SR-506-003-07-01 (2)
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City "';taff JUIl12 \984
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SJJ3J.c;CT: Restorat.1.on of 3treetllghting
IntrvdUctl.on
fhl.s report reCQiLlluends that the C~ty Co(.]ncil author~ze staff to
re-energlL.e stresl:.ll.ghts In certain areas of the C~ty where
1lghts were turned off for energy conservatlon purposes several
years ago.
rlaekc,Jround
In 1974, the Cl.ty Cauncll dlrected staff to turn off
apprax~mataly one-thl.rd of the streetl~ghts 1.n the City and
.1.nstJ..tute varl.vUS energy conservat.1.on measures In Clty
facil1.tles. Th~s a~tl.on was taken ~n response to the OPEC ::).1.1
embargo wUleh dl.srupted 011 supplles nat1.onwide. Approximately
SOJ Ilghts were turned off 1.n commercial areas.
In 1979, the Clty Councll author1.zed staff to restore
streetl1.gi1t1.ng to tnose streets wh~ch are heav~ly traveled (over
15,000 veh1.cles per dci.!) or have at least 25-6 of bUSlneSSes open
at nl.gat. Tn~s resulted In turnl.ng on the l~ghts on Llncoln
Boulavard, W1.l5h~re BOulavard, P1.CO Boulevdrd. Ocean Park
Bou18vard and Hal.n Street.
Of tne est1.ffiated 500 llghts whl.ch wer8 turned off .1.n 1974,
approx~l[lately 125 streetl~ghts remal.n off. These 11.gnts are
located on Santa ~on.1.ca 3oulevard, Ocean Avenue and Barnard Way.
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'-. . Counc~l Meetln~une 1.2 , 1984 .:;. Mon~ca, Californla
In response t:l .:J. recent request from a bus~ness on one of these
streets, staff ndS exa!n~ned the cost of turn~ng on all the
rema~n~ng l~ghts. Tne pr~nc1pal cost assoc~dted w~th turn~ng the
llghts OIl 1S tne cost of convertlng each lamp from a 400-....att
mercury vapor to a 300-watt h~gh pressure sod~um vapor lamp.
l'h~s convers~on 1.5 conslstent w~-c.h the Clty'S program to convert
all .Lncandescent dnd mercury vapor lamps to more eff1.cl.ent h1.gh
pressure sod1um vaj?or lamps wh.Lch provide more llght and use less
electr1clty. The cost of converS1on .LS approxlrnately $20 per
lamp, or a total of $2500 for all 125 11ghts. Labor for the
COilverS1.0n and restoration .IlIl be provlded by Clty forces.
Accordu1g to the Edlson Company, the cost of electrlc1ty for each
l~ght 15 $14.77 per month or d total of nearly $1850 per year.
'llhe total cost of electr~clty for these l~ghts l5 less than 1/2
of l'i; of the current 5treetl1ght electrlc~ty budget ..vhlCh 1.5
$575,000. The cost of electr~c~ty for streetllght1ng lS expected
to 1Dcrease at the sa.ne rate as electrlcity for other reSldent~al
or commerclal uses, or an estlmated 10-15 percent next year. The
cost of C~ty labor for malntenance of streetllgh1:.5 l5 not
~ncluded In thlS figure.
Staff recommends an lllcrementdl approach to the conversion and
rest.0rat1.0n of these l~ghts, IIlh1Ch would result ln all l.1.ghts
restored \>'1 thln 3-4 months, wlth mln~mal disrupt~on to other C1ty
electLlcdl proJects.
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G.::i:S.2.s:ti1B:~rl 3. Mon~ca,
, - , . Counc~l Meet1n~une 12, 1984 Cal1forn1.a
F1nanC1al Analis~s
Thl.S 1nl.t1.al capl.tal cost of tllrn1.n-g- the 11.ghts on is est1.mated
at $2500. The cost of operatl.ng the 11.ghts 1S approx1mately
$1850 per year. 'rherefore, the cost of restorlng full
street11ght1.ng 1S est1.mated at $4,350 for the f1rst year. Funds
are ava1.1able l.n the operat1.ng budget of the Electr1.cal
FaC1l1t1.-3S Dl.Vl.S10n of the General SerV1ces Department.
RecofiliJenda t 1.on
It. 15 r~coiilinended that the C1.ty Counc~l author1.ze staff to
restore streetl1ghtl.ng to areas of the C1.ty where llght5 have
been turnt!d off for energy conservat1on purposes.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl, D1.rector of General SerV1.ces
~hna Byrne, Adm1.nstrat1ve Analyst
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