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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — JULY 18, 2022 6 Councilmember Holden restated that the City should send a letter to Ramsey County telling them to take out the noxious weeds, take out the dead trees and plant new trees and the City will maintain them. D. Hazelnut Parking Lot Discussion City Administrator Perrault reported that staff has re-engaged with the Gathering Place Church. They are willing to give up about 28% of their parking lot to turn back over to park land, members of the public would have the right to continue to use the parking lot. Finer points of the agreement include the City leading the project and costs split 50/50 between the City and the church, it would be tied to another project and anticipated to be done in 2024, the cost estimate is approximately $250,000 which may increase if they add lighting, the City will crack seal and/or sealcoat the parking lot for a period of 20 years and annually fill minor potholes that could be reasonably filled, the City would continue to pay the church $1,500 a year for snow plowing, the Gathering Place will be responsible for addressing any maintenance activities outside of the crack - sealing, sealcoating and/or minor pothole filling, and at the end of the 20 years they may enter into another agreement. Councilmember Holmes felt the language should say the Gathering Place should be responsible for paying for maintenance activities, not just addressing them. Councilmember Holden asked why it was 28%. City Administrator Perrault said it was a rough number based on the stalls that they were removing from the north end of the lot, with the intention to retain the ingress/egress points. E. Noise Barrier Discussion City Administrator Perrault stated Council had discussed noise barriers along the west side of Highway 51 near the Glenhill Road access and the west side of Old Highway 10. Council could consider the east side of either road (for the Highway 10 location the east side location would be further south). MnDOT does have a noise barrier program where cities can compete for funding. The City put in an application in 2021, a study was done which included the west side of Highway 10, it was not selected. The east side of Highway 10 near Norma was also looked at and was also considered not cost feasible. Staff could put in another application for as many areas as Council desires. Mayor Grant asked if they had redone the noise study on the west side of Highway 10. City Administrator Perrault said it was looked at again in 2021 and the decibel count didn't meet the criteria. Councilmember Holden asked if they could get a copy of that study. Mayor Grant said he'd like to see the City apply for the west side of Highway 10. Councilmember Holden asked if they could do a special assessment on property owners.