Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 22-232 AMENDING THE NONPUBLIC UTILITY PIPELINE FRANCHISE WITH TESORO REFINING & MARKETING COMPANY LLC (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On December 3, 2009, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 09-1416, granting to Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company, LLC ("Tesoro") a 25-year nonpublic utility pipeline franchise, and on July 18, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 17-1629, which amended Ordinance No. 09-1416 by reducing the 25-year franchise term to 15 years commencing on the date Ordinance No. 17-1629 became effective, and amended other terms of said ordinance.
On September 6, 2022, City Council approved Tesoro's installation and operation of two (2) additional pipelines, each 90 feet in length, and appurtenant facilities, under Alameda Street. No work has been commenced as of yet.
The locations, lengths and descriptions of the new pipelines and appurtenant facilities were to be as follows: (1) Alameda Street - Fuel Gas Line (8-inch in 12-inch casing) at 90 feet in length; and (2) Alameda Street - Steam Line (18-inch in 32-inch casing) at 90 feet in length. However, as the project design developed, Tesoro determined that due to the design of the above-ground portion of the pipelines on its property on either side of Alameda Street, the Alameda Street underground crossing needed to be relocated 105 feet south. Additionally, during a constructability review, Tesoro determined that the diameters of the casings protecting the new pipelines need to be increased, one increased from 12 to 24 inches and the other from 18 to 36 inches.
Now, Tesoro seeks City Council's approval to allow it to install and operate two (2) additional pipelines, each 90 feet in length, and appurtenant facilities, in accordance with the updated locations and casing diameters.
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