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WS – Item 1 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item No. 1 Date: October 3, 2016 To: City Council From: Michael Grochala Re: I-35W North Corridor Improvements Background The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) is currently completing preliminary design of the 35W North Managed Lanes Project. The proposed project will add a lane in each direction from Highway 36 to Lexington Avenue in Blaine. The lanes will be managed under the MnPass program. Eight (8) additions spot improvements along the corridor are also being recommended as part of the project. Construction is anticipated to start in 2019. While the added lane only extends to Lexington Avenue the project will involve some resurfacing work past Sunset Avenue and into Lino Lakes. As a result, a noise wall is being proposed for the south side of the interstate within Lino. There are no proposed City costs and no proposed City maintenance responsibilities. Since the project extends into Lino Lakes, Mn/DOT has requested municipal consent from the City as with other municipalities along the corridor. The procedure for municipal consent is as follows: 1. City schedules and holds a public hearing. The City Council held the required hearing on August 22, 2016. 2. City passes a resolution, within 90 days of the public hearing, approving or disapproving the project layout. The City has until October 30, 2016 to act on the request. If no action is taken by the City within 90 days, the layout is deemed approved. 3. If City disapproves, Mn/DOT may decide to: a. Meet the City’s condition b. Go to the appeal process c. Stop the project or scale the project down so that municipal consent is no longer required. 4. Alternatively, the City could waive its right to municipal consent.