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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 13, 2015 3 Councilmember Holden clarified that the City of Arden Hills and its Energy Resilience Task Force had been the driving force of the EIRF. She explained that this information was not stated correctly in a recent Star Tribune article, where credit was given solely to the County. C. Recycling Cart Delivery City Planner Streff stated that the recycling carts that were purchased by the City are expected to arrive from Cascade Engineering between April 20th and April 24th. Cascade Engineering will be delivering the recycling carts to the staging area at the Ramsey County Public Works Facility to prepare for distribution to City residents. City Planner Streff explained that following the delivery from Cascade Engineering, Republic Services will distribute a sixty-four (64) gallon recycling cart to each property that participates in the Arden Hills Curbside Recycling Program. The new recycling carts will be delivered between April 27th and May 1st. Once the cart delivery is complete, the new recycling services provided by Republic Services will begin on May 5th and May 6th depending on the collection schedule. City Planner Streff indicated that the current weekly recycling collection schedule will remain unchanged with Republic Services as the new recycling hauler. Recycling collection for properties south of I-694 is on Tuesday and collection for properties north of I-694 is on Wednesday. D. Transportation Update Public Works Director Maurer provided the Council with a transportation update. He explained that the County Road E bridge was closed this morning and demolition would begin this weekend. He discussed the proposed restrictions for Snelling Avenue for the next 35 days. Signs for rerouting traffic would be posted soon. Public Works Director Maurer indicated that there would be a preconstruction meeting for the County Road E improvements next week. Work was scheduled to begin the second week of May. Public Works Director Maurer stated that the County Road F bridge (over I-35W) project was nearing award and would start on May 11th. The bridge would be demolished the weekend of May 15th through May 17tH Public Works Director Maurer reported that the interchange of I-35W and Highway 96 would be awarded shortly by the County. He indicated that he would provide the Council with further information on this project after a contractor was selected. Public Works Director Maurer commented that the Lexington Avenue from I-694 to County Road F project was moving forward. The County expects to receive MnDOT approval of their plans by the end of April. The project would be bid in May with construction to beginning at the end of June or early July. Public Works Director Maurer stated that the Round Lake Road project would be completed by the end of June.