Pioneer Park sign inventory finds missing equestrian yield signs; trustees ask for design guidance

Parks staff told the Open Space Conservancy Trust on Oct. 16 that a recent sign inventory in Pioneer Park found multiple missing triangular yield signs in the Southeast quadrant and that the missing signs will need to be printed and replaced during winter maintenance.

"We discovered that several of the yield signs in the Southeast quadrant are missing," Parks operations manager Sam Harb said, describing the triangular signs that ask trail users to yield for equestrians. Staff said the inventory map shows about six locations where those signs are missing.

Trustees asked whether the sign inventory should include interior wayfinding signs installed as volunteer projects. Council liaison Becker and others noted some wayfinding posts were installed as Eagle Scout projects and therefore were not necessarily included in the city’s sign inventory. Trustee Port suggested staff consider consolidating signs and replacing ad-hoc laminated postings with updated kiosks or larger panels.

Trustee Hildebrandt proposed producing a short signage design document for Pioneer Park, saying he would "be willing to come up with a draft of that design document or work with ... city staff that was assigned that project." Trustees said such a document could use the open-space zone guidance as a starting point and would help staff apply consistent rules for sign size, color and placement.

Staff did not propose a specific budget at Oct. 16; trustees requested follow-up with an updated inventory (including volunteer-installed wayfinding signs) and recommendations on consolidation and design conventions.