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R B CASE PRIORITY STREET LIGHTS By: Steve Jankowski, City Engineer Background: In 1993, the City began installing priority streets fights which, by definition, include only those intersections of State trunk highways, County roads, and arterial City streets. A copy of our street lighting policy, which was last revised in October 1992, is attached to this case. This policy classified locations of lights into four separate need priorities, A through D, with A priority being the highest and D being the least needed. Currently 78 priority fights are installed. Most of the early priority street lights were installed with Developer's escrow funds, and in accordance with the policy, were located to benefit the contributing subdivision. This explains the reason many D priority lights exist when C priority have not yet been installed. In late 1995, the Council allocated funds for the installation of priority A and B lights. The 1997 CIP allocates $20,000 for the installation of priority C street lights. The purpose of this case is several fold. First, the review of the priority classifications should be reviewed and updated. For example, County Road #5 and Ramsey Elementary School now have three priority lights. The intersection of County Road #64 (181st Ave.) and County State Aid Highway #5 are two County Roads, but are a priority C. Should they be? Second, complaints have been received that some of the lights are in poor locations to illuminate the intersection. (In one case, 155th Ave and Ramsey Boulevard, a priority B fight was not installed due to an oversight). A review of the existing priority locations should be made with the goal of recommending relation if deemed necessary. Third, is the issue of dealing with the budgeted $20,000 for 1997. How should this money be used with regard to providing additional street lighting,._Otlg,,records show on average a priority street light to cost $712 for installation, with a range of~9000~o $2060 ( second highest cost fight was $1375). The budget of $20,000 would likely a ol~"~-more than the sixteen locations listed ~iunder priority C. ~ Committee Action: [ Staff is looking for confmuation to proceed with r~luesting a proposal from Anoka Electric Cooperative for the installation of sixteen priority C strebt lights, the installation of a street light at 155th and Ramsey, and any relocations deemed necessary by the committee. Reviewed by: City Engineer City Administrator Finance Officer Police Chief R & B: 02/11/97 /jek