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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing a professional services agreement with Tanko Streetlighting, Inc. for streetlight audit and ownership support in an amount not to exceed $196,300.
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DATE: January 19, 2021
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jon Locke, Executive Director of Finance
SUBJECT: Streetlight Audit and Ownership Support
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
There are approximately 4,440 streetlights throughout the City that are owned by Oncor. The City pays Oncor a monthly tariff per streetlight that amounts to nearly $697,085 annually. As Killeen grows and additional streetlights are added, the annual cost of streetlights will increase proportionately.
City staff have been exploring the possibility of acquiring ownership of streetlights within the city. There are currently three Oncor covered cities in Texas that own their streetlights, namely Wichita Falls, Arlington, and Fort Worth. These cities acquired ownership of their streetlights many years ago. There have not been any Texas cities that have acquired ownership of their streetlights in recent years.
Tanko Streetlighting, Inc. is a national firm that specializes in assisting municipalities with their streetlighting needs. The company provides a turn-key solution for municipalities with professional services ranging from auditing streetlights to energy efficiency conversion projects. Tanko has been involved in projects that total more than 500,000 streetlights nationwide spanning twenty-three states and fifty-five utilities. The company is currently working with three cities in Texas on streetlighting projects, including Keller, Grapevine, and Corinth.
Tanko’s standard turn-key service consists of four primary components: 1) project development, 2) ownership negotiations, 3) energy efficiency conversion, and 4) ongoing streetlight maintenance. The proposed professional services agreement wil...
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