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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA #:
PREPARED BY:
May 3, 1999 ~
9B
Frank Boyles, City Manage
AGENDA ITEM:
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TOPICS OF INQUIRY FOR
COMMUNITY SURVEY.
DISCUSSION:
History
The City Council had approved a Strategic Plan that calls for the
administration of a community survey periodically to solicit input for
community planning purposes. The 1999 Staff Work Program also
directs completion of this task.
Current Circumstances
The firm of Decision Resources Incorporated has been administering
scientific surveys in the twin city metropolitan area for years. Their
specialty is municipal surveys.
By administering a telephone survey of a randomly selected sample
of 400 Prior Lake residents, Decision Resources can project the
results of the survey to the entire population with an accuracy level of
::1::95%.
Conclusion
The staff has worked with Decision Resources to identify the primary
topics for the survey.
ISSUES:
The City Council should determine if there are additional topics which
should be added or deleted from the survey.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds to complete the survey are contained in the City Manager's
budget.
ALTERNATIVES:
(1) Approve the survey topics as proposed.
(2) Modify survey topics as desired by the Council.
RECOMMENDED
MOTION: Either Alternative (1) or (2)
Attachment: Draft Survey .
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DECISION RESOURCES, LTD.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
PRIOR LAKE RESIDENTIAL
QUESTIONNAIRE
FIRST VERSION
Hello, 11m of Decision Resources, Ltd., a nationwide
polling firm located in Minneapolis. Welve been retained by the
city of Prior Lake to speak ~ith a random sample of residents
about issues facing the city. The survey is being taken because
your city representatives and staff are interested in your opin-
ions and suggestions. I want to assure you that all individual
responses will be held strictly confidential; only summaries of
the entire sample will be reported. (DO NOT PAUSE)
1.
Approximately how many years have
have you lived in Prior Lake?
LESS THAN ONE yEAR.... ..1
ONE OR TWO YEARS........2
THREE TO FIVE YEARS.....3
SIX TO TEN YEARS........4
ELEVEN - TWENTY YRS... ..5
TWENTY - THIRTY YRS.....6
OVER THIRTY YEARS.......7
REFUSED............... ..8
2. In what city and/or state were you located immediately prior
to your residence here?
3 .
As things stand now, how long in
the future do you expect to live
in Prior Lake?
4 .
How would you rate the quality of
life in Prior Lake -- excellent,
good, only fair, or poor?
LESS THAN TWO YEARS.....1
TWO TO FIVE YEARS.......2
SIX TO TEN YEARS........3
OVER TEN YEARS.......- ..4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......5
EXCELLENT.............. .1
GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ONLY FAIR............. ..3
POOR. . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . .4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......5
5. What do you like MOST about living in Prior Lake?
6. In general, what do you think is the most serious issue
facing the community today?
Moving on.....
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7 .
When you think about Prior Lake do
you see it as a small town or a
suburb?
8.
And, in the future, would you most
prefer Prior Lake to remain pri-
marily a residential community OR
become a more diverse community by
attracting more commercial and
light industrial business? (WAIT
FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly
that way?
9.
How would you rate the general
sense of community among Prior
Lake residents -- excellent, good,
only fair, or poor?
Now which of the following state-
ments comes closest to your
feelings?
A. I feel a real tie to the entire
Prior Lake community.
B. I have strong ties to my neigh-
borhood, but weak ties to the
rest of Prior Lake.
C. I have neither strong ties to
my neighborhood nor the comm-
unity as a whole.
11.
Thinking about the past five
years, would you say the city of
Prior Lake has changed for the
better, changed for the worse, or
remained about the same?
IF A RESPONSE IS GIVEN, ASK:
12. Why do you feel that way?
SMALL TOWN............ ..1
SUBURB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
BOTH (VOL.).........."..:3
NEITHER (VOL.),.. ... ,. ..4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.. ....5
RESIDENTIAL/STRONGLY... .1
RESIDENTIAL........... ..2
BOTH EQUALLY (VOL).. .,..3
DIVERSE. . . , . . . . . , . . . . . . .4
DIVERSE/STRONGLy....... .5
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......6
EXCELLENT...."......... .1
GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......5
STATEMENT A....... ......1
STATEMENT B.. ...........2
STATEMENT C...",.. .._...3
NONE (VOL,)...,.....,... 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......5
FOR BETTER......... ... .,1
FOR WORSE.... ...........2
REMAINED THE SAME.......3
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. ... ..4
Changing focus....
13.
Would you favor or oppose an in-
crease in YOUR city property tax
if it were needed to maintain city
services at their current level?
2
FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . . 2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..3
14.
In comparison with nearby areas,
do you consider your total pro-
perty taxes to be very high, some-
what high, about average, somewhat
low, or very low?
VERY HIGH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SOMBWHAT HIGH......... ..2
ABOUT AVERAGE... -.......3
SOMEWHAT LOW...,.... _. ..4
VERY tOW.. . . - . . . . . . . . . . . 5
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..,...6
The City of Prior Lake continuously reviews the cost effective~
ness of the services it provides to residents. Your opinions on
this portion of the survey are particularly important to deci-
sion-makers. I am going to read you a list of some of the cur-
rent services either directly provided by the city or partially
subsidized by it, For each one, please tell me if you feel it is
excellent, good, only fair or poor. If you don't have an opin-
ion, just say so.... (ROTATE LIST)
15. Police protection?
16. Fire protection?
17. Utilities, or sewer & water?
18. Animal control?
19. Park maintenance?
20. Recreation services?
21. Building inspection and permits?
22. 911 emergency response time to
calls?
23. Code enforcement?
24. Quality of cable television
transmission?
25. City library?
EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR D.K.
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For the next two city services, please consider only city
streets. In particular, do not consider County Roads 13, 21, and
42, as these are not maintained by the City of Prior Lake.
26. City street repair and maintenance? 1
27. Snow and ice control? 1
Moving on. . . .
28.
How would you rate the general
appearance of your neighborhood
excellent, good, only fair, or
or poor?
EXCELLENT........... -...1
GOOD. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..., ..5
EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR O.K.
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For each of the follOWing, please tell me whether the City is too
tough, about right, or not tough enough in enforcing city codes
on the nuisances.
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TOU TOU RIG REF
Animal control? 1 2 3 4
Junk cars? 1 2 3 4
Messy yards? 1 2 3 4
Noise? 1 2 3 4
construction site
management? 1 2 3 4
Exterior home maintenance? 1 2 3 4
Snow shoveling of side-
~alks? 1 :2 3 4
Maintenance and appearance
of property line fences
between residential pro-
perty and city streets? 1 2 3 4
Prevention of soil erosion
on city bluffs? 1 2 3 4
38.
other than voting, do you feel
that if you wanted to, you could
have a say about the way the city
of Prior Lake runs things?
How much do you feel you know
about the work of the Mayor and
city Council -- a great deal, a
fair amount, or very little?
39.
40.
From what you know, do you ap-
prove or disapprove of the job
the Mayor and City Council are
doing? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) And do
you feel strongly that way?
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
NO. . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..3
GREAT DEAL.......-..,...l
FAIR AMOUNT.............2
VERY LITTLE. ......... _..3
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED....- ,4
STRONGLY APPROVE....., ..1
SOMEWHAT APPROVE...... ..2
SOMEWHAT DISAPPROVE. . . . .3
STRONGLY DISAPPROVE.....4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... ...5
IF OPINIONS ARE STATED IN QUESTION #40, ASK:
41. Why do you feel that way about the Mayor and City
council?
42. How much first-hand contact have
you had with the Prior Lake City
staff -- quite a lot, some, very
little, or none at all?
4
QUITE A LOT. ............1
SOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
VERY LITTLE. _.......... ,3
NONE AT ALL... ..........4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......5
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43.
From what you have seen or heard,
how would you rate the job per-
formance of the Prior Lake City
staff -- excellent, good, only
fair, or poor?
IF A RATING IS GIVEN, ASK:
44. Why did you rate city staff as
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EXCELLENT.............. .1
GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ONLY FAIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..5
?
45. During the past year, have you
contacted by telephone or in
person any staff member at
Prior Lake city Hall?
IF IIYES, II ASK:
46.
On your last contact of city
Hall, which department did
you reach -- police, Finance,
Planning, Building Inspec-
tion, Public Works/Engineer-
ing, Parks and Recreation,
the Information Desk, Admin-
istration/City Council, En-
gineering, Code Enforcement,
Utility Billing, or something
else?
YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.
NO..................... .2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......3
POLICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01
FINANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02
PLANNING............. ..03
BUILDING INSPECTION.. ..04
PUBLIC WORKS......... ..05
PARK AND REC.......... .06
INFORMATION DESK...... .07
ADMIN/CITY COUNCIL.... .08
ENGINEERING........... .09
CODE ENFORCEMENT...... .10
UTILITY BILLING....... .1l
OTHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... .13
Thinking about that last contact, for each of the following
characteristics, please rate the Prior Lake City Hall facility
or staff as excellent, good, only fair, or poor....
EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR DK/R
47. Courtesy of the
Information Desk
receptionist?
48. Waiting time for
service?
49. Ease of reaching a
department staff
member who could
help you?
50. Efficiency of the
department staff?
51. Courtesy of the
department staff?
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52.
In the past, have you used
voice mail system to leave
a message at City Hall? (IF
"YES, II ASK:) Did you receive
a timely response to your
message?
Mov i ng on. . . . . .
53.
Do you feel that crime in prior
Lake has increased, decreased, or
remained about the same during the
past five years?
54. Do you feel that police service
currently provided meets the
needs of the city?
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YES /YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
YES /NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
YES /UNSURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... ,..5
INCREASED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
DECREASED.............. .2
REMAINED THE SAME.......3
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......4
YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......3
I would like to read you a short list of public safety concerns.
55. Please tell me which one you consider to be the greatest
concern in Prior Lake? If you feel that none of these prob-
lems are serious in Prior Lake, just say sO. (READ LIST)
56. Which do you consider to be the second major concern in the
city? Again, if you feel that none of the remaining prob-
lems are serious in the city, just say so. (DELETE FIRST
CHOICE AND RE-READ LIST)
FIRST
SECOND
Violent crime............................. 1 . . . . . . . . . .1
Traffic congestion........................:2..........:2
Drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . .3 . . . . . . . . . .3
Youth gangs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . .4
Business crimes, such as shop-
lifting and check fraud.... ........ ..5. .........5
Residential crimes, such as
burglary, theft, and vandalism.... ...6..........6
ALL EQUALLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 7 . . . . . . . . . . 7
NONE OF THE ABOVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . B
DON I T KNOW/REFUSED... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . 9
57.
Do you feel that crimes against
property in Prior Lake have in-
creased, decreased, or remained
about the same during the past
five years?
58.
How about crimes against people,
have they increased, decreased, or
remained about the same during the
past five years?
6
INCREASED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
DECREASED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:2
REMAINED THE SAME. ......3
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......4
INCREASED............. ..1
DECREASED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
REMAINED THE SAME.......3
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......4
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59.
How would you rate the amount of
patrolling the police department
does in your neighborhood -_ would
you say they do too much, about
the right amount, or not enough?
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Prior to this survey, were you
aware of the sChool-related pro-
grams provided by the Prior Lake
Police Department, such as DARE
and tn~ ~~nool'R9~&~~~~u Officer?
(IF "AWARE, II ASK:) Do you support
or OPPosed the Offering of these
programs by the Police Department?
Are you aware of a neighborhood
crime watch program in your
neighborhood?
IF "YES," ASK;
62. bo you participate in the
program?
IF "NO," ASK:
63.
Would you participate in or-
ganizing a neighborhood crime
watch program in YOUr area
under the guidance of the
Police Department?
TOO MUCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
~OUT RIGHT AMOUNT......2
NOT ENOUGH.... ........ ..3
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . . .4
UNAWARE................ .1
AWARE/SUPPORT.. ....... ..2
AWARE/OPPOSE...,....... .3
AWARE/UNSURE........... .4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..5
yES.................... .1
NO.................,... .2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......3
YES, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
NO............ ..........2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. .... .3
YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
NO. . . . . . . " . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..3
ADEQUATE,.............. .1
INADEQUATE............ ..2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..3
Let's talk about economic development for a few minutes.....
Do you feel the CUrrent police
facility at City Hall is adequate
or inadequate for Police Depart-
ment and city needs?
65. Prior to this survey, Were you
aware the City of Prior Lake has
been planning the redevelopment
of its old Downtown Area?
AWARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
UNAWARE... ........ -,....2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..3
66. If the City of Prior Lake were to attract more development
in the Old Downtown, what kind would you prefer it to be?
I would like to read you a
ment of the Old Downtown.
would strongly support its
it, somewhat oppose it, or
list of proposals about the redevelop-
For each one, please tell me if you
placement there, somewhat SUpport
strongly oppose it. If you have no
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opinion, just say so. ...
(ROTATE LIST)
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DKR
[THESE QUESTIONS NEED TO BE DEvELOPED.]
For each of the following items, please rate the city of Prior Lake
on a scale of one to five where five is excellent and one is
poor. If you have no opinion, just say so....
67. To find housing which fits the
budgets and lifestyles of most
people.
68. To find full-time employment
opportunities for the head of
a household.
69. To start a business.
70. To raise children.
71. To spend one's retirement
years.
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Let's talk about the commercial/shopping areas of Prior Lake....
72. What do you like the most about the commercial/shopping
areas of Prior Lake?
73. And, what do you like least about the commercial/shopping
areas in Prior Lake?
74.
How would you rate your ability
to get where you need to go in
prior Lake in a reasonable amount
of time -- excellent, satis-
factory, marginal, or poor?
EXCELLENT........... ....1
SATISFACTORy........... .2
MARGINAL. .."........ ....3
POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......5
IF "MARGINAL" OR "POOR," ASK~
75. Why do you feel that way?
Turning to park and recreation issues.....
The Prior Lake Park System is composed of smaller neighborhood
parks designed to serve residents within a one-half mile radius,
larger community parks containing ballfields and other athletic
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amenities, open space parks which accommodate passive recreation,
and a trail system. For each of the following park types, please
indicate whether members of your household use it frequently,
occasionally, rarely or not at all.
FRE oce RAR NOT DKR
76. Smaller neighborhood parks? 1 :2 3 4 5
77. Larger community parks, such as
Lakefront, Ponds, and Sand Point? 1 2 3 4 5
78. Open space parks? 1 2 3 4 5
79. Trails? 1 2 3 4 5
From what you have seen or heard, how
of each component in the park system?
excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
80. Smaller neighborhood parks?
81. Larger community parks?
82. Open space parks?
83. Trails?
84. Overall, would you rate the park
and recreational facilities in
Prior Lake as excellent, good,
only fair, or poor?
would you rate the quality
Would you rate them as
EXC GOO FAr POO DKR
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
EXCELLENT..... ..........1
GOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ONLY FAIR... . . . . . . . . . . . .:3
POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..5
85. Do you or members of your household regularly leave the City
of Prior Lake to use leisure-time recreational facilities or
programs in other cities? (IF "YES," ASK:) What types of
facilities or programs are you using elsewhere?
86. Would you favor Or oppose the
City of Prior Lake building and
operating a youth center for
adolescents and young teens? (IF
"FAVOR, I' ASK:) WOuld you still
favor it if a moderate property
tax increase were needed to fund
its construction and operation?
Changing topics. ...
FAVOR/STILL FAVOR..... ..1
FAVOR/NO............... .2
FAVOR/UNSURE........... .3
OPPOSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... ...5
In an upcoming election, voters may be asked to raise property
taxes for the construction of a new public safety and administra~
tion building. The new facility will better house the Prior Lake
Police Department, as well as provide much needed space for city
operations.
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87.
Which of these three statements
best describes your feelings?
A. I would vote AGAINST almost
any tax increase for a new public
safety and administration build-
ing.
B. I would vote FOR a tax in-
crease under some conditions, but
AGAINST it under other conditions.
C. I would vote FOR almost any
tax increase for a ne~ public
safety and administration build-
ing.
IF "STATEMENT All IS CHOSEN ASK:
88.
Would you oppose a property
tax increase for any purpose
OR do you just oppose an in-
crease for a new public
safety and administration
building?
IF "B" IS CHOSEN, ASK:
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STATEMENT A........ .....1
STATEMENT B.............2
STATEMENT C.............3
NONE OF ABOVE (VOL) ... ..4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..5
ANY PURPOSE.............1
JUST FOR LAND/FACIL... ..2
DON1T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..3
89. Under what conditions would you vote for a tax increase
for a new public safety and administration building?
90.
If the City were to construct a
new public safety and administra-
tion building, would you prefer it
to be located in the existing gov-
ernment services complex or at a
difference location?
EXISTING COMPLEX........1
DIFFERENT LOCATION...._.2
INDIFFERENT (VOL).......3
NEITHER (VOL)........ ...4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......5
As we mentioned earlier, funding for the bond referendum compon-
ents we have just discussed would require a property tax in-
crease.
Suppose the City of Prior Lake proposed a new public safety and
administration facility which you considered to be a reasonable
approach. The proposal would be placed on referendum ballot for
approval by the voters. In order to fund construction of the new
facility, residents would be asked to approve a property tax
increase.
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How much would you be willing to
see your property taxes increase
to fund this proposal? Let's say,
would you be willing to see your
monthly property taxes increase by
$ ? (CHOOSE RANDOM STARTING
?OINTi MOVE UP OR DOWN DEPENDING
ON RESPONSE) How about $____ per
month? (REPEAT PROCESS)
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NOTHING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,1
$3.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
$6.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
$9.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
$12. DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
$15.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . .6
$18.00. _ . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
DON'T KNOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Now, let's talk about another proposal....
As you may know, there has been some discussion about the City of
Prior Lake building a water treatment plant. The plant would
remove iron and manganese from the water; it would not soften the
water. The water treatment plant would would cost about six
million dollars to build. In order to issue construction bonds,
property owners in the community would see an increase in their
property taxes for the next twenty years.
STRONGLY SU?PORT........1
SUPPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
OPPOSE. . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
STRONGLY OPPOSE. _.... _..4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..5
Would you support or oppose a
moderate property tax increase to
fund the construction of a water
treatment plant in Prior Lake?
(WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel
strongly that way?
Let's talk about past development for a moment....
92.
93. In general, do you approve or dis- APPROVE............... ..1
approve of the zoning and land use DISAPPROVE..............2
decisions made by the City? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..3
95.
IF A RESPONSE IS GIVEN, ASK:
94. Could you tell me why you feel that way?
Do you feel that Prior Lake resi-
dents have an adequate opportunity
input into the zoning and land use
decision-making process?
96.
Do you think the pace of develop-
ment in the city has been too
rapid, about right, or not fast
enough?
yES........... ..........1
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . - . . . . 2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......3
TOO RAPID...............1
ABOUT RIGHT. _...........2
NOT FAST ENOUGH....... ..3
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . _ . .4
97. Does the development throughout yES...... _..............1
the City seem well-planned for the NO.................... ..2
future of Prior Lake? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.. ....3
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IF "NO, II ASK:
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98. Could you tell me one or two reasons why you feel that
way?
99. Do you think that Prior Lake cur- YES. ...... ..... ....... ..1
rently has a wide range of housing NO. ... ..... ...... .......2
choices to offer its residents? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..3
IF "NO," ASK;
100. What types of housing do you feel are missing from
the community?
Changing focus.. ...
101.
How familiar are you with the
Minnesota 'valley Transit Authority
__ MVTA -- and the public trans-
portation services it offers --
very familiar, somewhat familiar,
not too familiar, or not at all
familiar?
VERY FAMILIAR... .... ....1
SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR.......2
NOT TOO FAMILIAR, .......3
NOT AT ALL FAMILIAR.....4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..5
102. Have you ridden an MVTA bus in the yES.............. ..,.. ..1
past twelve months? NO.... ................,.2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... .,3
IF "YES, II ASK:
103. Were you satisfied or dis-
satisfied with your exper-
ience?
104. Prior to this survey, were you
aware of MVTA Route 42S that
operates all day long throughout
Prior Lake, Savage, Burnsville,
and Apple Valley?
Moving on.. . .
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SATISFIED. . . . . . . . . . . . . , .1
OISSATISFIED........... ,2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.. ....3
AWARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
UNAWARE.. .,... .., .......2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..3
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105.
If you could choose the best way
for you to receive information
about City government and the
issues facing the community, which
of the following would it be --
(ROTATE LIST) weekly newspaper
column, cable television program,
quarterly mailed city newsletter,
internet homepage, or something
else?
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NEWSPAPER COLUMN........1
CABLE TELEVISION...... ..2
CITY NEWSLETTER..... - ...3
INTERNET HOMEPAGE.... ...4
SOMETHING ELSE (VOL)....5
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... ..6
For each of the following communication channels, please tell me
whether it is a major source, minor source or no source at all
about Prior Lake news, activities, events or City policies?
MAJ MIN NOT DKR
106. The IIPrior Lake American?" 1 2 3 4
107. Cable television Channels SO & 51? 1 2 3 4
108. "Wavelength," the city newsletter? 1 2 :3 4
10~. Co-workers/Neighbors? 1 2 3 4
110. The Star Tribune? 1 2 3 4
111. DoeS your household currently sub- YES.....................1
scribe to cable television? NO...,... ...............2
REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
112. Do you own or have access to a
modem-equipped personal computer?
(IF "NO, II ASK:) Do you expect to
have access in the near future?
IF "Y'ESII OR liND/YES," ASK:
113. Would you be interested in
receiving city information
through computer on-line
services?
IF "YES," ASK:
YES. . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . 1
NO /YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 2
NO/NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . .3
NO/UNSURE............. ..4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... o. ,5
yES.................... .1
NO. . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . - 0 . . . 2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. 0'.0.3
114. What kind of information would you like to have
available on-line?
Now, just a few more questions for demographic purposes....
Could you please tell me how many people in each of the following
age groups live in your household. Please include yourself in
the proper age group. Let's start oldest to youngest.,..
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115. First, persons 65 or over?
NONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
ONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 OR MORE. . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 2
REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
116. Adults under 65?
0...................... .0
1...................... .1
2... . . ., . . . . . . .. . . . . ., ,.2
3...................... .3
4 OR MORE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
REFUSE:D. . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 5
117. school-aged children?
0...................... .0
1...................... .1
2...................... .2
3. . . .. ., . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .3
4 OR MORE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
118. pre-schoolerS?
0...................... .0
1...................... .1
2 OR MORE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
119. Do you o~ or rent your present
residence?
OWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
RENT................... .2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... ...3
IF "OWN, II ASK:
120.
Which of the following cate-
gories ~ould contain the
approximate value of your
residential property -- under
$75,000, $75,000-$150,000,
$150,000-$250,000, or over
$250,0007
UNDER 75,000. ..... .... ..1
$75,000-$1.25,000....... .2
$125,000-$150,000...... .3
$150,000-$250,000..... ..4
OVER $ 250 , 0 00. . . . . . . . . . . 5
DONIT KNOW.. ..... ,......6
REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
121. What is your age, please?
(READ CATEGORIES, IF NEEDED)
18-24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
25-34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
35 - 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
45-54.................. .4
55 _ 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
65 AND OVER.. ...........6
REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
122. What is your occupation and the occupation of your spouse or
partner, if applicable?
F~
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123. What is the last grade of school
you have completed?
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LESS THAN HIGH SCH......l
HS GRADUATE..... ........2
VO-TECH/TECH COLL... _. ..3
SOME COLLEGE............4
COLLEGE GRADUATE...... ..5
POST-GRADUATE... ........6
REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
And now, for one final question, keeping in mind that your an-
swers are held strictly confidential....
124. Is you pre-tax yearly household
income over or under $50,OOO?
IF "OVER," ASK;
Is it over $75,OOO? (IF IlYES,"
ASK:) Is it over $100,OOO?
IF "UNDER," ASK:
Is it under $35,OOO? (IF "YES,"
ASK:) Is it under $25,OOO?
Thank you for your time. Good-bye.
125. Gender (BY OBSERVATION:
DO NOT ASK)
126. ZONE (FROM LIST)
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UNDER $ 2 5 , 000 . . . . . . . . . . . 1
$25,001-$35,000......-. .2
$35,001-$50,000....... ..3
$50,001-$75,000....... ..4
$75,001-$100,000....... .5
OVER $10 0 , 0 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . 6
DON'T KNOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
REFUSED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B
MALE. . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
FEMAI..E... ... ., ...... . ...2
PRECINCT 1..............1
PRECINCT 2... . . . . . . . . . . . 2
PRECINCT 3.. _...........3
PRECINCT 4..............4