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MEMORANDUM <br />To:Saint Anthony Village City Council <br />From:Nicole Miller, Assistant to the City Manager <br />Date:February 8, 2022 City Council Work Session <br />Request:Community Survey <br />BACKGROUND <br />At the September 28th council worksession, council considered proposals from Morris Leatherman and POLCO to <br />conduct a community survey. Staff recommended POLCO seeing the additional functionality that is included. <br />Real time results via an online dashboard with the ability to customize reports based on a variety of <br />factors; ex: demographics, area. <br />Access to online database to conduct additional surveys throughout the year, both designed by POLCO <br />and the ability to create your own informal surveys; ex: name our snowplow, vote on water tower <br />design. <br />Ability to send follow up information to participants-ex: what the outcome was. <br />NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY <br />The National Community Survey (NCS) evaluates the “livability” of St. Anthony. The phrase “livable community” <br />is used to describe a place that is not simply habitable, but that is desirable. Great communities include <br />partnerships between government, private sector, community organizations, and residents. The NCS captures <br />residents’ opinions on the following ten facets of community: <br />Economy <br />Mobility <br />Community Design <br />Utilities <br />Safety <br />Natural Environment <br />Parks and Recreation <br />Health and Wellness <br />Education, Arts and Culture <br />Inclusivity and Engagement <br />Based on the questions asked, both council and staff can use the results for strategic planning, operations <br />planning and evaluation of comparisons to other cities to gauge how St. Anthony compares to other local or <br />national communities in determining trends.