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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 305
CONSENT
INFORMATIONAL X
PUBLIC HEARING
REGULAR
May 10, 2004
Meeting
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Authorization
REQUEST: Public Works Department Urban Beautification Division advising the City
Commission on the status of various streetlighting projects.
PURPOSE: This item is necessary to inform the City Commission of the status of streetlighting
projects related to the TLBD, Highlands HOA, Stone Gable and Winding Hollow,
CONSIDERATION:
The City Commission adopted the non-decorative concrete pole with a 100W cobra fixture
as, the standard streetlight on April 13, 1998, Since then, various organizations have or are
considering upgrading the streetlights in their community with the understanding that they will be
responsible for the cost differential. To date, the Tuscawilla Lighting and Beautification District
and Stone Gable have upgraded lighting and the Highlands and Winding Holloware considering
doing the same.
The unit cost for the baseline standard streetlight was $8.72 in 1998, increased to $9.71 in
2002, and will be increased to $10.32 effective June 1, 2004 as calculated based upon current
Progress Energy rate schedules. This includes the pole ($3.86), fixture ($6.28), Gross Receipts
Tax ($0.05), and municipal franchise fee ($0.13). Pricing is adjusted by Progress Energy annually
in January as energy costs rise; therefore, staffwill be performing a review every January to adjust
the baseline cost as necessary.
The following is the status of various planned and active streetlighting projects:
Tuscawilla LillhtinJ! and Beautification District
There are 136 Flagler fixtures with Washington poles ($35.91 each/month) on
Winter Springs Boulevard paid for by the TLBD. The bill is in the City's name and the
cost differential funds are transferred from the TLBD account to the General Fund on a
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monthly basis. The cost differential per fixture will be $25.59 effective June 1, 2004. The
TLBD Advisory Committee is conducting a study to ascertain costs involved with
expanding the decorative lighting program to include Northern Way and main collector
streets throughout Tuscawilla. Initial costs are not confirmed as of this time.
Stone Gable HOA
Currently, the bill for the 28 Biscayne fixtures on Victorian poles ($26.68
each/month) is billed to and paid for by the Stone Gable HOA. They invoice the City
quarterly and we remit the baseline streetlighting cost to them. The baseline cost will
increase to $10.32 per light per month effective June I, 2004. The Stone Gable HOA has
not obtained 501(c)4 tax exempt status and pays additional costs for municipal utility tax
and sales tax. Achieving tax exempt status Will eliminate these costs once proof is
provided to Progress Energy.
HiJ!hlands HOA
The Highlands HOA proposed upgrading the existing streetlights on Sheoah
Boulevard and Shepard Road to Flagler fixtures with Victorian poles ($28.97). The
increased wattage of the new fixture would reduce the number of streetlights from 244
units to 180 units. The City Commission considered this request on January 13, 2003 and
directed staff to work on a solution whereby the streetlights would be billed to the
Highlands HOA and the City reimburses them similar to the Stone Gable arrangement.
Because the Highlands HOA is apparently not tax exempt, HOA representatives
were concerned about the additional costs of the municipal utility tax and sales tax that
would be borne by the HOA. We have received written confirmation from Progress
Energy that these two costs would not be passed on once proof of tax exempt status was
provided to them. Staffwill be meeting with the Highlands HOA in the next two weeks to
review our findings and provide them our cost projections for their review.
Windinl! Hollow HOA
Staff has had preliminary discussions with the Winding Hollow HOA and Progress
Energy about the desire to upgrade the streetlights in Winding Hollow. No formal
information or request has been received yet.
COMMISSION ACTION: