To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Street Lighting Agreements

Initiator

Engineering

Recommendation

Approval is requested to execute Street Lighting Agreements with local utility \n \n companies and the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) for street \n \n lighting related projects.

Approval

Approved

Background

The City is trying get out of the Street Lighting maintenance business for

street lights on public streets and right-of-ways. There only remains a few

streets for which the City owns street light fixtures and/or poles with the

local utility companies providing either energy only or street light fixtures

plus energy. This past year, the City and Georgia Power Company entered into

an agreement to take over the remaining City owned street lights within the

Central Business District. The next project for which funds were approved in

the Midyear Budget is to have Georgia Power Company take over the street lights

along I-185 from St Mary's Road to Macon Road. We have three local utility

companies who have separate service territories that provide electrical energy

and street lighting services to Columbus: Georgia Power Company, Flint

Energies and Diversified Power.

Analysis

The Georgia DOT now requires that the City sign a formal agreement anytime that

we authorized five or more streets to be installed along a State Route by any

of these same utility companies. In order to streamline this procedure, the

attached Resolution will give the City Manager the authority to execute these

routine agreements.

Financial Considerations

The authorizing of new street lights is funded thru annual street lighting

accounts and thru CIP projects.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

This action requires Council approval.

Recommendations/ Actions

Authorize the City Manager to execute Street Lighting Agreements with local

utility companies and the Georgia DOT.



A RESOLUTION



NO._____



A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE STREET LIGHTING AGREEMENTS

WITH THE GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, FLINT ENERGIES, DIVERSIFIED POWER AND THE

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR STREET LIGHTING RELATED PROJECTS

WITHIN COLUMBUS.

WHEREAS, the City is attempting to reduce annual expenses by

eliminating street lighting maintenance for City owned street lighting

fixtures/poles along City streets and State Routes by entering into street

lighting maintenance agreements with local utility companies; and,

WHEREAS, as funds become available, the City will continue to transfer

maintenance from City crews to local utility companies; and,

WHEREAS, there are three local utilities that will participate in said

agreements: Georgia Power Company, Flint Energies and Diversified Power; and,



WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Transportation requires the City to

sign Street Lighting Agreements anytime five or more street lights are

authorized to be installed or relocated along a State Route; and,



WHEREAS, the Engineering Department administers all street lighting along City

streets and State Routes recommending entering into said agreements when it

reduces annual expenses with the City and is in best interest to the City.



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES AS

FOLLOWS:

THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE STREET LIGHTING

AGREEMENTS WITH THE GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, FLINT ENERGIES, DIVERSIFIED POWER

AND THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR STREET LIGHTING RELATED

PROJECTS WITHIN COLUMBUS.

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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia,

held the _________ day of _________________, 2008 and adopted at said meeting

by the affirmative vote of _________ members of said Council.



Councilor Allen voting __________.

Councilor Anthony voting __________.

Councilor Baker voting __________.

Councilor Barnes voting __________.

Councilor Davis voting .

Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.





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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Jim Wetherington, Mayor

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