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City moves into phase 2 of wayfinding signage program; council gives feedback on designs and locations
Summary
Staff outlined the next round of wayfinding signage (phase 2), funding of roughly $20,000 and asked for council input on sign content, placement and possible mileage markers; staff plans an RFP this summer to add five directional signs and two small monuments on Main Street.
City staff presented the second phase of a wayfinding signage program intended to direct visitors to downtown and city parks and to implement the city’s new branding across signs.
The program began with phase 1 signs that have been installed and replaced older, deteriorated signs; staff described phase 2 as a set of five directional signs (green dots on project maps) and two small monument replacements at the Main Street/Cedar planters. “Phase 1 on the map here, those are gonna be the orange dots. Those were replacing the old kind of purple and yellow signs… those became our first 4 signs that we've installed,” a staff presenter said.
Councilmembers offered several suggestions: adding mileage markers on farther directional signs to clarify how far a point of interest is, raising the height of a sign on Commercial so drivers have better sight lines, and adjusting arrow direction on a Wallace Park sign to reduce confusion. Staff said slats on the directional signs can be re-slatted and that a local vendor (KC Custom Signs) fabricates replaceable slats, making later updates feasible.
Staff said the city has allocated about $20,000 for this next round and will put the phase-2 work out to bid this summer. Council generally supported proceeding and asked staff to coordinate with parks staff and public works on placement and to circulate maps to council members for review.
