2014-13RESOLUTION 2014- 13
COUNCIL MEMBER KEPHART INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BLAIR, NEBRASKA AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS the City of Blair, Nebraska, has been presented with plan adopted in
accordance with Section 2A.08 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for
maintenance of signs and sign supports;
WHEREAS, the goal of the City of Blair, Nebraska, is to maintain its city streets in a
safe, cost- effective manner;
WHEREAS, the City of Blair, Nebraska, recognizes the need for signs within the
municipality to be properly inventoried, assessed for compliance with applicable retro-
reflectivity standards, maintained and replaced from time to time;
WHEREAS, the City of Blair, Nebraska, further recognizes that when signs are installed
within the city street right -of -ways they must comply with state and federal regulations per the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices;
WHEREAS, the terms and conditions of the plan are acceptable to the municipality.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK OF THE
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, are hereby authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
City of Blair, Nebraska, any documents that may be necessary for approval of said plan.
COUNCIL MEMBER KEPHART MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSEN.
UPON ROLL CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHEPARD, STEWART, JENSEN, ANDERSEN,
HALL, CHRISTIANSEN AND KEPHART VOTING "AYE ", AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
NONE VOTING "NAY ", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2014.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
I" REALPH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RENDA WHEELER, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
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COUNTY OF WASHINGTON )
BRENDA WHEELER hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting City
Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed at a
regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 22nd day of April, 2014.
AM� NDA WHEELER, City Clerk
MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS AND SIGN SUPPORTS
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
April 22, 2014
It is the stated objective of the City of Blair, Nebraska, to maintain its city streets in a safe, cost -
effective manner. As part of its maintenance efforts, the City of Blair recognizes that regulatory,.
warning and directions street signed (commonly referred to collectively as safety signs)
including, but not limited to, speed limit signs, stop signs, yield signs, and other similar traffic
control devices, need to be properly inventoried, assessed for compliance with applicable retro-
reflectivity standards, maintained and replaced from time to time. The City of Blair further
recognizes that when signs are installed within the city street right -of -ways they must comply
with state and federal regulations per the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
As part of its efforts to comply with applicable regulations, the City of Blair shall be guided by
the following plan adopted in accordance with Section 2A.08 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices:
1. Inventory: In recognition of the importance of knowing the number, type and
location of street signs situated in city right -of -ways, the City of Blair developed an
inventory of all city street signs which was completed January 1, 2012 but needs to be
updated. The City of Blair intends to have the existing street sign inventory updated
by January 1, 2015. The completed and updated inventory shall be maintained on the
city's Geographic Information System (GIS) and corresponding interlinked database
and shall be updated as signs are installed, replaced or removed, and not less than on
an annual basis. The inventory shall indicate the type of sign, the number of each
type of sign, the location of each sign, including the direction the sign faces, the date
of installation (when known for preexisting signs), type of material used on the sign
face (when known), a general statement on the condition of the sign, a record of any
maintenance performed on the sign, and the date of sign removal if applicable. Signs
on Federal Highways 30 and 75 and State Highway 91 are not the responsibility of
the City of Blair and are not part of this policy. Streets signs on these highways are
the responsibly of the Nebraska Department of Roads.
2. Removal of Excess Signs: In recognition of the fact that excess street signs have
shown to reduce the effectiveness of signage as well as impose unnecessary financial
burden on the city street authority, it shall be the policy of the City of Blair to remove
signs determined to be unnecessary for safety purposes and which are not otherwise
required to comply with applicable state or federal statues or regulations. The
removal of signs shall be based on an engineering study and as allowed per the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
3. Retro - reflectivity evaluation: In recognition of the new retro - reflectivity standards
adopted in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the City of Blair shall
arrange to have all city street signs not removed under Section 2 above and street
name signs evaluated for compliance with applicable retro - reflectivity standards. It
shall be the intent of the City of Blair to conduct this evaluation using the
Reflectometer method as authorized by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices. It shall be the intent of the City of Blair to have this evaluation completed
by September 1, 2014. The Blair City Council reserves the right to change which
evaluation method will be utilized as expressly found necessary by the City Council
due to budgetary constraints or other practical difficulties in completing this process.
4. Sign Replacement: After completion of the inventory, removal of unnecessary
signs, and proper retro - reflectivity evaluation, the City of Blair hereby establishes the
following priority order in which street signs will be replaced:
a. First priority shall be given to replacing all signs determined not to meet
minimum retro - reflectivity standards. Top priority shall also be given to
replacing missing or damaged signs determined to be of a priority for safety
purposes.
b. Second priority shall be given to signs determined to be marginal in their
retro - reflectivity evaluation.
c. Third priority shall be given to all remaining signs as they come to the end of
their anticipated service life, become damaged, ect.
5. Ongoing Maintenance: The City of Blair shall include a general inspection of street
signs in City street right -of -ways as part of its annual street inspections. The City of
Blair shall update its sign inventory as provided for in Section 1. After the initial
replacement of signs as provided for in Section 4, the City of Blair shall, for the
purpose of complying with the requirements of the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices to maintain minimum retro - reflectivity standards and as budgetary
factors allow, replace signs as they reach the end of the latter of their (a) warranty
period; (b) expected life expectancy for the facing material used on the sign; or (c)
expected life as determined by an authorized engineering study. Damaged, stolen or
missing signs may be replaced as needed.
6. City 6f Blair Sign Manual: The City of Blair will follow most recent Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices as their official manual for all signage owned and
maintained by the City.
7. Sign Policy: The purpose of the traffic control devices will be to notify street users
of regulations, and provide warning and guidance needed for uniform and efficient
operations. Any signage not related to traffic control will not be placed or maintained
by the City of Blair.
8. Inspection of Signs for Maintenance: All signs will be reviewed during yearly
street sign maintenance to ensure that all signs are visible to the traveling public. All
branches, brush, fences, trees and other items that may obstruct views of signs placed
along the streets will be relocated or removed as practical. Signs that have been
knocked down and damaged will require the City to replace the damaged sign with a
new sign after locates have been completed before resetting the new sign. A
temporary sign will be placed in this location until a new sign and post have been
installed for stop and yield signs.
9. Addressing Sign Complaints: If a resident or business owner in the City of Blair
has concerns regarding the placement of a sign, or if they feel a new sign is needed,
they must address this issue with the City of Blair.
Adopted by the Blair City Council this Day of April, 2014.
CITY OF BLAIR
m Realph, Mayor
ATTEST:
Brenda Wheeler, City Clerk