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/" City P/easanton REPORT AUgUSt 20, 1985 HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Pleasanton, California Proposed resolution authorizing PG & E to convert city owned street liqht~ to High Pressure Sodium. Members of the Council: Background As your council is aware, some time ago PG & E went through the City and converted all street lights on the LS-1 rate schedule from mercury vapor to the more efficient high pressure sodium bulbs. The LS-1 rate schedule in- cluded all city street lights except those at signalized intersections. With the exception of the downtown area, most of the city's traffic signals are new enough that the light~ were installed with the more efficient bulbs. The New Program PG & E has now introduced a new program to convert the remaining mercury vapor street lights at signalized intersections to high pressure sodium. According to the literature published by PG & E, the relamping will cost approximately $122.00 per light. Of this amount, PG & E will pick up the first $72.00, leaving a cost to the City of $50.00. Nine of the existing street lights in this category qualify for this new program. All others have been previously converted. Since the high pressure sodium lights are more efficient than the old mercury vapor lights, a lower wattage bulb can be used to produce the same light output. The reduced cost of this lower wattage bulb yields a monthly saving of $6.45 per light. At this rate the City would be able to recover their investment within an eight month period from the time of relamping. The location of the lights are as follows: 1. N/E corner of First Street and Neal Street 2. N/W corner of First Street and Neal Street 3. S/E corner of First Street and Neal Street 4. S/W corner of First Street and Neal Street 5. S/W corner of First Street and Stanley Boulevard 6. N/W corner of First Street and Ray Street 7. S/W corner of First Street and Vineyard Avenue SR 85:384