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City Council of Vadnais Heights Meeting Minutes Excerpts Dec. 16, 2003 impacted during the project, and he is happy with the way MN /DOT has listened to the concerns of their residents and staff to improve the quality of the project so everyone can benefit at the least inconvenience. He stated there will undoubtedly be delays, as there was when Highway 96 was improved, but now that Highway 96 is done there has been great traffic improvement. He indicated MN/DOT has assured them they will receive a lot of notice when bypasses are necessary, and MN /DOT has been very good about their communication in the past. He stated while it will be five or six years before this is complete, and there will, unfortunately, be some side affects, it will be worth it. He noted the City Council did not ask a lot of questions tonight, but they have had many meetings and work shops on this as well as the meetings with the public and staff. Gaston stated he agrees. He commended MN /DOT on the project, and commended staff on working with MN/DOT to get this project going. He agreed that Mr. Burger raises good points on the water problems, and would ask that the City engineers bring back estimates so the City Council can look at providing a solution for the residents in this matter. Mayor Banovetz agreed, stating she has an added concern that the problems may extend further down from Mr. Burger's property. She would like to have staff look at what areas on Vadnais Road are affected and to what degree the elevation of Edgerton Bridge will increase the problem, because if that is the case she thinks MN/DOT has some responsibility to mitigate the situation. She noted she is disappointed that this is the first she has heard of water problems along Vadnais Road. She would like to have staff really pursue what is needed along there. She appreciates Mr. Burger's comments on cul- de- sac'ing Vadnais Road, but that would only leave one ingress /egress and they need more than one access point to this area. Mayor Banovetz indicated that concerning item #8 of the staff recommendation, she would want the statement to be stronger. She stated she would really like MN/DOT, along with the Metropolitan Council, to look at ways to alleviate the almost unbelievable backup they will experience during construction. She thinks this would be a good opportunity for MN/DOT and the Metropolitan Council to promote park and ride in their city as a way to alleviate back up during construction. She asked if the properties where staff was recommending noise walls were through preliminary plat. The City Administrator stated they are not. He believes Mr. Goff should be able to meet the May 15` deadline, but on the Collova/ Anderson property, while they have been thinking about it, there is nothing definite that has come in, and it will be difficult to meet the May 1s` timeframe. He stated staff would alert the property owners so everyone knows the options. Mayor Banovetz stated she also believes the city should make a statement, perhaps as part of item #3, to include landscaping and other aesthetic opportunities such as use of form liners on bridges and other areas, and design and use of storm water drainage ponds. She indicated she would also like a comment that Labore Bridge is to be treated with the same enhancements and improvements as the Edgerton Street Bridge. Upon motion by Gaston, seconded by Johannsen, it was 9