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� oT - 'yam Minnesota Department of Transportation Metropolitan District of: 1500 West County Road B-2 Roseville, MIV 55113 February 28, 2011 Mayor David Grant City of Arden Hills 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 RE: Conditions for Municipal Consent of 1-6941TH 51 Layout Dear Mayor Grant: On February 9, 2011, MnIDOT staff met with Minnesota State Senator Goodwin, Minnesota State Representative Knuth, Arden Hills Council members Holden and Holmes, Arden Hills city staff, and Ramsey County staff. At this meeting, discussions centered on the Arden Hills City Council resolution disapproving the final layout for the 1-694 at TH 51 and TH 10 project that was submitted by MnIDOT. In that letter,Arden Hills denied Municipal Consent with 14 conditions. Mn/DOT is resubmitting information pertaining to the negotiation process to try to obtain Municipal Consent on this project. Mn/DOT will continue working with you and Arden Hills city staff to narrow our differences and reach agreement on many, if not all, issues. In doing so, I am optimistic the 14 conditions can be resolved based on our discussions on February 9, 2011. Conditions from Arden Hills: 1 — The City requests that the revised traffic data outlined in the MnDOT letter dated September 14, 2010 be added to the approved layout. WDOT response/statement—Completed and attached. Mn/DOT has added the revised traffic data requested to layout 2A dated November 2010, based on Mn/DOT forecasted volumes. 2— The City requests that MnDOT show the beginning and ending points of the possible noise wall on the proposed layout. MnDOT has estimated the construction cost at$1,525,000 with MnDOT funding$1,050,000 and the City funding$475,000. The City requests that MnDOT commit to paying any construction cost over the estimated$1,525,000. In the event that the construction cost is less than estimated the City requests that their share be prorated. An Equal Opportunity Employer