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eir MAYOR Bill Blesener COUNCIL Jim LaValle Rick Montour Barbara Allan John Keis 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson www. ci.little- canada. mn. us MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Blesener & Members of City Council From: Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent Date: October 20, 2006 Re: Streetlight on Windward and Leeward Ms. Laurie Grittner from 793 Windward Way called last fall and inquired about getting a streetlight installed at the intersection of Windward and Leeward. There have been some issues with theft and graffiti in the area and she thought that a light would help the situation. The intersection does meet the City's criteria for a streetlight so staff started communications with Xcel Outdoor Lighting to get a light installed. There were long delays on the Xcel Energy end that has caused this project to drag out for a year. Xcel Energy offers two options for installing new streetlights. The first is the City pays all construction costs upfront and then the light is placed in the Group V rate for billing, which is $5.82 per month. The second is Xcel pays all upfront construction costs with the exception of the underground portion and the light is billed at a rate of $15.12 per month. At the writing of this memo staff was still awaiting pricing on a few different locations near the intersection that would allow the light to be put in for the smallest cost possible. Early prices came in pretty high for the optimal location at the southeast corner of Windward and Leeward due to the fact that the wire would have to be directionally drilled under Windward Way from the nearest transformer. Because of that, staff identified other locations that may snake more sense from a cost standpoint. Those numbers should be available by Wednesday night's meeting. Cc: Ms. Laurie Grittner