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EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: March 17, 2010 <br />TO: Economic Development Commission <br />FROM: James Lehnhoff, Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT: Gateway Sign Selection <br />Requested Action <br />Recommend a gateway sign design, location, and vendor to the City Council. <br />Back�round <br />Item 3.B <br />The gateway sign discussion has a lengthy history with many twists and turns. The 2010 capital <br />improvement plan (CIP) includes $10,000 for the construction of a gateway sign. <br />At the December 2008 meeting, the EDC voted to recommend the purchase and installation of a <br />three foot by seven foot aluminum sign at the corner of County Road E and Lexington Avenue. <br />Due to insufficient right-of-way in the northwest corner of the intersection, the sign would need to <br />be constructed at the southwest intersection where there is sufficient right-of-way. Based on the <br />selected design for an aluminum sign, the estimated cost for the sign and installation was $5,600, <br />not including lighting (Attachment A). As part of the recommendation, the EDC prepared a list of <br />other priority locations for future gateway signs: <br />1. County Road E& Lexington Avenue <br />2. Red Fox Road & Lexington Avenue <br />3. Highway 96 at Interstate 3 S W <br />4. Highway 96 at Lexington Avenue <br />5. Other location options include: County Road D at Cleveland Avenue, County Road D at <br />Lexington Avenue, and County Road E2 at Cleveland Avenue/Interstate 3 5 W. The City has <br />gateway sign easements at ihe two Cleveland Avenue locations. <br />During the January 2009 EDC meeting, the Commission voted to delay the gateway sign <br />recommendation pending discussions with the Arden Plaza property owners regarding a potential <br />C'aty of'�lyden �Iills <br />IlAhdocsllahlAHdatalPlanninglEconomic DevelopmentlGateway SignslMarch 2010 Quotes1031710 - EDCReport - Gateway signs.doc <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />