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Roseville Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date: August 25, 2020 Item Description: 2020 Community Survey Review Item No: 6 About every two years the City of Roseville conducts a random, over the phone survey of its residents. The firm used by the City surveys about 400 residents each year. Attachment A contains the full survey information. Much of the data in this survey is compared to the 2018 survey to see where opinions have changed in two years. A detailed presentation of the survey data is shown in a presentation (Attachment C). Below are some highlights of the Executive Summary (Attachment B) from our Communications Manager Garry Bowman focusing on PWET Commission related items: Page 2: • Small support for increased public transit (9%). Page 3: • Solid majorities endorse the City continuing to invest in long-term infrastructure projects. By a 93%-6% margin, residents support investing in city roads. An 89%-8% majority favors investments in water and sewer pipes, and an 72%-23% majority feels the same about city buildings. • An 84%-15% majority is in favor of continued investment in pedestrian pathways, and a 80%-17% majority endorses continued investments in bikeways. • Between 74% and 81% positively rate snow plowing, trail and pathway plowing in parks, trail and pathway plowing in neighborhoods, pathway repair and maintenance in the parks and pathway repair and maintenance in neighborhoods. • The lowest rated service remains street repair and maintenance at 72%; however, this is a 14% increase from the 2018 study. This service rating is now above the Metropolitan Area norm of 60%. Pages 5-6: • Organized collection, recycling and organics are all covered in questions 85-100 in the survey. • There are some good graphic charts summing up the responses in slides 40-44 in the PowerPoint. • By 7 points, residents still oppose organized collection; however, there was a big increase in those unsure, up to 42% • Residents oppose weekly recycling collection by 11 points and curbside organics pickup