TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Derrick Abel, Police Chief
Steve S. Charelian, Finance Director
Sean Roberts, Facilities Supervisor
Gwen Eng, Purchasing Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Awarding Bid #1207-19 to Graybar for the Purchase of 70 Solar Pathway Lights for $69,097 (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the purchase of 70 solar pathway lights from Graybar for $69,097.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The total cost of the solar pathway lights is $69,097. Although the solar lights are not budgeted, there are residual funds appropriated and available ($74,500) in the Capital Improvement Fund from the recent purchase of Southern California Edison streetlights which can be used for this purchase. The remaining funds will be used for any hardware and use tax for this project.
BACKGROUND:
Last summer, the Public Works Department implemented a pilot project to test the functionality of, and desire for, solar pathway lights at intermittent intervals along Veteran's Parkway (the greenbelt). The purpose of the solar lights was to provide additional low-profile lighting that would enhance users' awareness of their surroundings and safety while on the greenbelt, while also maintaining that special ambiance the greenbelt provides in an urban setting. As part of the pilot project, waist-high solar lights were selected that best met that balance. Four of these lights were installed for one month each in three separate locations (upper, middle and lower greenbelt) along with accompanying signage asking the community what they thought of the installations (see Attachment). Greenbelt users were asked to text their opinions about the presence of the solar lights to the City using the following rating system:
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