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U:1: <br />489 <br />Chair DeBenedet questioned if a right -of -way plan was in place, if that would <br />490 <br />allow the undergrounding project to be initiated; or through joint projects with <br />491 <br />other jurisdictions. <br />492 <br />undergrounding (e.g. cost of moving es for projects; tree trimming; storms); <br />493 <br />Mr. Schwartz advised that it would require the project funding in place to <br />494 <br />purchase rights -of -way before the final project scope and timing was known. <br />495 <br />496 <br />Background <br />497 <br />Chair DeBenedet suggested the need to include language encouraging <br />498 <br />undergrounding for aesthetics, especially at entries to the community. <br />499 <br />500 <br />Member Vanderwall concurred; suggesting discussion and consideration of <br />501 <br />neighborhood- initiated projects, whether as a criteria as part of the process, not <br />502 <br />necessarily through CRFS funding. As an example, Member Vanderwall <br />503 <br />suggested initiation by the neighborhood where the city was considering a road <br />504 <br />reconstruction with them sparking, articipation to incorporate undergrounding as <br />505 <br />part of that project. <br />506 <br />507 <br />Member Gjerdingen suggested explicit language or new projects g. Twin <br />508 <br />Lakes Redevelopment Area, Josephine Woods development); with Mr. Schwartz <br />509 <br />responding that City Code already requires all new development underground <br />510 <br />511 <br />utilities. <br />512 <br />Member FeldoqMuestioned those streets having ead lines. <br />513 <br />514 <br />Mr. Schwartz ad i d th i ouldn't cost - effective for just that piece. <br />515 <br />516 <br />MAI er tnderwall, in terms o g savings, noted the advantages in <br />517 <br />undergrounding (e.g. cost of moving es for projects; tree trimming; storms); <br />518 <br />and opined that there must b ss frequency in underground problems, creating <br />519 <br />lower maintenance costs. <br />520 <br />521 <br />However, Mr. Schwartz referenced national studies performed by the power <br />522 <br />industry, asserting that undergrounding is purely for aesthetics, and provided no <br />523 <br />cost - savings. <br />524 <br />525 <br />Member Vanderwall questioned if any independent studies had been done and if <br />526 <br />so, if that data had been considered and /or supported those studies performed by <br />527 <br />the power industry. <br />528 <br />529 <br />Mr. Schwartz opined that the power industry was under considerable pressure to <br />530 <br />underground lines. <br />531 <br />532 <br />Chair DeBenedet requested that staff provide the PWET Commission with an <br />533 <br />overlay of Roseville arterial, collector and sub - collector streets with Xcel Energy <br />Page 12 of 15 <br />