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An aerial view of the facility and the nearest residences are shown below. The nearest <br />homes are around 800 feet from the loading dock. Trees planted along the west side of <br />the loading area are circled in red. <br />City staff has spoken with Amazon’s consulting engineers who expressed a willingness to <br />work with the city on exploring some mitigation strategies. Tentatively, we have asked <br />them to prepare some ideas for discussion at a work session on February 12, 2025. Some <br />of those ideas could include: additional, or larger, more mature coniferous trees along the <br />west edge of the loading dock area or cladding the exterior walls near the loading dock <br />with noise muffling materials. Building some type of sound wall between the loading <br />dock and the residential areas may block back-up alarms but may also amplify the <br />th <br />highway noise along County Road 54 (20 Ave.). <br />Conclusions and Recommendations <br />If the Council wishes to pursue the addition of noise mitigation measures, staff should be <br />directed to engage in discussions with Amazon and their partners to explore options. <br />90 <br /> <br />