RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE GRANT OF AN EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE) ACROSS LOT D, A CITY-OWNED PROPERTY WITHIN PARCEL MAP NO. 84047, TO ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL FACILITIES NECESSARY TO SERVE THE WASH-TEL DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, Assembly Bill (AB) 26, enacted in 2011, dissolved all redevelopment agencies in the State of California, including the Commerce Community Development Commission, effective February 1, 2012; and WHEREAS, AB 1484, enacted in 2012, amended AB 26 and allowed for the transfer of redevelopment agency-owned properties to local successor agencies; and WHEREAS, in response to these legislative changes, the City of Commerce acquired strategic parcels along Telegraph Road to fulfill its vision for a commercial and entertainment corridor; and WHEREAS, Wash-Tel Commerce, LLC was formed through collaboration between the Commerce Casino and Craig Realty Group to facilitate development on the assembled parcels; and WHEREAS, the subject property has been subdivided through Parcel Map No. 84047, with Lot D, a landscaped parcel, remaining under City ownership; and WHEREAS, Southern California Edison (SCE) has requested an easement across Lot D for the installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical facilities necessary to provide utility service to the Wash-Tel development; and WHEREAS, the requested easement, attached here in as Exhibit A, is necessary to ensure adequate electrical service to the new development and is consistent with standard utility infrastructure requirements for commercial projects; and WHEREAS, granting the easement will not interfere with the use or function of Lot D and will support utility coordination and construction activities related to the Wash-Tel project; and WHEREAS, there is no fiscal impact associated with the approval and execution of the proposed 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. Approves the grant of an easement to Southern California Edison (SCE) across Lot D, as described in the legal description and attached herein as Exhibit “A”.
Section 3. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the easement agreement and any related easement documents necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 12th day of August 2025.
Ivan Altamirano, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway, City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
“GRANT OF EASEMENT TO SCE”