TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Authorizing Advertisement of the Wayfinding Phase I Vehicle Parking and Pedestrian Sign Improvement Project for Construction Bids, and Discussion Revisiting the Street Sign Color within the Signage and Wayfinding Program (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 45 Mins.)
A) AUTHORIZE
B) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the advertisement of the Wayfinding Phase I Vehicle Parking and Pedestrian Sign Improvement Project (Phase I Project) for construction bids; and
2. Discuss the street sign color within the Signage and Wayfinding Program.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
In 2014, staff received direction to evaluate Manhattan Beach sign styles and types, and to develop a cohesive signage program that would better establish a citywide identity. Such signage and wayfinding includes directional, parking and pedestrian signage, monument signs and banners, street signs, murals, and related identity branding.
In 2015, Selbert Perkins Design (SPD) was retained to assess the City's current information and wayfinding signage, propose and implement a Public Outreach Plan, recommend design standards for wayfinding elements that are reflective of the City's identity, provide three Signage Program themed options, and develop a master plan based on the City Council-selected design theme. SPD summarized the City's existing signage program and presented three design themes for consideration for a new wayfinding signage program at the October 15, 2015 City Council meeting.
On October 3, 2017, SPD re-summarized the City's existing signage program and presented thr...
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