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standards set forth in the most recent Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MnMUTCD) in accordance with City of Little Canada guidelines, standard installation plates and pratices. B. Sign Maintenance, Overall Responsibility: Little Canada sign maintenance practices are established to meet all requirements and ensure appropriate signing for the traveling public. C. Sign Retro - Reflectivity: The City of Little Canada has maintained a card file with all of the signs in the system since the 1980s. The City will use The Expected Sign Life method of sign replacement. The Expected Sign Life method utilizes a combination of expected sheeting warranty life estimations of manufacturers /suppliers and "on the ground" experience in the field at the City. The City began installing 3M High Intensity Prismatic (HIP) sheeting signs in 2002. The City will replace a group of signs each year that has reached the end of its life cycle. The signs have been divided into seven groups and a different group is replaced each year when the group reaches the replacement age. Based on the HIP sheeting, each sign group will be replaced every 10 years. If a sign is found to have failed prior to its normal life it will be replaced as soon as possible once it has been discovered. D. Sign Maintenance Responsibility: Maintain signs and street identification signs on all City of Little Canada roadways with the exception of: a. Signage on approaches to county roads are not installed or maintained by the City. Stop signs intersecting with Ramsey County roads are maintained by Ramsey County. b. Stop signs at MnDOT controlled intersections and highway ramps from state highways. c. Specific signs installed by others (MnDOT, Met Council, other transit agencies, and private signs approved by the City of Little Canada) d. Signs along county roads, within MnDOT right -of -way, unless a specific agreement with MnDOT /Ramsey County stipulates the City has maintenance responsibility for the sign(s). e. Bike path and other pedestrian — control signs not pertaining to vehicle traffic installed by government entities other than the City. f. Signs on approaches to City streets installed by private business and /or property owners. E. Response to Sign Maintenance Needs: Public Works maintenance staff will respond after receiving notice of a repair need to determine appropriate action with the following priorities: a. Stop sign — as soon as practical; no later than one business day, a temporary stop sign will be placed if necessary. b. Other regulatory signs — no later than three business days or as soon as practical if it need to be ordered. c. Warning signs — within one scheduled workday or as soon as practical if it needs to be ordered. d. Informational /guidance signs — as soon as scheduling /delivery permits. 2 4