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Home My Public Portal AboutRE_ Suggestions for the Town of Gulfstream (2) Renee Basel From:Danny Brannon <DBrannon@BnGEngineers.com> Sent:Thursday, March 7, 2013 10:05 AM To:Marty Minor; 'Tony Plonner' Cc:Ryan Huff; Sandy Langner; Michael, Imparato (mimparato@beaconproducts.com); Jason Matusiak; Bill Thrasher (bthrasher@gulf-stream.org) Subject:RE: Suggestions for the Town of Gulfstream The lights on Ocean Blvd (SR A1A) should in my opinion, be different than those to be installed within the residential streets of Gulf Stream. Currently, we have FPL cobra head fixtures on 8 foot arms. The arms allow the fixtures to reach out from the vegetation. A similar fixture was installed along US 1 in North Palm Beach as shown below. It is painted green with a green Stresscrete decorative concrete pole. A fixture like this with LED and cutoff optics would fit into the canopy with minimal visual intrusion. Palm Beach has installed turtle friendly fixtures as shown below where the raodway is close to the beach. The hood is extended to preclude glare and turtle issues. 1 Due to clear zone requirements, we anticipate that we will need toplace the poles along A1A at the right of way line to obtain our FDOT permit, which will put the lights at about 18 feet off the edge of the pavement. We also this the lights need to blend in with the vegetation. Fixtures of the “Cutoff” type provide no light emmission to the sides, typicall only to about 85 degrees off vertical. That means a person in a car will not see the light source, but will only see the illumination on the ground when viewing the fixture from a distance of 190 feet or more assuming the fixture is at a height of 20 feet. We need to quickly develop a recommendation for the poles and fixture to be installed on SR A1A. If we cannot decide, another alternative on A1A is to have FPL install the same cobra head high pressure sodium fixtures we now have mounted on concrete underground street lighting poles. They would be served via underground power cables. Below is the one existing at the north end of County Road. 2 Danny P. Brannon, P.E. Brannon & Gillespie, LLC Consulting Engineers 12798 West Forest Hill Blvd, Ste 102 Wellington, FL 33414-4704 Off: (561)795-0833 - Cell: (561) 307-9454 Website: www.BnGEngineers.com From: Marty Minor \[mailto:MMinor@udkstudios.com\] Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 3:46 PM To: 'Tony Plonner'; dbrannon@bngengineers.com Cc: Ryan Huff; Sandy Langner; Michael, Imparato (mimparato@beaconproducts.com); Jason Matusiak Subject: RE: Suggestions for the Town of Gulfstream Thank you for the great information. Please see my responses/comments below. Marty R.A. Minor, AICP Urban Design Kilday Studios The Offices at City Place North 477 South Rosemary Avenue, Suite 225 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-5758 561-366-1100 3 From: Tony Plonner \[mailto:tplonner@lightingdynamics.com\] Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 11:16 AM To: Marty Minor; dbrannon@bngengineers.com Cc: Ryan Huff; Sandy Langner; Michael, Imparato (mimparato@beaconproducts.com); Jason Matusiak Subject: Suggestions for the Town of Gulfstream Gentlemen: Here are some details on the fixture we are proposing for the town. Some general notes:  The Windsor 30 scales to poles up to 14’ high. If we use higher poles, I’d suggest using the larger Windsor 40. - Yes, we will be using the 14-foot high poles.  We will use 3000K LEDs for a “warm” light. – So far, the only concern we have heard with the Town Commission regarding LEDs is that it is not as “warm” as high pressure sodium lights. I am recommending LEDs because of the costs and, for crime prevention, they show a truer color than HPS (or so I’ve been told).  The pole and base are suggested. The fluted pole can be used with any number of Beacon’s base designs, which are outlined in the catalogs I left with Marty and Bill Thrasher, the town manager. The pole and base look great. The Town likes to use quality materials if they know they will last.  Actual LED output and pole heights will be determined based upon the lighting plan we create. Please advise the desired pole height and we will do our best to accommodate. 14’ is the desired height for the poles, unless you want to recognize a different height for A1A.  Our understanding is, the town does not want a “uniform” lighting look. Currently, there are 85 FPL cobra light poles/fixtures within the City. The City is looking to replace just those locations – so yes, there would be some areas with more lights than others. Also, Town Hall and the Police Station would have double lights per pole.  If amber LEDs are required in any specific areas due to sea turtle concerns, we will furnish. – I will let you know if that is desired.  I have a sample being prepared which I hope to pick up this week when I am at Beacon for a meeting. It will have two light settings, to show a low and high output. - A Sample would be terrific. To see the sample will be essential for the Town Commission to make a decision.  Due to a prior commitment, I will not be able to attend the 3/15 meeting, but Ryan Huff of LDI and, possibly, my partner Sandy Langner will attend. They will have the sample and are well versed in Beacon’s construction and Led technology. You th will be missed. We will need Lighting Dynamics attendance for the 15. The Town has asked me to present 2 options and to make a recommendation. Because the Town requires more traditional architecture for its homes, a traditional-looking fixture, such as the Windsor, is the more appropriate. As a second option, I will be recommending the LaJolla model. I have a couple of questions/requests:  Do you have any literature/brochure that shows the Windsor model with the spikes (similar to what is shown on page 4 of the 2011 hardcover Beacon catalog)? There are some in the community that like the spikey look.  Can you provide me with cut sheets information regarding the LaJolla model so I can include in more report as another option?  Are there any other high-quality, LED, street light that should be also considered?  Do have a ballpark, per unit, cost there are for each light (fixture, pole and base)?  Do you know if there has been any other Beacon street light sales to governments that the Town could piggyback the purchase? 4 Thank you for your assistance! Marty Please contact me via my cell or e-mail if you need any further information. Kind regards, __________________________ Tony Plonner, CPMR Vice President/Principal Lighting Dynamics inc. 7835 W Commercial Blvd. Tamarac, FL 33351 O: (954) 944-0223 M: (561) 718-8917 F: (954) 763-1503 Main: 954-944-0286 tplonner@lightingdynamics.com LightingDynamics www..com Passionate • Professional • Proficient The linke d imag e cann ot ________________________ W 5