Agenda Item Wording:
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Notice of Completion - Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the Recreation Park Stadium Lighting Project Phase 3, Baseball Field Lighting.
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Deadline for Action: 2/18/2025
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer, (559) 713-4541
Christopher Crawford, City Engineer, (559) 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the Recreation Park Stadium Lighting Project Phase 3, Baseball Field Lighting.
Background Discussion:
This project retrofitted eight (8) existing sports lights at the Valley Strong Baseball Stadium (Recreation Ballpark), to comply with new Minor League Baseball LED lighting requirements. The existing system did not meet the current illumination requirements. This is the third phase of the Recreation Park Lighting Project. In April 2013, Phase 1 of the project installed two Musco lights & poles behind the grandstands to light the infield (A1 & A2 poles). Phase 2 of the project installed Musco lights & poles along the outfield fence to light the outfield, and was completed in April 2015 (C1, C2, D1, D2 poles). There are also two existing light towers (B1 & B2 poles) located near the 1st Base and 3rd Base lines which are original to the park and were not previously updated.
This Phase 3 project retrofitted all eight poles/towers with new LED light fixtures (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, and D1, D2). The six existing Musco poles, and two existing 'B' towers remained in place, and Musco installed new LED light fixtures.
On January 13, 2025, the Musco representative conducted a Lighting Performance survey of the new lights. The survey consisted of marking out a grid pattern on the field, and recording the light level readings at each grid square. The results of the sur...
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