Recommendation
This item was brought forward by Ald. Cummings. The request is to increase the wattage of the luminaire at the intersection of Racine Avenue & Cheviot Chase. The existing light at this location is a 200 watt HPS (High Pressure Sodium) cobra head provided by We Energies. This light currently costs us $18.35 a month. We could have the light switched out to an LED. The fixture cost is about $225.00. The per month billing is $23.17 for the first 84 months. After that time period, the price will drop to $13.17 per month. It is not recommended to increase the HSP higher than 200 watts. Rather, switch the light to be LED which will be brighter. he cost to replace this light with an equivalent LED will be $225 and covered by the 2019 Building and Grounds Sign Budget (3310.54140). It should also be noted that there will be a monthly cost from WE Energies of $23.17 which will be funded by the yearly power use budget for lighting.