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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR • PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 1987 RE: SECURITY LIGHTING AT GROVELAND This is just a note to inform you about the security lighting plans for Groveland Park as per the petition request by residents and approved by the City Council. NSP has already placed a street light on Fairchild midway between the park boundary property. Gopher Electric has been consulted regarding the in-the-park security lighting. The electrical work done at Groveland regarding the rink lights was only done on a temporary basis in 1985 because the ground was frozen at the time of installation. For this reason, the connections of additional electrical needs means bringing the Groveland electrical system up to code. This would have to be done regardless if another security light is added or not. An overhead electrical wire from the building to the near pole needs to be placed underground. The wires fed from the near pole to the far • pole are not sufficient to feed a security light on the far pole. Therefore, another wire would have to be laid and a separate box would have to be placed on the far pole and the on-oft switch for rink lights would have to be by hand from the pole rather than by a switch in the building. Also, a security light on the far pole would shine mostly on the neighbors yard and would not light up a strategic area of the park . . . only the barren outfield area. The expense for this work done would be significant. It is necessary to go ahead and bury the overhead line and provide adequate electrical needs for a high pressure sodium light placed towards the tot lot and attached to the existing near pole. This light request is the easy part. The minimum cost of this work as quoted by Gopher Electric is $490. 00. This includes the upgrading of the electrical work to code, burying the overhead wire, installation and purchase of the security light. The installation of the mid-park area is more difficult. One possibility is to have a flood light installed onto the new • northeast tennis light pole. This light would shine towards the ballfield and open field area and would illuminate the center of the park.