HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 06/34 TXU Transmission Line
ORDINANCE NO. 06/34
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, REQUESTING TXU ELECTRIC DELIVERY TO
RELOCATE THE 138 KV TRANSMISSION LINE CONNECTING THE LOMO
AL TO AND GREENVILLE SUBSTATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS
DUE TO PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS AS OUTLINED BY THE TEXAS
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION SUBSTANATIVE RULES TO ELECTRIC
SERVICE PROVIDERS, Sec. 25.101(c)(5)(F).
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the eXIstmg TXU
Electric Delivery Company 138 kV transmission line located within the city limits of the
City of University Park connects the Greenville substation to the Lomo Alto substation,
both of which are in Dallas; and
WHEREAS, the 138 kV transmission line sits on wooden poles, approximately
47-60 feet in height, which have warped over time and are leaning into the Stanford-
Amherst alley, Boedeker street right-of-way, and University-Daniel alley; and
WHEREAS, the alley rights-of-ways in which the 138 kV transmission line is
located are between ten feet (10') and fifteen feet (15') wide and are utilized by vehicle
traffic, including sanitation crews, utility repair crews, tree trimmers, and residents; and
WHEREAS, the City finds and determines that relocation, alteration, and
reconstruction by removing the existing transmission line and installing in its stead a 138
kV transmission line between alternative substations such as the Bandera substation
could cost less than other alternatives that have been discussed by TXU Electric Delivery,
such as either rebuilding the transmission line in the same location but on higher poles
made of steel with increased capacity or burying the line underground in the Stanford
Street right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the City finds and determines that relocation, alteration, and
reconstruction by removing the existing transmission line per the Public Utility
Commission Substantive Rules to Electric Providers will increase the reliability of
service; and
WHEREAS, for the length of one block University Park Elementary School is
within three hundred feet (300') ofthe transmission line; and
WHEREAS, the City finds and determines that relocation, alteration, and
reconstruction by removing the existing transmission line per the Public Utility
Commission Substantive Rules to Electric Providers will improve the overall safety and
well-being of residents abutting the line and City employees and other users of the
Stanford-Amherst alley; NOW, THEREFORE
Ord11847
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS;
Section 1. The City requests that TXU relocate and remove the 138 kV
transmission line from its current route connecting the Lomo Alto and Greenville
substations outside ofthe city limits of University Park, and
Section 2. That the City supports efforts undertaken by members of the
University Park Residents in Action Committee (UPRIA) regarding the relocation of the
transmission line, and
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage, as
the law and Charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on
the 5th day of December, 2006.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
APPROVED:
CITY ATTORNEY (rld/12-01-06/ord11847)
Ord11847