TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Karen Domerchie, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Approve Amendment to Consultant Agreement with Selbert Perkins Design for the Preparation of a Master Plan for the Comprehensive Community Identification and Wayfinding Signage Program in the Amount of $ 44,000 (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE & APPROPRIATE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Approve Amendment to Consultant Agreement with Selbert Perkins Design for the preparation of a Master Plan for the Comprehensive Community Identification and Wayfinding Signage Program in the amount of $44,000.
2. Authorize City Manager to Execute the Amendment.
3. Approve a design contingency in the amount of $8,800 (20%).
4. Appropriate a total of $ 52,800 from the Capital Improvement Fund
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds from FY 2014-2015 Capital Improvement Plan in the amount of $40,000 and a previous approved appropriation in April 2015 of $12,800 have been expended for the first phase of the Wayfinding Signage Program. A second appropriation of $52,800 is needed to fund the preparation of a Master Plan ($44,000), plus a 20% design contingency ($8,800).
BACKGROUND:
The City's existing identification and wayfinding signage is non-uniform or non-existent at many locations. A comprehensive community identification and wayfinding signage system will:
a) Improve the ability of visitors and local residents to easily navigate the City of Manhattan Beach, and easily find desired destinations and amenities.
b) Identify and eliminate problems with existing signage, including information gaps, confusion, redundancy, and sign clutter.
c) Tie together and build upon existing signage where desirable, into a coordinated and consistent wayfinding signage progr...
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