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12. What do you think are the most serious issues facing the City of <br />Mounds View today? (check all that apply): <br />____Lack of public transportation options ____High property taxes <br />____Road conditions/street maintenance ____Traffic congestion <br />____Too much low-income housing ____Growing diversity <br />____Home foreclosures/rundown properties ____Too much growth <br />____Lack of businesses or shopping options ____Crime <br />____Improving the County road 10 corridor <br />____Increasing amount of vacant, underused or blighted commercial properites <br />13. How would you rate the ‘quality of life’ in Mounds View? <br />Excellent____ Good____ Fair____ Poor____ Don’t know____ <br />14. What would you suggest that the City of Mounds View do to <br />improve the ‘quality of life’? <br />_________________________________________________________ <br />_________________________________________________________ <br />15. From the list below, please rate each attribute on how important <br />it is in maintaining and attracting new business to the City of Mounds <br />View on a scale of 1-5 (where 1 is very important, 2 is somewhat impor- <br />tant, 3 is neutral, 4 is somewhat unimportant and 5 is very unimportant.) <br />Code enforcement ____ <br />Subsidies to improve city streets for business development ____ <br />Energy costs ____ <br />Better pedestrian and bicycle access ____ <br />WiFi access ____ <br />Easy access to my business ____ <br />Improved traffic flow ____ <br />Repair and restoration of older buildings and structures ____ <br />A Business Merchants Association ____ <br />More “specialty” or seasonal events sponsored by Mounds View ____ <br />Tax incentives ____ <br />Anchor “Big Box” store (Target, Walmart, Best Buy) ____ <br />Improved road signage ____ <br />Planned city improvements ____ <br />Rapid Transit along the County Road 10 corridor ____ <br />Uniform business signage ____ <br />Other (please specify) ____ <br />________________________________________________________ <br />________________________________________________________ <br />16. What do you think is the single most appealing aspect of Mounds View? <br />_________________________________________________________ <br />_________________________________________________________ <br />17. What do you like LEAST about Mounds View? <br />_________________________________________________________ <br />_________________________________________________________ <br />18. How important are each of the following characteristics of Mounds <br />View’s city government as it pertains to your business on a scale of 1-5 <br />(where 1 is very important, 2 is somewhat important, 3 is neutral, 4 is <br />somewhat unimportant and 5 is very unimportant.) <br />Responsive ____ <br />Progressive ____ <br />Professional ____ <br />Innovative ____ <br />Quality services ____ <br />Committed to improvement ____ <br />Serving the needs of the citizens ____ <br />Cooperative ____ <br />Ethics and integrity ____ <br />Open and honest ____ <br />Fiscally responsible ____ <br />Respectful of citizenry ____ <br />19. The current Mounds View city tagline is “Pride, Progress & <br />Partnerships”. Do you think that it appropriately describes the city? <br />Yes____ No____ <br />If you responded No, why not? <br />_________________________________________________________ <br />20. What do you want the City of Mounds View to be known for? <br />_________________________________________________________ <br />_________________________________________________________ <br />21. Do you think that County Road 10 is critical to the image of Mounds <br />View? Yes____ No____ Don’t know ____ <br />____ Trailways connected to County Road 10 ____ Renaming County Road 10 <br />____ Improved appearance of businesses ____ Landscaping <br />____ Monument signs at the City’s borders ____ Lighting <br />____ Improved appearance of residential areas ____ Other (please specify) <br />__________________________________________________________________ <br />__________________________________________________________________ <br />22. Please indicate which of the following improvements to County Road <br />10 you feel would be the greatest benefit to the City (check all that apply): <br />23. Now please check the ONE item that you feel would be the most <br />important improvement to County Road 10: <br />____ Trailways connected to County Road 10 ____ Renaming County Road 10 <br />____ Improved appearance of businesses ____ Landscaping <br />____ Monument signs at the City’s borders ____ Lighting <br />____ Improved appearance of residential areas ____ Other (please specify) <br />__________________________________________________________________ <br />__________________________________________________________________ <br />24. What types of retail or service businesses would you like to see <br />available along County Road 10? <br />_____ Shopping center _____ Sit-down restaurants <br />_____ Convenience store _____ Fast food restaurants <br />_____ Grocery store _____ Hardware store <br />_____ Medical clinic (doctor, dentist, etc.) _____ Specialty stores <br />_____ Automotive service/gas station _____ Professional services <br />_____ Specialty service businesses (office space) <br />_____ “Big Box” retail chain store (Target, Walmart, Best Buy) <br />Optional Questions: <br />__________________________________________________________ <br />27. How many employees are there at your business? <br />1-10____ 10-25____ 25-50____ 50-100____ 100-500____ 500-1000____ 1000+____ <br />28. How many years has your business operated in Mounds View? <br />1-5____ 5-10____ 10-25____ 25-50____ 50+____ <br />29. Any other comments you wish to make? <br />_____________________________________________________________________ <br />_____________________________________________________________________ <br />Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey! <br />Your opinions are valuable to us and we appreciate <br />your willingness to share them. Have a great day! <br />25 If the City of Mounds View were to rename County Road 10 to better <br />identify it with the community (i.e. Mounds View Boulevard/ County Road <br />10, or Main Street, Mounds View/County Road 10), do you think this would <br />provide an added value for your business location? <br />Yes____ No____ Not sure____ <br />26. Do you anticipate that a new name for County Road 10 would present <br />any problems for you to incorporate with your current business location? <br />(Keep in mind that your County Road 10 address would always remain valid.) <br />Yes____ No____ Not sure____