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N HILLS <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: June 21, 2010 Item 2.C-1 <br /> TO: Mayor and City Council Members <br /> FROM: James Lehnhoff, Community Development Director <br /> SUBJECT: Gateway Sign Project& the Capital Improvement Plan <br /> Action Request <br /> Provide direction on including the gateway sign project in the Capital Improvement Plan. If <br /> P p <br /> applicable,provide direction on budgeting, location, and design considerations. <br /> Background <br /> The City has been contemplating installing one or more gateway signs at entrypoints to the City <br /> p y <br /> for a number of years. This project was added to the Economic Development Commission's <br /> (EDC) work plan in late 2008, and they subsequently reviewed design concepts and identified <br /> potential gateway sign locations (Attachment A). During the EDC review, the opportunity to <br /> Pp Y <br /> partner with the Arden Plaza redevelopment to construct a gateway � rn sign at the southwest comer <br /> of Lexington Avenue and County Road E was proposed. <br /> Arden Plaza agreed to construct a base for the sign as a part of their project,redevelopment 'ect and <br /> P p <br /> the City agreed to supply the sign face. Since Arden Plaza was paying for the sign base, it <br /> allowed the City to consider a more substantial sign face than had been discussed by the EDC <br /> (Attachment B-1). Furthermore, installing a sign along County Road E was a recommendation <br /> from the Guiding Plan for the B2 District. Based on the design P P Y prepared b the EDC with <br /> assistance from Derrek Hames, the estimated cost of the gateway sign in fall 2009 was $24 050 <br /> g Y � <br /> with the City paying $10,400 for the sign face and Arden Plaza paying $13,650 for the sign base. <br /> Arden Plaza had anticipated starting the redevelopment in fall 2009; however, the project and <br /> gateway sign base have been put on hold. <br /> With the Arden Plaza redevelopment on hold and no new timeline for redevelopment, the EDC <br /> discussed alternative ideas to implement the gateway sign project at their March 2010 meeting. <br /> The EDC prepared a simplified design for a gateway sign and recommended the City purchase <br /> two signs for an estimated cost of $10,500 (Attachment B-2). One sign would have been <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> IlMetro-inetlardenhillsUdminlCouncillAgendas chi Packet Info rmation1201016-21-10 WorksessionlPacketlnformation1062110-CCMemo- <br /> Gateway Sign Selection(2).doc <br /> Page I of 2 <br />