File #: 18-2253    Version: 1 Name:
Type: City Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 9/18/2019 In control: * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
On agenda: 10/15/2019 Final action: 10/15/2019
Title: Subject: Increased Funding For Undergrounding Of Utility Wires To Prevent Wildfires From: President Pro Tempore Kalb And Councilmember Thao Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of The League Of California Cities’ Resolution To The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Requesting That The CPUC Amend Rule 20A To Allow For The Addition Of Projects In Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones To The List Of Eligibility Criteria For Utility Wire Undergrounding Projects To Help Prevent Wildfires And To Increase Funding Allocations For Rule 20A Projects
Attachments: 1. View Report, 2. View Supplemental Report 9/27/2019, 3. 87887 CMS

Title

Subject:                      Increased Funding For Undergrounding Of Utility Wires To Prevent Wildfires

From:                                           President Pro Tempore Kalb And Councilmember Thao

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of The League Of California Cities’ Resolution To The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Requesting That The CPUC Amend Rule 20A To Allow For The Addition Of Projects In Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones To The List Of Eligibility Criteria For Utility Wire Undergrounding Projects To Help Prevent Wildfires And To Increase Funding Allocations For Rule 20A Projects