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Pursuant to Charter, Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code, Section 2.11, the Mayor shall answer the following eligible questions submitted from Supervisor representing District 10. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor.
1. Mr. Mayor - I have been working with many neighbors on expanding and increasing the lighting infrastructure in District 10. District 10 has many rapidly changing neighborhoods. Areas that were once completely industrial in nature have been re-zoned to permit mixed uses including a significant increase in residential density. Many residential areas lie adjacent to dark freeway overpasses or next to streets that are not accepted by the City. You saw this first hand when we opened Progress Park over a year ago. While we have seen a significant increase in residential development, the City has not always kept pace with the changing infrastructure needs of these growing neighborhoods. Lack of adequate lighting infrastructure has contributed to a number of public safety problems including: car break-ins, illegal dumping, and graffiti. Additionally, the overlapping jurisdictions of local, State, and private entities that permit and install lighting leads to inefficient, confusing, and redundant processes for neighbors and my office who are looking to make improvements. What can you commit to doing as Mayor to prioritize and speed up the permitting, funding, and installation of new lighting infrastructure in these neighborhoods? Would you support efforts by the City to install lighting improvements on property that is owned by Caltrans (on and under the freeway overpasses) or on streets that are unaccepted? (Supervisor Cohen, District 10)
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