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Mounds View City Council August 27, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 2 Mr. Jahnke inquired about giving senior citizen a break on their utilities as other cities do in the area. Mayor Sonterre replied the Council would need to look at this as a whole and respond in the future. Council Member Quick asked Mr. Jahnke for a list of the cities that were giving senior citizens a break on their utilities. Mr. Jahnke replied he would provide such a list. Michelle Sandbeck (?sp), 2356 Sherwood Road, presented a letter to Mayor Sonterre regarding the State Highway 10 noise wall issue. She inquired what could be expected with respect to traffic volumes in 2010. She stated when Highway 10 opened in 1999, there was no noise wall along her segment. She stated Mayor Sonterre’s suggestion at the August 1, 2001 meeting was a good idea and thanked the Council for their understanding. Ms. Sandbeck stated this was a huge concern for their neighborhood since the noise from the Highway had, and continued to cause a lot of needless stress and it had to stop. She presented a petition for a Sound Abatement Wall. The Petition covered the areas of Long Lake, Sherwood and Hillview Roads; Woodlawn, Edgewood, Jackson, Laport, Knoll, and Louis Drives; Greenfield Place and Greenfield Avenue; Quincy Street; and all of Colonial Village. There were 291 signatures representing residents who felt this noise also affected them. Mike Sapanske (?sp), 2385 LaCourt Drive, stated he had been a resident for 22 years. He asked if the Council Members knew what the number one reported problem in America was. Mayor Sonterre stated he did not and asked if any other members had an answer. Council Member Stigney stated it was noise pollution. Mr. Sapanske indicated that was correct and stated the people on the north end of town had been putting up with the noise since the freeway opened. He stated there had been countless meetings that Ms. Sandbeck had listed with numerous people from the State on down and he was confused why this had been sent to a work session. Mayor Sonterre replied it was MnDOT’s money, MnDOT said how the money would be spent, and the Council needed to discuss this matter further. He stated it was appropriate for a work session. He indicated the Council could not tell the State what to do with their money and land, but the Council could make a suggestion and the State would be coming back to the City with their thoughts on the Council’s suggestions. Council Member Quick asked if there was any documentation in the possession of the City regarding this. Mayor Sonterre stated he understood there was no documentation. City Administrator Miller noted she was also not aware of any documentation. Council Member Quick asked the City Administrator if they knew about the August 1, 2001 meeting. City Administrator Miller replied she did not have that information. Council Member Quick stated this was suppose to be a team effort and they should not be having meetings during the middle of the day when the whole Council could not be there. He stated the