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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 12-92RESOLUTION NO. 12-92 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2, DIVISION 22 (WHITE LANE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES PROJECT). WHEREAS, by Resolution of Intention No. 1087, adopted on December 18, 1991, a public hearing was called for January 29, 1992, at the hour of 7:00 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 supplying electric, communication, cable television or similar and associated services, within that certain area, more particularly described as follows: UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 DIVISION 22 A 1-1/2 mile long strip of right-of-way for White Lane in Sections 14 and 15, T30S, R27E, 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 west line of Wible Road and the north line of White Lane in said Section 14; THENCE, westerly along said north line to intersect the mid-section line of said Section 15; THENCE, southerly along said mid-section line to the point of intersection of the south line of White Lane and said mid-section line; THENCE, easterly along said south line of White Lane to the point of intersection with the west line of Wible Road; THENCE, northerly along said west line of Wible Road to the POINT OF BEGINNING. 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 -1- ORIGINAL 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 22, 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 22, 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 22, requiring a maximum of one hundred feet of individual electric service trenching and conductor, as well as backfill, paving and conduit. Any balance of costs required for conversion of utility service to individual properties to undergrounded service shall be borne by the City or otherwise provided at no cost to property owners. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council does hereby fix December 31, 1993 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 22. 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 22, 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. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby finds and determines as follows: -2- ORIGINAL 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 22. 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 JAN 2 Q 1§92 , by the following vote: AYES; COUNCILMEMBERS EDWARD,§, DeMOND, SMITH, BRUNNI, PETERSON, McOERMOtT, SALVAGGIO NC[S. COUNCiLMEMBERS AGSENT COUNCILMEMBERS ABSTAIN: COUNCiLMEMBERS /V~,V~- CITY CI;ERK and EX OFFICIO CLERK of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED JAN.~ 9 1992 By ~ Kevin L. McDermott, Vice-Mayor CLARENCE E. MEDDER$ MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield APPROYED as to form: CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield DS/de WHITEUDG.RE$ 12/26/91 -3- ORIGINAL