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SINGLE STREETLIGHTS <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 9/21/88: <br />TO: The Borrd of County Commissioners <br />FROM: William G. Collins II - LO(— <br />Acting <br />am,LActing County Administrator <br />DATE: September 21, 1988 <br />SUBJECT: Single Streetlights <br />As you recall, last spring Indian River County entered into <br />a Master Governmental Streetlighting Agreement with the City <br />of Vero Beach. Under this program, subdivisions within the <br />unincorporated area of the County -have requested <br />streetlights be installed and supplied electricity by the <br />City of Vero Beach. The City bills the County directly and <br />the County passes the bill along to the subdivision. <br />We are now receiving requests to have streetlights installed <br />in parking lots, by tenants rather than owners of the <br />building. I would request some policy direction from the <br />Board on the subject of whether or not we will provide <br />streetlights to any Individual. My concern is that if we <br />enter into an agreement with a tenant of a shopping center <br />to light a parking area, and the tenant's lease expires <br />prior to the 10 -year term for which we are bound to pay the <br />City of Vero Beach, then the County may be left holding the <br />financial bag. In the case of subdivisions, we- enter into <br />agreements with property owners' associations which have the <br />power to make assessments. When we are dealing with owners <br />of property we can get judgments against land. However, a <br />tenant with no ownership in the property to be lighted may <br />leave the state and we would not have the ability to collect <br />the electric bills from the tenant so that we could pay the <br />City as they bill us, the County. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />I recommend that we only enter into streetlighting <br />agreements with subdivisions which can demonstrate the <br />ability to make assessments for street lighting to each lot <br />owner. If street lightIng is to be extended to others, then <br />we should secure the payment by up -front payment for the <br />10 -year term or by a performance bond. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Bowman, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Eggert, that the Board approve <br />Administrator Collins' recommendation as set out in the <br />above memo. <br />22 <br />SEP 2 7 1999 <br />BOOK' ; `r�• <br />J <br />