2.             PILOT PROJECT FOR ADAPTIVE STREET LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY

 

PROJET PILOTE DE TECHNIQUE D’ÉCLAIRAGE ADAPTATIF DES RUES

 

 

Committee Recommendations

 

That Council:

 

1.                  Approve the authorization that the City Manager participate in Hydro Ottawa’s pilot project for the LumenIQ Adaptive Street Lighting Technology in consultation with the affected ward Councillors who have expressed an interest in supporting the pilot program, and

 

2.         Direct that the City Manager report back to the Transportation Committee after one year on the results of the pilot.

 

 

Recommandations du comité

 

Que le Conseil :

 

1.         Approuve l’autorisation du directeur municipal à mettre en œuvre le projet dans des secteurs appropriés de la ville, en consultation avec les conseillers de quartier qui ont exprimé leur intérêt envers le projet ;

 

2.         Demande instamment que le directeur municipal présente un rapport sur les résultats au Comité des transports un an après le début du projet pilote.

 

 

 

Documentation

 

1.         Transportation Committee report dated 18 March 2010 (ACS2010-CCS-TRC-0010).

 


Report to / Rapport au:

 

Transportation Committee

Comité des transports

 

And Council / et au conseil

 

18 March 2010 / le 18 mars 2010

 

Submitted by / Soumis par : Rosemary Nelson, Standing Committee Coordinator /
Coordonnatrice des comités permanents, City Clerk’s Branch/Direction du greffe

 

Contact/Personne-ressource:  Rosemary Nelson, Standing Committee Coordinator /
Coordonnatrice des comités permanents,
City Clerk’s Branch/Direction du greffe

580-2424, Ext. / poste : 21624, Rosemary.Nelson@ottawa.ca

 

 

City Wide / À l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°:  ACS2010-CCS-TRC-0010

 

 

SUBJECT:    PILOT PROJECT FOR ADAPTIVE STREET LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY

 

OBJET:          PROJET PILOTE DE TECHNIQUE D’ÉCLAIRAGE ADAPTATIF DES RUES

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Transportation Committee consider the following motion, for recommendation to Council:

 

1.         Approve the authorization that the City Manager participate in Hydro Ottawa’s pilot project for the LumenIQ Adaptive Street Lighting Technology in consultation with the affected ward Councillors who have expressed an interest in supporting the pilot program, and

 

2.         Direct that the City Manager report back to the Transportation Committee after one year on the results of the pilot.

 

 


RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité des transports examine la motion suivante et formule des recommandations au Conseil :

 

1.         Approuve l’autorisation du directeur municipal à mettre en œuvre le projet dans des secteurs appropriés de la ville, en consultation avec les conseillers de quartier qui ont exprimé leur intérêt envers le projet;

 

2.         Demande instamment que le directeur municipal présente un rapport sur les résultats au Comité des transports un an après le début du projet pilote.

 

BACKGROUND

 

This Motion was referred to the Transportation Committee by the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee on 2 March 2010.

 

DISCUSSION

 

The details are contained in Document 1.

 

CONSULTATION

 

No public consultation was conducted in the preparation of this referral report.

 

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

 

N/A

 

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no legal/risk management impediments to the implementation of this Report’s recommendations.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no financial implications with the approval of the recommendations in this report.  Hydro Ottawa will fund all costs associated with the pilot project and any energy saving will accrue to the City.

 

 


SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1    Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee report dated 3 February 2010 (ACS2010-CMR-CSE-0007)

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

The recommendation of the Transportation Committee will be forwarded to Council.


Document 1

 

Report to / Rapport au :

 

Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee

Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économiques

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

3 February 2010 / le 3 février 2010

 

Submitted by / Soumis par : Carole Langford, Committee Coordinator /

Coordonnatrice de comité

 

Contact Person/Personne-ressource: Councillor / Conseiller S. Desroches

(613) 580-2751, Steve.Desroches@ottawa.ca

 

City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°:  ACS2010-CMR-CSE-0007

 

SUBJECT:    PILOT PROJECT FOR ADAPTIVE STREET LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY

 

OBJET:          PROJET PILOTE DE TECHNIQUE D’ÉCLAIRAGE ADAPTATIF DES RUES

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend Council:

 

1.         Approve the authorization that the City Manager participate in Hydro Ottawa’s pilot project for the LumenIQ Adaptive Street Lighting Technology in consultation with the affected ward Councillors who have expressed an interest in supporting the pilot program, and

 

2.         Direct that the City Manager report back to the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee after one year on the results of the pilot.

 

 

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique recommande au Conseil :

 

1.         Que l’on autorise le directeur municipal à mettre en œuvre le projet dans des secteurs appropriés de la ville, en consultation avec les conseillers de quartier qui ont exprimé leur intérêt envers le projet;

 

2.         Que le directeur municipal présente un rapport sur les résultats au Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique un an après le début du projet pilote.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

At the 2 February 2010 meeting of the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee (CSEDC), Councillor S. Desroches submitted the following Notice of Motion for consideration by the CSEDC at its meeting of 2 March 2010:

 

WHEREAS on January 20, 2010, the CEO of Hydro Ottawa wrote to the City Manager regarding a proposed pilot project for adaptive street lighting technology;

 

WHEREAS the five year Strategic Direction for Hydro Ottawa contemplates a growing relationship between Hydro Ottawa and the City in order to reduce the costs of delivering municipal services at the same time as enhancing energy-conservation efforts;

 

WHEREAS energy for outdoor lighting is a significant cost to the City of Ottawa which consumes approximately 300 Gigawatt hours of electricity per year with approximately $5 million consumed annually on street lighting energy costs;

 

WHEREAS Hydro Ottawa is proposing to conduct a pilot of the LumenIQ adaptive street lighting control system involving approximately 150 street lamps in a single neighbourhood within the City of Ottawa;

 

WHEREAS the pilot project would be funded entirely by Hydro Ottawa, with the City getting the benefit of associated energy savings;

 

WHEREAS Hydro Ottawa proposes starting this project over the course of the winter in order to take advantage of the longer daylight periods;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Manager be authorized to participate in the pilot project in suitable areas of the City of Ottawa in consultation with the affected ward Councillors who have expressed an interest in supporting the pilot program,

 

THEREFORE BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the City Manager report back to the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee after one year on the results of the pilot.

 

 

DISCUSSION

 

Public Works

 

Upon approval, the Public Works Department will work with Hydro Ottawa on the pilot project for the LumenIQ Adaptive Street Lighting Technology.

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

This item will be advertised in the local dailies as part of the Public Meeting Advertisement on Friday preceding the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Meeting.

 

 

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

 

N/A

 

 

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no legal/risk management impediments to implementing any of the recommendations in this report.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no financial implications with the approval of the recommendations in this report. Hydro Ottawa will fund all cost associated with the pilot project and any energy saving will accrue to the City.

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

Staff to take appropriate action as directed by the Committee and Council.