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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/30/1992 MEMO TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Dennis R. Kraft, City Administrator RE: Non-Agenda Informational Items DATE: June 25, 1992 1. Attached are the June 17, 1992 minutes of the Municipal Facility Survey Development Committee. 2 . Attached are the June 17, 1992 minutes of the Community Development Commission. 3 . Attached is the July calendar of Upcoming Meetings. 4 . Enclosed is a souvenir copy of the Twin Cities Celebrity Softball Classic program. 5. Attached is a memorandum from the Assistant City Administrator regarding swimming pool wage rate errors. OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE MUNICIPAL FACILITY SURVEY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE JUNE 17, 1992 The meeting was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. with the following persons in attendance: Anne Seifert, Paulette Rislund, John Drees, Jim Murphy, Jon Albinson, Bill Mars, Steve Johnson, Barry Stock, Bob Loonan, Mark McQuillan, Jim Fehring, Kate Ellis and Jim Rose. The following committee members were absent: Jane DuBois, Dick Mertz , Dave Kaufenberg, Bill Bigot, Ione Theis, Joe Dellwo and Jim Stillman. Mr. Mars noted a change in the last paragraph of the minutes of the last meeting. He stated that it should be changed to Mr. Morris rather than Mr. Mars who will be preparing the questions for the Committee' s review. Mars/Albinson moved to approve the minutes as amended. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Stock noted that Mr. Jim Rose was in attendance this evening to go through the draft survey questionnaire that Decision Resources developed based on the issues identified at our last meeting. Mr. Stock explained the process that would be utilized. He noted that the consultant will go through each question on the proposed survey and that the Committee should feel free to amend the questions or delete them entirely. The Committee should also feel free to add questions were they are deemed necessary. Mr. Stock stated that the Committee' s objective this evening was to complete a review of the survey so that it can be modified and taken to City Council at a Committee of the Whole meeting on June 30, 1992 . Mr. Stock stated that the Sub-Committee would be invited to attend the meeting. Mr. Stock asked Mr. Rose if the survey presented this evening was within the 65 questions that they were commissioned for. Mr. Rose responded in the affirmative. Mr. Mars questioned if the term outdoor ice rink should be changed to neighborhood ice rinks. It was the consensus of the Committee to change the term outdoor ice rinks to neighborhood ice rinks. Mr. Murphy questioned whether or not park facilities could be separated from recreation facilities in question #7 . Since each particular facility is addressed later in the survey, it was the consensus of the Committee to delete it entirely. Discussion ensued on whether or not it was important to know how many members of the household are participating in City sponsored recreational programs. It was the consensus of the Committee that the other questions in the survey would pinpoint how many of the programs and facilities are being utilized. Official Proceedings of the June 17, 1992 Municipal Facility Survey Development Committee Page -2- It was the consensus of the Committee to add a question that would address how often people left Shakopee to use other facilities. Ms. Rislund noted that the list of facilities does not include an ice arena. Since many people are interested in the Hockey Bubble, she felt that an indoor ice arena should be added to the list of facilities. It was the consensus of the Committee to add ice arena to the facility listing. Mr. McQuillan suggested that picnic facilities be added to the listing. It was the consensus of the Committee to add picnic facilities to the listing. In terms of recreations programs offered by the City, it was suggested to delete adaptive recreation and outdoor center since we do not presently offer those programs. Mr. Seifert questioned whether or not we should include field trips and other special programs as a recreational program. It was the consensus of the Committee that in parentheses behind other youth activities suggestions should be offered such as field trips. Mr. Mars questioned whether or not the City was even considering closing the municipal pool. Mr. Stock stated that since we have recently stuck over $110, 000. 00 into a new liner and several other improvements, he doubted very much whether or not consideration would be given to closing the facility. It was the consensus of the Committee that closing the facility should be deleted from questions in the survey. It was the consensus of the Committee that the questions on the pool should simply attempt to ascertain whether or not the pool should be upgraded and\or modernized. Discussion ensued on licensing vendors to sell products and services in the parks. Mr. Stock stated that the point of the question is to determine whether or not people want these types of services offered in the parks. those services could be structured in such a fashion that it would generate revenue for the City. Discussion ensued on the need for ball fields. Mr. Loonan suggested the questions be modified to state that if in the future additional ball fields need to be built what should they be? Either neighborhood complex or some other type of park system. Discussion ensued on park funding for acquisition purposes. It was the consensus of the Committee to add a question that directly related to the possible acquisition of the property south of the Senior High School. It was the consensus of the Committee that a question should be added to the survey which would determine whether or not Shakopee residents would favor acquisition of the property south of the Senior High School for future recreational purposes. Official Proceedings of the June 17 , 1992 Municipal Facility Survey Development Committee Page -3- In regard to the question on a bond referendum and how much residents would be willing to support it from a property tax increase standpoint, concern was expressed regarding the dollar increments listed in the survey ($10. 00 increments) . After much discussion, it was the consensus of the Committee to keep the increments at $10. 00 levels since this particular question dealt with park facilities rather than the actual construction of a community center which was addressed later on in the survey. Mr. Rose stated that he would take the changes made to the survey back to his office and redraft the survey for submission to the Committee of the Whole on June 30, 1992 . Mr. Stock stated that all of the Committee members would receive notice of the meeting and were encouraged to attend. The meeting adjourned at 8 : 45 p.m. Barry A. Stock Recording Secretary OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE SHAKOPEE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA JUNE 17 , 1992 Chairman Mars called the meeting to order at 5 : 40 p.m. with the following members present; Jon Albinson, Bill Mars, Cole Van Horn and Mike Phillips. Commissioners Miller and Brandmire were absent. Barry Stock, Assistant City Administrator and Kate Ellis, Community Development Intern were also present. Albinson/Phillips moved to approve the minutes of the May 20, 1992 meeting as kept. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Stock gave a brief economic development update. He noted that he has received correspondence from the Department of Trade and Economic Development notifying the City that they have been re- certified as a Star City for 1992 . Mr. Stock went on to state that residential development in Shakopee continues to be strong. He also stated that High Five Erectors has begun construction of their facility across from the municipal water tower on the former Velodrome site. He noted that he also expected the Brambilla project to commence within the next couple of weeks. Mr. Stock reviewed some of the materials that were covered at the Committees last meeting in regard to the evaluation process that the Commission is undertaking to analyze the redevelopment options for the downtown area, particularly the two blocks north of 1st Avenue. Mr. Stock noted that at our last meeting it was pretty much the consensus of the Commission that it was difficult to analyze the redevelopment potential of the two blocks located North of 1st Avenue without looking at everything from the Minnesota River up to the institutional area as identified in the Comprehensive Plan. The Commission then reviewed the Chapters that have been completed to date including a description of the revitalization area, identification of similar development situations; description of the goals and objectives for the revitalization area; description of the major assets and constraints of the area in question, regulatory constraints and opportunities and existing development proposals for the area. Mr. Phillips questioned how the process would address some of the immediate concerns such as the bypass construction and the appearance of the buildings from the proposed bypass. Mr. Stock stated that he hoped this process would provide us with the ability to complete a comprehensive analysis of the area and a formal plan of action. The plan of action would address the preferred redevelopment option for the project area including financing options and timing. To give the Commission, Council and residents a better visual perspective of what the mini bypass would look like in comparison Official Proceedings of the June 17 , 1992 Community Development Commission Page -2- to Block 4 , staff shared with the Committee a landscape model of the downtown area that was completed many years ago. He stated that Kate Ellis would be able to reconstruct the model with the correct elevations for the mini bypass. This would give us a 3-D image of the impact of the bypass on Block 4 . Discussion ensued on the importance of the Minnesota River and the Trail system on the downtown redevelopment. Discussion ensued on the possibility of attracting factory outlets to the downtown area. Discussion ensued on the possible anchor tenants that could stimulate activity in the downtown area. Mr. Albinson stated that the Commission could brainstorm for weeks on the possibilities for redeveloping the downtown area but the key issue was what was economically feasible from a market standpoint. He felt that determining what could be done from an investment and market development standpoint was the key to this process. He questioned how we get to the point from what we would like to see to what is economically feasible. Mr. Stock stated that the overview analysis portion of the evaluation process focuses on the issues just raised by Mr. Albinson. Mr. Stock stated that he concurred that this was the key part of the process and the most difficult to complete. Mr. Stock stated the perhaps the questions that the HRA is considering to be included in the Municipal Facility Survey will help give us a better understanding of what Shakopee residents feel they would like to see happen with the downtown area. In regard to the market situation, Mr. Stock suggested that perhaps we could develop a short survey that could be sent to brokers and developers in the are to determine their feelings in regard to the market climate as it relates to our downtown area. In order for the survey to be effective Mr. Stock stated that it would have to be brief and to the point. Mr. Albinson stated that many of the brokers and developers will have a good grip on what is feasible from a market standpoint. He stated that they may have an idea of what the market will allow and when it will economically feasible. He noted that Minneapolis does a good job of redeveloping in that they determine what will work in an area, acquire the property and then hold out until the market is right for completing the project. (i. e. : Block E, downtown Minneapolis) Mr. Albinson stated that perhaps we should take control of the property and do the best we can in the interim and wait for the market to allow us do what we want. Discussion ensued on an approach that was taken several years ago to possibly gain interest in the development of a request for proposal for development possibilities. Mr. Albinson stated that Official Proceedings of the June 17, 1992 Community Development Commission Page -3- the developers he spoke with were very hesitant about putting together a proposal and expending significant amounts of money in doing so and then having the City select someone else to do a project. He stated that a solicitation for proposals in his opinion would not attract any major interest. Mr. Mars stated that he felt contacting developers for their input would have some validity in determining what was realistic for the downtown area. Mr. Phillips suggested that we possibly include people in the survey such as Boarman Architects and Bossardt Corporation to get their feeling on what could be accomplished in downtown Shakopee. Mr. Albinson stated that he could provide Ms. Ellis with a complete list of potential brokers to contact. Mr. Stock stated that he would take the comments made from the Commission and attempt to develop a developers survey. Discussion then ensued on the questions to be included on the Municipal Facility Survey in regard to the downtown area. Mr. Jim Rose from Decision Resources was in attendance. He simply asked the Commission to identify issues that they would like to have addressed. The following issues were discussed: 1. Residents current perception of the downtown area. 2 . Resident perception of the downtown area after the completion of the Mini Bypass. 3 . Whether or not residents would like to see rehabilitation, demolition and/or new construction. 4 . What role the City should take in encouraging development from a financial incentive standpoint. 5 . Do you presently shop downtown and where do you shop. 6 . What more would like to see in the downtown area from a shopping standpoint. 7 . Do you feel there is a parking problem in downtown Shakopee. 8 . Should the City take the initiative to improve the river front in downtown Shakopee. Mr. Stock stated that while the HRA wanted the questions prioritized he did not feel there was time to complete the task prior to the Committee of the Whole meeting on June 30, 1992 . He would simply request the CDC members to attend that meeting and help Council prioritize questions. Mr. Albinson questioned whether or not a introductory description of the impact of the Mini Bypass on the downtown area would be included in the survey. Mr. Rose responded in the affirmative. This would be necessary in order to give the respondents and idea of just what exactly is happening in terms of the Mini Bypass. The meeting adjourned at 7 : 05 p.m. Barry A. Stock Recording Secretary 4- 3 Ju 1 y 1 9 9 2 UPCOMING MEETINGS SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 City Hall Closed for the 4th 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4:30pm Public 7:00pm City 7:30pm Planning Utilities Council Commission Meeting 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 7:00pm City 5:30pm Council/SPUC Community Joint Meeting Development at SPUC Commission 7:00pm Municipal Facility Commission 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 7:00pm City Council Meeting 26 27 28 29 30 31 7:00pm Park & Rec. Board June August SMTWT F S SMTW TF S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Memo To: Mayor Laurent and Council From: Barry A. Stock, Asst. City Admin. /C.S. Dir. RE: Swimming Pool Wage Rate Errors Date: June 26, 1992 Introduction: During the hiring process for pool employees this year, several mistakes were made by myself in terms of informing employees of their 1992 wage rates. Background: Last year pool employees were hired at various job positions (Pool Aide, Guard, Instructor, Cashier) and wage rates. Due to the varied tasks at the pool, oftentimes employees were asked to perform duties that were not covered by the job description that they were hired for. For example, sometimes aides were acting in a lifeguard capacity. During these times their hourly rate was increased to lifeguard rate. In 1991 there were occasions when we were paying employees three different pay rates. When the 1992 pay plan was prepared staff took the necessary steps to develop wage structure which placed persons at a position and established rates for the entire season. We felt that this would be much easier to administer and would eliminate problems encountered under the former system. Unfortunately, when the pool employees were notified that they were accepted for employment errors were made on four persons letters in terms of their wage rates. The employees in question were informed that they would be receiving a higher rate of pay than they should have actually received. ($5 . 41/$5. 05) During the first pool payroll, the error on the three employees in question was discovered. At this point staff informed the employees that an error was made and that their wage rate would be adjusted to comply with the pay plan rate for their position and experience. This obviously did not sit well with the employees or their parents. The employees contend that they turned down other job possibilities when they received their job acceptance notice and proposed wage rate. While that may certainly be the case, I do not believe it would be fair to all the other employees that we have hired and placed on the pay plan. In 1991, the employees in questions were paid at an Aide rate of $4 . 37/hr. When they performed guard duties their rate of pay was $5. 41/hr. Each of the employees in question were hired as Guards in 1992 . Their rate of pay should be $5 . 05/hr. Staff has informed the employees in writing and has apologized for the an error was made in their hiring notification. We have notified them that we will pay them at the notified rate ($5. 41/hr. ) for time worked through the payroll period ending June 27 , 1992 . Beginning with the next payroll period their wage would be changed to reflect the correct rate ($5. 05) . The letter also requests a response from the employee in terms of their desire to continue employment with the City at the new rate. If the employee wishes to seek other employment we will need to possibly advertise accordingly. Action Requested No official action is necessary unless Council feels otherwise. This is primarily meant to serve as background in the event you receive calls. TENTATIVE AGENDA SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE JUNE 30, 1992 Mayor Gary Laurent presiding 1] Roll Call at 7 : 00 P.M. 2] Municipal Facility/Downtown Redevelopment/Level of Service Questionnaire 3] 5 Year Capital Equipment List - bring agenda item 13a from June 2 , 1992 agenda packet 4] Adjourn Dennis R, Kraft City Administrator MEMO TO: Dennis R. Kraft, City Administrator FROM: Barry A. Stock, Assistant City Administrator RE: Municipal Facility/Downtown Redevelopment/ Level of Service Questionnaire DATE: June 24, 1992 INTRODUCTION: Several months ago the Shakopee City Council approved allocating $6,500 from the Park Reserve Fund to conduct a municipal facility survey. The survey cost was based on sixty question units. Council subsequently selected Decision Resources as the firm to develop the survey questionnaire. A subcommittee was also appointed by Mayor Laurent to assist in developing the survey questionnaire. The subcommittee has completed their task and is prepared to submit a final municipal facility survey to City Council for their review and comment. BACKGROUND: The primary focus of the Municipal Facility Survey Subcommittee was to draft questions on issues as they relate to park and recreation needs. Shown in attachment #1 is the survey that has been developed by the subcommittee. Following is a question unit breakdown for attachment #1: Park & Recreation - 60 units Demographics - 10 units HRA - 12 units The agreement with Decision Resources allows for the development of additional question units beyond the 60 unit base at a rate of $90 per unit. In May, the Shakopee Community Development Commission requested the HRA to consider including between 10 and 20 questions on the survey that would address downtown redevelopment issues. The HRA subsequently agreed to consider including a number of questions on the survey to address downtown revitalization. The HRA did not make a formal commitment to the questions but requested that if possible questions on downtown redevelopment be prioritized. Unfortunately, due to the time constraints the HRA questions have not been prioritized. However, several members of the Community Development Commission are also represented on the Municipal Facility Subcommittee. These members will be in attendance at the Committee of Whole meeting on June 30, 1992 to provide input on the downtown revitalization questions drafted by Decision Resources. Early on in the survey development process, the City Council also determined that they wanted to include several questions on the survey that would address levels of service. Neither the Municipal Facility Subcommittee or the Community Development Commission have done any work on this portion of the survey. It was staff's belief that Council wanted to play the lead role in developing the level of service questions. This being the case, Decision Resources has provided a sample questionnaire which includes questions on a wide variety of level of service issues that have been successfully used in other communities. (See attachment #2) Some communities conducting survey analysis have focused their entire survey on level of service issues. Council should select from the questions shown in attachment #2 those that they would like to have included on our questionnaire. Council should also feel free to bring up other questions or amend the questions as listed in the draft questionnaire. The process that I would like to use in developing a final survey format would simply be to go through each question to determine if it should be included on the survey, deleted or amended. This process worked successfully for the subcommittee. Staff would like to request City Council to make changes to the survey as deemed appropriate and make a recommendation for formal City Council action. ACTION REQUESTED: Review the questions for the proposed survey and come up with a final questionnaire to be submitted to City Council for formal approval. Funding for questions above the sixty question base survey should also be discussed. AWacii.ileA4 -4 ( DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. Shakopee Residential 3128 Dean Court Needs Analysis Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 .2 '"� Mom DRAFT Hello, I 'm — of Decision Resources, Ltd. , a polling firm located in Minneapolis. We have been retained by the City of Shakopee to speak with a random sample of residents about issues facing our community. 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 1 you lived in Shakopee? TWO TO FIVE YEARS 2 SIX TO TEN YEARS 3 • ELEVEN TO TWENTY YRS4 r OVER TWENTY YEARS 5 I DON 'T KNOW/REFUSED 6 2 . As things now stand, how long in LESS THAN TWO YEARS 1 s the future do you expect to live TWO TO FIVE YEARS 2 in Shakopee? SIX TO TEN YEARS 3 OVER TEN YEARS 4 REST OF LIFE (VOL) 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 6 3 . How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT 1 life in Shakopee -- excellent, GOOD 2 good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR 3 POOR 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 4 . What do you like MOST about living in Shakopee? 5 . What do you like LEAST about it? Turning to park and recreational opportunities. . . . 6. In general , how well informed are VERY WELL INFORMED 1 you about the park and recreation- SOMEWHAT WELL INFORM2 al facilities in Shakopee -- would NOT TOO INFORMED 3 you say very well informed, some- NOT AT ALL INFORMED 4 what informed, not too well in- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 formed, or not at all informed? 1 7. How often have you gone to another AT LEAST WEEKLY 1 community to use their recreation- SEVERAL TIMES/MONTH 2 al facilities -- at least once ONCE/MONTH 3 each week, several times each SEVERAL/YEAR 4 month, once a month, several times ONCE/YEAR 5 a year, once a year, or never? NEVER 6 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 7 IF "YES, " ASK: 8 . What facilities and in which communities? I would like to read you a list of facilities currently part of the park and recreation offerings in Shakopee. Of these facili- ties, which do you or members of your household use? USE NOT DKR 9 . Neighborhood playgrounds? 1 2 3 10. The municipal swimming pool? 1 2 3 11 . Large community playfields, such as Tahpah Park and Riverview? 1 2 3 12 . Large community parks with picnic areas, such as Lions and Memorial Parks? 1 2 3 13 . Adult softball/baseball fields? 1 2 3 14 . Youth softball/baseball fields? 1 2 3 15. Pedestrian trails? 1 2 3 16 . Tennis courts? 1 2 3 17 . Neighborhood ice rinks? 1 2 3 18. The Indoor Ice Arena, also known as "The Bubble?" 1 2 3 Now, from what you have heard or seen, how would you rate the quality of each of these components -- would you rate it as t excellent, good, only fair, or poor? EXC GOO ONF POR DKR 19. Neighborhood playgrounds? 1 2 3 4 5 20 The municipal swimming pool? 1 2 3 4 5 i 21 . Large community playfields, such 1 as Tahpah Park and Riverview? 1 2 3 4 5 22 . Large community parks with picnic areas , such as Lions and Memorial Parks? 1 2 3 4 5 23 . Adult softball/baseball fields? 1 2 3 4 5 24 . Youth softball/baseball fields? 1 2 3 4 5 25 . Pedestrian trails? 1 2 3 4 5 26 . Tennis courts? 1 2 3 4 5 27 . Neighborhood ice rinks? 1 2 3 4 5 28. The Indoor Ice Arena, also known as "The Bubble?" 1 2 3 4 5 ! 1 I I 2 29 . In the past year, how many members of this household, if any, have participated in city-sponsored recreational programs? IF MORE THAN ZERO IN QUESTION #29 , ASK: 30 . Which ones? AQUATICS ( ) ; FITNESS ( ) ; ADULT ATHLETICS ( ) ; YOUTH ATHLETICS ( ) ; SENIORS ( ) ; OTHER ADULT ( ) ; OTHER YOUTH( ) . C ZU7:tys F�c� 31. Were you generally satis- SATISFIED 1 fied or dissatisfied with DISSATISFIED 2 the program(s) ? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 IF "SATISFIED" OR "DISSATISFIED, " ASK: 32 . Why do you feel that way? 33 . Are there any additional recreational programs you would like to see the City of Shakopee offer its residents? (IF "YES, " ASK: ) What are they? Moving on. . . . 34 . Do you think the City should up- YES 1 grade and modernize the Shakopee NO 2 Municipal Swimming Pool? DON 'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 35. Would you support or oppose the SUPPORT 1 City licensing private vendors OPPOSE 2 to sell services and products in DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 the parks , such as snacks and re- freshments? In the future, more ballfieids may need to be constructed. Some people want them to be developed across the City at various neighborhood parks for convenience. Others believe that a cen- trally located youth ballfield complex, with four to six ball- fields in one place, would be more efficient. 36. How do you feel -- should youth NEIGHBORHOOD 1 ballfields be built in neighbor- COMPLEX 2 hood parks or should a centrally NEITHER (VOL) 3 located complex be built? BOTH (VOL) 4 DON 'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 3 From : DPL I would like to read you a brief list of recreational facilities that are part of the Shakopee Park System. For each, based upon what you have seen or heard, please tell me if you feel the current facilities are sufficient to meet demands or if you feel that additional facilities of that type are needed. SUFF ADDL DK-R 37 . Neighborhood playgrounds? 1 2 3 38. Community parks? 1 2 3 39 . Youth ballfields? 1 2 3 40 . Adult ballfields? 1 2 3 41. Football/Soccer fields? 1 2 3 42 . Outdoor swimming pool? 1 2 3 43 . A Senior Center? 1 2 3 44 . Tennis courts? 1 2 3 45. Neighborhood hockey rinks? 1 2 3 46. Neighborhood skating rinks? 1 2 3 47 . Picnic areas? 1 2 3 48. Picnic shelters? 1 2 3 47 . Trails? 1 2 3 49 . Playground equipment? 1 2 3 50. Indoor ice arenas? 1 2 3 I would like to read you a short list of future park and recrea- tional development that could be undertaken. In most cases, however, a property tax increase would be required to fund its construction. For each, please tell me whether you would strong- ly support a property tax increase for it, somewhat support a property tax increase, somewhat oppose a property tax increase, or strongly oppose a property tax increase for it. stS SmS SmO StO DKR 51 . The construction of additional ballfields? 1 2 3 4 5 52 . Improvement and upgrading of all smallneighborhood play- grounds? 1 2 3 4 5 53 . Improvement and upgrading of all community parks? 1 2 3 4 5 54 . Completion of all undeveloped park areas? 1 2 3 4 5 55. Construction of a park shelter and enclosed picnic area? 1 2 3 4 5 56. Expansion of the off-street trail system? 1 2 3 4 5 57 . Connection of all walkways and sidewalks into a loop system? 1 2 3 4 5 58 . Build an indoor pool complex? 1 2 3 4 5 59 . Purchase new playground equipment? 1 2 3 4 5 60. Construction of a senior citizens center? 1 2 3 4 5 61 . Construction of a youth center? 1 2 3 4 5 4 StS SmS Sm0 StO DKR 62 . Construction of an indoor walking/ running track? 1 2 3 4 5 63 . Construction of an indoor ice arena? 1 2 3 4 5 64 . Construction of a nature center? 1 2 3 4 5 65. Development of a nature trail , with instructional exhibits? 1 2 3 4 5 66 . Development of a riverfront park? 1 2 3 4 5 Changing topics . . . . 67 . Would you favor or oppose the STRONGLY FAVOR 1 acquisition of land by the City FAVOR 2 for future recreational facil- OPPOSE 3 ities? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do STRONGLY OPPOSE 4 you feel strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 To fund new park facilities and new programs, a bond referendum would be necessary. Residents could be asked to increase their property taxes for twenty years to cover the bonds. 68 . How much would you be willing to NOTHING 01 see your yearly property taxes $10. 00 02 increase to fund the acquisition $20 . 00 03 of land and park facilities? $30. 00 04 Let ' s say, would you be wiling to $40. 00 05 see your yearly taxes increased by $50. 00 06 $ ? (CHOOSE RANDOM STARTING $60 . 00 07 POINT; MOVE UP OR DOWN DEPENDING $70. 00 08 ON ANSWER) How about $ per $80 . 00 09 year? $90 . 00 10 $100. 00 11 DON 'T KNOW/REFUSED 12 Many communities across the Metropolitan Area have either built or are considering building a Community Center for recreational , health, and meeting space opportunities. 69 . Are you currently a member of a YES 1 community center in another city? NO 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 70. Are you currently a member of a YES 1 privately-owned health club? NO 2 DON 'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 71. In regards to facilities, if Shakopee were to build a Commu- nity Center, what types of facilities do you think it most important to include? 5 72. In regards to services and programs, are there any particu- lar activities or programs and services the center should offer to serve the needs of you and other members of your household? (IF "YES, " ASK: ) What are they? 73 . Do you favor or oppose the con- STRONGLY FAVOR 1 struction of a Shakopee Community SOMEWHAT FAVOR 2 Center? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) And SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 3 do you feel strongly that way? STRONGLY OPPOSE 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 74 . Why do you feel that way? I would like to read you a list of facilities that could be included in a community center. For each, please tell me if you would strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strong- ly oppose its inclusion in a community center. StS SmS Sm0 StO DKR 75. An indoor leisure fun swimming pool , with water slide and whirl- pool? 1 2 3 4 5 76. A rectangular lap and competition pool? 1 2 3 4 5 77 . A historical room featuring ex- hibits about the city' s history? 1 2 3 4 5 78 . A gymnastics area? 1 2 3 4 5 79 . A batting cage for practice? 1 2 3 4 5 80. Racquetball courts? 3. 2 3 4 5 81 . An indoor running/walking track? 1 2 3 4 5 82 . Fullsize gymnasiums? 1 2 3 4 5 83 . A public access cable television studio? 1 2 3 4 5 84 . A senior citizens activities cen- ter, with kitchen facilities? 1 2 3 4 5 85 . A youth center? 1 2 3 4 5 86. A daycare center for the young children of facility users? 1 2 3 4 5 87 . Arts and crafts room? 1 2 3 4 5 88 . An ice arena? 1 2 3 4 5 89 . An indoor bicycle track? 1 2 3 4 5 90. An indoor rollerblade rink? 1 2 3 4 5 91 . Meeting rooms? 1 2 3 4 5 I would like to re-read that list of potential facilities for a community center. (READ THE LIST) 6 92 . Please tell me which ONE you most strongly favor for inclu- sion. 93 . Which facility do you consider second in importance? 94 . Is there any facility that you would PARTICULARLY oppose including in a center? FIRST SECND OPPOS An indoor leisure fun swimming pool , with water slide and whirlpool? 01 01 01 A rectangular lap and competition pool? 02 02 02 A historical room featuring exhibits about the city ' s history? 03 03 03 A gymnastics area? 04 04 04 A batting cage for practice? 05 05 05 Racquetball courts? 06 06 06 An indoor running/walking track? 07 07 07 Fullsize gymnasiums? 08 08 08 A public access cable television studio? 09 09 09 A senior citizens activities center, with kitchen facilities? 10 10 10 A youth center? 11 11 11 A daycare center for the young children of facility users? 12 12 12 Arts and crafts room? 13 13 13 An ice arena? 14 14 14 An indoor bicycle track? 15 15 15 An indoor rollerblade rink? 16 16 16 Meeting rooms? 17 17 17 ALL EQUALLY 18 18 18 NONE 19 19 19 DON 'T KNOW/REFUSED 20 20 20 If a bond referendum were necessary to fund the construction and programming at a new community center, residents would be asked to increase their property taxes for twenty years to cover the cost of the bonds? 95 . How much would you be willing to NOTHING 1 see your yearly property taxes $25 . 00 2 increase to fund this construe- $50 . 00 3 tion? Let ' s say, would you be $75 . 00 4 willing to see your yearly taxes $100. 00 5 increase by $ ? (CHOOSE RANDOM $125 . 00 6 STARTING POINT; MOVE UP OR DOWN $150 . 00 7 DEPENDING ON ANSWER) How about $175 . 00 8 $ per year? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 9 Let' s talk about re-development issues facing the community. . . . 7 The City is currently involved in discussions about Downtown re- development. 96 . What do you like most about Downtown Shakopee? 97 . What do you like least about it? 98 . Do you presently shop in Downtown YES 1 Shakopee? NO 2 DON 'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 IF "YES, " ASK: 99 . What businesses do you patronize Downtown? 99 . Are there changes or improvements to the Downtown Area which would induce you to shop more there? (IF "YES, " ASK: ) What would they be? For each of the following changes or improvements, please tell me whether it would make you much more likely to shop downtown, somewhat more likely, or have no impact on whether you would shop downtown. . . . MML SML DKR 100. Re-routing truck traffic around Downtown and off Main Street? 1 2 3 101 . More and closer parking in the Downtown area? 1 2 3 102 . Would you favor or oppose the City STRONGLY FAVOR 1 providing development incentives, FAVOR 2 such as tax breaks and zoning OPPOSE 3 changes, to attract particular STRONGLY OPPOSE 4 types of businesses to the Down- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 town Area? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly that way? 8 103 . What types of business, if any, should the City attempt to attract Downtown? (PROBE) 104 . Would you favor or oppose the City STRONGLY FAVOR 1 providing development incentives FAVOR 2 to particular type of facilities OPPOSE 3 and business to the Riverfront STRONGLY OPPOSE 4 Area? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 feel strongly that way? There are a number of older buildings in the Downtown Area which have historical significance. Some people think they should be preserved and retrofited for business use. Others feel that if it would attract business to the area, they should be demolished and replaced with newer facilities. 105. How about you? Do you feel that PRESERVATION 1 the priority should be on histor- ATTRACT BUSINESS 2 ical preservation or on the at- EQUALLY (VOL) 3 traction of new business to Down- NEITHER (VOL) 4 town? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 I ' d like to discuss two particular places in the community. . . . 106. If you could choose, what would you most favor doing with the Huber Park land on the riverfront? 107 . If you could choose, what would you most favor doing with the old Railroad Building at Scott Street and Second Avenue? Now, 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. Let ' s start with the oldest. Be sure to include yourself. 108. First, persons 65 or over? 109 . Adults under 65? 110. School-aged or pre-school children? 111 . Do you own or rent your present OWN 1 residence? RENT 2 REFUSED 3 9 1 112 . What is your age, please? 1 18-24-24 2 35-44 3 45-54 4 55-64 5 65 AND OVER 6 REFUSED 7 113 . What is your occupation and, if applicable, the occupation of your spouse or partner? M: F: 114 . What is the last grade of school LELISS S THAN SHANOHIGH L GHASCHL . . . 1 you completed? TECH COL/VO-TECH 3 SOME COLLEGE 4 COLLEGE GRADUATE 5 POST-GRADUATE 6 REFUSED 7 115 . Could you tell me your approximate UNDER $12 , 500 1 pre-tax yearly household income. $12 , 500-$24 , 999 2 Does the income lie. . . . $25, 000-$37 , 499 3 $37 , 500-$49 , 999 4 $50, 000-$62 , 499 5 $62 , 500-$74 , 999 6 $75, 000 AND OVER 7 DON'T KNOW 8 REFUSED 9 116 . Is there anything else you would like to tell us that we can report back to the City Council members, preserving your anonymity? 117 . Gender (DO NOT ASK) MALE 1 FEMALE 2 Thank you very much for your time. Good-bye. 118 . REGION OF THE CITY: TELEPHONE NUMBER: INTERVIEWER: DATE: 10 P , fZ DECISION RESOURCES, LTD. -. SHAKOPEE RESIDENTIAL 3128 Dean Court QUESTIONNAIRE Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414 3flMf'LE OESi-io ii S Hello, I 'm of Decision Resources, Ltd. , a nationwide polling firm located in Minneapolis. We've been retained by the City of Shakopee to speak with a random sample of residents about issues facing the city. The survey is being taken because your city representatives and staff are interested in your opinions and suggestions. I want to assure you that all individual responses will be held strictly confidential; only summaries of the entire sample will be reported. (DO NOT PAUSE) 1. Thinking back to when you moved to Shakopee, what factors were most important to you in selecting the city? 2 . 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? IF "OPPOSE, " ASK: 3 . Aside from administration, what services would you be willing to see cut to keep property taxes at their cur- rent level? 4 . In comparison with nearby suburban VERY HIGH 1 areas, do you consider property SOMEWHAT HIGH 2 taxes in Shakopee to be very ABOUT AVERAGE 3 high, somewhat high, about aver- SOMEWHAT LOW 4 age, somewhat low, or very low? VERY LOW 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 6 As you may know, property taxes are divided between the City of Shakopee, Scott County, and local school districts. 5. For each dollar of property taxes UNDER TEN PERCENT 1 you pay, about what percentage do 10% TO 20% 2 you think goes to city govern- 21% TO 30% 3 ment? (READ CHOICES, IF NEEDED) 31% TO 40% 4 41% TO 50% 5 51% TO 60% 6 OVER SIXTY PERCENT 7 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 8 1 As you may know, the City share of the property tax in your school district is about percent. 6. During the past few years, has INCREASED 1 the City' s tax rate increased, DECREASED 2 decreased, or remained about the ABOUT THE SAME 3 same? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 4 7. When you consider the property EXCELLENT 1 taxes you pay and the quality GOOD 2 of city services you receive, ONLY FAIR 3 would you rate the general value POOR 4 of city services as excellent, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 good, only fair, or poor? 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? EXC GOOD FAIR POOR D.K. 8. Police protection? 1 2 3 4 5 9 . Fire protection? 1 2 3 4 5 10. City street repair and maintenance? 1 2 3 4 5 11. Water and sewers? 1 2 3 4 5 12 . Snow plowing? 1 2 3 4 5 13. 911 Emergency Service? 1 2 3 4 5 14 . Animal control? 1 2 3 4 5 15. Park maintenance? 1 2 3 4 5 16. Trail maintenance? 1 2 3 4 5 17. Recreational programs? 1 2 3 4 5 18. Street lighting? 1 2 3 4 5 19. Building inspection? 1 2 3 4 5 20. Nuisance code enforce- ment? 1 2 3 4 5 21. Property valuation and assessment? 1 2 3 4 5 2 22 . Other than voting, do you feel YES 1 that if you wanted to, you could NO 2 have a say about the way the City DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 of Shakopee runs things? Let's talk about local city government for a moment. When people think about local government, they think of the elected officials who represent them. . . . 23 . Offhand, do you recall the name GARY LAURENT 1 of the Mayor of Shakopee? OTHER NAMED 2 (IF "YES, " ASK: ) What is the DON'T KNOW 3 Mayor's name? OTHER: Do you recall the names of any current members of the Shakopee City Council? (IF "YES, " ASK: ) Which council members do you recall? NAMED NOT NAMED 24 . 1 2 25. 1 2 26. 1 2 27. 1 2 28. Other 1 2 29 . How much do you feel you know GREAT DEAL 1 about the work of the Mayor and FAIR AMOUNT 2 City Council -- a great deal, a VERY LITTLE 3 fair amount, or very little? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 4 30. From what you know, how would you EXCELLENT 1 rate the job performance of the GOOD 2 Mayor and City Council? (WAIT ONLY FAIR 3 FOR RESPONSE) And do you feel POOR 4 strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 IF OPINION STATED IN QUESTION #30, ASK: 31. Why do you feel that way? 32. How much first-hand contact have QUITE A LOT 1 you had with the Shakopee SOME City Staff -- quite a lot, some, VERY LITTLE 3 very little, or none at all? NONE AT ALL 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 33 . From what you have seen or heard, EXCELLENT 1 how would you rate the job per- GOOD 2 formance of the Shakopee City ONLY FAIR 3 Staff -- excellent, good, only POOR 4 fair, or poor? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 3 IF RATING GIVEN IN QUESTION #33 , ASK: 34 . Why did you rate city staff as ? Moving on. . . . 35. In general, do you feel that the RIGHT LEVEL 1 City is enforcing city codes and TOO EXACTING 2 ordinances at about the right NOT RIGOROUS 3 level, is too exacting, or is not VARIES (VOL) 4 rigorous enough? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 IF "TOO EXACTING, " "NOT RIGOROUS ENOUGH, " OR "VARIES, " ASK: 36. What codes or ordinances do you feel are not being en- forced at about the right level? 37. Other than the police or fire de- YES 1 partment, during the past twelve NO 2 months, have you contacted anyone DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 working for the City of Shakopee, whether to obtain information, to get service, or make a complaint of any kind? IF "YES, " ASK: 38. What was the nature of your most recent inquiry; that is, what information or service did you need? 39. What department or official did you contact first about this inquiry? 40. In general, were you satis- SATISFIED 1 fied or dissatisfied with the DISSATISFIED 2 way your inquiry was handled? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 IF "DISSATISFIED, " ASK: 4 41. Why were you dissatisfied? Let's talk about development for a few minutes. . . . On a scale of one to ten, where ten is "excellent" and one is "poor, " how would you rate Shakopee as a place. . . . 42. To find moderate priced housing. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK 43 . To purchase starter homes for young families. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK 44 . To purchase senior housing. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK 45. To find adequately paid full time employment opportun- ities for ADULT residents. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK 46. To start a business. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK 47 . To find employment oppor- tunities for city youth. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK 48. To find a wide variety of entertainment and dining opportunities for people and families of all ages. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK 49. To raise children. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK 50. To spend one's retirement years. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK 51. To find a wide variety of retail goods and services. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK Changing topics. . . . 52 . Does the development across the WELL-PLANNED 1 city seem to have been well- NOT WELL PLANNED 2 planned for the future of Shak- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 opee? 53 . Do you feel that Shakopee resi- ADEQUATE 1 dents have an adequate opportunity INADEQUATE 2 for participation in the zoning DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 and land use decision-making process? 5 54. Over the past five years, do you ABOUT RIGHT 1 think that the pace of development TOO RAPID 2 in the city has been about right, NOT FAST ENOUGH 3 too rapid, or not fast enough? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 4 55. Which of the following two state- STATEMENT A 1 ments comes closest to your STATEMENT B 2 feelings? BOTH (VOL. ) 3 A. The City has been too hard NEITHER (VOL. ) 4 on developers and missed some DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 great opportunities that have gone elsewhere. B. The City is too easy on developers and permitted fast growth and environmental prob- lems to occur. Currently, Shakopee requires developers to provide additional amenities, such as tree preservation, construction of trail corridors, and parkland dedication or payment of park fees. People in favor of these requirements feel that developers should give something back to the city directly, even if it might discourage new construction. People opposed to these requirements feel that they discourage new construction and force developers to go to other communities. 56. Do you support the City continuing YES 1 these types of requirements? NO 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 Moving on. . . . Let's talk about the general priorities that Shakopee should establish for the future. As you may be aware, the City of Shakopee must prepare a budget each year to bring spending in line with revenues. I would like to ask you, in the next few questions to make the same kind of decisions. If you do not already have it by the phone, could you please get a pencil and a sheet of paper. (WAIT IF NECESSARY) I am first going to read you a list of ten categories of city services and some examples of each type. Then I will read you the number of dollars to be spent in 1992 for every one thousand dollars of total spending. Please place this number to the right of each service. (READ EACH CATEGORY AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOLLAR FIGURE) 6 SERVICE 1991 NEW SPENDING SPENDING 57. Police, Neighborhood Watch, the DARE Anti- Drug Program, Animal Control, and Code Enforcement. $368 58. Fire Protection and HazMat, hazardous waste materials handling. $63 59. Public Works, such as Street Maintenance, Snow Plowing, and Maintenance Garage Operations. $157 60. Engineering, Planning, Community Develop- ment, and Inspection Services. $52 61. Recreation, offers and organizes programs, activities and facilities for youth, adults, and senior citizens. Coordinates community group activities and facility needs. $51 62 . Park Maintenance including General Park Upkeep and Forestry Programs. $79 63 . Administration, such as legal records re- tention, business licensing, Council/Com- munity relations, economic development, legis- lative liaison, and general city management operations $52 64 . City Hall Operations, including insurance for all City property, equipment maintenance, sup- plies, janitorial services, utilities, postage, printing, and 1/2 of the cost of city news- letters. $114 65. Mayor, City Council, and Advisory Commission Expenses. $10 66. Finance Department, maintaining tax and revenue records and monitoring expenditures. $54 $1000 $900 The total being spent now adds to $1000. Suppose that the over- all budget must be reduced to $900 -- a ten percent reduction. I would like you to make changes in the amount spent for each service so that the overall reduction can be made. You may increase as well as decrease spending in any specific category, but the final total must be $900. (ENTER EACH FIGURE IN THE SPACES) 7 67. What is your primary source of information about community events going on in Shakopee? 68. What is your primary source of information about City government and its activities? The City publishes a regular newsletter sent to each home. 69. Do you receive the newsletter? YES 1 NO 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 IF "YES, " ASK: 70. How much of the newsletter do ALL OF IT 1 you usually read -- all of MOST OF IT 2 it, most of it, some of it, SOME OF IT 3 not too much of it, or none NOT TOO MUCH 4 of it? NONE OF IT 5 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 6 71. How would you evaluate its EXCELLENT 1 format -- excellent, good, GOOD 2 only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR 3 POOR 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 72 . How would you evaluate its EXCELLENT 1 content -- excellent, good, GOOD 2 only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR 3 POOR 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 73 . Does your households receive YES 1 cable television? NO 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 3 IF "YES, " ASK: 74. How likely would you be to VERY LIKELY 1 watch City Council Meetings SOMEWHAT LIKELY 2 if they were telecasted -- NOT TOO LIKELY 3 very likely, somewhat likely, NOT AT ALL LIKELY 4 not too likely, or not at all DON'T KNOW/REFUSED 5 likely? Now, just a few more questions for demographic purposes. . . . 75. Do you own or rent your present OWN 1 residence? RENT 2 8 76. What is your occupation and the occupation of your spouse, if applicable? [HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD TABULATED: ] M: F: 77. What is the last grade of school LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL. . . 1 you completed? HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. . . . 2 VO-TECH SCHOOL 3 SOME COLLEGE 4 COLLEGE GRADUATE 5 POST-GRADUATE 6 REFUSED 7 And now, for one final question, keeping in mind that your answers are held strictly confidential. . . . 78. Could you tell me your approximate UNDER $12, 500 01 pre-tax yearly household income. $12, 500-$25, 000 02 Does the income lie. . . . $25, 001-$37, 500 03 $37, 501-$50, 000 04 $50, 001-$62 , 500 05 $62, 501-$75, 000 06 $75, 001-$87, 500 07 $87, 501-$100, 000 08 DON'T KNOW 09 REFUSED 10 79. Gender (DO NOT ASK) MALE 1 FEMALE 2 Thank you very much for your time. 80. REGION OF CITY TELEPHONE NUMBER INTERVIEWER 9 co Cip co) a.) 7• ^= cls cy SIS _ � ww � Z .1 S b. = o v� ...= = q F caro yC 0 Q a, ri 0,3 a �, � M -���� \�\ s 11 z c. C7 a V . 4 N lib CD w LCL ijk r— .. ' -"" ..—_- - ——...,..:,‘NLW,'N.N- \\ \\N \ \ • / CO C ~ r�o o as �\ \\\ \\\� \. = = = > �' o c.> c > \\ \ \ �� E� Q °o. VH pt E- A �� Ci. mo E., Q vs 0 . g � CELEb c� cn � w o0 x � � ox = x • • u 3