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Overall <br />L <br />General <br />Safety <br />Mobility <br />Natural Environment <br />Built Environment <br />Economy <br />Recreation and Wellness <br />Education and Enrichment <br />Community Engagement <br />Legend <br />Higher <br />Similar <br />Lower <br />Summary <br />The National Citizen SurveyTM (The NCSTM) is a collaborative effort between National Research Center, Inc. (NRC) <br />and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). The survey and its administration are <br />standardized to assure high quality research methods and directly comparable results across The NCS <br />communities. The NCS captures residents' opinions within the three pillars of a community (Community <br />Characteristics, Governance and Participation) across eight central facets of community (Safety, Mobility, Natural <br />Environment, Built Environment, Economy, Recreation and Wellness, Education and Enrichment and <br />Community Engagement). This report summarizes Ramsey's performance in the eight facets of community <br />livability with the "General" rating as a summary of results from the overarching questions not shown within any <br />of the eight facets. The "Overall" represents the community pillar in its entirety (the eight facets and general). <br />By summarizing resident ratings across the eight facets and three pillars of a livable community, a picture of <br />Ramsey's community livability emerges. Below, the color of each community facet summarizes how residents <br />rated each of the pillars that support it — Community Characteristics, Governance and Participation. When most <br />ratings were higher than the benchmark, the color is the darkest shade; when most ratings were lower than the <br />benchmark, the color is the lightest shade. A mix of ratings (higher and lower than the benchmark) results in a <br />color between the extremes. <br />Broadly, Ramsey residents tended to give positive ratings to most aspects of community livability and these <br />ratings were similar to ratings given in other communities. Within the pillar of Participation, the facets of Natural <br />Environment and Built Environment were especially strong compared to other communities, but ratings for <br />Education and Enrichment were lower than seen elsewhere. Comparisons within the facet of Education and <br />Enrichment for Governance were not available. This information can be helpful in identifying the areas that merit <br />more attention. <br />Figure 1: Dashboard Summary <br />Community Characteristics <br />Higher I Similar i Lower <br />Governance <br />Higher I Similar I <br />1 <br />O 5 1 0 3 <br />O 3 in 0 5 <br />O 6 0 in 0 7 <br />O 2 0 in 0 2 <br />1 4 0 in 0 4 <br />O 4 4 IV 0 1 <br />O 3 0 0 1 <br />O 4 1 0 0 <br />O 1 1 0 8 <br />Participation <br />Lower Higher Similar Lower <br />1 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />2 15 5 <br />O Ili 3 & 0 ' <br />O ab 2 =b. 0 <br />O 111._24=Mr_0 <br />1 <br />1 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />O I <br />0 <br />0 <br />O I <br />0 <br />1 <br />1 <br />