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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - March 10, 2008 DR AFT <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead noted that the 694 review was an ongoing process and that this <br />is not the whole element of that review. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant stated that the concept of noise rmtIgation was not <br />followed through on item #2, Grade Separation of Highway 10 and County Road <br />96. If Highway 10 is turned into a freeway, there will be an increase in traffic along <br />with a substantial increase in truck traffic contributing to additional noise. <br /> <br />Mayor Harpstead stated that an additional design constraint was dealing with <br />noise mitigation with the City's perspective being along the lines that the grade <br />separation would lead to increased volume and/or noise contribution from the traffic <br />on Highway 10 and that needs to be minimized or mitigated. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant pointed out that while areas such as Snelling, McCormick <br />Drive, and the bottom side of Briarknoll are beyond the change of the off ramps <br />with the 694 project, they would certainly be impacted with a grade separation at <br />Highway 10 and County Road 96. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes stated that this should be the responsibility of both the <br />City and the County in that they should both be involved in the noise mitigation <br />funding. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant stated that he would like to add MnJDOT to that statement. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes corrected her previous statement and agreed that it should <br />be both the State and the County. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung stated that from the February 13, 2008 meeting, the <br />Council had agreed that if sound mitigation was included, then a majority of the <br />Council would support grade separation along Highway 10. Without any sound <br />mitigation to deal with the noise, there is no longer a consensus of the Council to <br />support a grade separated crossing. He also stated that this was an example of <br />something that the Council had agreed on and it was not in the document. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes stated that the matrix that had been worked on shows that <br />the Council would support a grade separation if sound mitigation were dealt with <br />meaningfully. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes requested clarification on design constraint #1 and felt <br />that it should be stricken from the document. <br />