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The California Public Utilities Commission directs Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to set aside funds for electrical undergrounding projects known as Rule 20A fiends. These funds are then allocated for local jurisdictions to perform electrical undergrounding work. The City's allocation of Rule 20A funds averages approXimately $600,000/year. To obtain adequate funds to construct an electrical undergrounding project, the City may borrow against its future allocations up to five (5) years into the future. When there are insufficient Rule 20A funds, or when a project is ineligible for Rule 20A funds, other funding sources can be used for the undergrounding work. City, Comcast, and AT&T facilities are not eligible for Rule 20A funds. The cost for placing these facilities underground falls either to the facility owner or, in some cases, to the developer. Based on the above criteria, staff recommends that the following project areas be established as the priority areas for the 2008-2009 Five-Year Project List for Underground Utility District Conversion Projects: East 14t~' Street Phase 2 (150t~' Avenue to San Leandro Boulevard) 2. Merced Street (Marina Boulevard to Fairway Drive) 3. Parrott Street (Hays Street to San Leandro Boulevard) and Hays, Clarke, and Carpentier Streets (West Juana Avenue to Parrott Street) 4. MacArthur Boulevard (Superior Avenue to Joaquin Avenue) 5. East l 4'~' Street Phase 3 (San Leandro Boulevard to Thornton Street) Undergrounding of utilities on East 14t~' Street from 150t~' Avenue to San Leandro Boulevard is a priorit~ because of the high traffic and profile and because it is adjacent to a segment of fiast lot' Street that will soon have the utilities undergrounded. This project is likely to require all of our existing Rule 20A money, as well as all the money we can borrow in advance. The remaining projects will either be paid by other sources, such as developers or the Redevelopment Agency, or will need to wait until the Rule 20A funds accumulate again. Approval of the above projects as a priority does not authorize the project to proceed. The project will go through the required public notice, public hearing, and City Council approval process prior to implementation. Current City Council Policy Not Applicable Previous City Council Action(s) • The City Council approved the 2001-02 Five-Year Project List for the Underground Utility District Conversion Project on November 5, 2001, by Resolution No. 2001- 191 City Council Committee Review and Action The Facilities and Transportation Committee reviewed this project list at its meeting on 3/25/08.