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TO: Mayor Keis and Members of City Council FROM: Bill Dircks, Public Works Director DATE: July 11, 2018 RE: Neighborhood Watch Sign Order The previous City Administrator had been working with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office and the other contract cities on updating the Neighborhood Watch Signs for the active blocks in the City. They finalized a design and then sent out the information to the contract cities in late-June. It must have been lost in the transition so Randy Gustafson, the Crime Prevention Coordinator, sent me the information today. The order was supposed to be placed with Advanced Graphix by June 27. We are late for that date but we can still get the same pricing for the signs if we get the order in this week. The price per sign is $54.40. The Sheriff’s Office sent a spreadsheet showing the number of active neighborhood watch groups in Little Canada. The total number of signs required for those blocks is 15. They also sent a list of active Night to Unite blocks and suggested they are potential candidates for signs in the future. There are 10 additional blocks on that list and some may require multiple signs. There may also be other groups that form in the near future as well and it may be advantageous to purchase signs at the current price point. Mr. Gustafson did mention that the total number of signs requested by the contract cities was less than originally expected. He said Advanced Graphix may not get the same price for the blank metal sign sheets if the total sign count is less than the 500 originally expected. Advanced Graphix said there may be a slight increase in the price if that is the case. Mr. Gustafson thought it would be about $3 per sign at the most. Staff recommends purchasing 35 Neighborhood Watch signs from Advanced Graphix at a price of $54.40 - $57.40 per sign. The total cost will be $1904 - $2009. 54