Finance Committee — 08/03/2022 Page 3
meeting - a potential of this falling in and hurting somebody. So we do have to do something and | trust Mr. Conant and
that this is the appropriate thing to do. So | think we should give a positive motion to this. Thank you.
Alderman Thibeault
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. My question is, is this currently would you say and same thing like at St. Andrew's Park, right, is
this our worst lighting right now for all our fields or are there any other fields that are experiencing this that we're going to
have to look at in the future?
Bryan Conant, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
| would say right now Labine is the worst. Yes there are other situations that we need to look into - f Mine Falls comes to
mind, the lighting on Artillery Lane. This will be the first LED lighting that we have in any of our athletic fields in the city
which, you know, | think is something we should ultimately try and transfer to. But yes, this is the worst and no this isn't
the only spot that we should be looking at.
Alderman Thibeault
Follow up?
Mayor Donchess
Yes.
Alderman Thibeault
So | guess at that point then if it's a safety risk, then | would support it when it comes to the Board of Aldermen because
I've used the ones that the other fields and they're not safety risks even though they may be starting to get old
themselves. So yeah, I'll support it when it comes to the Board of Aldermen.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else?
Alderman Klee
Thank you again, Mr. Mayor and thank you for indulging me. Mr. Conant would it be an imposition or too difficult for you
to give us a kind of a report to the Board of Aldermen as to the status of all the lighting within these fields because to
Alderman Thibeault’s comment about other fields, and | heard you say Artillery and my little spidey senses kind of went up
because that's within my Ward. I'm going to be asking about it and so | would like to kind of know just also for future as to
how we should go about working these. I'd like to see more LED lights going in and we could kind of create a calendar or
schedule, | guess it would be the appropriate word, as to how we go about getting these done. You all do a phenomenal
job. I'm not I'm not questioning that but just so that we as the Board of Aldermen know what's kind of coming down the
pike. Would that be that much of difficulty?
Bryan Conant, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
No, no, not at all and that's a great suggestion. I'll come up with some type of documentation and list them in priority of
where they should be done and what can be put on the backburner, so to speak.
Alderman Klee
Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
Bryan Conant, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
You're welcome.
Mayor Donchess
That’s great, thank you.
