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Approved by Elicia Feasel Historic Preservation Administrator Commissioner Canada arrived at 5:51pm. PUBLIC DISCUSSION: Don Howard, 952 Riverside Drive — "Been there since 1997, we live between two of the lights that are out — its been very, very dark in my part of Riverside for a long time. In addition to that we have dealt with a long series of disruptions in service on these lines on individual lights that would go out, stay out, for a long time. It serves as a disruption, as this is not the first service disruption we have had in that neighborhood. Quite frankly, I'm delighted to see a long-term, permanent solution is in plan here. I think it is very much needed and will enhance the quality of life in the neighborhood and also increase the safety within the neighborhood. We have had too many incidents in my immediate stretch of Riverside Drive where the lack of adequate lighting may well have contributed to some of those incidents that required the police to be called out. If I might, I would like to register an opinion about the LED lights: I do think the existing LED lights further east are too bright and would support the idea of dialing back the intensity in those lights. I think it would be more conformable with the character and historical nature of the neighborhood. But otherwise, I am really in support of this project. Ed Talley, 1057 Riverside Drive — "This is the whole history of the Riverside Drive Historic District, partially of East Wayne Street Local Historic District. All of this came about because of • me, and that formed a street light committee by then Mayor Kernan, and the decision to rewire a portion of Riverside Drive Local Historic District with new wiring was decided and executed. There are two circuits on Riverside Drive that feed into the box on the alley, one goes into Hudson, the other goes into Leland. There's nothing wrong with that wiring. There's never been a problem with that wiring since it was installed some 23 years ago. The city made a determination based upon the cost involved at that time in taking over the ownership and metering of these two historic districts, that they would forgo the rewiring of the area feeding out of the central section of Leeper Park which goes from Lafayette near here, to Leland. Part of those two circuits — one on Riverside Drive ones on Leland — part of those circuits go interrupted. And once that project went through its stage, it created a problem further down the line, and its never been able to be rectified. I'm in total favor of this project, but only half of it. And I have a couple of requests. One is, you are wasting city money by rewiring two circuits coming out of Boland Avenue. There's no reason to touch it — there's nothing wrong, no reason at all. There other part that comes out of Leeper Park does need to be re done. Going to an additional expense to establish a new control box which we have been discussing on the alley way, instead of leaving it where it is at in Leeper Park's central section — why waste that money? Just rewire the circuit, and leave it as it is. Unless, because of the location of where the control point is on Riverside Drive near Leland to Lafayette is the same contractors who bring on the park lights circuits on Lafayette Boulevard, that's where one of the real light poles is located. In front of 916 Riverside Drive in 1916, the original "Park View" post with a 16" glove • was installed a week before he died in San Francisco. The Historic Preservation