HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - March 5, 2002 SSCITY OF LODI
INFORMAL INFORMATIONAL MEETING
"SHIRTSLEEVE" SESSION
CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET
TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002
An Informal Informational Meeting ("Shirtsleeve" Session) of the Lodi City Council was held Tuesday,
March 5, 2002 commencing at 7:10 a.m.
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Council Members — Hitchcock, Land (arrived at 7:16 a.m.), Nakanishi, and
Mayor Pennino
Absent: Council Members — Howard
Also Present: City Manager Flynn, City Attorney Hays, and City Clerk Blackston
B. CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR UPDATE
City Clerk Blackston reviewed the weekly calendar (filed).
Announcement
Mayor Pennino reminded Council that Mayor Pro Tempore Hitchcock would be absent from the
regularly scheduled Shirtsleeve Session on March 12, due to her attendance at the National
League of Cities conference. In addition, The San Joaquin Partnership & Business Council is
holding its annual meeting on March 12 and Mayor Pennino encouraged Council and staff to
attend. Council Member Land indicated that he would be attending The Partnership's meeting.
The consensus of Council was to cancel the March 12 Shirtsleeve Session.
C. TOPIC(S)
C-1 "Street Lighting Policy"
Public Works Director Prima recalled that approximately four years ago staff identified 15
miles of unlit streets in the City. Since then, Electric Utility has undertaken a program to
install lighting throughout Lodi. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the policy
related to this program.
Mr. Prima defined parkways as the space between the sidewalk and the curb where trees
are typically planted. Staff believes that in these areas a low-level light fixture projecting
light under the trees and spaced further apart is more appropriate than lighting the street
from 30 -foot fixtures. Concrete standards are used in areas with parkway strips.
Electric Utility Director Vallow stated that staff strives to maintain neighborhood continuity
as much as possible in areas where lighting is not consistent. Once the street lighting
project has been completed the Utility will begin retrofitting lighting as needed.
Referencing page 4, section C, 2, Mr. Prima noted that the policy requires the Utility to
notify property owners prior to installing street lights. Section C, 1, addresses in -fill
development, which will be handled on a case-by-case basis. He indicated that in these
instances, the retrofit program would assume the lighting task. Section D, 4, identifies
"special purpose streets and areas" as the area defined by Church Street, Lodi Avenue,
the railroad tracks, and Locust Street.
Mayor Pennino suggested that the area south of Lockeford Street be included in the
special purpose area definition, rather than Locust Street. Council Member Land
expressed agreement.
Continued March 5, 2002
Mr. Prima reported that high-pressure sodium lights are more efficient than metal halide
lights. In commercial areas, white light is preferred for better color rendition. Currently
there is no lighting standard for parking lots and public areas.
In reply to Council Member Nakanishi, Mr. Vallow stated that it costs $40,000 to $60,000
a month to light City streets. Although the street lighting program will increase lights by
30%, the cost will not increase by that percentage because of the energy efficient lighting
that is being used.
Council Member Land suggested that the policy include an expanded section on
maintenance and replacement of lighting. He stated that a resident had voiced a
complaint about a rusty light standard on the 500 block of Eureka Avenue, and he asked
that staff look into it.
In reference to the issue of maintenance, Mr. Vallow stated that the Utility replaces
lighting as time permits and the cost is absorbed in its budget.
Mayor Pro Tempore Hitchcock agreed that the policy should contain an ongoing
maintenance component.
D. COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
None.
E. ADJOURNMENT
No action was taken by the City Council. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 a.m.
ATTEST:
Susan J. Blackston
City Clerk
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WEEK OF MARCH s, 2002
Tuesday, March s, 2002
7:oo a.m. Shirtsleeve Session
1. Street Lighting Policy
7:00 a.m. 2002 San Joaquin County Leadership Prayer Breakfast,
Civic Auditorium, Stockton.
12:00 -4:00 p.m. Pennlno. UP meeting at Roseville.
Reminder Primary Election
City Clerk staff assisting
Lodi voters in locating polling places, 7:00 a.m. - Woo p.m.
Wednesday, March 6, 2002
7:00 p.m. City Council meeting
(NOTE: Closed Session meeting begins at s:3o p.m.)
Thursday, March 79 2002
8:00 -10:00 a.m. Pennino. Rail Commission meeting.
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Penning Hitchcock, and Howard. Grand opening and
ribbon cutting of ONEighty Teen Center, 17 W. Lockeford
Street.
Friday, March e, 2oo2
4:00 p.m. Graduation for "Project Renew” (an HAS -funded project,
Carnegie Forum Chambers.
Saturday, March 99 2002
Sunday, March lo, 2002
Monday, March 11, 2002
Disclaimer: This calendar contains only information that was provided to the City Clerk's office
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Street Lighting Policy
For the
City of Lodi
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. GENERAL...............................................................................................................................................................3
A. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................ 3
B. DEFINITIONS..................................................................................................................................... .............3
C. ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES......................................................................................................................... 3
D. GUIDELINES FOR STREET LIGHTING.......................................................................................................... 4
II. RESPONSIBILITIES.............................................................................................................................................5
A. GENERAL........................................................................................................................................................... 5
B. RESPONSIBILITIES...........................................................................................................................................5
CityCouncil.............................................................................................................................................................. 5
CityDepartments...................................................................................................................................................... 5
III. FUNDING................................................................................................................................................................5
A. GENERAL........................................................................................................................................................... 5
B. GRANT FUNDING............................................................................................................................................. 5
IV. REFERENCES........................................................................................................................................................5
Street Lighting Policy for the City of Lodi
I. GENERAL
A. INTRODUCTION
Street lighting is an important physical and aesthetic element in the City's infrastructure. The
purposes of street lighting are to:
1. Promote safety at night by improving visibility.
2. Improve nighttime traffic flow by providing light beyond that provided by headlights.
3. Enhance police enforcement capabilities.
4. Enhance commercial, particularly retail and entertainment, activities by providing attractive
and safe -appearing public places.
5. Enhance the appeal of neighborhoods.
Historically, the City's policies, mostly unwritten, have changed with technology and attitudes
concerning the design and responsibility for street lighting. Many streets and properties were
developed without street lighting. Later, new subdivisions included street lighting internally but did
not include the adjacent, pre-existing arterial streets. Older lighting consisted of short poles with
incandescent fixtures that provided relatively poor lighting levels. As technology improved,
mercury vapor fixtures with taller steel poles offered better lighting with fewer poles and reduced
cost. Current attitudes toward lighting place more emphasis on aesthetics and selecting lighting
systems that enhance the visual character of the street both at night and during the day.
The City has embarked upon a program of installing street lighting at locations where there is either
no lighting or the existing lighting is deficient. In addition, many of the older poles and fixtures are
reaching an age where they need to be replaced.
In addition for formalizing the City's policy regarding lighting, a goal of this policy is to guide the
installation of new lighting in existing neighborhoods.
B. DEFINITIONS
A. Street Lighting: The combination of poles, luminaires (fixtures) and electrical components that
provide lighting within the public right of way. This would include alleys and other public
spaces, but this policy is not intended to cover parks, dusk -to -dawn lighting and private lighting
that incidentally illuminates streets or public spaces.
B. (add as necessary)
C. ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES
The following administrative policies are intended to guide the City in managing the Street Lighting
Program:
The City will require installation of street lighting in the construction of new streets and
in conjunction with new development per City development requirements. For
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properties being redeveloped at locations where street lighting is missing or inadequate,
the Electric Utility Director shall determine the improvements to be required of the
developer.
2. The City will install new street lighting within existing neighborhoods where street
lighting is missing. The schedule for these installations shall be as determined in the
budget process. Prior to approval of plans and specifications for specific street lighting
projects, the Electric Utility Department shall notify all property owners fronting the
project for their information and comment.
3. The City will replace and upgrade existing street lighting as determined in the budget
process.
D. GUIDELINES FOR STREET LIGHTING
The design and installation of streetlights shall be in accordance with standards and requirements as
approved by the Electric Utility Director in accordance with this policy.
The type of street lighting shall be compatible with the streetscape and adjacent properties in
accordance with the following guidelines:
1. New Residential Streets with
Parkway Strip — 12 Ft. decorative
streetlight per EUD Standard
505.
2. Existing Streets with Parkway Strip — 10 Ft. concrete streetlight per EUD Standard 507.
(photo to follow)
3. Existing Streets without Parkway Strip — 30 Ft. steel streetlight per EUD Standard 504.
(photo to follow) However, in blocks where adjacent streets have or will have 10 Ft.
concrete streetlights, the Electric Utility Director may approve installation of have 10 Ft.
concrete streetlights in order to maintain neighborhood continuity.
4. Special Purpose Streets and Areas — Based on specific City Council action, some streets may
be lit with special lighting poles and fixtures. These include:
a. Cherokee Lane between Pioneer Drive and Century Boulevard — (describe)
b. Downtown Streets east of Church Street, north of Lodi Avenue, west of the UP
railroad tracks and south of Locust Street -- (describe)
c. Other streets & areas — As identified with specific project plans and approved by the
City Council, special purpose lighting may be installed.
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II. RESPONSIBILITIES
A. GENERAL
The responsibilities described below are provided to ensure that street lighting projects and
maintenance are developed in accordance with the policies of the City Council.
B. RESPONSIBILITIES
City Council
1. Review and approve the budget submitted by the City Manager.
2. Approve contracts for projects over the statutory limit for projects (currently $5,000).
City Departments
1. The Electric Utility Department is responsible for designing and maintaining the
street light system. Work within the street right-of-way shall be coordinated with the
Public Works Department.
2. The Public Works Department shall coordinate street reconstruction and major
rehabilitation projects with the Electric Utility Department. Installation of new
streetlights and replacement/upgrading of existing streetlights shall be included in
the project as appropriate consistent with the Electric Utility budget.
3. The Community Development Department shall consult with the Electric Utility and
Public Works Departments on selection of appropriate poles and fixtures in
accordance with City design standards.
III. FUNDING
A. GENERAL
Funding for street lighting, including operations and maintenance will be included in the City's
Budget within the Electric Utility enterprise fund.
B. GRANT FUNDING
The City will seek grant funds as appropriate to further and enhance the street lighting program.
IV. REFERENCES
Downtown Development Standards & Guidelines; City of Lodi; June 1997.
Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering, Homburger & Kell; Institute of Transportation Studies,
University of California; 11`h Edition, 1984.
Street Design Guidelines for Healthy Neighborhoods, Dan Burden et al; Center for Livable
Communities; January 1999.
Traditional Neighborhood Development, Street Design Guidelines; ITE Transportation Planning
Council Committee 5P-8; June 1997.
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Street Lighting Policy
Shirtsleeve Session, March 5, 2002
❖ Draft policy largely states existing practices, except:
➢ C. 2 — formal notification on retrofit projects
❖ To be added:
➢ B. — additional definitions
➢ C. 1. — Clarify infill developments included in retrofit program
➢ D. 2 to 4 — Photos of lighting types
❖ Further direction needed on:
➢ Downtown lights — general boundary as described or strict limits per
assessment district, and if so, Zone A or B?
➢ Light type (color) in "store -front" commercial areas
➢ Parking lots and other public places
LIGHTIA G
Building and accent lighting in the downtown is an effective mechanism to attract attention
to a structures details and the business as well. Further, lighting shall be used for parking
areas, passageways and sidewalks.
A. AREA LIGHTING - Sources for illuminating sidewalks passageways, parking, and
rear and side yard areas:
1) Shall be Shielded - from casting light onto adjacent properties. They shall
not cast light directly into adjacent residential windows. A translucent or
optical lens diffuser globe or shield is recommended.
?) ivlaximum Mounting Height - of light sources for ground level illumination
shall be sixteen (16) feet, measured from the finished grade of the area to be
lit; height must be eighteen (1 S) feet at minimum if extending over a roadwa}'
surface.
B. ORIlAMEitiTAL FIXTURES - Fixtures not used as primary area lighting and
mounted with visible light sources:
1) With Clear or No Diffuser - individual lamp wattage should not exceed 60
watts incandescent, 20 watts fluorescent, or 40 watts high intensity discharge
(H.I.D.,.such as metal halide, high pressure sodium, or mercury vapor lamps).
2) With Frosted or Optical (fresnel type) Light Fixture Diffuser - individual
lamp wattage may not exceed 100 watts incandescent, -40 watts fluorescent,. or
70 watts H.I.D.
C. CONEVIERCIAL AREAS - The following recommendations are intended to
promote an attractive nighttime pedestrian environment. They apply to lighting
installations by either the private or public sector.
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1) Specialized Professional Assistance - A good lighting design can make both
tenant businesses and buildings highly recognizable and attractive by night,
and contribute to the district's distinctiveness. The services of a lighting
designer are highly recommended, as such a specialist can demonstrate and
provide the best effect within a specified budget.
2) Lighting Design:
a) Use the minimum brightness - for illumination of large areas.
b) Use brighter light to punctuate - and accent important areas such as
entries and special architectural features.
3) Recommended Lamp Color/Types - Color corrected ("white") high pressure
sodium (HPS); color corrected (3,000 degrees K); incandescent.
T) Lamps Not Recommended - Standard ("peach") high pressure sodium, low
pressure sodium, standard mercury vapor, cool white fluorescent.
5) Metalwork - Portions of lighting should be architecturally related to the
building architecture. The color and finish of lighting metalwork should
match the building's metalwork, if am•.
6) Recommended Globes - Clear borosilicate class globes; clear acrylic or
polycarbonate globes with optical diffusing (fresnel) patterns; translucent
clear (frosted) or white acrylic or polycarbonate globes. l
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28. Roadway Lighting*
A. Objectives
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1. Traffic Engineering Objectives
a. Promotion of safety at night by providing quick, accurate, and comfortable seeing for
drivers and pedestrians.
b. Improvement of traffic flow at night by providing light, beyond that provided by vehicle
lights, which aid drivers in orienting themselves, delineating roadway geometries and
obstructions, judging opportunities for overtaking, etc.
c. Illumination in long underpasses and tunnels during the day to permit drivers entering
from the open to have adequate visibility within the tunnel to operate their vehicles safely.
2. Other Objectives
a. Reduction of street crimes after dark.
b. Enhancement of commercial (especially retail sales) properties by attracting evening
shoppers, audiences, and other users.
Not all these objectives are necessarily achieved by good lighting alone.
B. Definitions
1. Light Terms and Measurement Units.
a. Light. Radiant energy that is capable of being perceived by the eye and producing a visual
sensation. The visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum extends from approxi-
mately 380 to 770 nanometers.
b. Luminous Flux (4)). The rate of emission of luminous energy from a light source in all
directions.
(1) Lumen (lnr). The SI (International System) unit of measurement of luminous flux,
defined as the amount of flux emitted within a unit solid angle (one steradian) by a
point source having a uniform luminous intensity of one candela. The total flux from
this source is 47r (=12.57) lumens.
c. Luminous Intensity (1). The luminous flux per unit solid angle from a light source in a
given direction. Candlepower is intensity expressed in candelas.
(1) Candela (cd). The SI unit of measurement of intensity. One candela is one lumen
per steradian. See Ref. 1, p. 1-6.
d. Illuminance (E). The density of luminous flux incident on a surface; the quotient of the
flux divided by the area of the surface, if the flux is uniformly distributed.
(1) Footcandle (fc). The unit of illuminance when the foot is taken as the unit of length;
the illuminance on a surface one square foot in area on which there is a uniformly
distributed flux of one lumen, or the illuminance produced on a surface all points of
which are at a distance of one foot from a directionally uniform source of one
candela.
1 fc = 1 lm/ft,
(2) Lux (W. The S1 unit of measurement of illuminance, defined as the footcandle with
meter substituted for foot.
1 Ix = 1 ]m/m2 = .0929 fc
' This chapter has again been updated by Vernon H. Waight, Senior Electrical Engineer, California Department of
Transportation, San Francisco, CA.
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meable designated parking areas which direct motorists to appro-
priate parking spaces, and yet allow water to sheet into these
porous areas for absorption into the soil. Innovative ways to han-
dle storm water runoff and retention need to be explored further.
In urban areas, avenues, main streets, boulevards, and parkways
require curbs and gutters because of their greater widths, vol-
umes, and traffic speeds.
Element 15. Street Furniture.
Street furniture such as benches, waste containers, flower and
shrub planters, trees, bollards, lampposts, and kiosks encour-
age people to walk. Benches help seniors and the disabled, who
need places to rest every 5-10 minutes when they walk for exer-
cise, or ride public transit. Street furniture, in convenient pocket
parks (the size of one lot) or other gathering
points such as mail -box groupings or bul-
letin boards, give residents a reason to come
out of their houses, socialize and get to know
their neighborhoods. When motorists see
pedestrians along streets, especially in
groups, they are reminded that streets have
many public uses.
Element 16. Street Lighting.
n healthy neighborhoods, people should
feel comfortable walking at all hours.
Street lighting helps pedestrians feel safer at
night. Many neighborhoods prefer more,
smaller street lamps to the larger, more widely spaced, high-inten-
sity lights often found in conventional neighborhoods. Low -
angle, pedestrian -scale lamps that emit full -spectrum light allow
for more realistic colors at night. They also reduce glare, letting
people see the night sky. Light poles 8-12 feet in height can
achieve these desired effects.
Element 17. Bus Stops.
Healthy neighborhoods create environments that support tran-
sit. Residents can take advantage of frequent, easily reached
bus stops due to the high connectivity of streets. These bus stops
are typically found on avenues, main streets and higher -capacity
_. roads. Streets can be patterned so that residents never need to
walk more than a quarter mile to reach the nearest stop. Bus stops
should always provide shade and benches, which can often be cre-
ated by combining stops with pocket parks. Without shade and a
place to rest, senior residents and other riders feel uncomfortable
A bus shelter with benches in
Portland, Oregon, encourages
people to walk and take transit.
Alleys also give streetfront residents one side of their lot that is more public, toward the street, and
another that is more neighborhood -oriented along the alley. This allows these residents to have a more
ordered and formal front to their properties, while play areas and maintenance areas can be situated
along the alleys and shared with neighbors.
F.2.14. Lighting
The general rule for lighting in a TND project is to prefer more, smaller lights as opposed to fewer, high-
intensity lights. This is in keeping with the overall goal of maintaining the elements of a TND street in a
human scale, but this also allows for more aesthetic matters, such as allowing people to see the night sky
(which is not possible under large lights).
The following have been found to work well along TND streets: lightpoles eight to twelve feet in height;
lighting elements that provide full -spectrum light so that colors at night are realistic; and, in some
instances (along alleys, for example), building or fence -mounted lighting that can replace the need for
additional street lighting.
F.2.15. Snow Plowing and Removal
Snow removal from streets, sidewalks and parking areas is a problem wherever snow falls in significant
amounts. Generally, those charged with the removal of snow prefer large areas that can be "swept' by
trucks with plows so that, as much as possible, the snow can simply be pushed out of the way. This
desire flies in the face of many of the TND principles and design methods contained in these guidelines.
Heavy snowfalls should have special management procedures established, based on local conditions
and the particulars of a TND project. In some instances, this will mean establishing snow emergency
procedures and plans that account for parking circulation requirements while the snow is being
removed. Such plans ban parking from opposing sides side of the street on alternative nights, so that
street space normally used for parking can be used for temporary snow storage while the snow is being
removed.
One benefit of TND design is that it results in the creation of more, smaller, and widely dispersed public
spaces. TND streets also typically have planting strips or buffer areas along each side. These various
public spaces and the planting strips provide opportunities for snow storage space, and designers
should consider snow storage as an additional design criteria where appropriate. In many urban envi-
ronments, heavy snowfall requires the snow to be trucked away. If designed appropriately, TND neigh-
borhoods can help minimize the needs to truck snow in all but the most severe storms.
F.2.16. Trip Generation
Trips are one-way movements by people from one location to another; the most common trip of concern
is the vehicular trip. Trip generation models are typically used to predict the numbers of vehicular trips
associated with a particular project, and these predictions are used to size the streets within the project
and to predict the off-site impacts of a project as well.
Vehicular trip generation models usually, and logically for most recent development, "assume the domi-
nant form of transportation to be the private automobile.11461n TND projects, where the nonmotorist
options are enhanced by design; this may prove to be an invalid, or at least misleading, assumption.
Traditional Neighborhood Development Street Design Guidelines