HomeMy WebLinkAbout28 - Rule 20A Undergrounding District Priority ListJune 27, 2000
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
ITEM NO. 28
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT: RULE 20A UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT PRIORITY LIST
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Confirm the City Council Subcommittee 20A priority list for future Rule 20A
underground districts in the following priority order.
A. Bayside Drive from Jamboree Road to El Paseo Drive and El Paseo Drive
from Bayside Drive to Seadrift Drive.
B. Superior Avenue from Placentia Avenue to s/o Ticonderoga Street.
C. San Joaquin Hills Road from Spyglass Hills Road to El Capitan Drive.
2. Direct staff to schedule public hearings to form Rule 20A undergrounding districts
for the three locations.
DISCUSSION:
On January 11, 2000, the City Council reviewed the priorities recommended by the Public
Works Committee (see attached staff report) and appointed a subcommittee to review the
recommendations for future Rule 20A undergrounding projects.
The subcommittee is recommending the following projects in priority order:
1. Bayside Drive/El Paseo Drive (Estimated Cost of $850,000)
2. Superior Avenue (Estimated Cost of $615,000)
3. Joaquin Hills Road ($1,000,000)
These projects are projected to use Edison Rule 20A funding for the next 7 to 8 years.
The City's current Rule 20A undergrounding program - which includes Underground District
No. 15 (Newport Boulevard from 19"' Street to 32 n Street including the McFadden Square
area) has committed available funds through FY 2000 and $127,000 of the FY 2001
allocation.
Subject: Rule 20A Undergrounding District Priority List
June 27, 2000
Page 2 of 2
The City will have approximately $127,000 left in the Rule 20A account in FY 2001 to fund
additional Rule 20A underground utility districts. An estimated additional $329,000 will-be
allocated each year thereafter.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) enacted a program known as the "Rule
in Case 8209" (Rule 20A) program in the late 1960's. This rule required regulated electrical
utilities such as Southern California Edison to establish a defined program to underground
existing overhead utility lines. The telephone companies participate by undergrounding
their facilities in cooperation with electrical utility projects.
The program is paid for with utility company funds allocated in accordance with a CPUC
specified formula. This program is completely separate from the assessment district
program used to underground utilities in residential areas. The Newport Beach
allotment is currently $329,000 per year.
An undergrounding project must satisfy one or more of the following CPUC specified
criteria to be eligible for funding under the Rule 20A program:
a. The undergrounding will eliminate an unusually heavy concentration of overhead
facilities, or
b. The street is extensively used by the general public and carries a heavy volume of
pedestrian or vehicle traffic, or
c. The street adjoins or passes through a civic area, public recreation area, or an area
of unusual scenic interest to the general public.
Attached are sketches showing the approximate areas to be considered for future Rule
20A undergrounding districts.
Re tfully i ed,
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Don Webb. Director
By:
Richard L. I-folfstadt, P.E.
Development Engineer
Attachments: Exhibits showing approximate boundaries of proposed Rule 20A districts
January 11, 2000 City Council staff report
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January 11, 2000
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
ITEM NO.
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT: RULE 20A UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT PRIORITY LIST
RECOMMENDATION:
Review existing priority list of future Rule 20A underground districts and reprioritize if
desired.
DISCUSSION:
On May 27, 1997, the City Council Public Works Committee approved the following
priority list for Rule 20A underground projects:
Newport/McFadden intersection (Estimated cost of $1,000,000)
Bayside Drive from Marine Avenue to El Paseo Drive (Estimated cost of $600,000)
3. Superior Avenue from Placentia to s/o Ticonderoga (Estimated cost of $615,000)
At the April 26, 1999, meeting the City Council formed Underground Utilities District No.
15 for the Newport/McFadden intersection project as the next Rule 20A project (see
attachment). The Newport/McFadden intersection project is currently in the design phase
and should be ready for construction by the end of next year.
Since the last review of project priorities, Edison has raised the height of the existing
power poles along San Joaquin Hills Road between Crown Drive and the extension of El
Capitan Drive (easterly of Spy Glass Hill Road). The increased height is required to add
another circuit to serve the future needs of the Newport Coast area. The higher poles
and lines interfere with some views in the Spy Glass Hill Community from homes along
San Mateo Way, Montecito Drive and Drakes Bay Drive.
At its December 18, 1999, meeting, the City Council indicated that the undergrounding of
overhead utility lines along San Joaquin Hills Road from Spy Glass Hill Road to the
extension of El Capitan Drive be identified as one of the next Rule 20A undergrounding
projects and that the process for undergrounding begin as soon as possible. Anticipated
costs will be approximately $1,000,000 to underground this section of utility line.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) enacted a program known as the "Rule
in Case 8209" (Rule 20A) program in the late 1960's. This rule required regulated electrical
utilities such as SCE to establish a defined program to underground existing overhead
utility lines. The telephone companies participate by undergrounding their facilities in
cooperation with electrical utility projects.
Subject: Rule 20A Undergrounding District Priority List
January 11, 2000
Page 2 of 2
The program is paid for with utility company funds allocated in accordance with a CPUC
specified formula. This program is completely separate from the assessment district
program used to underground utilities in residential areas. The Newport Beach
allotment is currently $329,000 per year.
An undergrounding project must satisfy one or more of the following CPUC specified
criteria to be eligible for funding under the Rule 20A program:
The undergrounding will eliminate an unusually heavy concentration of overhead
facilities, or
b. The street is extensively used by the general public and carries a heavy volume of
pedestrian or vehicle traffic, or
C. The street adjoins or passes through a civic area, public recreation area or an area
of unusual scenic interest to the general public.
The City's current Rule 20A undergrounding program which includes Underground District
No. 15 (Newport Boulevard from 19`h Street to 32nd Street including the McFadden Square
area) has committed available funds through 2000 and $127,000 of the 2001 allocation.
If the San Joaquin Hills Road project is added to the bottom of the current Rule 20 A priority
list, it would not be fully funded until 2008. If this project is placed ahead of Bayside Drive
and Superior Avenue, it could be fully funded in 2004. The work could be done sooner if
outside contributions for a portion of the work could be obtained. SCE has indicated that
the additional circuit would need to be added in about 5 years.
It is recommended that the City Council review the priority list for future Rule 20A projects
and give the staff direction on which project to pursue next. The City will have
approximately $127,000 left in its Rule 20A account in FY 2001 to fund additional Rule 20A
underground utility districts. An estimated additional $329,000 will be allocated each year
thereafter.
Attached are sketches showing the approximate areas that could be included in the
future Rule 20A undergrounding districts.
Respectfully submitted,
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Don Webb, Director
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Richard L. Hoffstadt, P.E.
Development Engineer
Attachments: Exhibits showing approximate boundaries of proposed Rule 20A districts
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
UTILITIES UNDERGROUNDING PROGRAM
January 11, 2000
Projects to replace overhead electric and communication systems with underground
facilities may be accomplished in a variety of ways. The procedure of most interest to the
public is one by which utility companies furnish the funds, and local public agencies
determine where they will be spent. The procedure is referred to as the Rule in Case
8209. The Southern California Edison Company designates this procedure as Rule 20A.
Pacific Bell does not allocate specific amounts of money to a public agency; however, it
undergrounds the same area that is undergrounded by the power company.
The Rule in Case 8209 (Rule 20A)
In 1965, the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California instituted an order of
investigations, Case 8209, concerning tariffs, practices, economics, and the esthetics of
undergrounding. In 1967, as a result of the investigations and after holding a number of
public hearings, the commission established rules for the replacement of overhead
facilities with underground facilities.
The rule in Case 8209 (Rule 20A) provides that each public utility will, at its own expense,
replace overhead facilities provided that the governing body of the city or county has:
A. Determined, after consultation with the utility companies and after holding public
hearings, that such undergrounding is in the public interest for one or more of the
following reasons:
The undergrounding will avoid or eliminate an unusually heavy
concentration of overhead facilities.
2. The street is extensively used by the general public and carries a heavy
volume of pedestrian or vehicular traffic; and
3. The street adjoins or passes through a civic area or public recreation area
or an area of unusual scenic interest to the general public.
B. Created an underground district in the area which provides that:
All existing overhead communications and electrical distribution facilities in
the district shall be removed; and
2. Each property owner served from such overhead facilities shall provide all
facility changes on his premises necessary to receive service from the
underground facilities of the utility as soon as it is available; and
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January 11, 2000
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3. The utilities are authorized to discontinue their overhead services.
Underoround Utilities Coordinating Committee:
To meet the requirements of the Rule Case 8209, on December 28, 1968, the City
Council established the Underground Utilities Coordinating Committee. The original
committee consisted of 4 members:
1. City Manager
2. Public Works Director
3. Representative from the Southern California Edison Company
4. Representative from Pacific Bell
The main purposes of this committee are to:
• Make recommendations to the City Council on the location and priority of conversion
work within the City.
• Advise the City Council on all underground utilities matters.
• Coordinate underground work and plans between the City and affected utility
companies.
The Underground Utilities Coordinating Committee meets bimonthly, and the meetings
are open to the public.
Establishment of Priorities:
After the first series of public hearings were held by the City Council, it became evident
that because of; (1) the limited funds available, (2) the large number of requests for
undergrounding, and (3) the difficulty in getting the individual property owners to pay for
work (service conversions) to be done on private property, a uniform City -wide approach
was needed.
On October 26, 1971, the City Council approved the following policy for establishing
underground utility districts:
1. First priority will be given to undergrounding utilities along Coast Highway.
2. A special review of priorities will be given to undergrounding when
extensive construction is proposed along major and primary streets.
Some of the reasons for concentrating on Coast Highway were as follows:
1. The conversion on Coast Highway would meet all of the criteria established
by Rule 20A.
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January 11, 2000
Page 3 of 2
2. Coast Highway carries an unusually heavy volume of vehicular traffic and is
used by everyone in the City.
3. Coast Highway was designated by the State as a scenic highway.
4. The Orange County Coast Association is working to underground the entire
length of the Coast Highway in Orange County.
5. The Newport Tomorrow Report recommended undergrounding in
commercial areas.
6. Most of the adjoining property owners were willing to pay for the cost of the
work done on private property.
Existing Program
District No. 1 -
Ocean Boulevard from Heliotrope Avenue to Poppy Avenue.
Established after a public hearing held on November 23, 1970.
(Estimated amount of Rule 8209 funds - $28,000)
District No. 2 -
Coast Highway from Riverside Avenue to Marina Drive. Established
after a public hearing held on May 24, 1971. (Estimated amount of
Rule 8209 funds - $230,000)
District No. 3 -
Coast Highway from Bayside Drive to Jamboree Road, and
Jamboree Road from Coast Highway to Bayside Drive. Established
after a public hearing held on December 10, 1973. (Estimated
amount of Rule 8209 funds - $87,000)
District No. 4 -
Coast Highway from Jamboree Road to MacArthur Boulevard.
Established after a public hearing held on November 25, 1974.
(Estimated amount of Rule 8209 funds - $250,000)
District No. 5 -
Jamboree Road from north of San Joaquin Hills Drive to south of
Santa Barbara Drive. Established after a public hearing held on
November 25, 1974. (Estimated amount of Rule 8209 funds -
$100,000)
District No. 6 -
Coast Highway from Dover Drive to easterly of Upper Bay Bridge.
Established after a public hearing held on November 8, 1976.
(Estimated amount of Rule 8209 funds - $200,000)
District No. 7 -
Way Lane from Femleaf Avenue easterly and westerly. Established
after a public hearing held on October 23, 1979. (No Rule 8209
funds involved).
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January 11, 2000
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District No. 8 - Superior Avenue from 15th Street to northerly City boundary of Tract
7817. Established after a public hearing held on November 9, 1981.
(Estimated amount of Rule 8209 funds - $75,000)
District No. 9 - Superior Avenue from 15th Street to northerly City boundary.
Established after a public hearing held on July 9, 1984. (Estimated
amount of Rule 8209 funds - $87,000)
District No. 10 - Balboa Boulevard in the vicinity of I Street. (No Rule 8209 funds
involved)
District No. 11 - West Coast Highway from Newport Boulevard to Santa Ana
River. Established after a public hearing held on June 24, 1985.
(Estimated amount of Rule 8209 funds - $1,275,000)
District No. 12 - West Coast Highway from Dover Drive westerly to Marino Drive and
MacArthur Boulevard from East Coast Highway northerly to Crown
Drive.
District No. 13 - West Coast Highway from Dover Drive westerly to Marino Drive and
MacArthur Boulevard from East Coast Highway northerly to Crown
Drive was established after a public hearing on January 10, 1994.
(Estimated amount of Rule 8209 funds - $158,000)
District No. 14 - Newport Boulevard from 32 "d Street northerly to north of the "Arches"
Bridge.. Established after a public hearing on May 12, 1997.
(Estimated amount of Rule 8209 funds - $500,000)
District No. 15 - Newport/Balboa Boulevard — McFadden Square Intersection and
Newport Boulevard from 19"' Street to 32nd Street. (Estimated
amount of Rule 8209 funds - $1,000,000)
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