ST8201-CS 881026 "'TILE COPY
COPPELL PUBLIC ~ORKS ~: ~ :'
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October 26, 1988
TO: Kevin Pieffer, P.E. Ginn, Inc. ~
Steve Goram, Director of Public W°~
FROM:
RE: Alternate Street Lighting - Denton Tap/S. Beltline & Denton
Tap to Denton Creek
Public Works has no objection to the installation of General Electric
Deca-shield II Luminaires as an alternate to the Klm lights on these
projects. The firs~ and foremost reason for this is the obvious
savings of 58% over the Kim light~ ($11,340.00 vs. $3,220.00 per
installation). Secondly, the operations and maintenance cost for
the City will remain the same.
The only concern is the appearance of the pole, especially after
a period of time. However, TU Electric will be fully responsible
for this maintenance. The paint color should be ~imilar to the
existing Kim lights.
As far as a general policy is concerned, I believe that this should
be tried but policy should be made after practical evaluation which
staff believes will come about with the installation of the
Deca-shield II Luminares at the referenced locations. Staff is
under the impression that this type of light does meet the Subdivision
requirement under Appendix A, VI-A: "Street lighting shall conform
to the latest edition of the Illuminating Engineering Society
Handbook."
If we can be of further assistance regarding this matter, please
contact either myself or Per Birdsall at 462-8495.
SGG/sm
CC:
Alan Ratliff, City Manager
Per Birdsall, Street Foreman
Wayne Ginn, PE Consulting Engineer
Russell Doyle, City Engineer
Tim Brancheau, TU Electric