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6 On August 24, 2004, City Staff and representatives of Ulteig Engineers met with Mn/DOT to discuss their proposal. At the meeting, Mn/DOT reiterated that they would like the City of Mounds View to perform all of the design activities for the portion of wall that Mn/DOT is now responsible for (Segment A through the Ardan Park Area). In return, Mn/DOT will provide construction inspection. In addition, Mn/DOT informed Staff at this meeting that because Mn/DOT is now responsible for the Ardan Park segment of wall, they would like to evaluate the effectiveness of a wall by performing a noise model of the area. Based on this model Mn/DOT will determine what needs to be constructed in the Ardan Park Area (Segment A). In late August, Mn/DOT performed a noise modeling of the Ardan Park Area. The model utilized six (6) noise receptors located at the front of the six (6) closest homes to the highway along Long Lake Road. A model was then set for the following several conditions: existing conditions, extending the twenty foot (20’) high wall 200 feet to the east, then 400 feet, 500 feet, 600 feet, and finally 800 feet. Mn/DOT’s interpretation of the data collected was that “any added length beyond 500 feet really does not change the noise levels for most of the homes”. Based on this, Mn/DOT is proposing a twenty-foot (20’) high wall, extending five hundred feet (500’) from the existing wall to the east. At the August 24, 2004 meeting, Mn/DOT confirmed that that they could dedicate a maximum of $300,000 to this project. The aforementioned information was presented to the City Council at a Work Session on October 4, 2004. The City Council expressed dissatisfaction with Mn/DOT’s position on this issue and directed Staff to set up a meeting with the City’s State Representatives. The Mayor, Mayor elect, City Administrator, and Public Works Director met with State Representative Benardy and State Senator Betzold on December 6, 2004. Based on this meeting City Staff will see what assistance the League of Minnesota Cities can provide us. The State Representative will also look into this matter to see if they can provide assistance. As of this date, the City has spent $53,361.62 in engineering fees to the City’s consultant assisting the City on this issue. Staff estimates that that approximately the same amount has been spent in Staff time over the last three years. SILVER LAKE ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT – FROM CO. RD. H TO CO. RD. 10 The preparation of a preliminary feasibility report and consultant selection was authorized at the March 22, 2004 City Council meeting. The consultant selected was Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Associates Inc.(BRAA). A project kick off meeting was held April 5th. Representatives from the County attended this meeting. Earlier this summer, the County performed a mill and overlay on Silver Lake Road from County Road H to County Road 10. Base on the preliminary data collected, there will be great difficulty in constructing a sidewalk along the east side of Silver Lake Road, between County Road H and County Road H2. For this reason, BRAA will also determine a cost estimate for construction on the west side for this segment. BRAA will be submitting a draft report in early 2005. 2003 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Work on this project is complete for this year. There are several punch list items that will need to be completed in the spring of 2005. Also, as required in the specifications, the wear course will be paved in June/July of 2005. This delay allows for the roadway to be subjected to freeze/thaw cycles, which may make evident any weak or soft spots in the subgrade. It then allows for corrections to be made and the base course of bituminous patched before the wear course is added, providing a clean newly paved roadway surface.