To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Granting a Pipeline Franchise to CPN Pipeline Company
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution granting a ten-year pipeline franchise renewal to CPN Pipeline Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of County Ordinance No. 2013-19 and County Resolution No. 2013/305 for a pipeline located in the unincorporated area of the County near Bay Point as recommended by the Public Works Director. (100% Pipeline Franchise Fees)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The pipeline franchise will generate approximately $1,240 per year commencing with calendar year 2024. The annual franchise payment will be calculated at the rate of $1.77 per cubic foot of pipeline within the County right-of-way. The number of cubic feet of pipeline subject to the franchise fee rate will be calculated by taking the area of the inside diameter of the pipeline plus 1" and multiplying it by the length of the pipeline within the County right-of-way. A minimum inside diameter of six (6) inches will be used for these calculations. The annual franchise fee rate of $1.77 per cubic foot is increased annually by the change in the Consumer Price Index, all Urban Consumers for the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Area (1982-84 = 100), with December 2012 (239.53) as the base CPI month
BACKGROUND:
On August 13, 2013, this Board adopted Ordinance No. 2013-19 (establishing regulations for granting pipeline franchises in County rights-of-way) and Resolution No. 2013/305 (establishing pipeline franchise fee amounts).
On June 9, 2015, this Board approved Resolution No. 2015/167 granting a pipeline franchise to CPN Pipeline Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of County Ordinance No. 2013-19 and County Resolution No. 2013/305.
CPN Pipeline Company has filed a written application with the County, dated November 12, 2024, wherein it has requested the granting o...
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