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C()MMISSION AGENDA
ADD ON
ITEM J
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Regular X
Consent
Informational
April 13, 1998
Meeting
MGR~DEPT_
Authorization
REQUEST:
City Manager requesting the Commission to determine street lighting
policy relative to the Tuscawilla Assessment District, and to review
and approve the Assessment District Report from the City's
Asse:~sment Consultant's.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to have the Commission establish its policy
relati.ve to funding the cost of street lighting in the Tuscawilla Assessment
District and to adopt the Assessment District Report prepared by G.S.G.
CONSIDERATIONS:
The City's policy relative to participation in the assessment districts street
lighting cost will affect the cost to the homeowners.
Cummtly there is no policy relative to the type and cost of street lighting
that the City is willing to pay for in subdivisions with public streets.
'I11e City is currently paying three different fees for three different grades
of lighting on residential streets as follows:
Monthly
Cost Per Pole
. Non-decorative wooden pole
100 watt cobra fixture.
$ 6.80
. Non-decorative concrete pole
lOO watt cobra fixture.
$ 8.72
. Decorative fiberglass town & country fixture
100 watt cobra fixture.
$ 7.46
Most cities adopt a standard residential pole and fixture for which it will
pay, and requires the residents to pay the difference.
PRO'S:
The good part of this policy is that everyone gets the same
level of city service.
CON"S:
The bad part of this policy is the necessity of having a way
to collect the differential. Where there is a taxing district
in place or water bill available the differential can be
easily collected. Where these instruments are not in place,
it is impossible to collect. The City will have a method for
recovering the cost through the Assessment District.
If the City adopts the standard wooden pole - 1 00 watt cobra alternative as
the City standard, the City should start billing residents with the concrete
pole and decorative 50 watt town and country lights the differential.
If th~ City adopts either the concrete pole or fiberglass pole as the
standard it will need to consider how to deal with the inequity of the
persons being lighted by the wooden pole. This would tend to indicate
that the City should begin a street lighting improvement plan for those
person under served.
An alternative would be to establish the wooden pole standard in
subdivisions with overhead wiring and the concrete pole standard in
subdivisions with underground wiring. This would more closely track
what is in service today.
The Tuscawilla Homeowners Association is considering the installation of
Decorative Fiberglass Poles with 100 watt acorn fixtures.
Tablt: A provides an analysis of the cost impacts on Tuscawilla and the
City for the four alternative policies.
FUNDING: Fund:ing for the City's participation would come from the General Fund.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the Commission choose one of the participation
alternatives listed on Table A and establish the preliminary first year
annual assessment for the district subject future public hearing required by
law.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Table A
2. Clitical Events Schedule
COMMISSION ACTION:
TABLE A
Below is the cost relsltive to several City participation alternatives relating to the
street light cost and the annual assessment for improvements, operations
maintenance, billing and collection, annual reassessment and statutory discount.
PARTICIPATION
LIGHTING COST
TOTAL ASSESSMENT
1. Fiberglass Pole/1 00. watt/acorn fixture
No participation from City
Paid by Assessment District
22,595
-0-
22,595
105.50
2. Fiberglass pole/1 00 watt/acorn fixture 22,595
Less wooden pOIEI/1 00 watt/cobra fixture
paid by City 10,445
Paid by Assessm~mt District 12,150 103.50
3. Fiberglass pole/1 00 watt/acorn fixture 22,595
Less fiberglass pl:>Ie/50 watt
town and country fixture paid by City 11,459
Paid by Assessment District 11 , 136 103.00
4. Fiberglass pole/100 watt/acorn fixture
Less concrete pole/100 cobra fixture
paid by City
Paid by Assessment District
22,595
13,394
9,201
103.00