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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 22, 2018 6 Mayor Grant stated he was in favor of staff’s recommendations regarding the watermain. He noted many standards recommend watermains be at least 8 feet in depth. He explained this would be a 12-inch line that would feed TCAAP and the City did not want this line freezing or breaking. He stated he was uncertain who would have proposed putting a trunk line so close to the surface but indicated this would not work in Minnesota. He asked the City Attorney if placing conditions on the municipal consent approval would hold. City Attorney Jamnik explained the staff recommended Resolution supports disapproval unless changes are made. He anticipated the City would receive a letter from MnDOT after receiving a denial for the Final Layout. Mayor Grant asked if the City Council should recommend the watermain be 7½ or 8 feet in depth. Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka stated the current line was 8 feet in depth. Mayor Grant supported the Council recommending the watermain be at least 8 feet in depth. He questioned if the Big 10 Tavern supported the proposed changes to the roadway layout. Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka explained she met with Mr. Walsh and he was supportive of the changes. Councilmember McClung stated he had no problem disapproving the final design plans given the fact the watermain placement was not done correctly. He reiterated that this was a crucial line that would feed TCAAP. MOTION: Councilmember McClung moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 2018-009 Disapproving the Final Layout for the US 10 Improvements stating the watermain would have to be located at least 10 feet horizontally from the proposed noise wall and be placed at least 8 feet in depth all at MnDOT’s cost. Mayor Grant recommended another condition be added to ensure the service road would be striped as a two-way ro adway. The Council supported this amendment. Mayor Grant asked if the City Council’s concerns regarding the noise study south of Highway 96 on US Highway 10 should be addressed at this time. City Attorney Jamnik recommended the Council address this issue with MnDOT at another time as it was a separate matter. Mayor Grant questioned if semis and firetrucks would be able to use the right-in, right-out at the Big 10 Tavern. Public Works Director/City Engineer Polka reported MnDOT had designed the right-in, right- out to allow firetrucks and semis to be able to maneuver through this intersection.