For City Council Meeting [November 14, 2017]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Michael Story, City Administrator
FROM: Robb R. Steel, Assistant CA/Development Services Director
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Request City Council to Approve a Grant of Easement between the City of Rialto and Southern California Edison for facilities located on Linden Avenue, north of Miro Way.
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BACKGROUND:
Southern California Edison (SCE) provides electrical service to the Renaissance Specific Plan area. As part of the proposed undergrounding of overhead facilities along Linden Avenue northerly of Miro Way, SCE requires an easement for a riser pole and underground conduits on a City parcel west of Linden Avenue to support an existing cell tower scheduled to be out of service by October 1, 2018. Once the cell tower is non-operative, SCE will remove the riser pole and underground conduits and record an easement release from the City parcel. SCE also requires a second easement to underground conduits on a City parcel east of Linden Avenue. The map attached hereto as Exhibit A plots the location of the requested easements.
On October 10, 2017, the City Council approved similar SCE easements in the Renaissance Specific Plan area for proposed undergrounding of overhead facilities along Renaissance Parkway,
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
SCE prepared the Grant of Easement document (Exhibit B) for City approval, allowing SCE to perform the requested installations. The easement affects approximately 450 square feet of Assessor's Parcel No. 0240-2251-32 west of Linden Avenue and approximately 12 square feet of Assessor's Parcel No. 0264-211-07 east of Linden Avenue.
The City covenanted under Section 5.10(c) of the Second Amended and Restated Contract of Sale dated September 25, 2012 that it would not encumber the Property without the prior written consent of Lewis-Hillwood Rialto LLC. The request to grant the easement originated with Lewis-Hillwood Rialto LLC, consequently it has agreed to...
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