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AGENDA TITLE:
MEETING DATE:
PREPARED BY:
Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute PG&E Rule 20C
Agreement for Harney Lane Grade Separation Project and Appropriating
Funds ($128,640)
December 17,2014
Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute
PG&E Rule 20C Agreement for Harney Lane Grade
Separation Project and appropriating funds in the amount of
$128,640.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Harney Lane Grade Separation Project is nearing
completion of the construction documents to construct an
overhead structure separating Harney Lane traffic from the
Union Pacific Railroad tracks. This is an important safety project for the City. Acquisition of rights
of way and easements for the relocation of existing utilities and construction of the project is also
nearing completion.
The next phase of work on the project is relocation of the existing overhead utilities prior to the
start of project construction. City staff and the design team have been working with PG&E, AT&T,
Comcast, and City of Lodi Electric Utility to assemble plans for the utility relocation and new
construction. These plans are complete and construction is ready to begin.
The California Public Utility Commission requires utility companies to relocate their facilities that
will conflict with the construction of a municipal project at no cost to the municipality. The utility
companies will relocate overhead utilities to another overhead location at no cost to the
municipality. However, the utilities in the vicinity of the Stockton Street and Harney Lane
intersection are required to be placed underground by the Reynolds Ranch Project. Rather than
move the utilities to a new overhead location and later place them underground, it is most cost
effective to pay the added cost now to place the utilities underground.
The attached PG&E Rule 20C Agreement (underground existing overhead electric facilities) sets
forth the improvements to be constructed underground by PG&E and the cost, in the amount of
$128,640, to be paid by the City of Lodi. The cost covers the difference in the PG&E cost to
relocate their utilities overhead and those to construct the utilities underground.
On October 1,2014, the City Council approved the most recent public improvement agreement for
the Reynolds Ranch project. Within that council communication, City Council was informed of the
condition in the Environmental lmpact Report, that the Reynolds Ranch project is obligated to
construct intersection improvements at the Harney Lane and Stockton Street intersection and to
underground the existing overhead PG&E utility lines that are located along Harney Lane at that
location. lt was noted that if the intersection improvements are constructed with the Harney Lane
Grade Separation Project prior to being constructed by the Reynolds Ranch project, the developer
APPROVED
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Manager
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Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute PG&E Rule 20C Agreement for Harney
Lane Grade Separation Project and Appropriating Funds ($128,640)
December 17 ,2014
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must reimburse the City for the cost of those improvements. The estimated cost of the intersection
improvements that include the south leg of the traffic signal, ADA ramps, and pavement and the
curb and gutter along Stockton Street is approximately $225,000, and would be in addition to the
$128,640 cost to underground the existing utility lines. The costs associated with both the
undergrounding of utilities and the intersection improvements noted above are to be reimbursed by
the Reynolds Ranch Development.
Staff recommends approval of the resolution and appropriation of funds in the amount of $128,640.
FISCAL IMPAGT: Not applicable
FUNDINGAVAILABLE: RegionalTrafficlmpactFees(30899000)
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Deputy City Manager/lnternal Services Director
6,c F. Wally Sandelin
Public Works Director
Prepared by F. Wally Sandelin
FWS/RAY/Smh
Attachments
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RESOLUTION NO. 201 4-233
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE PG&E RULE 2OC
AGREEMENTFoRTHEHARNEYLANEGRADESEPARATIoN
PROJECT AND FURTHER APPROPRIATING FUNDS
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WHEREAS, the Harney Lane Grade Separation Project is nearing completion of the
construction documents to construct an overhead structure separating Harney Lane traffic from
the Union Pacific Railroad tracks; and
WHEREAS, the California Public Utilities Commission requires utility companies to
relocate their facilities that will conflict with the construction of a municipal prolect at no cost to
the municipality; and
WHEREAS, the next phase of work on the project is relocation of the existing overhead
utilities prior to the start of project construction; and
WHEREAS, the PG&E Rule 20C Agreement (underground existing overhead electric
facilities) sets forth the improvements to be constructed underground by PG&E and the cost, in
the amount of $128,640, to be paid by the City of Lodi.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the City Manager to execute the PG&E Rule 20C Agreement for the Harney Lane
Grade Separation Project; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in the amount of $128,640 be appropriated
from the Regional Traffic lmpact Fee fund for this project.
Dated: December 17,2014
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2014-233 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held December 17,2014, by the following vote:
AyES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Chandler, Kuehne, Mounce, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Johnson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
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