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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10, 2016 Page 20 c. I-35W Project Municipal Consent and Noise Wall Vote Public Works Director Marc Culver summarized this project and related action items requested as detailed in the RCA of today's date. Mr. Culver noted a for- mal public hearing had been held by the City Council at their July 25, 2016 meet- ing, with no public comments — either written or verbal — heard at that hearing. As part of his presentation, Mr. Culver reviewed the project scope, timeline and up to four year construction period anticipated starting in 2018 or 2019 depending on final funding. In the proposed design build project delivery method, Mr. Cul- ver advised that it allowed an opportunity for a contractor to provide value engi- neering to reduce the overall cost of a project and/or shorten the construction timeline as well. Mr. Culver reviewed state law as it pertained to municipal con- sent when a trunk highway added capacity, modified access or obtained right-of- way; in this case adding capacity. Mr. Culver noted other communities besides Roseville also needing to provide their consent, including the Cities of New Brighton, Arden Hills, Mounds View, Shoreview, Lexington, Blaine and Lino Lakes. Mr. Culver advised one other item for consideration by the City Council tonight was installation of a noise wall based on an analysis conducted by MnDOT at eight different locations along this area of the I-35W corridor based on their crite- ria and if and where warranted and whether or not it was proven cost-effective. Mr. Culver reported that in Roseville, a noise wall was under MnDOT's consider- ation between County Roads C and D on the east side of I-35W, located just north of the ramps from Cleveland Avenue. Mr. Culver provided a visual display of the proposed noise wall design, 14' in height; and the process used by MnDOT for impacted and benefitting property owners and tenants and vote allotment. Specific to businesses along the corridor, Mr. Culver noted some prefer more vis- ibility from the freeway versus benefits of a noise reduction wall; and reviewed how votes were assigned by points based on a property's proximity to the pro- posed noise wall and whether or not the vote is from a tenant or property owner. Mr. Culver reported that the City of Roseville, as a property owner due to the lo- cation of a trail along the east side of a proposed noise wall making them consid- ered to be a tenant, was allotted eleven votes worth a total of 21 points. Mr. Cul- ver displayed photos of the current and proposed pathway and location proposed for installation of a noise wall. Mr. Culver provided the current tally of votes submitted as of earlier today and to- tal eligible points to-date. Mr. Culver reported that there were now enough "yes" votes without the city vote that would warrant installation of a noise wall.