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August 17, 1998 r Mr.Jay Hartman Director of Public Works City of St.Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road St.Anthony,MN 55418-1699 Re: Municipal State Aid(MSA)Funding for Street Lighting RCM File No. 10415.01 Dear Mr.Hartman: Following the City Council meeting on July 28, 1998,we briefly discussed the use of MSA funds to pay for the installation of street lighting on municipal state aid streets. In particular, the question arose related to constructing ornamental lighting on St.Anthony Boulevard in the area of the current sidewalk project. MSA rules that the Minnesota Department of Transportation has promulgated do allow the use of MSA funds on lighting projects. The extent of eligibility for project funding is presently dependent upon whether the lighting project is a"standard"lighting system or an"ornamental"lighting system. rieke Carroll A standard lighting system is considered to be a system that uses "standard" poles,that is muller generally 30-foot to 40-foot high poles, with 'cobra" or "shoebox fixtures. A standard associates, Inc. ensneers lighting system installed on one of your MSA streets,such as.St.Anthony Boulevard,is fully arc�iitects eligible for MSA funding. However,standard lighting systems often lack the aesthetic appeal land surveyors that ornamental lighting systems afford. equal opportunity employer An ornamental lighting system installed on an MSA street is fully eligible for MSA funding only if the ornamental pole is required by an adopted City policy. In the absence of such a policy,MSA funds can be used on an ornamental lighting system project to defray up to one- hundred percent of what a comparable standard lighting system would cost for the given In addition to that figure,r, project. gore, the City can claim up to five percent of its total MSA construction allocation to pay for the project. Jay, I hope that this discussion satisfactorily responds to the City's questions about using MSA funds on street lighting projects. If you have additional questions or for further discussion,please do not hesitate to call me. We welcome the opportunity to work with you and other City officials to implement a street lighting project in the city. • Sincerely, RIEKE CARROLL MULLERASSOCIATES,INC. a"_Yt� ugen .Anderson,P.E. 10901 red circle dr.; Project Manager post office box 130 minnetonka, mn c: Michael Foertsch,P.E. 55343-0130 (612)935-6901 fax(612)935-8814 www.rcm-assoc.com