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� <br />� <br />EN 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 ����- <br />SUBJECT: Mn/DOT I-694 / TH 51 Improvement Project - Appeal Board <br />Appointee <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 Z5, 2010, the City Council <br />adopted Resolution 2010-052 Disapproving the Final Layout of I-694/TH 51 with <br />� Conditions. <br />Discussion <br />Resolution 2010-052 was sent to Mn/UOT 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 Municipai Consent Appeal Process. MnlllOT 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 famiiiar with the I-694 corridor. Two names staff would suggest are Mark <br />Maloney, Pub�ic Works Director/City Engineer for Shoreview, or Mark Graham, Public <br />Services Director/City Engineer for Vadnais Heights. <br />�City Council Meeting <br />\UVletro-inet\ardenhilts�Admin\Council�Agendas & Packet Information�201 l\1-IO-1 I Regular�F'acket lnformation\8A I-694 <br />Memo.doc <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />