TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsey, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Michael Gibson, Parks, Recreation and Maintenance Director
Bianca Shoneman, Cool Spring Downtown District, Inc. President & CEO
DATE: March 4, 2024
RE:
Title
Downtown Nighttime Landscaping - Lighting Plan Proposals
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
This item addresses a request received from Mayor Colvin to research and provide feedback with findings regarding downtown nighttime landscaping options, costs, and possible partnerships.
The item was presented to the Council Corridor Revitalization committee on October 16, 2023. The recommendation of the committee was to explore a partnership with Cool Springs Downtown District (CSDD) to present a master plan proposal to the committee. CSDD provided proposals to the Council Corridor Revitalization committee on December 20, 2023. The recommendation of the committee was to present the proposals to Council.
Proposals from two engineering firms are attached for review and discussion. The firms are Optima Engineering & Skyline Arts LLC.
Background:
Additional Downtown Landscape Lighting has the potential to improve public safety in the downtown setting as well as assist to enhance the attractiveness of the area.
Online searches and review of comparable projects revealed a wide array of options available for this topic. Several different varieties of landscape lighting can be used to include but not limited to up-lighting, down-lighting, pathway lighting, built-in lighting, or spot lighting. Additional considerations include options for color lighting and artistic flair.
The most relevant factors to define to move forward with concepts and proposals are the site location parameters and a desired budget range.
The Downtown Core map from Development Services is attached. The area detailed on the map represents the desired project area as currently understood.
Issues/Analysis:
N/A
Budget Impact:
Master Plan only up to $75,000. Unbudgeted expense and does not construct or install or cover recurring costs.
Options:
City Council reviews proposals.
City Council reviews proposals and provides additional guidance to staff.
Recommended Action:
City Council reviews proposals and provides additional guidance to staff.
Attachments:
Map of Downtown MSD
Optima Engineering Downtown Lighting Plan Proposal
Skyline Arts LLC Downtown Lighting Plan Proposal