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Resolution approving the grant of a utility easement on City of South San Francisco property (APN 093-331-110) located at 201 West Orange Avenue for the Broadband Expansion Project (st2102) to be granted to Intermountain Infrastructure Group for conduit and fiber optic lines and authorizing the City Manager to execute a utility easement deed.
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WHEREAS, in 2019, the City of South San Francisco ("City") adopted a Dig Once Policy to reduce the impact of utility construction in the City's public right of way; and
WHEREAS, in 2020, the City entered into an agreement with Intermountain Infrastructure Group ("IIG") for a joint utility trench buildout and the purchase of two 2-inch high-density polyethylene ("HDPE") conduits to be installed by IIG throughout the City as part of IIG's Phase I utility conduit development, Broadband Expansion Project (st2102), for fiber optic use; and
WHEREAS, the City agreed to compensate IIG $545,086 for the purchase and installation of the two 2-inch diameter HDPE conduits installed by IIG as part of IIG's Phase I utility conduit development and to be used by the City for the Broadband Expansion Project and other uses; and
WHEREAS, in 2020, the City entered into an agreement with C/CAG for the purchase and installation of the conduits that overlap with the Smart Corridor Expansion Project (tr2002); and
WHEREAS, C/CAG agreed to compensate the City $300,000 for the purchase and installation of two 2-inch diameter HDPE conduits that overlap with, and for, use by the Smart Corridor Expansion Project; and
WHEREAS, a segment of the IIG Phase I buildout along West Orange Avenue would have crossed SFPUC land owned in fee by SFPUC, triggering a requirement for every party, including the City, in the joint trench to enter into individual revocable agreements with SFPUC that include initial upfront and monthly fees; and
WHEREAS, to circumvent and avoid crossing land owned by SFPUC, the City may grant a utility easement for th...
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