CC RESOLUTION 3945RESOLUTION NO. 3945
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC
NECESSITY, HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE, REQUIRE THE
FORMATION OF AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT
WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT -OF -WAY OF SEPULVEDA
BOULEVARD (STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE 1) FROM 200 FEET
NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD
SOUTHERLY TO THE SOUTH CITY BOUNDARY LINE
ADJOINING THE CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH
(UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 4)
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on October 17, 1995 in the Council Chamber in the,/
City Hall, City of El Segundo, California, to determine whether the public necessity, health, safety
or welfare require the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures and
the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, cable
television or similar services within the public right -of -way of Sepulveda Boulevard (State Highway
Route 1) from 200 feet north of the centerline of El Segundo Boulevard southerly to the south City
boundary line adjoining the City of Manhattan Beach.
WHEREAS, notice of such hearing has been given to all affected property owners as
shown on the last equalized assessment roll and all utilities concerned, in the manner and time
required by law; and
WHEREAS, such hearing has been duly and regularly held, and all interested persons
have been given an opportunity to be heard;
THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS:
(a) That such undergrounding will avoid or eliminate an unusually heavy
concentration of overhead electric facilities; and
(b) That the street or road right -of -way is extensively used by the general public
and carries a heavy volume of vehicular traffic; and
(c) That the undergrounding requirement is not required for the overhead facilities
for 66 KV and higher voltage lines crossing Sepulveda Boulevard at Rosecrans Avenue and El
Segundo Boulevard.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the public necessity, health, safety or welfare require the
removal of poles, overhead wires and associated structures, and the underground installation of
wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, cable television or similar services within
the public right -of -way of Sepulveda Boulevard within the City of El Segundo (State Highway
Route 1) from 200 feet north of the centerline of El Segundo Boulevard southerly to the south City
boundary line adjoining the City of Manhattan Beach in the described area is hereby designated
as Underground Utility District No. 4.
SECTION 2. The following exceptions in said Underground Utility District No. 4,
are hereby authorized:
(a) Any municipal facilities or equipment installed under the supervision and
to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
(b) Overhead wires (exclusive of supporting structures) crossing any portion
of the District within which overhead wires have been prohibited, or connecting to buildings on
the perimeter of the District, when such wires originate in an area from which poles, overhead
wires and associated structures are not prohibited.
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(c) Overhead wires attached to the exterior surface of a building by means of
a bracket or other fixture and extending from one location on the building to another location on
the same building or to an adjacent building without crossing any public street.
(d) Temporary poles, overhead wires and associated structures used or to be
used in conjunction with construction projects.
(e) 66 KV and higher voltage lines crossing Sepulveda Boulevard at Rosecrans
Avenue and El Segundo Boulevard.
SECTION 3. That electric service laterals up to one hundred feet (100') in length
shall be financed under the provisions of Southern California Edison's Tariff Schedule Rule
20 A.
SECTION 4. That all poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures
shall be removed and underground installation made in said underground utility district within the
following times:
(a) Underground installation by utility companies and property owners and
reconnections not later than June 30, 1997.
(b) Removal of poles, overhead wires and other associated overhead structures
not later than June 30, 1997.
• SECTION 5. That the City Clerk within ten (10) days after the adoption of this
resolution, shall mail a copy of this resolution and a copy of Chapter 14.08 of the "El Segundo
Municipal Code" to affected property owners as such are shown on the last equalized assessment
roll and to the affected utilities.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of said City, and shall make
a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City
Council of said City, in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of
ATTESTED:
Cindy Mort en
y Clerk (Seal)
APPROVF,D AS�TOO FORM:
City Att ney
PWCON472.RSO (70/6/95)
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of the Cit`'of El Segundo,
California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ]
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ] SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ]
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the whole number of members of the City Council of the said City is five;
that the foregoing resolution, being RESOLUTION NO. 3945 was duly passed and
adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor or said City, and
attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held
on the 17th day of October, 1995, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Mayor Jacobson, Mayor ProTem Weston, Councilman Switz,
Councilman Robbins, and Councilwoman Friedkin.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTENTION: None
NOT PARTICIPATING: None
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this `day of
October, 1995.
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C DY M S N,
ity Clerk of the
City of El Segundo,
California
(SEAL)
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