01/18/07 Public Works and Property Vacation Committee Minutes

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,~anuary 8F ~O~l Public 1~Vcrk end P~cperty Vaca~ian ~mmit~ee Meet~~g Minutes Page ~ [n response to ~ question from Caunci[ Member ~Ilhite, Mr. pilot noted that replacement bulbs may b a part of the package, Savings ~rhich ~vauld be generated could be placed into a dedicated sinking fund. ll1[ response to a question from Council Member Puzzello, Mr. Ci[ot noted that the cast per LED is much more expensive than the incandescent lights currently util~ed, but that the energy savings and LED life of ten ~ 0}years is post-savings in the long run. Robert Nichols then highlighted the entitled "City Maintained Traffic Signals„ attached} noting that currently there are 1 ~ South Bend LEDs, ~ South Bend non- LEDs, 4b State LEDs, and ~ State non-LEDs, Mr. pilot noted that the post of the conversion is projected to be ~ . million, noting that of the City of Evansville is the only Indiana city ~rhich has utilised guaranteed energy savings contracts for LEDs He noted that in the Council Attorney's emarandurn she highlighted that M. Catherine Fanello utilised guaranteed energy savings contracts in 'Vandenburgh County ~rhen she uwras a County Commissioner. He added that labor savings cannot be counted. 9g~1~ of the labor currently used to change bulbs u~rould be directed into other public ~rarks projects. Mr. ilot and Mr~ [Nichols then revie~red the multi~page handout beginning ~vith the request for qualifications ~capy attached}. He recommended that Professor Doug Hall be considered to be included in the process since his class has been involued. In response to a question from Dr. 'Varner, Mr. pilot noted that the savings are based an the therrr~s of energy used, vuith therms being the energy use n~easurer~ent vuhich v~ould be used. In response to a question from Council Member Pfeifer, Mr, pilot noted that intersection lights v~ould keep operating v~here there eras a battery backup installed for up to four ~4} hours. Mr. Cilot stated that fife cycle casting aver a ten ~~ ~} year period could be 4.~ million. The ~~°l~ projected savings v~auld be 3.75 minion. The conversion project ~rould utilise a private lease capital repaid out of the energy savings. Any energy savings shortfall from tl~ terms of the guaranteed contracts ~rould require the contractor to Trite a check to the City of South Bend for the difference. - The Council Attorney noted that the proposed schedule Attachment B} ~rould have tv b rnadified along Frith the other documents referencing specific dates since the next regular Carnn~on Council meeting fallauving next Monday's meeting ~rould be February