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2 <br />The Parks Trails and Recreation Committee (PTRC) recommended at that time that in the <br />future, this trail should receive signage to designate and identify it as the Elmer L. <br />Andersen Memorial Trail (EAMT). This item has been delayed several times in order to <br />consider trail signage for the entire trail system. One of the goals of the PTRC for 2009 <br />was to work on trail signage for the entire trail system. The committee began discussions <br />on signage in May. At the City Council work session where CIP items were reviewed in <br />July, the City Council determined that they were not in favor of placing signage on the <br />entire trail system and gave direction to the committee to focus on the Elmer L. Andersen <br />Memorial Trail and on those trails that are difficult to identify as City operated. <br />Since that time, Staff has been working with Derrek Hames on a design for the EAMT. <br />Derrek is an Arden Hills resident who designed the City logo and has been involved in <br />numerous design proj ects for the City, including the gateway signs, park signs and <br />Celebrating Arden Hills promotional posters. Derrek provided a draft EA,MT design for <br />discussion at the September PTRC meeting. The first review of the design produced <br />multiple comments and questions from the PTRC. The committee was interested in the <br />incorporation of a pathway map somewhere on the sign. The concept was for this map to <br />show all existing and proposed pathways but also show a blown up sectional of the Elmer <br />L. Andersen trail corridor. Comments from the committee were then given to Derrek and <br />he revised and edited the design based on those comments. He presented a refined version <br />of the signage at the PTRC meeting on October 20, 2009. � <br />In November of 2007, Ramsey County Parks and Recreation designated a portion of trail <br />from Tony Schmidt Regional Park to County Road E2 as the Elmer L. Andersen Memorial <br />Trail and have proposed to extend that to Mounds View High School in the future. Greg <br />Mack, Director has indicated that the County would be interested in looking at the <br />approved City EAMT design and may consider installing something similar on their <br />portion of the EA,MT, to allow for consistency. <br />Included for Council review is a design portfolio with photos and diagrams. Derrek will <br />have a short presentation at tonight's meeting and will also be available to answer any <br />questions. <br />Bud et <br />_ <br />Staff budgeted $15,000 for the Elmer L. Andersen Memorial Trail Signs from the Special <br />Revenue Park Fund. Derrek Hames and staff have met with two separate sign companies <br />to tall� preliminarily about the construction materials and cost estimates. The $15,000 <br />appears to be a manageable number for this design. <br />Recommendation <br />The PTRC supports the refined designs with a few suggestions. The number of smaller <br />signs along the trail seemed excessive and their recor�lmendation was to reduce that <br />number. Staff has reduced the recommended number of the small signs from 12 to 6. In <br />addition, the committee suggested that H.B. Fuller and the Elmer L. Andersen family be <br />approached for possible partnerships on the trail signage or possibly to add benches with <br />emblems to signify the EA►MT. The PTRC Chair John Peck has agreed to assist staff in <br />1 tN�etro-inet. us l ardenhills IPR8zPWlParks IMemos 1 Council Memos 1113009 Elmer Andersen Memorial Trail <br />sign design. doc <br />