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D. Repaint all wooden sound barrier and concrete retaining walls installed as part of the Unweave the Weave project within the City of Little Canada by no later than October 15th, 2013. The paint on these walls started peeling within the first year. We have been told that the reason this is occurring is due to faulty specifications that required pressure washing the walls before painting. This added moisture has resulted in the premature paint failure. The failure of the paint creates a negative impression of our community and needs to be corrected now. Little Canada should not have to wait while MnDot finds another funding source to address this type of problem. (We have been assured that that a contract for this work will be let before June 30, 2013. With appropriate documentation, this item can be removed from the listing.) E. Coordinate sound barrier construction at Little Canada Road & I -35E southbound on ramp to meet opposing concerns of Gopher Electronics and residential properties in that neighborhood. F. Evaluate the source and potential removal of the sand plume from northeast corner of Savage Lake where it is believed an old MnDot storm sewer pipe discharged. Input from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will be considered in determining whether removal shall occur or not assuming it discharged from MnDot's pipe. G. Install visual barrier from south end of existing wall on the east side of I -35E to a line that would intersect with McMenemy Avenue. This should be done with significant plantings with a special allocation of funding for this work in the project's budget that does not reduce landscaping available to the overall project area. MnDot shall coordinate this effort with the City to ensure planting is significant and feasible in the designated area. H. Subject to verification of residents' desires, remove the proposed sound barrier on the west side of I -35E from the a line that coincides with the north entry point of Nature Way from Viking Drive. In lieu of this wall, install an evergreen planting arrangement with appropriate density and evergreens of at least 10 feet in height with a special allocation of funding for this work in the project's budget that does not reduce landscaping available to the overall project area. Additional materials should also be used to create a visual screen for the residents of Heather Oaks Townhomes. The final landscape plan is to be approved by the majority of those residents and the City. I. Provide Little Canada three percent (3 %) enhancement money based on the costs of sound barriers constructed in our community as part of this project. Little Canada to work with MnDot on the specific enhancements to be implemented.