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proposed lighting. Red dots on the map indicated twenty-one lights required for intersections per the P.U.D. He stated there would be parking lot lights at every parcel. Mr. Lee added fewer green dots to the map, as an alternative to the more numerous red dots required by the P.U.D. He asked for Council direction on the lighting plan. Mayer stated his concern that there are more users, in addition to the industrial users at CTC, and the lighting should be sufficient for people to safely find their way through the park. He suggested that the lighting should be in a consistent pattern. Levihn asked about'the distance between each light. Lee stated from 270 to 280 feet, alternating from side to side. Tom Phare, Director of Public Works, stated that public service requires that the City have a minimum standard, which is typical of a collector street. He stated he was referring to the thirty-two feet high, steel pole streetlight. He thought there might be a way to compromise by looking at mast arm steel poles at the intersections, and lights that are not as bright, nor as tall for some of the spacing. Levihn suggested that Jon Lee and Tom Phare work on the project together. Howard stated his concern that since the park is being upgraded, he did not want a park situation that looked substandard. He was concerned that a substandard lighting situation would set precedent and prompt other such requests. He thought that the lighting is an upgrade from what is currently existing in the park. Sisk asked about the cost difference of the lighting between the red and the green plan. Lee stated that red plan calls for twenty-one lights, and the green plans calls for nine. The cost for twenty-one lights is approximately seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) and the cost for nine lights would be thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). He stated that it was not a money issue. Sisk stated that the issue is the ability to illuminate the streets and not illuminating the CTC center. Davidson stated that all the parking lot lights would contribute to the overall lighting of the park. He stated that CTC is an industrial park, and there would be very little traffic at night. He added that the developer pays to put the street lights in, but after that the City is responsible for the cost. Tom Phare, Director of Public Works, stated that the recently adopted standards provide for zero light space at the lot line. In that respect there is not a light space on the street, but there will be lights in the parking lot, however those lights will not extend to the street. 14