TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Juan Price, Maintenance Superintendent
Karen Domerchie, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Approve Consultant Agreement with Selbert Perkins Design for the Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Community Identification and Wayfinding Signage Program and Authorize the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement in the Amount of $44,000 (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE, APPROPRIATE $12,800 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council:
1) Approve Consultant Agreement with Selbert Perkins Design for the development and implementation of a comprehensive community identification and wayfinding signage program in the amount of $44,000,
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute Consultant Agreement,
3) Approve a Design Contingency in the amount of $8,800 (20%), and
4) Appropriate an additional $12,800 from the Capital Improvement Fund
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Improvement Funds in the amount of $40,000 were previously included in the approved fiscal year 2014-2015 Capital Improvement Plan. An additional appropriation of $12,800 is needed to cover the additional cost ($4,000) and 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 coo...
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