HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2022-046RESOLUTION NO. 2022-46
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE IRONWOOD PARK
UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on May 26, 2022, to
consider the formation of the Ironwood Park Utility Undergrounding District along
Chia Drive approximately from Somera Road to Bel Air Road, as depicted in Exhibit
A attached hereto and incorporated herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council heard and received all evidence presented, and
was fully advised on the proposed Ironwood Park Utility Undergrounding District;
and.
WHEREAS, under Section 21067 of the Public Resources Code, Section
15367 of the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14; § 15000 et seq.), and
the City of Palm Desert's ("City's") Local CEQA Guidelines, the City is the lead
agency for the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, said application has complied with the requirements of the "City
of Palm Desert Procedure for Implementation of CEQA" Resolution No. 2019-41, in
' that the Director of Development Services has determined that the project will not
have a significant impact on the environment and that the project is categorically
exempt under Article 19, Section 15302 Replacement or Reconstructioyf (Class 2) of
the CEQA Guidelines, as outlined in the staff report and the project is not subject to
any of the exceptions for categorical exemptions identified in CEQA Guidelines
Section 15300.2; therefore, no further environmental review is necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds that the Ironwood Park Utility
Undergrounding District is on and near a recreation area that is extensively used by
the general public, and that undergrounding utilities in the Ironwood Park Utility
Undergrounding District is in the general public interest.
SECTION 2. The City Council orders a conversion of existing overhead utility
facilities to underground utility facilities within the Ironwood Park Utility
Undergrounding District by the affected utility companies and authorizes the utility
companies to discontinue overhead service.
SECTION 3. The City Council requests that Southern California Edison fund
the conversion of electric facilities within the Underground Utility District through
allocated amounts calculated pursuant to the California Public Utilities Commission's
' Rule 20A, of which the City of Palm Desert has accrued a sufficient amount to
complete the project.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-46
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 261h day of May, 2022, by the I
following votes:
AYES: KELLY, NESTANDE, QUINTANILLA, and HARNIK
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: JONATHAN
ABSTAIN: NONE
JLXN C. HARNIK, MAYOR
ATTEST:
�rONY J. � EJIA, ITY CLERK
COF PAL % DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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