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Background:; The 1) 2) 3) REVIEW OF STREET LIGHTING POLICY By: Steven J. JankOwski, City Engineer CASE From the periofl of February 1989 through June 1990, the Planning and Zoning Commission dealt with the issu~ bf ei tablishing a City street lighting policy on 13 separate meeting dates. At the conclusion ot' [hess' meetings, the City Council held a public hearing in July 1990 and directed Staff to prep~ a Su.eet lighting policy. After my arri;vfl in .August 1990, I presented a case at the September 25, 1990 meeting at which I discussed, at l~hgth, my thoughts on the development of a street lighting policy I was subsequently directed to pt~are by City Council that evening. The existing policy which is enclosed was adopted by tlie,.[2!City Council on February 27, 1991. f Since this pO!~y ,,qas adopted, I was informed by one member of the Planning and Zoning Commission !tJ~at tl~e standards referenced in the adopted policy were not consistent with the desires of ther ~omr~ission. In particular, the style of lense preferred by the Planning and Zoning Commission Ms a~at glass lense which will minimize glare, whereas the lense specified in the policy is a dr~styl~ polycarbonate lense which is resistant to breakage from vandalism and which is engineered-~t~ dis~rsei light more effectively along the roadway. Also, the poli.eY w~ adopted prior to any subdivision lighting being in place anywhere in the City, except for No~thf6.rk where the street lights are owned and operated by the home owners association. 5'I~ e cjarrent policy allows any of three ornamental light styles carried by Anoka Electric C°°ge~ativ~. At the present time, the Wood Pond Projects subdivisions have selected the Traditionaire ~le s~tandard, which is the same standard used in Northfork. Presently, there are 14 of these ornam,.ntal~ light standards and two of the cobra head type street lights which are used at priority intersectionS. At the present time, there are 15 subdivision street lights which will need to be set in six ia~ Sul~livisions, as well as 12 street light locations at priority intersections for which ten developer~ l~avelhad money held in escrow. The policy should be revised, if necessary, so that these pendingii~stal!afions can proceed consistent with the desires of the City. The ¢0~a h~d used at the priority intersections can be fitted with either a flat glass lense or a droP:siyle ~olycarbonate lense. The drop style has the benefit of being breakage resistant and c/~fl~Ses ~,etter light dispersion. On the other hand, the flat lense has preferable aesthetics anti less glare. Style..o O4namental lights in subdivisions: Currerlt ity[policy would continue to allow the developer to select any of three light styles offere~l ,/~noka Electric Cooperative or, now that Wood Pond Projects and Northfork have Sbl. :t~ the Traditionaire style street light, the City could decide to standardize all its street, ii ~ts ~ith this style. Glare: If redU. ci, ng glare is a prime concern, the City may consider designating the shoebox style light (th~ ty~e outside City Hall), as this style would produce the least glare of any of the three styles c.~ried by Anoka Electric Cooperative. F [ i