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AUG 0 9 W99 cut or- UrtONO REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: August 9,1999 ITEM NO.: j j Department Approval: Name Gregory A. Gappa Title Director of Public Services Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: Engineer's Report Item Description: Old Beach Road Cul-dfi^Sac Streetlight Street Lighting Areas We have received a letter requesting the installation of a street light at the Old Beach Road cul-de- sac from the residents who live next to the cul-de-sac. Attached you will find a listing of street lights in the City obtained from NSP. The attached map shows the approximate locat ors of areas with street lights in the City. The two main areas with street lights are in the Cast-o Point and Navarre neighborhoods, and the Highway 12 commercial area. Several smaller densely developed neighborhoods such as Crystal Bay and Hackberry Hill also have street lights. Most of the City does not have street lights. I receive very few requests for street lights. Occasionally, I receive calls from residents in the rural areas asking about street lights. When I explain that most residents prefer the rural atmosphere, without street lights, they do not pursue the issue any further. Street Light Installation and Operation Costs The City is currently paying for the operating costs of street lights under the General Fund Public Works budget. The monthly bill from NSP for street lighting is approximately $1,200. There are 68 street lights owned by NSP. The monthly cost per light varies from $8.85 to $14.75 depending on the size. Most of the lights are 100 watts at $8.85 per month. Most of the NSP owned lights are in the Navarre residential and Casco Point areas. There are also 56 City owned lights for which we are billed for electricity. NSP replaces light bulbs in these street lights as part of the monthly electricity fee. The only light bulbs the City replaces are for the traffic signals along Highway 12. The installation dates and who paid for most of the street lights is unclear, except the newer decorative lights along Shoreline Drive in the Navarre business district. These were installed in 1990 and the costs were assessed to the property owners over a ten year period. A reasonable assumption is that there were probably older street lights in this area that were replaced by the newer decorative lights.