A perfect street

A PERFECT STREET in which to live is Reina Del Mar in the Vallemar section of Pacifica. The roadway is surrounded with Palm trees and the weather is ideal. Children play in the street without being in danger of cars...

Click on the image below to see the whole scan from Coastside Chronicle

Cost estimates seem in line

I've gotten some confirmation from two outside sources that say these cost estimates are probably reasonable. Not sure why we need two utility poles at 835 Reina Del Mar, and even Joel Smith, the PG&E forester has been unable to get a clear answer from PG&E's engineering department.

New cost estimates from PG&E-- $42,409

Here are the cost estimates provided by PG&E to the City of Pacifica.

The cost of adding 6 foot extensions on two poles in order to provide clearance for the palms at 197 Ramona and 477 Reina Del Mar is $14,775. PG&E has also determined that to reroute the wire east of 835 Reina Del Mar will require setting two poles at a cost of $27,634. PG&E would also need to be able to secure an easement to place a pole anchor on private property at 835 Reina Del Mar.

So, saving these three trees will cost $42,409.

What it cost to move a utility pole...

In 2000, the residents of Pacifica helped raise money to relocate a utility pole. The money was paid to PG&E through the city.

PB&R Meeting next week

Parks, Beaches and Rec commission's meeting next week has the vote regarding the palm trees on the agenda. The meeting will be March 23, 7pm at the city council chambers located at 2212 Beach Boulevard in Pacifica.

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Posted documents to the Vallemar Conservator's website

We've posted a number of documents to the Vallemar Conservator website. Rudy's created a section for sharing documents.

Here's an official report from the public works department on the issue. This includes a summary of the issue, a report from Patti Wylie, letters from PG&E, forms submitted by PG&E to remove heritage trees, and a copy of the franchise agreement between PG&E and the City of Pacifica.

The most recent correspondence I've seen, is this letter from PG&E to Aren Clark in Public Works.

The franchise agreement is the legal contract between PG&E and the City of Pacifica. It basically says that PG&E agrees to provide power, maintain the lines, and share some portion of the revenue collected. It was signed into law in 1958. Section 3 of this agreement states:

[PG&E] shall relocate, without expense to city, any poles, wires, conduits and appurtenances theretofore installed, and then maintained or used under this franchise, if and when made necessary by any lawful change of grade, aligllignment or width of any streets by city...

As far as I can tell, PG&E is only required to relocate the poles if some sort of construction by the city requires the poles to be relocated. PG&E doesn't consider "vegetation" something that requires pole relocation.

Gone?

Nancy Hall and Jeff Moroso stopped by this afternoon. Nancy had created a bunch of signs on red and pink fabric. Jeff brought ladders and tools, and they hung them up across of row of trees that are all going to be in conflict with the high voltage wires. A few of them are the ones immediately at issue, but the others will also be in trouble. It's only a matter of time. We wanted to give people an opportunity to consider what Reina Del Mar would look like without the row of palms directly below the utility lines.

Also, Jeff rehung our sign (compliments of Eve), at the "Y". The storm had blown it into the creek earlier this week.