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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> JUNE 17, 2013 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO ? As Recommended <br /> DESIGN-BUILD STREETLIGHT ? As Amended <br /> UPGRADES TO REPLACE OBSOLETE El Ordinance on 1" Reading <br /> ? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br /> HIGH VOLTAGE STREETLIGHTS ? Implementing Resolution <br /> SYSTEM ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> lrzl--7 FILE NUMBER <br /> C AGER <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br /> Authorize the Public Works Agency to publish a Request for Proposals and invite qualified firms <br /> to submit proposals for the design and construction of streetlight upgrades at various city <br /> locations where there are obsolete high voltage lighting systems. <br /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> The City's street lighting network includes areas where the high-voltage circuits and low <br /> amperage systems are antiquated and obsolete. Those systems use a single wire in series that <br /> has been a constant source of maintenance problems. Additionally, the unique incandescent <br /> lamps used in those fixtures are very energy inefficient have a very short life, requiring annual <br /> replacement. <br /> In 2010, Philips Corporation, the only remaining manufacturer of the incandescent lamps, <br /> stopped producing these lamps. These lamps are no longer available on the market and the <br /> City's supply of replacement lamps has been depleted. This creates an urgent need to install <br /> modern street light fixtures. <br /> <br /> In April 2011, staff began using conversion kits enabling the use of conventional lamps. The kits <br /> reduce the high voltage to conventional levels at each street light. Now, unfortunately, the only <br /> manufacturer of the conversion kit has gone out of business, forcing the City to accelerate <br /> upgrading the streetlight system. <br /> <br /> To install modern streetlight fixtures in the existing antique poles, the system needs to be <br /> rewired to enable a multiple wire 240-volt system. The intent is to remove the single high voltage <br /> wire from the existing conduit, install three new wires into the existing conduit, and install new <br /> metal halide fixtures with an option for energy efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights. New <br /> <br /> <br /> 19C-1 <br />