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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: September 13, 1999 <br />ITEM NO.: /jL. <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Gregory A. Gappri <br />Title Director of Public Services <br />Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />Engineer's Report <br />Item Description: Joint Powers Agreement with Metro Transit for Bus Route Signing <br />The Meu-oplolition Council is asking for the City’s consideration of a program for the installation, <br />replacement, and maintenance of bus stop signs. This is a reimbursement program in which Met <br />Council furnishes all of the materials, and the City is reimbursed for the work completed. Many <br />Cities are already in this program. Met Council has proposed this program as a cost-efft. tive <br />method for sign maintenance because they do not have adequate staff to complete this work. Cities <br />have staff available that can cost effectively complete this work as travel costs are minimal. The <br />initial phase will require replacing all of the existing signs with new signs on the same post. After <br />this is completed, the work will consist of repairing damaged signs and the occasional installation <br />of a new sign. There are approximately 120 bus signs in the City of Orono. The estimated project <br />cost for the initial replacement of the signs is about $8,500. The amount of work required for this <br />program should be minimal and can be handled by the public works personnel. <br />We are reconunending Council approval of this Joint Powers Agreement with the Met Council <br />for the installation, maintenance, and repair of bus stop signs. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Motion to approve Joint Powers Agreement between the Metropolitan Council and the City of <br />Orono for the installation, replacement and maintenance of bus stop signs.