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City Council Strategic Planning Meeting Monday,January 30,2012 Page 18 Local Government Management, Economic health, Stable Property Taxes (Survey Results of those items needing more attention) Councilmember Pust questioned if everyone at the table agreed or didn't agree with those survey results, and whether those items needed more work in the community. Mayor Roe opined that, while not the only gauge, all input from the community should be considered from all sources, including general interaction with the public or any other civic engagement participation opportunities. Councilmember Willmus opined that he did not have 100% faith in the validity of the survey and it accurately representing the community. However, he further opined that the responses may also be indicative of the type of questions asked. Councilmember Willmus suggested future surveys providing more detail, such as that used by the City of Shoreview. Councilmember McGehee concurred with Councilmember Willmus, and moving forward expressed her preference to use a model similar to that used by Shoreview and compared with other metropolitan communities, with follow-up every three (3) years to measure outcomes. At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Malinen advised that the cost of the Decision Resources firm for a survey was $25,000 compared with $10,000 for Cobalt. Mayor Roe noted that the decision was made on a cost basis, whether it reflected the community as a whole or not. Councilmember Johnson opined that he found the government portion of the survey irrel- evant, since in his personal conversations with citizens he had never heard someone ex- press their concern with the status of City investments or assets, specific funds or how they were doing. However, Councilmember Johnson concurred with the communications portion of the survey results, encouraging the best communication with customers as hu- manly possible. Mayor Roe requested that City Manager Malinen provide Councilmembers and staff with a breakdown of the local government portion of the survey for further review and specific feedback. Councilmember Pust questioned if there were any comments on the economic health or tax stability portions of the survey,with no one responding. Outcomes... Councilmember Pust referenced Mayor Roe's January 28, 2012 e-mail and DRAFT "Outcome" summary, emphasizing its draft form; and for the public's benefit, read those community aspirations as drafted by Mayor Roe (Item 4), and references and links identi- fied by summarized by Councilmember McGehee in her e-mail to City Manager Malinen