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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JUNE 28,1999 5 . Council at that time objected and requested that the Minnesota Department of Transportation provide the City with some analysis and options, which the Minnesota Department of Transportation was not willing to do. The City of Arden Hills had the City Engineer analyze the area and provide some options. The ramp option, which had been approved by the City Council, was the result of these analyses. At that time, the City of Arden Hills had believed there was an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to proceed with the Highway 96 work within the City. There have been previous public meetings and, one issue for the City Council is that there are a number of residents who, regardless of which option is chosen for the interchange, will be directly affected by the project. A number of homeowners in the Arden Manor Mobile Home Park have been put on hold with regard to property acquisition. Additionally, the Highway 96 segment to I-35W cannot proceed until these remaining issues are resolved. Mayor Probst opened the meeting up to public comments. . Mr. Alan Johnson, 4529 Lakeshore Place, stated that he has lived at the southwest intersection of US Highway 10 and Highway 96 for 46 years. He indicated that he had spoken with the Minnesota Department of Transportation regarding the three-inch drop in the road. At night he can hear trucks banging becausc of this drop, and this has been going on for a long time. He asked if the City Council would write to the Minnesota Department of Transportation to have this drop fixed. Additionally, a barrier should be constructed along the west side of US Highway 10 to block the noise of traffic. Mr. Johnson expressed his preference for entrances to Highway 10 be along the TCAAP property. He opposes the options being presented, as they would displace homes. Ms. Becky Olson stated that she was agitated by the casual way in which it was said that homes would be displaced. She expressed her agreement with Mr. Johnson that, with all the property along the edge of the TCAAP area, which is open with no buildings, there would be no reason to displace homeowners in order to construct a frontage road. Mayor Probst stated that one issue with trying to utilize the TCAAP property is the geometrics of US Highway 10 and how the intersection ofI-35W connects with US Highway 10. Mr. Tolaas stated that there would be a number of considerations for realigning US Highway 10. He noted that the Minnesota Department of Transportation is not proposing to reconstruct US Highway 10 at this point. . With regard to the usc of the TCAAP property, Mr. Tolaas indicated that it might be a number of years before this land would be available. When considering the future, it is likely that there would be major construction along US Highway 10 from the intersection at Highway 96 to 1- 35W, along both sides of the highway. At this time, if the County were to attempt to realign US Highway 10, it would not receive funding support from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, as this would not be seen as a necessary expenditure.