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Commerce releases $4 million streetlight master plan with digital inventory and LED conversion targets
Summary
Public works presented a streetlight master plan identifying 3,094 lights citywide, an inventory and mapping tool, and estimated short- and long-term upgrades totaling roughly $4 million, with coordination required with Southern California Edison for SCE-owned poles.
City staff and consultants presented a comprehensive streetlight master plan to the City Council on Jan. 13 that inventories more than 3,000 lighting assets, models current photometric performance against city standards, and recommends short-term fixture upgrades and longer-term pole and conduit investments.
The consultant demonstrated a smartphone field app and a web-based Streetlight Manager database that documents each fixture's location, type, ownership and condition. The inventory showed 3,094 streetlights across the city: about 2,407 owned by Southern California Edison (SCE), 549 owned by the city, and roughly 138 owned by other agencies. The consultant used photometric modeling based on Illuminating Engineering Society standards to identify 742 locations needing improvement (60 city-owned; 682 SCE-owned) and recommended a mix of fixture replacements, additional mass terms, and selective new poles and conduit where needed.
Staff estimated short-term improvements at about $644,000 (city share ~$244,000; SCE ~$400,000) and longer-term upgrades at about $3,320,000 (city ~$991,000; SCE ~$2,330,000), for a total near $4,000,000. The presentation also noted the city now hosts the inventory on its own server and will assign staff maintenance responsibility; consultants recommended annual software maintenance and continued updates.
Council asked how the city will track outages on SCE-owned poles and how replacement costs are negotiated; staff explained SCE must be engaged for upgrades on its assets and that the cost estimates reflect SCE charges. Council directed staff to maintain the database and continue coordination with SCE and adjacent agencies to plan funding and schedule improvements. The item was presented as a receiving-file document; no adoption ordinance or appropriation was approved at the meeting.
