TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Acting City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Kenneth Rosenfield, Consultant Project Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Discussion of Options for City Identity Monument, Street Identity Post-Mounted, Parking Identity Freestanding, and Vehicle Direction Signs within the Signage and Wayfinding Program (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 45 Mins.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on the use, size, shape and locations of the City Identity Monument, Street Identity Post-Mounted, Vehicle Direction, and Parking Identity Freestanding signs as designated in the Signage and Wayfinding Master Plan.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications related to this report. The Signage and Wayfinding Master Plan informs future construction phases as defined in the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Plan.
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 Oc...
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