Public Hearing to Establish an Underground Utility District on Lower Sacramento Road Council Meeting Date: August 20, 2024Council Agenda Item 16.1
PG&E Rule 20A Program In 1967, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) created the Rule 20A Tariff ProgramRule 20A Program established a funding mechanism to move overhead electric and telecommunication lines undergroundPG&E allocates a portion of rates to Rule 20A Program by jurisdiction via Work CreditsIn 2017, the City successfully completed the Downtown Overhead Facilities Underground Project utilizing approx. $10.5 million Work CreditsCurrent PG&E allocation for Stockton is approx. $4.8 millionFormation of an Underground Utility District (UUD) is required to utilize Rule 20A fundsPer SMC 13.36.020, a Public Hearing and Resolution are required when forming the UUD Lower Sacramento Road UUD
Local Agency in consultation with utilities must determine the UUD serves the “general public interest” in one or more of the following criteria:A. Eliminates unusually heavy concentration of overhead linesB. Involves a street with high volume of public trafficC. Benefits a civic/public recreation area or area of unusual scenic interestD. Involves a street that qualifies as an arterial or major collectorStaff recommends forming the Lower Sacramento Road UUD which meets criteria B and D of the program.
Lower Sacramento Road UUD
Next Steps
•PG&E will serve as the lead agency•Undergrounding within the UUD will be phased based on priorities and funding•Anticipated completion by 2028 or 2029•The Lower Sacramento Road Widening and Bridge Replacements Project can begin construction while undergrounding is underway Recommendations:
•At the conclusion of the Public Hearing, adopt a Resolution establishing a Lower Sacramento Road UUD bound by Pixley Slough and Bear Creek.•Approve the Notice of Exemption No. CE065-23 under the California Environmental Quality Act for the UUD.•Authorize the City Clerk to notify all affected utility and real property owners within the District by mail of the adoption of the Resolution within ten (10) days of its adoption.
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