HomeMy WebLinkAboutOB 3 NEW STREET LIGHTS 10-18-88OLD BUS IN£SS
NO. 3
10-19-88
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TO: WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO INSTALL NEW STREET LIGHTS ON MAIN STREET
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the installation of ten new street lights on Main Street
between "C" Street and Pacific Street.
2. Select one of the following alternative designs:
a) Edison owned standard type street lights on marbelite poles
at an estimated cost of $10,000.
b) Edison owned, mission bell type street light and fixture at an
estimated cost of $17,000.
.c) City owned, decorative, historically accurate ,, ·
style standard and 1 '~=~A _~ ...... Washington Post"
For this alternative, it is also recommended that the City
C 'uml..~= ~u un es~lmate~ cost of $27,600.
ounc~l authorize a supplemental budget appropriation from
General Fund reserve in the amount of $4,600 to cover the
additional costs.
~ACKGROUND:
In conjunction with the recently completed "Main Street Reconstruction
Project,,, approximately 1700 L.F. of underground conduit was constructed
to accommodate the installaiton of ten new street lights on Main Street
at previously determined locations. At an earlier City Council meeting,
staff was requested to investigate the possibility of using decorative/
ornamental type lighting fixtures for this area.
There is presently $23 000 budgeted for this project in fiscal year
1988-89. '
DISCUSSION:
From an -engineering and economic stand oint.
recommended ch ' ~ ~ ...... . P Alternativ' ,, ,, .
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-~~ une standard type street
±lgnt is considerably less than the other tw .
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1~ hts su o alternatives
provide ~Pl~a~~ b~:~lll~ln~h~~:r~f the.three optio~s,T~e
Edison owned and maintained Where=.-g .... %. Thl~ type of s~stem would be
, ~ =ne =~lson company would supply and
nstall the lights and would be responsible for any future maintenance or
repairs.
INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS ON MAIN STREET
October 11,.1988
Page 2.
Alternative "B" is the mission bell style fixture similar to what now
exists on E1 Camino Real and Main Street in Tustin's Old Town. This
option would necessitate the removal and replacement of an additional
existing standard type street light and marbelite pole between "B" and
"C" _streets, which ~ould increase the number of new lights required from
ten =o eleven. The light ~attern of this style fixture would be adequate
to meet recommended minimum standards but would not be as good as that
supplied by the standard type street lights. This system would also be
Edison owned and maintained.
Alternative "C" is the Washington Post style standard and luminaire shown
on the attached sheet. This is an ornamental, historically accurate,
cast iron lighting post. The light pattern of this style fixture is
significantly less than that of the standard type street light, but could
still be installed to meet recommended minimum lighting standards. As
with alternative "B", this choice would also require the replacement of
the existing marbelite street light between "B" and "C" streets, for a
total-of e~even new lights. This system would be City owned and
.aaintained. The City would purchase the lights, hire a contractor to
install them, and then be responsible for any maintenance or repairs to
the system.
Bob Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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Steve Worrall
Associate civil Engineer
/VASHINGTON POSTS
Phila., Pa.-
Rittenhouse Square.
Nashington liminaire.
Buffalo, N.Y.-- Allen
St. Historical Project.
Edgewater luminaire.
San Antonio, Texas
St. Paul's Square.
Washington
luminaire.
vgad e n, Utah
shin~ton
lumina~re.
Memphis, Tenn.
Peabody Hotel
Washington
luminaire.
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Boston, Mass.--
Charlestown Navy Yard.
Charlestown luminaire.
Washington, D.C.-
Dept. of Commerce.
luminaire.
Toronto, Canada
Allan Gardens.
Washington luminaire.
Wichita, Kansas-
Union Station.
Villa luminaire.