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Attachment B <br /> ,'iAZEN HILLS <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: September 18, 2023 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> SUBJECT: Sound Barrier Discussion <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> For Council Consideration <br /> Council should consider providing direction on pursuing an application with MnDOT for a potential <br /> sound barrier. <br /> Background <br /> On a number of occasions, the City has discussed pursuing a potential sound barrier (noise wall) in <br /> the city, typically along Old Highway 10 (Highway 51 and Glenhill area were also discussed, too). <br /> Annually, MnDOT requests applications from interested cities for their metro area standalone noise <br /> barrier program; while Council did discuss this last year, MnDOT, due to limited funding, did not <br /> accept applications last year. MnDOT is accepting applications this year through December 31st for <br /> 2029 sound barrier projects. Should the City want to submit an application and be awarded a project, <br /> the City would be responsible for 10 percent of the cost. The scoring for the program is based on a <br /> number of factors, such as number homes served, decibel levels, and cost feasibility. A quick <br /> summary is below of the two areas recently discussed: <br /> Old Highway 10 from Highway 96 to South of Wedgewood Circle <br /> eeo Franklin ReeClness <br /> � kSt e <br /> re h <br /> Royal <br /> Hills Pa,k <br /> ,ever <br /> This area was studied as part of a previous 2019 MnDOT Noise Study and it was found the noise <br /> level in the area measured 71.2 decibels during the reading period, the threshold for a sound barrier <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />