HomeMy WebLinkAbout19860609_special160 MINUTES
OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HALL
JUNE 9, 1986
The Edina City Council held a Special Meeting on June 9, 1986, at 7:OO p.m.
at the Edina City Hall for the purpose of reviewing and discussing the
report of "Edina Survey - An Evaluation of Programs and Services", and to
discuss the role of the Council with 'surrounding communities.
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Members Kelly, Richards,' Turner and Mayor Courtney were present.
were Jim Frazee of Frazee Research Associates, Kenneth Rosland and other staff
Also attending
. members.
REPORT ON EDINA SURVEY PRESENTED; FINDINGS SUMMARIZED.
Mr:Frazee stated that the Edina Survey was commissioned to assess attitudes
toward the various programs and services offered by the City and was specifi-
cally completed: - to measure the level of satisfaction with a number of existing programs
and services.
to obtain an indication of which programs and services should be expanded
or improved. - to obtain an indication of how expansion or improvement should be funded.
. - .to obtain an indication of which programs and services should be cut back. - to determine levels of support for several programs and services that
are not currently provided.
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One month after the mailing, out of 1,907 surveys mailed to residents, 787 or I
41% had been returned.
In his presentation on the survey, Mr . Frazee explzined the method used, the key
findings-residential, the key findings-business and showed graphics illustrating
the responses to the survey questions.
considerable agreement as to how the existing programs and services are perceived.
and the positions the City should take with new programs and services.
survey groups give all of the programs/services provided by the City very positive
programs and services or expanding specific programs and services.
respondents do favor a Police/Public School Liason Program.
that a substantially larger number of households would participate in a door-to-
door reclying program than currently use the drop-off facility.
dents favor a policy change which would permit the City to offer tax exempt
financing.
of sidewalks along major streets - residents do not believe it is desirable by
a 55 to 42 percent margin, while businesses believe it is desirable by a 53 to
46 percent margin.
better place to live/locate a business as compared with 10 years ago, 31 percent
and 40 percent respectively. Only six percent of the residental respondents and
13 percent of the business respondents rated the City as poorer.
Mr. Frazee's presentation, the Council raised several questions and discussed
the.survey results in general.
.be published, either through a newsletter, the Highlander or for businesses
through the Edina Chamber of Commerce Newsletter. It was also suggested that
the survey results be made available to the Edina School Board because of the
cominents made by respondents regarding the schools. The Council Members also
felt that the issue of lack of knowledge of the City's programs and services
should be addressed. No formal action was taken.
Of those mailed to businesses, 87 or 18% had been returned. I
In summary, the survey results indicate
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ratings. Generally, residential and business respondents do not favor adding new i
Residential
The survey indicates
Business respon-
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Results indicate a disagreement on the desirability of a network
A larger proportion of each survey.group rated Edina as a
Following
It was suggested that the survey results should
COUNCIL'S ROLE WITH SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES DISCUSSED. The Council next held
a discussion regarding their relationship with other political bodies, i.e.
surrounding communities, Minneapolis, Metropolitan Council and the State,
concerning issues that particularly affect the City of Edina.
ness of membership in the League of Minnesota Cities, the Association of
Metropolitan Municipalities and Municipal Legislative Commission was considered
regarding lobbying efforts by those organizations on behalf of Edina versus
direct testifying to the Legislature. The suggestion of meeting on a regular
basis with elected officials of neighboring communities and also with our
legislators and Metropolitan Council representative was brought up and it was
generally agreed that it would be useful to do that. -No:.formal.action-:was
taken .
The effective-
No other business was considered by the Council and the meeting adjourned at
9:20 p.m.
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City Clerk