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� <br />EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: May 29, 2012 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM: Michelle Olson, Parks and Recreation Manager `� <br />SUBJECT: Trail Signage <br />Back�round <br />At the February joint PTRC/City Council meeting, the Council gave preliminary approval for the <br />Parks Trails and Recreation Committee (PTRC) to move further into design on trail signage. <br />The next step identified was to work with a sign company to get a quote on sign production <br />based on the PTRC's preliminary design. Staff inet with Carol Kriegler from Vacker Inc. to <br />discuss the trail signage design. Vacker Inc. designed and installed all of our park name signs. <br />They specialize in signs for parks and trails. Staff laid out the PTRC's recommendation on <br />signage and the proposed $3,000 budget for this project. After meeting with Ms. Kriegler, she <br />recommended three options for trail signage. Ms. Kriegler does not recommend cedar <br />construction for the frames around the trail sign (as the PTRC design suggested) and has <br />proposed other, more durable and maintenance friendly materials for the sign panels. The design <br />and layout for all three options is similar to the PTRC proposal. Staff also discussed the <br />mapping portion of the design to gauge what Vacker Sign Company would need to export the <br />map to the sign company. Ms. Kriegler is confident that she can work with our Assistant <br />Engineer and the ArcView program that our City utilizes for our mapping. Staff contacted three <br />other sign companies that requested specific software for exporting our trail maps that the City <br />does not currently have. Due to these mapping requirements and the positive experience the <br />City has maintained with Vacker Inc., it is staff's recommendation that the signs be designed and <br />produced by them. <br />Colored drawings of the three options are included for Council review (Attachment A). Option <br />1 is an aluminum panel with a black border to give the impression of a frame. It is similar to a <br />parking sign. Option 2 is a Bi-Color HDPE backer panel with a polymetal panel. This is a <br />thicker sign. Option 3 is a 12" x 18" aluminum frame with the map fitting into the middle. <br />Below are the costs for the signs, including the design, sign panels, cedar posts and cement: <br />05292012 Trail signage design. doc <br />