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WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works for Town of Los Altos Hills has consulted with PG&E and determined that the City has accumulated Rule 20A work credits and PG&E has agreed that the City may borrow against future credits as part of the funding required for the proposed overhead to underground conversion project; and . WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills and the affected utilities have agreed that each utility shall complete the engineering of their respective portion of the Overhead to Underground Utility Conversion Project in the area around the El Monte Fire Station; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills and the affected utilities have agreed that PG&E shall be responsible for preparation of the trench profile and composite drawings and that PG&E shall be designated as "trench lead" to manage trenching, installation of substructures, and pavement restoration and such other work; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills has now received the report from the Director of Public Works recommending that the area identified in Exhibit A should. be designated as an underground utility district within which all existing overhead poles, overhead wires and overhead equipment associated with the distribution of electric power, telecommunication services and cable television should be removed and replaced with underground wires and facilities; and WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of the Director of Public Works, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills has determined that the proposed Underground Utility District in the area around the El Monte Fire Station is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills has notified all affected property owners within the proposed Underground Utility District in the area around the El Monte Fire Station and inviting same to attend a public hearing to discuss formation of the proposed district; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills held public hearings at which time the Council did receive and consider the recommendation of the Director of Public Works and did hear any and- all objections or protests that were raised by the owners of property Within the. above described district pertaining to designating this area an underground utility district; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. The public interest requires the removal of all existing utility poles, excepting those poles supporting streetlights or traffic signals, if applicable, overhead wires and associated overhead structures and installation of underground wires and facilities for supplying electric power, communication, or similar associated services within the areas as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto, with such area being designated as the Underground Utility District in the area around the El Monte Fire Station; and Resolution 40-19 Page .2