HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 94-086RESOLUTION NO.
94-86
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT ESTABLISHING AN UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THE EXPENDITURE OF RULE 20 A FUNDS BY SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY.
WHEREAS, annually the City of Palm Desert currently accrues
138,959.00 in Rule 20 A funds to be used solely for the purpose
of undergrounding existing overhead utilities.
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert currently has accrued over
$ 500,000.00 in the Edison Rule 20 A account for the purpose of
undergrounding existing overhead utilities.
WHEREAS, street improvements to the intersection of Deep
Canyon Road and Highway 111 is identified in the City of Palm
Desert's Fiscal Year 1994/95 Capital Improvement Program as Project
Number 633-94.
WHEREAS, the necessary street improvements cannot be
accomplished without the relocation and undergrounding of the
existing overhead utility lines which pass over and through the
intersection of Deep Canyon Road and Highway 111.
WHEREAS, according to February, 1994 vehicular counts, over
40,000 vehicles per day travels through the intersection of Deep
Canyon Road and Highway 111.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Palm Desert hereby determines that the public necessity,
health, safety and welfare requires the removal of the existing
overhead utilities as shown in Attachment A of this resolution
based on the following factors:
1. The said section of Deep Canyon Road and Highway 111 is
extensively used by the general public and carries a
heavy volume of vehicular traffic.
2. The removal of the existing overhead utility lines is
necessary to facilitate needed street improvements at the
intersection of Deep Canyon Road and Highway 111.
3. The proposed underground will avoid and eliminate
unusually heavy concentration of overhead electrical
facilities.
RESOLUTION N . 94-86
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Palm Desert, on this 25th day of August, 1994, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
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BENSON, CRITES, KELLY, SNYDER, WILSON
NONE
NONE
NONE
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SHEILA R. GIL LIGAN, CIx'Y CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO.
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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CITY OF PALM DESERT