalized tax roll of the Citro and to all utilities supplying electric, co .. unicati~n or sim lar or associated services vithin said proposed district.. said aailing to be completed at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of said hearing. The Clerk is authorized to ~nclude in the notice to be mailed a statement to the eff.ct that any affected property owner has the option of paying the cost of convertinq his sE-nrice connection to underqround locations over a. pel'iod of years.. Such notice shall conform t.o Section 12.16.092 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code~ IRTROOOCEO AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: APPROVED: city Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Manaqt!r Assistant City Attorney DIrector of Utili~ies Director of Finance 2 • \