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Mounds View City Council March 25, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 2 Mayor Mueller recognized Nancy Bulmer and David Bulmer for all of their efforts while serving on the 60th Anniversary Committee. She presented each individual with a certificate of appreciation. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. Mayor Mueller reported Josey Warren was not able to attend this evening and would be presented with a certification of appreciation for her efforts on the 60th Anniversary Committee. B. Mark Lindeburg – MNDOT 35W MNPASS Update. Mark Lindeburg, MnDOT, introduced himself and updated the Council on the 35W MnPASS project. He explained this project would take three years to complete noting work would begin in 2019. He reported the project area would include 35W from County Road C to Sunset Boulevard. He noted noise walls would be constructed as part of the project. He stated a MnPASS lane would be installed in both directions between Lexington Avenue and County Road C. He broke down how the project would be staged into three phases. The Mounds View detours were detailed with the Council. He explained MnDOT was working with the freight community to keep them informed on the project and how to work with the anticipated traffic delays. He encouraged residents to follow this project on their website under the Know Your Route tab. Mayor Mueller opened the meeting to the public for comments or questions. Celena Monn, 2357 Sherwood Road, requested further information regarding the noise wall. Mr. Lindeburg reviewed the location of the seven noise walls commenting further on the walls planned in Mounds View. He reported the walls would be dark brown in color. Ms. Monn encouraged MnDOT to place a noise wall around the compost site/wooded area in Mounds View given the fact this area may develop in the future. She asked how many trees would be removed for the noise walls and questioned if any trees would be replaced. Mr. Lindeburg reported he had analyzed one long noise wall for the compost area and reported MnDOT deemed this to be ineffective. He commented the wall was then broke into two parts in order to make the wall cost effective. He indicated all tree cutting had been completed for the noise walls. Ms. Monn commented the project impacted her residential area. She explained she had not received any emails or communications from MnDOT to date. She encouraged MnDOT to improve their communication efforts with the public regarding this project. Council Member Bergeron thanked Mr. Lindeburg for his presentation. He asked when the neighborhood meeting for the Colonial Village noise wall would be held. Mr. Lindeburg stated this meeting would be held on Tuesday, March 26th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. noting the meeting would be held inside Colonial Village in their Community Room.