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Home My WebLink AboutSP - April 29, 2014ANL6 Y6 W 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDUVER, MINNESUTA 5530 FAX (763) 755 -8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV Special City Council Meeting Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Council Chambers 1. Call to Order— 6:00 p.m. 4 • (763) 755 -5100 2. Presentation/Morris Leatherman Group /2014 City of Andover Community Survey (All handouts will be provided at the meeting.) 3. Adjournment THE MORRIS LEATHERMAN COMPANY 3128 Dean Court Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414 ANDOVER RESIDENTIAL SURVEY FINAL FEBRUARY 2014 Hello, I'm of the Morris Leatherman Company, a polling firm located in Minneapolis. We've been retained by the City of Andover to speak with 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 opinions 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 you lived in the City of Andover? LESS THAN ONE YEAR ...... 2% ONE OR TWO YEARS........ 8% THREE TO FIVE YEARS .... 17% SIX TO TEN YEARS....... 24% ELEVEN - TWENTY YRS .... 30% OVER TWENTY YEARS ...... 19% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% 2. How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT ..............42% life in Andover -- excellent, GOOD ...................55% good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR ...............2% POOR ....................1% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% 3. What do you like most about living DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% in Andover? SMALL TOWN FEEL........ 22% FRIENDLY PEOPLE........ 14% OPEN SPACES /RURAL...... 18% HOUSING/NEIGHBORHOOD ... 15% SCHOOLS .................6% CONVENIENT LOCATION..... 3% CLOSE TO FAMILY /FRIEND..6% CLOSE TO JOB ............ 9% CLOSE TO SHOPPING ....... 3% QUIET AND PEACEFUL ... :..2% SCATTERED ...............2% 4. What do you think is the most serious issue facing the City of Andover today? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 4% NOTHING ............. .38% 63% HIGH TAXES .............10% 13% TOO MUCH GROWTH........ 11% TRAFFIC CONGESTION ...... 8% ROAD MAINTENANCE ....... 20% LACK OF JOBS ............ 2% RISING CRIME ............ 3% SCATTERED ...............5% 34% 5. How would you rate the sense of EXCELLENT ..............25% community pride among Andover GOOD ...................65% residents -- excellent, good, only ONLY FAIR ...............9% fair, or poor? POOR ....................1% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 1% Let's talk about community characteristics in Andover. For each of the following, please tell me if you feel the city has enough, too many, or too little.... ENO MAN LIT DKR 6. Rental units? 63% 14% 13% 10% 7. Townhomes? 72% 150 7% 7% 8. Starter homes for young families? 51% 7% 34% 80 9. "Move Up" housing? 67% 8% 18% 8% 10. Higher cost housing? 58% 26.% 9% 7% 11. Nursing homes? 39% 8% 36% 17% 12. Assisted living for seniors? 41% 7% 33% 20% 13. One level housing for seniors maintained by an association? 380 6% 34% 23% 14. Parks and open spaces? 82% 11% 6% 1% 15. Trails and bikeways? 78% 10% 13% 0% 16. Service establishments, such as dry cleaners and barbershops? 62% 7% 31% 1% 17. Retail shopping opportunities? 54% 9% 37% 0% 18. Entertainment establishments? 53% 6% 41% 0% 19. Dining establishments? 50% 10% 40% 0% Turning to city services.... I would like to read you a list of a few city services. For each one, please tell me whether you would rate the quality of the service as excellent, good, only fair, or poor.... 20. Police protection? 21. Fire protection? 22. Storm drainage and flood 460 control? 23. Park maintenance? 24. Trail maintenance? 25. Animal control? EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR DK /R 47% 460 5% 1% 1% 47% 500 0% 1% 3% 14% 72% 8% 3% 4% 31% 67% 1% 0% 1% 310 65% 1% 0% 3% 12% 72% 5% 2% 9% IF "ONLY FAIR" OR "POOR," ASK: (n =80) 26. Why do you feel that way? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 1% LACK OF PATROLLING ..... 13% FLOODING ...............44% LOOSE ANIMALS .......... 15% WILDLIFE ISSUES ......... 5% POOR UPKEEP .............3% SLOW POLICE RESPONSE....3% NEED OWN POLICE DPT ..... 9% SCATTERED ...............7% For the next three city services, please consider only their job on city- maintained streets and roads in neighborhoods. That means you should exclude state and county roads, such as Round Lake Boulevard, Hanson Boulevard, Crosstown Boulevard and Bunker Lake Boulevard, that are taken care of by other levels of government. Keeping that in mind, would you rate each of the following as excellent, good, only fair or poor..... EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR DK /R 27. City street repair and maintenance? 9% 43% 37% 12% 0% 28. Snow plowing? 29% 60% 10% 2% 0% 29. Street lighting? 18% 58% 16% 6% 2% 30. Are there current city services DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 1% you would like to see enhanced or NO .....................55% new city services you would like ROAD MAINTENANCE ....... 36% to see offered? (IF "YES," ASK:) STREET LIGHTS ........... 2% What would those be? SCATTERED ...............6% J 31. Compared to nearby cities, do you think that the property taxes in Andover are very high, somewhat high, about average, somewhat low, or very low? 32. Do you feel the quality of city services has been able to keep pace with growth in the city? VERY HIGH ...............7% SOMEWHAT HIGH.......... 33% ABOUT AVERAGE .......... 51% SOMEWHAT LOW ............ 3% VERY LOW ................0% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 7% YES ....................94% NO...... ..............4% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 2% IF "NO," ASK: (n =16) 33. What services, in particular, have not been able to keep pace? ROAD MAITENANCE, 50 %; FLOODING CONTROL, 19 %; TRAFFIC FLOW, 13 %; CODE ENFORCEMENT, 13 %; SNOW PLOWING, 6 %. 34. When you consider the city prop- erty taxes you pay and the quality of city services you receive, would you rate the general value of city services as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? Moving on.... EXCELLENT ...............9% GOOD ...................75% ONLY FAIR ...............9% POOR ....................2% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 5% 35. What do you consider to be the greatest public safety con- cern in Andover? (DO NOT READ LIST) 36. Do you have a second public safety concern in the city? (DO NOT READ LIST) FIRST SECOND Violent crime ......... ...................0 %........1% Traffic speeding ...... ..................29 %.......12% Drugs ................. ..................12 %.......10% Youth crimes and vandalism .............. 17 %.......23% Identity theft ........ ...................3 %........2% Break -ins and theft from automobiles .... 12 % ....... 14% Business crimes, such as shop- lifting and check fraud .............4 %.........4% Residential crimes, such as burglary, and theft ................ 12 %.......12% ELSE (PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ) .................20........1% NONE.................. ...................6 %.......20% DON'T KNOW / REFUSED .... ...................3 %........2% 37. How would you rate the amount patrolling the Anoka County S iff's Department does in your neighborhood -- would you say do too much, about the right amount, or not enough? of TOO MUCH ................2% zer- ABOUT RIGHT AMOUNT ..... 71% NOT ENOUGH .............28% they DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% 38. How serious a problem is traffic VERY SERIOUS ............ 9% speeding in your neighborhood -- SOMEWHAT SERIOUS....... 35% very serious, somewhat serious, NOT TOO SERIOUS ........ 37% not too serious, or not at all NOT AT ALL SERIOUS..... 20% serious? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% 39. How safe would you feel walking VERY SAFE ..............47% alone in your neighborhood after REASONABLY SAFE........ 44% dark -- very safe, reasonably SOMEWHAT UNSAFE ......... 6% safe, somewhat unsafe, or very VERY UNSAFE .............3% unsafe? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% Moving on.... 40. How would you rate your ability EXCELLENT ..............27% to get where you need to go in SATISFACTORY ........... 66% Andover in a reasonable amount MARGINAL ................7% of time -- excellent, satis- POOR ....................1% factory, marginal, or poor? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% IF "MARGINAL" OR "POOR," ASK: (n =31) 41. Why do you feel that way? TRAFFIC CONGESTION ..... 19% POTHOLES S.... ........52% TOO MANY STOPLIGHTS.... 26% TOO MANY STOP SIGNS ..... 3% If you work outside of the home, please answer the next questions about your own job; if you do not work outside of the.home, please answer the next questions in terms of the job of your spouse or partner, if applicable. 42. What is your average commute time DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% to your job location? 5 MINUTES OR LESS ....... 4% using 6 TO 10 MINUTES ........ 14% 1% 11 TO 15 MINUTES....... 17% 16 TO 20 MINUTES....... 15% 21 TO 30 MINUTES ........ 9% OVER 30 MINUTES ........ 22% NOT APPLICABLE ......... 20% 43. In what city is your job located? NOT APPLICABLE ......... 19% ANDOVER ................23% BLAINE ..................8% COON RAPIDS ............ 12% MINNEAPOLIS ............ 17% ANOKA ...................4% VARIES ..................2% BROOKLYN PARK ........... 2% SAINT PAUL ..............2% FRIDLEY /COLUMBIA HGTS ... 3% REST OF HENNEPIN CO ..... 2% REST OF METRO ........... 6% 44. How do you normally commute to DRIVE ALONE ............ 73% work -- drive alone, ride in a van VAN OR CAR POOL......... 3% or car pool, take the bus from TAKE BUS ................2% near home, use a park and ride PARK AND RIDE LOT ....... 0% lot, walk or bike or something WALK /BIKE ...............2% else? SOMETHING ELSE.......... 0% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% NOT APPLICABLE ......... 21% IF "DRIVE ALONE," "VAN OR CAR POOL," OR "WALK /BIKE," ASK: (n =310) 45. If it were convenient, would YES ....................19% you be willing to commute NO .....................80% using public transit? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 1% 46. What changes would make pub- DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 2% lic transit more convenient NONE ...................77% for you? MORE CONVENIENT ROUTES.11% MORE CONVENIENT TIMES ... 9% MORE STOPS ..............1% 47. How often do you drive on Bunker FREQUENTLY .............25% Lake Boulevard over the railroad OCCASIONALLY ........... 46% tracks - frequently, occasionally, RARELY .................24% rarely or never? NEVER ...................5% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 1% 48. Should a vehicle overpass be con- STRONGLY YES ............ 5% structed over the railroad tracks YES ....................32% TOO MUCH CONSTRUTION .... on Bunker Lake Boulevard? (WAIT NO .....................40% NOT A PROBLEM ........... FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strong- STRONGLY NO ............ 12% ly that way? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED..... 12% IF A RESPONSE IS GIVEN, ASK: (n =353) 49. Why do you feel that way? SAFETY .................20% LESS TRAFFIC CONGEST ... 23% HIGH COST ..............23% TOO MUCH CONSTRUTION .... 7% NOT NEEDED .............20% NOT A PROBLEM ........... 4% NOT MUCH TRAFFIC ........ 3% SCATTERED ...............1% IF "STRONGLY YES" OR "YES" IN QUESTION #48, ASK: (n =148) 50. How much would you be willing NOTHING ................19% to see your property taxes $10.00 .................50% increase in order to fund $20.00 .................14% this vehicle overpass? Would $30.00 ..................90 you be willing to pay $ $40.00 ..................2% per year? (CHOOSE RANDOM $50.00 ..................0% STARTING POINT; MOVE UP OR $60.00 ..................1% DOWN DEPENDING ON ANSWER) OVER $60.00 .............1% How about $ per year? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 4% Moving on.... Currently, the City of Andover generally enforces codes concerning residential property when a complaint is made. Some cities take a more active approach and inspect residential neighborhoods for code violations on an on -going basis. 51. Would you favor or oppose a more STRONGLY FAVOR ........... 7% active approach by the City in the FAVOR ...................38% enforcement of residential pro- OPPOSE ..................39% perty codes? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 11% Do you feel strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ....... 5% 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 these nuisances. TOO NOT ABO DK/ TOU TOU RIG REF 52. Loose animals? 2% 13% 820 4% 53. Junk cars on residential property? 2% 25% 72% 1% 54. Establishment and main- tenance of lawns on residential property? 1% 13% 85% 1% 55. Storage of boats on residential property? 4% 13% 83% 1% 56. Storage of RVs on residential property? 3% 13% 83% 1% 57. Upkeep of boulevards and public right of ways? 1% 16% 83% 1% 58. Upkeep and maintenance of fences? 1% 14% 84% 1% 59. Upkeep and maintenance of residential properties? 2% 15% 83% 0% Continuing.... 60. How important are natural re- VERY IMPORTANT ......... 46% sources and environmental issues SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT..... 44% to you - very important, somewhat NOT TOO IMPORTANT ....... 8% important, not too important or NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT.... 2% not at all important? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% 61. What do you think is the greatest natural resource or environmental issue facing the city? (ROTATE AND READ LIST) TREE DISEASES, SUCH AS OAK WILT AND DUTCH ELM DISEASE .........................9% INVASIVE INSECTS AND DISEASES, SUCH AS THE EMERALD ASH BORER AND ASIAN LONG- HORNED BEETLE ....................... 16% INVASIVE PLANTS, SUCH AS BUCKTHORN .............3% PROTECTING LAKES, RIVERS, STREAMS AND WETLANDS . ............................24% LOWERING GROUNDWATER USAGE FOR LAWN CARE PRACTICES ......................... .6% PRESERVING OPEN SPACES ........................ 24% PROTECTING TREES DURING DEVELOPMENT ........... 13% OTHER ... ............................... ......0% DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED .............................5% 62. Are you aware of the open space YES ....................51% program? NO .....................49% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% 63. Are you aware of open space areas YES ....................49% in the city? NO .....................51% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 1% IF ''YES,'' ASK: (n =194) 64. Have you visited any open space areas in the city? (IF ''YES," ASK:) Which ones? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 3% NO .....................61% YES /DON'T REMEMBER NAME.5% BUNKER PARK .............7% SUNSHINE PARK ........... 2% BUNKER BEACH ............ 9% LIONS PARK ..............3% WOODLAND ................2% RUM RIVER REGIONAL PARK.2% KELSEY ROUND LAKE ....... 3% SCATTERED ...............3% 65. Do you think open space areas need YES ....................78% to be accessible to the public? NO .....................13% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 9% 66. Do you prefer fewer but larger LARGER .................55% open spaces areas OR more but SMALLER ................33% smaller open space areas? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED..... 12% 67. How often do you or members of FREQUENTLY .............25% your household use city trails - OCCASIONALLY ........... 40% frequently, occasionally, rarely RARELY .................17% or never? NEVER ..................18% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% IF "FREQUENTLY" "OCCASIONALLY" OR "RARELY," ASK: (n =327) 68. What do you use them for most DON'T' KNOW/REFUSED ...... 0% often? WALKING ................58% RUNNING/JOGGING ........ 18% BICYCLING ..............24% 69. Do you support or oppose the use STRONGLY SUPPORT....... 12% of city funding for additional SUPPORT ................59% trails in the City? (WAIT FOR RE- OPPOSE .................23% SPONSE) Do you feel strongly that STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 6% way? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 1% Turning to parks and recreation.... 70. Overall, how would you rate the EXCELLENT ..............17% city parks and recreation facile- GOOD ...................76% ties in Andover - excellent, good, ONLY FAIR ...............5% only fair or poor? POOR ....................1% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 2% 71. How often do you or members of FREQUENTLY .............24% your household use city parks and OCCASIONALLY — .........41% recreation facilities - frequent- RARELY .................14% ly, occasionally, rarely or never? NEVER ..................20% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% IF "FREQUENTLY" "OCCASIONALLY" OR "RARELY," ASK: (n =319) 72. What do you use them for most often? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% EXERCISE ...............41% PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT... 28% COMMUNITY CENTER ....... 12% BALLFIELDS .............18% FAMILY GATHERINGS ....... 2% For each of the following, please tell me if you think Andover's facilities are much better in comparison to other cities, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse or much worse in comparison to other cities. 73. City park system? 74. Youth athletic facilities? 75. Adult recreation facilities? MBT SBT SAM SWR MWR DKR 8% 300 58% 20 0% 30 4% 23% 59% 5% 0% 10% 3% 19% 65% 60 0% 8% 76. Have you or members of your house- YES ....................49% 12% hold used the Andover Community NO .....................51% Center during the past year? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% IF "YES," ASK: (n =197) 77. Overall, how would you rate EXCELLENT ........:.....41% the Community Center -- ex- GOOD ...................57% cellent, good, only fair, or ONLY FAIR ...............2% poor? POOR ....................0% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% IF "ONLY FAIR" OR "POOR," ASK: (n =4) 78. Why did you rate it as (only fair /poor)? NOT OPEN ENOUGH HOURS, 50 %; COSTS TOO MUCH, 50 %. 79. How satisfied are you with the current offerings at the Community Center - very sat- isfied, somewhat satisfied, not too satisfied, or not at all satisfied? VERY SATISFIED ......... 52% SOMEWHAT SATISFIED..... 46% NOT TOO SATISFIED ....... 2% NOT AT ALL SATISFIED.... 0% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 1% IF "NOT TOO SATISFIED" OR "NOT AT ALL SATISFIED," ASK: (n =3) 80. Why do you feel that way? NOT ENOUGH PROGRAMS, 33 %; NOT ENOUGH FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, 67 %. 81. Would you favor or oppose. the City STRONGLY SUPPORT....... 12% offering a teen center in Andover? SUPPORT ................57% (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel OPPOSE .................22% strongly that way? STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 2% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 7% The City of Andover is considering a voter referendum to fund the enhancement of the park and recreation system in the community. 82. Would you support or oppose the STRONGLY SUPPORT ........ 6% enhancements of the parks and SUPPORT ................61% 71% recreation system? (WAIT FOR OPPOSE .................26% CABLE TELEVISION ........ RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4% that way? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 4% 83. How much would you be willing to. NOTHING ................41% see your property taxes increase $10.00 .................27% in order to fund these enhance- $20.00 .................13% ments? Would you be willing to $30.00 ..................3% pay $ per year? $40.00...... ..........2% (CHOOSE RANDOM STARTING POINT; $50.00 ..................2% MOVE UP OR DOWN DEPENDING ON $60.00..................2% ANSWER) How about $ per year? $70.00 ..................1% (REPEAT PROCESS) $80.00..... ...........0% $90.00 ..................1% $100.00 .................1% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 8% Moving on.... 84. What is your primary source of in- formation about Andover City Gov- ernment and its activities? 85. How would you prefer to receive information about City Government and its activities? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% NONE ....................1% CITY NEWSLETTER ........ 71% LOCAL NEWSPAPER ........ 12% CABLE TELEVISION ........ 2% CITY WEBSITE ... ........ 10% WORD OF MOUTH ........... 3% SCATTERED ...............2% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% NONE ....................1% CITY NEWSLETTER ........ 70% LOCAL NEWSPAPER ........ 11% CABLE TELEVISION ........ 2% CITY WEBSITE ........... 11% WORD OF MOUTH ........... 3% MEETINGS ................2% SCATTERED ...............1% The City publishes a bi- monthly newsletter, called "Andover Today." 86. Do you receive this newsletter? (IF "YES," ASK:) How would you rate the format -- excellent, good, only fair or poor? IF "YES," ASK: (n =369) 87. How much of the city news- letter do you read -- all of it, most of it, some of it, or very little? 88. Does your household currently sub scribe to cable television, sat- ellite television or neither? IF "YES," ASK: (n =219) 89. How often do you watch An- dover City Council Meetings or City Commission meetings, such as Planning and Park and Recreation, on channel 16 -- frequently, occasionally, rarely or not at all? NO......................8% YEV EXCELLENT..........41% YES /GOOD ...............49% YES /ONLY FAIR ........... 3% YES /POOR ................0% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% ALL OF IT ..............50% MOST OF IT .............37% SOME OF IT .............11% VERY LITTLE .............2% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% CABLE ..................55% SATELLITE ..............32% NEITHER :...............14% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% FREQUENTLY ..............5% OCCASIONALLY ........... 23% RARELY .................13% NOT AT ALL .............58% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 0% 90. Do you have access to the Internet YES /YES ................46% at home or work? (WAIT FOR RE- YES /NO .................43% SPONSE) Have you accessed the NO .....................11% city website from either location? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% IF "YES /YES," ASK: (n =185) 91. Did you find the information YES ....................98% you were looking for? NO ......................2% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% IF "YES," ASK: (n =181) 92. What information do you look for most often on the city's website? IF "NO" IN QUESTION #91, ASK 93. What information were you looking for? 94. How interested would you be in subscribing to receive e -mails containing city infor- mation and news - very inte- rested, somewhat interested, not too interested or not at all interested? DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% JUST BROWSING .......... 42% BUDGET INFORMATION ...... 7% COUNCIL DECISIONS ....... 8% PARKS AND RECREATION... 30% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .... 2% CITY CODES ..............6% GENERAL INFORMATION ..... 2% COMMUNITY ED ............ 2% CITY EVENTS .............2% (n =4) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT... 75% CITY NEWS ..............25% VERY INTERESTED ......... 28% SOMEWHAT INTERESTED ..... 35% NOT TOO INTERESTED ...... 15% NOT AT ALL INTERESTED...21 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ....... 2% 95. Are you aware the City of NO....... .............41% Andover is on Facebook? (IF YES /YES .................24% "YES," ASK:) Do you view the YES /NO ..................35% city's Facebook page? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ....... 1% 96. How would you rate the City's overall performance in communicat- ing key local issues to residents in its publications, newspaper columns, and on cable television -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor? EXCELLENT ..............15% GOOD ...................71% ONLY FAIR ..............10 POOR ....................2% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 2 Now just a few more questions for demographic purposes.... 97. How often would you say you vote ALWAYS .................69% -- always, nearly always, part of NEARLY ALWAYS .......... 25% the time, or seldom? PART OF THE TIME ........ 4% SELDOM ..................3% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% From time to time, cities and school districts ask voters to. approve referendum proposals... 98. Thinking about past city and school district referendum elec- tions, would you say you always vote, often vote, sometimes vote, rarely vote or never vote? ALWAYS VOTE ............ 63% OFTEN VOTE .............26% SOMETIMES VOTE.......... 6% RARELY VOTE .............4% NEVER VOTE ..............2% DON'T KNOW /REFUSED...... 0% Could you please tell me how many people in each of the following age groups live in your household. Let's start with the oldest. Be sure to include yourself. 99. First, persons 65 or over? 100. Adults, 18 to 65? 101. School -aged or pre- school children? 102. What is your age, please? NONE ...................84% ONE .............. .....6% TWO OR MORE ............ 10% NONE ...................10% ONE.....................6% TWO ....................73% THREE OR MORE.......... 11% NONE ...................52% ONE . ..................14% TWO ....................25% THREE OF MORE..� ........9% 18- 24 ...................30 25- 34 ..................15% 35- 44 ..................28% 45- 54 ..................28% 55- 64 ..................16 65 AND OVER ............ ll% REFUSED .................0% 103. Do you own or rent your present RENT ....................7% residence? (IF "OWN," ASK:) Which OWN /UNDER $200,000......9% of the following categories would OWN /$200,000- $250,000..31% contain the approximate value of OWN /$250,001- $300,000..36% your residential property -- under OWN /$300,001- $350,000..11% $200,000, $200,000- $250,000, OWN /$350,001- $400,000...2% $250,001 - $300,000, $300,001- OWN /OVER $400,000.......2% $350,000, $350,001- $400,000 or DON'T KNOW ..............1% over $400,000? REFUSED... ...............2% 104. Gender (BY OBSERVATION) MALE ...................49% FEMALE .................51% 105. 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F�IMa -- S—Plx S L,0, 0 Tp Mo..i) LNIMIIII.n CPryYry 20 40 w w 100 120 �POSHive �NeOetive Property Taxes 2014 City of Andover e0 10 40 33 33 30 20 10 4 6 '.._ 0 Very 11O Mu4Awp umue sm..lrMlen u.. X2006 S udy W2014 SWdy 11n MPm. �.m.nn.n cono.y 4/29/2014 3 Value of City Services 2014 City of Andover 100 ------- -._ __ -- - . ......... ... .. .. e0 68 -- - - so 40 '- - -- -- 21--- ---- 20 8 e g s 0 Excellent Good Only Fair Poor Unsue �20W Stutly 12014 ShMy The M ,ft LNeennen tenpeny Public Safety Concerns 2014 City of Andover Trtlr Spseie e1 YoN CmWebelvn b rwm Tnmuemskas s : ', R�bYg OUge b n^0 S} u.,ayrx.n a Fa inw sm" s vRles u:ne 1 NW" s wn e e 0 10 20 w 40 N NIMOSt Serious MSecond Most Tree mou. LaYYrmu, w,e.y Amount of Neighborhood Patrolling 2014 City of ,Andover so 71 e3 .._. -- - -- so ' 40 2s 20 2 2 0 r Too Much About Right Not Enough Unsure X2008 Sfudy X2014 SWdy T9 MOIis LetlMI11M11 Ctllpll'/ 4/29/2014 4 Neighborhood Traffic Speeding 2014 City of Andover 1e , 9 snM.nvi senoo. ,95 a rocs 27 21 naaasaw 9 5 10 15 20 25 W S5 40 X2008 SWAY X2011 SWdy m Morn.iewro Cm Walk Alone at Night in Neighborhood 2014 City of Andover w At 50 44 -40- - ---._... ._-'---- -.__ --.... 40 3 20 10 o yr sr. smi..ruw.rumr. aa.w�rry she um.. X2008 SWAY X2014 SWAY m. aem. �.sn.rm.i caaca�r Intra -City Travel 2014 City of Andover 90 _....— 99-- � -- 70 .. - -- - - -- e0 so 40 30 24 20 10 0 Excellent Sataf dm Marginal Poor X2008 SWAY X2016 SWtly The MoIn3 �ueemvn Camsry 4/29/2014 5 Commute Time 2014 City of Andover 40 2006 Avenge Commute Time 26 Minutes yar__.__..-______-- ._- -_ -- 2014 Avenge Commute Time = 17.6 Minutes 30 ..-__._.....-_ _------- --- ---- - ---- -- _.._...._ .... 25 --- __...__-------- ---- --------- ------ ---- ------ 72 20 --- --------- ------ ---- 15 ---- ---------- 14 --- - -' 1s - -17 "- 4d' - " - " "- 10 ----- ----6- -- 8 - 6- -' g _4 --- 4 --- g <slavess n -ie snr HJO Mhets s.mumu teal samm >ss ax.m t sw.m Letl6.mun co e Commute Method 2014 City of Andover MNMe Tom' �y� � Me a ye Normal Commute 2006 2014 0 Convenient, Willing to Use Public Transit Tp MOtlla L.M v Cmywny Vehicle Overpass 2014 City of Andover 50 -- - -- -- --40_. 40- - -- - - 32 30 20 ------ - _10� 12 12 10 5 0 Strongly Yes Yes No Shongy No Unsum X2006 Study X2014 51udy L..nxmun Cm 4/29/2014 rl More Active Code Enforcement 2014 City of Andover Favor 38% Strong Favor 7% Unsure 5% Soong Oppose Oppose 11% 39% 1M1�MO,i., �r.me�..� fwryvy Code Enforcement 2014 City of Andover 100 N N N N N M as 80 . ........ .. t x 0 ra...rrr ter. ,erea..� y.rrw. FMTao Tough MPbout Right WNW Tough me awn. �eaMnn.n Cam.n Importance of Natural Resources Issues 2014 City of Andover «x 11r w,o�ns iennnm.n caa.ry 4/29/2014 7 Greatest Environmental Issue 2014 City of Andover 91 rn.vMMw ', 16 x..u.. rr.n 3 naamyrro..eewM. 24 8 Lww'69GVM.'ne US¢ 24, 3 Aa.mw T— II 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 �Percenla9e TY Maras Loans- Cau(rviy Open Space Program, 2314 City of Andover Yes 51% No 49% Dw Morris Letlnemun Cmparry Open Space Areas 2C14 City of Andover 1% Aware of Open Space. in Andover R r'1., -Irl I— " Company a.r. . M BwW Mara rn 914 Visited Open Spaces in City 4/29/2014 8 Open Spaces Public Accessibility 2014 City of Andover 3% 1M Morris unaemun Cmpury Open Space Area Preference 2014 City or Andover Smaller /More 33% ilie rn'i o i eaarr— Camenr, City Trails 2014 City of Anduvcr Fir m,. n Use by Household Members rr,,, . r�,�rm�m.�canrenr �x aunw�y.uaa��o vx ex Primary Use 4/29/2014 TO 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 So- tys. s%ppm oo� at-- *Oaow. �Ciy Tails Teen Cemer The Morrls L�alMSrrun Lmy Y Additional Funding 2014 City of Andover um%n City Park and Recreation Facilities 2(,14 City o`Andover com �,% -Eaama iY% U— % Pa,% 0r+r Fa s% M Morr�a Leanerman Canrwy Use of Park and Recreation Facilities 2014 City of Andover u...wwr rswmy M% 1!n Morns LaalMrman Cprywry 4/29/2014 10 Comparison of Facilities 2014 City of Andover 60 70 -. _.. - -- "65 - 60 "23 50 ..... - M ..... ._... - -. 30 - -_. 22 10 -S _ - 6 - -9.. 0 Cey pnt9yflan Ygtl, glMetic FUCYtls pEURpen Yk FafJpp �Badar WAbout Same !Worse -Unsure L ehh ,eo Cen o y Community Center Usage K i4 City ,f Andover h41% xa Yn y1% .a% qtly Fatr S% 67% Used during Community Past Year Center Rating T m,, l ere Pht Pll1('g9>,y Satisfaction with Center Offerings 2014 City of Andover Very Satisfied 52% 40 Not Too Satisfied 2% Somewhat Satisfied 46% Loa her -r,C wy 4/29/2014 11 Park Bond Referendum 2014 City of Andover Sources of Information 2014 City of Andovar None H City Newsletter A 1P Loral Newspaper tt P Cable Televmort P f0 WeL ile rt . i Grapevine a _ Meelin, P 2 Scattered 0 20 40 80 80 mPrimaly, MPrefened ire Mamr tulrmw �y "Andover Today" 2014 City of Andover Receive 0' Dort Recall s a +ivw or ronr�M cellem n F Good w Only Fair/Poor s �Percenta0e emndrwesro: ', As of It w Moll of 11 Some of It II: Very Little P 0 20 40 80 80 100 120 TM Morris tents un coney 4/29/2014 12 41 •sa=•�x low Motr haves 'Plow �ro Cwnbn IeVal ww. aA 'S60w vja penYNr: Prom o Enhancements of Parks srom and Recreation Systarn W,W Z1p0W U- 0 10 m m w eo nr+g�xya Acceptable Yearly Property Tax Increase 11g MO�rlt 1M11[. Ca , Sources of Information 2014 City of Andovar None H City Newsletter A 1P Loral Newspaper tt P Cable Televmort P f0 WeL ile rt . i Grapevine a _ Meelin, P 2 Scattered 0 20 40 80 80 mPrimaly, MPrefened ire Mamr tulrmw �y "Andover Today" 2014 City of Andover Receive 0' Dort Recall s a +ivw or ronr�M cellem n F Good w Only Fair/Poor s �Percenta0e emndrwesro: ', As of It w Moll of 11 Some of It II: Very Little P 0 20 40 80 80 100 120 TM Morris tents un coney 4/29/2014 12 Cable Television 2014 City of Andover n No Ys FMS Nave 68% Cable Subscriber Watching City Council or Commission Meetings 11n Mer,b LeWw,men tmpsry City Website 2014 Ciry of Andover Yes 52% No Yes 17% 89% -- 0-- No 48% Intemet Access Viewed Citys Website Subscribe to a -Mails for News and Information 2014 City or /Andover Very Inerested 28% Somewhat Interested 35% Unsure 2% ON.1 At All Interested Not Too Interested 21% 15% TM Nu„i. LealMmun Caryny 4/29/2014 13 Communications Performance 2014 City of Andover w 89 n so .-- - — ' - ----- - - -. - -- - -' - - -- 2008 Study 1 40 :2014 SWAY --- -- - -20 - -- - -- 20 15 B 10 3 J 0 Fxeelbnt Good Only Fair Poor Unsure 1K M.Ir Lu1M. Cm , 4/29/2014 14