City Council
MEETING DATE: 3/23/2016
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Citywide Directional Sign Concepts
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FROM:
Leisa Lukes, Economic Development Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
This item is presented for information, discussion and direction only.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 13, 2016, the City Council approved a Design Professional Services Agreement with Graphic Solutions (Consultant) to develop and implement a comprehensive Citywide Sign Program. Graphic Solution's goal is to work collaboratively with City stakeholders in designing a wayfinding program that is beneficial to the City's residents and visitors. A Sign Committee was formed and the Consultant has prepared several design options based on their input. These options are now being presented to the City Council and to each of the City's commissions for review and discussion (Attachment 1).
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of the Citywide Wayfinding Sign Program is to unify and consolidate the City's entryway signs, vehicular directional signs, and downtown directory signs. Standardizing the City's public wayfinding signs will benefit the community by improving its overall appearance and provide residents and visitors with readily identifiable information in a coordinated format. To assist in building consensus for a preferred design, a Sign Committee comprised of two members from the City Council and each of the City's commissions was formed. The City Council representatives are Councilmember Shelley Kaplan and Councilmember Mark Carnevale (see Attachment 2).
The Sign Committee met in February and in early March and, as a result of their input during a Sign Preference Survey and their feedback on the Consultant's initial sign design concepts, the Consultant has prepared updated concepts for review and discussion by the City Council and each of the commissions. The Consultant will further refine the draft design concepts and prepare a complete sign package for consideration by the City Council...
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