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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 5, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO SOUTHERN ❑ As Recommended <br />mended <br />CALIFORNIA EDISON FOR STREET LIGHT p Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />IMPROVEMENT IN THE SANTA ANITA ❑ Ordinance on 20" Reading <br />NEIGHBORHOOD ❑ Implementing Resolution <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,4D) ❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize a one-time payment to Southern California Edison in the amount of $41,925.71 for <br />street lighting improvements in the Santa Anita neighborhood between Camille Street and <br />Jackson Avenue and Hazard Avenue and Harbor Boulevard. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On April. 5, 2016,. City Council approved an Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of <br />Housing and Urban Development. The Annual Plan authorized the use of $48,637 of Community <br />Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for neighborhood sponsored lighting improvements to <br />assist in the revitalization and improve the safety of the Santa Anita neighborhood. <br />Staff recommends utilizing $41,925.71 of the approved CDBG funds for street lighting <br />improvements to increase the visibility and safety of the local residents in the Santa Anita <br />Neighborhood. Approval of this recommended action will authorize payment to Southern <br />California Edison (Exhibit 1) for the improvement of 67 high-pressure sodium lights located on <br />poles that Edison has retained ownership (Exhibit 2). <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5, Community health, livability, <br />engagement and sustainability, Objective #4 (Support neighborhood vitality and livability), <br />Strategy D (Implement new Neighborhood Improvement Initiatives focusing on residential areas <br />that have been adversely affected by disinvestment and decline. Program and services from a <br />variety of resources will be utilized to achieve positive and sustainable improvements). <br />29A-1 <br />