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Member Kay La.sman introduced the following resolution and moved
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-18
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONSTRUCTION OF A NOISE WALL
ALONG INTERSTATE 94/694 IN BROOKLYN CENTER BY THE
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature directed the Commissioner of the Minnesota
Department of Transportation to prepare a study which assessed the noise levels along freeway
corridors within incorporated areas of the State and suggested mitigation measures to reduce the
impact of freeway noise; and
WHEREAS, said study suggests that the impact of freeway noise generated by vehicles can
be mitigated by construction of noise walls; and
WHEREAS, the Interstate 94/694 corridor within the City of Brooklyn Center was assessed
for freeway noise levels as part of said study; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has proposed to construct a noise
wall along Interstate 94/694 between Highway 100 and Dupont Avenue, running along the north
side of 63`d Lane North, for the purposes of mitigating freeway noise to adjacent properties; and
WHEREAS, the Brooklyn Center City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the
community to proceed with the construction of a noise wall along 63`d Lane North.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn
Center, Minnesota that the installation of a noise wall along Interstate 94/694 between
Highway 100 and Dupont Avenue is hereby approved subject to the following conditions:
1. The final alignment of the noise wall shall be consistent with the preliminary
General Layout Plan as provided by the Minnesota Department of
Transportation and on file in the office of the City Engineer.
2. The wall height shall not exceed 20 feet and the wood planking shall be
installed with the finished planksibattens facing 63`d Lane North.
3. The Minnesota Department of Transportation will not require local cost
participation from the City of Brooklyn Center to fund the construction of said
noise wall.
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-18
Februarv 13. 2006
Date
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ATTEST: jweyt
City Clerk
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The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Kathleen Carmody
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Myrna Kragness, Kathleen Carmody, Kay Lasman, Diane Niesen, and Mary O'Connor;
and the following voted against the same: none;
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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