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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 13,2013 Page 21 unless they encountered limited space, but further advised that they didn't antici- pate that for the majority of the corridor. Mayor Roe clarified that, if there was no space for a flatbead truck on site and of- floading during normal working hours, there may be back-up alarms from fork- lifts or backhoes at some times, and potentially during other than normal work hours. Mr. Chelson concurred with Mayor Roe's clarification. Public Comment Neal Johnson,2098 Albemarle Court As the Vice President of the Homeowners Association at this location, represent- ing 32 units on that corner, Mr. Johnson advised that he was seeking additional in- formation from Xcel other than what was included in the letter from the City of Roseville, regarding the number of nights they would experience disruption. Mr. Johnson noted that this was the fourth year in a row with some type of construc- tion activity in this area: the Highway 36/Rice Street construction; Little Canada building of the Park and Ride facility; and now this project. Mr. Johnson noted that this prevented residents from opening their windows and limited their outside activities due to dust and noise. Mr. Johnson asked that future consideration be given in the planning process by the cities and other jurisdictions regarding these continual interruptions being experienced, and causing a number of people to move out of their complex. Regarding the type of noise, Mr. Johnson noted that today was a good example of an unending hum on the construction site; noting that this was very irritating and could interrupt sleep as much as a back-up alarm. With no one else appearing to speak, Mayor Roe closed the Public Hearing at ap- proximately 8:14 p.m.; and asked Xcel Energy representatives for their response. Mr. Chelson Regarding the continuous humming noise, Mr. Chelson advised that this was due to a tie-in procedure, but was not typically done outside normal working hours. Given the requested fifteen day period being requested, Mr. Chelson advised that Xcel owns that property, and there would be a significant amount of work, includ- ing pipe installation, at that location probably through the end of July, having been initiated over the last few days. As for planning, Mr. Chelson advised that, from Xcel Energy's perspective, this is the first of a four-year project, with work adjusted to working within the Ramsey County projected work schedule, requiring that Xcel meet that schedule and de- laying the project initially. Mr. Chelson advised that overall they would be laying down 11.5 miles of pipe, but only 2.5 miles of that was in the Roseville area, and