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