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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 20, 2011 Page 6 Support for outdoor athletic fields and programming spaces indicated similar sup- port, whether for lighted baseball, soccer or softball fields, and similar in all four (4) survey sectors, with support for a football / Lacrosse field the highest in the NW sector; with 60% of respondents indicating operating costs should be paid through a combination of user fees and taxes; however, Mr. Vine noted that this may be based on 70% of the responding households not having children in the home using those facilities. Funding and voting on the"Community vision" indicated the following: • A majority of households would support some level of tax support for im- provements that are most important to their households; and • A majority of households would vote in favor, or might vote in favor, of im- provements that are most important to their households Based on a scenario for funding over the next twenty (20) years at $3.00 per month, per household, 61% of responding households indicated that amount was about right; 14% would not support it; 6%thought it was too low, and another 6% thought that amount was too high. Questioned on the maximum amount per month from $4 to $25, responses ranged from 9% to 20%; with Mr. Vine noting that the type of projects for requested funding was the key for the majority of res- pondents. If a bond election or tax increase was brought forward for the public for the type of project their specific household would support, and at the amount of money they indicated they'd support, 69% of respondents in all sectors indi- cated they would, or might, support such an increase. In those households with children, at least 80% indicated they would, or might, vote in favor; again, if those improvements were those for which they expressed a preference. Based on national comparisons, Mr. Vine advised that a 15-18% level of support was a decent number, and it was preferred to see at least double of that (40%) supportive of a referendum prior to any educational efforts. Mr. Vine advised that Roseville's results were comparable, and showed a lot of consistency throughout the City. Mr. Vine advised that the results indicated that, if it was the communi- ty's goal to bring in families with young children or to get people moving into Roseville as a destination community, the indicated responses seemed to indicate community-wide support. For those respondents stating that they were not sure or would vote against such a referendum; half indicated it was based on them not supporting any additional tax increase, which was comparable nation-wide; and for those who may support it for a shorter number of years, most stated that they would require additional education or information on such a request before mak- ing a firm decision. Related to the community's level of support for state legislation for a local option sales tax for residents and non-residents purchasing goods in Roseville, those res- pondents not supportive were at 32%; those somewhat supportive were at 26%; very supportive at 18%; and those not sure at 24%.