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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 14, 2014 Page 18 Councilmember McGehee stated that she'd heard from other communities as well that part of this dissatisfaction was based on older residents having a concept of a neat and trimmed yard, while younger people may have a different perception, and questioned if that such a distinction may be indicated in Roseville. Mr. Morris responded that there was some tendency in that for respondents over 55 years of age; however, he noted that respondents complaining about these is- sues during the survey included new and younger people, especially commenting on messy yards. Mr. Morris advised that respondents were identified by neigh- borhood, and in their firm's analysis, and for follow-up purposes would provide staff with precinct by precinct areas where problems appear to be occurring. Mr. Morris advise that another area of concern was with public safety, with the perception of "youth crime/vandalism" at a higher percentage than the norm across Ramsey County at 21%; and auto break-ins usually at 2%-3%, but Rose- ville coming in at 11%. Mr. Morris noted that youth crimes were typically tied to auto break-ins; and drugs at 13% was a typical percentage across Ramsey County. Mr. Morris noted that the traffic speed percentage at 12% was low, with some metropolitan communities at 25% - 26. Mr. Morris reiterated that the two obvi- ous areas of concern for respondents were with auto break-ins and theft; and youth crime and vandalism, which could serve as a supporting foundation for youth programming or a youth center. Mr. Morris noted that, overall, respondents seemed satisfied with the amount of neighborhood patrolling being done. Mr. Morris reviewed the "Characteristics of City of Roseville" and amenities of- fered. Mr. Morris noted that the perception of respondents was that more senior assisted living was needed, indicating that those people wanted to stay in the community but move out of their current homes. While this was an expected preference among community surveys, Mr. Morris noted that Roseville's response rate was high in comparison to its neighbors, with people really wanting to stay in Roseville, evidence of that cohesiveness again that was addressed previously. At the request of Councilmember McGehee as to whether this was defined by starter homes, Mr. Morris advised that it was beyond market rates and more of an issue from the heart; the desire to provide an opportunity for their adult children to return to Roseville as a life cycle event and the younger generation replacing the older generation. Councilmember McGehee expressed confusion, since the problem heard was that people want a different type of home than they currently have with those single- family homes then serving as starter homes for those very people. Councilmem- ber McGehee questioned if that meant respondents didn't feel those homes were good enough for their children to move back into.