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Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated that public safety is supportive of the right out onto Nowthen Boulevard. Councilmember Musgrove asked if the noise mitigation would be for the existing residents as well as the new residents of this development. Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated that the noise study would be for the project site and therefore only the new townhomes. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill explained that Nowthen Boulevard would not trigger noise mitigation for the existing homes and that requirement would be specific to the new homes. He stated that the benefit would be to the people purchasing the newly created homes. Councilmember Musgrove stated that it does not appear that there would be room for a berm. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill provided different examples of things that could be used to mitigate noise, such as landscaping or fencing. He noted that the study would provide those examples. Councilmember Musgrove stated that Anoka County provided four options for CR 5, with one option being a right out only used for emergency or utility vehicles. She asked for input from staff. Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated that at this time the proposal is for a right out for any vehicles. She stated that public safety requested a right out for their vehicles and noted that it would make more sense to allow that action for all traffic. She noted that public safety was supportive of that option. She stated that Anoka County would like to see no new access onto County Road 5. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill stated that Anoka County originally stated that they would not want to see an additional access, but if Ramsey public safety believed that access could be supported, the County would allow it. Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated that currently there is a driveway on the southern portion of the property, therefore this will not be an additional access. Councilmember Musgrove asked if there is concern with the proximity to existing access points. Senior Planner McGuire Brigl noted that was not brought up as a concern by the engineering team. She noted that additional information could be brought back with final plat if desired. Councilmember Heinrich asked how long this road would be compared to Bowers Drive. She also asked if the cul-de-sac and barricade for emergency vehicles would suffice. Deputy City Administrator Gladhill replied that this would be significantly shorter than Bowers Drive as this would be several hundred feet long. He stated that Bowers Drive is a public road whereas this would be a private road that the City would not own or maintain. City Council / June 23, 2020 Page 11 of 21