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St /a (°ana% <br />MAYOR <br />Bill Blesener <br />COUNCIL <br />Rick Montour <br />Barbara Allan <br />John Keis <br />Michael McGraw <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson <br />www. ci.tittle- canada. rnn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of City Council <br />FROM: Bill Direks, Public Works Superintendent <br />DATE: November 21, 2007 <br />RE: Streetlights <br />The residents of Labore Avenue requested a streetlight last year to be installed at the west <br />end of the road in the cul -de -sac. It was decided that the streetlight installation could be <br />coordinated with the Boss Road project in 2007. The location fits our streetlight location <br />policy but getting a light to that location is proving to be expensive. Labore Avenue <br />power is served from poles on the back lot lines between Labore and Bryan and Labore <br />and Maple Lane. That makes getting wire to the street more difficult. <br />Xcel Energy provided a quote of $1500 to bring overhead lines from the south to the cul- <br />de -sac and install a light. They also said they could run a line from the north between 29 <br />and 39 Labore and install a light at that location but it is not in the cul -de -sac. The cost <br />for this installation would be $0 but easements would be required from the homeowners <br />at 29 and 39 Labore. The installation would also necessitate the removal of at least one <br />and possibly two or three trees. <br />Staff decided that overhead lines were not very appealing and decided to have Xcel <br />provide quotes for underground installation. Xcel responded with quotes of $5712 for the <br />underground installation between 29 and 39 Labore and $14,875 to run underground <br />power from Jackson St. to the Labore cul -de -sac. Both bids were thrown out. <br />Staff met with a representative of Xcel on -site to discuss any other options there might be <br />to get a streetlight installed at the end of Labore. Xcel provided a quote of $2,612 to run <br />underground power from the last pole at the west end between Bryan and Labore. An <br />easement would be required and the City already has one on the new Boss house that <br />would work for the installation. The light would be in the southeast portion of the cul -de- <br />sac and Xcel said they could angle the light fixture out over the cul -de -sac. Xcel also <br />