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REQUEST FOR ACTION TO ITEM NUMBER Ma or and Ci Council 8.3 AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY General Business Ma 21, 2012 Chris Leeseber ,Park Planner-Planner ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By City Limit Signage erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er REVIEWED BY Cal Portner, Ci Administrator ACTION REQUESTED Staff is looking for direction on city limit signage placed at all of the vehicular access points into the city. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION The 2011 Goals included item C9 - Utilising brand, develop and construct a conxi.rtent ciuic signage plan, which could not be completed until the brand was adopted. The goal was derived from resident's and visitor's comments that they do not know when they are in Elk River. It was envisioned that attractive signage at each of the entrances would communicate the borders and general good will to visitors and residents. There are 24 points of access into the city. Four locations axe on Highway 10 and Highway 169 with only one location having existing signage, near Lake Orono on Highway 10. Staff proposes two sign sizes with the same design for the twenty other access points. On larger, heavier traveled, and faster road access points such as County Road 1 a larger sign could be utilized and smaller signs on lesser traveled, slower road access points such as 183rd Avenue. Large, landscape monuments would be installed on westbound Highway 10 and Highway 169 (North and Southbound) as budget permits. Staff has been working on other signage projects throughout the city. We received a grant to install way- fmding signage around the train station area. This sign design includes a graphic indication of the district you are in (see attachment). Another area under consideration is the signage for the Downtown Task Force. This project is still in progress, but one idea of signage is a downtown parking sign (see attachment). The intent is to develop a consistent style/character to the signage, as an additional mechanism to tie the community together. Designs Staff recommends the circular sign Option A. This option maintains the goal of a consistent style / character of signage and the color scheme is more appealing. The small signs are proposed to be two feet in diameter and the large signs are proposed to be three feet in diameter. We will continue to work with the county on the sizes. Both options communicate the Powered by Nature brand. EONfE~fll BY N:\Departments\Communiry Development\Planning\Projects\Ciry Limit Signs\CC Memo 05-21-12.docx