RAMONA PARK
RULE 20A UTILITY
UNDERGROUNDING
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Steve Kahn, Interim Public Works
Director/City Engineer
Gabriel Munoz - Morris, Senior Engineer
Background
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• Electric Rule 20A
• Undergrounding of overhead facilities
• City has to adopt resolution for underground district(s) • Credits allocated based on rates paid by rate payers
• City has $816,350 in credits
• CA Public Utilities Commission Decision
• Rule 20A program to sunset in 10 years
Impacts of Program Sunset Period
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• Remaining un-used credits re-allocated to “active” projects • PG&E contacted City with notification of possible credit relocation • Minimum guidelines for Rule 20A projects
• Various possible priority areas – funding gaps key factors City Seeking “Active Project” Status
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• City staff proposed Ramona Park Underground District to PG&E • Confirmation that project/UG District qualify for Rule 20A • Direction to adopt resolution to become “active community” • Protection from credit re-allocation
• Council previously identified Ramona Park as the City’s first priority for a utility undergrounding project.
City Seeking “Active Project” Status
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Once City Project is “Active”
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• PG&E will begin design phase
• Initial cost estimate from PG&E - $767,397 to $1,534,790 • Estimate is preliminary
• Estimate refined throughout design process
• Funding gap in excess of City’s credit amount must be agreed to by City
• No agreement to allocate funding at this point
• PG&E will contact City if funding gap is expected as design is refined Coordination at Ramona Park
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• City is in design of four-phase Ramona Park Rehabilitation • Plans shared with PG&E to ensure current and projected park conditions are understood
• This ensures that estimates are accurate – more concrete restoration, etc. • City seeking grant funding for construction of Ramona Park Rehabilitation project(s)
• Construction timelines uncertain until grant award notification • Homes to be undergrounded through Rule 20A project
Coordination at Ramona Park
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Key Factors of Rule 20A Process
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• This is a PG&E-led process
• Several years from design initiation to construction
• Cost Estimate is preliminary
• Subject to change as design effort progresses
• City is not obligated to continue forward if project costs exceed available credits
• Staff would return to Council for direction to allocate funding for potential funding gap, if needed
Recommendation
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• Adopt a Resolution establishing the Ramona Garden Park Utility Undergrounding District and authorize staff to work with Pacific Gas and Electric to pursue a Rule 20A utility
undergrounding project at Ramona Garden Park
The End
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