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• FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _7_ October 27, 2004 POLICY AGENDA Report from Neighborhood Commission, Jenna Washnieski (continued) Utilization of Information Sources Residents receive information about Falcon Heights mostly from reading the quarterly city newsletter (81 %), reading local papers such as the Roseville Review, Focus or Park Bugle (80%), and/or reading the Star Tribune or Pioneer Press (67%). The two most frequently cited sources of information following the top three were personal sources such as, "Hear things from neighbors" (61 %) and "Flyers or calls from my Neighborhood Liaison" (20%). Media Usage in the Least Socially Connected Population Among residents of the youngest age category who live in rental units (n=21), local newspapers were the most frequently cited source of information about Falcon Heights (n=13), followed by the quarterly city newsletter (n=10), metro newspapers (n=7), hearing things from neighbors (n=6), and cable channel 16 and neighborhood liaison (n=3). • Participation in Emer ency Preparedness Programs A majority of respondents (54%-78%) had not heard about the emergency preparedness programs offered in Falcon Heights. The highest number of residents heard about the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program (46%), while the fewest residents heard about Winter Safety and Power Outage (20%). On average, approximately one-third of respondents reported that they heard about the programs but were uninterested, or the program was inconvenient. Only a small percentage of the respondents (<2%) reported that they attended any of the programs. Of the eighty respondents who reported that one or more of the programs was inconvenient, 50% were age 55-74. Similarly, of the 96 respondents who said they were not interested in the program, 46% were age 35-54 and 40% were age 55-74 Media Usage for Respondents Who Heard About Pro rams Respondents who heard about the training opportunities, but were not interested or found them inconvenient, reported that they receive information about Falcon Heights from their Neighborhood Liaison (74%), from their neighbors (62%), or from the F.H. website (61 %). Additionally, of people who heard about the programs, 60% report getting information from the quarterly city newsletter, local paper, and/or cable channel 16. Analyzing predictors for attending programs was questionable because the sample of respondents who reported attending programs was small (n=9). Although age, education, housing type, and social connectivity were • all non-significant predictors of attending programs, this small sample had strong characteristic similarities. 7