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HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: January 10, 2011 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM: Terry Maurer, Public Works Director City Engineer ippi( <br />SUBJECT: Mn/DOT I -694 TH 51 Improvement Project Appeal Board <br />Appointee <br />Discussion <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Background <br />Mn/DOT is proposing an improvement project for the interchange of I- 694/TH51 in <br />Arden Hills. In June, 2010, Mn/DOT submitted a Mn/DOT approved layout to the City, <br />requesting City approval (Municipal Consent) of the layout. On August 9, 2010, the City <br />Council held the public hearing for this project. On October 25, 2010, the City Council <br />adopted Resolution 2010 -052 Disapproving the Final Layout of I- 694/TH 51 with <br />Conditions. <br />Resolution 2010 -052 was sent to Mn/DOT and on December 13, 2010, the City received <br />a response. The response in the form of a letter dated December 13, 2010, from Thomas <br />K. Sorel, Commissioner of Transportation, (copy attached) states that Mn/DOT will be <br />initiating the Municipal Consent Appeal Process. Mn/DOT has appointed Mr. Greg Ous, <br />Assistant Division Director for Operations Division, as their member to the three member <br />panel. The letter asks the City to appoint their member as soon as possible. The City <br />Council at the December 20 worksession briefly discussed appointing former Mayor <br />Stan Harpstead. Once the City and Mn/DOT have appointed their members, the third <br />member is appointed by mutual agreement between the City and Mn/DOT. If no <br />agreement on the third member can be reached, the Chief Justice of the Minnesota <br />Supreme Court will appoint the final member. <br />The City may want a third member of the Appeal Board that is both technically <br />orientated and familiar with the I -694 corridor. Two names staff would suggest are Mark <br />Maloney, Public Works Director /City Engineer for Shoreview, or Mark Graham, Public <br />Services Director /City Engineer for Vadnais Heights. <br />City Council Meeting <br />Metro- inet\ ardenhills \Admin \Council\Agendas Packet Information\2011 \1 -10 -11 Regular\Packet Information \8A 1 -694 <br />Merno.doc <br />