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Attachment B The MorrisLeatherman Company June 2020 Property Taxes: Roseville residents became less tax hostileduring the past two years. Forty-six percent, a seven percent decrease since the last study, neighboring suburban communities, while 35%Seventy-eight percent, a sevenpercent decrease, for the property taxes paid; this endorsement level continues to place Roseville within the top quartile of Metropolitan Area suburbs. While 50% of the sample would supportan increase in their city property taxes to maintain city services at their current level, 29% would opposean increase under these circumstances; this split reverses the 2018majority,35%-51%,opposing this type of tax increase. Solid majorities endorse the City continuing to invest in long-term infrastructure projects. By a 93%-6% margin, residents support investing in city roads. An89%-8% majority favors investments in water and sewer pipes, and an 72%-23% majority feels the same about city buildings.An 84%-15% majority isin favor of continued investment in pedestrian pathways, and a 80%-17%majority endorses continued investments in bikeways. Overall, the average change in support in comparison with the 2018study isan insignificant-2.4%, reflecting the stableconsensus in favor of long-term investmentsduring the past twoyears. City Government and Staff: Respondents give the Mayor and Council a job approval rating of 84%, virtually unchanged in two years, and a disapproval rating of 10%. The current eight-to-one approval-to-disapproval rating of the Mayor and City Council remains among the top decile of ratings in the Metropolitan Area suburbs. Citizen empowerment is still highbut shows a decline in the two-year interim between studies. The number of residents --33%whofeel they could not have a say about the way the City of Roseville runs thingsis at the suburban norm.This level of alienation is 7%higherthan the 2018level.It is important to note that uncertainty on this question increased from 3% to 19% and probably reflects the current environment in which the City operates during the pandemic.. Residents award the City Staff a job approval rating of 83% and a disapproval rating of only threepercent. Both the absolute level of approval and the 27-to-1ratio of approval-to-disapproval are also among the top in the Metropolitan Area suburbs. 4