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Responses that were received by all of the methods identified above resulted in a majority of "yes" votes for noise barriers in two of the potential locations — Areas 2 and 3 (along the north side of CSAH 116). The votes received for Area 1 resulted in a tie; two votes were cast in favor of a noise barrier and two votes cast against a noise barrier. The remaining (four) property owners did not respond. The County then conducted a public hearing for the project on January 10, 2011. Notices were sent out in advance for the hearing, and generally speaking the meeting was well attended. There were more property owners at this meeting than the previous public open house. Unfortunately, nobody who owned property in the Area 1 noise barrier location who had not voted was in attendance. In one last attempt to get property owner input, the County contacted the manager of the development to see if they had any additional contact information for the property owners. The County was able to obtain a few additional telephone numbers. A message was left for two of the property owners and the other two numbers were either disconnected or belonged to someone other than the property owner. Because the final vote resulted in a tie the next step is to take the information to the elected board of the affected City, and therefore the City Council is being asked to break the tie vote and either vote "yes" in favor of a wall being constructed or "no" against a wall being constructed. Funding Source: The total estimated construction cost to the City (less Federal Funds) for the project, including noise barriers, is $592,263 as shown in the attached Joint Powers Agreement. The City participation in construction engineering will be at a rate of eight percent (8%) of their designated share of $365,432. The estimated cost to the City for construction engineering is $29,234. The grand total estimated cost to the City for the project is $621,497 The current CIP funding scenario for this project includes a $100,000 contribution from TIF #2 in 2010 and $600,000 in 2011 to be determined. Funding for this project was originally anticipated through future land sales, as it was associated with regional roadway improvements to serve the COR, but other funding sources to consider include the City's trail fund, stormwater utility, and potentially State Aid. Council Action: Motion to approve the construction of a noise barrier in Area 1 as part of the reconstruction of CSAH 116 (Bunker Lake Boulevard) -or- Motion to deny the construction of a noise barrier in Area 1 as part of the reconstruction of CSAH 116 (Bunker Lake Boulevard) JPA Noise barrier location map Attachments Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date Brian Olson Jo Thieling 01/20/2011 04:15 PM Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 01/20/2011 05:31 PM Form Started By: Tim Himmer Started On: 01/19/2011 04:22 PM Final Approval Date: 01/20/2011