HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1990 0321 CC REG ITEM 08Fr'
'AUL W. LAWRASON, Jr.
Mayor
SCOTT MONTGOMERY
Mayor Pro Tern
ELOISE BROWN
Councilmember
CLINT HARPER, Ph.D.
Councilmember
BERNARDO M. PEREZ
Councilmember
LILLIAN KELLERMAN
City Clerk
MOORPARK
M E M O R A N D U M
ITEM F__*
STEVEN KUENY
City Manager
CHERYL J.KANE
City Attorney
PATRICK RICHARDS, A.I.C.P.
Director of
Community Development
R. DENNIS DELZEIT
City Engineer
JOHN V. GILLESPIE
Chief of Police
RICHARD T. HARE
City Treasurer
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Wo
DATE: February 26, 1990 (Council Meeting 3/21/90)
SUBJECT: Underground Service .Alert
overview
This presents for approval. an Agreement for membership in
Underground Service Alert of Southern California.
Discussion
A. Background
Underground Service Alert (USA) is a non - profit
organization whose membership) consists of public and
private agencies which own and operate underground
facilities. The purpose and function of USA is to
administer "one- call" regional notification centers which
serve as information clearing houses between its members
and any party planning to conduct excavation activities.
Pursuant to State law, "excavators " are required to notify
USA at least two days prior to commencement of excavation
activities. USA then notifies member agencies which are
"operators" of subsurface faci 1 it i. s in the vicinity of the
intended dig.
B. New Requirements
AB 73, which became effective January 1, 1990, amended
several of the State statues pertaining to underground
installations. Among these amendments is a new provision
requiring every operator of a subsurface installation to
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become a member of, participate in, and share in the cost
of a regional notification center like USA.
The City of Moorpark owns and operates traffic signal,
lighting and landscaping improvements which are served by
City owned and maintained underground water and electrical
facilities. The above mentioned provisions of AB 73 thus
apply to the City. It is, °her.efore' recommended that the
City take steps to become member of USA.
C. Fiscal Impact.
The annual cost of membership an USA varies depending upon
certain factors (population, miles of underground
facilities, etc,). When applied to the City of Moorpark,
the formula for calculating membership fees yields an
annual fee of $80.00.
D. Documents
The Agreement for membership is attached as Exhibit "A ".
Copies of the By -Laws :end Operating Procedures are
available upon request.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following
actions:
1. Approve the City's membership in Underground Service
Alert of Southern Cal fornia,;
2. Authorize payment of '_he annual membership fee for
calendar year 1990; ar i,
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached
Associate Membership 1,�reement.
City Council
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become a member of, participate in, and share in the cost
of a regional notification (:,enter like USA.
The City of Moorpark owns and operates traffic signal,
lighting and landscaping improvements which are served by
City owned and maintained underground water and electrical
facilities. The above mentioned provisions of AB 73 thus
apply to the City. It is, therefore, recommended that the
City take steps to become a member of USA.
C. Fiscal Impact
The annual cost of membership in USA varies depending upon
certain factors (population, miles of underground
facilities, etc,). When applied to the City of Moorpark,
the formula for calculatinc; membership fees yields an
annual fee of $80.00.
D. Documents
The Agreement for membership is attached as Exhibit "A ".
Copies of the By -Laws an,1 operating Procedures are
available upon request.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Cit. Council take the following
actions:
1. Approve the City's membership in Underground Service
Alert of Southern California;
2. Authorize payment of tt:e annual membership fee for
calendar year 1990; and
3. Authorize the City Manaqer to execute the attached
Associate Membership . Agreement.
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ASSOCIATE MEMBER
THIS AGREEMENT, n_�c.._> _i F(, ..ntered into thl5 clay ut
by and "et:!,) t UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA i her o rafter refer red t:j as 'USA-SC'i
and ��= ;rafter referred to as
ASSOC , ate Member ' - --
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, USA -SC ,s A n0nprof,t mutual benefit,
c(:rjDorat, or ,_)rgan i zed under tji,= laws of the State of Ca l i forn i a
Oif-r ich operates a reg ional nut ° 1c, .jt ion center to fac r l I tat
notice to members with undergr urid faC i IIties of proposed
exca Y at, can ; arid
WHEREAS, Associate ,ember desires to become a member
of USA -SC arid USA -SC desires t (A:0 -F,t: Associate Member as a
niernber.
NOW, THEREFORE, tt hereto agree as follows:
1. Associate MemLe has reviewed the USA -SC Articles
of Incorporation, By -Laws ano pest:, jg Procedures and hereby
accepts and agrees to be bourC I) 1u�,E terms and conditions
thereof .
2. Assuc i ate Mernte ac_tree: to pay dues and
assessments as established by ire USA SC Board of Directors from
time to time.
3. This Agreement nall become effective on the day
and year above first writter, a b st-ral continue in effect until
Associate Member's membersh p s term nated pursuant to
Article II, Section 5 of tine SSA -SC Hy -Laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, tLe uarties hereto have caused
this Agreement. to be e.,;ecutt!d their duly autrrori zed officers
as of the day and year above St �r tten.
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Ey
T r t e
UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
BY
T} -,le
DIGALCRT
Gentlemen:
Underground Service Alert of So,rhotn. C<,Lifornia ( "USA ") would
like to take this opportunity t) L orr ol. of the amendment of
Government Code Sections 4216 e:.. 1— festive January 1, 1990,
this legislation authorizes public ntitiet, issuing excavation
permits to institute Legal proce .-di -g �.h,rrir. ,t persons who improperly
excavate underground utility inst,t iai[icrs rnd to ccllcct civil
penalities up to $50,000. Thes,� O, alit ier are to be deposited in
the general fund of the public rt wh _-i issued the Dermit.
(Government Code Section 4216,6
USA is the regional not:ifica_i.rn ct•nter or excavation work
done in Southern California and it o;�erit(-s of subsurface facil-
ities, as defiled in Section 42 „ rc r quired to become
members of USA, These members ;)r )� d� i t T ',anon to USA of the
areas in which each operates untfer� or,nci << ilLties. Mienever a
person :intends to excavate in ar. ,r r at7crc underground facilities
may be located, that person must i( if ,, at least two (2)
working days prior tc commencement f tht + .cavation. (G.C. 4216.2)
Upon receiving this riotificatioi , 1 i�ue in inquiry identification
number to the tx.cavator and tray f -,rmation provided by
the excavator to the USA member
Upon receiving the excavatioi i )trr- itici, the USA members who
have underground facilities in .r r-c a roposed excavation must
locate and field mark those fac I the two diy_s prior
to the excavation ((_c. 4216. 0
The State Legislature has aut111
civil penalties of up to $10,00U
knowing and willful violations,
owners /operators of underground
comply with tht� requirements of �
Examples of situations in which r
elude, but. are not limited t(,,
I. Failure ,)f as oDeratot
(Section •421().1)
2. Fai hir,_• of an excavate r t
but t,ot more than 14 ,n,
area " "hi, �I r�;rsoncrhl. >
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zed tnc imposition of stringent
reclii,,•nce. and $50,000 for
inpost,d on excavators and
t fac lines who fail to
rm�pt_ t oAje Section 4216 et seq.
7 r.1 > 1 its may be imposed in-
( Wm number of 'SA.
ro iiy D`�A at least two (2),
I t excavation in an
ci own to cont,t in under-
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3. Failure of an owner /opera )r >f ti- derground utility
facilities to properl% -� tie f cilities within two
(2) days following notiii it i )n IISA of a proposed
excavation. (Section ;, I . _
4. Failure of an excavat, r r u-; , liar d tools for location
and excavation of und( r, r in i i, i' iL_v facilities.
(Section 4216.4)
USA members will provide notices
which resulted in damage to facil�t
ficient detail so that you may asse
Contractors will also provide infer
to locate, mark or otherwise comp.
plainant provide anv available into
determination.
c nrr f
a iet.h( r
ati)n of
na t i„a
alleged violations
an excavation in suf-
a violation has occurred.
)perators who have failed
request that the com-
vou of assist in your
We have provided herein a coly c the ne,ly amended legislation
and a form complaint which may to a ipt�d t the facts of a parti-
cular situation and filed with th( )ur_ _n order to seek recovery
of civil penalties. This form corp ilia:: s not intended to cover
all violations which may occur tjncie ( "��iern�ent Code Section 4216
et seq., but is offered to provide i�_��A 1;ide in pursuing civil
penalty actions.
Where the facts surrounding a a
are evident, you may find that a r�e
to filing suit may result in a sari
of obtaining civil penalties withcc
is a sample letter you may wish t
meet with you for the purpose of
rg� '_o a underground facility
t isz;; held with a violator prior
tae ry and cost- eftective method
ltu;th>
: it igation. Enclosed
'C lu sr ing the excavator to
If you have any questions relrara ,g ht ,anner in which USA
may be of assi��tanc(,, to you in imp I i °.c'i I ,h government Code
Section 4216 et seq. -)r assistirf,, 1 h recovery or civil
penalties, please do got hesitai E : iii « -.
Cordially,
Ron Olitsky, President
T. M.
Why You Should Join
and be a Part of
the Program
Do Anoco
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How USA Began
-)range County, California, in 1976, representatives of several
public utilities met to discuss how to eliminate or minimize the
number of accidents caused when their buried facilities were struck
by excavators who didn't know they were there. These incidents
often caused serious accidents —or at the very least, interruption
of the utility's services to customers. The group agreed that bet-
ter communication was the answer, and decided to try a "one- call"
concept already in use in other states. Thus was born Underground
Service Alert, a system that encourages excavators to notify a cen-
tral office in advance of their digging. Since that time, Underground
Service Alert has grown to encompass nine Southern California
counties and is currently supported by more than 500 members
that include cities, counties, utilities, water and oil companies, cable
TV firms and others. There is obviously no way of measuring how
many lives have been saved or how much physical damage and /or
financial loss have been avoided by the system since it began.
What is
Underground
Underground Service Alert is a non - profit
urganization whose membership consists
of cities, counties, public utilities, oil com-
panies, cable TV operators, etc. which
have underground pipelines, conduits,
wires, cables or ducts. It is basically an
information center that notifies its
members of impending excavation at or
near their underground installations —so
that these may be properly located and
marked —thus forestalling accidents,
injuries or damage to property or utilities.
Underground Service Alert serves the
Southern California counties of Orange,
Ventura, Los Angeles, Inyo, San Bernar-
dino, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Bar-
bara and Imperial.
DIAL B( RE YOU DIG
TOLL FREE 1- 800 - 422 -4133
It's the Law!
The major points of the California State
Law governing excavating are:
1. Every owner of underground lines in Califor-
nia will be a member of the Underground Service
Alert.
2. Every person planning to excavate in Califor-
nia will call Underground Service Alert at least two
working days in advance of the excavation.
3. Using the recommended colors (Red - Elec-
tric, Yellow - Gas, Orange - Communications, Blue
- Water, Green - Sewer), the member will, within
two working days, locate and mark those facilities
which will be affected by the excavation.
4. The Locator must be accurate to within 24
inches on either side of the facility in the excava-
tion area The Excavator will use hand tools to
5 Any violations of the provisions listen above arp
subject to severe penalties
Who Should Join.
As indicated on Page 4, if you have underground
lines such as pipes, cables, ducts, conduits, etc.
(the exceptions are non - pressurized sewers and
storm drains) in California, you are required by law
to become a member of Underground Service
Alert.
... and Why it Pays to Belong!
• You eliminate costly interruptions of your services
• You avoid consumer inconvenience or even more
serious consequences
• You help protect people and property
• You minimize costly damage
Vn 4ppn mi, !ns(Iranrp rusts 4,-n Q1,) 1
• You are able to keep your rates to consumers at a
reasonable (in some cases, competitive) 1, -ve
• By acting in the public need, you eliminate the
need for government intervention and retain policy
making and control.
DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG
TOIL FREE 1- 800- 422 -4133
D1G,!ALtKF
T. PA.
Here's How it Works...
anyone wno plans to do any excavation
,Ljst call at least two working days
eiorenano (they may call as much as 14
...n,ta" days m advance)
Through our computerized communi-
cations system, the USA members who
have underground lines near the site are
quickly informed.
The call is answered by an Underground
Service Alert representative who asks
where and when the excavation is to take
place and who wili also supply a
CigAlert numb, t,; vaiidale te excava-
tion permit.
It you have facilities within the work area,
you send someone there to mark them
prior to the start of the excavation.
If possible, the caller should locate the job
site for the representative by referring to
the page number and coordinates in the
thomas Guide map bock
The law requires that the excavator
expose the underground facililties by
hand so that their exact location is deter-
mined before power equipment is used.
How USA Promotes the DigAlert Program
Group Presentations
Underground Service Alert officers make guest
appearances before contractors groups, service
organizations and other concerned groups, as well
as meetings of USA member personnel, to inform
everyone of the program and distribute DigAlert
literature,
i
i
Personal Calls
USA representatives visit city and county
offices in person to meet with engineers and
building officials to increase visibility of the
DigAlert program, answer questions and dis-
tribute materials Follow -urn Falls are made r ,:
iClephUne.
A Videotape Presentation
1=«duced by Chesney Communications, famous for
the "Window on Wall Street" program, this 15- minute
video presents the DigAlert story in dramatic fashion.
Suitable for showing to groups of all types and sizes,
it is available free to USA members — either as part
of a special presentation given by USA, or in an ex-
tended VHS videotape supplied for your ongoing use.
pNCE AB��i t GD
1
80U.", :_��
Posters
/4
Counter cards and posters advising everyone
to "dial before they dig" can be used on engi-
neering desks, at counters where permits are
issued, and other places where contractors and
other excavators gather.
Rubber Stamps
G
A special rubber stamp and stamp -pad set is
distributed for use on all plans that call for ex-
cavation of any kind. Now widely in use in city
and county offices.
A Newsletter
Underground Service Alert has available profes-
sionally recorded radio announcements which are
used on radio stations throughout Southern Califor-
nia, not only as public service announcements, but
during scheduled and purchased radio time.
Television
('ompelling one -n, r.. t«.
presenting the DigAlert story have been prepared for
use on both broadcast ano cable stations
Underground Service Alert periodically publishes
and distributes a newsletter of interest to USA
members, contractors and others. It contains items
of interest of developments affecting the industry
such as new legislation, personnel changes, policy
changes, new equipment and techniques for detec-
ting or marking underground lines, and other events h �-
and happenings.
r'ri .w
1 %y�� Trade Shows and Exhibits
Underground Service Alert regularly participates with
its own booth at trade shows for engineering, con -
DI� j struction equipment, cable television, etc. to
distribute information and enhance DigAlert visibility.
DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG
T(11 1 rl)rf 1 nr. 11, .. )
A Partial Listing of a Distinguished
Group of Members
Metropolitan Water District
USA Petrochem Company
City of Seal Beach
Macco Constructors, Inc.
Associated General Contractors
Spectrum Environmental Services, Inc.
County of Ventura,
Office Communications System
American Telephone & Telegraph
Goldak/UDSEC
Weststar Cable Television
C & H Electric Company
vwen Geo Technical Consultants, Inc.
Rancho California Water District
Vucaipa Valley County Water District
Griffith Company
Turner Gas Company
Walnut Valley Water District
City of Industry Waterworks System
Herman Weissker, Inc.
Wickland Oil Company
City of San Bernardino
Hood Corporation
Water Facilities Authority
El Toro Water District
•,sh Construction Co -pa".
Ccmmumca ,o-,,a
SCE -Fuel Pipeline
C,Iv of West l".ov P
fic Bell
ty of Redlands
,,n, i, Rein. -,
Irvine Ranch Water District
'Western Cable TV, Inc.
City cf Torrance
Shell Oil Company
City of Manhattan Beach
Texaco. Ventura Offshore
Dana Point Sanitary District
C ty of San Diego
Union Carbide Corp.-Linde Division
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Temescal Water Company
City of Vernon
Continental Telephone of California
Western Fuel Oil Company
Sammons Communications, Inc.
Union Oil
Los Alisos Water District
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
M & B Communications, Inc.
South Coast Water District
General Telephone Company
City of Riverside,
Tele -Cable Service Corporation
City of Los Angeles
Superior Oil Company
Pacific Coast Gasoline Company
Energy Factors
Southern California Water Company
Rogers Cablesystems
Mobil Oil Corporation, West Coast
Pipelines
City of Oxnard
Southern California Edison Company
Falcon Cable Systems Company
Rowland Water District
City of Orange
Southwestern Portland Cement Company
Isla Vista Sanitary District
Mitchell Energy Corporation
Lake Hemet M.W.D.
City of Stanton
City of Alhambra
MCI Telecommunications Corp.
Joshua Basin Water District
Suburban Water Systems
Damson Oil Corporation
Mission Springs Water Distr,c!
hr,i,e Cable Televisicr�
r,err•McGee Chemical Corporation
Omni Telecommunications
East Orange County Water District
King Video Cable Co. of Lake Elsinore
Fairmont Financial Inc
nrl American Pipeline Company
Kinneloa Irrigation District
City of Ontario
City of La Habra
American Cablesystems of California, Inc.
Cal Nev Pipeline
Ojai Valley Sanitary District
City of Anaheim
Laguna Beach County Water District
Exxon Company, USA
Oil Operators Incorporated
Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Northrop Corporation
City of Garden Grove
Cablevision of Arcadia
Lakeside Water District
Apple Valley County Water District
City of Newport Beach
Century Cable TV
Newhall County Water District
City of Fountain Valley
City of Lakewood
Getty Oil Company
City of Arcadia
Littlerock Cable TV
CP National
City of Needles
Four Corners Pipeline
Loma Linda University
Arco Oil & Gas Company
Pomona Water Department
City of Carlsbad
Golden West Refining Company /Gulf Oil
Power Development Company
City of Barstow
East Pasadena Water Company
City of Corona
Fletcher Oil Company
City of Pasadena
Dow Chemical, USA
City of Huntington Beach
Bellflower Somerset Mutual Water
City of Fontana
City of Imperial
Paragon Cable
Covina Irrigation Company
City of Beverly Hills,
Elsinore Water District
�anuago Aqueduct Comm ssc
Buellton Community Services
, ity of El Monte
Santa Fe Energy Company
California Water Service
"aimer Cablevision
Moulton Niguel Water
South West U.L.S.
City of Hawthorne
Quartz Hill Water Company
Capistrano Valley Water District
San Diego Diversified Builders Services
Powerine Oil Company
Chambers Cable
City of Montebello
S E Pipeline
GSF Energy Inc.
Lake Arrowhead Community Services
Palm Desert Water & Services District
Valley Water Company
R.E. Hazard Contracting Company
Chevron, USA
San Diego Pipeline
City of Del Mar
R & B Enterprises
I L. Robak, Inc.
Fallbrook Sanitary District
Whittier College
Superior Cable Construction
City of Long Beach Gas & Water Dept.
Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company
Xtra Energy Corporation
City of Santa Ana
United Cable Television
Western Union
ARB Inc.
City of Palmdale
Subtronic, Inc.
GATX Terminals Corporation
Atlantic Richfield Corporation
Southern California Gas Company
City of Downey
Padre Dam Municipal Water District
Chemoil Refining Corporation
City of Burbank
Fallbrook Public Utility District
Lomita Gasoline Company
City of Rialto
Baldy Mesa County Water District
Ultronics
Arrowhead Manor Water Company
^afro„ industries, Inc. ,
Lincoln Avenue Water Compan
RP North American -,i
East Vaiiey Water District
City of Huntington Park
Central Pidnts, in,
Municipal Water District of Orange
Paramount Petroleum Corporation
.,ity of Big Bear Lake
Te'levents of Camarillo
City of Indio
Bear Valley Mutual Water Company
Capistrano Beach County Water District
Department of Water Resources
Sun Exploration & Production Company
Azusa Valley Water Company
City of Hawaiian Gardens
Twentynine Palms Water District
City of Norwalk
Chino Basin Municipal Water District
Sweetwater Authority
City of Buena Park
Defense Fuel Support Point San Pedro
Foothill Municipal Water District
Rainbow Municipal Water District
City of Palm Springs
Palmdale Water District
South San Bernardino Water District
Williams Telecommunications Company
DIAL B tuff YOU DIG
T01 FRFF i Rnn J ? ?- .91"t'i
How To Join...
Simply write or call requesting a membership application pack-
age. It will be forwarded to you by return mail.
Membership Fee Schedule
effective July 1, 1989
1. Associate Members who own or operate underground facilities
consisting of water lines, sewer lines, storm drains, or traffic
signals shall pay dues as set forth below:
—5 miles or less $80.00 per annual year
—more than 5 miles $150.00 per annual year
less than 20 miles
All other Associate Members shall pay monthly dues of $35.00 per
month, plus $.30 per trench mile of underground facilities.
Associate Members who are governmental or public entities or
agencies may elect to pay membership dues based on population
of the area served by that member. If the member so elects, the
member shall pay the amounts set forth below:
— !0,000 or iess popuiation $80.00 per annual year
-More than 10,000 and $150.00 per annual year
less than 25,000 popuwat!or
Over 25,000 population $1.00 per 1000 population
per month
2. Each Principal Member will pay monthly dues based on the ratio
which the number of miles of underground facilities owned or
operated by that member bears to the total miles owned or
operated by all Principal Members within the area served by
the corporation, so that the total sum of the Associate Members'
monthly dues and the Principal Members' monthly dues equal
the monthly cost of operating USA, provided that the monthly
sum paid by each Principal Member shall be not less than
$35.00 plus $30 per mile of underground facilities owned or
operated by that member.
3. All new and reinstated members will pay an initial charge of
$45.00 to have their grid information put into the computer.
UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT
Of Southern California
3030 Saturn Street • Suite 200
Brea, California 92621
Business Office: (714) 528 -0322