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Council introduces ordinance to update underground utilities code, aims to use expiring Rule 20 credits
Summary
Council introduced an ordinance to amend Crescent City Municipal Code Chapter 12.28 to enable undergrounding utility districts and to pursue California Public Utilities Commission (Rule 20) work credits that expire June 8; council set an adoption schedule to meet the deadline.
The Crescent City Council voted Monday to introduce an ordinance amending Municipal Code Chapter 12.28 governing underground utilities, moving the city closer to creating an underground utilities district for Front Street and other downtown blocks and to qualify for expiring California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Rule 20 work credits.
City attorney Martha Rice explained Rule 20 allocates utility work credits to local jurisdictions…
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