TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 10/13/2025
FROM: City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 4 - A
SUBJECT:
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Citywide sidewalk and street lighting installation and Citywide lake spraying.
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LOCATION:
Citywide
COST:
N/A - Discussion Purposes Only
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
General Fund or Non-Ad Valorem Assessment
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Public Works
POTENTIAL MOTION:
Recommendation
Direct staff to further investigate the cost of providing sidewalks, street lighting and lake management Citywide.
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BACKGROUND:
Background
Research was undertaken during May of this year to determine what it would require to extend sidewalks and street lighting throughout District 1. This analysis now evaluates all 6 Districts.
SIDEWALKS
• This evaluation extends 5’ sidewalks on both sides of the roadways in the those areas missing sidewalks. Labor and materials with our current concrete vendor is $7.81 per square foot.
o Should the City undertake such a significant installation it could require a SJRWMD Permit as the net new impervious area would trip the threshold for a permit and would not fall under the definition of de minimis installation. The possibility for a permit would also require identification of existing stormwater ponds for expansion or property acquisition for new pond locations to manage the net new impervious runoff this installation would generate.
STREETLIGHTS
• Streetlights are typically spaced every 100 feet to provide reasonable illumination to roadways. On side-streets 40-watt LEDs provide sufficient illumination, while along major roadways - such as Howland Boulevard, Lake Helen Osteen Road, Captain Drive, Haulover Drive, Elkcam Boulevard & Courtland Boulevard higher wattage illumination would be appropriate as well as at any high-traveled intersections.
o This estimate used a $10 per month charge for all proposed lighting.
§ Light leasing requires a 10-year lease along with any up-front construction costs. Generally if there is nothing additional needed to install a fixture on a pole, the power companies do not charge an up-front construction fee, however installation of thousands of fixtures could generate an up-front construction cost for the provider to have in-stock this many fixtures.
• Please note - this estimate does not include any installation along roadways where the power runs behind the homes (such as Nemo Drive WEST, Evard Avenue, etc.). Any installation of streetlights along these roadways requires extension of power from the rear drainage & utility easements where power would be extended to the roadway frontage. I would estimate that would be approximately $2,000 per pole up-front construction costs.
LAKE SPRAYING
• This analysis assumes that each lake will require an initial treatment in order to get under control the nuisance & invasive vegetation. It is anticipated that the first year would be the initial treatment period and that cost for this purpose is estimated at $50,000 per lake. Experience on Lake McGarity found that after the 1st year, the cost of treatment & maintenance went down significantly. Therefore, for estimated purposes staff used $3,000 monthly for each lake to maintain each lake.
The information provided is to allow the initial discussions or consideration of extending Citywide sidewalk and street lighting infrastructure and lake management Citywide.
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