Parks, Arts & Recreation Commission

SPECIAL PARKS, ARTS & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES NOV 17, 2022 MINUTES SPECIAL PARKS, ARTS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2022 - 8:00 A.M. ACADEMY ROOM – CITY HALL “To enhance community pride through developing and maintaining City parks with a high standard of quality.” Members Present: Julie Jelen, Janine Kopff, Adam Leiferman, Daryl Tindle, Bill Fair Absent: Lynn Anderson, Sam Murdoff, Mercedes Turner Staff Present: Josh Berthiaume, Sara Cahill, Haley Foster, Beth Green, Tom Pawelk, Angela Schumann, Sue Seeger, Bolten & Menk Reps 1. General Business A. Call to Order: Tom Pawelk called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. and declared a quorum. 2. Special Meeting Agenda A. Consideration to recommend a sign design theme for the Community Sign guide Design & Specifications The Community Sign Guide Design & Specifications project is intended to provide a cohesive look and feel for all public signage, promoting the community’s identity and supporting clarity of place. The consulting team from Bolton & Menk explained that the preliminary sign guide is broken down into five particular signs, the Primary Community Gateway Monument, the Primary Building Monument, the Primary Park Entrance Monument, the District Node Monument and Wayfinding Kiosk, and the Pole-Mounted Parking/Directional Signs. All five of these signs will also have a secondary scaled down option to be made in a smaller size. PARC reviewed the two design themes on a sign by sign basis and provided input as follows: Theme A is the preferred sign design and color palette with the exception of the base of the signs to include a curved base (similar to Theme B) and a stone appearance with a cap in the beige color and mimicking the stone pattern of the wall on 7th Street. Page 1 of 3  SPECIAL PARKS, ARTS & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES NOV 17, 2022 For all the signs proposed that include the cut metal bridge railing design, it is preferred for the brown tone to be the Medium Brown from the color palette of the Mississippi Bronze city logo. Any signs including backlighting should be aware of the placement of the lighting so that it illuminates the text and does not cast shadows. Additional discussion and comments for each sign as follows:  Primary Sign Design: Make sign wider to accommodate “Welcome To” in the sign next to Monticello.  Primary Building Monument: This monument should also be used for the Primary Park Monuments, or potentially use the scaled downsize for primary parks. This includes all of the premier parks available to rent for events, including the Bertram Chain of Lakes Athletic Park. The change for Parks would be to have the swoosh green rather than aqua.  Primary Park Entrance Monument: Rename that that to Secondary Park Entrance Monument and/or Neighborhood Park Monument; or use the scaled downsize for neighborhood parks.  District Node Monument and Wayfinding Kiosk: This sign should include the same base features as the other signs. The visual display board may need to be placed at a higher level on the sign. This will need to be decided potentially on a case-by-case basis depending on where the sign is placed and whether it’s intended for vehicular traffic or pedestrian traffic.  Pole-Mounted Parking Signs: The wave in the sign where the aqua meets the navy and the bridge railing meets the navy should be more pronounced. The signs should also allow for a directional arrow if needed. ADAM LEIFERMAN MOVED TO RECOMMEND DESIGN THEME A WITH THE ADDITIONAL CHANGES AS NOTED FOR FURTHER DESIGN DETAIL AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY SIGN GUIDE, INCLUDING THE COMMENTS OF THE PARC ON ANY DESIRED REVISIONS. MOTION SECONDED BY JULIE JELEN. MOTION CARRIED. Page 2 of 3  SPECIAL PARKS, ARTS & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES NOV 17, 2022 3. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 9:20 a.m. RECORDED BY: Beth Green DATE APPROVED: December 1, 2022 ATTEST: Tom Pawelk Page 3 of 3