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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 12, 2018 Page 14 Mr. Bowman suggested asking Morris Leatherman for their opinions on this is- sue, with staff returning with feedback for the Council. Councilmember McGehee suggested that numbers 6 and 8 do not matter much: 6. All in all, do you think things in Roseville are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel things are off on the wrong track? 8. How would you rate the sense of community identity among resi- dents in Roseville—would you say it is very strong, somewhat strong, not too strong, or not at all strong? Mayor Roe noted that the right track/wrong track is a very common question. Councilmember McGehee asked if questions could be crafted to ask residents to assign priorities among all the City departments. Mayor Roe responded that questions 35 through 42 ask residents to rank the quality of service for the various City departments. Councilmember Willmus stated that absent some educational component, it comes back to emergency services. Knowing the interconnection between all the departments, such a question might be misdirecting the residents. Councilmember McGehee stated questions 35 through 42 are heavily weighted towards emergency services. She would like to see a question that is broader and more general, where people are asked about the priorities of the City services. Mayor Roe asked whether there is a question about perceived value of services. Mr. Bowman responded there is a question related to whether tax increases would be acceptable to maintain the level of services. Councilmember McGehee stated the objective of such a question is how to estab- lish the City's priorities. Some people might value Parks and Rec over the Police Department, or the Police Department over Public Works. Councilmember Etten stated he is not sure that type of question would be helpful. Community Development, for example, has been an important priority for the City, and yet most people would not know that department does or why it is im- portant. Mr. Bowman recapped that he will work drafting the new questions along with the assistance of Morris Leatherman.