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The street lights that were proposed to be installed on this section of Foothill Road are similar in spacing, height and wattage to the existing street lights on Foothill Road between Bernal Avenue and Raccoon Hollow Court. It was determined that this was the most effective lighting and spacing to properly light the street in conformance with the (IES) standards. DISCUSSION City standards require that street lights be installed on frontages of new projects. If the public's opinion regarding the impact of the lights on the character of Foothill Road has changed, it is reasonable that the lights be reinstalled. The possibility that the poles be reinstalled was addressed in 1990 in the attached letter from the former City of Pleasanton Director of Public Works and Utilities, Joseph Elliott, to the developer of the subdivision (see Attachment 4). Staff has solicited bids for the reinstallation of the Foothill Road street lights from the City street light maintenance contractor, Vista Universal Inc., as well as the contractor currently doing street light replacement on another City contract, Lawrence Backhoe Services. The two bids for this work were $39,348 and $44,100, respectively. If Council determines that the eighteen street lights on Foothill Road should be reinstalled, staff recommends the City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract with Vista Universal Inc. for the installation of the street lights. Since the street lights were removed in 1990, the trees around the street light bases have grown considerably; consequently, some of the trees may require pruning before the poles can be installed. This pruning could incur extra costs above the bid price mentioned for the street light installation. Staff has not obtained pricing for this work, but anticipates that the cost will be less than $5,000. The project contingency has been increased from the normal 10% to 15% to allow sufficient funds for the tree trimming. Submitted by: ~rian Dolan Director of Community Development Fiscal Review: ~~/~``~'~' 1. David P. Culver Director of Finance Approved Ne on Fialho City Manager Attachments: 1. Map (overview) of location of residents that signed petitions in favor of or against installation of street lights 2. Map (close-up) of location of residents that signed petitions, existing street lights, and street light bases 3. City Council minutes dated February 6, 1990 (p. 22), and July 10, 1990 (pp. 24- 26) 4. Letter from Joseph Elliott dated July 17, 1990 Page 3 of 3