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Revitalization Commission <br />Minutes <br />November 10, 2021 <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />Director Pierce provided context and history of the wayfinding signage program. <br />She recommended that if the Commission desired to continue the project, the <br />next step is to create a redesigned specification package. e3 Signs provided a <br />quote for this work of $9,000. She asked for feedback about how to proceed <br />since the LRC had raised concerns about how equity, diversity, and inclusion <br />(EDI) should be recognized in the project. One option is to pause the current <br />project until there is more understanding of the priorities and outcomes related <br />to the recent report from the EDI Taskforce. <br />Commissioner Williams appreciates the acknowledgment of the previous <br />meeting comments related to EDI. Her inclination is to pause based on the <br />substantial investment this will be and she wants it to be the right signage. <br />Commissioner Gorsevski would like to incorporate Type G elements with Type <br />B. Commissioner Smith agrees with a pause and resetting this package to <br />make it as clean and comprehensive as possible. He agrees with <br />Commissioner Williams that we need to be more inclusive and look more to the <br />future. <br />Chair Adler agrees with a pause based on the findings of the EDI study. She <br />believes we need a plan and a process and experts to guide us. Commissioner <br />Tofte asked if any municipalities have added a digital component to their <br />wayfinding. The Commissioners and Interim City Manager Davis discussed how <br />City-wide WiFi and platforms for enabling translation may play a role in future <br />projects. <br />Commissioner Gambale said based on what he is hearing, he does not believe <br />we can move forward. This is an important mission. We have the budget and <br />time to do it correctly. He believes we should pause the project. <br />Mark Cathcart said he is on the Louisville Cultural Council and they have been <br />trying to get signage to translate on various art projects around the City. He <br />does not think the signs in the package work for that initiative, and is also <br />supportive of including technology in the signage. <br />Councilmember Leh supports a pause in the project. Director Pierce clarified <br />that a pause means there will not be next steps or a timeline until another <br />initiative that brings light to the project. <br />Agenda Packet P. 5 <br />