For City Council Meeting [February 25, 2025]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Director of Public Works
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Request City Council to: 1) Approve a Joint Use Agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) related to the Precise Plan of Design (PPD) 2021-0055, Located on the Westside of Locust Avenue at Lowell Street and 2) Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Related Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve a Joint Use Agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE).
2. Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Related Documents.
BACKGROUND
On September 14, 2022, the City of Rialto Planning Commission conditionally approved PPD 2021-0055 for the redevelopment of an existing industrial site with a 100,880 square-foot industrial commerce building located at the northwest corner of Locust Avenue and Lowell Street. Locust Avenue is a north/south roadway designated as an Arterial within the Renaissance Specific Plan. Phase 1 of the on-site improvements and related public improvements is substantially complete and has provided for sidewalks, landscaping & irrigation, curb & gutter, and relocation of a streetlight. Phase 2 of the public improvements includes pavement reconstruction on Locust Avenue and Lowell Street. However, prior to commencing Phase 2, the overhead utilities must be undergrounded and relocated within Locust Avenue.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The Developer/Owner, Locust Springs, LLC, requests that the City Council approve a Joint Use Agreement (JUA) in order to satisfy the project's condition of approval for undergrounding overhead utilities along the project frontage. Preparation of plans and specifications for both Phase I and 2 of the Locust Avenue and Lowell Street improvements are completed, permitted, and contracted, subject to final utility coordination and relocation requirements. City staff, the City's Attorney's office, and the De...
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