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340 <br /> <br /> 11. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br /> <br /> No reports from the Boards or Commissions were presented at <br /> this meeting. <br /> <br /> 12. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER <br /> Item 12a <br /> Review of Street Lights on Foothill Road at Golden Eagle Farms <br /> Development <br /> <br /> Mr. Elliott presented his report (SR 90:265) regarding the <br /> matter. <br /> <br /> Mr. John Innes, 1586 Foothill Road, stated that he concurred <br /> with the Staff Report that the alternate old fashioned lighting <br /> would pose a danger to people driving down Foothill Road because it <br /> tended to focus right through the windshields of cars, especially <br /> at the south end of the project. Additionally, these lights have <br /> hot spots that spray light considerably. He mentioned that there <br /> are major communities within the Bay area which do not follow the <br /> lighting standard for a residential arterial of 1.0 average <br /> footcandles and a uniformity ratio of 3:1, and that Hopyard Road <br /> between West Las Positas Boulevard and Stoneridge Drive, West Las <br /> Positas Boulevard between Hopyard Road and Stoneridge Drive, and <br /> Sunol Boulevard do not meet this requirement. He said that the <br /> light level Mr. Elliott is requesting is equal to about 95% of what <br /> the Raley's parking lot has. He requested Council to consider the <br /> alternative of not installing any lights on Foothill Road except at <br /> the intersections. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brandes commented that small lamps would be adequate for <br /> Foothill Road but that from the standpoint of liability, it would <br /> be better to have no light than substandard light. He stated that <br /> Mr. Innes' suggestion that lights be installed only on <br /> intersections would be a good compromise to providing safety and <br /> responding to the residents' request. <br /> <br /> Mr. Ted Fairfield, Consulting Engineer representing Golden <br /> Eagle Farms, stated that the project's developer and staff have <br /> designed and asked to be installed, with the active concurrence of <br /> the City staff, a system that meets the appropriate lighting <br /> for the area. He indicated that he was not willing to accept the <br /> consequence or the premise that lighting the intersections is all <br /> that would be required to meet objective standards. He added that <br /> the Golden Eagle Farms development team agrees with the Staff <br /> Report and suggests that it constitute the best compromise <br /> available and provide for the painting of the electric stands to do <br /> away with galvanized shiny metal during the daytime. <br /> <br /> 7-10-90 <br /> - 24 - <br /> <br /> <br />