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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />PRESENTATION ITEM – 3F <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: March 20, 2023 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />SUBJECT: Arden Hills Survey Discussion <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br />For Council Consideration <br /> <br />Council should consider providing direction on bringing back more information on a survey <br />(TCAAP specific or community-wide). <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />At the last City Council meeting, the Council directed Staff to bring back a discussion at the work <br />session on a possible survey of Arden Hills’ residents. The discussion at the Council meeting <br />stemmed from a resident comment regarding surveying current residents and what they would like <br />to see happen on TCAAP. Following those comments, it was also discussed in the context of a <br />community-wide survey, which would go be yond TCAAP and open up feedback for the <br />community as a whole. Some other cities do similar surveys, for example, Little Canada does a <br />community survey every five years with Morris Leatherman. Their last survey was in 2018 and <br />was roughly $25,000. If Council would like to do a survey (TCAAP or community-wide), Staff <br />would recommend engaging with a professional group such as Morris Leatherman or Polco. An <br />example of Little Canada’s survey with Morris Leatherman can be found here <br />(http://www.littlecanadamn.org/505/Community-Survey) and here is a link to Shoreview’s Polco <br />page (https://polco.us/n/res/profile/shoreview-mn). A survey could be conducted internally, but <br />would require a large commitment from Staff and Council. Should Council want to move forward <br />with a consultant to assist with the survey, at a following work session we could invite the <br />consultants in to give a brief presentation or simply request proposals from each. <br /> <br />To move this item forward, Staff would need direction on the following: <br /> <br />x Does Council want to do a survey? <br />o Is the survey specific to TCAAP or is Council envisioning a larger community-wide <br />survey? <br />x Does Council want to engage with a consultant to assist with the survey?