EDCB board approves parking‑lot lights for Ellis Carver Park, defers full trail bollard plan
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Summary
After a vendor presentation on solar overhead lights and bollards, the board voted to fund parking‑lot lighting now (four lights) and to seek updated pricing for full trail lighting and overhead poles; members raised concerns about bollard vandalism and lifecycle costs.
The EDCB board heard a vendor presentation on solar, plug‑and‑play lighting options for Ellis Carver Park and approved partial funding to install parking‑lot lights now while deferring a decision on lighting the full trail. The vendor (Speaker 8) described two product families: overhead street‑style solar lights and lower bollard fixtures for trails. He said the overhead lights can illuminate about 150 feet each, while bollards require roughly three units to deliver similar coverage.
Board members questioned maintenance and vandalism risk for bollards and asked for comparative pricing on using overhead standards for the entire trail. Speaker 2 expressed specific concern about vandalism and higher maintenance if bollards are used: "I'm a little concerned about the Ballard's kids kicking them over at nighttime, vandalism...there's a lot more Ballard's than there would be lights, which means there's gonna be a lot more maintenance." The vendor responded with pricing and warranty details: four parking‑lot lights at $4,254 each (materials total $17,016), typical concrete pier installation about $3,600 per pole, a turnkey parking‑lot install estimate of roughly $47,000, or $39,396 if the city provides piers. Overhead lights were described as carrying an eight‑year parts‑and‑labor warranty and bollards a five‑year warranty; battery‑pack replacements were estimated at about $600 each.
After discussion, the board amended the motion to accept funding for the parking‑lot lighting now and to return with an updated quote for the remainder of the walkways and overhead light standards. The transcript records the motion, a second, and that the item advanced; no formal roll‑call tally for this specific action is provided in the record.
Next steps recorded in the meeting were for staff to obtain updated quotes for full‑trail overhead lighting and for the vendor and city to refine cost estimates and installation responsibilities.
