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City of Mounds View Page 7 Business Image Survey Report February 2, 2009 When businesses were asked what they like LEAST about Mounds View, the following written responses were provided: • Run down areas • Attitude in dealing with residents • Community Center • Fees and taxes • Easy access from nearby highways makes it easy for professional shoplifters to hit businesses and flee • Split by the highway • Not enough retail/restaurants • Lack of building and property code enforcement • Low cost housing brings crime and vandalism • A lot of low income housing • Tax base • Charter form of government • Taxes • Lack of retail development • Count Road H. County 10 and the Old Hwy 8 intersection • Influx of low income residents • Traffic congestion Most Important City Government Attributes To measure attitudes toward desirable attributes of Mounds View’s City government, we have created box scores that combine both Most Important and Somewhat Important together for ranking. The list is ranked by how well respondents felt the attributes reflect Mounds View City government. RANK 1. Open and Honest 90.0% 2. Quality Services 86.7% 3. Responsive 86.7% 4. Cooperative 86.7% 5. Professional 86.7% 6. Respectful of Citizenry 86.7% 7. Fiscally Responsible 86.6% 8. Ethical and Integrity 83.3% 9. Committed to Improvement 83.3% 10. Serving the Needs of the Citizens 76.7% 11. Progressive 76.7% 12. Innovative 76.6% Brand When asked if the current Mounds View tagline “Pride, Progress and Partnerships” appropriately described the City, the majority of business respondents (80.6%) indicated that it did. This would indicate that the tagline represented relevant business attributes that were important to the respondents.