REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Bill Krill, Real Estate and Project Manager
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Approve and Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 3 to the Attachment Agreement with Southern California Gas Company for Installation of Advanced Meter Facilities on City-Owned Streetlights
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Statement of Issue:
The City Council is requested to approve and authorize the execution of Amendment No. 3 to the Attachment Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and Southern California Gas Company (SCG). This Amendment authorizes SCG to install one new Data Collection Unit (DCU) on a City-owned streetlight located near Santa Barbara Lane on the eastside of Saybrook Lane.
Financial Impact:
SCG will pay the City a one-time fee of $780 for the new streetlight attachment. This payment is based on a fee of $39 per site per year for 20 years, in accordance with the original Agreement. Funds will be deposited into the General Fund.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute, “Amendment No. 3 to Attachment Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Southern California Gas Company.”
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve, and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
In 2012, SCG began implementing its Advance Metering Project following a 2010 decision by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which required gas utility providers to upgrade more than 6 million existing natural gas meters by 2017. These advanced meters automatically read and securely transmit gas usage data to Data Collection Units (DCUs).
The City Council originally approved an Attachment Agreement with SCG on December 21, 2015, allowing the installation of three DCUs on City-owned streetlights.
On June 5, 2017, the City Council approved the First Amendment to the Attachment Agreement, granting SCG 18 additional attachment locations. These sites have not been utilized by SCG to date.
On February 19, 2019, the City Council approved a Second Amendment, which granted three more attachment locations.
Currently SCG has attached three DCUs under the Agreement. Amendment No. 3 will authorize the installation of one additional DCU, bringing the total number of approved attachments to four.
Environmental Status:
This action is covered by the General Rule that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment (Section 15061.b.3 of the State CEQA Guidelines). It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this activity will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, this activity is not subject to CEQA.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non Applicable - Administrative Item
Attachment(s):
1. Amendment No. 3 to Attachment Agreement with Southern California Gas Company
2. PowerPoint Presentation