Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/12/2018

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• Sign Location • Street Light Plan • Street Light Banner Concept Design . Conceptual Design/Layout at Key Nodes and Gateways • Eastern Gateway (Highway 10 border with Anoka) • Western Gateway (Highway 10 border with Elk River) • Bunker Lake Boulevard/TH 47 Node • 167th Avenue/TH 47 Node Reasons for a Plan • Consistent community branding and identity in corridors, districts, and nodes. • Improved visibility and wayfinding for key nodes. Background on Case The following information is provided to help inform policy decisions. Key Factors Influencing Priority of Plan • Replace destroyed sign at Bunker Lake Boulevard (County Road 116) and Saint Francis Boulevard (MN Trunk Highway 47). • Need for wayfinding signage, especially in The COR (identified as a need by The COR Market Panel, Resilient Communities Partnership (University of Minnesota), etc.) • Staff previously brought forward a discussion topic on street light banner design. Generally speaking, it was the desire of the City Council to speak more strategically and comprehensively, rather than focus on a single, individual component. This discussion occurred in 2016, and the desire was to have this discussion wrapped up by now. Unfortunately, a combination of workload and available resources made it difficult to complete this task. Staff is confident that it now has the resources to accomplish this task and will make it a priority to complete. • The existing large COR Sign near the Rail Station cost approximately $50,000 and included a dynamic display. Other quotes showed this sign at $75,000. • The COR Sign at Ramsey Boulevard and Highway 10 was a rehab of the original Holiday Stationstore sign. The cost for sign was approximately $6,500 with $4,000 in landscape allowance. • The Draw Park and Amphitheater Sign cost approximately $20,000. In lieu of stone, a colored/painted sheet metal base was constructed. An actual stone base would have significantly increased the cost. • The proposed pedestrian kiosk for The Draw Park and Amphitheater was estimated to cost approximately $35,000, and included an actual stone base. • To replace the sign at Bunker Lake Boulevard and Saint Francis Boulevard with a design to 'match' the existing COR Signs (with the City branding and color replaced) at an appropriate scale for that intersection would likely cost $20,000 to $40,000 depending on the final design and inclusion of a dynamic display. • Within the last few years, the City of Andover built a new community sign at Bunker Lake Boulevard and Crosstown Boulevard. The cost of this sign was approximately $20,000. With this in mind, Staff recommends that the City reevaluate the existing sign package to develop an updated concept design that is more cost effective (but still high quality). • A key contributor to the higher cost of signs based on The COR Sign Package is the utilization of a significant amount of stone blocks. Staff Recommendation • Authorize $7,500 for professional design services for streetscape design. This is a standard template that can be replicated throughout the community for key nodes. • Bring ideas for new sign design options to the March 13 City Council Work Session. • Intend to finish the planning document by July 1, 2018. • Intend to begin construction of replacement sign at Bunker Lake Boulevard/Saint Francis Boulevard by October 1, 2018.