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May 14,2003 g Mr. Duane Schwartz Director, Public Works City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, Minnesota 55113 Re: Bus Stop Transit Amenities. Dear Mr Schwartz: Outdoor Promotions, Inc. is herein responding to questions raised during the discussion of Bus Stop Benches and Shelters at the City Council meeting on May 12, 2003. First, some members of Council are concerned that US Bench might be put out of business by the placement of transit shelters at bus stops. US Bench Corporation has repeatedly stat,~d before Council that it has co-existed with both Metro Transit shelters and advertising shelters (over 800 locations within the Twin Cities) over 20 years. Why then should Council belie\"(' that in Roseville, where US Bench has 55 advertising benches, a potential 20 shelters at bus stops will negatively impact their business? Second, some Council members are concerned about the co-existence of shelters and benches at bus stops. Many cities across the nation have both transit shelter and courtesy bench programs but not at the same bus stops. In these cities, the primary emphasis is upon improving the curside amenity for citizens waiting for public transit. Concerns with co- existence focus on the amount of regular maintenance services (washing, cleaning), trash removal, lighting, advertising at the bus stop and ADA Compliance. Outdoor Promotions improves bus stops with safe, weather-protecting, and well-maintained shelters. We provide trash receptacles and weekly maintenance to make bus stops cleaner for citizen riders. We illuminate each weather-protecting shelter to make it a safe, comfortable environment. Concrete shelter pads and walkways to make bus stops are ADA compliant. We can also provide an outside non-advertising bench and bike lockers. In Roseville, US Bench has not provided trash removal, walkways, lighting, snow I ice maintenance or ADA compliance at its 55 advertising benches. With these real differences, "co-existence" of a shelter and a bench at a bus stop is inequitable, and does not improve the comfort and convenience of Roseville citizens waiting for public transit. A third question concerned the amount of time required from Public Works to administer the shelter program. Outdoor Promotions will do all site plan work including city ordinance compliance, work with utility locator services, Excel Energy, Ramsey County Traffic Engineering, Metro transit and permit preparation. Public Works can expect to do normal 5724 S. CoflegeAvenue ~ Fort Collins, CO 80525.970,266.0979' FAX: 970.225.1560