Title
Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Project Specific Maintenance Agreement with California Department of Transportation for Streetlights on State Route 61 Along Broadway and Otis Drive and Associated with Alameda Municipal Power’s Underground Utility District 38 Project. (Public Works 31041520)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) is removing overhead utilities and installing underground facilities along Broadway and Otis Drive as part of Underground Utility District (UUD) 38. The project will remove streetlights from the existing joint utility poles and install new streetlight poles along both roadways. The proposed Project Specific Maintenance Agreement will formalize the City of Alameda (City) maintenance responsibilities for the new streetlights within the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) right-of-way.
BACKGROUND
The City established Ordinance No. 2212 on September 18, 1984, creating regulations and procedures for removing overhead utility facilities and installing underground facilities through the UUDs. On March 3, 2015, City Council approved a redesigned Underground Utility District Policy. The revised UUD Program includes criteria for selecting districts that maximize public benefit, incorporates public participation at multiple points in the process, and eliminates conversion costs for the majority of customers.
AMP oversees the UUD Program, which is funded through a UUD Fund established by AMP. AMP sets aside 2% of annual retail electric sales revenue from residential and commercial customers for underground district projects, totaling approximately $1M per year. The AMP electric system has 86 pole-miles of overhead distribution lines and 179 circuit-miles of underground distribution lines. Twenty-five UUDs have been completed in Alameda since 1984.
On February 19, 2019, City Council a...
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