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RESOLUTION NO. ?6-69 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 13 WHEREAS, by Minute Order dated June 21, 1976, a public hearing was called for July 6, 1976 at the hour of 7:30 P.M., at the Council Chambers of the City Mall, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California, to ascertain whether the public necessity, health, safety, or welfare requires the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures, and the under- ground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric communi- cation or similar or associated service, within that certain area of the City described as follows for the formation of the Underground Utility District No. 13: That strip of land measuring 55 feet wide from the centerline to each side of Seventeenth Street between lO0 feet west of King Street and 50 feet east of the south leg of College Avenue as shown on attached Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, notice of such hearing has been given to all affected property owners as such are shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to all utilities concerned in the manner and within the time required by law; and IJHEREAS, such hearing has been duly and regularly held, and all persons interested have been given an opportunity to be heard. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana: That pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Sections 37-1 through 37-13 in- clusive, the City Council finds that the public necessity, health, safety and welfare require such removal and such underground installation within said area, and the above-described area is hereby declared an Underground Utility District, designated as Underground Utility District No. 13 of the City of Santa Ana. Attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A", and hereby incorporated as a part of this Resolution, is a map delineating the boundaries of said District; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council does hereby fix June 15, 1977, as the date on which affected property owners must be ready to receive underground service, and does hereby order the removal of all poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures and the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, or similar or assoc- iated service within Underground Utility District No. 13 on or before July 31, 1977. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Clerk of the Council is hereby instruct- ed to notify all affected utilities and all persons owning real property within Underground Utility District No. 13 of the adoption of this Resolution within ten (10) days after the date of such adoption. ~aid Clerk of the Council shall further notify said property owners of the necessity that, if they or any person occupying such property desire to continue to receive electric, communication or other similar or associated service, they or such occupant shall, by the date fixed in this Resolution, provide all necessary facility changes on their premises so as to receive such service from the lines of the supplying utility or utilities at a new location, subject to applicable rules, regulations and tariffs of the respective utility or utilities on file with the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California. Such notification shall be made by mailing a copy of this Resolution, together with a copy of said Santa Ana Municipal Code Sections 37-1 to 37-13 to all affected property owners as such are shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the affected utilities; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds and determines as follows: The Underground Utility District herein created is required for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety by reducing obstructions to vision, thereby increasing safety to motorists and pedestrians; the hazard of falling power lines will be eliminated; the interruption of service will be minimized, and the aesthetic qualities of the City will be enhanced.