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AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: November 4, 2014
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Contact Name: Jeffrey Hayes Department Director:
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Subject: Proposed costs for lighting trees along Starke Lake and Lakeshore Drive.
Background Summary:
The City Commission at its previous meeting of October 21, 2014, had requested city staff to obtain pricing to
have Christmas lights placed in the trees that are located along Lakeshore Drive at the Ocoee Lakeshore
Center. Parks and Recreation staff have looked at the site and recommend lighting only the trees with a power
source within close proximity to each tree; this would include eight Tabebuia trees which are located in the
boulevard along the east side of street and two Tabebuia trees located just south of the boat ramp, along with
the four Alee Elm trees that are in the four planters located in the parking lot on the west side of the street. Each
tree would require 20 strands of warm white LED lights that would be strung throughout the canopy and around
the trunk and major limbs of the tree. The cost to do this level of lighting would be approximately $300 to $400
per tree, with a total cost of $4,200 to $5,600 for the fourteen trees.
The Parks and Recreation Department had in previous years included the lighting of these trees with the
holiday lighting scheme for the City Hall complex, however, the lighting of the trees along Lakeshore Drive was
discontinued due to the lights being vandalized or damaged by vehicle traffic along the street. Therefore, the
Parks and Recreation Department had not included funds in the 2014 -15 budget for this expense.
Issue:
Should the City Commission approve the purchase of LED lights not to exceed $5,600 to light the trees along
Lakeshore Drive, with funds to come from the City Contingency Fund.
Recommendations
City staff is merely providing information as requested and does not have a recommendation,
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Financial Impact:
The cost to purchase lights for the proposed location is estimated between $4,200 to $5,600.
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