Item 3AAGENDA ITEM # 3A
JANUARY 28, 2008
January 22, 2008
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim Han
-E~ttyManager
SUBJECT: Follow-u Report
Under~ronnd Power Lines; A question was raised at the last commission meeting about the
possibility of getting overhead utility lines placed underground. This issue was brought up by
the Mayor and Commission at the strategic planning sessions conducted in February 2007. At
that time, it was determined that the commission's first priority was the section of line along
Atlantic Boulevard beginning at Town Center and extending westward to Seminole Road. A
meeting was held with senior JEA staff shortly after the strategic planning workshops and an
estimate was provided of $652,000 for the electric line relocations. This price did not include the
reinstallation of street lighting, relocation costs for telephone and cable TV and the service
connections to the adjoining buildings. The total project cost for that section of road was
estimated to approximately one million dollars.
Generally, representatives from the utility companies have been amenable to placing their lines
underground, provided that the city pays all of the costs. However, the city has experienced
considerable delays in dealing with the telephone company in getting relocations completed.