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MARCH 13, 1990
WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
NEW.tBUSINESS NO. 4
3-19-90
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
SUBJECT: COLUMBUS TUSTIN PARK PARKING LOT LIGHTING
That the Tustin City Council authorize the installation of one 16,000
lumen high pressure sodium vapor luminaire on the existing wood utility
pole located on the easterly side of Prospect Avenue between the two
parking lot ingress/egress driveways.
BACKGROUND:
At a recent meeting, the City Council raised a concern regarding the
parking lot lighting at Columbus Tustin Park and at the parking lot
ingress/egress driveways at Prospect Avenue.
_ DISCUSSION:
The current parking lot was constructed in late 1979 and has three 150
watt high pressure sodium vapor lights located along the center of the
parking lot (East-West axis) and spaced at 50 ft., 175 ft. and 300 ft.
easterly of the Prospect Avenue sidewalk.
Along the Prospect Avenue frontage of the parking lot there are no
street lights on the easterly side of Prospect Avenue. On the westerly
side of Prospect Avenue at the southwesterly corners of both Miller
Drive and Westbury Lane there is a conventional 16,000 lumen high
pressure sodium vapor street light at each corner.
It is staff's opinion that the existing three parking lot lights are
sufficient for the existing parking lot development. It is our under-
standing that this parking lot will be modified and enlarged in late
Summer of 1990. At that time the parking lot lighting system should be
re-evaluated and modified if determined appropriate.
The ingress/egress driveways to Prospect Avenue could utilize additional
lighting. This could be accomplished by installing one 16,000 lumen
high pressure sodium vapor luminaire on the wood utility pole on the
easterly side of Prospect Avenue and between the two parking lot drive-
ways.
This installation of the street light luminaire on the existing wood
utility pole would require no capital expenditure, but only the monthly
energy and maintenance charge by Edison Company at the approximate rate
of $11.00 per luminaire per month. These energy/maintenance cost would
be funded from the lighting district revenues received from the County
of Orange.
Bob Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/City Engineer