BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Update on the Santa Clara Valley Water District Signage Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive an update on the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Signage Project, including inventory, replacement of damaged signs, and pilot signage need for locations with immediate need.
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SUMMARY:
Staff has made significant progress on the signage project since the last update at the Oct. 23, 2018 Board of Directors meeting. We are continuing the efforts to inventory all Valley Water signs throughout the county and have identified 300 severely damaged and outdated signs that need to be prioritized for replacement. We are putting together a request for proposals to identify qualified consultants to develop new replacement signage. Additionally, to test specifications, guidelines, and determine how the Valley Water brand looks on new signage, staff has identified several locations that need immediate signs. We will install signs in these locations as a pilot to help guide the procurement of all future Valley Water signage.
Signage Inventory
Staff has inventoried over 1,200 Valley Water signs and will be looking at other methods to continue the inventory process, which includes intern support, collaborating with outside organizations, and using the assistance of field staff. Without a clear number of how many signs exist, we understand this will be an ongoing effort. Staff met with Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department to learn about their process of inventorying their signage, which took them two years to complete. They used the support of fulltime interns to assist with locating and assessing the signage, similar to our process last summer. We will continue to use ArcGIS Survey123 to input the signage data (location, condition, photo, and type of sign). The data will eventually be exported into a customer relationship management system that will allow Valley Water staff and the p...
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