Resolution 13802CITY OF ALAMEDA .RESOLUTION NO. 13 8 02
AMENDING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS, PHASE 6
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda has an on -going effort to create and develop
Utility Underground Districts (UUD). To date, twenty -one UUDs have been completed; and
WHEREAS, the City, at the request of the Public Utilities Board (PUB) and
numerous residential neighborhoods, desires to establish the formation of additional UUDs; and
WHEREAS, Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Chapter 19 -4 provides that
property owners within the District shall provide all necessary facility changes on their premises
so as to be able to receive such service from the underground lines of the supplying utilities; and
WHEREAS, affected property owners in thirty -two proposed locations were
notified by mail that they were within a proposed District and that a public meeting was
scheduled for August 12, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the City held a public meeting on August 12, 2004. After receiving
comments and responses from citizens, the Technical Advisory Committee met to determine
which districts met the California Public Utility Commission and the City of Alameda criteria for
eligibility; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a noticed Public Hearing on November 16,
2004 and adopted Resolution No 13796 creating Underground Utility District, Phase 6; and
WHEREAS, a prioritized list of eight (8) new districts (UUD, Phase 6) and four
(4) previously approved districts was approved by Council as follows:
1. Bay Street (south of Central Avenue), St. Charles Street (south of Central Avenue), and
San Antonio Avenue (Bay Street to St. Charles Street);
2. Webster Street (all crossings from Central Avenue to Pacific Avenue);
3. Union Street (south of Clinton Avenue), Burbank Street and Portal Avenue;
4. Santa Clara Avenue (Willow Street to Oak Street) — previously approved in Phase 4;
5. Lincoln Park (overhead line from Fernside' Boulevard) and Central Avenue (Willow
Street to Oak Street) — previously approved in Phase 4;
6. Park Avenue (Central Avenue to Encinal Avenue) and Noble Avenue;
7. Otis Drive (Park Street to Broadway and streets south of Otis Drive including Park
Avenue, Roosevelt Drive, Regent Street and Delmar Avenue);
8. Sherman Street (south of Central Avenue) and San Antonio Avenue (Bay Street to
Sherman Street);
9. Otis Drive (Park Street to Willow Street/Broadway) — previously approved in Phase 4;
10. Eagle Avenue (west of Constitution Way) and Waterton Street;
11. Eighth Street (Lincoln Avenue to Central Avenue); and
12. Sherman Street (Buena Vista Avenue to Atlantic Avenue) — previously approved in Phase
4; and
WHEREAS, the work for the District shall begin in late 2005 or early 2006 and
be completed within approximately 10 years; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a noticed Public Hearing on December 7, 2004
to consider amending UUD, Phase 6.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Alameda that upon holding the Public Hearing and receiving testimony from individual property
owners, that the public necessity and welfare require amending WD, Phase 6 as follows:
Add Fair Oaks Avenue (Caroline Street to St. Charles Street) to the Bay Street
(south of Central Avenue), St. Charles Street (south of Central Avenue), San
Antonio Avenue (Bay Street to St. Charles Street) District (Priority 1).
• Add Lincoln Avenue (Park Street to Broadway), Gould Court and Everett Street
(Webb Avenue to Noble Avenue) to the Park Avenue (Central Avenue to
Encinal Avenue) and Noble Avenue District (Priority 6).
• Add Lincoln Avenue (Broadway to Versailles Avenue and Gibbons Drive to
High Street) to the Eighth Street (Lincoln Avenue to Central Avenue) District
(Priority 11).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Alameda that the City Clerk shall notify all affected utilities and all persons who own
real property within the amended UUD, Phase 6 that have not been previously notified of the
creation of the original UUD, Phase 6, of this action.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in the regular meeting of the City
Council on the 7th day of December, 2004, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, Gilmore, Kerr, Matarrese
and Mayor Johnson — 5.
NOES:
ABSENT:
None.
None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City
this 8`'' day of December, 2004.
Lara Weisiger, City Cle
City of Alameda