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STREET LIGHTING POLICY <br />By: Steve Jankowski, City Engineer <br /> <br />CASE <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City has been considering the development of a street lighting policy since early 1989. At the <br />present time, there are few publicly owned street lights within the City. Some of these lights were <br />installed by homeowners associations and a couple have been installed at the City's direction as a <br />demonstration project. A detailed policy for street light placement and financing is currently <br />lacking and should be established. <br /> <br />On September 25, 1990, a case was presented to the City Council which presented the potential <br />financial impacts of a street lighting policy. The Council at the time directed staff to prepare a draft <br />street lighting policy. Attached is such a draft policy. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The attached draft policy distinguishes between two distinct classes of street lighting. Priority <br />intersection lighting is proposed as being viewed as a benefit to the general public and will be <br />financed by the City's general fund. Subdivision lighting directly benefits adjacent properties and <br />therefore should be supported by assessments to those properties. <br /> <br />Priority intersection lighting should be installed under a phased approach with the most important <br />locations receiving lighting first. Various priority classes are identified within the policy. The <br />approximate financial costs for implementing those priorities is as follows: <br /> <br />Priority Levels <br /> <br />A (18 locations) <br />A & B (41 locations) <br />A, B & C (57 locations) <br />A, B, C & D (all arterial intersections <br /> <br />Installation Cost <br /> <br />Annual O & M Cost <br /> <br />$10,000 $ 1,400 <br />$15,150 $ 3,100 <br />$22,450 $ 4,350 <br />$54,550 $10,550 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Subdivision lighting would have no direct impact on the City tax levy since capital, operational and <br />administrative cost would be recovered directly from the benefitted properties, either through <br />special assessment or other means. <br /> <br />Recommen da tions: <br /> <br />1) Hold public hearing to adopt the proposed street lighting policy. <br /> <br />2) <br /> <br />Adopt street lighting policy which establishes Priority and Subdivision street lighting <br />classifications. <br /> <br />3) Amend existing City Ordinance regarding street lights to be consistent with adopted policy. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />4) <br /> <br />Establish line items in the annual City Budget, both street lighting capital outlay and <br />operations and maintenance. <br /> <br />Review Checklist: <br /> <br />City Engineer <br />Police Chief <br /> <br />Public Works Supervisor <br />Acting City Administrator <br /> <br />CC:2-27-91 <br /> <br /> <br />