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City Council Minutes April 3, 2023 Page 4 of 10 done by October, site control is secured, and permits obtained by November. She said if the city is awarded then those would be around July 1 Sf after the legislative session is done by the beginning of the state's fiscal year. She said then an environmental review will be done. Ms. Leverson said they would be looking at a bid process starting next spring or next January awarding in February and getting the facility in and operational by a year from October 2024. She said the goal is to have everything shovel ready by the time they fund. She said they ask you to do a national registry search with small cities funding as it is federal funding and they do not want to upset the neighborhood. She explained this is a search that looks for properties that are close to Pequot lakes that are on the national registry. She stated they ask you to do a citizen participation plan which is more of a discussion about the future of the city. Discussion ensued about the timeline again. Ms. Leverson stated that all of these funding sources communicate with each other and work together to get this public funding out there. Discussion ensued about the funding sources and bonding. Mayor Gardner asked if there was any public comment and there was none. Discussion ensued about the application and resolution that was approved at the previous Council meeting. Ms. Leverson stated the deadline for the application is May 1; 2023, and she will need minutes of this public hearing and the resolution that was approved. Mayor Gardner closed the public hearing at 6:37 pm. 5.2. Splash Pad Update Jenny Gonczy stated the splash pad grand opening is May 25, 2023 and presented a flyer that is a search for vendors for the opening. She said there is no fee for people to attend or for the vendors. She said they would like people to advertise on social media. She said there will be a ribbon cutting. Council Member Ronning stated he talked to Jeff Cornea and he said the control box and tools will be done by the grand opening. He said Mr. Cornea contacted the MN Department of Health and is going to try to arrange the public works department be there the same day as the Department of Health. He also stated the public works department will be trained on how to start up the unit and Mr. Cornea will be there to help shut down the system at the end of the season as well. Rich Spiczka stated the final check for the splash pad is being withheld until the box and tools are taken care of. Ms. Gonczy stated they are ordering the signs with the rules and regulations. She said the donor sign is ready to go. She said she is waiting for one final verbiage for the benches to order those. She stated they are using the same company as the other signs in the park. She said the playground donor will pay to have the their old signs replaced as well. Ms. Gonczy stated the pavers are at the engravers and they ensured her they will be done by the time the snow is gone. She said Copper Creek will be