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Background
• The City Council, Planning Commission, and EDA all had
various goals regarding entry monuments, TH61
corridor improvements, and marketing and promotion
of the City.
• The Beautification Subcommittee was formed in the
Summer of 2015.
• The subcommittee has these goals:
1. Evaluate entry monuments
2. Replacement of CSAH 8 banners
3. Evaluate downtown gateway elements
4. Evaluate the park standard policy
5. Establish a landscape replacement plan
6. Beautification of TH61 corridor
7. Evaluate Lions Park entry plazas
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Representatives
• Phil Klein —City Council
• Scott Arcand —Planning Commission
• Cindy Petty —Economic Development Authority
• Rannell Tennyson —Parks Commission
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In 2015 and 2016, City Council's goal to evaluate
criteria for entry monuments in the City
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New Entry Monuments
• Priority Locations: North and South TH 61
•Smaller monuments
• Cohesive designs using similar materials
• As close to the Hugo border as feasible
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New Monument Sign Cost Estimates
• Monument Sign: $50,000 - $70,000 (each)
• This is without any grading, landscaping, etc.
• Additional work will need to be completed in
addition to the sign design:
• Surveying
• Grading/Drainage Plan
• Contact with property owners
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Banner Background
• As part of the CSAH 8 project, street lights with
banner arms were installed on the 59 decorative
lights from Oneka Pkwy. To TH61.
• In 2007, the City Council approved the purchase of
55 banners (hung on every other light pole).
• Public Works has only a few banners left to replace
ones that look worn/tattered.
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Banners (Current)
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Banner Cost
• 2007 (55 banners): Approximately $4,500
• 9 years of use
• 2016 (60 banners): Approximately $5,500
• Approximately 8 year "life expectancy"
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1. Continue discussions on downtown gateway
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2. Beautification of TH61 corridor
3. 170t" Street round -a -bout landscape replacement
4. Establish a landscape replacement plan
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Entry Monuments - Next Steps
• Provide direction to staff on how to move forward
with the entry monument project:
• Talk to the property owners
• Nicholson's
• MnDot
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• Obtain estimates for sign design, grading/drainage plan
sets, and labor costs
• Discuss funding options
• Discuss timing/phasing of signs
• Design sign and finalize plans
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CSAH 8 Banners - Next Steps
• The beautification subcommittee has
recommended approval of the new banner designs.
• If the Council is comfortable with banner designs,
we can begin the ordering process.
• Will take 2-4 weeks for production.
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