TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
James P. Shano, P.E. Public Works Director / Town Engineer
Jeremy Knapp, Engineering Services Analyst
DATE: September 10, 2015
DEPARTMENT: Public Works and Engineering Department
Staff Contact James P. Shano, P.E. Public Works Director / Town Engineer 480-348-3573
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AGENDA TITLE:
Title
Approval of Contract Addendum #4 to the Electric Distribution Undergrounding Agreement with Arizona Public Service Company (APS)
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Agenda Item Relates to Mission/Vision:
- Provides high quality public services to a community which values limited government
Strategic Initiative:
- Regularly invest in public facility and infrastructure projects.
Council Goals or Other Policies / Statutory Requirements:
- Undergrounding improvements
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Town Council authorizes the Town Manager to execute Addendum #4 to the Electric Distribution Undergrounding Agreement with Arizona Public Service Company.
Background
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Since January 19, 1988 the Town of Paradise Valley and Arizona Public Service Company (APS) have carried out a town-wide utility undergrounding program. To date, 53 districts and 60 miles of overhead power lines have been undergrounded through the agreement providing an upgraded electrical distribution system while achieving an aesthetic quality unparalleled in neighboring communities, much to the satisfaction of town residents.
This is the fourth addendum to the agreement which will extend it 3 more years, until January 2018, to allow for additional time for the completion of the final APS undergrounding district, APS District 30. District 30 is currently identified in the Town’s Capital Improvement Plan for design in FY2015-16 and construction in FY2016-17. Subsequent to this agreement, APS will begin design of this district.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
The approval of this item does not authorize the expenditure of any funds at this time but does agree to cost share with APS for a future undergrounding project identified in the Capital Improvement Plan.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Original Undergrounding Agreement with APS
Addendum #4