HomeMy WebLinkAboutDiamond Bar CPUC Rule 20 CM Fox Letter 5-13-2021 Nancy A. Lyons Ruth M. Low Andrew Chou Stan Liu Steve Tye
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Council Member Council Member Council Member
City of Diamond Bar | 21810 Copley Drive Diamond Bar CA 91765-4178
www.DiamondBarCA.gov | (909) 839-7000
May 13, 2021
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
RE: OPPOSITION TO RULE 20A CHANGES
Dear CPUC Commissioners:
The City of Diamond Bar would like to express its opposition to the California Public
Utilities Commission (CPUC) Proposed Rule 20 changes.
The tentative decision includes significant changes to the Rule 20 program that
would impact cities by prohibiting the borrowing, selling, or trading work credits from
other jurisdictions immediately. As many cities currently have insufficient work credits
to carry out Rule 20A undergrounding projects, the decision fundamentally
undermines cities' ability to conduct new undergrounding projects.
The City of Diamond Bar is committed to supporting continued debate on this
matter, with the ultimate goal to ensure the protection of credits for future
undergrounding projects. Unless this funding is secured, the City opposes any action
of the CPUC that reduces, eliminates, redistributes, or otherwise limits local discretion
over funding that will improve the quality of life for the City’s residents and businesses.
Sincerely,
Daniel Fox
City Manager
Cc: Senator Josh Newman, 29th District
Assembly Member Phillip Chen, 55th District
League of California Cities, cityletters@cacities.org
City Council
Joe A. Gonsalves & Son
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Public Works Director