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unds View City Council Page Six ~gular Meeting February 10, 1992 that this Decision Resources survey is more reliable than what people say to the Council as they come to the Council Meetings. Rickaby further stated that one of these particular surveys indicated that the geople who were well informed tended to have a negative response to some of the projects proposed by the city and the Council shouldn't discount what people are saying when more well informed. Rickaby stated that she has been opposed to some of Decision Resources past surveys because they tended to not give us much information on what was being asked. Rickaby stated they would ask something but would not indicate what the financial consequences would be. Rickaby stated that this survey would be better because they will give the people some information about financial costs, however, she stated the City doesn't need to spend $5,000 when it should be cutting back. • Mayor Linke rebutted Councilmember Rickaby's comments. Mayor Linke stated that the Council has not ignored the citizens who volunteered to study the budget as the Council is not in a budget process at this time. Mayor Linke also felt that the Council needed more representation than input from 10 families. Linke stated that the survey would include 400 random samplings. Councilmember Wuori stated that at the time of the last survey the • questions weren't geared toward the budget. Wuori stated that many of the residents have stated that they would like to have the taxes lowered but no services cut. This survey will indicate what cuts the citizens feel can be made and what services can be done with our without. Alice Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road asked if the surveyors would tell the people what options such as a skating rink and what it costs to maintain and then the citizen could decide. Orduno stated some examples of services savings, i.e., mowing the parks only once every other week instead of once per week. How much would this save the City? Could some of these types of services be cut? The surveying individual could indicate to the person what delivery costs would be. Orduno further stated that most residents don't have a clue as to what things costs and they .also don't realize that there is a domino or ripple effect when services are cut. Alice Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road asked if the entire Council felt that it is economical at this time to spend $5800 to .call the residents or form a committee and use it to do the work free of charge? Mayor Linke stated that the City will receive better diversity of needs and wants in the City if the survey were taken from 400 random selected persons. than of 10 or 12.