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Minnesota Department of Transportation Metropolitan District 1500 Co. Rd. B2 Roseville, MN 55113 December 18, 2013 Mayor Bill Blesener City of Little Canada 515 Little Canada Road East Little Canada, MN 55117 tECEts� -C r Y OF LITTLE CANADA RE: Request for Municipal Consent for Slope Stabilization along Eastbound 1 -694 to Southbound 1- 35E Connection (SP 6285 -149) Dear Mayor Blesener, MnDOT is proceeding with plans to repair and stabilize the western slope along the eastbound 1- 694 to southbound I -35E connection just south of the bridge over MN Commercial. MnDOT is requesting municipal consent for this project as required by State Statutes 161.162 through 161.167. State Statute 161.163 states that municipal consent applies only to projects that alter access, increase or reduce highway traffic capacity, or require acquisition of permanent rights of way. State Project 6285 -149 will not alter access or increase highway traffic capacity. MnDOT does need temporary right of way from Mr. Frank Frattalone in order to construct the wall that will stabilize the slope. Mr. Frattalone has requested MnDOT purchase permanent right of way of his property, which is a remnant land- locked parcel covered with a wetland, instead of temporary right of way as planned. Because of Mr. Frattlone's request, MnDOT will have acquisition of permanent rights of way with this project. As a result, municipal consent is required for this project. State Statute 161.164 states that the city shall: • Schedule a public hearing within 15 days of receiving the request for municipal consent. • Conduct the public hearing within 60 days of receiving the request for municipal consent. • Provide a 30 -day notice of the public hearing. • Approve or disapprove the request by resolution within 90 days of the public hearing. Because the nature of this project is a maintenance project and consists of constructing a soldier pile wall, no official layout has been prepared. The attachments to this document provide location and land impact information. The soldier pile wall will be constructed with a concrete facing that meets the same visual quality requirements as the other walls within the Unweave the Weave project area. Project Limits and Route Location This project is located on 1 -694 eastbound connecting to I -35E southbound. The proposed wall is approximately 322 ft. in length, stretching from just south of Bridge 62914 south abutment (carrying An Equal Opportunity Employer 2