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Placentia City Council
AGENDA REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DEPUTY CITY ADMINISTRATOR/PUBLIC SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE FEBRUARY 20, 2024
SUBJECT: RESCIND CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 620 STREET LIGHTS ON ARTERIAL
HIGHWAYS
FISCAL
IMPACT: NONE
SUMMARY:
In 1975, the City Council adopted Policy No. 620, which required the placement of mission -bell streetlights on arterial streets. This policy mandated the installation of double mission bell style streetlights along all Master Planned median island streets (Kraemer Boulevard, Yorba Linda Boulevard, Rose Drive, and portions of Bastanchury Road and Chapman Avenue. In addition, it required the installation of single mission bell streetlights behind curbs on arterial streets.
One of the City Council's goals in the City's Five -Year Strategic Plan is to convert all streetlights in the City to LED. On July 25, 2023, City Council approved a Streetlight LED Conversion Project in partnership with SCE (Southern California Edison) to convert all the SCE -owned streetlights to LED. On January 21, 2024, Staff held a Study Session with the City Council to seek direction on the topic of converting the City's Misson Bell streetlights to LED. The City Council directed Staff to work with SCE to replace all the Mission Bell streetlights with standard cobra head fixtures and include them within the City's Streetlight LED Conversion Project. In addition, City Council directed Staff to update the City's Policy and Procedure Manual to reflect the updated policy direction regarding streetlights.
Staff is presenting Resolution No. R-2024-10 for the City Council's consideration to rescind City Council Policy No. 620 pertaining to placement of streetlights on arterial streets as it is now obsolete based upon City Council's direction on January 21, 2024.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following action:
Adopt Resolution No. R-2024-10, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Placentia, Approving and Adopting Amendments to the City of Placentia Policy and Procedure Manual to Rescind City Council Policy No. 620.
STRATEGIC PLAN STATEMENT:
There is no specific Strategic Plan Goal or Objective associated with this agenda item. 1 .i.
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City Council Agenda
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DISCUSSION:
City Council Policy No. 620 was initially established in July 1975 and most recently updated in November 1983. This policy was initially adopted to mandate the installation of decorative Mission Bell streetlights along arterial streets as the City developed. Today, there are a total of 3,656 streetlights throughout the City installed along residential, collector, and arterial streets. Out of the 3,656 streetlights, 537 are decorative Mission Bell style, which are located on all arterial streets of the City.
As part of the adoption of the City's Five -Year Strategic Plan, City Council directed Staff to research the feasibility of replacing existing High Pressure Sodium Vapor (HPSV) streetlights in the City with the newer Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology. City Council also directed Staff to explore available funding opportunities to minimize the capital expenditures of LED replacement.
On July 25, 2023, City Council approved an agreement with SCE to convert eligible streetlights to LED using SCE's LS -1 Option E program. On November 7, 2023, the City Council approved a color choice for residential and arterial streetlights. On January 21, 2024, City Council directed Staff to work with SCE to replace all the Mission Bell streetlights with standard cobra head fixtures and include them in the City's Streetlight LED Conversion Project.
Based on the latest policy direction from the City Council, Staff is recommending that City Council Policy No. 620 be rescinded as it is now obsolete. The City Council has approved replacing all existing Mission Bell streetlights with standard cobra head fixtures, which makes City Council Policy No. 620 no longer applicable. Moving forward, it will be the City's standard practice to install cobra head LED streetlights when new lights are added to the City's inventory unless the new lights are located in a special project area such as the TOD or in Old Town which already have adopted streetscape master plans and decorative LED streetlighting systems.
Prepared by:
Elsa Robins6n
Senior Management Analyst
Reviewed and approved:
Damien R. Arrula
City Administrator
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. R-2024-10
2. City Council Policy No. 620
Reviewed and improv •d:
Luis Estevez
Deputy City Administrator