Revitalization Commission Agenda and Packet 2021 04 14

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LL �t�'.`'f LOUISVILLE REVITALIZATION Loll sville COMMISSION COLORADO -SINCE 1878 SUBJECT: DISCUSSION/DIRECTION- PHASE I WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PROGRAM DATE: APRIL 14, 2021 PRESENTED BY: MEGAN E. PIERCE, ECONOMIC VITALITY DIRECTOR 6411Ly,IJi/_1Zvi In 2021, the Phase I Wayfinding Signage Program is the LRC's top priority project. The 2021 LRC budget allocates $130,000 to the placement of 13 signs focused on direction to and wayfinding within Downtown Louisville. DISCUSSION: The LRC received City Council support to pursue its Phase I Wayfinding project on February 16, 2021. However, based on past concerns about the existing sign family (primarily designed size and legibility), staff has added a third -party analysis to the planned process. But having a firm that designs and fabricates signs independently review the sign family, the LRC will receive feedback about recommended design changes or confirmation before a bid packet is created. The added step will likely also create insight about the cost of the bids to be received this summer. Staff has reached out to two Denver metro sign companies for quotes to perform this analysis. Depending on the outcomes of the analysis, staff may also recommend to create sign mock-ups to confirm sign placement and size at the selected locations. Staff is waiting on a second quote; the first one received was for $1,800. An ancillary benefit is that the analysis has likely created bidder interest in the project once the public bidding process opens. If a quote is received from the second firm prior to the April 14 meeting, staff will provide an update to Commissioners. Otherwise, it appears this work can likely be completed for $2,500 or less and staff hopes to advance the process further in April. RECOMMENDATION: Review the update on the Phase I Wayfinding Signage Program and provide feedback to staff. ATTACHMENTS: • Attachment #1: Phase I Wayfinding Signage Map Agenda Packet P. 17