HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.h. Approve NSP Street Light Policy CITY OF ROSEMOiTNT
E]CECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 18, 1990
AGENDA ITEM: AGENDA SECTION: '
Approve N.S.P. Street Light Policy Consent Agenda
PREPARED BY: AGENDA NO:
Richard M. Hefti ITE� # �.�,
City Engineer/Public Works Director
ATTACHMENTS: Memo to the Utility Commission AP BY:
Letter from Jean Steeves-N.S.P.
NSP is proposing a new level of service for street lights. The
Public Works Department reviewed this new level of service and
recommends that the city adopt it.
In summary of the attached information on this policy, NSP would
be responsible for installing and maintaining all street lights
within their service district. This is similar to DEA's
streetlight policy. The difference is that NSP will not replace
any street lights at their cost after 25 years. This cost would
be the city's responsibility to fund.
The advantage to the city under this policy is that city forces are
not responsible for maintenance of these street lights and buried
wires. We don't have anyone trained or experienced to work with
street light maintenance. We have to contract with a local
electrician for maintenance work.
This new policy will result in increased rates because of NSP's
need to recover installation costs. However, the Public Works
Department and Utility Commission are looking into establishing
user fees for street lights. The user fee could incorporate
replacement funding for the street lights.
AGENDA ITEM:
Motion to approve accepting NSP's Class 5 level of service
for all newly constructed street lights.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Approved
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MEMO
DATE; AUGUST 14, 1990
TO: UTILITY COMMISSION
FROM: CYTY ENGINEER/PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HEFTI
RE: ITEM FOR THE SEPTEMBER 10, 1990
NEW BIISINESS
Approve a new Street Licxht Group Rate thru 'N S P.
This item consist of •changing fram a Group 1 Rate to a Group 5
Rate. Attached to this memo is a letter from Jean Steeves of
Northern States Power Company. In this letter Jean explains
responsibility of the Company (N.S.P. ) and Customer (City) for each
Group.
Presently the City of Rosemount is under the Group 1 Rate. Under
the Group 1 the City must include street lighting as part of a
Public Improvement job. This process is expensive and cumbersome.
After the Street Lights are installed and accepted, th� poles,
cable and feed points become the Cities responsibility to maintain.
This includes liability and cable location for the Gopher State One
Call system. This process is costly and risky, since the City has
no personnel experienced in street lighting.
Under the Group 5 Rate, N.S.P. designs and installs the street
lights. The difference here is that N.S.P. is less expensive and
requires payment before installation. This cost can be obtained
from the Developer. After the street lights are installed the city
would then ' turn back the street lights to N.S.P. At that point
liability, location and future maintenance would be the
responsibility of N.S.P. There is an exception here, and that is
the 25 year clause which is explained in the letter.
When this Group Rate is changed, staff will propose a Street Light
maintenance fee to be added to the ' water bill system. This fee
will �help pay for maintenance after the 25 year clause.
Recommended action for the Utility Commission is to approve and
recommend to City Council to change from a Group 1 rate to a Graup
- 5 rate.
Northem States Power Company
jNewport Area .
3400 Maxwell Avenue
Newport, Minnesota 55055-1001
Telephone (612)459-5580
August 10 , 1990
City of Rosemount
2875 145th Street West
Rosemount, MN 55068 •
Attention Blake Crandall
Dear Blake,
Please find enclosed information regarding the Group 5 rate on
street lighting that NSP has to offer. This information was
taken from the Administration Instructions supplied to us by our
Service Policy people . One thing that this information does not
point out is that this rate is restricted to underground fed
lights and not available to existing systems. It is preferred
that the initial installation cost be paid by the City, but is
no� restricted to that . Upon request, NSP will bill the
developer, but will request that the installation cost be paid
prior to the installation of the system.
In answer to your question concerning yaur existing system, if
the equipment is not NSP standard equipment, NSP would not be
able to take it over. NSP could replace the system with NSP
standard equipment at the City' s expense.
If there are any further questions , please feel free to call me
at 458-1239 .
Sincerely,
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Jean M. Steeves
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August 10, 1990
Group I Street Li�hts {Unmetered)
NSP will provide electric energy, lamp, ballast, starter, photo
electric controls and glassware replacement, and will clean the
glassware and relamp every 4 years.
New lighting units must be high pressure sodium with hours of
operation from dusk to dawn, 24 hour, or dusk to midnight. Phota
electric controls must be the EEI/NEMA type such as NSP stocks
far its .Company owned street lighting. Lamps will be utility
types .
Luminaires must be the_ horizontal or post top type that NSP
stocks for its Company owned street lighting service.
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Group V Street Li�hts (Unmetered )
This rate is for customers that desire an NSP standard ornamental
street lighting system and agree to pa� the installation costs in
advance. The installation price is the total project cost
involved in � nstalling the lights.
NSP will provide maintenance service and repair of any damaged
equipment, in addition to the standard Group I service. Damaged
equipment includes pole knockdowns and cuts to underground
service cable .
The rate� is equal to tr�e Group I rate plus $1 . 54 per month. To
receive Group V service, the customer would purchase an entire
Company standard ornamental street lighting system from the
Company including underground cables , posts , lamps , ballasts ,
starters, photo cells and glassware. The customer may choose to .
own the new system or relinquish ownership to the Compan�y. The
ogtion chosen should be so noted on the contract. In either
case, the system purchased will be the Company standard.
The Company shall furnish all electric energy necessary to
operate the street lighting system, shal2 make all lamp and
glassware renewals , clean the glassware , light and extinguish all
lamps , make all ballast and starter renewals and furnish all the
materials and labor necessary for these services. The Company
shall repair any damaged equipment, including poles and damage to
underground service cable.
The Company shall re�air a11 damaged equipment for 25 years from
the installation date . After 25 years , the Company will on13T
repair damaged equipment when the damage is not associated with
the age of the street lighting system. If in the Companv's
opinion, the condition of the street lighting system is such that
replacement or significant renovation of the system is necessary;
the customer shall have two options. The customer must either
transfer to the appropriate Company owned { leased equipment ) rate
or reimhurse the Company for the installed cost of a replacement
system or a Company approved renovation o,f the existing system.
Present rates for the Group 5 rate are as follows:
100 Watt High Pressure Sodium $5 . 25/manth .
150 Watt High Pressure Sodium $6 . 00/month
250 Watt High Pressure Sodium $7 . 70/month
400 Watt Aigh Pressure Sodium $9 .$0/month