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lity of mentCommunity Develo VIEW p jGITj Department the city that works for you MEMORANDUM DATE: March 14, 2014 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Janice Gundlach, Planning Coordinato0b SUBJECT: March 18, 2014 Work Session Topics No new land use applications were submitted for consideration in March. Thus, in place of the regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, a work session will be held at City Hall in the conference room directly across from the chambers at 7pm. Based on the number of upcoming projects, April and May are suspected to be busy meetings. Because of the complexities of the upcoming projects, staff felt it was important to provide a lot of the background information in a work session format. Staff intends to provide an update on Belair Excavating, upcoming projects in New Brighton Exchange, and substantial amendments to the NWQ, Northwest Quadrant zoning district. The details are discussed below. Belair Excavating Sound Mitigation Berm On November 12, 2013, the City Council considered a request by Belair to extend the sound mitigation berm completion date from October 31, 2013 to June 1, 2014. The extension was necessary in order to allow Belair additional time to work with Xcel Energy on a solution for the berm area that lies within a transmission line easement. Belair was not able to meet Xcel's demands, and completing the previously proposed sound mitigation berm was abandoned. Instead, Belair, in collaboration with their sound expert, devised a plan that would leave the existing unfinished berm in place and include construction of a new berm. In addition to constructing the new berm, the rubble and processed material piles would be swapped, allowing the rubble pile (or dumping pile) to be moved farther east (and farther away from the residential homes to the west). The proposed plan also includes a restriction of where gated dump trucks may dump material, as the gated trucks were the primary source of the noise. This plan achieves the decibel level reductions previously sought by the original sound mitigation berm. Because this plan is not consistent with the original approval, a Special Use Permit must be submitted and a new public hearing has to be conducted. It is anticipated this request will be submitted for review in April. Staff will provide additional details during the work session discussion.