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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP - May 10, 2017H 101 X Ir I ro-- " v$ I 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV Special City Council Meeting Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Council Chambers Call to Order — 6:00 p.m. 2. Community Survey Presentation / Discussion -Administration 3. Other Business 4. Adjournment C01 ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING —MAY 10, 2017 MINUTES The Special Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Julie Trude, May 10, 2017, 6:02 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Mike Knight, Sheri Bukkila, Valerie Holthus (arrived at 6:03) and James Goodrich Councilmember absent: None Also present: City Administrator, Jim Dickinson Others 2017 COMMUNITY SUR VEYPRESENTATION/DISCUSSION Mr. Dickinson introduced Mr. Peter Leatherman from The Morris Leatherman Company. Mr. Leatherman is here to present the results from the 2017 community survey. Mr. Leatherman indicated the survey was conducted at the end of March and at random 400 residents were contacted by phone. He explained the results have a 5% plus or minus margin. Mr. Leatherman stated the results of the survey show there has been a significant improvement in the City since the 2014 survey. Mr. Leatherman reviewed the results of the survey: Quality of Life Rating: 55% rated the City excellent, this is a 13% increase from the 2014 community survey. Like Most about City: the top three are; housing/neighborhood, location and small town feel. Most Serious Issue: the top three are; growth, taxes and traffic. Sense of Community Pride: 92% rated the City excellent or good. City Service Ratings: outstanding in all areas. The largest jump from 2014 was in City street repair/maintenance. © Andover City Council Special Meeting Minutes —May 10, 2017 Page 2 Property Taxes: 53% rated the taxes very high or somewhat high. While 42% rated the taxes about average. Mr. Leatherman would consider these results as a hostile tax climate. He indicated results like this are showing up all over the metro area right now. Services Kept Pace with Growth: 91% stated yes. Value of City Services: 87% rated the City excellent or good. Public Safety Concerns: the top three are traffic speeding, youth crime/vandalism and drugs. Amount of Neighborhood Patrolling: 78% stated it is about right. Intra -City Travel: 89% rated the City excellent or satisfactory. More Active Code Enforcement: 42% are in favor of more active code enforcement. The results show 1/3 of the feel code enforcement is not tough enough. © Open Space Area Awareness: 82% are aware of the open spaces. 38% have not visited an open space. City Trails: 64% frequently or occasionally use the trails. Primary use is for walking. City Funding for Trails: 47% support city funding for additional trails. 42% are unwilling to support any tax increase for this purpose. City Park and Recreation Facilities: 97% rate them excellent or good. 69% feeling very safe when visiting the City parks. 67% stated they frequently or occasionally use the facilities, with 47% using the facilities for exercise. Improvements to Parks: 51% feel no improvements are needed at the parks. Andover YMCA Users: 68% of households do not contain a YMCA member, 40% state the reason is no interest. 32% of the households that contain a YMCA member, 28% like the fitness center. Community Center Usage: 47% have used the Community Center in the last year. 51% rate the Community Center as excellent and 88% are satisfied with current offerings. City Funding for Recreational Facilities: 28% support city funding for additional facilities. 50% are unwilling to support any tax increase for this purpose. © Sources of Information: 49% stated their primary source of information is from the Andover Today newsletter. 80% read the entire newsletter, with 78% rating the content excellent. © Andover City Council Special Meeting Minutes —May 10, 2017 Page 3 Cable Television: 61% are cable subscribers. 33% occasionally watch City Council or Commission Meetings. City Website: 88% have internet access. 79% have viewed the City's website. 33% are somewhat interested to subscribe to e-mails for news and information. City Facebook Page: 45% are aware there is a City Facebook page. Communications Performance: 92% rate communications excellent or good. City Role in Volunteer Opportunities: 78% feel it is a good idea. Councilmember Knight asked the primary age factor of the survey. Mr. Leatherman indicated 35 — 54 year olds. Councilmember Holthus asked if for the Park and Open Space question the two were separated in the question. Mr. Leatherman indicated they were not. Councilmember Bukkila asked if results show the geographic location of those surveyed. Mr. Leatherman stated yes it is broken down into precincts. The Council asked for that information be provided to them. Councilmember Holthus asked how Andover compares to other cities. Mr. Leatherman stated the results of the survey are some of the highest among what they have seen, top 5 in the metro area. Councilmember Goodrich asked for a list of the questions and could they be linked to the result graph. Mr. Dickinson indicated he would take of that. The Council thanked Mr. Leatherman for the presentation. OTHER BUSINESS There was none. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilmember Bukkila, Seconded by Councilmember Knight, Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 10 Michelle Hartner, Recording Secretary