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<br /> I ,I A. SAFEGUARDING AND ACCELERATION OF VEHICULAR TRAf"nCf"LOW
<br /> Ii B.MAXIMUM NIGHT TIME PROTECTION AND CONVENIENCE TO PEDESTRIANS II
<br /> Ii C. STIMULATION OF RETAIL TRADE
<br /> I' D. DIRECT AID TO POLICE AND' F1:RE ,DEPA'RTMENTS
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<br /> i;l E. CREATION AND PROMOTION'or: GENERAL: CIVI.C p.RrDE AND COMMUNITY
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<br /> II IT I S THE OP I N'I ON OF THE STREET LI GHT I NG COMM I.TTEE AND THE Eua: NE C I TV I
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<br /> ii PLANN I NG COMM I SS I ON THAT LI GHT ING OF THE. CENTRAL BUS I~NESS 0 I~STR I CT ,
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<br /> ,,. GENERAL CITY OBLIGATION.
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<br /> Ii EXISTING LIGHTING 1:1
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<br /> II As SHOWN ON MAP ATTACHED: TO THE' REPORT,. ONLY A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL
<br /> ,I BUSINESS DISTRICT IS NOW COVERED WITH PROTECTIVE LIGHTING. CURRENTL V ~ I,
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<br /> II THERE ARE 235 LIGHTS WITH CAST IRON OR CONCRETE STANDARDS LOCATED ON "
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<br /> !il SECT IONS OF OLl VE, WI LLAMETTE, 7TH, 8TH"BROADWAY AND 10TH. .ExcePT f"OR q
<br /> e A FEW STANDARDS REMOVED AT LOCATIONS SUCH AS THEATRES WHERE THE LIGHTING \1
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<br /> ,~ INTERf"ERED WITH MARQUEE, THE EXISTING LIGHTING IS ON THE BASIS OF 8 !I
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<br /> I' STANDARDS PER BLOCK. THE MOST COMMON TYPE IS THE 5-GLOBE INCANDESCENT !
<br /> I: STANDARD. EACH STANDARD CARRIES 4 60-WATT LAMPS AND I 100-WATT'LAMP. i
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<br /> THE OTHER TYPE ON A CONCRETE STANDARD IS RATED AS ~A 10,000 LUMEN IN- I
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<br /> CANDESCENT LAMP OF WHICH APPROXIMATElY ~O%' IS DISSIPATED OUTWARD AND I
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<br /> I Ii UPWARD GIVING LITTLE OR NO BENEFIT TO THE TRAVEL SURFACE. I
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<br /> , SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE CHARGES FOR BOTH TYPES ,Of. EXISTING t.:IGHT 11
<br /> ,i STANDARDS IS $2.95 EACH PER MONTH. Ii
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<br /> t THE LIGHTING RECOMMENDED FOR THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT IS A II
<br /> Il. 23,000 LUMEN MERCURY VAPOR LAMP ON A METAL POLE. PROPER SPACING FOR
<br /> :1 A UNIf"ORM 2-CANDLE POWER ILLUMINATION ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF EACH ')
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<br /> " STRE~T WOULD REQUIRE 5 LAMPS PER BLOCK - THREE LESS THAN THE CURRENT
<br /> Ii L I'GH1! I NG . EVENW'ITHTTHIS REDUCED NUMBER Of" LAMPS,: STREET.'LIGHTING II
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<br /> II WOULD BE INCREASED TENFOLD. / -.
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<br /> I! THE EUGENE WATER & ELECTR IC BoARD.: EST IMATES THAT THE COST OF NEW il
<br /> Ii LIGHTING WOULD BE $5.00 PER MONTH'.PER LAMP,. I'NCLUDI,NG; AMORTIZAT'ION OVER :j
<br /> It A 20-YEAR PERIOD, POWER AND SERVICE. IN BRIEF THE EXISTING LIGHTING OF "
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<br /> II 8 LAMPS PER BLOCK COULD BE REPLACED WITH fiVE ~ODERN LIGHTS PER ~LOCK' .. ,
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<br /> t.i G I V I NG TEN TIMES THE AMOUNt.,Of.DI REC.T. I LLUM I NAT I:ON. AT' NO. ADD 1,T1 OI\lA',L
<br /> COST TO THE CITY. I
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<br /> 1/ SCOPE OF PROGRAM I
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<br /> I," IT WOULD BE HIGHLY DESI'RABLE TO COVER THE ENTIRE CENTRAL'BUSINESS
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<br /> DISTRICT WITH MODERN LIGHTING. A :THOROUGH PROGRAM.WOULD DEMAND 355 :1
<br /> II NEW STANDARDS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING 235 INCANDESCENT STANDARD~ AND :1
<br /> I EXTEND THE COVERAGE TO THE AREA GENERALLY BOUNDE~ BY 5TH, 1,3TH, CHAR-
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<br /> 'I NELTON AND HIGH. To DO SO, HOWEVER, WOULD INCREASE.~HE PRESEN~ LIGHT- ~ I
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<br /> !. ING BILL BY APPROXIMATELY $13,000 PER YEAR. AL~HOUGHA COMPLETE LIGHT~ i.!
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<br /> l- ING PROGRAM IS THE ULTIMATE ANSWER,. IT IS CONSIDERED ADVISABLE TO GIVE il
<br /> I MORE STUDY TO F I NANC I NG BEf"ORE ENDEAVOR I NG TO DO MORE THAN A ~EPLACE'-
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<br /> MENT PROGRAM ON EXISTING LIGHTING. 'I
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<br /> I" IT IS THE OPINION OF THE STREET LIGHTING COMMITTEE AND THE EUGENE ;1
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<br /> I LIGHTING CAN BE REPLACED WITH MODERN LIGHTING'AT NO!EXTRA COST TO THE 1'1
<br /> I) CITY, THAT THE CrTY COUNC.L IN. COOPERATION WITH THE EUGENE WATER & ~1
<br /> ELECTRIC BOARD ENTER INTO A STREET LIGHTING REPLACEMENT PROGRAM IN THE
<br /> I: CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE~DATE.t [\
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<br /> ANNEXATION - fox HOLLOW AREA "
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<br /> Ii THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDST~T NECESSARY STEPS BE TAKEN TO HOLD AN "
<br /> (i ANNEXATION ELECTION IN THE fox HOLLOW AREAi LOCATED GENERALLY SOUTH Of" THE 1'1
<br /> PRESENT CHY LIMITS AND BETWEEN.DoNALD STREET EXTENDED SOUTH AND/fox HOLLOW II
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<br /> VACATION OF PORTION OF fAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD AND WOODLAND AVENUE
<br /> l THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY'S 1
<br /> I ". REQUEST TO VACATE THAT PORTION OF-FA.IRMOUNT BOULEVARD LY'ING: NORTH Of '15TH II
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<br /> " AVENUE, AND ALL OF WOODLAND AVEN.UE, WHICH STREETS ARE LOCATED WITHIN PRO- t~
<br /> .;1 PERTY OWNED BY THE STATE, BE GRANTED. IT WAS'POINTED O,UJ THA,T SAID/'STREETS [)
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<br /> n THAT IT WOULD BE f"OR THE CITY'S BEST INTEREST' TO.PERMIT THE STATE HIGHWAY 1'1
<br /> I COMMISSION TO DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY. ~\
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