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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 09, 2010 Page 9 ing he needed to take into consideration. Mr. Arndt advised that there were no in- centives, other than market incentives, for completing the project earlier, but noted that their work was exclusive to earth moving that was impacted by weath- er-related issues; and advised that they were interested in completing the work at the earliest date possible. Mr. Arndt reviewed work schedules during the pro- posed shifts, including fuel and waste management during those shifts. Mr. Arndt noted that he anticipated that, with few exceptions, the Roseville side of the work most impacting residents would not happen until the end of September. Ms. Atkins Ms. Atkins addressed her previous statements related to her allegations that she had been misled by contractors coming to her home advising that work would start June 1, 2010, which did not happen even though she observed that the weather was fine. Ms. Atkins expressed her confusion as to the rush to get the project done when it wasn't started on time to begin with; again alleging that she's been "lied to" about the start time and probably the completion date as well. Ms. Atkins reiterated her concerns about her personal health; and opined that 6:00 a.m. was still too early to start work on the weekdays. Mayor Klausing closed the Public Hearing at 6:57 p.m. and moved immediately to the action item under Agenda Item 12.a. 12. Business Items (Action Items) a. Consider Approving Noise Variance to Extend Working Hours for Rice Street Project Mayor Klausing suggested a start time of 8:00 a.m. on Saturdays, while unable to detect impacts of such action since Little Canada had approved earlier start times as originally requested by the applicant. Mayor Klausing noted that another op- tion would be to reduce the variance schedule to end September 30 or October 1, 2010, at which time it could be revisited for consideration of an extension. Councilmember Johnson spoke in support of the variance as presented, amended to allow work to start at 8:00 a.m. rather than 7:00 a.m. on Saturday. Councilmember Ihlan questioned how close the Maplewood work zone was to County Road B and Ms. Atkins' home. Ms. Bloom advised that their work was adjacent east to her home; with Mr. Arndt noting the need to complete work on the Maplewood side by the end of October to facilitate switching traffic onto the new bridge. Mr. Arndt further noted that the pond work in that area would not cause too much noise since that material was suitable for fill on the roadway and the contractor(s) had many other components to accomplish as part of the project. Mr. Arndt assured listeners that contractors were concerned about residents as well; and that even though MnDOT contract