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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark and Recreation Advisory Commission Packet 12-02-1982Plymouth Park and'Recreation Advisory Commission Regui,or Mee rnq of December 2, 1982, 7:00 p.m. Plymouth City Center Council Chambers/Conference Room PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REGULAR MEETING WILL BE PRECEDED BY A MEETING WITH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION REPRESENTrTIVES AND MEMBERS OF THE RAYOR`S TASK FORCE BEGINNING AT 7;00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM. AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Visitor Presentations 4. Report on Past Council Action 5. Unfinished Business a. St. Mary's Update b. LAWCON/LCMP. Grant Update c. Plymouth Creek Estates Update 6. New Business a. Review Annual Report 1982 Format b. Rew Plats C. Amendment to Comprehensive Trail Plan 7. _Commission Presentation MRPA Fall Conference (Threinen and Edwards) 8. Staff Communication 9. Adjournment Minutes of the Plymouth Park and Recreation Advisory Commission November Meeting November 4, 1982, 7:30 p.m. Page 30 Present: Chairman Rice, Commissioners ChesebroughEdwards, Threinen, Mullan and Berg; Planning Commissioner Magnus; staff members Blank and Helgeson; John Uban of Howard Dahlgren & Associates and Neil Polstein, attorney for Charles Belgarde Absent: Commissioner Dvorak 1. CALL TO 'ORDER ChWman. Rice called the November meeting of the Plymouth Park and Recreation Advisory Commission to order at 7:39 p.m. on November 4 in the Plymouth City Center Council Chambers. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner'Chesebrough moved and Commissioner Berg seconded a motion to approve the October minutes. The motion carried with all ayes. 3. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a, Athletic Associations. None were present at this meeting b. Mary Patterson and Rick Busch. Neither one was present at this meeting, but Director Blank asked which commissioners would volunteer to be on Mary's programming committee. Commissioners Threi_nen and Edwards volunteered. c. Others. Their presentations will be covered later in the minutes. 4. REPORT ON PAST COUNCIL ACTION Director Blank reported that at their October 18 meeting, the Council adopted the name change of Plymouth Creek Playfield, formerly known as Fernbrook, and at their October 25 meeting, endorsed PRAC's recommendation to encourage the continued funding of the LCMR grants program. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS c_. Plymouth Creek Estates-Plyinouth Creek City Park. Director Blank showed several maps of Plymouth Creek Estates to the commissioners and discussed the petitioner's proposal to have the land reguided. Director Blank reviewed his memo dated November 4 stating that this parcel is approximately 78 acres in size and that at one time, approximately 1971, it was proposed to be reguided and that 40 acres were to be deeded to the City for park purposes_. For a variety of reasons, the rezoning was never done, nor was any property ever deeded to the City. New development plans have now been prepared and proposed to the City, again asking for reguiding. Director Blank is recommending that reguiding of the land zoned public/ semi' -public not be done at this time because of the affect it would have on the proposed Plymouth Creek City Park. He is also recommending that the developer work with the City and PRAC on laying out the exact size and shape of the park, and then present new concept plans reguiding that land not incorporated in the park Park dedication fees should be reviewed and based on the existing densities at fox Meadows: I, as well as densities proposed when the nets concept plan is submitted. Any additional land needed after park dedication ordinances have been met should be purchased from the developer. PRAC Minutes of November 4, 1982 Page 31 John Uban of Howard Dahlgren & Associates stated to PRAC that the land- owner/petitioner, Charles Belgarde, is very willing to negotiate with the City regarding his land, but that he is anxious to move ahead with his proposal as soon as possible. Mr. Belgarde'.3 attorney, Neil Polstein, reiterated the need to move as quickly as possible because of the expense to Mr. Belgarde to continue holding this land Director Blank, in response to a question from Commissioner Berg regarding when the City wanted to develop this park, stated that money was available in the CIP to begin developing the neighborhood:Fortion of the park in 1983. He emphasized that this park is the most important one in the Comprehensive Park System Plan and that it is number one in priority in his opinion in terms of any action being taken. He further stated that between now and December 2, staff could work with Mr. Uban and Mr. Belgarde in developing a new concept plan. COMMISSIONER CHESEBROUGK MOVED AND COMMISSIONER BERG SECONDED A MOTION TO SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AS OUTLINED IN DIRECTOR BLANK'S MEMO' DATED NOVEMBER 4, 1982, AND TO REPORT BACK C`1 DECEMBER 2 ANY NEW CONCEPT PLANS ALONG WITH PROPOSED FINANCING OF THIS PROJECT. The motion carried with all ayes, a., Negotiations with St. Mary's Church -Update. Director Blank met with the board on October 19 and presented the City's proposal. They are in the process of a large fund-raising effort at this time, so no decisions will be made on this subject for several weeks. b. 1983 LAWCON/LCMR Grant Applicatioigz pdate. No problems have been reported with our proposal; the LCMR committee should be addressing it in December. d. 1982`83 Winter Ice Rink Locations. Director Blank indicated that we have received a request to rna tinamYakviewPondthisyear. He also stated that he and Mark Peterson have agreed to put Timber Shores back on the list of rinks to maintain, so we have a total of 34 shuts of ice, which is the same as last year. Mark Peterson had prepared a cost sheet outlining the expenses involved in maintaining our rinks, which Director Blank seared with the Commission. COMMISSIONER THREINEN MOVED AND COMMISSIONER CHESEBROUGH SECONDED A MOTION TO ENDORSE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO MAINTAIN 34 SHEETS OF ICE AND TO USE THIS YEAR AS A STUDY PERIOD OF 'THE: 34 RINKS WE ARE CURRENTLY MAINTAINING IN ORDER TO 'MAKE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FUTURE. The motion carried with all ayes. e. General Discussion on Future Direction of PRAC. It was decided that a special meeting should be held to discuss this item. January 20th was chosen as a ''sandwich" meeting. Director Blank and Chairman Rice will get together and come up with an agenda. f. Medicine Lake Tisk Force -Update. Director Blank has begun receiving letters from different organizations naming their representatives who will serve on this task force. The first meeting will probably take place in December. g. Joint Meeting with Athletic Associations. We have not received any feedback. from: the associations on the letter we sent inviting them PRAC Minutes of November 4, 1982 Page 32 to attend the PRAC meeting on December 2. We will contact them all by phone prior to the meeting to encourage their attendance and/or comments.. The meeting will be a "round -gable discussion in the Council conference room beginning at 7:00 p.m. h. Review Draft of Cit Goals and Objectives. Director Blank handed out copies o the drat he and Blair Tremere prepared. The Commission reviewed the draft and made suggestions for deletions, revisions and additions. 6, NEW BUSrNESS a. New Plats. None. 7. COMMISSION PRESENTATION. The MRPA annual conference is scheduled for November 17, 18 and 19. Any commissioner wishing to attend should inform staff and reser,r,ati'ons will be made for you. 8. STAFF COMMUNICATION Director Blank shared with the Commissit)n some of his thoughts on the National Recreation and Park Association Conference he attended in Kentucky during the latter part of October. There were many excellent speakers on very timely topics. One such topic had to do with youth athletics, and Director Blank ordered a copy of that speech which he will share with any interested commissioners.. The next meeting is scheduled for December 2, to which youth athletic associations have been invited; it will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a round -table discussion in the council conference room. Members of the Mayor's Task Force will be invited to attend this meeting. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:51 p.m. 0 1 1 480 s• g4, aa, ii Urban Infrastructure: Foundation for Growth by lawasra basis For wore than a dealt. the public facilities crucial to Many services haw, beret wasting out fuser that they can be wapuired, ort'e'AKW, ih.par rismietoer seirdies, the precist tvndit ate of the Anion's pathic rsoriai inventory and the amount of investment needed to terawp these amain: yndetenairtd. One nocent study eeumasad that oMblie invVetment in inhoatructuntunpeovementsdeclined21pent/ ent frame 1KS to 1177 when, ma mored in cons ant dollars. Dur- ing that same period, fwrcapim invsehom s dec"WW"A almost 30 percent 1OWNH s ecv nosiic rte, have been even: for tie decline in publrs wwka invest- talent. bet, the most coeamonly held view is the lmwi Ing desire of Ao'rna at all Seveia to NOW, down tax rases, h+lane budget and finance a g"owing 'num- ber of v.%cial progrwns• These policies hold, onoUS long, I*." consequences. 71W peabkm of dtserwrsting inh"nuctum a mot confined to WV northeastern cities lr NbeNuartloa• the popULMM gave frost 30,000 w w to 2W.000 in 1%0 To keep pace with: growth cheap t. and coat- yuently less durable. pipes. sewer hnes, and the hike were uut IM. and that systema now need mpiret- Mew Marcy now communihes face aaeiewted de- cline Afterycan of no invistwAmt, thane antsy. carte ought shoat by an unpvw*desited sV+nt of population wt : groh in the lei %U, Many basic systems. litre aet+eas. WIN rant built in the trot plate ace mpw aerially needed to xmve Bmwini popslatiorns, Federal and Note mandates and paioeitiw here un- iwttntionally Wt Many cities. wi*#Dw the fiirii, needed t mrntsin: net orapisal peolm+? In tacent decades the federal government hr txvv W up to go tecttet of the cost ct wilding Highways, for example. but has insisted that Maintenance is the V11WW 't ihtY of testy and local govetnmes w Some money has been avallabk for )ighvay telealrilisetion but none las batn allocated_ for Jounce maintenance. The tntentpn of tie fsdeesl *KT was M leeip: ester and )amities pay for expensive p1*1,12 slat tory could net hoe amorded COM—ias. Nvvordwlew citift `+ere le<t wit the mainsesumce coats. Some ihdetal ail fur ntiaiewtnanae tart be [wind. llfwwer. in the facts cf g% j@ wvvnet akm%, WAmd csmitnunity dm'elopwuert black gwnw Mit *ave tai been grsM pewwre on Soot po irysakea so we Ais mtnaty to wet At psmaim nasi of low-im"" toad Un te-pnVikead ptopk An their 000muuiees. or to toxic it in mite ' jalN . but lout etitiul, awaa Of the lntral bwigat. Cant trmb. in lastaw, do raw an she i haat benefit. of rrpsiritt a city.. Hewer Bass or mcaaiiitionisgekctnc and baro we woad". As plc b•idg« hae e l«oat tigbaee gut ss tasdreei. stir mei iedeeal aid anal tilt use brae hoa failed, to keep pant I fit& *e leetiani& of inflation. Vat paltry ask -W No defcmd tapisd asipcenditum on Wasso t emcee llw peewee t3 tnsvide mare vi"k tis v ho bi w a -&rift lime'" nWanlity tat sir ANOWWWd ss now vlosusaw ! ACY rearms exit' b- sial k—Amm as v -lamer r pear ut Aire adAimal pulite alai iauggl orm eat "lift tAn city`s Water T -AW a moos war a>adaibt bMlac ' oatMa` for enXx piipsa so rat tluough ti *ry ate not alined' n"almiy. %, that time. poacys"M who Ao" WAin.. wrance may be out oi office. Politically it does oot pry to do loK range plririing when they could mvtvc i5amedi4ae-gTftvbation for Handling mmedwae cn ata. unkytuaaw"Ay for many'Aaa, seater lines ace besak- ing, bsi4es ase stare to rollapue ani pot',oias We awaking tonic obMacle toiirsni Cities !save develoRed Varying ways to W44 AM public tad:itiaa v*. ,Tion manual platting r1nsew thw. demi!, cmwnructiot. and suinterunm pr vems to avoisticated computer marrgement it kWmaWn sywe%T4.9dl4 moot, cosmu- nitiet lave no ir+l, idea what corwlitioei their sewer and water lines are in. Mw many of Owe 9019e+1 teed' repair or to what extent rnput.,tere natded. The babe: problem city +olicials rant in evaluating the physical cond,rion of their titres is that these is no oble+ctive way for a gorertung body with a citywide cotKem tgy judge the relative impx Aanm of ptgecis. How do bilis determine whether fungi d+oedd be spent to vvplace a lrsicidly Unnoticed sewer line which. M causing'. wan OW PNtn1tnAJK* Casa or ona touch mote vWbie street inletsecti m t-hich receive+ vwwunt citizen complains? Tht ptobbeR a emcee - Mod %:.cera decisions are wade on Capital expendi- t,!ns without anticipating tier long -cess Impact tart t%e operating bwdt in the future A. use of a four inch asphalt overlay. inattted of a siu-inch overlay secnforced with Met; say awe money K,day but COM demerAous ptobke inietr or five year+ (meas now. 1-t older to wake there decimons, policy maken tom' to know the current, physmal coniieion of the commum- ties mfsaswvn&m as a Met, swp in Avorrmining, a at#eduk for maintaining diem, OdScials mwtabo be Sisk to eiiamnng a eaaiely a( irisawav opbw* that way be aca l" for tensing, capital eapen2ituets. To do so thei need to build the pibiic:,awwwrAw and politial suppoet formeed tgi itysnfnatnncrune mads. The acammic impact of public woris a enormous. T)eey an critical W national ecixww%c XVINWth and pmdwctivity. public facili" are ax deter -In' `g Wit• it, luring peivae investment into orae iniembial and. cosasw A:W metioer In addition, public weeks play an important role in ctv+tiN lobs and stabihnng the lout economy Financing America's feature PUNIC works needs will prove to be a formidable tr~'- Not only will existing; inar,cing techniques have to be better used. bolt new approaches will. Have to be devised as well lige hive enterw an eta of federal firm retrenchment, at a Uwe when nearly So percent of all public works funding em,tu es from; federal seuttes. Li their boob:. AroNur, in Rants. pat Chome and, Susan Walter vieww the rapid fede al withdrewal of support aisa devastating t loco• to car ost communities, "Such a vitledrawaL" they conte. Merit be pRm ed by a C%mfuj tit oatiantent of the allocation of authorities and teaptmsibiittees, w-thm our federal system In addition to tedelin;ng their "federalist roles" Choate and biter spy. local and sate gaeYmments need to t e mach aaR r financi++i'echnr:;uee arc the applicatton otuser fees .. p ivatisnat pu'ahc taniines and resigning the cost ot'dei%y was,"r and com:pnon that mo oaken plague public words grog"ms.' They also we the absence of national public worts tnVf$i- ment, policies. and a supporting natiorul capital bud- get as a scalar Aaw of federal public works polar+. snaking and program adininism'ion. This emusion is not accidental, they contend. but the coinicyuence of explicit decisions net to have a capital Wdget; The "an adminitacration acbanLmS heavily on its eeonoa tc reavvery ptognam to :stimulate im'estment. panicvlady in the cos umvial and industrial sectors The key to this expansion is the health of the nation's public iaciliw,,v In their present condition. Amernea's public works, thmten to wreck the administration`s. natior.Q economic renewal elfott. Q State, oca l. Capital Pia n n4905 Vital by Mnk i F&W Ink,, ATRWhiissoli etc. in whowwer ion%it fis-aiiy afpwua 06 the aacethatre'IPk will, asseet thus "4- A"Mc &K*GPOM Fact— aispenMwt Won fel- wed ttaghsit ad WbW aMit rem hgwde will wielw awl lit air --- incl ido ions g(MM and isol arnicas. The imbestructwe densolb tftm mete barely fiss,da 4 when f & I dsuna areae Ovenok win PLIW be isscal to cewpat* far so ens- "A6% *Am of the sates dollen Caftwu -lee wilt nm -da /abut rfer- ids while mauled ra}ia wawt areal upas noes swdstiow will Ville gat {tat lir ShVWse of gnJu- ate Whooi r UC libraries. Moilebm hum boom tlo* biassing whit has 04001104 ntweew coffees awl t* Corte whisk Iwa derle" disnedonaty fumdti in the name' -4 innvrd bilk for cormtruc",, quiphent, auppiim and feel. High in, tana+t rates howe weir orate gowemaKna wogy of le mowing %e their opiW risk itsgaGon driven amit Mod etftft d*- s&a koms keeping pKv~t achedulea. However. govenhorMa will continue 10 haciate when atk:d. to make major %,Aduq cammitments 0 infrastructure; tapwrertento wail metier is in eight from the a nettainy of the nnarkeepiae and the taem- inftlr Unlimited tact of providing basic sent •ec. hUny govetnmem Nor not. as yet. t.en irWen- wry of their capital nylaeeawtwt. repair. and Whabili- don weed,. Without a conc*nW effort to tol. ^tock of is spial (acilities. governa-ent cannot begin dw process of planning, let alone funding the PROK squired. CROW planning at all jewels of government has Men domuoated for yean by pork barrel politics. In an ofitort to Fee"& eectryone with ung from the. go-tettirnental goody beg, apitd budgets 1%4ve faijed im prwrinae proieca of peateat need ano in tend have frequently hnancad peojres domninated by the %hast rodferow constituencia. Unlike e%pmw budgets,. which fund atrretias on a #owed swa wide bars. capital budges I— any Proms for P-00 lewefit limited con tinrencies and distinct geog. 1- CIO arras. Alt too ohm the asonry agent by owe r w"norna eo inrwrigate waste, hood aria abuse in capital, con- stramm peopcea nprowna a pock inveataherht Man t#e mate later cM=o b a"* when isepiemenMg tdr recosewtwdedon. withow awAnusel magtoring of all capital construction psoiecys the dation an - in A n- icoded for repair.. repletement gad nhebdiestiaa of voluobie lodliuw WAY continue a M diverged. Mw remen• ogle and leaseback, of the publicly arnCd Ar Museum awl AudiAoiuse in Utklswd. Calif. per- VA"W the city eo finmce the removaaow of dhe as"D- t um into a ntadern comweweisn isolity ey Joiallift wig- a rives actor real wale ayehdmor. QskWW w, *k to wu avoifa k a% leeI det vbi ArA tic• ins the twwtssow of a hcimy which heat degagioeut- ing due to Irk of a.oilile fail_ G vwmm-ewt wares www a ea"O irtr sni`r ftwo sc ams for is O&M dw - - - - D*"Mpemu gawd M*) faciiigiao—a 1PKIN, e-astapeataaon -- pond" ootrmd lemma. pagbfars 9101111110. rpna and ast saran M#Ma, mood uWas ge aitd rill waste caweswi-wh prsjatt. The tmst mrasai-el iodwmtrnN loo b,elapahea; wgpam-a Mat. My be tgadsraaberh n the future nay iaatek trema OW- Wit e4 Feet'•. amnia epurnit y Me aaly.t of the uatdmad ta% bwafit. TW rat of a primas o.wumt for p¢:`t: igaiiMy rearms" will sispere gaaaor- Mar's drawer of poOMM " femMar aariow of i. rupial GftC . Mme S. Iethe. it it fir toile Fi,snr Ilpwwaiat. ICiditti FM** 6r Q Mr. labs MOW weals ef g FMOMM far M* at Ar CAMOW of Sate fON"Mov b f!r';,ta -e do ljMntraewe..s weird y -Ki !stai=r• 3irr tleanemrr, MA-ar (slrl 1 CWdleft lumenspea taipind Imi of arrear and a sm it diff rook to weliae rweq vowle + tau, rammer. aat tp.i dollMe to swve ,t -ea* P'd y eapaient Swab. iCeaam-ie ic elo*eaent dapastietnt upon a atraskg laftaowwoure. Kielidk estate UP.leif. lownMy. mad waste ad newer yawaas are 610110A ir-pogawae b priwar ccepogaGoste robing is aerated *Wit Physical Pima as,d ago" waw jeim GoveaneRMAriraM ank in aunt peivow WCOM eveviion by Cmodiwat % its. Well boor" C?Ide wit aheposoae 10140"Vocwineaws. Pvm' ami loci gowwnmma douW -iv elm a cwh. wawty is,voeas-ent etr+wQ whilh prkWuo dim• aeeosavy Capitol eageniUuns to b",W Peek MW detaiolaewt, Iwinistructun iatpwaa m" of b"We to the rieMe rrcaoc ptoaiie a farm of goraetr- atwnt assistance {hoz on!eeMM naedad teverww. prop- mai akawso nt to toamffte business eacpannon should be pr wiled in ddition to awl twit in lieu of iependaWe pneenmmt ate V — rAwer"Wats k k cvwt istemt. polkiss for i verdins highway repair equipment anal aromtobi a and mr:.i Irbrlkw'atibiam W-4* 6060 or car. 'Ilfi7t Sources of Financing for Local Inlfrastructure Investments by Pat Cboo* VW $=an "a w The fealms' Rove+++went inanm Many of ehepub- lic work for which it is directly eeslor"W Mwawih inset; appror"rtioas, such as those lex the Car" of Efts teen bdnaft ids, finances out of wptol Markets Wk's thn^rA at the Tenttaare Valley eiutitm*, litany rdtias arts being tc.::hd out et tithe lunch market ieematr of high insenitat,mats. a-fthh%@W* ow" by 110 mak of "Umtion matsol bods. and the arpwnird &esti romisnrous: %M red i"Notriallevel "bouts. Many MMU" communities ace ails w ording that aMall bond latent Passel( MN thigh hunascean onds (law tars. wwwwritinr expends, painting.. etc) that they ads Okctively esdydsd from the moiset. A number of war eu m, to facilitate accen to private board marketa by smaller comnuakiat; OM is the - -ki I a of can- solid (ted bond aka (savesl communW s. Moiwg 100 - ether in order to educe tnrssction cos`). A SUPAer of sastn: duct as Fit n,* have ouppoeted such e" and have establisbW the necessary `toning r odes asiam to adeteve elhis hold. Nationai, esskmal, at state "drretopnent banks" have been purposed hear time to base to improve access to "pig market and lower UMUKtkM costs, The National Pudic Advisory Committee on Regional psrelopment reviewed the drwenee artry of options. for creating a Normo. Developmentbink and a po- ltntuel Recoaa;nuction Finance Corporation...* ter j,pvblic hearings aid wlyais, that kxly of pwvlic officials. bankers.. and public administrators can- cludtd that such a Mechanism is needed and if •>Tsated should opetat* much like the Federal Lard Unk• It should provide access to capital markers for comOuAi- ties and states (poncvlarly smaller places). should only be used, for capital coasrnrcosn or tThabilisstron. and should charge irhtenesI Totes which tenter atsntrt prices- The advantage of such a mechanise. would be saw,entcrd access to monies for needed facilities. net. Pe C*Sfe is a Pa" at"atyst st TAK Inc. Suscx 'trt. V"sts'lI'RT of gattrrrriswnt riwrs+es f4W Nies truth bine Ctwrp teff. fo m-rty awcrrtc #Meier for Mise thw inanagr+uenl at the CORMN of State PURR R5 Ageneses. Thtsartrkcsrr{Tnkdno to"anusmItumi,rukttsWby t*r Covrw'h7 of Smor N ming Arwies tri 198L doted txanrKiw,a trash•, a fang-orm lany lrct; ached oak, and the ionee aers , opNiaabon of some inom set in Omar to pmwwwt "potient"' G*d in the cagy yetsr of a peejrctia life. Since about half -fail h4s,"i, &rAb fort public "ti's are diabutow 1a Mrese and ka"al soreeuve"is dor baa peosrEmtares, aiaeinistra;ive VW4WVWO*r Under these pwgtps taunt be evshaated to dewrwine their Wit, M an the MrAmeteoci Of viasl inframttsstture. Re. quineate"ai that inrsshmata btr tMgatsd on needy aaighbaaianim ra Wes the Coaathinity Duvoiopmtent bock. Cant Tlogrsmt ht" Pat WO the Use of those fends for terAwation of urian infrostractont an any tole aigniit ott oro. economic nmsvaL While tsar chuRes art an Amosloled tte+l"o+l of financing many- Public sernest, there are many in- aras m in which their uponried and creative use desalt result in nae a#attiWe inancinF and .sews cocirnt X"nageatent. Ttw General Accounting: t'lMWS (GAD) arulyaiz of the need for additional federal aid for urbein water distrievtim syster concluded that. what flet -for rservrce truincirtg etoitaed. as 0% Ilocbn and New Or - loons, ouintgewentwas better. Aiaonswere taken to improve cwastrvation. reduce 641sag!. and toottol. other Thor-ftvenise producing wooer mots auodh K blit- gal 1-y&ant openings and meter undanegisostion. Conversely. titter such as %tinhingtort. D.C. whose Mater programs ant financed, from general. Me Ues.. give little attention to kvkagr or even suclrimm as more cM iaaent collection of existing water fees. For exam ;e. °the -GAO found, that in 1972 35 percent of Uhit,^n. D.C's water distribution casino needed neplaccinent, cleaning, or lining. !y 19i0. over 50 percent of these aaru, requited neeorahvction. in the southwestern United States. the sale of municipal coater is often a principal source of commu- nity revenues—particularly in smaller communities_ The use of fee•for aervice charges improve amen to capital markets because of a eediated. guaesnteed Bow of revenues They also have the virtue of next dim-dy relating prices to consumption and mail coats, Manyarty cities. such as New Ywk City,, do not meter Wes water (Metering would eliminate such waste, and could obviate so" of the demand for conatruction of expensive, wppeeianial supply: rywwths. Where the cost of p aiding meters is prohibitive. other aiterna. forties Can Stretch Local Capital Funds prmcipslr in early priority ranking. the final deer swots are usually mode, by elected o gals, and politi- cal conuakrstions become imporsawP factors. Const exntly. the inal:phase of derision tral,atg--4scidin1 which pro}ec will, be f m&a and when—twailr is M*I- ive The study focused an sheet, bridge. wrasesvater collection rystesw and wafer dweributrion wroests as representative inftssYs t;turr year b the oearsschrw. conclu lead that many capital neeofa anlaosoenu dad peeority-seth-S paces am ansophittiowl. often relying an complaints ars servtor rewweala from day Msafktisk and citimns a major aids in klefteitrift infra anactwe_ pea lews. In seen of Me loser asses., souse MAN - A-4 to 1Ypicel docoso t-nakilig area sdenaisd. The-dadrion ramasdhras visa widely and ase a( - asoma by the age awd eoouaition of the trey's mnfnokesr etre. the coy's innancnl and *ConoMic boom laid dee aide of Ws porAk6oa and uwmrtsscy In am" class.wbeae arwdu.of the COMA 7t is so a ]at11 yeatr alb b"adant comaemirn. Lae fee - Main., sewmrece dad sopiaoes sent dsfrtnols. a rive !ervai" t iwhratrrk"M has coodoww to deerr'sner r :anal - pat maid in dtx moil -'TS in; We V rk Corp. he wso- lsir.. rsodv lsif "Wooti— rriwae wsnar tslM lhsk Cirp'o waw Y, LPmar clri al de- -0 saatian impsswr WAW pian, wlensd in May IM kKbwm cosarnac. trims luau tae now""", sad wpm slum" phi- amriiy to aot-,ft New lesk'r "ft tMwria rs aacspebiesimplsnfaaw/ (slaw an wriah Maims—but so funds 00th rite+ coartrscoDm In those tow -growing Sunbelt cities. the aimed tv espand capital facilities has strained budget anel placed the emphasis ou setting ptxuitia for new annstn ction. rather than eepisce ment, least of the titins rrview sd fail armrgrbeft ba"Peen these two oku Mss. in large cities, asich as New Viviic. Danes. slid Seat tk-" County; as Sony as thre.asnjor o;7 deport Awnts may psrticiprk in sweeping in vestnI IUM rAe& and wfting budget *ensues, To wore any given Peopt-t duosgh the thihaerow olea.lwn asps. that pvfcv& funding and ,romplaticat. city sac" siva! ob*tirely arm ssd carefully and symesmat -- Oally daeuwsat dee rani foot the psood, And wird. Ins of obpettive am mod, docsrKwa tow. Aigh-ievel Political WARM" or opposition ort be a dsciairr facsoe: Arpwecina za ,r::;aai Planning T,-4 burgedthg iso Mass wpm ud wpisorownt for -0041k. smogs haw higihiy mys"whaic s+aiw- i mal ankiwg of deaario- hetet sewers soorriing to sbpc iw t+iansis in the ssadito appeasds of repoiaiag soca as tdsr breis, of Il i - wesisod. iA mom 1 the eritisa essiral sillier the piaowing, 4800 0" s Ilse boom"" dniows far Mor tttasse uroies ate a sat 1) sad syarmis 11 list it is sass to find both done Mme am In Ikiysaw (1N0 pspasMtisw >ZtlJplQl ssraaas acetas be is she wd saisis ly oiler IS yomw of omenta and srswer itdeteris d beasmeseeidasit firroemstmnsshia tido are bei art Mm ps isniwi 1-- do mf tory ar4=Lf t 7- ir" be ekri.td. User charges an adversely affect low inrraue r ltiiasena, bot in tirasr circumstances. spe- CW .scows adj satwemr for rhos past an bt created till aewdm alteaasoivt worthy of cvrwcieratnon u; private oparetion of some iscilitieo that in recent decades: herr been the responsibility of the public rs~. Sachet in Thu century. theprivate coirstzuction and, opeestiott of wader supply systema was Common More naently. we have seen private contrscton as alternatives in the "Very of maty trervites to public agencies, Competition in garbage collacbon. AM pm- is ction. sheet cieanl+rs, thud parse. delivery err cum- plan. This wdri can apply to the tOnsttuctiaw and, operation of many kinds of public facllitaes a well The Advisory Comnmi siert on intergovernmental Relations (ASR) tend the International City Managers Msocistim (ICMA) have both conducted surveys to meamm citiss` neliance one and preference (" the rise of private sector Lma to provide select public services Of 2.6M cities var "yed by AOR, over 36 percent of the nm vndents Indicated a pm-feretim for contlomnr, with a private firm, for the provwon of services rather than ahiftrsig wjsiving the responsibilities to govern- ment agencift. TAe 1(3"A surrey of 3751 citm de-ter- mined eterminedthat22-5 respondents were already using n, vote finds in their pmdumvity progt'ams—particu- iarly in solid waste collection and disposal. stmt irnaintewrice and construction. hospital construction and operation. and public tramt The %*- of private Arm& is rnfiuenced by a number of historial,politiml. and economic consideranam. Many cities ate using pnvnte Emu for waste collection and disposal: because private firm % an secure neem eery cap -Al funds irrespective of local expenditure limits, In the part many hospitals were caablixhod b or purchased by comm nthes because of the inabtiiry of the private secteV to owe net~TY capital Todaa• with revenue genrsting abilities of government in- creasingly contained, such facilities am starting to revert: back to private ownership and oyeration Private Grvu provide a means to esrspe the excel- ave rigidities of overly.bumucratized public alien, cies acid puRic labocmanagtastnt problems. Private Grins can wanetim+es be more efficient and operate at kms cost. than public agencies because of their abilitt to swiftly introduce new technology, their greater flex- ibility in the use of wtter incentives, their ability to eliminate or reduce an unneeded service by wmplV not cwrinriuing a contract, andtheir often superior understanding of econoanws of scale rand apecialiu= tion. The ability of private firths to provide better. N%s costly aervhces will vary between alwafic functions and awes. The potential for privatizing publicaervrces must be gauged realistically It is wise to remember that many services once privately and now. publicly provided were converted bavus a of abuse and corruption in, the private sector and 'many private sector operations are inching slowly (sward the public sector today The conversion of m ny of the bankrupt nilroods into quasi -public enti!ti va suck to CONRAIL and AMTKAK we Iwo two of the motet glaring reminders. Federal loan guaaaaeass: w naajpr corporations. in econoauc truts ie psovkle were evidence of (itis drift in the other dieitdisn. Plivatintion is not an option, in all circumstances There will always be titvatiow in which the private sacfor is unable to peovWt pmfiiuWy avny basic SPIN each as .Miert, arlettricity. Or waste disposal The atiemnnar wort Often airanced XgainM the use of Ovehastion, include: Poore. service and gloater expense b--- of Ike ward for pouts. J hesiicma dcenuoitins, m onitorini and ern,• haling the pssfwatiance of torascton j private ardor glob—collusion among bidden Ow bnboty of pultic Oioais, b lmbishss of preparing enfOaawbJe contracts. S The ahem haste orrositfio' brow goaeetiment wad n MA Unions. Sao P. ft, -LI maAment saw t dedils. >1Mi em/AW reajnn ate itaaittth or; At he wouiW i+saw we rased as haws "a, of me - ---i, &lord urA d by a udw" adv l sy auwwit r+eenvat Awom awl Lir+'X mommaiie aiftim and use of it alkwAsti, Their SMAMW M4 coils wt OM isirsd to waaase dwirage, bioe- are thaw wieisani mod te4vwtbol. and else p &Amite do& ob nva"w& aed 0&49001 asea irs MR Wiuirrow by amore dy Amoy. wapwarM , tvriiew aace&&teyy we weed to , I - veli ma e+e- dspastwrwtiI bob, orad citiaaw "pimemy bens," The pacsi'ra mad shows is atpeciy Miss wkkh is wW wawv tttwkima' ead,iaMr paiat Velars. The p" gal- as, a facsq I ler OM"wi% h w'ay std an an too" nod the PF*a aw+s Out sail PMW, Y oaagtaard $ants:, orad aswptwer Wit", leteledw am adewisme. amoo a are iab-W aaltmee iawq at onrdt at tie does and mets, issimsft sed tw AgeewAbitip,Fimal ncawaenia• Sptrdtk aaiwinurt 1. 1 14 0 - womdamb we used to triers are paepwd by two twosome" met a judeewaat Weatltt A is eat mads %whainift pommitt life io. ItWis, add all woawwWwist+ieaa ttnntl be tqpewad by cakylatrd and specilk type of aWkienciae are dim city to waW wA idly tools w—. n(I*W to appeepriste naosatintt actions, King Comity, Washington (1"0 p• illation Special pracedw tor wemmbh dolor orad ob- 3."f, esdedisig Saattle)' bsora is greet pisnain aeeeatiow combiaw with wifitg and weightin mad isrdgetiltg Isamos Cllr 1114W, "vwlmiad &stet±&, guidetinsa neisatittg diC'srencos aaang repo type SmtootRttss is mea -- - with a wAdMVAW tui ow- and iia don. to east, the allocation of frdeei tundt Plannln4 *map, tion. rsdoct the rale ility at the product. and shiske lw icwtidtwc:. an ingredient taential w gartering ate ""Do necsaary to taakt aeri" inroads, into lite paolies- d deterioration and ARMY of public.tacili- Ms, Foe Nae public so &savor #rig#er last iW ant lege toile to !h' far &c ity construction and repair, it store be. aon•inored that the prop" is wretw and. hist lively snntsged. it th+ tnati&tt. &0 govenruft"t con- Mrnctimm is enshrouded by a veil of waste and comp. tion is allowed a continue. public attitiatent will not pnsuit arproptistion of ouffuuciewt &M& to sett in-- fnMtucuen mads. S" WonitotuM will iaapenwe Are quality W work periaemed aa,vreli n enhance. the cmdibiiity otgov*nm*sat in is roquirrmneno for pub- Lie ub- L e inaacial aurport, DWAKA d reveertwe goamentee at West minimal approptisdon- for the nquinel smeta of gov fe mint services', N public cWkges ate certain to require basic dollar amount each Xaa for repair and aaaintenance. it is politically advantageous to set aside a said retkv t- ag* of eolkge. tea and tuitions for repairs, In many governmorm a -And ,. tach AWw apyeopri- awed foe ciammoost tMpsin is, view d a a dollar not appropeisted for eschars` aaiaies. With a dedicated, sevenur seem for astpes Joan rs, dMeraom era- proweverns. wooW be hwdsa by d*ULa not legally svaiwl' for any ask" Iwpaae- This is but another waiuniew to tgwrove an infrastructure tooding deck- slow foot, the a ntna of rob" chowrt which has tar dacadai faeced the *h" of waittwce and, repair activities, New (alliin& ksqufre: "pain and aS;itMewernts dura isig their seat yews of kventiay. itequentif', these elfastt to "debtor Out Whey an the angel sign ant awnsam at mepair expernw to be. iwcunod during We, rsa" bit, UafarwoMely, Soversumsats meamse to teeegnise Are Wiffil ty W ibis cwtnsteestaisar adoom stat eyde acrd fail to q I - I timte fee dr tea a OWAIT basis, itloolly. the off I , -" for new eotmrltmcrima wauW: bostsa6 d imder& a sat JMMWJWL of for nail vS of aasttrtsedaw Ube I --- I M as ad ,sol- mast WA woes await lar the faca" with As, immmt&A. ,I awhile far aapemilieum. lis delsir grinch usbs minor pewthema is mew WWistgs ba,. tame 10"M masa ON be aitrpfy 0101011iid, Whose "Nab. Pwaasswe L low, ld rat WAN an peefsttrairtg ft "ammo wltidr it comet" umdsm obi ori- dive* said tinesiVely. What $I memswt bum. saimeuwa as ONKM, is lie pivw Maus tar aamialsetme in mtswsgirtg i a'ali I a mew mwgwo pt andneitissa - pwrcwd' Ms sil r r bdY dweinnw *AWW k age", irwpt Ism wet buil wrier a" ailrshw be- dY ~eatuaae oras bmaaatrnesic 9muv4PW tea" witidr mown lime ability st live gPftCM n tt wAv their M Pkysmd ping bfalrlcamatetbp, iiiskmk . Ohio, t'ildtar ori SM* l7mbatla ab 98* "MO WtiNMK r6edl w*w of vo a tttema an tttu/W.wd is Oats wutnagesment centsM fft-ilities atattavournt w a mwtpk bc..,ter'oeiKttetd operetatwu which lite p illic room has alwalrr incited eatitiernt 6wiaioa! starer &vas so do we11. Without an immediate infusion of repair futtda fol- lowed lye regular replacement and re"litation mft%MruAsea &: o oto Squall resaure howe"r, is the het tis that W Yeats vii. water pipes are about to bum. mnhur old brWgn are indanger of collapse and poorly constructed buildings ace in need of repair. Haring focused attention our the prvbka34 govewnsat mum now mark to tenors the diii`>,Won from tine political forum and appropriate aLftirwtttt dallats to get the job done, 0 F'immCing huenP. 7 The US, Chamberof Cieam sm, suggests ire basic skpe for eapk%iing tht posential of privatization. 6 Identify to what extent federal. start and load laws nnotict tw ptvmow the on of private Arae W ohs provision of select weirs, I Iaretrmine if there are a suAk4rit ausiber of mast, qusli ed so pmvWt the ar"iee: under reasonable iarm i, j Ascenain whether Madding and peorurenent Procedures ase so hrremki" that private inns win 4 dttertsd. S Dowrstirte whether phases autheritin ora given prefeteam over privcie its". 4 Daietaltte if ads"Wer and moon" perfov alerts! ewNea liaro bsaw. identified. If parlor - imam or ince",re tontncu we so be used. sits% s n&#& No ab@WWWY naasassey: liowerer,. without mart aclndarda. any firm pro iding such services would, *Wes be at risk ar Nle public new wouW risk am sostirtg -their neney s Week There is liwitsd inforstatiort on Ute exec irerwn of privwiatten and the ytacifk cieevsriaasw in which it is wort app psis' Then is dao Reakod agnenaat OP which "M of inulin and aovions should be pwrvidsd by at piveft aocasrc VO peiv "Aiiien aft" a peame icily isipse"M - irons far goes "M to move sward a eywim W which public isriw" air Ito sea rateira pci.isitiss W&dsd iii Nee rtealiaies of who Nes an" will soI p , It also bora Ase rismr of stlst ft Wane vaocd!' *AM who pay with Mne`wAo bo m&. 7lntre ass Miss allsrsalisew. i>tiitr>. t lia trtw orad riots of &slimatti dow ain w as owbut ty of psimmar as- if sty as PPEP& Maw ani l L. 1, aur oiw- man a f snMy'. opewas it wish own cbwq ss matil the iawaoneat is two a A' a pais is e -c— aid Mew tura owwanb l user r the public. The rasp( bei w" batwesa Dtdin and Fans ttitt"k. Most, was lamas, tam add apamond in this swum A. mane noaartsise Ysiwdmm*m tedtwe iso bees fir[ t s im fins kA 11 is AM,# Mat roans iafa b"w A "N to spodric ptoocs and dereiop cowanun'tty tnnspor- Maad ArSdency neurit are fteepast ;, +tepurtely Items &.list Of p.*Ift in priority arses. k arera+r. Kir4 Couwty's St4 budget priorify-bet- 4 /rocedwime aft vouti to ant bniaiiy non -quinti- Elie. Dam (NO) population "620) conducts, annual, Wwamsti4 and visual surreys of Mnet surtwe. side walk. arid curl and g~ condinotis, These items are NOW on a ire step mase from flood to unacceptable A computffi d weal inventory prcSMM cw WVS a tilt of toren cowditiom fee every ureet in the city in ant -block intaew&nts, This is updated annually with tssuliv of the vietaal: wtrvtr' The Doilies Aepartournia of panic works and trans- poristian also track shote iietptovenent rued, Each type of atteee has act design standards, and; street rondihows are MW in companion to the standard The Dopsimawnt of Transportation also takes into cc oust mitis congestion and voiume, accidents, thor- oughfare system continuity and future demand, Witt»n ilii street department, funds allocations are Wood on ties visual condition sur". street inventors. piogrant history:, tompLance with design standards and the other factors mentioned above, Citywide priority seating, however, is less quantifi- alk. with tradwrs between protecri being made on the basis of rradinees to pwtetd and ability to COM— plots protects, a: desire to spread out operating, and ritenanor cost impacts of new capital facilities. private Wctor itiancial participation. and community desires• attau n&ry docuawnt of the r4warch and; eight case studies should be available, in early 1463 0 appli" it. the United Stater as well, The private uator would construct, mhabtlitatr, maintain, and operate a city"t: arty m or streets or municipal build, ings with debt which i k privately rsiaeu and held, The chy would trpay the cost of the debt over a 6atd period of time, such as 10 or 20 years, at the end of which the government would own the facility This arr sign eat co%dd be attractive to the private nectar—and not only for its likely tax advantuges by collewrsiixing select: fadlities and income. doll's,, gy sai narbing,irer fees and being willing to. guarantee where necnarry limited anrud supplemental pay. owntt, the private irmia would be assured of wcunn$. ewcelltnt fnancuil things and lowered borrowing sago. For chin with pax bond ratings. these savings could be, e+ubeaawtial- Such an approach would bt attrmctive to communi- tin for, several rsasona. Irina, necessary capital expen- d wrae toukf be wade nota quickly than otherwise posaibk, pwrticularly in hani.pwwed places, Second; assigning a prirea r [amt the responsibilities to collect. AM charges and staintein the facility would ikeh- moult in both a higher collection rite and better m sintainad' farilitisr, Third, such, inaiicirig could te- dum Ate Amanciag btecdens placed on city budgets' tet it is unlikely " Our public actor will be willing W accept drporluns in prownt policies unless it art be rend of go" effective two of public works donsm than the present polies& and pncnces have Yielded. O. city economic Developownt is published by. the city kmasrtic Development pmram of the hie"Mal Lague of closes under a -&rent from the inwawic DeveWpmntt Adwinistt*twn of the U.S. Deparumat of Comunree The viewpoints eapraneti heteiw eta a" nacwaarety resect those of "n - kwummic Dwttopantnt, Adminstnition. the US. Depar"weat of CoNUM n or the hl"- simew tawwr of Cttim. t November/December 1982 Electrical Zonsultant FOR DESIGNERS AND SPECIFIERS OF EL,ECTRICAI. SYSTEMS s i t Featuring. Stinritching., Circuit Protection And Lighting Ground Fault Protection --- Various Schemes Are Analyzed Important features reviewed and recommendations made Design Of Energy Efficient Lighting For Sports Field yPS and quartz lamps are effectively used for savings Catalog Listing Of Switchgear And Circuit Protection Devices Offering literature available for your study HPSi andooh"poieW quartz, bmps are key, to in 19ZJ, the (Vity* of Plymouth, MN, a. Minneapolis suburb of 34,000, passed a bond issue of $2.95 million to develop a. system of six athletic fields within the city. Prior to this time, athletic facilities vithxn the city were almost nonexistent, The youth athletic asso- ciations in the city had been promoting this system for several years and it was finally becoming reality. At that time they had no idea that these fields would became outstanding, examples of ath- letkl",g StiW When completed,, am ath- letic fields contained 126 lighting scan- s dards, 819 one -thousand watt .high. pressure sodium floodlights, and 200 one -thousand five hundred watt quarts f lood*ts (see Fig. 1). The total elft - tris construction cost exceeded one million dollars. With the funds appirovtM=, the city selected the architectural and engi- rinY' fim of Bennett, Ringrose, Wolsfeld, Jarvis & Gardner (BRA), to By ,lay, J. Cain, P.E., Managing Principal for Eisciticai Enpineetir provide the design services. BRW in turn selected Jacus Associates, Inc, as the consulting engineers. The design team consisted of landscape architects, architects and civil engineers from BRNV and mechan,,W and electrical engineers from. Jacus. With the project programmed and contracts signed, the team was off and running. This is an accurate description because the contracts contained re- finished. The finished result. This photo of Fernbri ok. Park, an athletic field; that was part of this pm*t, shows how the Qht ng design effectively illuminates sports events, quirements (Aith penalty clauses) that the first four sites be out to bid in something like four weeks. To compli- cate matters, the budget was tight, so there was little room for contplications-` The right decisions had to be made and they had, to be made immediatek . Syeft ,s Figure 2 provides, a summary of the systems than arel actually v ithin each Athletic field, This.was very, close to the original program established by the city. Figures 3 "through 6 shoal: typical lay- outs for the four basic types of lighting systems. The actual systems listed in. Fig. 2 are all, essentially the same but include combined use of lighting, Stan- dards and athletic fields overlaying each other. A typical description of the basket- ball, and free skating lighting is not in- cluded. Tht n- cluded.Thv basketball, lighting consists, of four additional quartz finodlights on an adjacent tennis lighting standard,. while the free skating- systems consist of two additional high pressure sodium luminaires on the nearest lighting start- dard (zee Fig, Z). These were non- critical lighting tasks and the exact fix ttve heights were not important. The idea of the project was started by, theyouth athletic associations and, they, would be the biggest users of the facilities; Adult recreation would be Number Of Lighted Systems installed oma ` •>_ moi` lu cornpteRark h Vuth 2 1 4 3 1 1 JRHS . Oakland' 1 1 2 2 t 1 1 Elementary Fernbrook 2 1 1 2; 1 1 i Park, Ridgwount 2 1 2 1JRHS Zachary 2 1 s 2 4 1 1 , 1 Park Totsi _ 10 6 12 6 1 10 3 25 5 Jacus Associates, Consulting Fig2. Summary of the lighting systems Installed at the sue sites. Ligrtt 0111erent 1. Engineers, Minnespo4 of sports events are illuminated, Erical Cor wMarAr I y HPSi andooh"poieW quartz, bmps are key, to in 19ZJ, the (Vity* of Plymouth, MN, a. Minneapolis suburb of 34,000, passed a bond issue of $2.95 million to develop a. system of six athletic fields within the city. Prior to this time, athletic facilities vithxn the city were almost nonexistent, The youth athletic asso- ciations in the city had been promoting this system for several years and it was finally becoming reality. At that time they had no idea that these fields would became outstanding, examples of ath- letkl",g StiW When completed,, am ath- letic fields contained 126 lighting scan- s dards, 819 one -thousand watt .high. pressure sodium floodlights, and 200 one -thousand five hundred watt quarts f lood*ts (see Fig. 1). The total elft - tris construction cost exceeded one million dollars. With the funds appirovtM=, the city selected the architectural and engi- rinY' fim of Bennett, Ringrose, Wolsfeld, Jarvis & Gardner (BRA), to By ,lay, J. Cain, P.E., Managing Principal for Eisciticai Enpineetir provide the design services. BRW in turn selected Jacus Associates, Inc, as the consulting engineers. The design team consisted of landscape architects, architects and civil engineers from BRNV and mechan,,W and electrical engineers from. Jacus. With the project programmed and contracts signed, the team was off and running. This is an accurate description because the contracts contained re- finished. The finished result. This photo of Fernbri ok. Park, an athletic field; that was part of this pm*t, shows how the Qht ng design effectively illuminates sports events, quirements (Aith penalty clauses) that the first four sites be out to bid in something like four weeks. To compli- cate matters, the budget was tight, so there was little room for contplications-` The right decisions had to be made and they had, to be made immediatek . Syeft ,s Figure 2 provides, a summary of the systems than arel actually v ithin each Athletic field, This.was very, close to the original program established by the city. Figures 3 "through 6 shoal: typical lay- outs for the four basic types of lighting systems. The actual systems listed in. Fig. 2 are all, essentially the same but include combined use of lighting, Stan- dards and athletic fields overlaying each other. A typical description of the basket- ball, and free skating lighting is not in- cluded. Tht n- cluded.Thv basketball, lighting consists, of four additional quartz finodlights on an adjacent tennis lighting standard,. while the free skating- systems consist of two additional high pressure sodium luminaires on the nearest lighting start- dard (zee Fig, Z). These were non- critical lighting tasks and the exact fix ttve heights were not important. The idea of the project was started by, theyouth athletic associations and, they, would be the biggest users of the facilities; Adult recreation would be Number Of Lighted Systems installed oma ` •>_ moi` lu cornpteRark h Vuth 2 1 4 3 1 1 JRHS . Oakland' 1 1 2 2 t 1 1 Elementary Fernbrook 2 1 1 2; 1 1 i Park, Ridgwount 2 1 2 1JRHS Zachary 2 1 s 2 4 1 1 , 1 Park Totsi _ 10 6 12 6 1 10 3 25 5 Jacus Associates, Consulting Fig2. Summary of the lighting systems Installed at the sue sites. Ligrtt 0111erent 1. Engineers, Minnespo4 of sports events are illuminated, Erical Cor wMarAr I 10` 50' Asso tq With 8 HPS Lumq*ir*s Hock*y No.1 5 fc OWat Nockt y Na, 2 5 tc k i 70, Aneftot with tz HPS Lun*visec 25' IF 50" Lummhly with 8 HP5 Lum nau.s Each t t5 30' 15D. 150' 30` HPS Lu"*UirK r z 1 3W.iisWus SoccedF'ootball to tc 20 is O'AW IWV with ?5 HK`ttrtr+i+ait a 30 Ic t 3 150` l b. Typical design for baseball lighting, Here, six 70 ft standardsA Fig, 6. Typical design for soccer and football lighting• Sia support the hurRinakrvs. Thera are t*A o standards with five HPS 60 ft standards, support eight HPS luminaires each to kuttinairea owh, two with *Wit UPS luminaires each. and two with provide 20 fc on the field. Each luminaire contains a 13 HPS. lumntaires Tach. 1000-W lamp producing 126,000 lumens, l: EGosul aN, so, 04"n" th5 HPS. it' nma tMs 10' Fig. 3. Typical design (tor Tennis lighting, There ary four 40 ft Fit,*, a, "I'} pical desip. for hockey lighting, Tkere are two 60 f< standard;' each having eight quartz luminaires, that provide -tandyrds with eight HPS luminaires each and tone 50 ft star,.. 30 fe to twO Courts. Frith tuts sets of five HPS luminaires. the Next largest, unser, of the facilities. lamp. The types considered and their as impractical from a first cost and an The slste ti lighting levels and t;l of cliaracteristies are summarized_ in operating cast' point of iew. The low lighting were extablished with these Fig, &'This table does not take into first cost of a quartz sr stem could not users in mind. consideration how the lamp is. utilized, be ignored while the low operating cost Ughthm Somme Lamp size, shape, available tech! of high pressure sodium made it a like- nolo•, utilization, coefficients and ly choice. Afetal halide offered the The selection of a lighting source other factors may result in lighting benefits, of bath and was the conser- was the most significant and difficult system characteristics that are dlf- vative choice as the most commonly, decision to beL made on this project, ferent front that of the lamp properties used source for this t pe of application,. This included selection of the lanae shown in Fig, S, Mecting between high pressure sodi. t yj* as, well as selection of the t3Te of Without taking into consideration. tarn, metal halide, and quartz necessi-- luminaire. The choice had to be both how: the lamp is utilized, a final lamp tated considering the t\Tes: of lumi- economical to operate and have an ini- selection could not be made, The mires and the application, tial cost that was within the project. choices could, however, be narrowed Quarta; lump* budget. dawn, Aiercurr vapor and. incatides- The first Decision was the t pe of cent !kystems were quickl.s* eliminated Quartz fixtures would utilize stan- 70, Aneftot with tz HPS Lun*visec 25' IF 50" Lummhly with 8 HP5 Lum nau.s Each t t5 30' 15D. 150' 30` HPS Lu"*UirK r z 1 3W.iisWus SoccedF'ootball to tc 20 is O'AW IWV with ?5 HK`ttrtr+i+ait a 30 Ic t 3 150` l b. Typical design for baseball lighting, Here, six 70 ft standardsA Fig, 6. Typical design for soccer and football lighting• Sia support the hurRinakrvs. Thera are t*A o standards with five HPS 60 ft standards, support eight HPS luminaires each to kuttinairea owh, two with *Wit UPS luminaires each. and two with provide 20 fc on the field. Each luminaire contains a 13 HPS. lumntaires Tach. 1000-W lamp producing 126,000 lumens, l: EGosul aN, IL 3D Plymouth JuniorH10 site s ai+oeK so. Wrsl i sMt+.( ys SOCccctEoetwt West Ft" skating i N an OW Fig, tit variiiwstandardsfor differentisshFmn.Thelighting not standards nearest the free skating and. baskeiW, It area have additional luminaires that are directed to these areas, test ke- the Mr- dard horizontal lamp floodlights. with. my double-eneed lamps, This system of on, + fers a low first cost for the fixtures and Ouartx lamps, and the lighting standard costs Metal Halide would also be less because the lumt- rni- naire is smaller and lighter than high pressure sodiutn or metal halidz lumi- naires. The electrical distribution system would cost more because of the an{ less efficient system and the resulting larger electric service, conductors, pataelboards and contactor'a. A quartz system would cost less than high pres- sure sodium or metal halide, although the amount was, never estimated. The operating cost of a quartz system 9 would be several' times that of high pressure sodium or metal halide. It would be irrespinsible, to use a com- plete quartz system, and quartz was eliminated as a source for the general athletic field lighting. There are exceptions to this, Quartz tk odlights: are used to illumin"te the tennis and basketball courts. These were controlled by coin-operated meters and instant operation of the lighting is required, These systems: are used sparingly, MPO Or MetallOW* The choice of metal halide or high pressure sodium depended on the luminaire. Since the lamps are simPar, Incandescent 1500 ism 1000 1,000 1500 1000 30 23` 47 as 93 126 1000 2000 16000 12000 Xm c10t70 98 97 45 70 70 1 20 Ouartx Mercury Vapor Metal Halide 1,a OAI Fiaiitie High Pressure Sodiurn Fid 8, z*vy chsrmcterinj,it s of the different tamps that wetm considered for the six. athi;,c ie{da. 1«!2' they could utilize similar luminaires. Vertical, horizontal and axial lamp floodlights were all considered. All three could be used with each being hest suited to one or more but not all of the lighting tasks, only one type would be used, an axial lamp floodlight with the socket at the rear of the fix- ture and the arc -tube pointed towards the illuminated area), was selected as the best suited for the wide eariet ryof lighting tasks, The SLH series Sportsliter " by Hublwll Lighting wa selected as the base luminaire for the project. The choice of metal halide or high pressure sodium as the light sour-ce still, had not been made, Metal halide was recommended as the conservative choice with a !ow first cost, and there are many successful installations in our area. It. was also strongly recommend- ed that HPS be considered if the color was acceptable and if the additional cost could be absorbed into the project, An NPS lighting system is mono- chromatic and is in the "gold" spec- trum, producing a warm -colored light but offering poor color rendition, Metal halide produ;ms a cold light. -- bluish -green, however with better col - 01, rendition. At that time the city's new parks and recreation director,; Eric Blanc, joined the project team. Blanc had previous experience Keith HPS lighting and did not object to the color; The fhW 'decision could not Le 29 made until a more detailed study was With the help of Marls Mlazgar of Mlatw Associates, the fixture nmu facturer representative, two basic hting designs were developed for evaluation purposes for all six sites, one design for a I.SWW metal halide ystem and one design for a 1000AV HPS system. The result was an esti- mated tctal electrical construction cost of $888,000 for the metal halide system, with an additional $112,000 re- quired for high pressure sodium, The project budget was tight, but the advantages of sodium. could not be ig- nored, The warm light of an HPS system is more pleasing. than the cold light produced by metul: Uide. High pressure wAium has an efficiency of 126 1mrW c9nipared to 93 lmlW for metal WW,, The ?ong are tube of an HPS lamp makea it more difficult to control so the fixture is slightly less ef- ficient but it still only takes five 1000 rL' HPS luminaires for every four. 1500-W metal halide luminaires for a net energy savings of 17%. The metal halide system has a 3000 -hour lamp life vs. 26,000 hours for high pressure sodium. The systems typically operate under 500 hours per year so this was not a major consideration. However, the _seasonal use of the facilities Frith an. electrical utility rate structure that includes a ratcheting demand would later result in an electrical operating cost of $.II/kN%lh, The advantages of an HPS system could not. be ignored and the decision was to use high pressure sodium in spite of the: budget, Lkhthm Suww ttrds The selection of the type of lighting standard was also a major decision. Fig.9. Ligaianuassembly No. 15 provides illumination to four sports areas and is a fwd example of how one standard supports multiple luminaires. Lighting is aimed in five different directions from hurninsim positioned at, four levels. The basic considerations included life, maintenance and first cost. Initially steel, aluminum, concrete and wood standards were considered. Aluminum and concivte Fere eliminated because of their high first cost. This left, steel either painted, galvanized o; weather- ing) or wood to be considered,. Maintenance and upkeep on painted steel is high, so painted lighting stan- dards were eliminated, Galvanized and weathering steel standards are similar in cost and maintenance character- ittics except that weathering steel tends to "heal" itself and is not easily defaced by vandals, etc. If steel stan- davds were utilized, they would be the weathering type, The choices were: narrowed down to xeathering steel or wood. The city would not be maintaining the sbstQm and would instead contract this out. The standards would then not need to be equipped with climbing stens and safety cables because the maintenance coney -actor uses boom trucks. This was a factor that favored wood since this equipment would have to be field installed on the wood stan- dards at a higher cost than factory in- stallation on the steel standards. Wood standards could be embedded while the steel standards require coni crete foundations. This was an advan- tage for wood since concrete founda- tions are costly. RGwever, studies showed that the foundations. would na be a significant factor in the large qi*antitios required. In addition, the sites of the athletic fields contained poor soil, such as peat, etc., where it would be difficult to set embedded standards and keep them vertical. It came down to an economic analy- sis. Taking into corsideratien the addi- tional field work required for wood and the poor soil conditions, the savings with wood standards www only $47,000 on all six sites combiner:. The strong preference was weathering bteel stan- dards once again in spite o;the budget. The choico of the manufacturer for the standards was Millerbernd, who of- fered a quality product at a competi- tive price. DWW And Layout The most complicated task pre- sented to the design team was the lay- out of the individual athletic fici^ These had to be laid out to make n ,- imum use of each site. There were. three basic objectives; organize the sites with a minimum of ,mused space, minimize the number of lighting assemblies, and keep the construction cost within the budget.. Figure 7 shows the basic layout of the Plymouth Junior High School site. This is an example of excellent use of space and facilities with almost no compromise. The combination of two softball fields and one soccer/football at the south end of the site creates almost; optimum conditions for all three functions. Lighting assembly No, 26 is not ideally located to illumi- nate the softball outfields although its location is ideal for soccer lighting. For proper illumination of the softball out- fields, this assembly shou'd be located in the approximate center of the soccer field, thereby eliminating the soecer field, The lighting manufacturer's point-bypoint calculations %vould ultimately shoes: t1at although the soft- ball outfield lighting was not perfect, it vms acceptable. A similar situation ex- ists where soccer/football east overlays softball north. Excellent examples of lightini; as- semblies that serve multiple facilities are assemblies No. 15 and No. 7 (see Figs. 9 and 10). Assembly No. 15 pro - N ides illumination for soccer/football west, <^ccerlfrotball east, softball north, and free skating. It has lighting aimed five different directions and luminaires mounted at four elevations. Assembly No. 7 is similar in function as it illuminates both hockey rinks and the softball infield with multidirec- tional lighting at three different, eleva- tions. Controls And Distribution. The type of control system and the type of distrib-tion system utilized were closely related. The four larger athletic fields each contain a variety of different types of facilities spread over 15 to 30 acres, and the city wished to control and monitor the operation of these systems from one location at each. site. Since five of the six sites had shelter buildings built as part of this project, it Fig, 10 Lighting assemble No, 7 has multiple lighting objectives serving three sports areas. Electrical Consi,Alant r. the systems from 4, singe oration an desired the ability to program the 118• o A was decided that all' of 'the lighting C-1 manner, but electromechanical: time - systems at each: site would be con- Photocell tralkd from the shelter at that site Rrdgemriunt------_ upentnwy Timectaek To 120 Y Circuli t to utilize electronic controls. All, twelve 7?%e e±cct:pdon wts the timeclocks. could be replaced with a rr single programmable controller, Most site which uses a free-standing service er top sophisticated and expensive. How- T Control Tramlorrner IY'1 To 24 V ever, Paragon had recenrJv introduced 4 enclosure, A single electrical service Pit, would cost less than the electro- mechanical. timeclock and allow pro- rel located in the shelter seemed logical; it systems. it was ideally suited to the 7'y, w although tete costs of distributing TC RogrammWk Controller V device to protect against unauthorized power to all of the systems would be operation by not allow frig the program- anabk controller to operate the system ivklh 12 Ntput circuits. f3 t aubmantial and had to be be minimized, theting , located shelter buildings, so it is necessary 24.v To Relays maXal. 4 the, athletic fields for the lighting, A The typical approach to an electrical c ownpramire be ween a direct buried 1`-• Vo1R„lct*na tl( s` system of this type utilizes a,208 orMP— T 120 v Coil Connections To Lighting Relays xfrom the shelter and the mid.- 240.V distribution network, for}f elle of the lighted ficilijt e lighting Through Torec xk And Delays asaernbliea. 'were connected to the various reasons. On a 208 V system, V SPDT't]ut utt- k for. the I& V, groups of eorxluctors can 1000 A of 200 A feeders, would be— Rays Wile 2s, v Coil And 12o Contacts ttypicatl i rcornoeny b= burial installation necessary for some of the fields. TheContacts conductors would also hal,2 to be in -(penile Edpaed l Coln Anker a, creased several, sizes to compensate fortwo tbandbasketball tingLighting the voltage drop. High voltage systems Fulay With 0 V1#ata tVrth i$t1 { k{Uitl e Contacts with remote transformers were can- s sideredbut quickly eliminated as im-To Lighting SolernOypicall Ile practical. The most practical system seemed to be at a 180 V level. The l d1ilg, feeder sizes were more reasonable and 11. The basic lighting, control scheme as used at five of the sir sites, The controller the voltage drop was workable. energises 'R' relays which energiTe LR relays. Systems operate only, it TC allows power The owner wished to control all of to the LR coils. Meter interfaces to en-irgi:e tennis lighting as required. J1 d se the systems from 4, singe oration an desired the ability to program the 118• operation of the systems. This could be A done with timeclocks in the traditional C-1 manner, but electromechanical: time - clocks require maintenance and are not easily reprogrammed, Since some sites would require up to twelve different systems schedules, it seemed feasible t to utilize electronic controls. All, twelve d timeclocks. could be replaced with a rr single programmable controller, Most programmable control systems were er top sophisticated and expensive. How- to, ever, Paragon had recenrJv introduced 4 a new electronic tin, ee'lock which Pit, would cost less than the electro- mechanical. timeclock and allow pro- rel grammed operation of up to twelve it systems. it was ideally suited to the project. The basic control system as utilized at all sites is shown in. Fig, 11. As an afterthought, a photo -initiated time - clock was added, This is a security device to protect against unauthorized operation by not allow frig the program- anabk controller to operate the system j before dusk or after a preset time. t The ligh relays are in all theting , located shelter buildings, so it is necessary to run separate feeders out to each of 4 the, athletic fields for the lighting, A c ownpramire be ween a direct buried 3 and coMot4nelosed wiring system was used, On each, site a: trunk system of PVC conduit and handholes run out xfrom the shelter and the mid.- elle of the lighted ficilijt e lighting f asaernbliea. 'were connected to the handholea with direct buried corduc- toes. This system provided protection for. the I& V, groups of eorxluctors can cennmyrcornoeny b= burial installation for the single branch circuits. shs leer Wo dings The design of the electrical and other systems for the shelter buildings was an interesting aspect for this project. Park shelter buildings have design problems not present in: most other structures.: One non -electrical issue was the basic geometry of the buildings The buildings were designed to blend into the site, The architects at BRW are masters at earth -sheltered; construc- tion and they applied that principal to these buildings. They created two basic designs for the shelters that made them look as if they belonged in the athletic fields, One is earth berry rd and the other iscompletelyearth covered. One interesting Asper' of working with earth -sheltered facilities is at- tempting to locate the pad -mounted transformer in an inconspicuous loca- tion. This simply doesn't work and, to make matters worse, the transformers were large in relation to the building Kale because of the large lighting loads. vandalism is. a critical issue in the building design. Everything from the plumbing fixtures to the windows had. to be heavy dui and vandal resistant,. The 14hting fixtures were prison - grade fluorescent and all wiring devices were hospital grade with poly- carbonate plates. Another interesting aspect of the shelters was the choice of heatiriQ systems. The buildings are electrically heated. Natural gas was. available, but r gas installation and the related equip- 1tM!' mere` could not be justified;. The elec- trical rate structure consists of a low energy charge With a relatively high demand charge that ratchets, so that in the winter months the demand can never be less than 8010 of its summer high.. The cost of electricity to heat the buildings had, little impact on the elec- tric bills because of the huge lighting loads and their seasonal nature. The construction of these athletic facilities offered several interesting problems and situations. During the construction of the first four sites, the work was on a crash schedule to be ready for spring use. All of the underground work through finish grading and sodding was to be completed during the fall. The elec- tricians were to come back in and erect the lightir,K standards during January or February on the frozen ground, This sounder` good except that no one. bothered to tell the weatherman. For the first time in years there were tem- peratures in the SOs and 60s in January and February in Minnesota. That was the last problem anyone expected in Minnesota. With several different electrical con- tractors involved with the projects, some interesting variations in con- struction, methods were enticed. The main difference was in the sequence for erecting thelighting assemblies. T)Iiirslly, the standards were assem- bled on the ground and thk twkets at- tached. They were then righted, at- tached to the braes and the luminaires. were installed, One contractor chose to 31 do all of the assembly' work oil the ground, luminaires included, and then right the completed assembly, Ap- parentty that worked well at first, White erecting one of the 70 ft baseball l outfield assemblies, the cable broke when the assemblywas nearly vertical, The standard was bent, the luminaires l" destroyed,, and the electrical foreman. f supposedly walked off the job after a near-miss,by the falling assembly, ThisIsystemwasapparently- abandoned. The most interesting experience of the project occurred during a night in- sm,etion at the Zaehary Park site, One 4 the banks of lighting, tin the softball fields was not on even though it was energize:'. The breakers v eren't riplxd. and everything appeared nhrw mal. I he inspection team was walking towards the lighting, assembly, but carne to an abrupt halt when it was noticed that one of the steel sigtt, n posts was steaming, (It had just stop ned raining.) Close. -inspection showed that the post was also "crackling," The reason for the lighting malfunction was clear. It was a, ground fault, One cif z features 2 to 8 up to 10 stages 32 Multi - position. RELAV positions... A unique combination of an auxiliary relay and a stepping switch with 30 amps current capacity. Both electrical and manual operation from a single unity Compares most favorably with your present control schemes; on the basis of both cost and: reliability, Perfect for remote or on -panel supervisory control. Possible applications include; Elimination of telephone relays by automatic testing of buses after protective relay operation. Remote testing of transfer trip and carrier relaying Remote meter readings through supervisory control e Automatictransfer schemes Testing of motor operated switches Transformer tap changing & capacitor control circuits: Your application.. Complete details; and technical specifications in Technical Publication SSR -1. Request your free copy on reader service card or call (617) 335.5200, ELI ECrRG WITCH Weymouth, 1101machusM 02189 T•NpMne- 617r=/5200 a TWX: 710/386/0377 Circle sR an Made' Service Card 1 only two signs tail the site had twee driven thv)ugh a 480 V feeder at the one location where it was, not at the re- gtzired 3 =q" depth because it had tt) cross a PNT irrigation line, To make it even more interesting, the irrigation line provided enough insuiation to avoid a. solid connection lit ground that would trite the circuit breaker, Special Considerations Because the athletic fields avere all located in residential areas, steps had to be taken to protect tl,t, residents from light spillover. This included glare control and eliminating light in- trusioti into the adjacent homes, Glare - controlling half -concentric e avers were used on part of the fixtures to correct these problems, They were specified to be provided tin 351,14 of the , fixtures. The exact fixtures to receive the louvers were determined after the t construction was partially complete tied the problem areas ctetild }.e idem gid, The lighting had to be protected from vandals. The tempered glass lenses e'ii the floodlights \vere excellent targets for air rifles and grist rockets. Even t1lougln it would rust $40 per fix- ture, poli carbonate guards Nvere pro- vided for eery floodlight, Conclusion The most significant aspect of the Plynnouth athletic fields project is the extensive use of BPS lighting and the general acceptance of this system, Ac- 4 cording to some sources, this project represents the largest installation of . high pressure sodium sportslighting in the country and possibly outside the country as well, Even moire important is tine acceptance of the sodium lighting. To nnany, high pressure sod'i- unn, when properly applied, is superior to other HID sources to noire ways than energy conservation, Althout It the color rendition of high pressure sodium is technically poor, the warm color is much more pleasant than the cold colors of metal halide and nnercury vapor, Enthusiastic approval of the ins stallation was never more clear than on the first night inspection at the w- eer lighting at the Oakdale site, The looks on the faces of everyone told tile story. The Author Jay J, Cain is the neanagng principal of electrical engineering with Jacus associates, inc„ consulting, mechanical; electrical and structural engineers of Minneapolis, h1N. He has BEE degree from the University, of Minnesota, insti, tute of Technology and has been active in the consulting industry for nine years. Cain is a Registered Professional Engineer in Minnesota and nine other 1 states. a' CNQ;w ctr