Title
Adopt Resolution to extend the time to complete the Moss Landing Area Rule 20A and 20B Underground Utility District No. 14 in the Community of Moss Landing from June 2015 to June 2020.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to extend the time to complete the Moss Landing Area Rule 20A and 20B Underground Utility District No. 14 in the Community of Moss Landing from June 2015 to June 2020.
SUMMARY:
Completion of the required pre-construction activities has been delayed beyond the dates prescribed in the resolution creating the Moss Landing Rule 20A and 20AB Underground Utility District. The recommended action will extend the time allowed to complete the design and construction of the two projects.
DISCUSSION:
On June 7, 2005, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 05-120 creating the Moss Landing Area Rule 20A and 20B Underground Utility District in the Community of Moss Landing finding that the county road in the District was used extensively by the General Public and the road carried a heavy volume of vehicular traffic. The Resolution set forth a May 2010 date of completion for the utility undergrounding design, construction and removal of existing poles and overhead wires. On July 26, 2011, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 11-271 extending the time of completion to June 2015.
The Rule 20A project is presently scheduled to begin construction approximately August 1, 2015, and be complete by June 30, 2016.
The design process for the undergrounding project has included work that is beyond the control of Monterey County, particularly the acquisition of public utility easements (PUE) on ten private properties abutting the project area for the installation of surface-mounted electrical transformers to replace those currently mounted on poles in the public right-of-way. (Installation of the transformers in underground vaults was determined to be infeasible because ...
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