SR-05-08-1979-6NTO:
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Introduction
Santa Monica, California
Mayor and City Council
City Staff
April 26, 1979
MAY 8 1979
City Parking Structures - Authorization of Funds to Purchase
and Install Lighting Timers /'
This report recommends that the City Council authorize an expenditure of
$8,500 to purchase and install electrical timers and make necessary circuitry
changes to shut off approximately 43% of the fluorescent lighting in City
Parking Structures during daylight hours.
Background
The existing six parking structures have a combined annual electric bill
exceeding $60,000. Lighting costs amount to $44,000 of this total with
the remainder for operation of elevators, exhaust fans, etc.
Lights within the structures presently operate 24 hours per day, 7 days a
week, even though there is sufficient natural illumination at the outer
aisles during daylight hours (9 to 12 hours per day).
Turning off the street and alley side aisle lighting during the day will
result in a yearly savings of $8,800 with no significant loss of light level
in the areas affected.
The cost for timers and other electrical modifica':ioris to do this work is
$8,500, resulting in a pay -back period of less than one year. Anticipated
future utility rate increases will resu, in increased savings in years to
come. In addition, the reduced energy usage is in line with recent Federal
Government requests for conservati,m of natural resources. 6 Al
MAY 8 1979
T0: Mayor and City Council -2- April 26, 1979
Recommendation
It is recommended that funds in the amount of $8,500 be authorized from
the Parking Structure Maintenance Fund for the purpose of making the subject
modifications at the existing City Parking Structures.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl
Dean Watts
Doug McAteer
Reference:
Contract No. 3217 (CCS)