Goal: Achieve underground wiring of utilities

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Brief History:

• Piedmont Pines asks Oakland to replace overhead lines.  Gets in line for preferred 20A funding.

1998

• City approves only selected streets for undergrounding.
• Piedmont Pines objects – asks for all streets to be covered.
• City adds 19 side streets.

1999

• Based on approval of Piedmont Pines residents by mail ballot, City Council approves formation of Piedmont Pines Underground Utility District.

2000

• PG&E and SBC object.
• Oakland appeals to CPUC: “All streets should be covered for safety reasons.
• CPUC opens hearings to redesign undergrounding process statewide; this combined with PG&E bankruptcy puts Piedmont Pines project on hold

2002

• CPUC rules against Oakland and in favor of the utilities. Safety not to be considered in making undergrounding decisions. 
• New map of covered streets is negotiated and agreed to among City, utilities.

2004

• PPNA accepts City’s compromise in order to avoid being dropped from waiting list
  • Project to be done in phases
  • Limited to major “arterial” streets
• PPNA members approve revised map of streets at October 2004 Annual Meeting

2005

• PPNA defeats Public Works proposal to remove PPNA from 20A funding list

2006

• Engineer selected for Phase I construction

Map of 3 Phases

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