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Residents press council on possible undersea cable route; city official says no proposal pending
Summary
Multiple residents at the June 17 meeting asked whether undersea power-cable plans for offshore wind would route through Long Beach. A city official said there is currently no pending proposal to run cables through the city and staff will continue to monitor and follow up with the assemblyman and state contacts.
Several residents raised concerns at the June 17 City Council meeting about reports that undersea power cables associated with offshore wind projects might be routed through Long Beach.
Resident Ron Paganini said he had seen reports and articles and that his contacts, including an assemblyman, had suggested cables were planned to come through Long Beach. "If they're coming through and there was no communication with this council, we got a problem," Paganini said, urging the council to investigate and to report back at the next meeting.
A city official identified in the public record as John (role not specified in the transcript) responded that while the city could be affected by offsite visual impacts and traffic during construction, "there is unequivocally absolutely no proposal pending anywhere to run cables through Long Beach." He added that the prior stop-work order for a project had been rescinded but reiterated that the city would remain vigilant and that staff would check with Assemblyman Harry Brown and other state contacts.
Council members and staff said they would follow up and provide clarification at future meetings if any proposal surfaced. Multiple commenters urged the council to act proactively if cable routing proposals re-emerged.
No formal action or resolution on routing was taken at the meeting; the remarks were recorded during public comment.
