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Authorizing the Department of Public Works to apply to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for funding of the I-35E Harrison Avenue Noise-Wall Community Landscape Partnership Plan Phase Three (3).
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WHEREAS, MnDOT Project S.P. 6280-969B provides for landscaping adjacent to the noise wall approximately 20 feet high adjacent to the south side of Interstate 35E and the bike trail from Michigan Street/Webster Avenue to Garfield Street/Harrison Avenue; and
WHEREAS, MnDOT has been working closely with the Little Bohemia Neighborhood Association to have landscaping elements provided for aesthetic purposes adjacent to the noise wall and trail; now therefore be it:
RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul act as the sponsoring unit for the project identified as “I-35E Harrison Avenue Noise-Wall Community Landscape Partnership Plan” on state trunk highway I-35E to be conducted during the period May 1, 2019 through April 1, 2020; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Public Works Department is hereby authorized to apply to the Minnesota Department of Transportation for funding of this project on behalf of the City of Saint Paul.