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RESOLUTION NO. 11-076
RESOLUTION REMOVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
NOISE WALL FROM THE TRUNK HIGHWAY 7 AND
LOUISIANA AVENUE INTERCHANGE PROJECT
PROJECT NO. 2012-0100
WHEREAS, as part of the Trunk Highway (TH) 7 and Louisiana Avenue Interchange
Project, the City has proposed installing a noise wall in the northwest quadrant of the proposed
TH 7/Louisiana Avenue interchange along the north right-of-way line of TH 7 between
Louisiana Avenue on the east and Rhode Island Avenue on the west; and
WHEREAS, the St. Louis Park Public Works Department and Minnesota Department of
Transportation (Mn/DOT) convened a public open house/public hearing in regards to the TH
7/Louisiana Avenue Interchange Project Environmental Assessment/Environmental Assessment
Worksheet on June 2, 2011. Comment sheets were available at the public hearing and attendees
were encourage to provide input to Mn/DOT, the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) for
purposes of the federal and state environmental review. Comments received at the public
hearing and during the 30 -day comment period were provided to the City for review; and
WHEREAS, the St. Louis Park Public Works Department mailed a survey to property
owners that are located immediately adjacent to the proposed noise wall located in the northwest
quadrant of the proposed interchange. The survey requested the property owner to state their
preference as to whether or not they supported the construction of the noise wall as part of the
TH 7/Louisiana Avenue Interchange Project; and
WHEREAS, every responding property owner located immediately adjacent to the
proposed noise wall indicated a preference "NO" to the construction of a noise wall along the
north right-of-way line of TH 7 between Louisiana Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis
Par Minnesota, that the City Council hereby requests that a noise wall not be constructed in the
no h st quadrant of the TH 7/Louisiana Avenue interchange along the north right-of-way line
of TH 7'`between Louisiana Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue.
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City Clerk
Aded by,the City Council August 1, 2011
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