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Attachment A TheMorris Leatherman Company May2018 Parks andRecreation: Ninety-fivepercent ratethe park and recreationfacilitiesin Roseville as either “excellent” or “good.” Only threepercentaremore critical. Amongthe City’s recreationalfacilities, 33%most frequently use “trails,” 29% mostoften use“neighborhood parks,” and11%most frequently use “athletic facilities.” But, 28% of the City’s households donotuseanyofthese facilities. Ninety- fivepercent highly ratethe upkeep andmaintenance of RosevilleCity Parks; only threepercent are more criticalintheirjudgments. Forty-one percent again report household participationina city-sponsored park and recreation program. While a large majority have nosuggestions for offering new orexpanding current park and recreation programs, fifteenpercent support offering“more events in the parks–either concerts/movies or fitness.” Forty-sevenpercent, up 21%, report householdmembers use the trailsystem at leastonce per week;twenty-twopercent, one-half the 2016level, do so severaltimes amonthly or just monthly; and, 10%are lessfrequenttrail users. Twenty-onepercent report no onein their household uses the trails at all. In prioritizing expansions or improvements of the City’s trail system,35%eachpick“construction oftrails connecting the neighborhood and shopping and business areas”or “construction oftrails connecting neighborhoods and parks.” Twenty-four percent choose “construction ofadditional trailsfor exercise within parks.” Eighty-nine percent, an increase of ten percent since the 2016study, are awarethe City opened new park buildings atAutumnGrove, Lexington, Rosebrook,Oasis, Sandcastle and Villa Parks. Fifty-fourpercentof the samplevisited or usedone of the new park buildings. Among the 46% not visiting a new park building, 36%report “they havenotime or aretoo busy,”23% report “age or healthissues,” and22% have “nointerest.” But, 99% of park buildingvisitors rate their experience as either“excellent” or “good,” and anemphatic 98% would consider using one of the new park buildings again in the future. Anearly-unanimous 99%feel the current mix of recreational or sports facilitiesmeets the needs of members of theirhousehold. Communications I: The City Newsletterandthe City website are the most oftenindicated primarysourcesof information aboutthe community, at38%and 36%, respectively. The local newspaperranks third, at10%. The “grapevine” is relied upon byfour percentof the sample, one-half ofthe 2016 level. Preferred sources ofinformation about City Government andits activities are somewhat 6 25