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Page - 4 - Park Board Minutes provide cross-correlations of the responses, appear before the Park Board and City Council to explain the results, and provide two copies of a final report . College students are employed to do the actual calling. The cost to Lino Lakes ' would be a minimum of $4800 and possibly more depending on the questionaire. The proposal for the mail survey was submitted by Lee Mehrkens . This option would send a printed questionaire and postage-paid return envelope to each residence in Lino Lakes . There would be no sampling. The results would be cross-correlated. Mehrkens would aid the Park Board in. preparing questions, print the questionaires, provide the postage, , provide analysis to the Park Board and City Council , and provide copies of the final report . The cost to the city would be a firm $3950. These are the two proposals John Miller brought to the Park Board meeting. John asked if the Park Board could justify the cost for the survey? John said it would save the Park Board in a long run, as they need to know what people want and also it would save them from any white-elephant deals . Both proposals are similar in that they provide aid in preparing the questions, complete answers , and provide final reports The telephone survey provides calls to 400 homes. The mail survey allows residents from each of the 2300 homes in Lino Lakes to respond. John Miller said it was a very good idea for a survey. The work should be done ! It will take the guessing out of putting whatever into our parks . The response from a mail survey is 40% or higher depending on the questionaire. The time element would be one month after the questionaire is completed. A suggestion was made from Bob Williams that we share the survey and the cost with the City Council , by refering to questions refering to the city as well . John Miller thought this was an excellent idea! Harold Bisel also agreed it could benefit the city as a whole. Randy Schumacher said it would be put on the agenda for discussion at the next council meeting. MOTION: Ken Johnson moved to entertain the idea of a mail type survey for the City Council to look at and share the cost with the Park Board. Bill Nissen seconded the motion. Discussion followed with the Park Board asking Harold Bisel to report back to George Lindy and Ken Johnson after the council meeting to inform them of the decision the council has made regarding the survey. The motion was then carried unanimously.