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July 8, 2025 RTC #25-526
City Council
Action on a Resolution of
Necessity Making the
Required Findings to Acquire
Certain Real Property
Interests on 3205 Bassett
Street for Purposes of
Implementing the Silicon
1852 Valley Power 115kV
THE MISSION CIT Transmission Line Project
Agenda Item No. 6 (#25-526)
July 8, 2025
Background
NORTHERN
• 115kV Project Scope: Construct a new 115kV overhead RECEIVING
STATION
transmission line of approximately 2.24 miles between OLen Northern Receiving Station (NRS) and Kifer Receiving GREAT AMERICA PKN Station (KRS) along Lafayette Street, Bassett Street, and © California Great America
Duane Avenue
Mission College
• Project Justification: Needed to accommodate load
growth and maintain reliability (101 NORTH I
• Transfer additional power from new CAISO/230kV line (At KIFER NRS) and redistribute loads RECEIVING
STATION
• Increases System Operating Limit & System Reliability • With 115 kV line capacity 1300 MW
• Without 115 kV line ~ capacity 819MW LEGEND
= Route
• Project Progress: 60% design completed
2 POST MEETING MATERIAL
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Project Approval/Alignment
NORTHERN
• On November 12, 2024, City Council approved the MND RECEIVING
STATION
for the Project and selected Route A based on the
following:
• Overall feasibility,
• Least impact to residents and businesses,
@ison College
permitting constraints,
• Ability to meet the schedule, flexibility in power 101) delivery, KIFER
scort arvo RECEIVING
• Ease of maintaining the system, and STATION
• Reduced construction disruption to the public as
compared to the other alternatives
LEGEND
• Route A requires easements from 20 parcels Route A - Northern Segment = • Route A - Southern Segment
along the Southern segment
3 Easement Acquisition Process
• Send letter to property owner that City will appraise the Easement Area • Complete Fair Market Value (FMV) appraisal
• Send initial offer of just compensation to property owner • Negotiate with property owner (months)
v Obtain City Council Authority to Execute Purchase and Sale Agreement's for easement acquisitions
/ Continue to negotiate with property owners
• When negotiations reach an impasse, City Council may adopt a Resolution of Necessity to authorize commencement of eminent domain process • Eminent domain process can take up to 24 months
• Pending final determination of value, City has right to obtain an Order of Possession for the property and commence work (5 months into process)
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of Wat's Possibil
3205 Bassett Street (PID#18)
Subject Property/Easement Area
• Over 7 months of ongoing negotiations:
- Initial Offer sent November 13, 2024
- Landowner has been reviewing
documents with their legal team
• In order to meet Project timing/
nplementation requirements, it is nov
cessary to consider commencement
eminent domain proceedings
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Santa Clara
The Cacter of Mihar & Rossibsla
Required Steps
1. Make and offer to purchase to the property owner of record based on an appraisal (Government Code Section 7267.2)
2. Engage in good faith negotiations
3. If impasse reached, schedule a hearing on a "Resolution of Necessity" with a minimum of 15 days notice to the property owner (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.235)
4. Conduct the public hearing, consider all testimony presented and adopt a Resolution of Necessity (RON) making all required findings Note: The RON hearing only establishes the matters set forth in the findings.
The issue of just compensation for the taking will be resolved by a jury or by settlement in the eminent domain action.
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City of
Santa Clara
the Center of What's Possible
Resolution of Necessity Findings
1. The public interest and necessity require the Project - The completion of the 115kV Project is one of the key projects that are needed to increase SVP's system capacity to approximately 1300 MW. Until the Project is completed, SVP's system capacity will be limited to 819 MW which is insufficient to meet projected electric loads within the City.
2. The Project is planned or located in the manner that will be the most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury - The SVP evaluation team conducted a comprehensive analysis, employing various methodologies such as potholing and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys. This in-depth assessment took into consideration SVP's load growth and system planning projections, schedule, cost estimation, required easements and permits, and engineering judgment. The goal was to determine feasible route alignments, identify a preferred route, and explore potential overhead and underground options within the preferred route. The Project route was selected based on its overall feasibility, least impact to residents and businesses, permitting constraints, ability to meet the schedule, flexibility in power delivery, ease of maintaining the system, and reduced construction disruption to the public. 7 City of
Santa Clara
The Center o! What's Possible
Resolution of Necessity Findings
3. The Easement Area sought to be acquired is necessary for the Project - The Electric Overhead Easement on 3205 Bassett St. is necessary to achieve the technical needs of the Project as it is within the alignment of the selected route. Mostly, the route will be built within the public right-of-way; however, the Easement Area adjacent to the right-of-way is required for maintenance purposes and to ensure the proper electrical conductor clearances are met. The Easement Area also reflects the necessary clearances from the blow out or sway of the electrical conductors.
4. All environmental review required by law has been prepared and adopted - The MND & MMRP were adopted by City Council on November 12, 2024, by Resolution No. 24-9386 8 4
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What Possible
Resolution of Necessity Findings
5. The offer required by Section 7267.2 of the Government Code has been made to the owner of record for the full amount established as the fair market value of the property
- On November 13, 2024, the City made an offer to the owner of record to acquire the Easement Area for an electric overhead easement upon the value determined by an independent state licensed and certified appraiser in accordance with the above referenced Government Code section.
6. Notice of this hearing has been given in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure section 1245.235
- On June 16, 2025, a letter was mailed to the owner including notification of the public hearing and consideration of a Resolution of Necessity for 7/8/2025 and Request to be Heard documentation were also included as attachments to the letter.
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Santa Clara
The Centerof What's Possible
Recommended Action
• Consider all written and oral testimony presented at this public hearing. • If satisfied that the information presented supports the required findings, Adopt the Resolution of Necessity in the form presented to Acquire the Easement of Interest Identified at 3205 Bassett Street, Santa Clara, California, Making the Required Findings
Notes:
- Five affirmative votes are required to approve the RON [California Code of Civil Procedure section 1245.245]
- Staff will continue to attempt to negotiate with the
property owner for the City's voluntary acquisition of the easement interest
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July 8, 2025 RTC #25-526
City Council
Action on a Resolution of
Necessity Making the
Required Findings to Acquire
Certain Real Property
Interests on 3205 Bassett
Street for Purposes of
Implementing the Silicon
1852 Valley Power 115kV
THE MISSION CIT Transmission Line Project
Agenda Item No. 6 (#25-526)
July 8th, 2025
11 Council Actions
NORTHERN
• March 19, 2024 - Informational Report Regarding E RECEIVING Route Analysis for 115kV Transmission Line from NRS STATION to KRS (RTC #24-1614)
• October 8, 2024 - Action on a MND, MMRP and Route
Approval for 115kV Transmission Line from NRS to KRS
(RTC #24-751 - CONTINUED) © Mission College
• November 12, 2024 - Action on a MND, MMRP and fion NORTH S CLAT
Route Approval for 115kV Transmission Line from NRS
KIFER
to KRS (continued from Oct. 8, 2024) (RTC #24-1040) I carava STATION RECEIVING • February 25, 2025 - Authority to Execute PSA for
Easement Acquisitions (RTC #25-212)
• Multiple actions for easement acquisition LEGEND
Route A - Northern Segmen
• 20 parcels require easements • Route A - Southern Seamer 12 6