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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,June 20, 2023 <br /> Page 5 <br /> Councilmember Groff asked if any of the other trails Mr. Freihammer has spoken <br /> about as preferences or priorities, have any of the three schools on them. He did <br /> not see any that did and in his mind, the reason why it has risen to the top. <br /> Mr. Freihammer did not think any of the other ones the city currently has have a <br /> sidewalk, noting most of the schools in Roseville have at least one pathway <br /> connection to them. <br /> Councilmember Strahan wanted to make sure that the application is mutually <br /> exclusive and not something that the County could apply for both of these grant <br /> programs. <br /> Mr. Freihammer indicated that was correct, the applicant has to choose which <br /> category to apply for. <br /> Councilmember Strahan asked if the County were not to get one, could they apply <br /> for another one in the future. <br /> Mr. Freihammer explained Met Council does open up solicitation every two years. <br /> If the County does not meet the qualificationsin one round of applications, the <br /> County could apply in the future. There are potentially other funding sources as <br /> well, but the Met Council funding is usually prettysubstantial by comparison with <br /> those other sources. <br /> Mayor Roe asked when the winner of the round will be announced. <br /> Mr. Freihammer explained it will be announced sometime this fall. Once this gets <br /> approved the County ends up doing a grant agreement and would at that point put <br /> together a cost share agreement for the design and construction and another <br /> opportunity for the Council to weigh in on the approval. <br /> Mayor Roe asked Mr. Freihammer to talk about the process when the funding is <br /> awarded. <br /> Mr. Freihammer reviewed the steps in the process that the City will take and when <br /> the public will be able to give their input. <br /> Public Comment <br /> Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment. <br /> Mr. Martin Berglin,2953 North Victoria <br /> Mr. Berglin explained his family built their home on North Victoria and helped <br /> plant the trees that are there today. He stated with this pathway, they are going to <br /> lose hundreds of those trees,which are defining Victoria as a corridor of Old Grove. <br />