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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4800 RESOLUTION NO. 4800 A RESOLUTION OF THg CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO RE-EVALUATE HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM STREET LIGHTING RATES . WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City Council of the City of Arcadia to foster and promote the conservation of energy within the City of Arcadia ; and - ---------.- -.- -.--- WHEREAS, the City, as part of its conservation program, intends to provide for the conversion of incandescent and mercury.vapor street lights to the more energy efficient sodium vapor street lights as rapidly as possible; and WHEREAS, the magnitude of the savings in the Los Angeles County area by this conversion is illustrated by the fact that Los Angeles County, alone, administers approximately 65,000 low intensity lights of 11,000 lumens or less, mainly on local streets; and WHEREAS, Edison rates for high pressure sodium lighting as approved by the Public Utilities Commission appear to be dispropor- tionately high when compared to mercury vapor lighting, especially in the low intensity categories, the present Edison base cost for a 7,000 lumens mercury vapor light being $5.72 per month for all night service versus $7.00 for the same service for the smaller 5,800 lumens high pressure sodium light; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of ~rc~!!l~_________ requests the Public Utilities Commission to re-evaluate high pressure sodium street lighting rates and estab- lish such rates at the lowest amount possible to encourage and enable the use of sodium lights to conserve energy; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be instructed to notify the PUblic Utilities Commission and the Southern California Edison Company of this action. -1- 4800 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 19th day of December , 1978, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Gilb, Margett, Pellegrino, Saelid and Parry NOES: None ABSENT: None '''', Qa.~ Ci y Cler of the City of Arcad a SIGNED AND APPROVED this 19th day of December ,1978. City Clerk -2- 4800