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11 THE CITY OF -,. ~m m~,~ lii- ~L~~S~NTON® CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT March 17, 2009 Community Development Engineering Division TITLE: CONSIDER FORMATION OF AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT ALONG STANLEY BOULEVARD FROM FIRST STREET TO SANTA RITA ROAD, CIP NO. 055022 SUMMARY The Stanley Boulevard Improvement Project design was completed in 2008 and did not include the undergrounding of overhead utilities. Estimated project costs were approximately $2 million. At the August 19, 2008, City Council meeting, Council was asked by a resident to consider undergrounding the overhead utilities as part of the upcoming Stanley Boulevard Improvement Project. City Council directed staff to consider adding this work to the current project. In response, staff met with affected property owners to solicit feedback and explain the implications of the change in scope of work to the project's schedule and potential costs to the residents to underground the public utilities. The majority of residents present at the public meeting were in favor of undergrounding the overhead utilities consistent with the direction provided in the Downtown Specific Plan. Therefore, staff is recommending that City Council authorize staff to initiate formal proceedings for the establishment of an underground utility district along Stanley Boulevard from Santa Rita Road to First Street and authorize the use of $400,000 of the existing $2 million project construction funds for a new design that incorporates undergrounding. The decision as to whether to complete the revised project with undergrounding would be made at a later date. The existing project, as currently designed, includes the construction of a new street roadway section, concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, landscaping, decorative street lighting, sewer and storm drain improvements. RECOMMENDATION 1. Direct staff to initiate formal proceedings for the establishment of an underground utility district for Stanley Boulevard between Santa Rita Road and First Street. 2. Authorize the use of existing project funds from CIP No. 055022 for the design and for the cost of approvals from the respective utility companies for undergrounding the public and private utilities along Stanley Boulevard. 3. Consider construction of revised project that includes undergrounding when final costs have been determined and funding sources have been identified.