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City reviews street-light inventory, discusses LED conversion and ownership
Summary
Public Works Director Arnold said the city maintains eight traffic signals and 199 city-owned street lights; staff noted aging infrastructure, lease costs from utilities and plans to convert Fire Department lights to LED and to buy lights ahead of projects.
Public Works Director Arnold reported on the Street Lights function during the March 3 work session, saying the department has one full-time staff member and "maintains eight signal lights and 199 City-owned Street Lights." He identified challenges including aging infrastructure, the cost of leasing lights from Xcel and Benco, and the age of traffic signals.
Arnold said opportunities include further discussion about converting to LED fixtures and acquiring more city-owned lights so replacements can be scheduled with capital projects. Near-term plans described during the report include replacing the lights at the Fire Department with LED units, purchasing street lights ahead of major projects and developing a street-light maintenance tracking program.
