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lt <br />HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: July 16, 2012 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner <br />SUBJECT: Gateway Signs <br />Requested Action <br />Review proposed sign design and provide direction to Staff on next steps. <br />Background <br />The City Council and the Economic Development Commission have been working on Gateway <br />Signs for several years. The installation of gateway signs is a Council goal for 2012. The <br />estimated time to complete the goal is three years, beginning in 2012. <br />At the December 19, 2011, the City Council discussed gateway sign installation options for <br />2012, and reviewed past discussions regarding gateway signs. <br />The 2012-2016 CIP identifies $140,000 over three years for installation of six gateway signs. It <br />has been assumed that the cost of each gateway sign, with installation, lighting, and landscaping <br />would be approximately $25,000. In 2012, the CIP designates $65,000 for gateway sign <br />installation which assumes two signs at a cost of $25,000 each and a sign at Arden Plaza for a <br />cost of $15,000 (the developer has agreed to pay for the sign base). <br />At the May 21, 2012, work session, the Council reviewed the sign locations suggested by the <br />Economic Development Committee, and provided direction to Staff on preferred design options <br />for the gateway sign. The Council also directed Staff to move forward with obtaining a proposed <br />design and quote for a sign which would be located at Arden Plaza at the intersection of <br />Lexington Avenue and County Road E. The Council's consensus was to focus on completing <br />one sign at this location, and then working towards a possible second sign for the triangle parcel <br />at County Road D and Lake Johanna Boulevard. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />July 16, 2012, Work Session Meeting <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />