CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ (2026)
GRANTING A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT TO PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (PG&E) AT 1949 PACIFIC BLVD, SAN MATEO, CA 94403
WHEREAS, City Council adopted a Climate Action Plan on April 6, 2020 and subsequently adopted a Technical Update to the Climate Action Plan on March 18, 2024; and WHEREAS, the Climate Action Plan includes a recommended action to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) as replacements for gasoline, diesel, or conventional hybrid City fleet vehicles; and WHEREAS, EV charging infrastructure is necessary to charge electric City fleet vehicles; and WHEREAS, the Corporation Yard (Corp Yard), which is located at the address 1949 Pacific Blvd, was selected as one of the first City-owned location for installation of EV charging infrastructure for fleet vehicles; and
WHEREAS, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) electrical distribution service lines must be constructed to provide electrical power for the EV charging infrastructure; and WHEREAS, PG&E requires the City to grant a public utility easement (PUE) to excavate for, construct, reconstruct, replace, remove, maintain, inspect, and use facilities and associated equipment for public utility purposes on, over, and under the easement area; and
WHEREAS, the easement area is described in the legal description and shown on the plat as provided in attached Exhibit A, which was prepared by PG&E’s contracted Licensed Surveyor to allow for recordation of the PUE; and
WHEREAS, the City’s contracted Licensed Surveyor determined the plat and legal description to be technically correct.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. This Council action is exempt from CEQA as the new construction of a small structure, because approval of this public utility easement to PG&E is to support the installation of a utility service extension of a reasonable length in order to construct proposed EV chargers at the City’s Corp Yard. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(d).)
2. The City Council hereby grants the Public Utility Easement, on behalf of the City of San Mateo, to PG&E as described in Exhibit A, attached hereto. The City Manager is authorized to execute the Easement Deed. The City Clerk is authorized to record the Grant of Public Utility Easement with the San Mateo County Recorder’s office.
Distribution Electric and Gas Easement Version 1.1 (Rev. 03/26) (Mod. 4/7/26) RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND RETURN TO:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 210
Oakland, CA 94612
Attn: Land Rights Library
Location: City/Uninc San Mateo
Recording Fee $_____________________________
Document Transfer Tax $ None
[X] This is a conveyance where the consideration and
Value is less than $100.00 (R&T 11911).
[ ] Computed on Full Value of Property Conveyed, or
[ ] Computed on Full Value Less Liens
& Encumbrances Remaining at Time of Sale
[ ] Exempt from the fee per GC 27388.1 (a) (2); This
document is subject to Documentary Transfer Tax
Signature of declarant or agent determining tax
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LD# 2304-04-11501 EASEMENT DEED
CITY OF SAN MATEO, a municipal corporation,
(“Grantor ”), hereby grants to PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation (“Grantee”), the right from time to time to excavate for, construct, reconstruct, install, replace (of initial or any other size), remove, maintain, inspect and use facilities of the type hereinafter specified, together with a right of way therefor , within the easement area set forth below, and also ingress thereto and egress therefrom, over and across the lands of Grantor situated in the City of San Mateo, County of San Mateo, State of California, described as follows:
(APN 035-320-360)
The parcel of land described in the deed from Peninsula Golf & Country Club, a California corporation to the City of San Mateo, a municipal corporation dated May 16, 1969 and recorded in Volume 5641 of Official Records at page 531, San Mateo County Records.
The facilities and easement area are described as follows:
Underground duct banks, conduits, manholes, electrical conductors, wires, and cables; underground and aboveground junction boxes, enclosures, transformers with associated pads or vaults; aboveground risers, marker posts, service pedestals, appurtenances, and associated equipment, as Grantee deems necessary , for the distribution of electric energy ; together with the right to install and maintain protection barriers therefor, all to be located within the parcel of land described as follows:
Distribution Electric and Gas Easement Version 1.1 (Rev. 03/26) (Mod. 4/7/26) The strips of land described in Exhibit “A” and shown upon Exhibit “B”, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Grantor further grants to Grantee the right, from time to time, to trim or to cut down , without Grantee paying compensation, any and all trees and brush now or hereafter within said easement area, and shall have the further right, from time to time, to trim and cut down trees and brush along each side of said easement area which now or hereafter in the opinion of Grantee may interfere with or be a hazard to the facilities installed hereunder, or as Grantee deems necessary to comply with applicable state or federal regulations.
Grantor also grants to Grantee the right to use such portion of said lands contiguous to said easement area as may be reasonably necessary in connection with the excavation, construction, reconstruction, replacement, removal, maintenance and inspection of said facilities.
Grantor hereby covenants and agrees not to place or construct, nor allow a third party to place or construct, any building or other structure, or store flammable substances, or drill or operate any well, or construct any reservoir or other obstruction within said easement area, or diminish or substant ially add to the ground level within said easement area, or construct any fences that will interfere with the maintenance and operation of said facilities.
Grantor acknowledges that they have read the “Grant of Easement Disclosure Statement”, Exhibit “C”, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
This document may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
The provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of and bind the successors and assigns of the respective parties hereto, and all covenants shall apply to and run with the land.
Dated: __________________, _______.
I hereby certify that a resolution was adopted
on the ____ day of ____________, 20____, by
the _________________________________
authoring the foregoing grant of easement.
By_______________________________
CITY OF SAN MATEO, a municipal
corporation,
By
By
Distribution Electric and Gas Easement Version 1.1 (Rev. 03/26) (Mod. 4/7/26)
State of California
County of )
On __________________________, before me, Notary Public, Insert name
personally appeared
,
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(Seal)
Signature of Notary Public
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Distribution Electric and Gas Easement Version 1.1 (Rev. 03/26) (Mod. 4/7/26) Pacific Gas and Electric Company
EXHIBIT “C”
GRANT OF EASEMENT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
This Disclosure Statement will assist you in evaluating the request for granting an easement to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to accommodate a utility service extension to PG&E’s applicant. Please read this disclosure carefully before signing the Grant of Easement.
• You are under no obligation or threat of condemnation by PG&E to grant this easement.
• The granting of this easement is an accommodation to PG&E’s applicant requesting the extension of PG&E utility facilities to the applicant’s property or project. Because this easement is an accommodation for a service extension to a single customer or gro up of customers, PG&E is not authorized to purchase any such easement.
• By granting this easement to PG&E, the easement area may be used to serve additional customers in the area. Installation of any proposed facilities outside of this easement area will require an additional easement.
• Removal and/or pruning of trees or other vegetation on your property may be necessary for the installation of PG&E facilities. You have the option of having PG&E’s contractors perform this work on your property, if available, or granting permission to PG& E’s applicant or the applicant’s contractor to perform this work. Additionally, in order to comply with California fire laws and safety orders, PG&E or its contractors will periodically perform vegetation maintenance activities on your property as provided for in this grant of easement in order to maintain proper clearances from energized electric lines or other facilities.
• The description of the easement location where PG&E utility facilities are to be installed across your property must be satisfactory to you.
• The California Public Utilities Commission has authorized PG&E’s applicant to perform the installation of certain utility facilities for utility service. In addition to granting this easement to PG&E, your consent may be requested by the applicant, or applicant’s contractor, to work on your property. Upon completion of the applicant’s installation, the utility facilities will be inspected by PG&E. When the facility installation is determined to be acceptable the facilities will be conveyed to PG&E by its applicant.
By signing the Grant of Easement, you are acknowledging that you have read this disclosure and understand that you are voluntarily granting the easement to PG&E. Please return the signed and notarized Grant of Easement with this Disclosure Statement attach ed to PG&E. The duplicate copy of the Grant of Easement and this Disclosure Statement is for your records.
Distribution Electric and Gas Easement Version 1.1 (Rev. 03/26) (Mod. 4/7/26)
Attach to LD 2304-04-11501
Area 1, Peninsula Division
Land Service Office: San Jose
Line of Business: Electric Distribution (43)
Business Doc Type: Easement
MTRSQ: (23.04.04.28.23, 23.04.04.28.32) Pulgas Rancho
FERC License Number(s): N/A
PG&E Drawing Number(s): N/A
PLAT NO.: B0716 (Elec.), 3214-I8 (Gas)
LD of any affected documents: N/A
LD of any Cross-referenced documents: N/A
TYPE OF INTEREST: Electric Underground Easements (4), Communication Easments (6) SBE Parcel Number: N/A
(For Quitclaims, % being quitclaimed): N/A
PM #: 35645549-1110
JCN: N/A
County: San Mateo
Utility Notice Numbers: N/A
851 Approval Application No.: N/A; Decision: N/A
Prepared By: F1PE
Checked By: DAN9
Approved by: JQW3 JW 04/07/26