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1 Briggs And Morgan law. firm,- -which- preceded the_ Council . . meeting that <br /> 2 evening. • <br /> 3 NEW .BUSINESS <br /> 4 New Reporter Welcomed by Mayor <br /> 5 Mayor Sundland noted the -presence of- Todd Melby, the - new Northeaster <br /> 6 reporter who most of the Councilmembers introduced themselves to <br /> 7 before the meeting started. <br /> 8 Phone Survey to be Taken of Community <br /> 9 The Council had requested the City Manager to do. further research <br /> 10 related to a community survey and Mr. Childs had provided that <br /> 11 information in his November 6th memorandum. He reiterated that the <br /> 12 experts he had consulted had found phone surveys to be .more valid than <br /> 13 mailed out or delivered surveys because they provided a more complete <br /> 14 cross section of respondents . being covered in terms of age, sex, <br /> 15 income status, location in the community, etc. and that more open <br /> 16 ended questions and follow up to responses could be expected from <br /> 17 phone --surveys. <br /> 18 Mr. Childs recommended the Council take the lowest bid of $4 , 800 from <br /> 19 Decision Resources , suggesting the costs could be split between sewer , <br /> 20 water, H.R.A. , cable TV, and the General Fund, perceiving each area • <br /> 21 would be covered by Decision Resources questions . <br /> 22 The Manager stated the following about the survey: <br /> 23 *could be taken any time after the first of December and well <br /> 24 before the Council ' s next strategic planning session in Febru- <br /> 25 ary; <br /> 26 *better to be done by professionals since staff would not have _ <br /> 27 the background in statistical research, methods or analysis -to <br /> 28 guarantee a valid survey; <br /> 29 *it had been ten years since such a survey had been taken and the <br /> 30 Council needed more current information related to the existing <br /> 31 services such as whether they were still needed, how they were <br /> 32 viewed by the residents, and whether new services might be nec- <br /> 33 . essary now that the population is aging; <br /> 34 *with 400 calls , Decision Research had indicated they would also <br /> 35 be able to provide subinformation related to neighborhoods . <br /> 36 Councilmember Enrooth said he: <br /> 37 <br /> 38 *considered the other two bids of $6 , 390 and $8 , 468 weren' t even <br /> 39 comparable 'to the type of survey Decision Resources offered with • <br /> 10 <br />