2018 City of Ramsey Resident Survey

PURPOSE
The purpose of this case is to review and discuss the attached 2018 citizen survey results. 



BACKGROUND (resident survey):
As a result of the 2013 Council strategic planning process, direction was provided to initiate a regular, statistically significant, resident surveying process (one survey every two years).  Generally, survey results benefit the City in a wide range of applications (budgeting process, policy discussions, capital improvement plan, strategic plan, comprehensive plan, etc.).  The City has now completed a resident survey in 2014, 2016, and 2018 (see attached) and consequently, now has trend data for the community over this period.




 

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Revised questions:
Below are some of the additional questions added for the 2018 survey:

#11, updated to also include ratings for Anoka County and State of Minnesota.
#16, updated to now include a rating for a new community center.  Ratings for business incubators were dropped.
#19, added back in this question Rregarding the long-term street maintenance program.  Dropped the two questions previously included regarding code violations and land use permits.

 
 

 

The amount of $13,000 was budgeted in 2018 for a resident survey.  Furthermore, the City participates in the State of Minnesota's "City/County Performance Measurement" (CPM) program.  Annually, the State allocates about $3,500 to the City of Ramsey for performance measurement related costs (which include the Ramsey citizen survey).  In summary, the City budgeted about $16,500 in funding for the resident survey. 

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Review and discuss questions responses pertinent to economic development.