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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2.3 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 14, 2005 Page $ Mr. Morris said the question of whether residents would support more of these kinds of efforts, and 84% were in support while 9% opposed. There is a 9 to 1 endorsement to support further efforts, which is one of the strongest in the metro area. Decision Resources asked residents if any members of their household visited a liquor store in the past 6 months. 61% have done so. St. Anthony has a higher patronage level than the company finds in other communities. The survey asked residents who have visited a liquor store to rate the selection, courtesy and knowledge, and the helpfulness. The benchmark figure that is used to indicate high quality is 80%. In every case, that 80% threshold is met or exceeded. hr general, the municipal liquor store serves a larger population and serves it very well. On advertising for the liquor stores, one in five don't recall seeing any advertising regarding the stores. Most people saw advertising on grocery store receipts, in mailings, and in the St. Anthony Bulletin. There are multiple sources being seen and there is no one communications channel that is being seen. There is no consensus strongly one way or another on whether residents would support extendecl store hours for the liquor stores. In geucral, while there is a Plurality in favor, it has not reachecl a majority on either side. Mr. Morris said that drain the systems were the source of a question. They asked if therewas one at time resident's location. 35% said they do have one, and 13% were unsure. Of those whcs had a drain the system, they asked if they had a sump pump at their residence. They found that 83% did have a sump lnnnp. Of those, 87% said the sump pump discharges water to the extericsr. There is a high relation of people who say they have a drain tile systern and also have a sump primp. The survey asked about three systems of hauling; whether to keep individual haulers, assign a hauler to an area, or have one harrier for the entire community. I Le said that 52% support the present system. People were fairly intense about this issue, and many have made friends with their hauler and would be unhappy to lose their current hauler. 0 He said they asked residents what the principal info source is. Two sources dominate the system, which are Village Notes, and the St. Anthony Bulletin. The grapevine was no longer being relied upon to the extent it was in the prior survey. He pointed out that "newsletter" is listed as a separate category in the results because some residents read a newsletter, but could not name it. He added that 85% of the residents thought the quantity of information received is about right. Mr. Morris noted that 85% recall receiving a newsletter during the past year. 92% said they knew someone in the household regularly read the newsletter. It is effective in keeping residents informed. Tire format is very well received and the content is highly valued. In general, the quality of life in St. Anthony is outstanding. Residents are pleased with where Circ community is going. The only concern is the tax level. However, in looking at city services lir relation to tax dollars, there is a willingness of half of the residents to increase property taxes if it would maintain city services.