Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/08/2015

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Conclusions Ramsey residents enjoy a high quality of life. Most residents felt positively about the overall quality of lifein Ramsey and the city as place to live. Ramsey residents also valued the quality of lifein their neighborhoods, the city asa placeto raise children and its overall appearance; ratings in each of these areas were similar tooth er communities in the U.S. Ramsey as a place to retire was not perceived as positively as other aspects of the community. While residents of the community appreciated the city, they felt that outsideopinion lagged; they rated theoverall imageor reputation of the city lower than the benchmark. The vast majority of residents wouId recommend living in the community and planned on staying. Ramsey's Economy is an important focus area for the community. Residents identified Ramsey's Economy as a priority for the community. Residents rated Ramsey favorably for its overall economic health, employment opportunities, cost of living and economic development services. The quality of its businesses and services, Ramsey as a placeto work, the vibrancy of its downtown/ commercial area, Ramsey as a placeto visit and the availability of shopping opportunities were rated somewhat less favorably. Still, the number of residentswho felt that the economy would have positive impact on their income in the future was comparableto other communities. Residents feel safe in Ramsey. Residentsfelt that Safety wasa positive feature of the community and identified it asanother important areato focuson. Residents had asolid feeling of safety in Ramsey overall, in their neighborhoods and in downtown/ commercial areas. Similar to residentsof other communities, most had not been thevictim of a crime, and a lower proportion of Ramsey residents had not reported a crime compared to elsewhere. Residents gave positive ratingsto Safety services, including police, fire, crime prevention and fire prevention. 13