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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />December 13, 2022 <br />Page 5 <br />1 Education, Arts and Culture <br />2 Inclusivity and Engagement <br />3 <br />4 Based on the questions asked, both council and staff can use the results for strategic planning, <br />5 operations planning and evaluation of comparisons to other cities to gauge how St. Anthony <br />6 compares to other local or national communities in determining trends. Ms. Miller noted the full <br />7 survey results can be found at savmn.com/communitysurvey <br />8 <br />9 Mr. Joe Dell’Olio reviewed the presentation of the results. He introduced himself, his team and <br />10 talked about POLCO. There were 582 total responses received showing a 22% overall response <br />11 rate of the 2800 probability-based sample households. The conclusions of the survey were: <br />12 <br />1.13 St. Anthony Village’s economy is a strong community feature. <br />2.14 Residents appreciate the St. Anthony Village’s natural environment and recreational <br />15 opportunities. <br />3.16 Most residents feel a strong sense of safety in the St. Anthony Village. <br />4.17 Residents value the City’s utility infrastructure. <br />5.18 Residents show trust in Village leadership. <br />19 <br />20 Councilmember Webster asked about the economy by demographic slide. Mr. Dell’Olio stated <br />21 the ratings were good to excellent. <br />22 <br />23 Councilmember Jenson stated St. Anthony wants to be a safe walkable and welcoming <br />24 community. This survey provides a good baseline to work from. He was pleasantly pleased with <br />25 the results. <br />26 <br />27 Councilmember Walker referred to slide #12 safety and demographics. He asked why race and <br />28 Hispanic origin. Mr. Dell’Olio stated that wording is used on the census. <br />29 <br />30 Mayor Stille stated the survey results will be used in the future. For a thriving community, we <br />31 need to feel safe. Mayor Stille congratulated Staff on the results. <br />32 <br />B.33 Resolution 22-085 – Authorizing Transfers and Closing of Specified Funds <br />34 <br />35 Finance Director Rueckert reviewed generally the approval of transfers is a consent agenda item. <br />36 This year it is an agenda item as it contains information as to the use of American Rescue Plan <br />37 Act (ARPA) funds. Staff has reviewed with City Council the elidable uses in prior meetings. The <br />38 uses listed in the transfers schedule are consistent with the areas of spending approved by the <br />39 City Council in prior meetings. The 2022 estimated actual expenditures of ARPA funds shown <br />40 of the attached transfers schedule equal $433,607. The ARPA funds received by the City <br />41 $984,950. These funds were used for the following: <br />42 Foss Road ditch restoration - $62,736 <br />43 Alley Storm Water improvement - $39,415 <br />44 Harding pond 2022 Estimated Restoration costs - $30,535 <br />45 Fire Engine chassis - $300,921 <br />46 <br />11