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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL JOINT WORK SESSION—JANUARY 19, 2016 11 Councilmember Holden did not want a lot of excess traffic driving through the manufactured home community. She wanted the safety of the children living within the community maintained. She supported a basic letter being drafted to MnDOT. Councilmember Holmes requested that her name not be placed on this letter. H. Council Vacancy Discussion City Clerk Dietl indicated that the City Council has a vacancy due to the death of Robert Woodburn. The City Council advertised this vacancy and held interviews on January 11, 2016, and January 13, 2016. She requested that the Council hold a discussion to determine who will fill this vacancy and direct staff to bring this agenda item to the regular City Council meeting on January 25, 2016, to approve the appointment of the new City Councilmember for the remainder of 2016. Mayor Grant stated that he would make calls to each of the candidates and inform Jonathan Wicklund that he was being offered the Council seat. 2. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES Mayor Grant discussed concerns surrounding a driveway on Arden Place. He understood that a short section of this driveway was removed and replaced in order to improve the situation. However, the homeowner was still bottoming out when entering and exiting his driveway. He stated that the homeowner has since hired a contractor, removed the driveway and had it replaced. He explained how this project fell through the cracks last fall due to the retirement of Terry Maurer. He believed that the City should be responsible for the payment of the new driveway. Councilmember Holmes did not agree. She believed that the homeowner should have contacted staff and made an additional request to the City in order for the contractor to cover the expense. She questioned when the driveway was originally completed by the City. Acting Public Works Director Anderson reported that the work was done as part of the 2006 PMP by URS. Councilmember Holmes did not agree with the City covering this expense given the fact the work was originally completed 10 years ago. Councilmember Holden agreed. She questioned if this was the original homeowner. Mayor Grant believed this to be the case. He explained that he was not aware that the work was completed 10 years ago and understood that it would have been beneficial for the homeowner to report the problem to the City in a more timely manner. Mayor Grant requested that the Council receive a list of complaints or matters of concern from Request Tracker along with the resolutions.