HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013 01 14 Consent 202 Street Light Base Rate COMMISSION AGENDA
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Consent X
ITEM 202 public Hearings
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Regular
January 14, 2013 KS RS
Regular Meeting City Manager Department
REQUEST:
The Community Development Department, Urban Beautification Division, is requesting
authorization to decrease the City Standard Street Light Base Rate from $13.91 to
$13.41 per month pursuant to a revised rate schedule from Progress Energy, effective
January 1, 2013. The revised rate represents a decrease of $.50 per base street light as
compared to the previous rate.
SYNOPSIS:
The city's street lights are leased from Progress Energy at a flat monthly rate inclusive of all
maintenance and replacement costs. On April 13, 1998, the Commission adopted
the `standard' street light consisting of one (1) 30 / 35' concrete pole attached to one (1)
high pressure sodium 100 watt cobra fixture. This street light configuration is provided as a
minimum standard along public roadways throughout Winter Springs.
The cost for a standard street light is revised annually by Progress Energy and used to
calculate a `base' street light rate for quarterly reimbursements to neighborhood groups who
have a Neighborhood Street Sign and Light Improvement Agreement (NSSLIA)
with the city. Currently, the city has an inventory of approximately 2,300 street
lights and nine (9) neighborhood groups are participating in the NSSLIA Program.
Active Decorative Street Light Program (NSSLIA)participants as of December 2012 are as
follows:
1. Winding Hollow HOA - 144 Units
2. Glen Eagle HOA - 117 Units
3. Stone Gable POA - 28 Units
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4. Moss Cover HOA - 6 Units
5. Jesup's Reserve COA - 35 Units
6. Mt. Greenwood HOA - 28 Units
7. Highlands HOA - 90 Units
8. Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District - 635 Units
9. Winter Springs Village HOA - 68 Units (Construction in progress)
Upcoming NSSLIA Participants:
1. Jesup's Landing HOA
2. Ambery HOA
CONSIDERATIONS:
In December of each year Progress Energy makes available to the city a revised rate
schedule for street lighting that will become effective January 1st of the upcoming calendar
year. On January 1, 2013, a rate adjustment took affect which decreased the monthly cost
of our standard base street lights by $.50 each. Such cost revisions are comprised of rates
and fees which have received approval from the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC)
and are not negotiable by the end user.
Based upon Progress Energy rates approved by the FPSC and published in the rate
schedule effective January 1, 2013, the City Standard Street Light Base Rate should be
adjusted from $13.91 to $13.41 per month. This rate revision will result in a decrease in
cost to the city of approximately $12,000 for one (1) year of service, as compared to the
previous rate, if no additional rate adjustments occur.
FISCAL IMPACT:
In addition to providing basic street light coverage on public streets throughout the city
limits, the city is required to reimburse the base rate of each streetlight in our Decorative
Streetlight Program, on a quarterly basis, to all qualified NSSLIA participants. The
NSSLIA reimbursements are payable from Streetlight Fund Line Code (1526-54312). As a
result of the January 2013 Progress Energy Price Decrease of$.50 per standard street light,
the city will save approximately $12,000 for 1 year of service, if no additional changes are
made to the rate structure.
COMMUNICATION EFFORTS:
This Agenda Item has been electronically forwarded to the Mayor and City Commission,
City Manager, City Attorney/Staff, and is available on the City's Website, LaserFiche, and
the City's Server. Additionally, portions of this Agenda Item are typed verbatim on the
respective Meeting Agenda which has also been electronically forwarded to the individuals
noted above, and which is also available on the City's Website, LaserFiche, and the City's
Server; has been sent to applicable City Staff, Media/Press Representatives who have
requested Agendas/Agenda Item information, Homeowner's Associations/Representatives
on file with the City, and all individuals who have requested such information. This
information has also been posted outside City Hall, posted inside City Hall with additional
copies available for the General Public, and posted at five (5) different locations around the
City. Furthermore, this information is also available to any individual requestors. City Staff
is always willing to discuss this Agenda Item or any Agenda Item with any interested
individuals.
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NSSLIA participants will be sent a notice of the rate decrease upon Commission approval
of the new base rate.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Community Development Department, Urban Beautification Division, recommends
that the City Commission approve the revised Street Light Base Rate of$13.41 per month,
effective retroactively to January 1, 2013.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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