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Oxnard staff ask council to authorize agreement to relocate power lines for North Shore development
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Summary
City staff presented a joint use agreement to relocate Southern California Edison transmission lines to the easterly line of Harbor Boulevard to enable the 90-acre North Shore housing development; the developer will pay relocation costs and must post a $1,200,000 performance bond.
Tai Chau, assistant committee development director, presented a joint use agreement that would relocate Southern California Edison (SCE) transmission lines so the North Shore housing project can proceed. The proposed agreement lays out the rights and obligations of the city, SCE and the developer and staff recommended the council authorize the mayor to execute it.
The North Shore project is a 90-acre development at the northeast corner of Harbor Boulevard and 5th Street approved for 183 single‑family homes and 109 detached condominium units. Tai Chau said early construction took place around 2006–2008 and that the project resumed construction in 2023.
According to the presentation, SCE currently has overhead transmission lines running over part of the site along the eastern line of Harvard Boulevard. "As a condition of approval and per the approved project improvement plans, the Fifth Harbor owner, which is the developer, is to underground and reconstruct the transmission lines," Tai Chau said. The developer has obtained Edison approval in 2024 to relocate and underground the existing overhead lines and to place them behind the new roadway curb and gutter along Harbor Boulevard.
Tai Chau summarized the key provisions: "It clarifies that the cost for the utility relocation will be paid for by the developer and not Edison," and that the city and SCE will have joint use of a portion of Harbor Boulevard right of way. The presentation also said the city would be obligated to pay for future relocation costs if the city later requires SCE to move equipment.
The developer is required to post a $1,200,000 performance bond tied to the JUA that the city may use to pay relocation costs, and to provide SCE with title insurance and to cover the cost of any new rights if another relocation becomes necessary. Tai Chau added that "the city is to indemnify SCE against claims caused by title defects in the new location of the SCE equipment."
Staff recommended that "the city council approve and authorize the mayor to execute the joint use agreement with Southern California Edison and Fifth Harbor Owner LLC." The presentation closed with a statement that there are no anticipated financial impacts associated with the agenda item as presented.
The transcript records the staff presentation and recommendation but does not record a council vote on the item.
