TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Ted Semaan, Interim Public Works Director
Gilbert Gamboa, Acting City Engineer
Erika King, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Emergency Exemption of Permit Extension and Reinstatement Fees Associated with Underground Utility Assessment Districts 19-12 and 19-14 (No Budget Impact) (Interim Public Works Director Semaan).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0125
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-0125 approving a one-time emergency exemption of permit extension and reinstatement fees associated with delayed private service conversions in Underground Utility Assessment Districts 19-12 and 19-14 (Districts 12 and 14).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The fiscal impact of the recommended fee waiver and refunds in Districts 12 and 14 are not expected to exceed $55,000 total. Reinstatement fees have ranged from $148 to $156 from FY 2022 to 2024, respectively, due to CPI increases applied to cost recovery user fees. By waiving and/or refunding these fees, the cost of staff time to reinstate the permits would not be recovered.
BACKGROUND:
Districts 12 and 14 are the result of more than a decade of community-led efforts to underground overhead utilities in the El Porto neighborhood of Manhattan Beach.
The completion of Districts 12 and 14 is a four-phase process. The first phase is the construction of the right-of-way infrastructure. This is followed by a second phase for cabling and equipment installation. Both the first and second phases have been completed.
The third phase involves converting private properties and connecting them to the new underground network, and the final phase includes the removal of old overhead wires and poles and the installation of new streetlights.
To accelerate completion, st...
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