RESOLUTION NO. 2026-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE SUMMARY VACATION VU2-2025 AND APPROVING GRANT OF EASEMENT EC2-2025 TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON FOR ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION ON A PORTION OF CITY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 499 E. ARROW HIGHWAY, ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER 8366-017-900 WHEREAS, on April 3, 2023, City Council approved an agreement with SCE and Los Angeles County for the construction and acquisition of electrical vehicle charging stations at Palomares Park planned for Pomona.
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2024, City Council approved grant of easement EC2-2024 to Southern California Edison for electrical infrastructure installation on a portion of city property located at 499 E. Arrow Highway (Palomares Park), Pomona, CA, Assessor Parcel Number 8366-017-900.
WHEREAS, based on actual construction of the project, the easement area needs to be modified.
WHEREAS, to effectuate that change, Spectrum Land Services, applicant acting on behalf of Southern California Edison (SCE), submitted a grant of easement application to the City of Pomona Public Works-Engineering Division (City) for the installation of the electrical infrastructure required to support 19 Electrical Vehicle (EV) chargers. The applicant on behalf of SCE has submitted a request to the Public Works Department for the summary vacation VU2-2025 of SCE’s unused electrical easement on a small portion of City property located at 499 E Arrow Highway, and associated with Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 8366-017-900; and WHEREAS, the Planning Division has reviewed the completed application for the proposed grant of easement and found it to be in compliance with the City’s General Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, and the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15061 of the Guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Section 15061 refers to activities covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Section 8333(c) of the California Streets and Highways Code provides authority for the City of Pomona (City) to summarily vacate an “easement that has been superseded by relocation, or determined to be excess by the easement holder, and there are no other public facilities located within the easement; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that the easement is necessary to accommodate the proposed electrical infrastructure installation. The electrical easement proposed to be summarily vacated is no longer required by the City and has been determined to be excess.
WHEREAS, there are no other utilities within the easement proposed for summary vacation, as described in Attachment No. 4.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pomona as follows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to California Street and Highways Code Section 8333(c), the City Council hereby determines that the described electrical easement within the property associated with APN 8366-017-900 and related to the electrical infrastructure installation at 499 E. Arrow Highway shall be summarily vacated because (i) the electrical line as built does not reflect the limits of the easement (ii) the City has determined that the easement is excess and no longer required, (iii) there are no other utilities utilizing the described easement.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to California Street and Highways Code Section 8333(c), the City Council hereby summarily vacates the electrical easement described in Attachment No. 4 SECTION 4. The City Council finds that the summary vacation of this electrical easement is minor in nature, therefore, not subject to the provisions of the Government Code Section 65402 and further determines without a report from the Planning Commission that the summary vacation of this electrical easement is consistent with the General Plan.
SECTION 5. The City Council finds that the proposed summary vacation is categorically exempted from the California Environmental Quality (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 Class 1 (Existing Facilities) since it constitutes minor alterations of street easements and similar facilities and will not involve the removal of scenic resources, including a stand of trees, rock outcropping, or a historic building.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk is ordered to record in the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder a certified copy of the Resolution of Summary Vacations VU2-2025 attested by the Clerk under the seal of the City and to give notice of the recordation required by law. From and after the date the Resolution is recorded, the portion of the herein described storm drain easement shall no longer constitute a public easement.
SECTION 7. The City Council hereby finds, based on the evidence submitted, that the proposed Grant of Easement EC2-2025 over a portion of the City owned property located at 499 E. Arrow Highway, APN 8366-017-900, attached hereto as EXHIBIT 1 is hereby approved. The easement legal description and plat plan are included as EXHIBITS “A” and “B”, attached hereto and by reference made a part hereof.
SECTION 8. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager or designee to sign the Grant of Easement to SCE, attached hereto as EXHIBIT 1, on behalf of the City.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of March 2026.
CITY OF POMONA:
______________________________
Tim Sandoval
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ______________________________ Sonia Carvalho Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Attorney City Clerk
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Pomona at a regular meeting thereof held on March 16th , 2026 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Clerk
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