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2020 Street Lighting Master Plan

Plan that sets how the city chooses street lighting by pedestrian activity and transportation needs and new retrofit and construction standards. Adopted December 14, 2021 with direction on wireless facilities on light poles and a dark skies statement.

Approved

Type
Area or general plan
Location
Citywide
  1. Dec 14, 2021City Council: 2020 Street Lighting Master Plan
  2. Aug 24, 2021City Council: Consent agenda: USO lounge and street lighting hearing dates
  3. Aug 17, 2021City Council work session: 2020 Street Lighting Master Plan follow-up
  4. Mar 2, 2021City Council work session: 2020 Street Lighting Master Plan
  5. Feb 16, 2021City Council work session: 2020 Street Lighting Master Plan

In brief

2020 Street Lighting Master Plan appears on 5 recorded agendas, from the City Council work session meeting of February 16, 2021 to the City Council meeting of December 14, 2021.

On record, it was approved with conditions once.

The most recent decision was approved with conditions (6-0) at the City Council meeting of December 14, 2021.

Follow the money and project delivery

2020 Street Lighting Master Plan

Approved

  1. Council action

    Approved with conditions: 2020 Street Lighting Master Plan · Draft minutes Record → · Dec. 14, 2021

  2. Money in the record

    No itemized amount linked in the records collected.

  3. Signed agreement and payments

    Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.

  4. Work and operating costs

    Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →

Every hearing and vote

  1. December 14, 2021 · City Council

    2020 Street Lighting Master Plan

    Approved with conditions · 6-0

    The council adopted Ordinance 78, the 2020 Street Lighting Master Plan, which changes how the city chooses lighting based on pedestrian activity and transportation needs and sets new standards for retrofits and new construction. The motion asks the department to keep evaluating wireless cell facilities on city light poles and to attach its statement of intent on dark skies values to the final plan.

    • Ordinance 78 of 2021

    Moved by Council Member Daniel Dugan, seconded by Council Member Dennis Faris. Vote: 6-0

  2. August 24, 2021 · City Council

    Consent agenda: USO lounge and street lighting hearing dates

    Pending

    The agenda proposed setting Sept. 7 for the USO lounge lease fee waiver hearing and Sept. 21 for a hearing on adopting the 2020 Street Lighting Master Plan.

  3. August 17, 2021 · City Council work session

    2020 Street Lighting Master Plan follow-up

    Discussed

    Public Utilities staff presented the plan, which the Planning Commission recommended favorably, covering public engagement, safety, equity, color temperature, a dimming pilot and mental health impacts. Council Members and outside speakers discussed funding, timeline, color temperature recommendations, community outreach and why higher temperatures were placed in some areas. Staff said the temperature plan applies to residential, not commercial, lighting.

  4. March 2, 2021 · City Council work session

    2020 Street Lighting Master Plan

    Pending

    Briefing on changes to how lighting is selected and new standards for retrofit and new construction.

  5. February 16, 2021 · City Council work session

    2020 Street Lighting Master Plan

    Pending

    Briefing on changes to how lighting is chosen based on pedestrian activity and transportation needs, and new standards for retrofits and new construction.