2000-149RESOLUTION NO. 2000R-149
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
CREATING UNDERGROUND DISTRICT NO. 41
(LA PALMA AVENUE/IMPERIAL HIGHWAY)
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim on July 25, 2000, at the hour of 6:00
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 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, of the 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. 41 (LA PALMA AVENUE/IMPERIAL HIGHWAY)
(District No. 41).
3. The City Council does hereby fix December 7, 2001 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 7.24.010.060 and 17.24.090, respectively, of the Anaheim
Municipal Code, and the Underground installation of such Overhead
Facilities, including the property owners' service laterals, in
accordance with provisions of Chapter 17.24 of the Anaheim
Municipal Code, on or before March 29, 2002.
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 and 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. 41 is consistent with the City's Five
Year Electric Underground Conversion Plan adopted by the City
Council on June 6, 2000.
6. The City Council hereby finds and declares that
creation of District No. 41 will eliminate an unusually heavy
concentration of overhead electric facilities, that said street
or road 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. 41.
7. The City Council hereby requests that all Utilities
with Overhead Facilities within District No. 41 underground their
Overhead Facilities, including the property owners' service
laterals, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.24 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. 41 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 25th day of July, 2000
MAYOR
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EXHIBIT B
MEMORANDUM
CITY OF ANAHEIM
To: Edward K. Aghjayan
Public Utilities
General Manager
February 1, 2000
Gary E. Johnson
Director of Public Works
and City Engineer/Superintendent
of Streets
SUBJECT: UNDERGROUND DISTRICT NO. 41 - IMPERIAL HIGHWAY AND
LA PALMA AVENUE iNTERSECTION
Underground District No. 41 involves intersection of Imperial Highway and La Palma Avenue.
This Segment of Imperial Highway is designated as a Major Arterial Highway and La Palma
Avenue is designated as a Prima~ Arterial Highway, both streets intended to carry large
volumes of regional through traffic riot handled by the freeway system.
Traffic safety is a major concern throughout this planned underground district. This district
includes the intersection of Imperial Highway and La Palma Avenue intersection, which ranks as
the fourth highest accident location in the recent 12-month city~vide accident count. Forty
collisions occurred along this intersection during the same 12-month period. Of the total, 12
were rear-end, three were sideswipe, two were head-on, two were fixed-object, one was over-
turned, one was auto-pedestrian and 19 were broadside. In many of these incidents, sight
distances impaired by utility poles may be a collision factor.
I therefore recommend that, pursuant to Chapter 17.24 of the City of Anaheim Municipal Code,
the City of Anaheim adopt a resolution creating Underground District No. 41, which includes the
high accident location of Imperial Highway/La Palma Avenue intersection. The purpose of the
undergrounding projects is set forth in Section 17.24.020 of Chapter 17.24 and includes traffic
safety.
Overhead electric facilities contribute to the obstruction of visibility by pedestrian and vehicular
traffic at both intersections and driveways. Under certain circumstances, such overhead facilities
may obstruct the vision of pedestrians and vehicle drivers, and adversely impact public use of the
intersections and street segments. For these reasons, I strongly recommend the removal and/or
relocation of all utility facilities. within the intersection of hnpcrial Highway and La Palma
Avenue and that such work is performed concurrently with the City's traderground project.
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EXHIBIT B
MEMORANDUM
CITY OF ANAHEIM
To: Edward K. Aghjayan
Public Utilities
General Manager
February 1, 2000
Gary E. Johnson
Director of Public Works
and City Engineer/Superintendent
of Streets
SUBJECT: UNDERGROUND DISTRICT NO. 41 - IMPERIAL HIGHWAY AND
LA PALMA AVENUE iNTERSECTION
Underground District No. 41 involves intersection of Imperial Highway and La Palma Avenue.
This Segment of Imperial Highway is designated as a Major Arterial Highway and La Palma
Avenue is designated as a Primary Arterial Highway, both streets intended to carry large
volumes of regional through traffic not handled by the freeway system.
Traffic safety is a major concern throughout this planned underground district. This district
includes the intersection of Imperial Highway and La Palma Avenue intersection, which ranks as
the fourth highest accident location in the recent 12~month citywide accident count. Forty
collisions occurred along this intersection during the same 12-month period. Of the total, 12
were rear-end, three were sideswipe, two were head-on, two were fixed-object, one was over-
turned, one was auto-pedestrian and 19 were broadside. In mauy of these incidents, sight
distances impaired by utility poles may be a collision factor.
I therefore recommend that, pursuant to Chapter 17.24 of the City of Anaheim Municipal Code,
the City of Anaheim adopt a resolution creating Underground District No. 41, which includes the
high accident location of Imperial Highway/La Palma Avenue intersection. The purpose of the
undergrounding projects is set forth in Section 17.24.020 of Chapter 17.24 and includes traffic
safety.
Overhead electric facilities contribute to the obstruction of visibility by pedestrian and vehicular
traffic at both intersections and driveways. Under certain circumstances, such overhead facilities
may obstruct the vision of pedestrians and vehicle drivers, and adversely impact public use of the
intersections and street segments. For these reasons, I strongly recommend the removal and/or
relocation of all utility facilities. within the intersection of hnpcrial Highway and La Palma
Avenue and that such work is performed concurrently with the City's underground project.
GEJ:ay/dist41
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2000R-149 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of
the Anaheim City Council held on the 25th day of July, 2000, by the following vote of the members
thereof:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Feldhaus, Kring, Tait, McCracken, Daly
None
None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution
No. 2000R-149 on the 25th day of July, 2000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of
Anaheim this 25th day of July, 2000.
(SEAL)
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is the original of Resolution No. 2000R-149 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Anaheim on July 25th, 2000.
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