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35 a. 60% is also used in the existing policy for residents to petition for an enhanced 36 lighting district. 37 38 3) Establishes districts for commercial and city special areas. 39 40 a. The petition process to request street segments be added to a commercial district 41 would be 60%. 42 43 4) Removes design standards from the policy such that those can exist as a separate 44 technical document that can be updated as technologies change. 45 46 5) No process was established to remove lights. 47 48 If the policy is adopted, staff will use the new policy to plan for upcoming streetlight projects 49 so they can mee the new requirements. 50 51 Policy Objectives 52 Plan for and support a multimodal transportation system that moves people and goods 53 safely and efficiently. 54 55 It is City policy to keep City-owned infrastructure in good operating condition and to keep 56 systems operating in a safe condition. 57 58 Racial Equity Impact Summary 59 The current policy is request driven; however, not all residents are equally likely to make a 60 request to local government. The proposed policy would provide for minimum lighting 61 regardless of request. 62 63 Budget Implications 64 Any changes to the streetlight policy may affect the streetlight budget. 65 66 For example, if additional streetlights are warranted with a new policy the costs will 67 increase. A typical Xcel-owned wood pole with LED cobrahead streetlight costs 68 approximately $11 per month, or $132 per year, to operate. There are typically no upfront 69 installation costs to the City. Based on the new policy, approximately 120 lights would be 70 installed at intersections and crosswalks. This would result in an increase to the operating 71 budget annually of approximately $15,840. 72 73 For City-owned systems, or Xcel leased systems that need to be replaced in the future, 74 changes to the number of lights could dramatically increase or decrease install and 75 operating costs. On average, the typical aluminum pole with LED fixture light is $3,500 per 76 light for installation. Decorative lights, such as by City Hall or the Twin Lakes area, cost 77$5,000 to $7,500 per light. Many business districts, such as the Centre Pointe area, 78 currently have high lighting levels, meaning they have tighter spacing of light poles. 79 Currently, there are 21 lights in this system and replacing them would cost approximately 80$80,500. If spacing was increased and light poles were reduced to 12 lights, the cost would 81 be approximately $42,000 for the install. After installation, operating cost per light for City- 82 owned or an Xcel leased light is approximately $21 per month or $252 per year. If the 83 proposed policy is adopted, existing Business Districts should see a reduction in the Page 2 of 3 Qbhf!27!pg!342