CC 07-18-2023 Item No. 17. Streelight Transition Assessment Report_Written CommunicationsFrom:Shani Kleinhaus
To:City Council
Cc:Chad Mosley; Jo Anne Johnson; Connie Cunningham; Environmental Assistant; Susan Michael; City Clerk
Subject:Item 17: Streetlight Transition Assessment Report
Date:Monday, July 17, 2023 3:49:22 PM
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Dear Mayor Wei and council members,
The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society reviewed the pilot lighting installations and met with
Cupertino's Public Works staff to discuss Streetlight Transition and the replacement of
incandescent street lighting with LED fixtures of equivalent luminescence.
The change of lighting will save energy and reduce the color temperature of street lighting to
2700 Kelvin, which will result in better environmental and public health. The new fixtures are
consistent with Cupertino's Dark Sky ordinance, and allow better controls of the lighting as
needed.
We thank the City of Cupertino for the effort to move towards a healthier, better lighting
environment. We look forward to continuing engaging with staff as the project moves
forward, with special attention to ecologically sensitive areas.
Thank you,
Shani Kleinhaus, Ph.D.
Environmental Advocate
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
22221 McClellan Rd.
Cupertino, CA 95014
650-868-2114
advocate@scvas.org