NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF MANTECA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 17, 2024, at or after 6:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 1001 W. Center Street, Manteca, California, a Public Hearing will be conducted by the City Council of the City of Manteca at which time and place all persons may attend and be heard upon:
PROJECT: Underground Utility District for Airport Way (Wawona to Waterfall) CIP 11027 DESCRIPTION: Adopt a resolution establishing an Underground Utility District for Airport Way between Wawona Street and approximately 300 feet south of Waterfall Way; authorizing the use of Rule 20A work credit allocation funding; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to take all appropriate actions necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution.
LOCATION: Airport Way between Wawona Street and approximately 300 feet south of Waterfall Way, Manteca CA This public hearing is for City Council to consider authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a Rule 20A General Conditions Agreement with PG&E and adopt a Resolution approving the Airport Way Underground Utility District. The total length of undergrounding on Airport Way is approximately 4,300 feet along Airport Way between Wawona Street and approximately 300 feet south of Waterfall Way. PG&E has indicated that this work does not impact any property owners negatively. Under Rule 20A, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requires the utility (PG&E) to allocate a certain amount of work credits each year to the cities and unincorporated counties for conversion projects. Since ratepayers contribute the bulk of the costs of Rule 20A programs through utility rates, the projects must be in the public interest by meeting one or more of the following public interest criteria: (1) will avoid or eliminate an unusually heavy concentration of overhead electric facilities; (2) is extensively used by the general public and carries a heavy volume of pedestrian or vehicular traffic; (3) wheelchair access is limited or impeded in a manner that is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act; (4) adjoins or passes through a civic or public recreation area or an area of significant scenic, cultural, and/or historic interest to the general public; or (5) considered an arterial street or major collector as defined by the California Department of Transportation’s California Road System functional classification system.
The Rule 20A Tariff would, at PG&E’s expense, replace existing overhead electric facilities with underground electric facilities along public streets and roads and on public lands. City staff has identified the Airport Way Underground Utility District (see attached Exhibit A for district map) as a project of public interest that qualifies for undergrounding pursuant to Rule 20A, and would like City Council to consider authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Rule 20A General Conditions Agreement with PG&E and adopt a resolution approving the Airport Way Underground Utility District.
Supporting documents are available at the Engineering Department, 1001 W. Center Street, Manteca, CA 95337, (209) 456-8460, email: [email protected] or on the City’s website at www.manteca.gov on the Thursday before the meeting.
Written comments should be directed to the City Council through the City Clerk at 1001 W. Center St., Suite B, Manteca, CA 95337 or at [email protected].
PLEASE NOTE: Any person challenging any of the above actions in Court may be limited to raising only those issues that they or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Manteca at, or prior to, the public hearing.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call (209) 456-8017. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. For TTY/Speech-to-Speech users, dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service, offering free text-to-speech, speech-to-speech, and Spanish-language services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may also contact the City Clerk at [email protected] for more information.
Date: December 17, 2024
Signed:
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Cassandra Candini-Tilton,
City Clerk
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