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Memo ID# 2019131
Council Memorandum
Nov. 14, 2019
To: Honorable Ma't_or Hall and Members of the City Council
From: Laura Rocha, Deputy City Manager, Adm~istrative Services
Via: Elaine Lu key, Chief Operations Officer
Re: Right-of-Way Billings
This memorandum provides information on right-of-way (ROW) billings that the city recently
· sent out to various utility companies.
Background
Utility companies wishing to perform work in the city's ROW must apply for permits and pay
associated City Council approved fees. There are two permit options, a project-specific General
Operating Permit (GOP) or an Annual Permit. Utility companies that perform activities outside
the scope of work allowed under either permit option are required to apply for-a separate type
of permit, as listed in the city's fee schedu.le. The invoices sent to utility companies include
charges for processing the ROW permits, as well as the costs for performing in·spections to
ensure compliance. Utility companies that participate.within these permit programs include San
·Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), AT&T, Spectrum, Leucadia Wastewater District, Vallecitos Water
District and Olivenhain Municipal Water District. ·
Discussion
Until recently, the utility companies operated un_der GOPs with the city. In 2019, new Annual
Permits were executed with the utility companies to replace the GOPs and to bring the permits
in line with q.irrent fees and processes. ·
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Due to limitation of the city's permitting system and staffing changes, the last'time invoices
were sent to utility companies was in 2017. Recently, staff invoiced the utility companies for
the period of July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2019. The total amount bill_ed.was $219,274. The
amounts billed are listed below:
San Diego ~as & Electric
AT&T (formerly Pac Bell)
Spectrum (formerly Time Warner)
Leucadia Wastewater District
Vallecitos Water District
$173,881
$ 32,859
$ 10,287
$ 1,471
$ 751
Olivenhain Municipal Water District $ , 25
Total: $219,274-
Administrative Services Branch
Finance Department
1635 Faraday AventJe I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I 760-602-2430 t
Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
Nov. 14, 2019
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Next Steps
· Moving forward, Annual Permit invoices will be ·prepared and sent to the utility companies on a
quarterly basis.
cc: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services
Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works
Kevin Branca, Finance Director
Mike Peterson, Interim Community & Economic Development Director
Babaq Taj, Interim Transportation Director