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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-02-21; City Council; 5344; Underground Advisory Committee reportC CITY OF CARLSBAD . AGENDA BILL NO. xjg+ - DATE : February 21, 1978 Initial: Dept.Hd. C. Atty. DEPARTMENT: Pub I i c Works C. Mgr. S.&j c.? t UNDERGROUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT -I__ Statement of the Matter On January 19, 1978, the Underground Advisory Committee met to review potential -underground districts and the status of accumulated funds available for expendi- ture. After consideration of all factors, the Committee unanimously agreed to recom- mend the undergrounding of utilities on Grand Avenue from Roosevelt to Harding including the side streets of Madison, Jefferson and Harding. Subsequent to the January 19th meeting, the Committee met at a special meeting to consider the request of the Carlsbad Unified School District to convert to underground service Basswood and Valley adjacent to.the High School site. After consideration of the problems involved in the School District's propsal, the Committee unanimously recommended that City Council approve and proceed with the downtown project and that the School District's request be reconsidered when more information cbncernin.g the project is available. Exhibits I. Minutes of Underground Advisory Committe? Meeting of January 19, 1978 . 2. Letter from School District'dated January 19, ,1978 3. Staff memo dated February 14, 1978 Recommendation If City Council concurs, they should instruct staff to prepare the diagram and resolution for establishment of Underground District No. 6, the under- grounding of Grand Avenue from Roosevelt to Harding including the side streets of Madison, Jefferson and Harding. Council acti-on 2-28-7'8 Staff 'was instructed to prepare the diagram and resolution for establishment of UNDERGROUND DISTRICT NO. 6, as proposed. _- CITY OF CARLSBAD Ii UNDERGROUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 19, 1978 PRESENT : Katlly Clark Jim Ryder Stephen L'Heureux Jerry Carnahan A1 Cassell Jack Henthorn Joseph Spano REPRESENT I NG: Pacific Telephone Pacific Telephone City of Carlsbad Planning Commission San Diego Gas E Electric San Diego Gas 4 Electric City of Carlsbad City of Carlsbad The meeting was called to order by the Acting Chairman, Joe Spano. The new members, Kathy Clark and Jim Ryder, were introduce to the commit- tee. The letter from San Diego Gas & Electric, dated December 22, 1977, advising the City of their 1978 allocation of $142,971 was discussed. Cassell advised the committee that total allocations accumulated now to- taled $336,273. 9- A1 Jerry Carnahan commented that since scheduling would not allow a pro- ject to be constructed until' 1979, approximately $500,000 would be ~3;;- able at that time for construction. Jack Henthorn, Redevelopment Coordinator for the City, commented on the conversion areas being considered which fell within the redevelopment area. He advised that redevelopment plans for Carlsbad Boulevard and northerly State Street were not being considered at this time. He advised the committee that the main target for redevelopment at this time is the State Street area between Grand and Elm Avenues. The Grand Avenue area from Roosevelt to Harding and side streets would redevelop mainly by ef- forts of individual property owners improving their buildings. Jerry Carnahan presented cost estimates for undergrounding as fol- lows: Carlsbad Boulevard from Tamarack to the northerly City limits - $493,000 and Grand Avenue from Roosevelt to Harding and side streets - $503,000. Other projects discussed were Tamarack Avenue from 1-5 to Carlsbad Boulevard, Laguna Drive from Pi0 Pic0 to Elnwood, El Camino Real from Chestnut to Tamarack and Basswood and Valley adjacent to Carls- bad High School. After discussion of the potential benefits, availability of funds and project schedul ing, the following motion was made by Jerry Carnahan, seconded by Commissioner L'Heureux and unanimously passed: That the com- mittee's report be sent to the City Council recommending the establish- ment of an underground conversion district on Grand Avenue from Roosevelt to Harding Street, including the side streets of Madison, Jefferson and Hard i ng. n I / UAC Meeting ! -2- January 19, 1978 . There was a short discussion concerning s.:ommittee goals and a long- range program. Due to the lateness of the hour it was decided these items would be discussed at the next meeting. The,meeting was closed with the following items to be accomplished by the next meeting: 1. Committee report and recommendation to City Council on February 7, 1978 concerning formation of Underground District No. g&, Preparation of a ‘boundary map of the proposed district. 2. I Bseph f. Spano Acting Chai rman Underground Advisory Committee JES:veb January 19, 1978 i: Mr. Paul Bussey City Manager City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Mr. Bussey: As plans move forward for the construction of the community swim- ming pool, the Carlsbad Unified School District Board of Trustees is . most interested in the aesthetics of the high school property line along Basswood Avenue and Valley. Most particularly, the board is concerned about the utility poles and lines now located on the high school side of those two streets. " ority to the underground placement of the utility lines on those two streets with funds rebated from the utility companies. very strongly that the high school campus is indeed a matter of civic interest and therefore qual i fi es for underground faci 1 i ties provided by these rebates. calendar year, the board requests that the undergrounding of those facil- ities be phased in over a period of two years. about the placement of the existing te'lephone poles as they interface with the curb and sidewalk soon to be constructed. that should the utility poles be necessary on an interim basis, careful consideration be given the aesthetics of the situation. position on this matter. The board has directed me to request that the City give high pri- The board feels Should sufficient funds not be available in a single Until the utilities are placed underground, the board is concerned The board requests I would be happy to meet with you to further explain the board's Robert A. Cdiwford District Superintendent RAC/s kb ROBERT A. CRAWFORD OISTn,CT BOARD OF EDUCATION THOMAS L.CURTIN. M.D. W. ALUN KELLY JOHN J. MAMAUX RICHARD R. O'NEIL, M.D. MARY A. SCHERR MEMORANDUM TO : FROM : DATE: SUBJ ECT: City Manager Pub1 ic Works Administrator February 14, 1978 Special Meeting of the Underground Advisory Committee to Consider the Carlsbad Unified School District's Request for Undergrounding of Utilities on Basswood and Valley Subsequent to the January 19, 1978 meeting of the Underground Advisory Committee, the City received a letter from the Carlsbad Unified School District requesting the City's consideration of undergrounding utilities on Basswood and Valley adjacent to the High School. The Underground Advisory Committee met again at a special meeting on Feb- ruary IO, 1978 to consider the School District's request. It was pointed out that the eligibility of the project for conversion funds was questionable in that the project was proposed for Basswood and Valley whi le the "civic faci I ityl' (interpreted by the PUC to mean City faci I ity, not School District) was proposed to be on Monroe. An additional cloud on the project is the impact on private property. If a block is undergrounded, both sides of the street must take underground service. The north side of Basswood and the west side of Valley contain approximately 24 private resi- dences that may require conversion to underground service -- at their expense. This could create sufficient protest at the required public hearing to put the project in doubt. After consideration of the information presented, it was the unanimous vote of the Committee that the City proceed with the downtown project, as origi- nally recommended, and that the School District's proposal be considered at the Committee's next meeting after the questions raised at the February 10th meet i ng are answered. Pub1 ic Works Administrator RAB : ve b