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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 20 - Grant of Easements to So Cal Edison to Provide Electrical Power to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at the Santa Ana Corporate Yard and Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 20 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report May 5, 2026 TOPIC: Grant of Easements to Southern California Edison to Provide Electrical Power to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at the Santa Ana Corporate Yard and Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center AGENDA TITLE Grant of Easements to Southern California Edison for the Purpose of Implementing the Charge Ready Transport Program Provision to Provide Electrical Power to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at the Santa Ana Corporate Yard and Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Authorize City Manager to execute a grant of easement and right of way to Southern California Edison for the purpose of implementing the Charge Ready Transport Program provision to provide electrical power to vehicle charging stations at the Santa Ana Corporate Yard. 2. Authorize City Manager to execute a grant of easement and right of way to Southern California Edison for the purpose of the Charge Ready Transport Program provision to provide electrical power to vehicle charging stations at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center. GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes DISCUSSION The Public Works Agency (PWA) continues to advance measures that align with the California Clean Air Act's mobile source emission reduction goals. As part of this commitment, the City has been actively expanding electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure to support both fleet electrification and comply with State requirements. The City's EV infrastructure expansion is driven in part by compliance requirements under the California Air Resources Board (GARB) Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation, which took effect January 1, 2024. As a local government fleet operator, 50% of the City's annual vehicle purchases from calendar year 2024 through 2026 must be zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), increasing to 100% ZEV purchases beginning January 1, 2027. Grant of Easements to Southern California Edison to Provide Electrical Power to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at the Santa Ana Corporate Yard and Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center May 5, 2026 Page 2 The City currently owns and operates 60 EV charging ports across several City-owned facilities including Ross Annex Basement, Superblock Parking Structure, Santa Ana Stadium, Corporate Yard, and downtown parking structures. The City's fleet comprises of 44 EVs, with an additional 15 EVs to be added in the near term. To comply with requirements and meet anticipated EV charging demand, the City entered into two Charging Infrastructure and Rebate Participation agreements in June 2025 to participate in Southern California Edison's (SCE) Charge Ready Transport Program (Program), an initiative through which SCE provides funding and delivers the electrical infrastructure necessary to support light and medium duty EV charging. Under this program, the Santa Ana Corporate Yard and the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) were identified as suitable deployment sites based on operational demand, fleet readiness, and alignment with program eligibility requirements. The Corporate Yard chargers will serve City fleet vehicles, while SARTC chargers will be available to both the public and City fleet. Through participation in the Program, SCE provides substantial upfront investment by designing, permitting, and installing all utility-side electrical infrastructure at no cost to the City. This includes transformer capacity, service upgrade, meters, panels, and associated distribution infrastructure necessary to support EV charging. These improvements would otherwise represent a significant capital expense to the City, ranging from $300,000 to $500,000 per site, particularly for transformer and service upgrades. In addition to these hard costs, SCE also assumes responsibility for design and permitting, reducing project delivery timelines and associated soft costs. The electrical infrastructure provided by the Program will support the deployment of up to 20 Level 2 EV charging ports at each location. The Program defines responsibilities between the City and SCE. The City is responsible for the procurement, installation, and ongoing operation of charging equipment, though equipment can be upgraded incrementally as demand dictates. Level 2 chargers carry an expected Iifespan of approximately 8-10 years, subject to normal wear, vandalism, or accidental damage. The estimated annual maintenance costs are approximately $500 per unit, with revenue from publicly accessible chargers used to offset these expenses. As a requirement of the Program, the City grants SCE limited-use easements (Exhibit 1 & 2) at both project locations to allow for the installation and maintenance of the electrical infrastructure needed by the chargers. These easements are narrowly defined and limited to the minimum area necessary for electrical equipment placement, conduit, and access. As reflected in the legal descriptions and maps (Exhibit 3), the easement areas generally follow existing utility alignments and parking lot edges, are confined to narrow corridors, and do not materially impact site operations or constrain future Grant of Easements to Southern California Edison to Provide Electrical Power to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at the Santa Ana Corporate Yard and Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center May 5, 2026 Page 3 development. The City retains full ownership and control of the property at all times. Should the City elect to remove the charging stations in the future, the City retains the right to terminate the easement with 60 days' written notice, at which point the easement is formally dissolved. Staff recommends approval of the grant of easements which will enable SCE to proceed with infrastructure installation at both the Santa Ana Corporate Yard and SARTC, supporting the deployment of up to 20 Level 2 EV charging ports at each location. This further advances the City's fleet electrification efforts and expands public access to EV charging at SARTC. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT There is no quantifiable fiscal impact associated with the proposed grant of easement. EXHIBIT(S) 1. Grant of Easement— Corporate Yard 2. Grant of Easement— Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center 3. Easement Locations Submitted By: Rodolfo Rosas, P.E., Acting Executive Director, Public Works Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nunez, City Manager Exhibit 1 RECORDING REQUESTED BY .,JSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON An EllISON INI'ERNMIONAL Company WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 3 INNOVATION WAY, 2nd FLOOR POMONA, CA 91768 Attn: Title and Real Estate Services SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER'S USE SCE Doc No.: GRANT OF DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX$NONE(VALUE DISTRICT SERVICE ORDER SERIAL NO. EASEMENT AND CONSIDERATION LESS THAN$100.00) Central OC TD2473612 Vehicle Charging Station SCE Company GVM MT-1734-G3 APPROVED: SIG.OF DECLARANT OR AGENT DETERMINING TAX FIRM NAME REAL SLS/SA 04/15/26 APN 007-341-10 PROPERTIES (S.L.H) CITY OF SANTA ANA, a Charter City and Municipal Corporation duly organized under the Constitution and laws of the State of California, (hereinafter referred to as"Grantor"),hereby grants to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a corporation, its successors and assigns (hereinafter referred to as "Grantee"), an easement and right of way to construct, use, maintain, operate, alter, add to, repair, replace, reconstruct, inspect and remove at any time and from time to time overhead and underground electrical supply systems and internal communication systems for SCE's sole use (hereinafter referred to as "systems"), consisting of poles, guys and anchors, crossarms, wires, underground conduits, cables, vaults, manholes, handholes, and including above-ground enclosures, markers and concrete pads and other appurtenant fixtures and equipment necessary or useful for distributing electrical energy and for transmitting intelligence by electrical means, solely for the purpose of providing electrical power to vehicle charging stations, in, on, over, under, across and along that certain real property in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of California,described as follows: FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND SKETCH TO ACCOMPANY LEGAL DESCRIPTION, SEE EXHIBITS "A"AND "B"BOTH ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. Grantor agrees for itself, its heirs and assigns, not to erect, place or maintain, nor to permit the erection, placement or maintenance of any building, planter boxes, earth fill or other structures except walls and fences on the hereinbefore described easement area. The Grantee,and its contractors,agents and employees, shall have the right to trim or top such trees and to cut such roots as may endanger or interfere with said systems and shall have free access to said systems and every part thereof, at all times, for the purpose of exercising the rights herein granted; provided, however, that in making any excavation on said property of the Grantor, the Grantee shall make the same in such a manner as will cause the least injury to the surface of the ground around such excavation, and shall replace the earth so removed by it and restore the surface of the ground to as near the same condition as it was prior to such excavation as is practicable. Upon written request, Grantee shall relocate its facilities installed hereunder to another mutually approved area on Grantor's property and provided that Grantee has first been given an easement over such new area on terms identical to those set forth herein. Such relocation shall be at Grantor's sole cost and expense. Upon completion of the relocation,Grantee shall execute a quitclaim of this easement on terms reasonably acceptable to Grantor and Grantee. Charge Ready Rev.3_04/17/2024 Grantee hereby agrees to defend,indemnify,and hold harmless Grantor from and against any and all claims,liability, and damages caused by Grantee's activities related to said easement, except to the extent that such claims arise from the negligence or willful misconduct of Grantor,its employees,agents and contractors. To the extent Grantor removes the vehicle charging stations, and such removal is not part of a relocation, Grantor may, upon sixty(60)days written notice, terminate this easement and Grantee shall execute a quitclaim on a mutually acceptable form. However, except in connection with a termination of that certain Charge Ready Participation agreement affecting Grantor's property(the"CR Agreement)in accordance with the terms thereof,in no event will the vehicle charging stations be removed for a period of ten (10) years from "In-Service Date" (as defined in the CR Agreement). Upon termination, Grantee shall have a limited right to access the property for the purpose of removing its facilities or Grantee may abandon its systems in place. In addition, upon written request, Grantee will execute a quitclaim of this easement on terms reasonably acceptable to Grantee and Grantor. EXECUTED this day of 20 GRANTOR CITY OF SANTA ANA,a Charter City and Municipal Corporation duly organized under the Constitution and laws of the State of California ATTEST Jennifer L. Hall Alvaro Nunez City Clerk City Manager A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness,accuracy,or validity of that document. State of California ) County of ) On before me, a Notary Public,personally appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s),or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)acted,executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature (Seal) 2 802572203 TD2473612 EXECUTED this day of ,20 GRANTEE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a corporation Signature Print Name Title A Notary Public or other ofjicer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of California ) County of ) On before me, a Notary Public,personally appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s),or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)acted,executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature (Seal) 3 802572203 TD2473612 LEGAL DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT A All that real property situated in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of California, being a portion of Lot 47 as shown on that certain Tract No. 2752 filed in Book 79 of Miscellaneous Maps, at Pages 30-31, Orange County Records, and more particularly described in the following 3 routes: 1. Within a strip of land 6 feet in width, the centerline of which is described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of said Lot 47; said point being in the northerly right-of-way line of Chestnut Avenue as shown on said Tract Map; thence, along the west line of said Lot 47, North 00022'06" West a distance of 36.64 feet; thence, leaving said west line at a right angle, North 89037'54" East a distance of 31.84 feet to the Point of Beginning; Thence, North 00'11'30" West a distance of 94.00 feet to a point hereinafter referred to as Point "A"; Thence, continuing North 00'11'30" West a distance of 59.00 feet. 2. Within a strip of land 6 feet in width, the centerline of which is described as follows: Beginning at said Point "A"; thence, North 89'15'06" East a distance of 5.36 feet; Thence, North 00°49'27" West a distance of 9.16 feet; Thence, North 89015'06" East a distance of 29.78 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve to the left; Thence, along said curve, having a radius of 12.50 feet, subtended by a chord bearing North 44012'49" East a chord distance of 17.69 feet; Thence, North 00049'27" West a distance of 26.58 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve to the left; Thence, along said curve, having a radius of 12.50 feet, subtended by a chord bearing North 45049'27" West a chord distance of 17.68 feet; Thence, South 89'10'33" West a distance of 3.98 feet to a point hereinafter referred to as Point "B". 3. Within a strip of land 14 feet in width, lying 5.5 feet north and 8.5 feet south of the following described line: Beginning at said Point "B"; thence, North 89049'27" West a distance of 18.00 feet. The sidelines of said strips shall be lengthened or shortened to meet at angle points. TD2473612 Containing 1,830 square feet, or 0.042 acres, more or less. A plat entitled "Exhibit B" is attached hereto and by this document made a part hereof. AND SHANE M. Ltd ANDERSON Shane Anderson, LS 8568 � a * 8568 Date: March 1, 2026 Q' P CA TD2473612 ROUTE 2 ROUTE 3 S89'10'33"W 3 98' N89'49'27"W 18.00' r ROUTE 2 _ N45'49'27"W CH=17.68' — T a �l R=12.50' c� of 14 J m I I u-) Ld 3: O I i�ROUTE 2 0 o a I I N00'4 '27"W 26.58' of in r6 0 z ROUTE 2 / L -N89'15'06"E� ROUTE 2 29 78 N44'12'49"E POINT "A'I j CH=17.69' ROUTE 2 R=12.50' N00'49'27"W 9.16' LOT ROUTE 2 LOT 48 TRACT NO.62752 I I N89'15'06"E 5.36' TRACT NO. 2752 M.M. 79130—31 i i M.M. 79130—31 I o O I � rn LOT 47 � o TRACT NO. 2752 0 In M.M. 79130—31 to IIz II --{ 6' ICI II POINT OF BEGINNING w �(TIE) o N89'37'54"E 31.84' N N � O O � Z p`> POINT OF COMMMENCEMENT SOUTHWEST CORNER LOT 47 CHESTNUT AVENUE 0�A IN Ci SHANE M. 9`f� M.M. = MISCELLANEOUS MAPS C� ANDERSON o = DIMENSION POINT, NOTHING FOUND OR SET J �c 8568 DATE 3/1/26 TITLE TD2473612 SCALE 1"=30, EXHIBIT B CITY OF F Q'F CA DR. SMA SANTA ANA � -� REV.SHEET 1 OF 1 COUNTY OFORANGE, CALIFORNIA S:\DCR\TD2473612\SHANE\TD2473612.dwg Mar 01, 2026 - 4:35pm Exhibit 2 RECORDING REQUESTED BY .,JSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON An EllISON 1N1'ERNA710NAL Company WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 3 INNOVATION WAY, 2nd FLOOR POMONA, CA 91768 Attn: Title and Real Estate Services SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER'S USE SCE Doc No.: GRANT OF DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX$NONE(VALUE DISTRICT SERVICE ORDER SERIAL NO. EASEMENT AND CONSIDERATION LESS THAN$100.00) Central OC TD2469739 Vehicle Charging Station SCE Company GVM MT-2034-133 APPROVED: SIG.OF DECLARANT OR AGENT DETERMINING TAX FIRM NAME REAL SLS/SA 04/15/26 APN 398-351-05, 07 PROPERTIES (S.L.H) CITY OF SANTA ANA, a Charter City and Municipal Corporation duly organized under the Constitution and laws of the State of California, (hereinafter referred to as"Grantor"),hereby grants to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a corporation, its successors and assigns (hereinafter referred to as "Grantee"), an easement and right of way to construct, use, maintain, operate, alter, add to, repair, replace, reconstruct, inspect and remove at any time and from time to time overhead and underground electrical supply systems and internal communication systems for SCE's sole use (hereinafter referred to as "systems"), consisting of poles, guys and anchors, crossarms, wires, underground conduits, cables, vaults, manholes, handholes, and including above-ground enclosures, markers and concrete pads and other appurtenant fixtures and equipment necessary or useful for distributing electrical energy and for transmitting intelligence by electrical means, solely for the purpose of providing electrical power to vehicle charging stations, in, on, over, under, across and along that certain real property in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of California,described as follows: FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND SKETCH TO ACCOMPANY LEGAL DESCRIPTION, SEE EXHIBITS "A"AND "B"BOTH ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. Grantor agrees for itself, its heirs and assigns, not to erect, place or maintain, nor to permit the erection, placement or maintenance of any building, planter boxes, earth fill or other structures except walls and fences on the hereinbefore described easement area. The Grantee,and its contractors,agents and employees, shall have the right to trim or top such trees and to cut such roots as may endanger or interfere with said systems and shall have free access to said systems and every part thereof, at all times, for the purpose of exercising the rights herein granted; provided, however, that in making any excavation on said property of the Grantor, the Grantee shall make the same in such a manner as will cause the least injury to the surface of the ground around such excavation, and shall replace the earth so removed by it and restore the surface of the ground to as near the same condition as it was prior to such excavation as is practicable. Upon written request, Grantee shall relocate its facilities installed hereunder to another mutually approved area on Grantor's property and provided that Grantee has first been given an easement over such new area on terms identical to those set forth herein. Such relocation shall be at Grantor's sole cost and expense. Upon completion of the relocation,Grantee shall execute a quitclaim of this easement on terms reasonably acceptable to Grantor and Grantee. Charge Ready Rev.3_04/17/2024 Grantee hereby agrees to defend, indemnify,and hold harmless Grantor from and against any and all claims, liability, and damages caused by Grantee's activities related to said easement, except to the extent that such claims arise from the negligence or willful misconduct of Grantor,its employees,agents and contractors. To the extent Grantor removes the vehicle charging stations, and such removal is not part of a relocation, Grantor may, upon sixty(60)days written notice, terminate this easement and Grantee shall execute a quitclaim on a mutually acceptable form. However, except in connection with a termination of that certain Charge Ready Participation agreement affecting Grantor's property (the"CR Agreement) in accordance with the terms thereof, in no event will the vehicle charging stations be removed for a period of ten (10) years from "In-Service Date" (as defined in the CR Agreement). Upon termination, Grantee shall have a limited right to access the property for the purpose of removing its facilities or Grantee may abandon its systems in place. In addition, upon written request, Grantee will execute a quitclaim of this easement on terms reasonably acceptable to Grantee and Grantor. EXECUTED this day of 20 GRANTOR CITY OF SANTA ANA,a Charter City and Municipal Corporation duly organized under the Constitution and laws of the State of California ATTEST Jennifer L. Hall Alvaro Nunez City Clerk City Manager A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached,and not the truthfulness,accuracy,or validity of that document. State of California ) County of ) On before me, a Notary Public,personally appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ics), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s),or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)acted,executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature (Seal) 2 802576002 TD2469739 EXECUTED this day of ,20 GRANTEE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a corporation Signature Print Name Title A Notary Public or other ofjicer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of California ) County of ) On before me, a Notary Public,personally appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s),or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)acted,executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature (Seal) 3 802576002 TD2469739 LEGAL DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT A All that real property situated in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of California, being a portion of Block 51 as shown on that certain Map of the Town of Santa Ana-East filed for record in Book 10 of Miscellaneous Records, at Pages 43-44, Los Angeles County Records, and more particularly described in the following 2 routes: 1. Within a strip of land 6 feet in width, the centerline of which is described as follows: Commencing at the most westerly corner of the subject property surveyed on that certain Record of Survey 84-1188 filed for record in Book 110 of Surveys, at Page 21, Orange County Records; said point being in the easterly right-of-way line of Santiago Street as shown on said Record of Survey; thence, along the north line of said surveyed property, South 89°59'32" East a distance of 107.56 feet to the Point of Beginning; Thence, North 25°43'21" West a distance of 8.00 feet. 2. Within a strip of land 6 feet in width, the centerline of which is described as follows: Beginning at said Point of Beginning; thence, South 25°43'21" East a distance of 173.90 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve to the right; Thence, along said curve, having a radius of 12.50 feet, subtended by a chord bearing South 19°41'50" West a chord distance of 17.81 feet; Thence, South 65°07'01" West a distance of 67.56 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve to the right; Thence, along said curve, having a radius of 12.50 feet, subtended by a chord bearing North 70028'40" West a chord distance of 17.49 feet to a point in line parallel with and 3 feet distant easterly of said easterly right-of-way line of Santiago Street; Thence, along said parallel line, North 26°04'21" West a distance of 11.00 feet. Containing 1,798 square feet, or 0.041 acres, more or less. A plat entitled "Exhibit B" is attached hereto and by this document made a part hereof. IANO SHANE M. 9Lt< ANDERSON Shane Anderson, LS 8568 * 8568 Date: March 9, 2026 Q- P CA TD2469739 \ POINT OF COMMENCEMENT \ \ MOST WESTERLY CORNER R.S. 110/21 � ROUTE 1 (TIE) N25'43'21"W 8.00' N0 "S89'59'32"E 107.56' \ POINT OF \ \ \ BEGINNING R.S. 110121 � \� o\ �Q ROUTE 2 1 Q N26'04'21"W ROUTE 2 \ 11.00' 2 5 "_S19'41'5O"W \ CH=17.81' R=12.50' ROUTE 2 N 70'28'40"W \ \ \ CH=17.49' R=12.50' \ BLOCK 51 MAP OF THE TOWN OF \ SANTA ANA-EAST \ M.R. 10143-44 L.A.C.R. O AND R.S. = RECORD OF SURVEY M.R. = MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS SHANE M. `fn L.A.C.R. = LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDS G ANDERSON o = DIMENSION POINT, NOTHING FOUND OR SET * 8568 DATE 3/9/26 TITLE TD2469739 SCALE 1"=50' EXHIBIT B CITY OF F Q'F CA DR. 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