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<br /> <br /> <br />Motion approved (Chair O’Rourke abstained). <br /> <br />VI. Approval of EDC Minutes <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Prasek, seconded by Commissioner Zisla to approve the EDC minutes <br />from the June 1, 2022 meeting. <br /> <br />A roll call vote was taken. <br /> <br />Motion approved. <br /> <br />VII. Business Items <br /> <br />A. Coordinated Placemaking through Monument and Park Signage <br />Parks and Recreation Director Fink stated following completion of the 2040 Comprehensive <br />Plan in 2019, PREC and the EDC have undertaken separate but related efforts that have the <br />potential to positively brand the City for decades to come. Approval of the Parks Master Plan <br />and subsequent improvement projects will result in significant new park signage being erected <br />throughout the community. Likewise, recommended monument signage and other efforts to <br />create a “unique New Brighton sense of place” are being formulated to foster greater economic <br />development in the community. Stepping back and taking this opportunity to align the visions <br />of PREC and the EDC will be invaluable to the goals of both Commissions and will best inform <br />Council on design decisions as they arise. Both bodies will learn at this joint meeting where the <br />other commission is at with their efforts and can share their ideas for improvements or <br />additions to each body’s placemaking efforts. The desired end result of this meeting is a unified <br />approach to improvements such that citizens and visitors alike will always feel they’re in New <br />Brighton while in our City. <br />Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola discussed the number of <br />entry points throughout the City, noting there were approximately 40 entry points, 20 to the <br />north and 20 to the south. He reviewed what other cities were doing and how they were <br />designing their entry monument signs. He understood the EDC wanted to see a simple sign <br />design at the City’s entry points. In addition the EDC was interested in repurposing existing <br />smaller signs while having electronic display signs at strategic locations. He noted light pole <br />banners were supported along with wayfinding or directional signage to major destinati ons in <br />the community. <br />Parks and Recreation Director Fink reported staff was working with WSB on parks and <br />recreation signage in order to incorporate City colors which would assist with creating a sense <br />of place. She explained the same types of wood, stone and metal would be used on all new <br />park signs. It was noted the City’s larger parks would have larger entry monument signs with <br />stone and wood. <br />Discussion included: