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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />DATE: June 8, 2015 <br /> <br />ITEM NO: 9 <br /> <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name Adam T. Edwards JML Public Works Director/ <br />Title Public Works Director City Engineer’s Report <br /> <br />Item Description: City Sign Retroflectivity Policy <br />Exhibits <br />A. Draft Sign Policy <br /> <br />1. Purpose. The purpose of this memorandum is gain Council approval of a City Sign <br />Retroflectivity Policy. <br /> <br />2. Background. The MN Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) requires that <br />all agencies, including cities, who maintain roadways open to public travel, must adopt a sign <br />maintenance program designed to maintain traffic sign retroreflectivity at or above specific <br />levels in MN MUTCD to assure adequate nighttime visibility of traffic signs. Cities may <br />establish an assessment or management method or a combination of both to replace traffic signs <br />when they are worn out. <br /> <br />3. Options. Evaluation methods can be divided into one of two categories—assessment or <br />management methods. Assessment methods involve some type of assessment of the nighttime <br />visibility of individual signs (e.g., visual inspection or retroreflectivity measurement). <br />Management methods are based on the expected retroreflective life of the overall sign inventory, <br />based on factors such as warranties, demonstrated performance, or control sign assessments. <br /> <br />4. Recommendation. My recommendation is to adopt a combination of expected sign life <br />combined with a combination of nighttime visibility and measured sign retroflectivity. The Draft <br />Policy at Exhibit A is based on a template provided by the League of Minnesota Cities endorsed <br />by MNDOT. <br /> <br />5. Related Actions to Date. Currently the public works staff is working to fully digitize the <br />cities sign inventory which will then be used in conjunction with our GIS to execute the <br />program. The City has been upgrading signs from Engineer Grade to High Intensity Prismatic <br />(HIP) since 2004 with approximately 60% complete. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> <br />Approve City Sign Retroflectivity Policy. <br />Item #09 - CC Agenda - 06/08/2015 <br />City Sign Retroflectivity Policy [Page 1 of 3]