Title
Receive a status report regarding a request from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) regarding its proposed reconstruction of two existing electrical transmission towers on County-owned properties at the former Fort Ord, specifically APN 031-101-026 (Parcel L5.7) and APN 031-011-068 and -069 (Parcel E19a.3). PG&E has requested:
* To increase the width of its current overhead electrical easement from its existing 30 feet to 40 feet for approximately 250 feet on each side of the two new towers, subject to future agreement of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority to the purchase price of the increased easement area (a total of 0.25 acres); and
* A Temporary Permit to Enter and Use Property owned by the County for the proposed construction activity.
Report
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Fort Ord Committee receive a status report regarding a request from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) regarding its proposed reconstruction of two existing electrical transmission towers on County-owned properties at the former Fort Ord, specifically APN 031-101-026 (Parcel L5.7) and APN 031-011-068 and -069 (Parcel E19a.3) (Vicinity Map at Attachment 1). PG&E has requested:
* To increase the width of its current overhead electrical easement from its existing 30 feet to 40 feet for approximately 250 feet on each side of the two new towers, subject to future agreement of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) to the purchase price of the increased easement area (a total of 0.25 acres); and
* A Temporary Permit to Enter and Use Property owned by the County for the proposed construction activity.
SUMMARY
In 1930 the Jacks family granted to PG&E a 30-foot wide easement for electric transmission and distribution facilities on land on and around Fort Ord. PG&E is preparing to implement a program to replace a total of twenty steel electrical transmission towers in the unincorporated area of Monterey County, seventeen on agricultural land in the Blanco Road area, and three ...
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