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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — June 1, 2011 15 8.A. I- 694 /TH51 Proposed Project (continued) Mayor Grant stated the cost was too high for the City. Councilmember Holden asked if there was any increased landscaping the City could do in this area that would help with reducing the sound levels. Public Works Director Maurer stated the project is expected to be completed in 2013 and Mn/DOT has plans to do a $200,000 landscaping project a year after the completion. The City may have some input in this landscaping plan and this could be one of the places the City chooses to have landscaping done. Councilmember Holden recommended the City commit some funding for trees in this area in the CIP budget. MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to Direct Staff and Mn/DOT to Include the Berms for the Project and to Notify Mn/DOT that the City Will Not Be Committing the $475,000 for Sound Walls. Councilmember Holden asked City Administrator Klaers if he would recommend having a line item in the CIP Budget of $50,000 for landscaping in this area for 2014. She would like to have something in the CIP Budget that reflects this Council's desire to do additional landscaping in this area if needed after Mn/DOT has done their landscaping. City Administrator Klaers stated there are adequate funds for this and it can be added to the CIP Budget in June as part of this motion or as a separate motion. He would recommend this request be made as a separate motion. The motion was called to a vote. The motion carried unanimously (5 -0). Councilmember Holden directed Staff to include a line item in the CIP for additional landscaping for this project for 2014. Public Works Director Maurer explained Mn/DOT has programmed $200,000 for landscaping the corridor one year after the project is complete. Mayor Grant stated he did not agree with a placeholder in the CIP of $50,000. He suggested Staff be instructed that this is an important item to the Council and let them bring it forward at the appropriate time. Councilmember Tamble asked if Mn/DOT would be able to allocate the funds that they would have used for the sound walls to landscaping in this area as an alternative.