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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—January 10, 2011 12 City Administrator Klaers stated Mn/DOT is proposing an improvement project for the interchange of I-694/TH51 in Arden Hills. In June, 2010, Mn/DOT submitted a Mn/DOT approved layout to the City, requesting City approval (Municipal Consent) of the layout. On August 9, 2010, the City Council held a public hearing for this project. On October 25, 1010, the City Council adopted Resolution 2010-052 Disapproving the Final Layout of I-694/TH 51 with Conditions. On December 13, 2010, the City received a response, in the form of a letter, from - Thomas K. Sorel, Commissioner of Transportation. The letter states that MnlDot will be initiating the Municipal Consent Appeal Process. Mn/DOT has appointed Mr. Greg Ous, Assistant Division Director for Operations Division, as their member to the three member panel. The letter asks the City to appoint their member as soon as possible. At the December 20, 2010, work session the Council briefly discussed appointing former Mayor Stan Harpstead. Once the City and Mn/DOT have appointed their members, the third member is appointed by mutual agreement between the City and Mn/DOT. If no agreement on the third member can be reached, the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court will appoint the final member. The City may want a third member of the Appeal Board that is both technically orientated and familiar with the 1-694 corridor. Two names Staff would suggest are Mark Maloney, Public Works Director/City Engineer for Shoreview, or Mark Graham, Public Services Director/City Engineer for Vadnais Heights. Since the adoption of Resolution 2010-052, Staff has been discussing with Mn/DOT Staff the 14 conditions contained in the resolution. Staff believes that conditions 1, 5,8,12 and 13 are adequately addressed in Mn/DOT's November 29, 2010, letter. Conditions 2 and 10 Staff believes are adequate answers from Mn/DOT but require a further commitment of funding from the City for the noise wall and/or concrete sidewalk. Staff does not think conditions 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 14 are adequately addressed by Mn/DOT's position. Mayor Grant asked the Council if they were in agreement with appointing Stan Harpstead as the City's member of the panel. He also suggested the Council discuss the funding for the noise walls and sidewalks in a work session. Councilmember Holden stated she would like to know what the monetary impacts to the City are for the noise walls and sidewalk before making a decision. She agreed that this discussion could take place at a work session. Councilmember Holden stated Mn/DOT had replied to Condition 7 by stating the Lexington Avenue Bridge would be done sometime after the 1694 project. She asked what this specifically meant. City Administrator Klaers stated Condition 7 was among those conditions Staff did not believe had been adequately answered by Mn.DOT. Councilmember Holden stated she would also be in favor of appointing either Mark Graham or Mark Maloney to the panel. She clarified she would prefer Mark Maloney because he is from Shoreview and more familiar with Arden Hills. Mayor Grant stated the Council could make the recommendation but the two members of the panel will have to agree and the third member. He stated that he would agree that Mark Maloney would be a good choice.