CR 97-134 Consider Excelsior Boulevard Lighting DesignCouncil Report 97 -134
Consider Excelsior Boulevard Lighting Design
Proposed Action.
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move that Council
approve Excelsior Boulevard lighting design as presented.
Overview.
In the past 9 months, staff has brought various landscaping elements
(landscaping plantings, median landscaping & paving, screen fence and
monument) to Council for consideration and approval. At this time, staff
requests Council consideration of pedestrian -scale street lights fixture design,
location and color. Bruce Chamberlain, Hoisington - Koegler Group, Inc. will
present a pole and fixture sample and color sample at the meeting.
Primary Issues to Consider.
Lighting Installation and Maintenance
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NSP is currently preparing a proposal for City consideration. The proposal
will include installation and maintenance of the lighting system. After
thorough review and possible negotiation with NSP, staff will request Council
action on a proposed contract.
Lighting Purchase and Installation Budget
The current budget is $328,000. The proposed lighting plan is expected to
come in within budget.
Supporting Information.
July 8 letter - Hoisington- Koegler Group Inc.
Pole & fixture drawing
Landscape Plan with ' : t pole locations
Steven J. Stadler, Public Works Director
July 8, 1997
Creative Solutions for Land Planning and Design
MEMO
July 8, 1997
To: Steve Stadler, Public Works Director
City of Hopkins
From: Bruce Chamberlain
Project Landscape Architect
Re: Lighting design issues on Excelsior Boulevard.
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Hoisington Koegler Group Inc.
In preparation for the City Council meeting next Tuesday, I wanted to gather all of the lighting
information we have to date and pass it along to you. Lighting design issues will be discussed
with the Council on Tuesday and price information from NSP covering supply, installation and
maintenance will be discussed at a future Council meeting.
As you know, pedestrian lighting is proposed for Excelsior Boulevard, the first phase of which
will be installed in 1998 from Shady Oak Road to roughly 9th Avenue. The poles and fixtures
are proposed to be manufactured by King Luminaire. In our opinion, King is among the highest
quality street light manufacturers available. We understand that the City is at least somewhat
disappointed with the quality of the Main Street lights and we want to emphasize that the lighting
proposed for Excelsior Boulevard is higher quality and pays closer attention to design detail.
The design intent is for the street lights along Excelsior Boulevard to reflect the character of the
Main Street lighting but also to be distinctive. The poles will be a smooth tapered extruded
aluminum shaft 15' in height. The pole base will have decorative fluting similar in character to
the Main Street lights. The capital of the pole will also have decorative fluting. The fixture will
be a high performance acorn style. The color is proposed to be a very deep raspberry color
(much more elegant than the brighter raspberry color we discussed early in the process). The
poles will be spaced 120' apart and will be opposite one another along the street. Aluminum
poles are being proposed because they will resist the harsh conditions of the county road better
that other materials. The color proposed is not a standard color for NSP poles but it would not
mean any additional cost to the City. The only impact a custom color has is that it means the
City has to have replacement poles on hand for NSP to access when needed. Assuming the City
accepts the NSP maintenance agreement, the lighting and electrical will be completely installed
and maintained by NSP. NSP is currently working on detailed cost estimates and at this time we
expect the lighting to come in at the preliminary budget established.
A pole and fixture sample and color swatches will be brought to the Council meeting for review.
In addition to the lighting, we would also like to briefly discuss a small modification to sidewalk
paving at the 1 lth Avenue intersection to better tie the paving character to Main Street. If you
have any questions, let me know.
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