CC RES 11-049 RESOLUTION RELATING TO ROAD SIGN REFLECTIVITY STANDARDS AND SIGN REPLACEMENT

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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE RESOLUTION 11-049 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO ROAD SIGN REFLECTIVITY STANDARDS AND SIGN REPLACEMENT WHEREAS, The City of St. Anthony Village has been advised that it is required to initiate a process of evaluating the City's public road signs for reflectivity and further,to initiate a plan for replacing existing city public road signs that do not meet the new retro-reflectivity standards mandated by the Federal Highway Administration(FHWA); and WHEREAS, the City Council designates that all signs being replaced and all new signs being added within the City going forward, are to be of the retro-reflectivity"Diamond Grade 3"(DG3) type; and WHEREAS, the City Council has evaluated its ability to undertake sign replacements and as such, the City is mindful that replacement of existing signs that do not meet a high-reflectivity standard will involve the considerable expenditure of City financial resources, labor, and effort; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to not only memorialize its new retro-reflectivity signage standard but to also devise and implement a plan to replace signs that do not meet the new retro- reflectivity standard, and wishes to formally do so by this resolution. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of St. Anthony Village that the following constitutes its standards, policies, and plans relative to retro-reflectivity road signage: 1) The high-reflectivity signage standard for all new or replacement road signs is "Diamond Grade 3"(DG3). 2) All new or replacement road signs installed by the City from the date of this resolution forward will be of the"Diamond Grade 3"(DG3)type. 3) The City will conduct a tour of all of its roads in 2011, for the purpose of creating a complete inventory of its public road signs, with such inventory noting for each sign, its location,type,general condition and reflectivity condition per FHWA guidelines,with such inventory being completed on or before December 31, 2011 4) The City will use the completed inventory to determine which signs need replacing, and the priority of replacement for each, based on each sign's condition. 5) The City Council will then define a comprehensive sign replacement plan that will lead to the replacement of all signs not meeting the required reflectivity standard, with such plan recognizing all factors including the City's financial and labor resources available to implement the plan,and will then schedule the implementation of the replacement plan with all applicable factors being considered. 6) On an on-going basis,the City's annual road inspection tour will include a notation for any signs appearing to need replacement that may differ from what is stated and scheduled in the City's signage replacement plan. ' F ICouncd Meetrngs120111080910111Resolunon 11-049-Sign Retro docx