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Council votes to pursue grant for downtown lighting, approves 'every-other' poles for phase 2
Summary
After discussing options and costs for downtown lighting, the council approved a motion to apply for a grant targeting phase 2 with lights installed on every other pole, aiming to leverage up to $50,000 in grant funds and reduce city share.
The council agreed to pursue a grant to fund downtown lighting improvements and approved applying for a configuration described in the meeting as phase 2 using an "every-other" pole approach to reduce upfront cost. City engineer Jay outlined a short-term/long-term improvement approach and said a grant could contribute up to $50,000 toward lighting.
Council members discussed spacing, aesthetics and whether to do all lights or alternate poles. One council member advocated the alternate approach noting it would lower the city's immediate share. A motion to proceed with phase 2 every-other poles was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote: "Motion to proceed with every other light" was recorded and the motion passed.
Council members noted potential city matching costs (cited informally as roughly $30,000 for the city's share on the phase 2 every-other option) and asked staff to prepare the application. Staff noted application timing — end-of-year or next quarterly application (March 31) — and sought direction to file now; council directed staff to proceed with the application for phase 2 every-other poles.
