Background/Summary:
In 2009 during the first phase of expansion at the Pinnacle Peak Public Safety Facility, the City of Peoria and APS worked together to design an electrical service infrastructure that would support the future development of the remaining open parcels, whether privately owned or City purchased. In 2017, the City will complete the construction of the new Patrol Services building which will be serviced from this master planned infrastructure.
As a best practice and preventative measure, electric utility transformers serving City of Peoria facilities are pulled away from the public right-of-way and placed internally within City owned property where they can be protected from vehicular impact or vandalism. In order for APS to maintain their portion of the electrical facilities, the City grants APS an access easement.
This project’s necessary easements are exclusive to APS and do not permit the co-location of any other serving utilities (gas or telecommunications). One easement is existing and is being replaced to reflect the site’s expanded electrical system. A second easement is new and completes a loop to a nearby APS transformer, thus feeding the new Police facility from the north and the south.