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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 08, 2010 Page 21 the pond. Mr. Goess confirmed that construction of a noise wall would impact drainage patterns in this area. Discussion included how large of an area drained into that holding pond; addi- tional water anticipated based on the new construction and grade of the road and ramp, as well as additional paved area; and options for directing water under Highway 36; and location of the new drainage area into right-of--way as the new ramp fills in the current low area, with aninfiltration/retention basis just south of 2234 Capitol View to ensure sufficient storage capacity. Ms. Willmus spoke in opposition to a partial or full wall being constructed. Jeff Pedro, 2252 Marion Street Mr. Pedro spoke in support of the wall; however, he expressed concern as to where the wall would stop in relationship to his home, and impacts to be realized accordingly. Mr. Pedro advised that he and his family would like remediation from current noise levels, but he didn't want to look out his front window at a wall either; and suggested that the wall be brought west to end near Capitol View Circle, at about the end of the on ramp and hidden by many trees. Mr. Pedro ex- pressed concerns about the resale value of his home, current noise levels and aes- thetics. Mayor Klausing clarified that his intent was to get opinions on the wall in general - whether to construct it or not -but not to get into designing the wall in part or as a whole. Kathleen Hastert, 247 Capital View Circle Ms. Hastert spoke in opposition to the wall; noting that aesthetically they pre- ferred the trees, looking out at the highway, and walking along that area, as did many people who also walked along there. Discussion included height of the wall adjacent to the existing berm height. Ray McDonald, 2241 Marion Mr. McDonald provided pictures from the east side of the berm from his home; and spoke in opposition to the noise wall based on the lesser of two evils, and his perception that there would be little improvement to the noise levels. Discussion included the possibility of staff doing photo renderings of the wall in place now that scale drawings and plans were available, with staff advising that their time was limited in providing such renderings; and equivalency rates in a five decibel reduction to halving traffic noise on Highway 36. John Duffy and Barb McClellan, representing Calibre Ridge