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SATE: NOVEMBER 16, 1992 Inter -Com 1 S T 8:
TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT OVERHEAD UTILITY CONCERNS AT BROWNING AND WALNUT
AVENUES (FILE NO. 2720)
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Receive and file.
BACKGROUND;
At the August 25, 1992 Town Hall meeting, a resident inquired as to
the safety of the overhead Edison Company facilities adjacent to
the Nelson School site on Browning Avenue, northerly of Walnut
Avenue. Further follow-up with Ms. Marge Kasalek defined the
concerns as follows:
1. The stability of the overhead facilities that hold the
transformer units adjacent to the school, parking lot and
public sidewalk in front of the school. This overhead
structure swayed and vibrated under windy conditions.
2. The stability of the 66,000 volt and 12,000 volt overhead
conductors under windy and/or earthquake conditions.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has forwarded these
evaluation and response. I
requested to provide an esti
these overhead facilities.
completed their evaluation.
they are field checking the
ensure that all transformers
structure and that the supl
deteriorated condition.
concerns for the Edison Company's
n addition, the Edison Company was
mate of cost to underground each of
As of this date, Edison has not
However, Edison has indicated that
overhead transformer facilities to
are securely bolted to the overhead
orting utility poles are not in a
The results of this field review of the Edison Company facilities
the estimates of cost for undergrounding the overhead facilities
should be available in December 1992. This information along with
the City's current policy/criteria will be forwarded to the City
Council, at that time.
Robert Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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