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Board directs city attorney to draft agreement for Bearhaven streetlights after HOA request
Summary
Property management asked the city to assume electricity costs for 16 Bearhaven Boulevard lights (about $325/month). The board authorized drafting an agreement among the city, the HOA and Ameren; the motion passed with one recorded nay (identity unclear in transcript).
City staff told the Board a property management company representing a neighborhood HOA asked the city to take on the electric expense for 16 streetlights on Bearhaven Boulevard. Staff estimated the monthly electricity cost at approximately $325 ($3,900 per year) and said Ameren would own and maintain the fixtures if the city agreed to pay electricity.
Staff noted prior documents referenced streetlights in the site's CID and TDD and that an intergovernmental cooperation agreement originally contemplated dedicating the lights to the city, but that dedication never occurred. Staff further said some fixtures were built on private property, complicating automatic transfer to the city.
The city attorney (John Young) was cited as advising that, if the board wished to proceed, the proper next step would be to have the attorney draft a specific agreement among the HOA, Ameren and the city rather than simply assume the Ameren bill.
Alderman Johnson moved and the motion was seconded to authorize the city attorney to draft such an agreement and a policy for transferring the lights to city responsibility. The motion passed after a voice vote; the clerk recorded one nay but the transcript did not clearly identify the voting alderman.
Next steps identified in the meeting: staff will direct the city attorney to draft the proposed agreement and present it to the board for review.
