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i <br /> i <br /> i <br /> Street Lighting <br /> Description of the function: <br /> Street lighting consists of the power to light the lights and the bulb replacement and <br /> h <br /> routine maintenance to keep lights working <br /> j <br /> Comparison to others: <br /> All of the cities surveyed provide this service at about the same repair service level. The <br /> typical non-emergency standard for repair of light outages is five days. <br /> All of the cities surveyed provide this service through a contract with the Power <br /> Company in their area. The cost per light shown in the chart includes the cost of both <br /> power and routine maintenance. <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br /> f The cities surveyed saw street lighting as a general city benefit and paid for it through <br /> general tax revenues. While none of the cities surveyed had a separate street light utility <br /> or assessment district, that practice is not unusual. One practice is the use of general city <br /> funds for arterial lighting and assessment districts for neighborhood lighting. <br /> Cost Factor Analysis: saiem ~ <br /> Eugene's total cost per light is lower than Ft coulns <br /> all the other cities because of the <br /> Boulder <br /> extremely favorable power contract now <br /> in place. Future contracts will likely not s~nw~le <br /> Vancau~er <br /> be as economical making the cost of <br /> • Eugene <br /> maintenance more important. For <br /> example, while Vancouver's total costs $o $50 $,oo $,50 $200: $250 <br /> are higher than Eugene's, the Vancouver rotas cost PeP rgnr <br /> maintenance contract with Clark Public <br /> Utilities costs about $15/year per light while * data differences described in text <br /> Eugene is spending $31/year per light. <br /> <br /> II Information from Fort Collins was not available on a per light basis and is therefore not <br /> shown on the chart. <br /> The number of street lights to be maintained can add to the total cost, which suggests that <br /> unnecessary lighting should be avoided. However, Eugene has fewer lights per square <br /> mile than any of the other cities surveyed. <br /> Contra ti <br /> c n O tions• <br /> g P <br /> The most common practice is to contract with the local Power Company because they <br /> generally have responsibility for lights outside the city limits and have staff and <br /> equipment for this purpose. <br /> 19 <br /> <br />