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TD: 3.R. Kirk, July 22, 1988
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PROM: Tam. Chong, ®. éng.,
ity Engineer
SUBJECT: Approval of Non-Stanaara Street -:anting Fixtures
and Paving Waterials - Genstar Phase 8
(Public Works Committee Meeting July 12, 1988)
Recommendations:
1. That the request from Genstar to instal! Lumec L-29
= street light fixtures and to incorporate inter-locking
paving bricks into the roadway entrance and sidewalks in
their subdivision be approved; and ;

2. That tne approval be subject to Genstar acceoting

maintenance responsibilities for these items for 4 period
of two years after their installation.

Backaround and Comments:

The attached letter from Genstar provides the background to
this request. Comments from staff are summarized as follows:

Lumec L-19 Light Fixture

ae Delivery time for repiacement Qarts is expected to be
four weeks. Additional inventory wil! have to be
maintained by the City.

dD» Potential maintenance costs may ode Aigher. Not only
poe are the components (poles and luminaires) about three ©
eee Times higher in cost than the standard lighting

i Fixtures, there are twice as many fixtures per given .
: lengtn of street because of the proposed shorter ooles i.
(3 meters instead of the standard 7.6 meter height).

ce The shorter poles are also more susceptible to
vandalism. Although we have been assured that the

prooosed lense covers are impact sroof, this claim has
yeT To be confirmed tocally. L

de The only loca! municipality which has some of these
fi xTures is Delta. interviews witn their Engineering
staft revealed that they have accepted these #'xrures : : .
io on a Trial dasis only. Their comments are somewnat
neutral except that they sare attemoting to move away
from oernitting such son-standara fixtures ‘i. their
Subdivisions.
Interlocking Paving Bricks ;
&e A review of the Tecnnical information on tris SUDjecT . a

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