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Roseville Public Works and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date: August 28, 2003 Item No: 5 Item Description: Discussion of City Streetlight Policy Background: On April 7, 2003, the City Council received a formal request from a property owner that the Council consider constructing street lights on Oakcrest Avenue, from Prior Avenue to Fairview Avenue. The City Council ordered the preparation of a feasibility report for this improvement. A public hearing was held at the Council's July 21st meeting, where the Council denied the proposed project request and directed staff to take some time to reevaluate the current City Street Light Policy and return with recommendations to update the policy. The current City Policy was established in 1976 and left considerable room open for interpretation. During the last month, staff has been looking at street light placement and funding alternatives. We first looked at funding options for the street light budget. These options include continued allocation from the general fund, creating special service districts, adding a street light utility fee on to the water/sewer utility bill, and an electric franchise fee to Xcel Energy. For each of these options, we looked at approximate costs to property owners and identified strengths and weaknesses of each option. Secondly, street light policies from a number of neighboring cities were reviewed. We also consulted Xcel Energy in an effort to find out what their standard is for street light installation. From our research, we have found that the only standard for street light policies is that there is no standard; they very widely form city to city. We will be presenting our findings at the meeting on Thursday night. We look forward to candid policy discussion. Attached is a summary of the current street light policy, a discussion of the different funding scenarios and their impacts to property owners, and a summary of neighboring cities street light policies. Recommended Action: Feedback is requested from the Roseville Public Works and Transportation Commission in determining Roseville's options for street light funding and policy.