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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 30, 2022 $400,000 towards the cost of the new Pioneer Park playground equipment. He announced their annual ice fishing contest is coming back and will be held Saturday, February 11, 2023. PRESENTATION — LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ROSEVILLE AREA ADA COMPLIANCE STUDY Mary Peterson, member of the League of Women Voters Roseville Area explained that every few years the League of Women Voters of Roseville Area conducts a different study involving their five area cities (Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood and Roseville). In 2022, they completed a study to assess the compliance level of the section of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) that guarantees access to public buildings and sites. Mary Peterson, League of Women Voters Roseville Area, stated their study examined compliance policy, administration and accessibility by residents who are mobility challenged to government buildings, polling locations and city recreational venues such as parks and playgrounds. She explained that the study consisted of contacting City Administrators, review of city documents and in -person site visits, along with contacting the Ramsey County Elections Administrator. She stated they encourage cities to include their recommendations when they plan and draft budgets. Keis asked how well Little Canada did. Ms. Peterson stated that Little Canada did pretty well, and they are excited to see what the city is doing in their parks for accessibility. CONSENT AGENDA McGraw introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2022-11-132 —APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA -WHICH- - CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING. • Approval of the Vouchers • Approve Designation of Little Canada Polling Places in 2023 • Approve Deposit and Investment of Local Public Funds for 2023 The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Miller. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution adopted. PURCHASE PLAYGROUND -EQUIPMENT FOR PIONEER PARK The Parks & Rec/Community Services Director stated that staff sent a Request for Quotes (RFQ) to playground vendors for the new Pioneer Park playground equipment. He explained that the purpose of sending the request out now was to be able to potentially capitalize on 2022 pricing and place an order to be able to have the equipment onsite by the Summer of 2023 with the anticipated extended lead times due to global supply -chain issues. He stated the playground equipment budget is $400,000, which was donated by the Little Canada Recreation Association. He reported that specific criteria for the playground had been identified in the Pioneer Park Master Plan from community and Parks & Rec Commission input. He reported that seven vendors responded to the request and submitted 13 playground designs. He explained that after the designs were received, City staff held a neighborhood meeting in October at the Montreal Court Apartments community room and an online survey was available asking for the community's input on the playground design and color palette. 0