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City Council Minutes Page 7 <br /> October 6,2014 <br /> Mayor Dietz questioned if something could be made out of the current Lake Orono <br /> park sign to incorporate the elk and the river into it. <br /> Ms. Gardner stated the fact-finding group really liked this sign but it is not located at <br /> a city entrance. <br /> Mayer Dietz questioned the costs again. <br /> Ms. Gardner stated both options are about equal in cost and Richard Lang with <br /> Visual Communications could speak more to this subject. <br /> Mr. Lang stated he couldn't give a fair appraisal of a ballpark price today. He stated <br /> the larger units could be about$40,000-50,000 depending on funding from various <br /> sources such as grants, contributions from companies, etc. <br /> Mayor Dietz stated he would like a ballpark figure of the entire plan. <br /> Ms. Gardner stated the Council is requested to select an option so the consultant can <br /> move forward with putting the specifications together for an entire plan. She noted <br /> the committee would need to work on making further product selections,which <br /> could influence costs. <br /> Councilmember Westgaard stated he likes Option 2 due to its color scheme but he <br /> could go either way, choosing a design due based on its costs. He stated he would <br /> prefer to see a schedule with some basic budgetary costs and an implementation <br /> period. <br /> Mr. Lang stated he could put together a ballpark schedule for both options for the <br /> next meeting. <br /> Councilmember Motin questioned if the red and black color in the signage were <br /> chosen because of the Elk River High School colors. <br /> Mr. Lang stated no. <br /> Ms. Allard stated some of the coloring was taken from the downtown park area. <br /> Council consensus was for staff to bring back pricing and a schedule for both <br /> options. <br /> Mr. Lang stated he understands budgeting but he would hate to see that the option <br /> that was selected by the community not be chosen due to a small difference in costs. <br /> He stated he would rather look at the option that is selected and try to cost evaluate <br /> it better and build it in a way that fits within the city's budget. He asked that when <br /> Council makes their decision, that they keep in mind that specifications can be <br /> changed around. <br /> P O w E R E U 9 1 <br /> 1`4 U <br />