HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Packet 08-24-1999 SpecialPLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
2000 PROPOSED BUDGET
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24,1999
7:00 P.M.
PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING ROOM
I. Overview and Discussion of Proposed 2000 Budget
II. Questions/Issues for Further Research and Discussion
MEMO
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: August 20, 1999
TO: Mayor and City Council, City Manager, Department Directors
FROM: Laurie Ahrens G^/
SUBJECT: Citizen Survey
Attached is a copy of the Citizen Survey. The consultant, Decision Resources, indicates
that phone calls are underway and going well. The survey is 25 percent completed. The
phoning is taking a bit longer than expected due to the length of the survey (anywhere
from 30 to 70 minutes to conduct depending on the resident). They hope to complete the
phoning by Labor Day. If a resident indicates the survey is too long to complete, the
consultant attempts to make an appointment to call back to conduct the survey at the
resident's convenience. The consultant is pleased with the resident acceptance of the
survey and of the male/female, homeowner/renter mix so far, and they will continue
making appointments in order to get as many responses as possible from the original
random sample.
Thus far, I've received only one call from a resident who indicated they quit in the
middle of the survey because it was too long, but they called me to let the City know that
their three main concerns are lack of trails in the Camelot area, lack of a downtown, and
the split school districts in Plymouth.
Councilmember Brad Brown has suggested that the Mayor and City Council, City
Manager, and Department Directors complete the survey prior to receiving the survey
results from the consultant. He believes it would be interesting to see how the City
officials' responses generally compare to resident responses Ifyou would like to
participate, please complete the survey, circling your responses and writing any
additional answers or comments.
Submit your completed survey to Laurie (please do not write your name or other
identifier on the survey). I will simply tally the totals from all surveys received and
report summary responses for each question. You may skip any questions you wish.
Please turn in your completed surveys to me no later than Wednesday, September 1, as
I won't be checking to determine who has or has not submitted their survey. Thanks.
DECISION RESOURCES, LTD.
3128 Dean Court
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
PLYMOUTH RESIDENTIAL
QUESTIONNAIRE
FINAL DRAFT
Hello, I'm of Decision Resources, Ltd., a polling firm
located in Minneapolis. We've been retained by the City of
Plymouth to speak with a random sample of residents about issues
facing the city. The City is currently updating its Comprehen-
sive Plan which guides land use, utilities, transportation and
housing in the City for next twenty years. The survey is being
taken because your city representatives and staff are interested
in your opinions. I want to assure you that all individual
responses will be held strictly confidential; only summaries of
the entire sample will be reported. (DO NOT PAUSE)
1. Are you registered to vote at your YES.....................1
current residence? NO......................2
2. Approximately how many years have
you lived in the City of Plymouth?
3. As things now stand, how long in
the future do you expect to live
in Plymouth?
4. Thinking back to when you moved to
Plymouth, what factors were most
important to you in selecting the
city?
OTHER:
5. Where did you live prior to moving
to Plymouth?
CITY: )
LESS THAN ONE YEAR ...... 1
ONE OR TWO YEARS ........ 2
THREE TO FIVE YEARS ..... 3
SIX TO TEN YEARS ........ 4
ELEVEN - TWENTY YRS ..... 5
OVER TWENTY YEARS ....... 6
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED......?
LESS THAN TWO YEARS ..... 1
TWO TO FIVE YEARS ....... 2
SIX TO TEN YEARS ........ 3
11 TO 20 YEARS .......... 4
TWENTY TO THIRTY YRS .... 5
OVER THIRTY YEARS ....... 6
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 7
LOCATION................1
HOUSING.................2
SCHOOLS.................3
SMALL TOWN FEEL ......... 4
GOOD COMMUNITY .......... 5
OPEN SPACES.............6
JOB.....................7
SAFETY..................8
MINNEAPOLIS.............1
ST. PAUL................2
MINNETONKA..............3
OUT OF MINNESOTA ........ 4
RURAL MINNESOTA ......... 5
GOLDEN VALLEY ........... 6
HENNEPIN SUBURB ......... 7
METROPOLITAN AREA ....... 8
OTHER...................9
When people think about their community, many different things
come to mind. Many residents of Minneapolis think about the
1
lakes when they think about their city. In Chaska, many
residents focus on the small town nature of the community, while
in Richfield, many residents think about neighborliness.
6. When you think about the City of Plymouth, what comes to
mind?
7. What do you like MOST about
in Plymouth?
OTHER:
living DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..... 01
LOCATION...............02
EVERYTHING.............03
SCHOOLS................04
NEIGHBORHOOD ........... 05
OPEN SPACE.............06
PEOPLE.................07
SAFE...................08
PARKS..................09
OTHER..................10
8. What do you like LEAST about it?
OTHER: 1
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... I
NOTHING.................2
GROWTH..................3
TAXES...................4
TRAFFIC.................5
SHOPPING................6
CROWDED SCHOOLS ......... 7
CITY GOVERNMENT ......... 8
OTHER...................9
9. How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT...............1
life in Plymouth -- excellent, GOOD....................2
good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR...............3
POOR...... ............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
10. Over the next five years or so, do INCREASE................1
you expect the quality of life in DECREASE................2
Plymouth to increase, decrease, or REMAIN ABOUT SAME ....... 3
remain about the same? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
11. Now, which of the following state- STATEMENT A .............1
ments comes closest to your feel- STATEMENT B .............2
ings? STATEMENT C .............3
A. I feel a real tie to the en- STATEMENT D .............4
tire Plymouth community. NONE (VOL.).............5
B. I have strong ties to my DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
neighborhood, but weak ties to the
rest of Plymouth.
C. I have neither strong ties to
my neighborhood nor the community
as a whole.
D. I have strong ties to my
school district, but weak ties to
the city of Plymouth.
12. How much pride do you take in the GREAT DEAL..............1
City of Plymouth as a place to QUITE A LOT.............2
live -- a great deal, quite a lot, SOME....................3 s
some, or very little? FIERY LITTLE.............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
13. During your time in Plymouth, from INCREASE................1
what you have seen or heard, do DECREASE................2
you feel that there has been an NO CHANGE...............3
increase, a decrease, or no change DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
in the strength of community
identity and the sense of neigh-
borliness?
14. How would you rate the City of EXCELLENT...............1
Plymouth as a place to raise GOOD....................2
children -- excellent, good, only ONLY FAIR...............3
fair, or poor? POOR ....... ............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
15. And, how would you rate Plymouth EXCELLENT...............1
as a place to retire -- excellent, GOOD....................2
good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR...............3
POOR ....... ............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
Thinking about your neighborhood for a moment....
16. How would you rate the overall EXCELLENT...............1
general appearance of your GOOD....................2
neighborhood -- excellent, good, ONLY FAIR...............3
only fair, or poor? POOR ....... ............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
17. If you had the chance, would you YES ................. ..1
like to move away from your NO........ ............2
neighborhood in Plymouth? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "YES," ASK:
18. Where would you like to move?
19. If you were moving to another city, what factors would be
most important to you in selecting your new place of resi-
dence?
20. Do you feel safe walking in your YES.....................1
neighborhood at night? No......................2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
3
21. During the past twelve months, YES.....................1
were you or anyone in your house- NO......................2
hold the victim of crime in DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
Plymouth?
IF "YES," ASK:
22. Did you report the crime to YES.....................1
the police? NO........ ............2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
As you may know, property tax revenues are divided among the City
of Plymouth, Hennepin County, and your local public school dis-
trict.
23. For each dollar of the property
taxes you pay, about what per-
centage do you think goes to
city government? (READ #1-#6)
TEN PERCENT OR LESS ..... 1
11 TO 20 PERCENT ........ 2
21 TO 30 PERCENT ........ 3
31 TO 40 PERCENT ........ 4
41 TO 50 PERCENT ........ 5
OVER 50 PERCENT ......... 6
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 7
24. Do you consider city portion of VERY HIGH...............1
property taxes in Plymouth to be SOMEWHAT HIGH ........... 2
very high, somewhat high, about ABOUT AVERAGE ........... 3
average, somewhat low, or very low SOMEWHAT LOW ............ 4
in comparison with neighboring VERY LOW................5
cities? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
25. When you consider the property EXCELLENT...............1
taxes you pay and the quality GOOD....................2
of city services you receive, ONLY FAIR...............3
would you rate the general value POOR ...... .............4
of city services as excellent, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
good, only fair, or poor?
I would like to read you a list of a few city services. For each
one, please tell me whether you would rate the quality of the
service as excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR D.K.
26. Police protection? 1 2 3 4 5
27. Fire protection? 1 2 3 4 5
28. Building inspection and
code enforcement? 1 2 3 4 5
29. Emergency medical services? 1 2 3 4 5
30. Quality and taste of drinking
water? 1 2 3 4 5
31. Sanitary sewer service? 1 2 3 4 5
32. Accommodation and control of
storm water run-off? 1 2 3 4 5
33. Animal control? 1 2 3 4 5
4
EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR D.K.
34. Park maintenance? 1 2 3 4 5 ,
35. Condition of trails? 1 2 3 4 5
36. Recreational programs? 1 2 3 4 5
37. Snow removal on city trails? 1 2 3 4 5
38. Street lighting? 1 2 3 4 5
39. Recycling service? 1 2 3 4 5
40. Boulevard trees and plants? 1 2 3 4 5
IF "ONLY FAIR" OR "POOR" ON ANY OF ABOVE CITY SERVICES, ASK:
41. Why do you feel that way?
In 1998, the actual percentage of your property taxes going to
the City of Plymouth was thirteen percent.
42. Would you favor or oppose an in- FAVOR...................1
crease in YOUR city property tax OPPOSE .... .............2
if it were needed to maintain city DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
services at their current level?
IF "OPPOSE," ASK:
43. What services would you be willing to see cut to keep
property taxes at their current level?
44. Would you favor or oppose a reduc- FAVOR...................1
tion in city services if your city OPPOSE.... ...........2
property taxes could be reduced? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "FAVOR," ASK:
45. What services would you be willing to see cut to reduce
your property taxes?
Roadways in the City of Plymouth consist of both city and county
streets and state highways. City streets are those found in
residential neighborhoods and also include major streets such as
Vicksburg Avenue and Fernbrook Lane. The county maintains County
Raods 6, 9, 10, 61 and 101, while the state maintains Highways
55, 169 and Interstate 494.
Again, please tell me whether you would rate the quality of the
following services as excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
k,
46. Pavement repair and patching
on city streets?
47. Snowplowing of city streets?
48. Snowplowing of cul-de-sacs?
EXCL GOOD FAIR POOR D.K.
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
49. Generally, from what you have VERY HIGH...............1
heard or seen, are the water and SOMEWHAT HIGH ........... 2
sewer charges in Plymouth very ABOUT AVERAGE ........... 3
high, somewhat higher, about aver- SOMEWHAT LOW ............ 4
age, somewhat low, or very low in VERY LOW................5
comparison with other communities? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
50. Which do you prefer -- bi-monthly BI-MONTHLY/STRONGLY..... 1
billing for utilities or quarterly BI-MONTHLY..............2
billing for utilities? WAIT FOR INDIFFERENT (VOL) ....... 3
RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly QUARTERLY...............4
that way? QUARTERLY/STRONGLY ...... 5
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
Moving on....
51. Other than voting, do you feel YES.....................1
that if you wanted to, you could NO ........ .............2
have a say about the way the City DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
of Plymouth runs things?
52. Offhand, do you recall the name CORRECT IDENTIFICATION..1
of the Mayor of Plymouth? (IF INCORRECT INDENT ........ 2
YES," ASK:) What is her name? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
53. Offhand, do you recall the name CORRECT IDENTIFICATION..1
of your Ward Councilmember? (IF INCORRECT INDENT ........ 2
YES," ASK:) What is his/her name? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
54. And, do you know the location of CORRECT LOCATION ........ 1
Plymouth City Hall? (IF "YES," INCORRECT LOCATION ...... 2
ASK:) Where is it located? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
55. How much do you feel you know GREAT DEAL..............1
about the work of the Mayor and FAIR AMOUNT.............2
City Council -- a great deal, a VERY LITTLE.............3
fair amount, or very little? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
56. From what you know, do you approve STRONGLY APPROVE ........ 1
or disapprove of the job perform- APPROVE.................2
ance of the Mayor and City Coun- DISAPPROVE..............3
cil? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) And do STRONGLY DISAPPROVE ...... 4
you feel strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
N.
IF OPINION IS STATED, ASK:
57. Why do you feel that way?
DO NOT READ LIST)
CIRCLE ONLY ONE ANSWER)
OTHER:
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..... 00
DON'T LISTEN ........... 01
GOOD JOB...............02
POOR JOB...............03
COULD IMPROVE .......... 04
ISSUES.................05
58. During the past three years, have YES..... ...... ......1
you contacted a city council mem- NO ......... ............2
ber? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "YES," ASK:
59. Were you generally satisfied SATISFIED...............1
or dissatisfied with the re- DISSATISFIED ............ 2
sponse? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "DISSATISFIED," ASK:
60. Could you tell me one or two reasons why you feel
that way?
61. How much first-hand contact have QUITE A LOT.............1
you had with the Plymouth City SOME....................2
Staff -- quite a lot, some, very VERY LITTLE.............3
little, or none at all? NONE AT ALL.............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
62. From what you know, how would you EXCELLENT...............1
rate the job performance of the GOOD.. ................2
Plymouth City Staff -- excellent, ONLY FAIR...............3
good, only fair, or poor? POOR....................4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
IF RATING IS GIVEN, ASK:
63. Why did you rate city staff DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..... 00
as POOR JOB...............01
DO NOT READ LIST) GOOD JOB...............02
CIRCLE ONLY ONE ANSWER) DON'T LISTEN ........... 03
COULD IMPROVE .......... 04
OTHER: ISSUES.................05
64. During the past year, have you
contacted Plymouth City Hall?
IF "YES," ASK:
7
YES.....................1
NO........ ............2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
65. On your last telephone call POLICE DEPARTMENT ...... 01
or visit, which Department FIRE DEPARTMENT ........ 02
did you contact -- the Police PUBLIC WORKS ........... 03
Department, Fire Department, ICE CENTER.............04
Public Works, Ice Center, HOUSING OFFICE ......... 05
Housing office, Park and Rec- PARKS AND REC.......... 06
reation, Building Inspec- BUILDING INSPECT....... 07
tions, Engineering, Planning, ENGINEERING ............ 08
Administration, the Asses- PLANNING...............09
sor's Office, the Finance ADMINISTRATION ......... 10
Department, or the General ASSESSOR'S OFFICE ...... 11
Information Desk reception- FINANCE OFFICE ......... 12
ist? GENERAL INFORMATION .... 13
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..... 14
Thinking about your last contact of the City, for each of
the following characteristics, please rate the service as
excellent, good, only fair, or poor....
EXC GOO FAI POO DKR
66. Waiting time for the reception-
ist to help you? 1 2 3 4 5
67. Courtesy of city staff? 1 2 3 4 5
68. Ease of your business trans-
action with city staff? 1 2 3 4 5
69. Was your request handled by NO......................1
leaving a voice mail message? YES/YES.................2
IF "YES," ASK:) Did you re- YES/NO.... .............3
ceive a timely response? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
70. Have you had contact with Public YES.....................1
Safety for Police or Fire ser- NO..... ............2
vices? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "YES," ASK:
71. Were you generally satisfied SATISFIED...............1
or dissatisfied with the DISSATISFIED ............ 2
response? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "DISATISFIED," ASK:
72.
Moving on....
Could you tell me one or two reasons for your
response?
E?
73. Not including gasoline or groceries, what do you consider to
be your principal retail shopping area?
IF A SHOPPING AREA IS MENTIONED, ASK:
74. Are the shopping facilities YES.....................1
there adequate for meeting NO........ ............2
the needs of your household? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "NO," ASK:
75. What additional facilities would you like to see
available there?
76. How would you rate your ability
to get where you need to go by
automobile in Plymouth in a rea-
sonable amount of time -- excel-
lent, satisfactory, marginal, or
poor?
IF "MARGINAL" OR "POOR," ASK:
77. Why do you feel that way?
OTHER:
EXCELLENT...............1
SATISFACTORY ............ 2
MARGINAL................3
POOR...... ............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
TRAFFIC ................1
TOO MANY STOPLIGHTS ..... 2
OTHER...................3
78. And, how would you rate your EXCELLENT...............1
ability to get where you need to SATISFACTORY ............ 2
go by bicycle in Plymouth in a MARGINAL................3
reasonable amount of time -- POOR ...... .............4
excellent, satisfactory, marginal, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
or poor? DO NOT BICYCLE .......... 6
79. How would you rate the ease of EXCELLENT...............1
pedestrian travel within the city SATISFACTORY ............ 2
excellent, satisfactory, mar- MARGINAL................3
ginal, or poor? POOR ....... ............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
DO NOT WALK.............6
80. Do you feel that the City is too TOO TOUGH...............1
tough, about right, or not tough ABOUT RIGHT.............2
enough in enforcing the City Code NOT TOUGH ENOUGH ........ 3
on such nuisances as animal con- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
trol, garbage disposal, junk cars,
messy yards, and noise?
IF "TOO TOUGH" OR "NOT TOUGH ENOUGH," ASK:
W]
81. Could you tell me one or two reasons why you feel that
way?
82. Have you contacted the City with a NO .. ...................1
nuisance or code complaint in the YES/SATISFIED ........... 2
past two years? (IF "YES," ASK:) YES/DISSATISFIED ........ 3
Were you satisfied or dissatisfied DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
with the City's handling of the
complaint?
83. Would you favor or oppose the City FAVOR...................1
pursuing redevelopment or rehabil- OPPOSE..................2
itation of commercial/industrial DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
properties in order to maintain or
improve the city's tax base?
84. Would you favor or oppose the City FAVOR...................1
pursuing redevelopment or rehabil- OPPOSE..................2
itation of residential properties DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
in order to maintain or improve
the city's tax base?
85. Are there any areas of the City of Plymouth where you would
prioritize redevelopment efforts? IF "YES," ASK:) Where
would they be?
86. Would you support or oppose the STRONGLY SUPPORT ........ 1
City providing development in- SUPPORT.................2
centives and tax breaks to OPPOSE..................3
direct and encourage redevelop- STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
ment efforts? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
Do you feel strongly that way?
87. If they are not already on your STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1
street, would you favor or oppose FAVOR...................2
sidewalks in your neighborhood? OPPOSE.......:..........3
WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
ALREADY SIDEWALKS ....... 6
IF "STRONGLY FAVOR" OR "FAVOR," ASK:
88. Would you still favor the YES.....................1
construction of sidewalks in NO .......... ...........2
your neighborhood, if proper- DEPENDS (VOL.) .......... 3
ty owners are required to pay DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
the cost?
Moving on....
10
89. Does Plymouth currently possess an YES.....................1
adequate mix of housing to meet NO......................2
the needs of all citizens, from DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
young singles, to young families,
to maturing families and empty
nests, and retirees?
IF "NO," ASK:
90. What types of housing are not
currently available in the
community?
DO NOT READ LIST)
CIRCLE ONLY ONE ANSWER)
OTHER:
From what you have heard or seen,
of Plymouth has adequate housing
following groups. If you have no
91. Senior citizens?
92. First-time home buyers?
93. Renters?
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED..... 00
APARTMENTS.............01
TOWNHOMES..............02
SENIOR HOUSING ......... 03
HIGH INCOME ............ 04
MIDDLE INCOME .......... 05
LOW INCOME.............06
tell me whether or not the City
opportunities for each of the
opinion. lust sav so....
YES NO DKR
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
IF "NO" IN ANY OF THE ABOVE QUESTIONS, ASK:
94. Would you support or oppose the
City providing development in-
centives and tax breaks to
direct and encourage development
of that type of housing? (WAIT
FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly
that way?
STRONGLY SUPPORT ... 1
SUPPORT ............ 2
OPPOSE.............3
STRONGLY OPPOSE .... 4
DON'T KNOW/REF ..... 5
95. Would you favor or oppose the FAVOR...................I
City pursuing the development of OPPOSE ..... ............2
affordable housing for low and DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
middle income families?
Some people feel that cities should use tax money and provide
financial support to social services agencies in their community;
others think that cities should not use public funds for this
purpose.
96. How about you? Do you support or
oppose cities using public funds
to support community social ser-
vices, such as food shelves,
housing shelters, and at -risk teen
programs? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do
you feel strongly that way?
11
STRONGLY SUPPORT ........ 1
SUPPORT.................2
OPPOSE..................3
STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
97. How about you? Do you support or STRONGLY SUPPORT ........ 1
oppose cities using public funds SUPPORT.................2
to support community activities, OPPOSE..................3
such as community choir, community STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
band or community theater? (WALT DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly
that way?
Turning to the issue of public safety in the community....
98. Are there any areas in Plymouth YES.....................1
where you would be afraid to walk NO........ ............2
alone at night? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "YES," ASK:
99. What area particularly concerns you?
100. During the past two years, has INCREASED...............1
crime increased, decreased, or DECREASED...............2
remained about the same in your ABOUT THE SAME .......... 3
area of the city? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
101. Are you aware of the city's UNAWARE.................1
Neighborhood Watch Program? (IF AWARE/MEMBER ............ 2
YES," ASK:) Is your household a AWARE/NOT MEMBER ........ 3
member? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
I would like to read you a short list of public safety concerns.
102. Please tell me which one you consider to be the greatest
concern in Plymouth? If you feel that none of these prob-
lems are serious in Plymouth, just say so. (READ LIST)
103. Which do you consider to be the second major concern in the
city? Again, if you feel that none of the remaining prob-
lems are serious in the city, just say so. (DELETE FIRST
CHOICE AND RE -READ LIST)
FIRST SECOND
Violentcrime.............................1..........1
Trafficspeeding..........................2..........2
Drugs.....................................3..........3
Youth crimes and vandalism ................4..........4
Business crimes, such as shop-
lifting and check fraud..............5..........5
Residential crimes, such as
burglary, and theft ..................6..........6
ALL EQUALLY...............................7..........7
NONE OF THE ABOVE.........................8..........8
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED........................9..........9
12
104. Is speeding in your neighborhood
a serious traffic problem?
105. Is traffic congestion a serious
problem on the main streets in
your neighborhood?
YES.....................1
NO ........ .............2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
YES.....................1
NO........ ............2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
106. Are stop sign and traffic signal YES.....................1
violations a serious problem in NO ......... ............2
your neighborhood? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
107. How concerned are you about Y2K VERY CONCERNED .......... 1
problems occurring in the new SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ...... 2
year -- very concerned, somewhat NOT TOO CONCERNED ....... 3
concerned, not too concerned, or NOT AT ALL CONCERNED .... 4
not at all concerned? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
108. At the moment, are you satisfied YES.....................1
with your household's level of NO........ ............2
preparation for any Y2K problems? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
Changing topics again....
109. Do you participate in the curb- YES.....................1
side recycling program by separ- No......................2
ating recyclable items from the DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
rest of your garbage?
IF "NO," ASK:
110. Could you tell me one or two reasons why you do not
participate in the curbside recycling program?
IF "YES," ASK:
111. Are there any changes or improvements in the curbside
recycling program you would like to see?
Hennepin County provides sites where
recyclables and household hazardous
solvents, and herbicides.
112. Have you participated in this
program?
residents can drop off
wastes, such as paints,
YES.....................1
NO........ .............2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
Regularly, the City of Plymouth offers a Community Drop-off Day
that gives residents the opportunity to dispose of waste materi-
als -- such as tires, appliances, automobile batteries, furni-
ture, carpet and scrap metal -- some for a small fee.
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113. Have you participated in Ply- YES.....................1
mouth's Community Drop-off Day NO ......... ............2
Program? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
As you may know, several refuse haulers serve Plymouth. This
arrangement has permitted citizens to choose their own haulers
and contract directly with them. But, it has also created over-
lap between the haulers and increased noise, traffic and wear and
tear on city streets.
114. Of the following three proposals,
which do you most favor:
A. The City contracts with one
hauler to serve the entire city;
B. The City contracts with a group
of haulers, each serving one area
of Plymouth exclusively;
C. The present system with a re-
striction on the day when hauling
can occur;
D. The present system.
PROPOSAL A ..............1
PROPOSAL B ..............2
PROPOSAL C ..............3
PROPOSAL D ..............4
INDIFFERENT (VOL.) ...... 5
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
Let's talk about environmental quality for a moment....
115. Does your current residence have a YES/YES.................1
lawn you are responsible for? (IF YES/NO..................2
YES," ASK:) Do you contract with NO......................3
a lawn service for maintenance and DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
fertilization of the grass?
IF "YES/YES" OR "YES/NO," ASK:
116. Does the fertilizer used on YES.....................1
your lawn contain phosphorus? NO ......... ............2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
117. How would you rate the quality of EXCELLENT...............1
the lakes in Plymouth -- excel- GOOD....................2
lent, good, only fair, or poor? ONLY FAIR...............3
POOR...... ............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
118. And, how would you rate the qual- EXCELLENT...............1
ity of the wetlands in the city -- GOOD....................2
excellent, good, only fair, or ONLY FAIR...............3
poor? POOR....................4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
119. Would you favor or oppose a small FAVOR...................1
fee on your utility bill to fund OPPOSE ...... ...........2
programs for the improvement of DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
the quality of lakes and wetlands
within the city?
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120. How important do you feel it is
for the City of Plymouth to act
now to purchase.and preserve re-
maining open spaces in the commun-
ity -- very important, somewhat
important, not too important, or
not at all important?
VERY IMPORTANT .......... 1
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT ...... 2
NOT TOO IMPORTANT ....... 3
NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT .... 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
The City currently uses a limited amount of fertilizer to main-
tain grass and plants in city parks.
121. Do you support or oppose the con- STRONGLY SUPPORT ........ 1
tinuation of this policy? (WAIT SUPPORT.................2
FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel strong- OPPOSE..................3
ly that way? STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
If you work outside of the home, please answer the next questions
about your own job; if you do not work outside of the home,
please answer the next questions in terms of the job of your
spouse or partner, if applicable.
122. What is your average commute time
to your job location?
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 1
5 MINUTES OR LESS ....... 2
6 TO 10 MINUTES ......... 3
11 TO 15 MINUTES ........ 4
16 TO 20 MINUTES ........ 5
21 TO 30 MINUTES ........ 6
OVER 30 MINUTES ......... 7
NOT APPLICABLE .......... 8
123. In what city is your job located? PLYMOUTH...............01
MINNEAPOLIS ............ 02
CITY: ) BLOOMINGTON ............ 03
MINNETONKA.............04
EDEN PRAIRIE ........... 05
REST OF HENNEPIN CO .... 06
SAINT PAUL.......... .07
REST OF RAMSEY......... 08
REST OF METRO .......... 09
NOT APPLICABLE ......... 10
VARIES.................11
OUT OF STATE ........... 12
124. How do you normally commute to
work -- drive alone, ride in a van
or car pool, take the bus from
near home, use a park and ride
lot, walk or bike or something
else?
ELSE: )
DRIVE ALONE.............1
VAN OR CAR POOL ......... 2
TAKE BUS................3
PARK AND RIDE LOT ....... 4
WALK/BIKE...............5
SOMETHING ELSE .......... 6
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 7
IF "DRIVE ALONE," "VAN OR CAR POOL," OR "WALK/BIKE," ASK:
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125. If it were convenient, would YES.....................1
you commute using public NO ........ .............2
transit? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "NO," ASK:
126. Could you tell me one or two reasons for your
decision?
127. Is the current availability of YES.....................1
public transportation adequate NO........ ............2
to meet the needs of you and your DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
household?
IF "NO," ASK:
128. What changes would make public transit more convenient
for you to use?
129. Are you aware of the Metrolink YES.....................1
Transit service? NO......................2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
As you may know, the City of Plymouth has a Dial -a -Ride service
serving the community.
130. If it increased property taxes, FAVOR...................1
would you favor or oppose extend- OPPOSE..................2
ing Dial -a -Ride service to addi- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
tional areas outside the city?
131. Would you support or oppose adding SUPPORT/YES.............1
lanes to the major highways in the SUPPORT/NO..............2
city? IF "SUPPORT," ASK:) Should SUPPORT/UNSURE .......... 3
they be only HOV -- carpool and OPPOSE ..... ............4
bus -- lanes? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
132. Should the City of Plymouth favor
or oppose light rail proposals
as a way to alleviate traffic
congestion? (IF "SUPPORT," ASK:)
Should light rail proposals be
given a higher priority than
adding lanes to major highways?
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SUPPORT/YES.............1
SUPPORT/NO............ .2
SUPPORT/EQUAL (VOL) ..... 3
SUPPORT/UNSURE .......... 4
OPPOSE .... .............5
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
133. How much would you be willing to
see your property taxes increase
to fund improved public trans-
portation efforts? Would you be
willing to see your property
taxes increased by $ per
month? (CHOOSE RANDOM STARTING
POINT; MOVE UP OR DOWN DEPENDING
ON ANSWER) How about $ per
month? (REPEAT PROCESS)
NOTHING.................1
1.00 ...................2
2.00 ...................3
3.00 ...................4
4.00 ...................5
5.00 ...................6
6.00 ...................7
DON'T KNOW..............8
REFUSED.................9
A transit hub is a designated area within a community where a
number of bus lines meet. Usually, the area includes protected
and heated enclosures for waiting passengers as well as a nearby
park-and-ride lot.
134. Would you support or oppose the STRONGLY SUPPORT ........ 1
City of Plymouth developing a SUPPORT.................2
transit hub at a central location OPPOSE..................3
in the community? (WAIT FOR STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
RESPONSE) Do you feel strongly DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
that way?
How serious do you feel traffic congestion is during rush hour on
each of the following highways within the City of Plymouth --
very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all
serious. If you have no opinion, just say so....
Moving on....
138. What is the primary language spoken in your home?
139. Does anyone in this household have a physical limitation
that makes it difficult to access City services? (IF "YES,"
ASK:) What type of physical limitation is that?
140. During the past year, have you YES.....................1
been called names or insulted in NO........ ............2
the City of Plymouth? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
141. During the past year, have you YES.....................I
been threatened or harassed in the NO........ ............2
community? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
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VERY SMWT NTOO NALL DK/R
135. Highway 55? 1 2 3 4 5
136. Highway 169? 1 2 3 4 5
137. Interstate I-494? 1 2 3 4 5
Moving on....
138. What is the primary language spoken in your home?
139. Does anyone in this household have a physical limitation
that makes it difficult to access City services? (IF "YES,"
ASK:) What type of physical limitation is that?
140. During the past year, have you YES.....................1
been called names or insulted in NO........ ............2
the City of Plymouth? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
141. During the past year, have you YES.....................I
been threatened or harassed in the NO........ ............2
community? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
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142. During the past year, have people YES.....................1
in the community acted as if they NO......................2
were afraid of you or as if they DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
thought you were dishonest?
143. When compared to other people, how MUCH BETTER.............1
would you rate the service you re- SOMEWHAT BETTER ......... 2
ceive at stores and restaurants in ABOUT THE SAME .......... 3
Plymouth compared to other people SOMEWHAT WORSE .......... 4
much better, somewhat better, MUCH WORSE..............5
about the same, somewhat worse, or DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
much worse?
Changing topics....
144. Are you currently involved in any
volunteer service? (IF "YES,"
ASK:) What kind?
ELSE:
IF "YES," ASK:
CHURCH..................1
SCHOOL..................2
COMMUNITY SERVICE ....... 3
COACH...................4
KIDS/SCOUTS.............5
SOMETHING ELSE .......... 6
NO......................7
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS ....... 8
145. About how many hours per week UNDER TWO HOURS ......... 1
do you spend in this volun- 2-4 HOURS ..... .........2
teer service? (READ #1-#4) 5-10 HOURS..............3
OVER TEN HOURS .......... 4
VARIES (VOL.) ........... 5
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
146. Are you aware of the City of Ply- NOT AWARE...............1
mouth's Volunteer Program? (IF AWARE/YES...............2
AWARE," ASK:) Have you volunteer- AWARE/NO................3
ed in the City's program? AWARE/UNSURE ............ 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
On another topic....
147. How would you rate park and rec- EXCELLENT...............1
reational facilities in Plymouth GOOD....................2
excellent, good, only fair, or ONLY FAIR...............3
poor? POOR ....... ............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
IF RATING IS GIVEN, ASK:
148. Why do you feel that way?
The Plymouth Park System is composed of smaller neighborhood
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parks designed to serve residents within a one-half mile radius,
larger community parks containing ballfields, picnic areas, and
beaches, the Plymouth Ice Center, and interconnecting trails.
For each of the following facilities, please tell me whether
members of your household use it frequently, occasionally, rare-
ly, or not at all.
FREQ OCCA RARE NOTL DK/R
149. Smaller neighborhood parks? 1 2 3 4 5
150. Larger community parks? 1 2 3 4 5
151. -Trails?
152. Plymouth Ice Center? 1 2 3 4 5
Now, from what you have seen or heard, how would you rate the
quality of each component in the park system -- would you rate
them as excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
EXC GOOD FAIR POOR D.K.
153. Smaller neighborhood parks? 1 2 3 4 5
154. Larger community parks? 1 2 3 4 5
155. City trails? 1 2 3 4 5
156. Plymouth Ice Center? 1 2 3 4 5
157. In the past year, have you or any YES.....................1
members of this household partici- NO........ ............2
pated in city -sponsored recrea- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
tional programs?
IF "YES," ASK:
158. Which ones?
159. Were you generally satis- SATISFIED...............1
fied or dissatisfied with DISSATISFIED ............ 2
the program(s)? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
160. Does the current mix of recrea- YES.....................1
tional programming in the City of NO ......... ............2
Plymouth adequately meet the needs DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
of your household?
161. Do you receive adequate informa- YES.....................1
tion about recreational opportun- NO ........ .............2
ities available in Plymouth from DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
your school district?
162. Is there some programming you would like to see that isn't
currently offered? (IF "YES," ASK:) What would they be?
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163. In particular, other than sports YES.....................1
or recreational programs, are NO........ ............2
there enough activities for teens DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
in the City of Plymouth?
164. Once again, other than sports or YES.....................1
recreational programs, are there NO........ ............2
enough activities for senior DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
citizens in the City of Plymouth?
165. Would you favor or oppose the STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1
City spending funds to add new FAVOR...................2
trails to the current system? OPPOSE..................3
WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you feel STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
IF "STRONGLY FAVOR" OR "FAVOR," ASK:
166. Would you still favor this YES.....................1
if it required a tax increase NO........ ............2
or a bond issue supported by DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
property taxes?
167. Would you favor or oppose the STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1
City spending funds to acquire FAVOR...................2
more open space for preservation OPPOSE..................3
or recreational development pur- STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
poses? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) Do you DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
feel strongly that way?
IF "STRONGLY FAVOR" OR "FAVOR," ASK:
168. Would you still favor this YES.....................1
if it required a tax increase NO ......... ............2
or a bond issue supported by DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
property taxes?
169. Would you favor or oppose the City STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1
spending funds for street beauti- FAVOR...................2
fication on major roadways with OPPOSE..................3
flowers, trees and shrubs? STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
IF "STRONGLY FAVOR" OR "FAVOR," ASK:
170. Would you still favor this YES.....................1
if it required a tax increase NO........ ............2
or a bond issue supported by DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
property taxes?
171. Which roadways would you particularly like to see the
City spend funds on?
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172. Would you favor or oppose the FAVOR...................1
City spending funds to beau- OPPOSE ..... ............2
tify the City Center area on DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
Plymouth Boulevard?
The City currently has a goose removal program.
173. Do you support the continuation of YES.....................1
this activity? NO....••••• ••••••••••••2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
174. Do you or any member of your YES.....................1
household play golf? NO ......... ............2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "YES," ASK:
175. How many times do you play LESS THAN FIVE .......... 1
per year? 6 TO 10 TIMES ........... 2
11 TO 20 TIMES .......... 3
21 TO 30 TIMES .......... 4
OVER 30 TIMES ........... 5
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
176. Do you belong to a private YES.....................1
golf club? NO ......... ............2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
177. Where do you play golf the most often?
Currently, there are three privately -owned golf courses in Ply-
mouth which are open to the public, with a fourth privately owned
facility under construction.
178. Do you think there is a need for YES.....................1
additional golf courses in the NO ......... ............2
City? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
Each of the existing courses may be in the path of future devel-
opment.
179. Should the City take steps to YES.....................1
assure at least one of these NO........ ............2
courses remains open to the pub- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
lic?
180. Would you favor or.oppose the City STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1
spending funds to keep at least FAVOR............ .....2
one of these courses available to OPPOSE..................3
the public? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
Do you feel strongly that way? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
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181. Do you favor or oppose Hennepin
Parks developing a publicly -owned
golf course on land it owns in
northeast Plymouth, which is cur-
rently undeveloped? (WAIT FOR RE-
SPONSE) Do you feel strongly that
way?
STRONGLY FAVOR .......... 1
FAVOR...................2
OPPOSE..................3
STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
182. Are you or a member of your house- YES.....................I
hold currently a member of Life NO/YES..................2
Time Fitness? (IF "NO," ASK:) NO/NO...................3
Have you used the facilities at NO/UNSURE.. ............4
LifeTime Fitness in the past? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
183. Would you favor or oppose the
City of Plymouth developing a
skate park, for rollerblading and
skateboarding? (IF "FAVOR," ASK:)
Would you still favor it if a
property tax increase were requir-
ed to fund its construction?
Changing topics....
FAVOR/STILL FAVOR ....... 1
FAVOR/NO................2
FAVOR/UNSURE ............ 3
OPPOSE ..... ............4
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
I would like to read you a short list of activities. For each
one, please tell me during the past twelve months, weather per-
mitting, have you done it almost daily, about weekly, almost
monthly, quarterly, twice yearly, once a year, or never.
DLY WKL MNT QRT TWI YRL NVR DKR
184. Participated in a City of
Moving on....
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Plymouth recreational pro-
gram? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
185. Used a city trail? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
186. Used a city park? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
187. Rode Metrolink? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
188. Used Dial -a -Ride? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
189. Used Park and Ride? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
190. Attended a City Council
or Planning Commission
Meeting? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
191. Watched a City Council or
Planning Commission Meet-
ing on cable television? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
192. Recycled? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
193. Accessed the City's website
on the internet? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Moving on....
W
194. What is your primary source of information about City gov-
ernment and its activities? (PROBE FOR SPECIFICS)
I would like to read you a short list of newspapers. For each
one, please tell me if you regularly read it....
195. "Plymouth Sun -Sailor?"
196. "Lakeshore Weekly News?"
197. "Star Tribune?"
YES NO DK/R
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
The City publishes a regular newsletter, titled "Plymouth News,"
which is mailed to all residents.
198. Do you receive this newsletter? NO .. ...................1
IF "YES," ASK:) How would you YES/EXCELLENT ........... 2
evaluate the newsletter overall -- YES/GOOD................3
excellent, good, only fair or YES/ONLY FAIR ........... 4
poor? YES/POOR... ............5
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
IF A RESPONSE IS GIVEN, ASK:
199. Why do you feel that way?
IF "YES" IN QUESTION #198, ASK:
200. Do you or any members of YES.....................1
your household regularly NO......................2
read it? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "YES" IN QUESTION #199, ASK:
201. Do you sometimes save SAVE THE NEWSLETTER ..... 1
the entire newsletter, CLIP ARTICLE ............ 2
clip a specific article ALWAYS THROW ............ 3
for future reference or DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4
do you throw it away
after you have read it?
The City also publishes a park and recreation brochure, which is
mailed to each home.
202. Do you receive this brochure? (IF NO......................1
YES," ASK:) How would you evalu- YES/EXCELLENT ........... 2
ate the brochure overall -- excel- YES/GOOD................3
lent, good, only fair or poor? YES/ONLY FAIR ........... 4
YES/POOR.. .............5
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 6
0 -*11
203. Does your household subscribe to YES.....................1
cable television? NO........ ............2
DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
IF "YES," ASK:
204. How often do you watch Ply- FREQUENTLY..............1
mouth City Council Meetings OCCASIONALLY ............ 2
or Planning Commission meet- RARELY..................3
ings on the city cable chan- NOT AT ALL . ............4
nel -- frequently, occasion- DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
ally, rarely or not at all?
205. How would you rate the City's EXCELLENT...............1
overall performance in communicat- GOOD....................2
ing key local issues to residents ONLY FAIR...............3
in its publications and on cable POOR....................4
television -- excellent, good, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
only fair, or poor?
Moving on....
206. If you could choose the best way for you to receive informa
tion about City government and the issues facing the commun-
ity, what would it be?
207. Do you own or have access to a YES/YES.................1
computer that is connected to the YES/NO..................2
Internet at home? (WAIT FOR RE- NO/YES..................3
SPONSE) Do you have access to one NO/NO..... ...........4
at work? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
IF "YES/YES," "YES/NO," OR "NO/YES," ASK:
208. Are you aware the City of YES.....................1
Plymouth has established a NO ........ .............2
website on the Internet? DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3
Now, just a few more questions for demographic purposes....
Could you please tell me how many people in each of the following
age groups live in your household. Let's start with the oldest.
Be sure to include yourself.
209. First, persons 65 or over?
24
0 .......................1
1 .......................2
2 OR MORE...............3
REFUSED.................4
210. Adults under 65?
211. School -aged or pre-school
children?
0 .......................1
1 .......................2
2 .......................3
3 OR MORE...............4
REFUSED.................5
0 .......................1
1 .......................2
2 .......................3
3 OR MORE...............4
REFUSED.................5
212. Do you own or rent your present OWN.....................1
residence? RENT...... ............2
REFUSED.................3
213. Do you reside in an apartment, APARTMENT...............1
townhouse or condominium, or a TOWNHOUSE/CONDO ......... 2
detached single family home? SINGLE-FAMILY HOME ...... 3
SOMETHING ELSE (VOL) .... 4
ELSE: ) DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
214. Assuming your health does not VERY LIKELY.............1
change, how likely is it you will SOMEWHAT LIKELY ......... 2
live in this same residence ten NOT TOO LIKELY .......... 3
years from now -- very likely, NOT AT ALL LIKELY ....... 4
somewhat likely, not too likely, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5
or not at all likely?
IF "NOT TOO LIKELY" OR "NOT AT ALL LIKELY," ASK:
215. Do you expect to live in SAME TYPE . .............1
the same type of housing or DIFFERENT/APARTMENT ..... 2
a different type of housing? DIFFERENT/TWHS-CONDO .... 3
IF "DIFFERENT," ASK:) What DIFFERENT/SFHOME........ 4
type of housing do you expect DIFFERENT/MOBILE-MANU ... 5
to live in? DIFFERENT/OTHER ......... 6
DIFFERENT/UNSURE ........ 7
OTHER: )
216. How many automobiles are owned NONE ............... ....1
and/or leased by the members of ONE.....................2
your household? TWO.....................3
THREE...................4
FOUR OR MORE............5
217. What race or ethnic group do you
consider yourself?
READ CHOICES #1-#5)
OTHER:
25
REFUSED.................6
WHITE...................I
BLACK...................2
HISPANIC................3
ASIAN...................4
OTHER...................5
REFUSED.................6
218. What is your age, please?
READ CATEGORIES, IF NEEDED)
219. What is the last grade of school
you completed?
18-24 ...................1
25-34 ...................2
35-44 ...................3
45-54 ...................4
55-64 ...................5
65 AND OVER.............6
REFUSED.................7
LESS THAN HIGH SCH..... 1%
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE..10%
VO -TECH SCHOOL........ 12%
SOME COLLEGE .......... 14%
COLLEGE GRADUATE...... 4111
POST -GRADUATE......... 2111
REFUSED................0%
And now, for one final question, keeping in mind that your
answers are held strictly confidential....
220. Is your pre-tax yearly household
income over or under $75,000?
IF "OVER," ASK:
Is it over $100,000? (IF "YES,"
ASK:) Is it over $125,000?
IF "YES," ASK:) Is it over
150,000?
IF "UNDER," ASK:
Is it under $50,000? (IF "YES,"
ASK:) Is it under $25,000?
Thank you for your time. Good-bye.
221. Gender (DO NOT ASK)
222. REGION OF CITY
LIST:
PHONER:
PHONE #:
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UNDER $25,000...........1
25,001-$50,000.........2
50,001-$75,000.........3
75,001-$100,000........4
100,000-$125,000.......5
125,001-$150,000.......6
OVER $150,000...........7
UNSURE..................8
REFUSED.................9
MALE....................1
FEMALE..................2
DATE:
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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
3400 PLYMOUTH BOULEVARD, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55447
DATE: August 19, 1999
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dwight Johnson, City Manager
SUBJECT: 1999 Salary Allocation
Resolution 94-400 established the Salary and Benefit Administration policy. This policy
mandates that the City Manager provide the City Council with a report on the salary
allocation of all employees in relation to their respective ranges. A spreadsheet detailing
this allocation as of August 11, 1999, is attached for your review during the budget
process. The salary figures for some supervisors also include the value of life insurance.
The resolution also specifies that the City Manager report on the value of employee
benefits. In 2000, the dollar value of benefits provided to employees is $1,666,500. This
number represents the total cost of the value of all employee benefits; much of this cost is
offset during the year by the payments employees make for their benefit choices. It also
includes the value of vacation time accrued beyond certain limits, a liability that must be
shown "on the books" according to government accounting standards.
Please call me should you have questions about the salary allocation spreadsheet.
1999 Salary Census
Data as of August 11,1999
Grade Level Employee/Contract Group
1999 Salary
Range
No. of
Steps
Employee
Count in
Grade
Annual Salary by
Step
Average Annual Salary
in Grade by
Employee/Contract
Group
3C ClericaVT'echnical/Professional 22,859 - 31,033 8 3 1-25,730 27,920
1-28,579
1-29,453
5C ClericaUTechnical/Professional 25,272 - 34,299 8 21 2-25,272 30,823
1-26,832
2-28,413
4-29,994
3-31,574
3-32,531
6-33,467
6C Clerical/Technical/Professional 26,520 - 31,004 8 9 1-29,848 34,017
2-31,491
1-34,154
1-35,152
4-36,005
6M Maintenance 28,163 - 35,152 7 40 3-29,224 34,943
2-30,597
3-31,970
1-33,342
2-34,715
29-36,213
8C Clerical/Technical/Professional 28,891 - 39,208 8 6 1-28,891 35,242
1-30,700
1-36,109
2-38,272
1-39,208
8NR Non -Represented Non -Exempt 28,891 - 40,893 9 1 1-40,893 40,893
8M Maintenance 32,427 - 37,690 7 3 3-37,690 37,690
10C ClericaVTechnical/Professional 31,200 - 42,370 8 2 1-39,000 40,175
1-41,350
10M Maintenance 35,942 - 38,688 7 6 6-38,688 38,688
10NR Non -Represented Non -Exempt 31,200 - 42,910 9 2 1-39,000 40,955
1-42,910
11 NR Non -Represented Non -Exempt 32,594 - 43,784 9 1 1-43,784 43,784
12C Clerical/Technical/Professional 33,946 - 46,093 8 5 1-36,067 43,172
1-43,722
2-44,990
1-46,093
12NR Non -Represented Non -Exempt 33,946 - 46,675 9 1 1-46,675 46,675
13S Supervisors 35,093- 48,253 9 3 1-35,093 37,286
1-37,286
1-39,480
14C ClericaVTechnical/Professional 36,234 - 49,192 8 3 1-45,302 46,661
1-46,654
1-48,027
1999 Salary Census
Data as of August 11,1999
Grade Level Employee/Contract Group 1999 Salary
Range
No. of
Steps
Employee
Count in
Grade
Annual Salary by
Step
Average Annual Salary
in Grade by
Employee/Contract
Group
16C Clericaffechnical/Professional 38,522 - 52,291 8 22 1-38,522 49,318
1-43,326
2-45,739
2-48,152
6-49,587
4-51,022
6-52,291
16NR Non -Represented Non -Exempt 38,522 - 52,957 9 1 1-43,326 43,326
16P Police Officer 36,317 -51,355 9 34 1-36,317 45,950
4-38,418
4-40,414
2-43,888
2-45,698
9-47,944
6-49,046
3-50,544
3-51,355
16S Supervisors 38,512 - 52,953 9 4 1-50,546 51,750
2-51,750
1-52,953
17C CledcaUTechnicaVProfessional 39,894 - 54,163 8 4 2-51,376 52,447
1-52,874
1-54,163
17P Investigators 46,467 - 53,643 6 7 2-50,253 51,902 `
2-51,334
1-52,853
2-53,643
17S Supervisors 39,893 - 54,853 9 4 1-53,607 54,542
3-54,853
18P Police Sergeants 54,324 - 59,328 3 11 2-54,324 58,211
1-57,048
8-59,328
18S Supervisors 41,512 - 57,079 9 8 1-44,106 53,836
1-51,890
2-54,484
2-55,781
2-57,079
20S Supervisors 47,839 - 65,779 9 9 1-64,284 65,613
8-65,779
21S Supervisors 50,549 - 69,504 9 5 5-69,504 69,504
23S Supervisors 57,149 - 78,580 9 2 1-76,794 77,687
1-78,580
26S Supervisors 65,992 - 90,738 9 6 1-65,992 86,270
1-88,676
4-90,738
27S City Manager 68,052 - 100,000 1 1-96,303 96,303
1999 Salary Census
Data as of August 11, 1999
Grade Level Employee/Contract Group 1999 Salary
Range
No. of
Steps
Employee
Count in
Grade
Annual Salary by
Step
Average Annual Salary
in Grade by
Employee/Contract
Group
30 Computer Support Specialist 34,402 - 53,753 15 1 1-46,218 46,218
Systems Analyst I
32 Systems Analyst It 40,376 - 63,088 15 2 1-54,255 56,779
1-59,303
34 Systems Analyst III 44,175-69,024 15
36 IT Asst Manager 47,345 - 73,977 15 1 1-62,140 62,140
38 IT Manager 57,433 - 87,550 15 1 1-73,543 73,543