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"w'RESOLUTION NO. 96-R-19 ""'"
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, REQUESTING THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE UNDERTAKE AN UNBIASED AND
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE TOTAL LIFE CYCLE
COSTS OF OVERHEAD VERSUS UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC
UTILITIES; AND REQUESTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSITION FROM
OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC UTILITIES BE
IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER TO ALL
BENEFITED PARTIES; FORWARDING A COPY OF SAID
RESOLUTION TO THE VOLUSIA LEGISLATIVE
DELEGATION; THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND
THE FLORIDA UNDERGROUNDERS; REPEALING
RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida,
has made the following determinations:
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City of Edgewater, Florida,
to request that the Florida Legislature undertake a study of total
life cycle costs of overhead versus underground electric utilities;
and
WHEREAS, there is much interest in the installation and/or
relocation of electric utilities from overhead to underground for
reasons relating to health and safety, environment, disaster and
storm damage mitigation, aesthetics and life cycle cost savings;
and
WHEREAS, weather related costs to above ground utilities,
including hurricanes, tropical storms, high winds, and salt spray,
are substantial with respect to damage, outages and inconvenience
to residential and commercial customers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida,
has discussed the subject and determined that certain actions would
be beneficial to residents of the citizens of the City of
Edgewater.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Edgewater, Florida:
Section 1.
The City of Edgewater does hereby endorse and
requests the State of Florida Legislature undertake an unbiased and
comprehensive study of the total life cycle costs of overhead
versus
underground
electric
utilities,
including
design,
construction,
maintenance,
operations,
and
all
ancillary
activities.
Section 2.
The City of Edgewater requests the study
committee
be
composed
of
engineers,
economists,
public
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administration prof. ,sionals and environmentali._s not associated
with an electric utility or the Public Service Commission to review
and study all aspects of this subject including any studies
undertaken by the Legislature.
Section 3. The City of Edgewater takes the position that
since benefits accrue to the State, local governments, people in
general and the utilities themselves, the distribution of costs
associated with the transition from overhead to underground
electric utilities be in a fair and equitable manner to all
benefitted parties.
Section 4. Copies of this Resolution shall be forwarded to
the Volusia Legislative Delegation, the Florida League of Cities
and the Florida Undergrounders.
Section S. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 6. This resolution shall take upon adoption.
After Motion by Councilman Hays and Second by Councilman
Mitchum, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Mayor Jack H. Hayman, Sr. ABSENT
Councilman Danny K. Hatfield AYE
Vice Mayor Louise A. Martin AYE
Councilman Mike Hays AYE
Councilman David L. Mitchum AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15th of July, 1996.
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDOH/WA , F�LORRIIDA
Louise A. Martin
Vice Mayor
APPROVED FOR FORM
AND CORRECTNESS:
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rista A. torey
ity Attorney
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