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Mayor Joseph Kernan August 1990 Page Six with respect to the proposal to use the poles and fixtures removed from Riverside Drive to service and /or replace other similar fixtures, Mr. Meeks again noted the likelihood that few concrete poles would remain intact and useful once removed from the ground, being very likely to break or be rendered otherwise useless as a result of the removal itself. Additionally, Mr. Cartwright expressed his doubt that the replacement fiberglass pole would be able to support an old lantern fixture. For example, if an existing concrete pole on Bronson street became damaged and was replaced with a fiberglass pole, it was unlikely that the existing, old fixture could be used, as the new fiberglass pole would be unable to support its weight. Thus, if no replacement concrete pole were available to replace the damaged pole, the new fiberglass pole would have to be fit with a new lantern -type fixture, which, of course, would leave the existing fixture available to serve as a replacement fixture. Finally, the Committee considered, without arriving at a recommendation, the desirability of transferring from I &M to the City the responsibility for maintaining the historic streetlighting system. Among the options were to transfer ownership of the system to the City, along with maintenance of the same, or to transfer ownership of the system to the City with I &M retaining responsibility, for a fee, of the maintenance of the system. Also discussed, briefly, without conclusion or recommendation, was the manner in which the cost of maintaining and /or replacing the historic streetlight system as recommended would be borne by the City and /or others. Recommendation: The Mayor's Historic Streetlight Committee makes the following recommendations: 1. That the preservation of the character of those neighborhoods throughout the City in which historic streetlights remain, through the preservation, repair and replacement of those streetlights, - -be a priority of the administration. 2. That the proposals contained herein for the preservation, repair and replacement of existing historic streetlights serve as a guide for the re- introduction of such streetlights into other neighborhoods throughout the City that were once served by similar lighting systems. 3. That the replacement of damaged or inoperable historic streetlights with a streetlight composed of a "toothpick" pole of either fiberglass of concrete, and a "Town and Country" fixture, or any pole and /or fixture resembling the same, cease immediately.