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File #: 20-229    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Minute Order Status: Action Item
File created: 8/26/2019 In control: City Council Meeting Agenda
On agenda: 9/9/2019 Final action:
Title: CC - Discussion of Alternative Naming for the Transit Oriented Development District; (2) Approval of Sign Designs Created to Guide Metro Riders to their Nearest Light Rail Station; and (3) Approval of an Agreement with Flouresco Services LLC for the Fabrication and Installation of Metro and Downtown Wayfinding Signs in the Amount of $111,265.
Attachments: 1. 2019-09-09_ATT Proposed Wayfinding Sign Plans, 2. 2019-09-09_ ATT - District Naming Considerations, 3. 2019-09-09_ATT - Meeting Notes from August 22, 2019 Stakeholder Meeting

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CC - Discussion of Alternative Naming for the Transit Oriented Development District; (2) Approval of Sign Designs Created to Guide Metro Riders to their Nearest Light Rail Station; and (3) Approval of an Agreement with Flouresco Services LLC for the Fabrication and Installation of Metro and Downtown Wayfinding Signs in the Amount of $111,265.

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Meeting Date: September 9, 2019

Contact Person/Dept: Elaine Gerety-Warner, CDD - Economic Development
Joe Susca, Public Works -- Administration

Phone Number: 310-253- 5777 / 5636

Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []

Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]

Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:

Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/04/19); The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (8/29/19);

Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (08/28/19)
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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends the City Council 1) discuss alternative naming for the Transit Oriented District (TOD); 2) approve the wayfinding sign designs created to guide Metro riders within a one-mile radius of their nearest Light Rail Station; and 3) approve an agreement with Flouresco Services, LLC for the fabrication and installation of 20 Metro Light Rail Station wayfinding signs and to remove and replace 16 wayfinding signs downtown in an amount not to exceed $111,265.


BACKGROUND

In 2015, the City was awarded a grant from Metro to install 20 wayfinding signs that will primarily direct individuals to the Culver City Light Rail Station as well as other destinations in the City such as public parking, business districts and facilities. The $23,000 grant covers up to 50% of the total cost to design, fabricate and install the wayfinding signs within one mile of the Culver City Station.

Separately, staff conducted a field investiga...

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