Agenda Item Wording:
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Execution of Utility Joint Use Agreement: Authorize the City Manager to finalize the two (2) draft Southern California Edison Joint Use Agreement's, then execute the two (2) finalized agreements and adopt Resolution 2024-66 for the Riggin Widening Project Kelsey St. to Shirk St. and Resolution 2024-67 for The Carlton Acres Commercial Project at the northeast corner of said intersection. (Resolutions required)
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Deadline for Action: 12/3/2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Diego Corvera, Senior Civil Engineer, diego.corvera@visalia.city, 559-713-4209
Jim Koontz, City Attorney, jkoontz@prlawcorp.com, 559-372-2403
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, chris.crawford@visalia.city 559-713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering and Building Department Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to adjust the draft JUAs as necessary, to execute the two (2) finalized SCE JUAs, adopt Resolution 2024-66 for the transmission pole relocation at Riggin Avenue and Shirk Street intersection to accommodate the Riggin Widening Project Kelsey St. to Shirk St. and adopt Resolution 2024-67 for the transmission pole relocation east of Shirk St. as part of The Carlton Acres Commercial Project. These agreements were prepared by Southern California Edison and reviewed and approved by the City Attorney.
Background Discussion:
The purpose of the Riggin Widening Project Kelsey St. to Shirk St. is to increase vehicle capacity on Riggin Avenue by adding additional lanes and to provide for an efficient flow of traffic to support growing industrial development within the surrounding area. The City Council identified this segment of Riggin Avenue as a priority transportation corridor and to advance its construction through the use of Measure R Regional Bond Funds at the December 3, 2019 City Council Work Session meeting....
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