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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 14, 2015 9 Councilmember Holmes indicated that applications for the vacant City Council seat were due by Tuesday, December 15, 2015. She noted that interviews will be held on January 11th and January 13th Councilmember Holmes stated that she will be missing the December 21"work session. Councilmember Holden reported that she attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for Olive Me Chiropractic. At this event, she learned that the City was a member of the Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce. She encouraged the chamber president to come and speak to the City Council. Councilmember Holden requested that the Council discuss the creation of a Wellness Committee at an upcoming work session. Councilmember Holden asked if staff had an update on the City Administrator position. Mayor Grant stated that he would speak to this topic. He indicated that the City has finished vetting the candidates and that the Council will need to determine if it wanted to offer the position to one of the candidates or pursue an Interim City Administrator. He recommended that the Council discuss this matter in the near future at a special City Council meeting. He requested that staff set up a meeting on December 28th. Mayor Grant encouraged residents to apply for the open City Council position and noted that applications were available online and that applications had to be delivered to City Hall by December 15th. He understood that the City had three applicants at this time. Mayor Grant commented that he recently traveled over the new County Road F bridge. He was pleased by how the trail was completed and believed that the safety railings would greatly benefit the students traveling to Mounds View High School. Mayor Grant discussed an upcoming luncheon where the Employee of the Year would be recognized. Mayor Grant reported that there would be a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Army National Guard at 1536 Ben Franklin Street to commemorate the new training and community center on Friday, January 8, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Councilmember Holden asked why residents were no longer able to recycle plastic bags. City Planner Streff explained that the plastic bags are getting tangled up in the equipment at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), and for this reason, the hauler has requested that plastic bags no longer be placed in recycling carts. Community Development Director Hutmacher encouraged homeowners to not put their recyclables in a plastic bag and then toss the entire bag into the recycling cart. She stated that many times, these bags are tossed into the garbage because employees at the plant do not have the