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01-19-2021 Conference Meeting COUNCIL CONFERENCE MEETING January 19, 2021 at 5:30 PM Fridley Civic Campus 7071 University Avenue N.E. AGENDA 1. Rental Program Update. 2. Resident Survey Update. 3. Commissions Appointment Process. The City of Fridley will not discriminate against or harass anyone in the admission or access to, or treatment, or employment in its services, program, or activities because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation or status with regard to public assistance. Upon request, programs, and activities. Hearing impaired persons who need any interpreter or other persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids should contact Roberta Collins at (763) 572-3500. (TTD/763-572-3534). THE MORRIS LEATHERMAN COMPANY City of Fridley 3128 Dean Court Residential Survey Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 PRELIMINARY JANUARY 2021 Hello, I'm ________ of the Morris Leatherman Company, a polling firm located in Minneapolis. We have been retained by the City of Fridley to speak with a random sample of residents about issues facing the community. This survey is being conducted because the City Council and City Staff are interested in your opinions and suggestions about current and future city needs. I want to assure you that all individual responses will be held strictly confidential; only summaries of the entire sample will be reported. 1. Approximately how many years have LESS THAN TWO YEARS.....01 you lived in Fridley? TWO TO FIVE YEARS.......02 FIVE TO TEN YEARS.......03 TEN TO TWENTY YEARS.....04 20 TO 30 YEARS..........05 OVER THIRTY YEARS.......06 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......07 2. As things now stand, how long in LESS THAN TWO YEARS.....01 the future do you expect to TWO TO FIVE YEARS.......02 live in Fridley? FIVE TO TEN YEARS.......03 OVER TEN YEARS..........04 REST OF LIFE............05 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......06 about living in Fridley? NOTHING.................01 (DO NOT READ LIST) CONVENIENT LOCATION.....02 CLOSE TO FAMILY.........03 __________________________________ CLOSE TO JOB............04 SAFE....................05 __________________________________ SMALL TOWN FEEL.........06 PARKS AND TRAILS........07 NEIGHBORHOOD/HOUSING....08 1 serious issue facing Fridley NOTHING.................01 today? (DO NOT READ LIST) HIGH TAXES..............02 RISING CRIME............03 __________________________________ AGING INFRASTRUCTURE....04 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE....05 __________________________________ STREET MAINTENANCE......06 missing from the City of Fridley NOTHING.................01 which, if present, would greatly COMMUNITY CENTER........02 improve the quality of life for JOBS....................03 residents? (DO NOT READ LIST) RESTAURANTS.............04 RETAIL/SHOPS............05 __________________________________ PARKS AND TRAILS........06 __________________________________ 6. How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT................1 only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR................3 POOR.....................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 7. Which of the following two state- STATEMENT A..............1 ments comes closer to your STATEMENT B..............2 feelings: BOTH OF ABOVE............3 live; I'd be just as happy elsewhere. 8. How would you rate the strength of EXCELLENT................1 community identity GOOD.....................2 in Fridley -- ONLY FAIR................3 -- excellent, good, only fair or POOR.....................4 poor? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 9. How often do you have contact with DAILY....................1 times a week, once a week, a few ONCE A WEEK..............3 times a month, once a month or FEW TIMES A MONTH........4 less often? ONCE A MONTH.............5 LESS OFTEN...............6 2 10. To which of the following do you STATEMENT A..............1 feel a closer connection to: STATEMENT B..............2 A) The City of Fridley as a whole, STATEMENT C..............3 B) Your neighborhood, or NONE.....................4 For each of the following statements, please tell me if you think the City of Fridley is doing an excellent job, good job, only fair job or poor job. EXC GOO FAI POO DKR 11. Making all residents feel welcome and that they belong? 1 2 3 4 5 12. Openness and acceptance of the community toward people of diverse backgrounds? 1 2 3 4 5 13. Would you recommend living in the YES......................1 City of Fridley to others? NO.......................2 14. All in all, do you think things in RIGHT DIRECTION..........1 Fridley are generally headed in WRONG TRACK..............2 the right direction, or do you DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 think things are off on the wrong track? Changing topics.... I would like to read you a list of housing options for residents. For each one, please tell me if you think Fridley currently has too many or too much, too few or too little, or about the right amount. (ROTATE) MANY FEW/ ABOUT D.K./ MUCH LITT RIGHT REF. 15. affordable housing, defined by the Metropolitan Council as a single family home costing less than $___,___? 1 2 3 4 16. affordable rental units? 1 2 3 4 17. luxury rental units? 1 2 3 4 18. condominiums? 1 2 3 4 3 MANY FEW/ ABOUT D.K./ MUCH LITT RIGHT REF. 19. townhouses? 1 2 3 4 20. starter homes for young families? 1 2 3 4 21. "move up" housing? 1 2 3 4 22. higher cost housing? 1 2 3 4 23. nursing homes? 1 2 3 4 24. assisted living for seniors? 1 2 3 4 25. one level housing for seniors maintained by an association? 1 2 3 4 Now, I would like to read you a list of characteristics of a community. For each one, please tell me if you think Fridley currently has too many or too much, too few or too little, or about the right amount. (ROTATE) MANY FEW/ ABOUT D.K./ MUCH LITT RIGHT REF. 26. parks and open spaces? 1 2 3 4 27. trails and bikeways? 1 2 3 4 28. service establishments, such as dry cleaners or auto repair shops? 1 2 3 4 29. retail shopping opportunities? 1 2 3 4 30. entertainment establishments? 1 2 3 4 31. medical clinics and services? 1 2 3 4 32. fitness facilities? 1 2 3 4 33. grocery stores? 1 2 3 4 34. fine dining restaurants? 1 2 3 4 35. casual or family sit-down restaurants? 1 2 3 4 36. fast food restaurants? 1 2 3 4 37. child care opportunities? 1 2 3 4 38. Are there any types of development you would like to see in _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 4 Moving on.... 39. How would you rate the general EXCELLENT................1 appearance of your neighborhood GOOD.....................2 -- excellent, good, only fair, or ONLY FAIR................3 or poor? POOR.....................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 40. How would you rate general appear- EXCELLENT................1 ance of business and commercial GOOD.....................2 good, only fair or poor? POOR.....................4 For each of the following, please tell me whether the City is too tough, about right, or not tough enough in enforcing these city rules in your neighborhood. (ROTATE) TOO ABO NOT DK/ TOU RIG TOU REF 41. Storing of garbage and recycling cans? 1 2 3 4 42. Storing of lawn mowers and tools outside? 1 2 3 4 43. Junk vehicles? 1 2 3 4 44. Junk and debris in yards? 1 2 3 4 45. Storage of boats, trailers and non-motorized campers outside? 1 2 3 4 46. Long grass and harmful weeds? 1 2 3 4 47. Deteriorating siding, foundation, doors, windows, gutters, roofing, painting, gutters and downspouts? 1 2 3 4 48. Loud noise after 9pm? 1 2 3 4 49. Winter parking on city streets between 2am and 6am? 1 2 3 4 Now, I would like to briefly re-read the list. 50. Please tell me which one, if any, of those code violations would you would place as the top priority? 51. Of the remaining, which one would you rank as the second priority? 5 52. Is there any one code violation you are least concerned about? (IF "YES," ASK:) Which one? TOP SEC OPP Storing of garbage and recycling cans......01....01....01 Storing of lawn mowers and tools outside...............................02....02....02 Junk vehicles..............................03....03....03 Junk and debris in yards...................04....04....04 Storage of boats, trailers and non-motorized campers outside.........05....05....05 Long grass and harmful weeds...............06....06....06 Deteriorating siding, foundation, doors, windows, gutters, roofing, painting, gutters and downspouts......07....07....07 Loud noise after 9pm.......................08....08....08 Winter parking on city streets between 2am and 6am...................09....09....09 Moving on.... I would like to read you a list of a few city services. For each one, please tell me whether you would rate the quality of the service as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? (ROTATE) EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR DK/R 53. Police services? 1 2 3 4 5 54. Fire services? 1 2 3 4 5 55. Recycling? 1 2 3 4 5 56. Storm drainage? 1 2 3 4 5 57. Flood control? 1 2 3 4 5 58. Drinking water? 1 2 3 4 5 59. Building inspections and permits? 1 2 3 4 5 60. Utility billing? 1 2 3 4 5 61. Fridley Liquor store? 1 2 3 4 5 62. Park maintenance? 1 2 3 4 5 63. City recreation programs? 1 2 3 4 5 64. Animal control and wildlife management? 1 2 3 4 5 65. Code enforcement? 1 2 3 4 5 6 Now, for the next seven city services, please consider only their job on city-maintained street and roads. That means excluding interstate highways, state and county roads that are taken care of by other levels of government. Hence, Interstate 694, Highway 65, or University Avenue, should not be considered. How would you rate .... EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR DK/R 66. City street repair and maintenance? 1 2 3 4 5 67. Sidewalk and trail repair and maintenance? 1 2 3 4 5 68. Snow plowing of city streets? 1 2 3 4 5 69. Snow plowing of sidewalks and trails? 1 2 3 4 5 70. Street lighting? 1 2 3 4 5 71. Street signage? 1 2 3 4 5 72. Trail signage? 1 2 3 4 5 As you may know, property tax revenues are divided among the City of Fridley, Anoka County, and your local public school district. 73. For each dollar of the property TEN PERCENT OR LESS......1 taxes you pay, about what per- 11 TO 20 PERCENT.........2 centage do you think goes to 21 TO 30 PERCENT.........3 city government? (READ #1-#6) 31 TO 40 PERCENT.........4 41 TO 50 PERCENT.........5 OVER 50 PERCENT..........6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......7 74. Do you consider the city portion VERY HIGH................1 of your property taxes to be SOMEWHAT HIGH............2 very high, somewhat high, about ABOUT AVERAGE............3 average, somewhat low, or very low SOMEWHAT LOW.............4 in comparison with neighboring VERY LOW.................5 cities? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......6 In 2020, the actual percentage of your property taxes going to the City of Fridley was thirty percent. 75. Would you favor or oppose an in- FAVOR....................1 crease in YOUR city property tax OPPOSE...................2 if it were needed to maintain city DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 services at their current level? 7 76. And, would you favor or oppose an FAVOR....................1 increase in YOUR city property tax OPPOSE...................2 if it were used to improve and en- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 hance current city services? 77. When you consider the property EXCELLENT................1 taxes you pay and the quality of GOOD.....................2 city services you receive, would ONLY FAIR................3 you rate the general value of city POOR.....................4 services as excellent, good, only DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 fair, or poor? 78. How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT................1 drinking water in the City of GOOD.....................2 Fridley -- excellent, good, only ONLY FAIR................3 fair, or poor? POOR.....................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 79. Do you believe the drinking YES......................1 water is safe? NO.......................2 When you think about street lighting along roads, streets, trails and in city parks.... 80. Do you think the City has enough ENOUGH...................1 street lighting, not enough street NOT ENOUGH...............2 lighting or is it about the right ABOUT RIGHT AMOUNT.......3 81. Would you be willing to pay YES......................1 additional property taxes to NO.......................2 Most communities have one of two systems for garbage collection. In an open collection system, like the City of Fridley currently has, residents choose their hauler from several different companies serving the community. Other cities use an organized collection system, where the City contracts with haulers for collection throughout the city. 8 82. Would you favor or oppose the City STRONGLY FAVOR...........1 of Fridley changing from the FAVOR....................2 current system in which residents OPPOSE...................3 may choose from several different STRONGLY OPPOSE..........4 haulers to a system where the City DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 chooses specific haulers for the whole community? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly that way? IF A RESPONSE IS GIVEN, ASK: reasons for your decision? LIKE CURRENT HAULER.....01 (DO NOT READ LIST) WANT CHOICE.............02 CHOICE/LOWER COST.......03 ____________________________ LESS TRUCK TRAFFIC......04 LESS STREET MAINTENANCE.05 ____________________________ LESS NOISE..............06 LESS POLLUTION..........07 ORGANIZED/LOWER COST....08 Thinking about another topic.... 84. Do you feel safe in the City of YES......................1 Fridley? NO.......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 IF "NO," ASK: 85. In which areas do you not feel safe? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 86. What would make you feel more safe? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 9 87. Do you feel safe in your immediate YES......................1 neighborhood walking alone at NO ......................2 night? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 88. What would make you feel more safe? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 89. Do you feel safe using city parks? YES/YES..................1 (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel YES/NO...................2 safe using city trails? NO/YES...................3 NO/NO....................4 90. In which (parks/trails) do you not feel safe? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 91. What would make you feel more safe? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 92. How would you rate the amount of TOO MUCH.................1 about the right amount or not NOT ENOUGH...............3 enough? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......4 93. How would you rate the amount of TOO MUCH.................1 traffic enforcement by the police ABOUT RIGHT AMOUNT.......2 -- too much, about right amount or NOT ENOUGH...............3 or not enough? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......4 10 94. Please tell me which one you consider to be the greatest public safety concern in Fridley? If you feel that none of these problems are serious in Fridley, just say so. (ROTATE AND READ LIST) 95. Now, tell me which one you consider to be the second greatest public safety concern in Fridley? (ROTATE AND RE-READ LIST; OMITTING FIRST CHOICE IF NECESSARY) MST SEC Violent crime..................................01.....01 Traffic speeding...............................02.....02 Drugs..........................................03.....03 Youth crimes...................................04.....04 Vandalism......................................05.....05 Identity theft.................................06.....06 Business crimes, such as shoplifting and credit card fraud.....................07.....07 Residential crimes, such as burglary, and theft.................................08.....08 Stop sign violations...........................09.....09 Distract driving...............................10.....10 Phone scams....................................11.....11 Domestic abuse.................................12.....12 Digital and cyber scams........................13.....13 ALL EQUALLY....................................14.....14 NONE OF THE ABOVE..............................15.....15 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.............................16.....16 96. Have you or anyone in your house- YES......................1 hold contacted the Police Depart- NO.......................2 ment in the past year? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 IF "YES," ASK: 97. How would you rate your con- EXCELLENT................1 fair or poor? ONLY FAIR................3 POOR.....................4 11 98. Why did you rate the contact as (only fair/poor)? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ 99. Have you or anyone in your house- YES......................1 hold had an emergency which re- NO.......................2 quired the Fridley Fire Department DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 to respond in the past year? IF "YES," ASK: 100. How would you rate the ser- EXCELLENT................1 lent, good, only fair or ONLY FAIR................3 poor? POOR.....................4 101. Why did you rate the service as (only fair/poor)? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ As I read the following descriptions about Fridley Public Safety, including both Police and Fire, please tell me if it is very accurate, somewhat accurate, not too accurate or not at all accurate. (ROTATE AND READ LIST) VRA SMA NTA NAA DKR 102. Respectful to residents of all backgrounds? 1 2 3 4 5 103. Fair to residents of all backgrounds? 1 2 3 4 5 104. Trustworthy to residents of all backgrounds? 1 2 3 4 5 105. Why do you feel that way? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 12 Continuing.... 106. Have you or members of your house- YES......................1 hold participated in any City NO.......................2 park and recreation programs DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 including Springbrook Nature Center programs? IF "YES," ASK: 107. Which ones? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 108. Overall, how would you rate EXCELLENT................1 good, only fair or poor? ONLY FAIR................3 POOR.....................4 109. How would you rate park and rec- EXCELLENT................1 reational facilities and amenities GOOD.....................2 in Fridley -- excellent, good, ONLY FAIR................3 only fair or poor? POOR.....................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 I will now read you a list of park and recreational facilities and amenities within the City of Fridley. First, for each one, please tell me if you or members of your household have used it during the past year. Then, for those you have used, please rate it as excellent, good, only fair, or poor.... 110. Moore Lake Park? 1 2 3 4 5 6 111. Commons Park? 1 2 3 4 5 6 112. Community Park? 1 2 3 4 5 6 113. Springbrook Nature Center? 1 2 3 4 5 6 114. Neighborhood parks? 1 2 3 4 5 6 115. Trails? 1 2 3 4 5 6 116. Athletic fields for soccer, lacrosse and football? 1 2 3 4 5 6 117. Ballfields for softball and baseball? 1 2 3 4 5 6 118. Basketball and tennis courts? 1 2 3 4 5 6 119. Green spaces and natural areas? 1 2 3 4 5 6 13 NOT EXC GOO FAI POR DKR 120. Skating rinks? 1 2 3 4 5 6 121. Picnic shelters? 1 2 3 4 5 6 122. Playgrounds? 1 2 3 4 5 6 123. Natural water areas, such as Moore Lake, Locke Lake, Rice Creek and the Mississippi River? 1 2 3 4 5 6 124. Anoka County Parks in Fridley, including Riverfront Regional Park, Island of Peace County Park, Locke County Park and Manomin County Park? 1 2 3 4 5 6 125. In general, do you feel existing YES......................1 recreational facilities and amen- NO.......................2 needs of you and members of your household? IF "NO," ASK: 126. What additional recreational facilities and amenities would you like to see in city parks? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 127. How important are park and recrea- VERY IMPORTANT...........1 tional facilities to your overall SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT.......2 very important, somewhat important,NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT.....4 not too important or not at all DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 important? 128. How important is the quality and VERY IMPORTANT...........1 appearance of your neighborhood SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT.......2 very important, somewhat important,NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT.....4 not too important or not at all DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 important? Currently, the City of Fridley is conducting a Parks Master Plan. 129. Prior to this survey, were you YES......................1 aware of this? NO.......................2 14 In 2019, the City of Fridley started to conduct system wide review was to determine trends, improvements, and community priorities for making improvements to the parks and trails system. For each of the following park and recreational facilities and amenities, please tell me if it is very important for the City to improve, somewhat important, not too important or not at all important. (ROTATE) VRI SMI NTI NAA DKR 130. Larger community parks, such Commons, Moore Lake and Community Parks? 1 2 3 4 5 131. Smaller neighborhood parks? 1 2 3 4 5 132. Trails at natural parks, such as West Moore Lake, Sand Dunes, Innsbruck Nature Center and Springbrook Nature Center? 1 2 3 4 5 133. Natural resource management to control invasive species and pollinator habitats and improve water quality? 1 2 3 4 5 Property taxes in the City of Fridley pay for the cost of maintenance, repairs, and general upkeep for park and recreational updated since their initial construction in the 1970s. As a result, our park and recreational facilities are due for replacement, which requires an investment beyond standard maintenance. For each of the following, please tell me if you would strongly support a property tax increase for that purpose, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a property tax increase. (ROTATE) STS SMS SMO STO DKR 134. Improve the condition of existing parks? 1 2 3 4 5 135. Add new amenities to the parks, such as __________ and _____________? 1 2 3 4 5 136. Increase opportunities for residents to connect to nature? 1 2 3 4 5 137. Improve access to parks and trail systems? 1 2 3 4 5 15 STS SMS SMO STO DKR 138. Improve access to water ways for water related recreation? 1 2 3 4 5 139. Improve athletic fields for soccer, lacrosse, and football? 1 2 3 4 5 140. Improve ballfields for softball and baseball? 1 2 3 4 5 141. Improve playgrounds? 1 2 3 4 5 142. Improve courts for tennis, pickleball and basketball? 1 2 3 4 5 143. Improve facilities for skating, cross country or nordic skiing and other winter activities? 1 2 3 4 5 144. Improve water related recreation facilities, such as beaches and swimming, splash pad, canoeing, kayaking and paddleboarding? 1 2 3 4 5 145. Improve park buildings and community gathering spaces? 1 2 3 4 5 146. Improve natural resource management? 1 2 3 4 5 Suppose the City of Fridley proposed a parks and recreational facilities referendum which you considered to be a reasonable approach. The proposal would be placed on a referendum ballot for approval by the voters. In order to fund construction, residents would be asked to approve a property tax increase for a twenty year period. 147. How much would you be willing to NOTHING..................1 see your property taxes increase $_.00....................2 to fund these improvements? Let's $_.00....................3 say, would you be willing to see $_.00....................4 your monthly property taxes in- $__.00...................5 crease by $____? (CHOOSE RANDOM $__.00...................6 STARTING POINT; MOVE UP OR DOWN $__.00...................7 DEPENDING ON RESPONSE) How about DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......8 $____ per month? Moving on.... 148. Do you think you have adequate YES......................1 opportunities to provide input and NO.......................2 feedback about issues to the City DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 of Fridley? IF "NO," ASK: 16 149. Why do you feel that way? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 150. During the past year, have you YES......................1 interacted with Fridley City NO.......................2 Staff? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 IF "YES," ASK: 151. On your last interaction, POLICE DEPARTMENT.......01 which Department did you con- FIRE DEPARTMENT.........02 tact -- the Police Department,PUBLIC WORKS............03 Fire Department, Public Works,COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT...04 Community Development, HRA, HRA.....................05 Park and Recreation, Building PARKS AND REC...........06 Inspections, Rental Inspec- BUILDING INSPECT........07 tions, Fridley Liquor, Engin- RENTAL INSPECTIONS......08 eering, Administration, the FRIDLEY LIQUOR..........09 Assesor's Office, the Finance ENGINEERING.............10 Department, or the General ADMINISTRATION..........11 ist? FINANCE DEPARTMENT......13 GENERAL INFORMATION.....14 Thinking about your last interaction with the City, for each of the following characteristics, please rate the service as excellent, good, only fair, or poor.... EXC GOO FAI POO DKR 152. Knowledge of staff? 1 2 3 4 5 153. Courtesy of staff? 1 2 3 4 5 154. Responsiveness of staff? 1 2 3 4 5 155. Follow-up by staff? 1 2 3 4 5 156. How much do you feel you know A GREAT DEAL.............1 about the work of the Mayor and A FAIR AMOUNT............2 City Council -- a great deal, a VERY LITTLE..............3 fair amount, very little, or none NONE AT ALL..............4 at all? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 157. From what you know, do you approve STRONGLY APPROVE.........1 17 or disapprove of the job the Mayor APPROVE..................2 and City Council are doing? (WAIT DISAPPROVE...............3 FOR RESPONSE) And do you feel STRONGLY DISAPPROVE......4 strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 Moving on...... 158. How would you prefer to receive information about Fridley City Government and its activities? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ For each of the following, please tell me whether you consider it to be a major source of information for news about the city, a minor source, or not a source at all. (ROTATE) MAJ MIN NOT DKR 159. The City publication, the "Community Connection?" 1 2 3 4 160. The "Life" newspaper? 1 2 3 4 161. The Star Tribune? 1 2 3 4 MAJ MIN NOT DKR 162. The City's website, FridleyMN.gov? 1 2 3 4 brochure? 1 2 3 4 165. City email subscriptions, such as Web page alerts and council agenda notifications? 1 2 3 4 166. City employees? 1 2 3 4 167. Direct mail updates? 1 2 3 4 social media sites? 1 2 3 4 social media sites? 1 2 3 4 170. Friends and family? 1 2 3 4 18 171. During the past year, did you re- YES......................1 the City's bi-monthly newsletter? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 IF "YES," ASK: 172. Do you or any members of your YES......................1 household regularly read it? NO ......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 173. How would you rate the EXCELLENT................1 content of the newslet- GOOD.....................2 ter -- excellent, good, ONLY FAIR................3 only fair, or poor? POOR.....................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 174. How would you prefer to receive ELECTRONICALLY...........1 tronically, only in print or both? BOTH.....................3 175. Does your household currently sub- YES......................1 scribe to Comcast cable televi- NO.......................2 176. Do you or any members of your YES......................1 household watch Fridley Muni- NO.......................2 177. How would you prefer to watch video content from the City of Fridley? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 178. Have you accessed the City's YES......................1 website? NO.......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 IF "YES," ASK: 19 only fair or poor? ONLY FAIR................3 POOR.....................4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 180. Were you able to find what YES......................1 you were looking for? NO.......................2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......3 household.... For each of the following, please tell me if it is a very serious issue for your household, somewhat serious issue or not an issue at all. VRS SMS NAA DKR 181. Reduced household income? 1 2 3 4 182. Loss of housing? 1 2 3 4 183. Making rent or mortgage payments? 1 2 3 4 184. Making utility payments? 1 2 3 4 185. Making property tax payments? 1 2 3 4 186. Ability to pay for home repairs? 1 2 3 4 Finally, just a few more questions for demographic purposes.... Could you please tell me how many people in each of the following age groups live in your household. 187. Persons 65 or over? NONE.....................0 ONE......................1 TWO OR MORE..............2 188. Adults under 65? NONE.....................0 ONE......................1 TWO......................2 THREE OR MORE............3 189. School-aged children and pre- NONE.....................0 schoolers? ONE......................1 TWO......................2 THREE OR MORE............3 20 190. Do you reside in an apartment, APARTMENT................1 townhouse or condominium, manufac- TOWNHOUSE/CONDO..........2 tured home or a detached single MANUFACTURED HOME........3 family home? SINGLE-FAMILY HOME.......4 SOMETHING ELSE...........5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......6 The City of Fridley has some named neighborhoods. 191. Are you aware of the name of your neighborhood? (IF ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 192. Which of the following categories AFRICAN.................01 can, African-American, American AMERICAN INDIAN.........03 Indian, Asian, Asian-American, ASIAN...................04 Hispanic-Latino, Pacific Islander, ASIAN AMERICAN..........05 White or something else? HISPANIC-LATINO.........06 (IF "SOMETHING ELSE," ASK:) PACIFIC ISLANDER........07 What would that be? WHITE...................08 MIXED/BI-RACIAL.........09 DON'T KNOW..............10 REFUSED.................11 193. What is the primary language ENGLISH.................01 spoken in your home? SPANISH.................02 SOMALI..................03 OTHER: __________________________ HMONG...................04 RUSSIAN.................05 UKRAINIAN...............06 ORONO...................07 194. What is your age, please? 18-24....................1 (READ CATEGORIES, IF NEEDED) 25-34....................2 35-44....................3 45-54....................4 55-64....................5 65 AND OVER..............6 21 195. What is the last grade of formal HS GRAD/LESS HS GRAD.....1 education you completed? VO-TECH/TECH COLLEGE.....2 SOME COLLEGE.............3 COLLEGE GRADUATE.........4 POST-GRADUATE............5 REFUSED..................6 196. Are you currently employed, not EMPLOYED/FULL-TIME.......1 working or retired? EMPLOYED/PART-TIME.......2 (IF EMPLOYED, ASK:) Do you work NOT WORKING/LOOKING......3 full-time or part-time? NOT WORKING/NOT LOOKING..4 (IF NOT WORKING, ASK:) Are you RETIRED..................5 197. Finally, thinking about your STATEMENT A..............1 household finances, how would you STATEMENT B..............2 describe your financial situation, STATEMENT C..............3 would you say that -- STATEMENT D..............4 A) Your monthly expenses are ex- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED.......5 ceeding your income; B) You are meeting your monthly expenses but are putting aside little or no savings; C) You are managing comfortably while putting some money aside; D) Managing very well? 198. What is your gender identity? MALE.....................1 FEMALE...................2 OTHER....................3 Thank you for your time. Good-bye! 199. REGION OF CITY WARD ONE.................1 WARD TWO.................2 WARD THREE...............3 200. School District Boundary FRIDLEY..................1 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.........2 SPRING LAKE PARK.........3 22 Draft Recommended Changes for Commission Improvements City of Fridley Last Updated: January 2021 Recommended Commission Improvement Timeline Currently Underway: Meeting Agenda and Packet Progress High Priority: Develop Code of Conduct o Include: Ethics, Legal Issues, Open Meeting Law, Data Practices, Conflict of Interest, Liability, Gifts, Social Media, communicating with the public, Consequences, Contacting City Staff, etc. 2021 o Conversations with Staff and Commissioners o Recruitment and Appointment o Onboarding and Training o Participation and Engagement 2022: Start New Process Recommended Commission Improvement Process Recommendation Process/Purpose 1. Discussion with Department Directors -Gather feedback from Department Directors. 2. Discussion with City Council -Discuss Commission improvement process and initial Commission recommendations with City Council. 3. Discussion with Commission Staff -Gather feedback and ideas from Commission Staff Liaisons. Liaisons 4. Interviews or focus group with - Gather feedback and ideas from Commission Chairs through interviews Commission Chairs or focus groups. 5. Commissioners Survey -Gather feedback and ideas from Commissioners through a survey. 6. City Code and Commission Bylaws -Review and make updates to City Code around City Commissions as changes needed for each recommendation. -Consider reviewing the scope of the Parks and Recreation Commission as it relates to funding around authority to establish charges or fees, and the restricted use of any facility. -Consider making any changes to the HRA Bylaws and processes that we are able to, so that they are consistent and align with other City Commission. -Consider making any changes to the Charter Commission processes that we are able to, so that they are consistent and align with other City Commission changes. 7. Additional City Advisory Boards & -Consider making similar updates and changes to additional City Advisory Groups Boards and Groups, such as Public Safety Multi-Cultural Advisory Group. Commission Recruitment & Appointment Recommendation Process/Purpose 1. Update Application -Review & update application questions. -Redesign paper application and create online application. 2. Create Engaging Educational & -Create flyer that explains and promotes the commissions (include roles & Recruitment Materials duties of commissions, expectations, time commitment, application process, etc.) -Create informational and promotional video. -Create recruitment messages for city communication tools (newsletter, website, social media, etc.) 3. Annual Commission Recruitment & -Update annual recruitment and appointment calendar. Appointment Timeline -Nov-Jan: Recruitment -February: Interviews -March: Appointment, last meeting in March -April: Start New Term, Onboarding & Training 4. Create a Commission Recruitment Plan -Be intentional about recruiting residents who are currently underrepresented including people of color, younger residents, individuals with lower income, renters as well as aiming for equal representation for gender identity and wards. -Train and encourage Commissioners to help recruit others. -Encourage those who are not appointed to get involved in the city in other ways and reapply. -Consider nominating community members for Nexus Community ons Leadership Institute nexuscp.org/our-work/boards-and-commissions-leadership-institute/ 5. Youth (High School) & Young Adult (18--Create the opportunity for youth and young adults to serve on 25) Commissioners commissions. Consider shorter terms for these Commissioners. -Consider adding youth Commissioners to Parks and Recreation Commission and Environmental Quality and Energy Commission first. Џ͵ Commission Appointment Criteria-Create Commission Appointment Criteria to help review applicants and appoint Commission members. Encourage appointments that allow for all City wards to be represented on the commission. -Develop a list of questions and topics for Council members to ask and discuss for commission applicant interviews. Share this list of questions and topics with applicants for preparation. 7. Term and Term Limits (resolution/code can serve three, two-year terms in change?) addition to serving out the rest of a term if appo 8. Vacancies (resolution/code change?) -Allow Council to fill a vacated term from those that were interview if within 90 days? -Should vacancies be filled within a certain time frame? -Should vacancies in the second 6 months of the year even be filled? Commission Onboarding & Training Recommendation Process/Purpose 1. Commission Code of Conduct -Create Commission Code of Conduct, include in Commission Handbook (High Priority) and include in annual Commission training. -Include: Ethics, Legal Issues, Open Meeting Law, Data Practices, Conflict of Interest, Liability, Gifts, Social Media, communicating with the Public, Consequences, Contacting City Staff, etc. 2. Commissioner Handbook -Create Commissioner Handbook -Include City Information: City Department info, City Goals, Demographics -Include Commission Information: Duties, Roles, Expectations, Agendas, Minutes, Attendance, Quorums, Resolutions, Roberts Rules of Order, Parliamentary Procedure, Work Plans, Calendar, info about each Commission, etc. -Include Code of Conduct -Create videos for Handbook content. 3. Bi-Annual Commission Training -Create bi-annual all Commissioner training. -Include City Information: City Department info, City Goals, Demographics -Include Commission Information: Duties, Roles, Expectations, Agendas, Minutes, Attendance, Quorums, Resolutions, Roberts Rules of Order, Parliamentary Procedure, Work Plans, Calendar, info about each Commission, etc. -Include Code of Conduct -Include City Attorney -Consider working with League of MN Cities Insurance Trust to host and facilitate meeting, annual or every couple of years. www.lmc.org/resources/collaboration-services/ -Have outgoing Chairs train incoming Chairs. -Have Staff Liaisons and/or Commissions chairs welcome, orient, mentor new Commission members. -Create a mentor system where experienced Commissioners are paired with a new Commission member. They meet to go over commission history and duties, while also checking in frequently. 4. Ongoing Training -Encourage yearly trainings from the League of MN Cities Bridging Divides Training. mncounties.org/meetings_and_education/bridging_divides_mediation.php -Potential ongoing training topics: deep listening, reflective statements, asking open ended questions, collaboration, conflict resolution, deliberative dialogue. Commission Participation Recommendation Process/Purpose 1. Attendance & Participation -Create attendance and participation re Requirements (resolution/code change?) 2 consecutive meetings missed without notification or ??% of meetings 3. Create a Performance Annual Review -Create an annual review process for Commissioners to review themselves Process (resolution/code change?) and the performance of the Commission. Review topics include attendance, preparation, participation, accomplishments, conduct, etc. -Create an annual review process for City Council to review Commissions and Commission members that align with the Commission self-review process. Ѝ͵ Commissioner Recognition -Conduct an annual Commissioner Recognition event. Commission Engagement & Management Recommendation Process/Purpose 1. Annual work plans -Develop annual Commission work plans that align with City Council goals these work plans with City Council and other Commissions. Develop work plans in fall, for next year. -This will help to identify common issues and topics that Commissions can work on and collaborate on together. Ћ͵ Joint Commission & City Council -Host an annual joint Commission and City Council meeting where all MeetingsCommissions get the opportunity connect with each other and City Council members. Host meeting in late summer. -Give the Commissions the opportunity to give input on City Council Goals rk on annual commission work plans. -What is their role in the budget process? Do they get any budgeted funds? 3. Commission Connectedness -Encourage Council and Commissioners to attend and observe other commission meetings. -Create opportunities for City Council and Commissioners to get to know other members. 3. Reporting Process -Create a reporting process for Commissions to give reports to Council. rk and proposed work plans for next year. 4. Meeting Agenda and Packet Process -Changes currently being implemented. 5. Records Management -Review and make updates to the Commission records management process. Draft Proposed Calendar for City Commissions City of Fridley Last Updated: January 2021 January February March April Summer September October November December Receive Commissioner Training for all Recruitment Recruitment Staff applications Recognition commissioners Dinner Reappointment reminders go out Council Interview Make prospective appointments commissioners Mid-year report on work plans. Commissions/ Commissions reports to Council Council work plan for next year Commissions Determine Outgoing chairs mentor and New Prepare reports officers train new chairs Commissioners to City Council start Conduct New Chairs annual begin terms performance review Joint Council/Commission meeting.