Policy Order O-6
Councillor Toomey, Councillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor vanBeuzekom
WHEREAS: Cardinal Medeiros Avenue is a heavily traveled route for both vehicles and pedestrians; and
WHEREAS: Street trees have created a pleasant canopy that shades the street and sidewalk enhancing the pedestrian experience during the day; and
WHEREAS: The canopy has also become so dense that traditional street lighting cannot sufficiently illuminate the ground below resulting in a very dark street during evening hours; and
WHEREAS: The city has regularly pruned the trees in an attempt to improve the lighting, but the canopy is too dense for noticeable results; and
WHEREAS: The street, which experiences significant pedestrian activity as well as automobile, could benefit from the installation of lighting that is below the canopy; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Electrician to discuss the installation of lower and decorative lighting along Cardinal Medeiros Avenue and to report back to the City Council.