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Item No. 1 <br />Type of Business: WK <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works <br />Item Title/Subject: Trunk Highway 10 (TH 10) Noise Abatement Issue <br /> Update Report <br />Meeting Date: June 3, 2002 <br /> <br />Background <br />Meeting with Mn/DOT <br />On February 14, 2002, Public Works Director Greg Lee, Community <br />Development Director Jim Ericson, and resident Michele Sandback met with <br />representatives from MnDOT to discuss the TH 10 Noise Abatement Issue. <br />Based on this meeting with Mn/DOT, two distinct options were evident: <br />Option 1: Install Wall as Required by Law – Staff Recommended <br />Option 2: Construct required wall to the east – Mn/DOT Proposal <br /> <br />Option 1: Install Wall as Required by Law – Staff Recommended <br />Under this option, the City would direct Mn/DOT to install a Noise Wall starting at <br />the point where it currently terminates and extend it approximately 1200 feet to <br />the east. It would terminate at the point where the three eastbound lanes reduce <br />to two lanes; the point where the creek crosses TH 10 and where the chain link <br />fence on the south side of TH 10 has a jog in it. <br /> <br />The wall would be constructed by Mn/DOT and completely at Mn/DOT’s <br />expense, regardless of the project cost. <br /> <br />Option 2: Construct Wall to the East (City Built) – Mn/DOT Proposal <br />Under this option, Mn/DOT would enter into a joint powers agreement with the <br />City of Mounds View and allocate a total of $300,000 to be used to fund a noise <br />wall. As part of the joint powers agreement, the City would be the project <br />administrator and would need to hire an engineering consultant. This “city” <br />consultant would design a noise wall at a location along the TH 10 corridor <br />specified by the City. This location would need to be approved by Mn/DOT. The <br />“city” consultant would develop plans and specifications for the wall with the help <br />of Mn/DOT. The plans and specification would then be sent to Mn/DOT for <br />approval. The City would then advertise for bids and award a contract. The City <br />would be responsible for administering the construction, including inspection. <br />Upon completion of the wall, Mn/DOT would review it and, if they find it <br />acceptable, require the City to dedicate it to them. Mn/DOT would then be <br />responsible for future maintenance.