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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on June 4, 1996 by the following vote:
AYES: Sueprvisors Rogers, Bi'shop. �, DeSaulnier, Torlaskon, Smith
NOES: None Resolution Establishing
Underground Utility
ABSENT: None District No. 30
RESOLUTION NO. 96/ 258
SUBJECT: Establishment of Underground Utility District No. 30 - Pomona Street/2nd
Avenue, Crockett Area. Project No. 0676-6P1015, CDD CP #96-26
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County RESOLVES that:
This Board's Resolution No. 96/ 215 fixed 11:00 a.m. on June 4, 1996 as the time for a
public hearing to ascertain whether the undergrounding of overhead utilities along a
section of Pomona Street (from 7th Avenue to 3rd Avenue), and along a section of 2nd
Avenue (from Pomona Street to Wanda Street), in the downtown commercial area of
Crockett is in the interest of the public health, safety, or welfare. The sections of Pomona
Street and of 2nd Avenue is as more particularly described and delineated on Exhibit "A"
attached to said Resolution No. 96/215 on file in the Office of the Clerk of this Board,
County Administration Building, Martinez, California, and available for inspection. Notice
of such hearing was given to all affected property owners as shown on the last equalized
assessment roll, and utilities concerned, in the manner and for the time required by law.
Said hearing of June 4, 1996 was duly and regularly held and all persons interested were
given an opportunity to be heard.
This Board hereby finds that the undergrounding of utilities along a section of Pomona
Street (from 7th Avenue to 3rd Avenue), and of 2nd Avenue (from Pomona Street to
Wanda Street), is in the interest of the public health, safety, or welfare. This Board further
finds that the streets in said area are extensively used by the general public and carry a
heavy volume of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
The Board also finds that the project, creation of the Underground Utility District, will not
have a significant effect on the environment, and that it has been determined to be a
Categorical Exemption Class 1B, 15301, of the CEQA Guidelines and directs the
Community Development Director to file a Notice of Exemption.
The Board hereby directs the Public Works Director to arrange for payment of the $25.00
handling fee for filing the Notice of Exemption.
Pursuant to Chapter 1008-2 of the Contra Costa County Ordinance Code (Ord. No. 68-10),
the above-described area is hereby declared an Underground Utility District, and is
designated as Underground Utility District No. 30 of the County of Contra Costa.
This Board hereby fixes June 1,1997 as the date on which affected property owners must
be ready to receive underground service, and hereby orders the removal of all poles,
overhead wires and associated overhead structures (including without limitation removal
to at least the roof line of weatherheads, risers and other overhead service entrance
facilities) and the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric,
communication, or similar or associated service within Underground Utility District No. 30
on or before February 1, 1998.
RESOLUTION NO. 96/ 258 _
• Resolution Establishing Underground Utility District No. 30
June 4, 1996
Page 2
The Clerk of this Board is hereby instructed to notify all affected utilities and all persons
owning real property within Underground Utility District No. 30 of the adoption of this
Resolution within ten (10) days. Said Clerk shall further notify said property owners of the
necessity that, if they or any person occupying such other 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 Chapter 1008-2 (Ord. No. 68-10) to affected property owners within
said District No. 30 as such are shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the
affected utilities.
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator
Jame 4, 1996
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Dep Clerk
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Originator: Public Works(TE)
Contact: Francis Lee, (510) 313-2280
cc: County Administrator
Auditor-Controller
Community Development, G.Slusher
California Hwy. Patrol
Mrs. Pat Vargen,Crockett Improvement Association, 1'/Crolona Heights, Crockett,CA 94525
Property Owners(see list)
PG&E (via PW)
Pacific Bell (via PW)
Viacom (via PW)
PW Accounting (via PW)
Design,V.Germany(via PW)
Administration,S. Epperly(via PW)
RESOLUTION NO. 96/ 258