RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VISALIA AUTHORIZING FACILITIES RELOCATION AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON WHEREAS, the City of Visalia is moving forward with a construction project to widen Riggin Avenue between Kelsey Street and Shirk Street, this project is referred to as the Riggin Avenue Widening Project; and WHEREAS, there are twenty (20) distribution poles and five (5) Transmission poles owned and operated by Southern California Edison in this area that must be relocated in order to complete the Riggin Avenue Widening Project; WHEREAS, property rights for these utility poles has been reviewed and twenty (20) distribution poles are located in City of Visalia road right of way under an applicable franchise agreement between the City and Southern California Edison with the five (5) transmission poles are held under property rights owned by Southern California Edison; and WHEREAS, property rights for the two (2) of the twenty (20) distribution poles will need to be undergrounded to facilitate the transmission relocation, undergrounding of poles is not part of franchise rights; and WHEREAS, Southern California Edison is responsible for pole relocation costs of the poles located under franchise rights that are being relocated due to the City’s street construction project, while the City responsible for the costs of relocating the five (5) transmission poles held under property rights owned by Southern California Edison and the City of Visalia is responsible for half (50%) the cost of the two (2) distribution poles that are to be undergrounded; and WHEREAS, Southern California Edison has requested that the City sign a Facilities Relocation Agreement to confirm financial responsibility for the twenty (20) distribution poles and five (5) transmission poles owned by Southern California Edison that need to be relocated so that construction the Riggin Avenue Widening project between Kelsey St and Shirk St can commence; and WHEREAS, under the terms of the Facilities Relocation Agreement the City will agree to be financially liable for the five (5) transmission poles and 50% liable for undergrounding of two (2) distribution poles as part of the Riggin Avenue Widening Project with Southern California Edison responsible for the eighteen (18) distribution poles and 50% liable for undergrounding of two (2) distribution poles based on applicable property rights; and WHEREAS, after the relocation work is complete eighteen (18) distribution poles will continue to be located under franchise rights and the five (5) transmission poles will be located under separate property rights held by Southern California Edison; and WHEREAS, Southern California Edison will perform all the relocation work per the approved relocation plan; and WHEREAS, Southern California Edison will submit a final bill within 360 days following the completion of the relocation work; and WHEREAS, the City of Visalia will pay its share of the relocation cost within 45 days after receiving the final bill from Southern California Edison; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that that the City Council of the City of Visalia:
The Visalia City Manager is authorized on behalf of the City of Visalia to sign Facilities Relocation Agreement No. CP0398 – SCE2490 with Southern California Edison, (draft attached for reference) with any such additional non-substantive changes as the City Manager deems appropriate.
Resolution No. 2024-XX