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• • • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 APPROVED 1 PINE STREET PAVING PETITION 2 3 City Engineer Studenski advised per Council direction, the City sent a letter July 25, 2005 4 to Pine Street residents requesting their input on paving Pine Street. A petition was 5 included with three scenarios to choose from: 1) Pave Pine Street from Lake Drive to 6 Western Terminus, 2) Pave Pine Street from Lake Drive to 4th Avenue, or 3) Against any 7 street paving. 8 The results of this petition as of September 1, 2005, were as follows: 9 10 • Total for paving Pine Street: 8 (25%) 11 • Pave Pine Street from lake Drive to Western Terminus: 3 (9%) 12 • Pave Pine Street from Lake Drive to 4th Avenue: 5 (16%) 13 • Against: 11 (34%) 14 • Did not respond: 13 (41%) 15 16 City Engineer Studenski noted there are 32 residents that front Pine Street. He referred to 17 a location map included in the packets. Staff is requesting direction from the City 18 Council as to the next step that staff should take in response to the paving request. 19 20 Council directed staff to send out a letter to the affected residents indicating there is not 21 enough support for the project. 22 23 COMMUNITY SURVEY PROPOSAL 24 25 City Administrator Heitke advised in 1996, the City of Lino Lakes hired Decision 26 Resources, Ltd. To prepare the 1996 Quality of Life Study, which consisted of the 27 findings and analysis of a community survey. The City Council included funds in its 28 2005 budget to have a similar study conducted again in order to have current information. 29 A proposal to conduct a study has been requested from Decision Resources, Ltd. As they 30 conduct nearly all the local government surveys in Minnesota. They are also experienced 31 in designing surveys to provide useful information for subsequent visioning and 32 comprehensive plan update activities, which the City will be doing. 33 34 City Administrator Heitke reviewed the proposal and requested Council direction as to 35 whether the proposal is acceptable and should be placed on the September 26, 2005 36 regular meeting agenda for action. 37 38 Council requested the following additional information before the survey will be placed 39 on a regular Council agenda for action: 40 41 1. Information regarding targeted surveys 42 2. Information regarding the mix of demographics used for the survey 43 3. Information on the last survey the City conducted 44 4. What type of final documents the City will receive 45 5. How Decision Resources, Ltd. conducted the School District survey