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Home My WebLink About09.12.07 meeting packet C I T Y o F NDOVE 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.U5 Andover Open Space Advisory Commission Meeting Agenda September 12, 2007 Andover City Hall Council Chambers 7:00 D.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes - August 9, 2007. 3. Presentation of natural features information! Anoka Conservation District 4. Discuss site selection criteriaIParks and Open Space Chapter of Comprehensive Plan 5. Receive information on 2006 Citizen Survey 6. Other Business a. Next meeting 7. Adjournment 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US TO: Andover Open Space Advisory Commission FROM: Courtney Bednarz, City Planner SUBJECT: Approval of Minutes - August 9, 2007 DATE: September 12, 2007 INTRODUCTION The Commission is asked to review and approve the minutes from the last meeting. DISCUSSION Please share any changes to the minutes at the meeting. ACTION REOUESTED A motion, second and vote are necessary to approve the minutes from the last meeting. Respectfully submitted, ~00n= -------- - --------- ----------------- 1 2 3 4 5 DRAFT 6 ANDOVER OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING -AUGUST 9,2007 7 MINUTES 8 9 10 The Regular Meeting of the Andover Open Space Advisory Commission was called to order by 11 Chairman Deric Deuschle, August 9, 2007, 7:04 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown 12 Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. 13 OdiC. Of\)'x.~ 14 Commissioners present: Gretchen Sabel, Bruce Perry, Jody Keppers, and Kim Kovich. 15 Winslow Holasek (arrived at 7:08 p.m.). 16 Commissioners absent: Jim Olson 17 Also present: City Planner, Courtney Bednarz 18 Josh Williams, Anoka Conservation District 19 20 APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JULY 11,2007 21 22 Chairman Deuschle asked for approval of the minutes. 23 24 Motion by Sabel, Seconded by Kovich, to approve the July 11, 2007 minutes as submitted. Motion 25 carried unanimously. 26 27 B. OATH OF OFFICE 28 29 Jody Keppers read the Oath of Office. 30 31 RECEIVE INFORMATION ON OPEN MEETING LA W AND ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER 32 33 Chairman Deuschle acknowledged receipt. 34 35 REVIEW OF BALLOT QUESTION 36 37 Chairman Deuschle stated the ballot question was reprinted for clarification purposes, so the 38 Commission would be conscious of the language. 39 40 Commissioner Perry asked if there had been any directions established for the Open Space 41 Commission. Mr. Bednarz stated that information was in the by-laws and would be addressed later in 42 the meeting. 43 44 Commissioner Kovich reminded the Commission that the word "preservation" was very specific. 45 Chairman Deuschle agreed, stating the referendum clearly stated it was for the preservation of nature 46 areas, water air quality and natural habitat, not park and recreation. 47 Open Space Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes - August 9, 2007 Page 2 1 Commissioner Sabel asked if the question and answer sheets were still available on the web site for 2 people to refer to. Mr. Bednarz stated yes, the OSAC had a link on the City website, under Advisory 3 Commissions. 4 5 Chairman Deuschle requested that Item #7, Review available natural resource inform~tion and 6 Item #8, Commission discussion of available services/statement of qualification for natural 7 resource inventory be moved up. 8 9 REVIEW AVAILABLE NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION / COMMISSION 10 DISCUSSION OF AVAILABLE SERVICES / STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR 11 NATURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY 12 13 Commissioner Kovich stated he reviewed the information from Peterson Environmental 14 Consulting, Inc. (PEC) and felt there were also other sources available. He stated he had invited 15 Mr. Williams from the Anoka Conservation District (ACD) to provide information on the ACD's 16 available resources. 17 18 Mr. Williams, ACD Natural Resources Planner, stated the purpose of the ACD was to help 19 identify natural resources in the community and provide assistance at a relatively low fee, if any. 20 He stated the ACD received a grant from the League of Citizens on Minnesota Resources 21 (LCMR) in the amount of $250,000, which included his services through the end of 2007 and 22 allowed assistance to continue through June of2008. In his presentation he stated the Minnesota 23 Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS) was currently available for the seven county metro 24 area, which included all of Anoka County and would provide assistance for any land cover 25 preservation. He also stated that since they would be working from a grant, it would be best to 26 move forward sooner than later, as it would run out in June 2008. He stated the City would be 27 eligible to draw off the grant money and get assistance if an eligible project came up. 28 29 Commissioner Sabel asked if the MLCCS was current. Mr. Williams stated it had been updated 30 within the last five years. 31 32 Commissioner Keppers asked how the process worked. Mr. Williams stated it would start with a 33 ground study, where it would be mapped out in a Global Positioning System (GPS). The 34 information would then be added into a Geographic Information System (GIS). 35 36 Commissioner Kovich asked if it they could overlay landowners on top of the maps. Mr. 37 Williams stated it was generally updated approximately every three months. 38 39 Commissioner Perry asked if the City gave ACD a set of criteria, would they be able to locate 40 areas. Mr. Williams stated yes, depending on the criteria. Commissioner Perry asked if the first 41 step would be identifying the areas that they wanted looked at. Mr. Williams stated yes, stating 42 the funding was limited and they would want to make sure they use the money the best way 43 possible. 44 - ----------------- --- -- Open Space Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes - August 9, 2007 Page 3 1 Chairman Deuschle asked if City Council would make the decision on whether or not to use the 2 ACD. Mr. Bednarz stated the OSAC would make the recommendation and City Council would 3 make the decision. Chairman Deuschle stated it would be useful to use the ACD, stating the City 4 would have nothing to lose. He stated he would request that the ACD provide the OSAC with a 5 set of maps to use as a work guide to refine their search and possibly some GIS information. 6 Commissioner Keppers agreed, stating it would be a good starting point. 7 8 Commissioner Kovich stated he was currently a supervisor at ACD and hoped it would not be 9 considered a conflict of interest. 10 11 Chairman Deuschle asked when Andover's MLCCS was completed. Mr. Bednarz stated 12 approximately five years ago. 13 14 Chairman Deuschle asked what type of commitment was required. Mr. Williams stated he would 15 need to review it with the project manager since the grant period is in its final project stages. He 16 suggested drafting a Memorandum of Understanding. Mr. Williams stated the ACD could also 17 make an amendment to the work plan with LCMR requiring no additional fees. 18 19 Chairman Deuschle asked if there would be an opportunity to have someone prioritize the areas 20 on the maps. Mr. Williams stated yes, depending on the criteria. Chairman Deuschle asked if 21 they would be able to use the City's GIS at a workshop. Mr. Bednarz stated yes. 22 23 Commissioner Sabel asked for clarification, stating the mapping would be done by end of 2007, 24 and asked if the on-ground mapping would also be done. Mr. Williams stated that sounded about 25 right, stating his services would end at the end of 2007, but that there would be assistance from 26 ACD available through June 2008. . 27 28 Chairman Deuschle asked if the grant money would run out by end ofthe 2007. Mr. Williams 29 stated the grant money is dependent on project requests. 30 31 Commissioner Sable asked if the City had wellhead protection zones, as well as other overlays and 32 tools to use. Mr. Bednarz stated yes. 33 34 Chairman Deuschle stated the information provided seemed to meet their needs. 35 36 Motion by Perry, Seconded by Keppers, to recommend the ACD move ahead and refine 37 information for Andover and to prepare a Memorandum of Understanding to be adopted by City 38 Council. Motion carried unanimously. 39 40 Open Space Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes - August 9, 2007 Page 4 1 OVERVIEW OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE LANGUAGE FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES 2 3 Mr. Bednarz presented information on comparisons with other Cities and the benefits of separating 4 parks from open space criteria. Chairman Deuschle stated he was surprised to find out that the other 5 communities had combined documents. 6 7 Commissioner Perry stated he was impressed with Plyinouth's information and felt they covered 8 more open space detail and suggested using their information. Chairman Deuschle agreed. 9 10 DISCUSS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE CHAPTER OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 11 12 Chairman Deuschle asked for if the Commission had any further thoughts on the matter since the last 13 meeting. Commissioner Perry stated he felt chapter five in the Comprehensive Plan appropriately 14 defined open space, but would prefer they have their own chapter. 15 16 Commissioner Sabel asked of there would be any comprehensive plan hearings. Mr. Bedmarz stated 17 there would be forums and public hearings. He also stated they would need to give the plan out for 18 other city review for six months and then receive it back for finalization. Commissioner Sabel 19 suggested participating in the forums, talking with people for their feedback and having some criteria 20 agreed upon by November. Chairman Deuschle stated he is fine with the current Comprehensive 21 Plan. 22 23 Mr. Bednarz suggested getting a recommendation ready by fall. Chairman Deuschle asked Mr. 24 Bednarz to keep this on the agenda each month. 25 26 PRIORITIZE GENERAL POWERSAND RESPONSIBILITIES FROM APPROVED BY-LA WS 27 28 Chairman Deuschle suggested prioritizing general powers and responsibilities should be a group 29 discussion. The Commission had discussion on the various ranking order of the tasks submitted by 30 staff. Chairman Deuschle suggested the Commission review the City list provided and come up with 31 their own list of criteria as well as short and long-term plans. He stated the OSAC could then discuss 32 and try to have a plan in place within the next couple of meetings. 33 34 Commissioner Sabel asked if there were any deadlines for the OSAC at this point. Mr. Bednarz 35 stated the Comprehensive Plan had a timeline, along with the Department of Natural Resources 36 (DNR) grant application request due date around the end of February 2008, if they wished to apply. 37 Commissioner Sabel asked when the DNR grant would open and if the OSAC would need to have 38 identified parcels prepared by February for the DNR grant. Mr. Bednarz stated Andover would be an 39 excellent candidate for the DNR grant, stating they would need to have a specific property identified 40 for the grant application. 41 42 Chairman Deuschle asked how questions were being handled for those who would like to see if their 43 land meets the open space requirements. Mr. Bednarz stated staff had been taking information and 44 putting it into a file. Commissioner Sabel asked if any of those were interested in donating their --- Open Space Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes - August 9, 2007 Page 5 1 property. Mr. Bednarz stated it did not appear so. Chairman Deuschle suggested informing the 2 public by use of the newspaper and City website, that they could contact the OSAC with questions. 3 4 Commissioner Sabel asked if the survey done last year could be provided to the OSAC. Mr. Bednarz 5 stated he would make it available to the commission. 6 7 Consensus of the Commission was to prepare a list of criteria for the Commission to work on and 8 establish both short and long-term goals. 9 10 OTHER BUSINESS 11 12 A. Discuss Timing of Conservation Development Presentation 13 14 Chairman Dueschle asked if there was a desire for further conservation development presentations, 15 noting the presentation given earlier by Mr. Williams. He suggested this item be considered at a later 16 date. The Commission agreed. 17 18 B. Next Meeting 19 20 Chairman Dueschle set September 12,2007 at 7 p.m. as the next OSAC meeting. 21 22 ADJOURNMENT 23 24 Motion by Keppers, Seconded by Kovich, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting 25 adjourned at 8:50 p.m. 26 27 Respectfully submitted, 28 29 Kelly Schmidt, Recording Secretary 30 C I T Y o F NDOVE 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US TO: Andover Open Space Advisory Commission FROM: Courtney Bednarz, City Planner SUBJECT: Presentation of natural features information! Anoka Conservation District DATE: September 12, 2007 INTRODUCTION Josh Williams from the Anoka Conservation District will be present DISCUSSION The discussion will be held at the meeting. ACTION REQUESTED The Commission is asked to share any questions, comments or recommendations based on the presentation at the meeting. 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 · (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US TO: Andover Open Space Advisory Commission FROM: Courtney Bednarz, City Planner SUBJECT: Discuss site selection criterialParks and Open Space Chapter of Comprehensive Plan DATE: September 12, 2007 INTRODUCTION This item remains on the agenda to allow Commissioners additional opportunities for discussion. DISCUSSION The discussion will be held at the meeting based on feedback from the Commission. ACTION REQUESTED The Commission is asked to determine if changes need to be made to this item and what those changes will be. If no changes are deemed necessary the Commission is asked to make a formal recommendation to the City Council on this item. C I T Y o F NDOVE 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US TO: Andover Open Space Advisory Commission FROM: Courtney Bednarz, City PlannetJ' SUBJECT: Receive information on 2006 Citizen Survey DATE: September 12,2007 INTRODUCTION The Commission requested a copy of the 2006 Citizen Survey results. DISCUSSION Staff has reflected relevant survey questions in bold font in the attached document. ACTION REOUESTED The Commission may wish to discuss the survey results at the meeting. Attachment 2006 Citizen Survey Results R~ Courtney Bednarz DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. ANDOVER RESIDENTIAL 3128 Dean Court QUESTIONNAIRE Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414 FINAL MARCH 2006 Hello, I'm of Decision Resources, Ltd. , 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 LESS THAN TWO YEARS....5% you lived in the City of Andover? TWO TO FIVE YEARS . . .13% SIX TO TEN YEARS......28% ELEVEN - TWENTY YRS...38% OVER TWENTY YEARS.....17% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... .0% 2. How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT..... ....... .39% life in Andover -- excellent, GOO D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 % good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR..............4% POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 % DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... .1% 3. What do you like most about living in Andover? UNSURE , 2%; LOCATION, 1'0%; QUIET, 9%; OPEN SPACE/RURAL, 21%; PEOPLE, 8%; HOUSE, 9%; SMALL TOWN FEEL, 6%; SCHOOLS, 8%; NEIGHBORHOOD, 14%; PARKS, 3%; SAFE, 3%; SHOPPING, 6%; SCATTERED, 2%. 4. What do you think is the most serious issue facing the City of Andover today? UNSURE , 9%; NOTHING, 10%; GROWTH, 31%; SCHOOL FUNDING, 4%; TRAFFIC, 13%; CRIME, 5%; HIGH TAXES, 14%; STADIUM ISSUE, 2%; NEED OWN POLICE AND FIRE, 3%; NEED MORE PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES, 2%; NEED MORE RETAIL, 2%; IMPROVE STREET REPAIR, 2%; SCATT RED, 4%. 5. How would you rate the sense of EXCELLENT.. .......... .19% community pride among Andover GOO D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 % residents -- excellent, good, only ONLY FAIR........... ...9% fair, or poor? POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 % DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....2% -2.- ----- 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? 58% 9% 9% 23% 7. Townhomes? 65% 19% 5% 11% 8. Starter homes for young families? 50% 5% 38% 8% 9. "Move Up" housing? 74% 5% 12% 10% 10. Higher cost housing? 76% 14% 3% 7% 1I. Senior housing? 32% 2% 40% 26% 12. Parks and open spaces? 63% 10% 25% 3% 13. Trails and bikeways? 55% 9% 32% 5% 14. Service establishments, such as dry cleaners, barbershops, and copy shops? 73% 6% 20% 1% 15. Retail shopping opportunities? 69% 7% 24% 0% 16. Entertainment establishments? 62% 7% 30% 2% 17. Dining establishments? 52% 8% 41% 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.... EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR DK/R 18. Police protection? 18% 60% 14% 4% 5% 19. Fire protection? 24% 65%' 2% 0% 10% 20. Storm drainage and flood control? 12% 77% 4% 2% 6% 2I. Park maintenance? 14% 76% 4% 1% 6% 22. Trail maintenance? 12% 74% 2% 0% 13% 23. Animal control? 7% 73% 10% 3% 8% IF "ONLY FAIR" OR "POOR," ASK: (N=137 ) 24. Why do you feel that way? STRAY ANIMALS, 29%; NEED OWN POLICE AND FIRE, 18%; POLICE AND FIRE SLOW RESPONSE TIME, 49-. NEED MORE 0, POLICE PATROLLING, 26%; BETTER UPKEEP OF PARKS AND TRAILS, 69-. FLOODING, 13%; SCATTERED, 49- o , o . --5- 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 25. City street repair and maintenance? 11% 63% 21% 6% 0% 26. Snow plowing? 23% 65% 11% 2% 0% 27. Street lighting? 10% 64% 17% 8% 1% 28. Would you favor or oppose an in- FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19% crease in city property taxes to OPPOSE................72% enhance current city services or DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... .10% offer additional city services? IF "FAVOR," ASK: (N=74 ) 29. How much would you be willing NOTHING.... ........... .1% to pay in additional property $10.00................14% taxes to enhance city ser- $20.00. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .18% vices or offer additional $30.00. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .15% city services? How about $40.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4% $ _ per year? (CHOOSE A $50.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15% RANDOM STARTING POINT; MOVE $60.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,30% UP OR DOWN DEPENDING ON RE- DON'T KNOW.......... ...4% SPONSEl How about $ _ per REFUSED............ ....0% year? (REPEAT PROCESS) 30. What services would you like to see enhanced or of fered? UNSURE, 23%; STREET REPAIR, 18%; OWN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, 19%; STREET LIGHTS, 12%; PARKS AND TRAILS, 18%; SIDEWALKS, 59-. SCATTERED, 5%. 0, 31. Compared to nearby cities, do you VERY HIGH.......... ...10% think that the property taxes in SOMEWHAT HIGH.........33% Andover are very high, somewhat ABOUT AVERAGE. ....... .49% high, about average, somewhat low, SOMEWHAT LOW........ ...3% or very low? VERY LOW............... 1 % DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. ... .5% -1--- 32. Do you feel the quality of city YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83% services has been able to keep NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12% pace with growth in the city? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... .5% IF "NO," ASK: (N=47) 33. What services, in particular, have not been able to keep pace? UNSURE, 69-. ROAD CAPACITY, 30%; STREET REPAIR, 32%; 0, POLICE AND FIRE SERVICE, 24%; PARKS AND TRAILS, 69-. 0, SCATTERED, 29- o. ~4. When you consider the city prop- EXCELLENT............. .8% erty taxes you pay and the quality GOOD..................68% of city services you receive, ONLY FAIR. .......... ..21% would you rate the general value POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 % of city services as excellent, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....2% good, only fair, or poor? Currently, the City's neighborhood street reconstruction program only assesses those property owners who receive new concrete curb and gutter or have asphalt curb replaced with concrete curb and gutter. Typically, this amounts to about 20% of the total project cost. The asphalt street and storm sewer improvements, usually 80% of the project cost, are not assessed to the property owners but funded through general city-wide property tax revenue. 35. Would you favor or oppose changing STRONGLY FAVOR.........3% the property owner's assessment FAVOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 % for these projects to a defined OPPOSE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47% percentage of the total project STRONGLY OPPOSE.......17% cost rather than just the cost of DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... .22% concrete and gutter? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly that way? IF "STRONGLY FAVOR" OR "FAVOR," ASK: (N=57) 36. Which of the following per- LESS THAN 15%.........30% centages would you be willing 15%.. ..... .......... ..21% to pay? (READ LIST) 20%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16% 25%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9% 30% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0% 35% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0% 40% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4% -s- MORE THAN 40%......... .7% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED....14% Moving on.... 37. What do you consider to be the greatest public safety con cern in Andover? UNSURE, 15%; NOTHING, 16%; TRAFFIC SPEEDING,. 17%; PROPER TY THEFT, 6~' BURGLARY, 5~' VANDALISM, 5~' TRAFFIC CON o , o , 0, GESTION, 12%; DRUGS, 8~' LACK OF OWN POLICE AND FIRE 0, DEPARTMENT, 3~' SLOW RESPONSE TIME FROM POLICE AND FIRE, 0, 4~ . PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY, 3~' NOT ENOUGH STREET 0, o , LIGHTS, 3~' SCATTERED, 4%. 0, 38. Do you have a second public safety concern in the city? UNSURE, 22%; NOTHING, 55%; TRAFFIC SPEEDING, 5~' PROPERTY 0, THEFT, 3~' BURGLARY, 3~' VANDALISM, 3~' TRAFFIC CONGES 0, 0, 0, TION, 2~' DRUGS, 4~ . LACK OF OWN POLICE AND FIRE DEPART 0, o , MENT, 2%; SCATTERED, 3~ o . 39. How would you rate the amount of TOO MUCH........ ...... .1% patrolling the Anoka County Sher- ABOUT RIGHT AMOUNT....63% iff's Department does in your NOT ENOUGH............35% neighborhood -- would you say they DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....2% do too much, about the right amount, or not enough? 40. How serious a problem is traffic VERY SERIOUS..........16% speeding in your neighborhood -- SOMEWHAT SERIOUS..... .34% very serious, somewhat serious, NOT TOO SERIOUS..... ..29% not too serious, or not at all NOT AT ALL SERIOUS....21% serious? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....O% 41. How safe would you feel walking VERY SAFE.............40% alone in your neighborhood after REASONABLY SAFE..... ..51% dark -- very safe, reasonably SOMEWHAT UNSAFE........8% safe, somewhat unsafe, or very VERY UNSAFE............l% unsafe? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... .1% Moving on.... 42. How would you rate your ability EXCELLENT..... ....... .24% to get where you need to go in SATISFACTORY..........68% Andover in a reasonable amount MARGINAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7% of time -- excellent, satis- POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 % factory, marginal, or poor? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....O% -t,- ---------- -------- IF "MARGINAL" OR "POOR," ASK: (N=30) 43. Why do you feel that way? TRAFFIC CONGESTION, 83%: TOO MANY STOPLIGHTS, 79,.. 0, CITY IS SPREAD OUT, 79,.. SCATTERED, 39- o , o. 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. 44. What is your average commute time DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... ..2% to your job location? 5 MINUTES OR LESS..... .4% 6 TO 10 MINUTES....... .9% 11 TO 15 MINUTES.......8% 16 TO 20 MINUTES......12% 21 TO 30 MINUTES.. ... .13% OVER 30 MINUTES.... ...35% NOT APPLICABLE........17% IF WORKS OUTSIDE THE HOME, ASK: 45. In what city is your job located? REFUSED, 19-. ANDOVER, 79-. MINNEAPOLIS, 17%; SAINT o , o , PAUL, 49- . VARIES, 79- . FRIDLEY, 5%; ELK RIVER/ROGERS, o , o , 29,.. COON RAPIDS, 10%; ANOKA, 79-. BLAINE, 49-. MAPLE o , 0, 0, GROVE/BROOKLYN PARK, 69-. SAINT LOUIS PARK/EDINA, 69,. . 0, 0, RAMSEY, 39-. ROSEVILLE, 29,.. SHOREVIEW/NEW BRIGHTON, 0, 0, 39-. LINO LAKES, 29-. PLYMOUTH/MINNETONKA, 29-. BLOOM- 0, o , . 0, INGTON/RICHFIELD, 29-. ARDEN HILLS, 29-. WHITE BEAR o , 0, LAKE, 29-. EAGAN/ROSEMOUNT, 29,.. OAKDALE, 29-. HAM o , 0, 0, LAKE, 29-. REST OF METRO, 29- o , o . 46. How do you normally commute DRIVE ALONE.. ....... ..91% to work -- drive alone, ride VAN OR CAR POOL........4% in a van or car pool, take TAKE BUS............... 1 % the bus from near home, use a PARK AND RIDE LOT......l% park and ride lot, walk or WALK/BIKE. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1% something else? SOMETHING ELSE...... ...0% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... ..1% IF "DRIVE ALONE," "VAN OR CAR POOL," OR "WALK/BIKE," ASK: (N=328) -'7- 47. If it were convenient, YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30% would you be willing to NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67% commute using public DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... ..2% transit? 48. What changes would make public transit more con venient for you? UNSURE, 10%; NOTHING, 59%; GO MORE PLACES, 69-. 0, MORE PICK-UP TIMES, 59-. MORE PICK-UP SITES, 79-. 0, 0, PARK AND RIDE IN ANDOVER, 29-. LIGHT RAIL, 59-. 0, 0, EXPRESS BUSES, 29-. MORE TRANSIT OPTIONS, 39-. o , 0, SCATTERED, 19- o . 49. Should a vehicle overpass be con- STRONGLY YES..........11% structed over the railroad tracks YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24% on Bunker Lake Boulevard? (WAIT NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28% FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strong- STRONGLY NO......... ..10% ly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... .27% IF A RESPONSE IS GIVEN, ASK: (N=292) 50. Why do you feel that way? UNSURE, 19-. SAFETY, 12%; NOT BUSY ENOUGH, 10%; WASTE 0, OF MONEY, 59-. REDUCE TRAFFIC BACK-UPS, 25%; NOT o , NEEDED, 21%; LONG WAIT FOR TRAINS, 12%; HIGH COST OF AN OVERPASS, 10%; DON'T USE BUNKER LAKE BOULEVARD, 29-. 0, SCATTERED, 19- o. Moving on.... 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 5l. Loose animals? 1% 22% 72% 6% 52. Junk cars on residential property? 0% 25% 71% 4% 53. Establishment and main- tenance of lawns on residential property? 1% 15% 80% 4% 54. Storage of boats on residential property? 2% 10% 84% 4% -5'- 55. Storage of RVs on residential property? 1% 10% 85% 5% 56. Upkeep of boulevards and public right of ways? 0% 11% 85% 4% 57. Upkeep and maintenance of fences? 0% 11% 84% 5% 58. Upkeep and maintenance of storage buildings on residential properties? 1% 8% 85% 6% Turning to parks and recreation.... 59. Have you or members of your house- YES...................45% hold used the Andover Community NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54% Center during the past year? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.. ...1% IF "YES," ASK: (N=181 ) 60. Overall, how would you rate EXCELLENT..... ....... .48% the Community Center -- ex- GOO D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 % cellent, good, only fair, or ONL Y FAI R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 % poor? POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 % DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. ....0% IF "ONLY FAIR" OR "POOR," ASK: (N=ll) 61. Why did you rate it as (only fair/poor)? REFUSED, 99.. NOT ENOUGH OPEN GYM TIME, 18%; NEED 0, BIGGER FACILITY, 9%; MORE FOR CHILDREN, gg.. 0, COSTS TOO MUCH, 46%; MORE FOR SENIORS, gg. o . The City of Andover is considering a voter referendum to fund acquisition of open space in the community, to conserve these parcels of land from development. 62. Would you support or oppose the STRONGLY SUPPO~......33% purchase of open spaces for per- SUPPORT..... ......... .49% manent preservation? (WAIT FOR OPPOSE................ .8% RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly STRONGLY OPPOSE........3% that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... ..8% 63. How much would you be willing to NOTHING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20% see your property taxes increase $10.00. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .14% in order to fund the acquisition $20.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18% of open spaces? Would you be will- $30.00.................7% ing to pay $___ per year? $40.00. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .3% ~- -- -- ---.-- (CHOOSE RANDOM STARTING POINT; $50.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11% MOVE UP OR DOWN DEPENDING ON $60.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3% ANSWER) How about $ _ per year? $70.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1% (REPEAT PROCESS) $80.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0% $90.00................ .1% $100.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... .13% Moving on.... 64. What is your primary source of infor.mation about Andover City Government and its activities? UNSURE , 1%; CITY NEWSLETTER, 69%; WORD OF MOUTH, 5%; WEBSITE, 5%; MEETINGS, 2%; CABLE TELEVISION, 14%; LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, 4%; STAR TRIBUNE, 2%. 65. How would you prefer to receive infor.mation about City Government and its activities? CITY NEWSLETTER, 64%; WORD OF MOUTH, 3%; WEBSITE, 4%; CABLE TELEVISION, 9%; MAILINGS, 13%; LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, 3%; E-MAIL, 3%; SCATTERED, 2%. The City publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, called "Andover Today." 66. Do you receive this newsletter? NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 % (IF "YES," ASK:) How would you YES/EXCELLENT.........28% rate the format -- excellent, YES/GOOD..............63% good, only fair or poor? YES/ONLY FAIR......... .6% yES/POOR.............. .1% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....1% IF "YES," ASK: (N==390) 67. How much of the city news- ALL OF IT............. 53% letter do you read -- all of MOST OF IT. .... ... ....36% it, most, of it, some of it, SOME OF IT......... ...11% or very little? VERY LITTLE............1% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....O% 68. Does your household receive cable YES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69% television? NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 % DON'T KNOW/REFUSED... ..0% IF "YES," ASK: (N==277) -/(,- --- ------- 69. How often do you watch An- FREQUENTLy........... .14% dover City Council Meetings OCCASIONALLY..........32% or City Commission meetings, RARELY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33% such as Planning and Park and NOT AT ALL. ......... ..21% Recreation, on channel 16 -- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....O% frequently, occasionally, rarely or not at all? 70. Do you have access to the Internet YES/YES...............38% at home or work? (WAIT FOR RE- YES/NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52% SPONSE) Have you accessed the NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10% city website from either location? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....O% IF "YES/YES," ASK: (N=152 ) 7l. Did you find the information YES...................85% you were looking for? NO. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 14 % DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. ... .1% 72. What type of internet service DIAL-UP...............19% do you use to view the web- DSL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34% site -- dial-up, DSL, BROADBAND CABLE.......46% or Broadband Cable? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... .1% As you may know, some cities are starting to offer for-profit services, such as high-speed wireless Internet, to their resi- dents. The high-speed wireless Internet service is somewhat faster than dial-up, but somewhat slower than cable or DSL. Also, it is less expensive than cable or DSL, but more expensive than dial-up. 73. Would you support or oppose Andov- STRONGLY SUPPORT......11% er offering wireless high-speed SUPPORT. .......... ... .34% Internet access? (WAIT FOR RE- OPPOSE............... .20% RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly STRONGLY OPPOSE....... .9% way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED....26% IF "STRONGLY SUPPORT" OR "SUPPORT," ASK: (N=180) 74. How much would you be willing LESS THAN $20.00......29% to pay for wireless high- $20.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22% speed Internet service of- $25.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28% fered by the City of Andover? $30.00............. ...8% Would you be willing to pay $35.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4% $ _ per month? (CHOOSE RAN- MORE THAN $35.00.......2% DOM STARTING POINT; MOVE UP DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... .7% -11- ----..------.-- OR DOWN DEPENDING ON ANSWER) How about $ _ per month? (REPEAT PROCESS) 75. How would you rate the City's EXCELLENT....... ..... ..9% overall performance in communicat- GOOD....... .......... .69% ing key local issues to residents ONLY FAIR.............20% in its publications, newspaper POOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3% columns, and on cable television DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.... .0% --excellent, good, only fair, or poor? Now just a few more questions for demographic purposes.... 76. How often would you say you vote ALWAYS................70% -- always, nearly always, part of NEARLY ALWAYS. . . . . . . . .24% the time, or seldom? PART OF THE TIME.......2% SELDOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 % DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....l% From time to time, cities and school districts ask voters to approve referendum proposals... 77. Thinking about past city and ALWAYS VOTE... ....... .64% school district referendum elec- OFTEN VOTE............24% tions, would you say you always SOMETIMES VOTE..... ... .6% vote, often vote, sometimes vote, RARELY VOTE............4% rarely vote or never vote? NEVER VOTE.. .......... .3% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.....O% 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. 78. First, persons 65 or over? NONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92% ONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 % TWO OR MORE............6% 79. Adults, 18 to 65? NONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 % ONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 % TWO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75% THREE OR MORE..... ....14% 80. School-aged or pre-school NONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43% children? ONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 % TWO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27% THREE OF MORE...... ...11% -12-- ---- ---- 81. What is your age, please? 18-24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4% 25-34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12% 35-44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35% 45-54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26% 55-64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17% 65 AND OVER......... ...7% 82. Do you own or rent your present RENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 % residence? (IF "OWN," ASK:) Which OWN/UNDER $200,000. ... .3% of the following categories would OWN/$200,000-$250,000.16% contain the approximate value of OWN/$250,001-$300,000.29% your residential property -- under OWN/$300,001-$350,000.23% $200,000, $200,000-$250,000, OWN/$350,001-$400,000.13% $250,001-$300,000, $300,001- OWN/OVER $400,000.... .12% $350,000, $350,001-$400,000 or DON'T KNOW............. 1 % over $400,000? RE FU SED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 % 83. Gender (BY OBSERVATION) MALE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50% FEMALE................50% 84. REGION OF CITY PCT 1.................12% PCT 2................. 12 % PCT 3.................. 9 % PCT 4.................. 6 % peT 5.................. 8 % PCT 6.................. 9% PCT 7................. 15 % PCT 8................. 10% PCT 9.................. 9 % PCT 10................ 10% .;"1/J-