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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />JULY 17, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVED <br />SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE TO <br />❑ As Recommended <br />CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION <br />E] E]n <br />E]OOrrdinance on 1 Reading <br />TO ESTABLISH AN UNDERGROUND <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />UTILITY DISTRICT ON WARNER AVENUE <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />FROM MAIN STREET TO GRAND <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />AVENUE <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6, 1C, 1G <br />CITY MKN4GER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution to set October 16, 2018, as the date for a public hearing to consider adoption <br />of a resolution which would establish Warner Avenue from Main Street to Grand Avenue as <br />Underground Utility District No. 37. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Warner Avenue is classified as an East-West Major Arterial in the City's General Plan Circulation <br />Element and the County of Orange Master Plan of Arterial Highways. Improving the 1 -mile <br />segment of Warner Avenue from Main Street to Grand Avenue has been a long-term priority <br />project that is being constructed in two phases: Phase 1, Main Street to Oak Street; Phase 2, <br />Oak Street to Grand Avenue (Exhibit 1). Improvements include installing raised medians, <br />protected bike lanes, and buffered sidewalks; and widening from a four -lane roadway to a six - <br />lane arterial, to address vehicle, pedestrian, and bike safety issues. <br />Staff has identified a utility undergrounding project along Warner Avenue as a qualifying location <br />eligible for allocations to the City through the California Overhead Conversion (Rule 20A) <br />Program established by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The estimated cost of <br />the project is $6 million. The Rule 20A legislation is aimed at providing a financial program to <br />facilitate undergrounding of overhead utilities. Under this program, all planning, design, and <br />construction work is performed by the participating utility and, once completed, the utility is <br />compensated by the CPUC. No City funds are required. However, before Rule 20A funds can <br />be specifically allocated for the Warner Avenue project, the City must first establish a utility <br />underground district (UUD) approved by the City Council. <br />12A-1 <br />