Transcript north_pole_streetlight_standardization_project

North Pole
Streetlight
Standardization
Project
Estimated project
start date
summer 2017
History
• In 2014 the City of North Pole passed Resolution
14-10, nominating the North Pole Streetlight
Standardization Project through the local
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
• The local MPO also know as Fairbanks
Metropolitan Area Transportation System
(FMATS), scored the nomination and inserted it
into the Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP) for funding.
History
• Federally designated transportation funding is
allocated to each MPO to pay for projects that
have been identified within the MPO
boundaries.
• All federally funded projects require roughly a
10% match by the local agency (more for
planning phases)
• The City would most likely pay for the match
with contributions from the Capital Projects fund
and the General Fund. (subject to council
approval)
Project Scope
• The Project is broken into 4 areas: City Core,
Highway Park, Morning Star and Ford.
• All new streetlights would be LED, have a
designated lighting circuit, and be installed to
current electrical code.
• Since the project has not been funded no
engineering outside of the scope and estimate
has been done, we don’t know where the lights
will exactly go.
Meeting Purpose
• Before we begin the project we want to be sure that the
project is supported by the neighborhood.
• We are asking property owners and residents if they are
in favor or opposed to the project via survey cards and
through this public meeting.
• All funding is subject to the councils approval of the
match for this project and ongoing electricity and
maintenance.
• There is no obligation for a subdivision to have
streetlights, if a majority express that they are not in
favor then we can remove the subdivision from the
project.
Project Areas
Area 1 City Core
• The City Core is roughly identified as the
streets from Davis west to Holiday and 2nd ave
south to 7th ave. This area is already served
with streetlights but many of them are
unmetered meaning they are directly
connected to the GVEA electrical grid and we
pay on them based on a formula, this project
would update the old lights creating a
isolated circuit and placing additional lights to
meet code requirements.
Area 2 Ford Subdivision
Ford Subdivision is one of our newest
subdivisions and has never had
streetlights. It would also include
Homestead Blvd. here is a rough
estimate of where the lights could go
(LIGHTS ARE FOR VISUAL NOT PLACED
BY AN ENGINEER)
Area 3 Highway park
Highway Park Subdivision is one of our
older subdivisions and has never had
streetlights. It would also include the
beginning of Homestead Blvd. here is a
rough estimate of where the lights could
go (LIGHTS ARE FOR VISUAL NOT PLACED
BY AN ENGINEER)
Area 4 Morning Star
Subdivision
•Morning Park Subdivision has
never had streetlights. Here is a
rough estimate of where the
lights could go (LIGHTS ARE FOR
VISUAL NOT PLACED BY AN
ENGINEER)
Examples
• If you are interested in what your subdivision may look like
with streetlights try driving through one of our other lighted
subdivisions
• If you live in Morning Star Subdivision or Highway Park your
neighborhood check out:
• Northstar Drive, Blanket Blvd, Turner St
• If you live in Ford Subdivision your neighborhood may look
most like:
• Patriot Drive, Minuteman, or Marquette.
Public Comment
• The floor is now open for public comment
• Please come to the table in the center of
the room and sign in, when you are ready
please first state your name and address
for the record, you will then have up to 5
minutes for public comment.