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Attachment A The MorrisLeatherman Company 2018 Findings and Implications City of Roseville Quality of Life Issues: Ninety-fivepercent rate their quality of life as either “excellent” or “good.” In fact, a very high 45% deem it “excellent.” Only fivepercent rate the quality of life lower. The overall positive rating is at the top of suburban communities, while the “excellent” rating remains among the top five communities in the Metropolitan Area. At 19% and 17%, respectively, “strong neighborhood/good housing” and “closeness to family” lead the list of attributes people like most about living in the community. “Safe community” is third, at 13%, followed by “closeness to job” and “friendly people,”each at 12%. “close to job.” The most serious issues facing the city remain “rising crime” at 22%, up nine percent in two years. “High taxes”ranks next at 17%. Fifteen percent point to “aging population,” while ten percent cite “aging infrastructure.” A “booster” group of 17%, one-half of the 2016 result, says there are “no” serious issues facing the community; while significantly lower than two years ago, is still twice as high as the Metropolitan Area suburb. Eighty-three percent think things in Roseville are generally headed in the “right direction.” But, 15% regard things are “off on the wrong track,” a five-fold increase in two years. This is primarily due to perceptions of “rising crime”in the community.Secondary factors contributing to the increase include “poor City spending,” “high taxes,” and “growing diversity.” Avery high rating of 87% of the sample report the general sense of community in the City of Roseville is “very strong” or “somewhat strong”; twelvepercent rate it lower. Seventeen percent report a closer connection to the City of Roseville “as a whole,” a decrease of eight percent since the last study, while 30% have a closer connection to their “neighborhood,” also down 18% in two years. Six percent report a closer connection to the “School District”; fifteen percent, triple the 2016 level, to their “church; elevenpercent, almost triple the 2016 level,to their “workplace”; and, 22%, up 10% since the last study,to their “family and friends.” Intermediary institutions and social precincts are replacing geography as cohesive forces. An almost- unanimous 98% feel “accepted” in the City of Roseville. In thinking about a city’s quality of life, 39%, up 14% in two years, feel the mostimportant aspect is “safety.” Eighteen percent point to “sense of community,” 17% cite “good schools,” and nine percent, down nine percentin two years, point to the “upkeep of the city.” Nineteen percent, an increase of six percent in two years,believe “lower taxes” and 17% feel the same about “better roads” as aspects of the city which need to be fixed or improved in the future. Eleven percent each cite “more public transit” or “more senior housing.”But, 17%, a decrease of 22% in two years, think there is “nothing” or are unsure about anything needing fixing or improving. Forty-one percent, a decline of 18% since the 2016 study,believe there is “nothing” 20