Minutes - Council Work Session - 02/27/2018

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Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama replied that it was his belief that the determination was made to only include that question on the 2014 survey. He noted that he could include the question again but would need to drop another question to make room. Mayor Strommen agreed that residents may respond differently if they have been assessed. She noted that you may not receive a fair response as not all residents have been assessed. She believed that it is an important question to continue to ask as the climate may change. Councilmember Shryock referenced question 11 and asked if State or County should be included rather than jumping directly to Federal government. Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama stated that this is standard language in the survey but believed that the additional language could be added. Councilmember Johns stated that while it may be good to add the language, people may not distinguish the difference. Mayor Strommen agreed that it would make sense to add the additional language. Councilmember LeTourneau stated that perhaps that question could be removed in general. He stated that there really is not good information gained from the response. Mayor Strommen provided additional details, noting that sometimes those types of questions distinguish the level of trust that people have for different levels of government. She stated that if the intent is to rate the level of City services, that could simply be asked. Councilmember LeTourneau stated that the question is not objective, and he is not sure as to the value that is added from that question. Councilmember Johns noted that value type questions are asked throughout the survey and agreed that perhaps this question is not necessary. Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama stated that this item is not time sensitive and advised that he can go back to the survey company to gain additional information on the meaning of this question. He noted that after review, the road funding question was asked in 2014 and 2016 and therefore it would make sense to continue asking that question in order to gain trending data. He stated that staff will make amendments to the survey and will bring the item back to the Council in a future work session. Councilmember Kuzma asked if the cost is lower because the City has gone through the process before or whether the cost has increased. Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama replied that the cost remains stable with slight increase for inflation. He stated that $13,000 was budgeted for this item and $3,500 is received in outside funding from the State. He estimated that the cost would be about $15,000 but noted that he can obtain more accurate information. City Council Work Session/February 27, 2018 Page3of6