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Mounds View City Council March 10, 2008 Regular Meeting Page 2 i Mr. Batten indicated he is pleased to learn that getting in the 10-year plan would speed up construction of the noise wall. However, he would ask that Council ensure that the City receives a written agreement from Mn/DOT that the City will be reimbursed. Brian Amundson of 3048 Wooddale Drive asked if this Council or Staff have spoken to Medtronic about contributing in any way to relieve the residents from noise that they are contributing to. He then asked for information on using rubber in asphalt to reduce noise. Council Member Flaherty indicated that he had asked Public Works Director Lee to discuss contributing toward the sound wall with Medtronic. Director Lee indicated that he has not contacted Medtronic to discuss funding the sound wall. Interim Clerk Administrator Ericson indicated that Staff has discussed the sound wall and noise issues with Medtronic in the past, and their response has been that they contribute to the City in a lot of ways. He then said that he would be willing to discuss this with Medtronic again to ask for a contribution toward mitigating the sound issue. Director Lee explained that there is a technique of imbedding rubber into asphalt to reduce road noise. He then said that he would look into the specifics with Mn/DOT and report back. • Council Member Mueller said that the homes affected by the current proposed location of the sound wall on Long Lake Road are further away from the road, but the decibel readings are in the high 60s to low 70s. Those homes are feeling a severe and immediate impact from the increased traffic. Mr. Amundson said that there was a motion to reappoint David Jahnke and Barb Haake to the Airport Commission at the last meeting and, his comments on that matter, may have seemed that he did not feel that they should be appointed. He then said that was not his point at all. He further said that he was just curious if a third person could join that activity and assist the City in the event either of those two could not attend. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUISNESS None. 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Public Hearing, Consideration of Resolution 7234, Approving the Feasibility Report, Ordering the Project, Authorizing the Preparation of Plans and Specifications, and Approving a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Spring Lake Park for the 2008 Street Maintenance Project (Seal Coat Project) Mayor Marty opened the public hearing at 7:25 p.m.