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10-12-09 EDA Meeting <br />Item 7B – Monument Entrance Signs <br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />Background <br />Pictured below are the two monument entrance signs that the City purchased in July 2008 <br />for $2,044.80. Traffix Graphix created the signs and the Public Works Department created <br />the wooden posts and mounted the signs to the posts. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />The signs mark the City’s east and west limits and the City’s commercial corridor. The <br />signs portray what visitors would expect to find in Mounds View. The particular artwork has <br />a resort town feel, yet the wooden posts and the shape of the panels appear urban. The <br />font of the “ounds” and “iew” is not consistent with the font of the former logo. <br /> <br />Sign Relocation <br />The Public Works Department removed the sign located by KFC on September 23, 2009 in <br />preparation for the construction of the County Hwy 10 Trail Project. The trail is supposed <br />to be complete by November. The intent of the Public Works Department is to reinstall the <br />sign before the ground freezes. The sign will sit several feet north of its previous location. <br /> <br />Quotes <br />Staff obtained the attached quotes from Traffix Graphix and Let’s Get Graphic to update <br />the two signs with the City’s new logo. Applying the new logo to both signs is a reason to <br />designate them as permanent rather than temporary. Although one sign will be in storage <br />until after the trail is complete, it makes sense to reface both signs at the same time. <br /> <br />Quote – Traffix Graphix <br />Pictured on the next page is what Jack LaSota of Traffix Graphix proposed as artwork for <br />updating the monument entrance signs with the new City logo. For a price of $1,280 <br />($640 per sign), Mr. LaSota could place the vinyl artwork onto the existing sign panels <br />after he removes the old vinyl. According to Mr. LaSota, this type of sign would look new <br />for five years and stay in service for eight to ten years. He would not need to remove the <br />panels to complete the work. If authorized, he would complete the work onsite. <br /> <br /> Located on County Hwy 10 near KFC <br /> <br /> <br /> Located on County Hwy 10 near Groveland Road