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Scope of Services & Schedule INTRODUCTION Street lighting provides an important function for safety, comfort and improved visual experience of the city at night for pedestrians, cyclist and drivers. When well -designed, street lighting enhances the streetscapes with design character, visual comfort, appropriate light levels and warm and inviting color. Yet, many street lighting installations result in obtrusive light with harsh glare, light trespass, and excessive light levels. Many cities also have areas that are underserved with lighting and have poor visibility and high accident rates. This Street Lighting Master Plan for the City of Santa Ana is an opportunity to assess and plan for street lighting to create the best balance of Safety, Character, Equity and Responsibility that is considerate of the community needs and appropriate for th,ning and land use. Engaging residents, stakeholders and city staff is critical to the ultimate success and acceptance of the street lighting by the general public. This Plan will help the city prioritize locations of critical safety concerns, identify opportunities to reduce excessive and obtrusive street lighting, and understand issues of equity and underserved communities. Clanton & Associates has assembled a diverse team of experts that will meet all of the expectations of this Street Lighting Master Plan. This team includes: • Clanton & Associates Lighting Design & Electrical Engineering, Project Lead • EvariGIS Street Lighting Inventory, GIS Analysis • Latino Health Access Public Engagement Support • IronStride Fiber Optics, ITS Electrical Contractor • Municipal Advisor (TBD) Financing Analysis removed per request by the City. We have not yet selected a Municipal Advisor because we would like to involve the City in the process of selecting these consultants. Our process begins with discovery and analysis of the existing streetlighting conditions. After completing nighttime measurements and photos of select sites and observing nighttime streetlighting conditions, we will engage with city staff, residents and stakeholders to develop the vision, goals, and issues that are unique to the City of Santa Ana. Then develop and compare strategies with analysis of costs, operations and maintenance, smart city integration and financing options. The project vision and goals guide the rest the Street Lighting Master Plan, creating solutions to the issues identified. Combining our technical expertise, leadership in creating national lighting standards, and our passion for creating beautiful and responsible urban nighttime environments, the Clanton & Associates team will deliver a Street Lighting Master Plan that provides strategies that are based on the most current research and technology, while addressing the specific needs of the community. Our firm is a leader in developing streetlighting and outdoor lighting standards with the Illuminating Engineering Society, International Dark -Sky Association, multiple cities, and universities across the nation. For over 40 years we have contributed to visibility research to understand the dynamic nature of nighttime vision as well as the impacts and issues that light at night creates for human and environmental health. We apply the latest research to develop street and pedestrian lighting standards and solutions that balance human visual perception with human and environmental health concerns.