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AGENDA ITEM 1A MEMORANDUM DATE: March 10, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Terry Maurer, Public Works Director SUBJECT: County Road E (B-2 District) Feasibility Report The County Road E (B-2 District) Feasibility Report was presented at the February 10, 2014 Council Meeting. At that meeting it was the consensus of the Council to hold off approving the feasibility report until further information could be provided on the lighting component of the project to reduce the expense. Approximately two weeks ago staff send by email to the Council information from Xcel Energy regarding lighting options they could provide on the County Road E project. The Xcel information includes two options both based on 200 foot light spacing. (The spacing could be reduced but the cost would rise as more fixtures are added) A copy of the Xcel proposal dated November 25, 2013 is attached. The basic option estimated at approximately $87,000 (City would be responsible for removing the existing lights) is an 18 foot direct bury pole with the standard Colonial fixture. The more expensive option at approximately $202,000 would be the same number of lights (20) but on a 15 foot base mounted pole with a more decorative Vernon fixture. The email from staff also included a map to a project in St. Anthony where the Vernon style fixture was install on a 125 foot spacing. Hopefully the Council was able to take a look at this project in person or on Google Earth. determine how the Council would like to proceed. To give the Council a general idea how the Xcel lighting options (at 200 foot spacing) would reduce the proposed assessment rates from the draft feasibility report, here are some typical examples showing the total assessment for all improvements given the various street lighting options: 1.Flaherty Bowl (property that the building sits on) 12 Page of