RES-2009-176RESOLUTION NO. 2009- 176
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
CREATING UNDERGROUND DISTRICT NO. 58
(IMPERIAL HWY / SR -91)
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the City Council of the City of Anaheim
on December 8, 2009, at the hour of 5:30 P.M., to ascertain whether the public necessity, health,
safety or welfare requires the removal of Overhead Facilities of Utilities, as these terms are defined
in Section 17.24.010.060 and 17.24.090, respectively, of the Anaheim Municipal Code, and the
Underground installation of such Overhead Facilities, including the property owner's service laterals,
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.24 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, and
WHEREAS, notice of the time and place of such hearing was provided by the City
Clerk by mail to all affected property owners as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to
all utility companies concerned at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the public health, safety
and welfare as well as each of the specific public purposes enumerated in Section 17.24.020 of the
Anaheim Municipal Code, require the removal of the Overhead facilities of Utilities, as these terms
are defined in Section 17.24.010.060 and 17.24.090, respectively, ofthe Anaheim Municipal Code,
and the Underground installation of such Overhead facilities, including the property owners' service
laterals, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.24 of the Anaheim Municipal Code.
2. Pursuant to Section 17.24.040 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, the City
Council hereby declares the above- described area to be an underground utility district, as this term
is defined in Section 17 24.010.080 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, to be known as Underground
District No. 58 (Imperial Hwy / SR -91).
3. The City Council does hereby fix March 1. 2011 as the date on which affected
property owners must be ready to receive underground service, and does hereby order the removal
of Overhead Facilities of Utilities, as these terms are defined in Section 17.24.010.060 and
1724.090, respectively, of the Anaheim Municipal Code, and the Underground installation of such
Overhead Facilities, including the property owners' sen ice laterals, in accordance with provisions
of Chapter 1724 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, on or before December 30, 2011.
4. The City Council hereby determines that this Resolution shall apply to the
Overhead Facilities of Utilities, including the property owners' service laterals, 12,000 volt circuits
and associated facilities, 69,000 volt circuits and associated facilities.. street light circuits,
communications lines, telecommunications facilities, telephone lines and associated facilities,
telegraph, cable television, and the installation of substructures, conduits, and cable lines in the
public right -of -way.
5. The City Council hereby finds and declares that creation of District No. 58
is consistent with the City of Anaheim's Five Year Electric Underground Conversion Plan adopted
by the City Council on July 28, 2009.
6. The City Council hereby finds and declares that creation of District No. 58
will eliminate an unusuallyheavy concentration of overhead electric facilities, that said street orroad
right -of -way is extensively used by the general public and carries a heavy volume of pedestrian or
vehicular traffic, and will remove obstructions and will improve safety by removing obstructions to
pedestrian and vehicular visibility within District No. 58.
7. The City Council hereby requests that all Utilities with Overhead Facilities
within District N o. 58 underground their Overhead Facilities, including the property owners' service
laterals, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1724 of the Anaheim Municipal Code.
8. The City Council hereby requests that all Utilities provide, at no cost to the
property owner, up to 100 feet of underground service lateral and re- connections to the customer's
premises.
9. The City Clerk is hereby directed to notify all affected utilities and all persons
owning real property within District No. 58 as provided in Section 17.24.090 of the Anaheim
Municipal Code.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Anaheim this 8th day of December 2009 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Pringle, Council Members Hernandez, Sidhu, Galloway, Kring
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY O ANAHEIM
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UNDERGROUND DISTRICT NO. 58 EXHIBIT "A"
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