RESOLUTION NO. 23-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA ACCEPTING THE EASEMENT QUIT CLAIM DEED AT 5926 SHEILA STREET ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE) REFUSE 66-12KV SUBSTATION REMOVAL WHEREAS, On November 25, 2019, the City received approval from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to enter the "Project Development" phase of designing a new transportation facility; and WHEREAS, FTA approved the project due to current and anticipated capacity constraints at the existing transit maintenance facility (TMF), including future needs such as modernized electric fleets; and WHEREAS, In 1986, a portion of the former Commerce Refuse to Energy Authority (CREA) site (proposed project site) located at 5926 Sheila Street was deeded in the form of an easement to SCE for Substation purposes from Commerce Refuse to Energy Authority, a public entity, dated May 20, 1986, through Instrument No. 86-724548 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County for Refuse 66-12kV Substation purposes; and WHEREAS, In February 2021, the City requested the termination of the Substation for the proposed transportation Facility project and SCE commenced the demolition process in 2022 and completed the removal of its Substation earlier this year; and WHEREAS, Leighton Consulting, Inc., on behalf of SCE, conducted an environmental site investigation (ESI) and oversaw subsequent soil removal to support the decommissioning efforts of the Refuse 66-12kV Substation; and WHEREAS, With the completion of the substation removal and environmental study, SCE requested that the attached easement deed be accepted and recorded for quit claiming the easement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Commerce hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates them herein as findings and as a substantive part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Accepts the Easement Quit Claim Deed at 5926 Sheila Street associated with the Southern California Edison (SCE) Refuse 66-12kV Substation Removal attached herein as Exhibit A and Authorizes City Manager to execute the Certificate of Acceptance attached herein for Recording the Quit Claim Deed with Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office in a form approved by City Attorney.
Section 3. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 24th day of October 2023.
Hugo A. Argumedo, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway, City Clerk
EXHIBIT A