LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: Grover C. Robinson, IV, Mayor
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APPROVAL OF LIGHTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF PENSACOLA AND FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (FPL)
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That the City Council approve a request for FPL to install or modify lighting at Blount Street as part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) Financial Project ID 446034-2-58-01 - Lighting Retrofit Project along State Road 95 (SR95/US29) from Blount Street to Old Chemstrand Road.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
The City of Pensacola requests the FPL install or modify lighting facilities at Blount Street as part of the FDOT lighting retrofit project.
The project is scheduled in FDOT’s FY2022 totaling approximately $252K, and specifically calls for 11 new lights and 1 new standard wood pole along US29 from Blount Street to the City Limits. The City of Pensacola agrees to pay a monthly fee for fixtures and poles in the amount of $8.40.
This Agreement shall be for a term of ten (10) years from the date of initiation of service, and, except as provided below, shall extend thereafter for further successive periods of five (5) years from the expiration of the initial ten (10) year term or from the expiration of any extension thereof. The date of initiation of service shall be defined as the date the first lights are energized and billing begins, not the date of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be extended automatically beyond the initial the (10) year term or any extension thereof, unless either party shall have given written notice to the other of its desire to terminate this Agreement. The written notice shall be by certified mail and shall be given not less than ninety (90) days before the expiration of the initial ten (10) year term, or any extension thereof.
PRIOR ACTION:
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FUNDING:
Budget: $ N/A
Actual: $ N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There will be no initial financial impact to the City as the installation cost of the lights will be funded directly by the FDOT. The total monthly cost of $219.78 for the lights will be reimbursed by State to the City under the FDOT State Highway Lighting, Maintenance, and Compensation Agreement at a rate of $242.00 per month.
LEGAL REVIEW ONLY BY CITY ATTORNEY: Yes
4/26/2022
STAFF CONTACT:
Kerrith Fiddler, City Administrator
David Forte, Deputy City Administrator - Community Development
Amy Toole, Public Works and Facilities Director
James W. Cook, Public Works and Facilities Deputy Director of Operations
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Lighting Agreement with FPL
2) Project Monthly Cost Breakdown Spreadsheet
3) FPL Signature Authorization
4) FDOT Lighting Project Plans
PRESENTATION: No end