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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 32-92RESOLUTION NO. 32-92 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2, DIVISION 23 (WEST COLUMBUS STREET UNDERGROUND UTILITIES PROJECT). WHEREAS, by Resolution of Intention No. 1089, adopted on February 12, 1992, a 9ublic hearing was called for March 11, 1992, at the hour of ?:00 P.M., in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, to ascertain whether the public necessity, health, safety or general welfare requires the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures and underground installation of wires and facilities for sugplying electric, communication, cable television or similar and associated services, within that certain area, more particularly described as follows: UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2, DIVISION 23 A 3/4 mile long strip of right-of-way for West Columbus Street in Section 18, T28S, R29E, M.D.M., City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, State of California, Being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the north line of West Columbus Street and the center line of Chester Avenue in said Section 18; THENCE, easterly along said north line to west easement line of PG&E right-of-way at the intersection of West Columbus Street and San Dimas Street; THENCE, along the southerly projection of said west easement line to the point of intersection with the south line of West Columbus Street; THENCE, westerly along said south line of West Columbus Street to the point of intersection with the center line of Chester Avenue; THENCE, northerly along said center line of Chester Avenue to the POINT OF BEGINNING. -1- ORI(~INA[ WHEREAS, notice of such hearing has been given to all affected property owners as such are shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to all utilities concerned in the manner and within the time required by law; and WHEREAS, such hearing has been duly and regularly held, and all persons interested have been given an opportunity to appear and be heard. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield that, pursuant to Chapter 12.32 of Title 12 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield, the above described area is hereby declared an underground utility district and is designated as Underground Utility District No. 2, Division 23, of the City of Bakersfield. Attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A", and hereby incorporated as a part of this Resolution, is a map or diagram entitled as follows: UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2, DIVISION 23, delineating the boundaries of said District. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the electric utility which undertakes underground installation of its facilities shall use the underground conversion allocation computed pursuant to decisions of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California for the purpose of providing to each premises in Underground Utility District No. 2, Division 23, requiring a maximum of one hundred feet of individual electric service trenching and conductor, as well as backfill, paving and conduit. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council does hereby fix June 30, 1994 as the date on which all affected utilities must have all facilities installed, and have completed removal of all poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures and the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, cable television or similar or associated services within Underground Utility District No. 2, Division 23. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby instructed to notify all affected utilities and all persons owning real property within Underground Utility District No. 2, Division 23, of the adoption of this Resolution within ten (10) days after the date of such adoption. Such notification shall be made by mailing a copy of this Resolution, together with a copy of Chapter 12.32 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield, to all affected property owners as such are shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the affected utilities. -2- ORIGINAL BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby finds and determines as follows: 1. That the public necessity, health, safety or general welfare requires the removal and undergrounding of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures within Underground Utility District No. 2, Division 23. 2. The Underground Utility District herein created is in the general public interest for the reason that the streets, roads or right-of-way in the District are extensively used by the general public and carry a heavy volume of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on MAR 11 199) , by the following vote: AYES; COUNCILMEMBERS: EDWARD~ D~MOND, SMITH. BRUNNI. PETERSON, McDERMOI'T, SALYA~tO NOES; CO~ILMEM~RS: ~ ~NT COU~LME MBERS, ~ A~AIN: COUNCILMEMBERS ~ CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO CLERK of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED MAR I 1 1992 CLARENCE E. MEDDERS MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED as to form: CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield DS/DC:mro 03/17/92 ORIGINAL UNP~c~l~UhlP UTILITY Di~-I'R'ICT V¢ GOLUMI~ ~T.-GbIE~T~R' ?'~) SA~ PI/vi'A5 $8 TH 3 ~ TH 34 TH H I sr 632 A 1! [ o C',T EXHIBIT "A"