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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> August 22, 2000 <br /> • Page 3 <br /> 1 Forcemain Improvements. <br /> 2 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 3 2. Resolution 00-070, re: Decorative Ligh`g, <br /> 4 Mr. Hubmer reviewed the work of the Planning Commission to obtain public input to <br /> 5 select decorative lighting for the Village of St. Anthony which included a display during <br /> 6 VillageFest and a public forum where invitations were mailed to residents along MSA <br /> 7 streets. The results of those events were presented to the Planning Commission on <br /> 8 August 15, 2000 and following discussion, the Planning Commission recommends that <br /> 9 black colored Vernon fixtures be adopted as the standard fixture for municipal state aid <br /> 10 streets and that the shoebox fixture be utilized at intersections or areas where the <br /> 11 decorative fixtures do not supply ample light to meet lighting requirements. Mr. Hubmer <br /> 12 advised that the City of Minneapolis,selected the Lantern fixture and the Planning <br /> 13 Commission felt the lighting fixtures;in St. Anthony should be a bit different. In <br /> 14 addition,there were concerns by residents about light pollution. He commented on the <br /> 15 Dark Sky movement that is underway and desire to not emit lights upward into the <br /> 16 atmosphere. Mr. Hubmer notedthe lantern fixture on display in the Council Chambers, <br /> 17 advising it was the second most efficient fixture available from NSP. He explained the <br /> 18 light is actually within the.top;of the fixture and is directed downward via lenses and <br /> reflector. <br /> 20 Horst asked if this is a standard fixture with economies or what the cost is above the <br /> 21 standard fixture. Mr Hubmer stated the Vernon fixture is about$500 more per fixture <br /> 22 than the lantern selected by the City of Minneapolis. He presented the costs for the eight <br /> 23 fixtures styles considered and advised that there is an economy of scale with the fixture <br /> 24 being recommended and the costs may be reduced further since it is one of the most <br /> 25 popular NSP fixtures and they are beginning to warehouse them. <br /> 26 Horst stated his understanding there werelo be no assessments to residents for these <br /> 27 fixtures and he wondered if that was still possible based on the higher cost. Mr. Hubmer <br /> 28 stated the cost of the Vernon,fixture remains in line with the cost estimates presented to <br /> 29 the Council last fall. <br /> 30 Thuesen stated he shared the same concern after reviewing the Planning Commission <br /> 31 minutes. He stated his support to hold to that standard while achieving this type of <br /> 32 decorative lighting. <br /> 33 Cavanaugh noted the policy specifically includes decorative lighting to be installed only <br /> 34 during reconstruction projects. <br /> 35 Mr. Hubmer stated staff will work with NSP to create a lighting plan which will develop <br /> ilN _ <br />