FROM:
Engineering
SUBJECT:
Approve Joint Use Agreement with Southern California Edison Company on Locust Avenue and Armstrong Avenue
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Joint Use Agreement with Southern California Edison Company on Locust Avenue and Armstrong Avenue.
COUNCIL GOALS:
• To invest in the city's infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by maintaining and improving the city's existing infrastructure.
DISCUSSION:
On March 26, 2019, the City Council approved Ordinance Nos. 1800, 1801, and 1802 approving Specific Plan Amendment No. 11-003 along with certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) (State Clearing House No. 2012071058) for the West Valley Logistic Specific Plan Project and included approvals for General Plan Amendment No. 11-026 and Zone Change No. 11-016 to redesignate the land use designation of the site to Light Industrial; Development Agreement No. 11-002; and Tentative Parcel Map No. 19156 (TPM No. 13-005) to subdivide the site into nine (9) parcels for the development of the Specific Plan that anticipated the development of seven (7) industrial commerce center buildings.
On August 16, 2022, the Planning Commission approved Master Case No. 21-072, Revision to Tentative Parcel Map No. 19156 (TPM No. 13-005 R1), and Design Review No. 21-027 and adopted Resolution No. PC 2022-034. Resolution No. PC 2022-034 included Conditions of Approval for Tentative Parcel Map No. 19156. To adhere to the conditions of approval, the developer has dedicated public right-of-way to the City for the widening of Locust Avenue and Armstrong Avenue to the width required by the General Plan and will relocate the electrical facilities to be outside the roadway at no cost to the City.
As part of the widening and road dedication process, privately owned Southern California Edison Company (SCE) easements for electrical facilities adjacent to Locust Avenue and Armstrong Avenue became part of the public right-of-way. As a result, SCE requested that the City of Fontana enter into a Joint Use Agreement to maintain their existing prior rights for the electrical facilities in their new location. If the City desires in the future to widen Locust Avenue or Armstrong Avenue further, the City will agree to reimburse SCE for any costs incurred for the relocation of the electrical facilities within the joint use area only as specified in the Joint Use Agreement (Serial No. 73777A, T&LM File No. JUA 204435285).
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the approval of this item.
MOTION:
Approve staff recommendation.