City Council Minutes 2012 02 28 SP

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City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 28, 2012 Page 2 of 5 • SURVEY QUESTIONS The questions inquire about the quality of life in Louisville; characteristics related to Louisville, whether residents feel safe or unsafe in Louisville and rating the quality of Louisville's services. The questions also rate the performance of City Administration, the Public Safety Division; enforcement of general traffic regulations; the Louisville Planning and Building Safety, the Louisville Parks and Recreation Divisions, the Louisville Public Library services and the Public Works Department. Questions also inquire about the quality of trash and recycling services through Western Disposal. There are questions relative to the quality of customer service, whether they recently received email, in-person or phone contact with the City and their impressions of the City employees in their recent contact. There are questions relative to the residents' participation in City activities; inquiries about how residents gain information from the City, an overall rating of all aspects of the City of Louisville's character and questions relative to the retail business areas. There are proposed questions relative to extending the current library tax to fund some of the library's operations; extending the sales and use tax for open space • and questions involving RTD, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and whether there is support for a sales tax increase to complete FasTracks. The final questions ask about the number of years the respondents have lived in Louisville, whether they rent or own, their gender, age, and the number of people living in the household, their ages and whether they are registered to vote. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilor Dalton addressed the questions relative to the trash and recycling services. He felt the questions were redundant and suggested they be combined. There was Council consensus. Councilor Sackett inquired about the language in the library tax question. It was noted the survey question came from the Finance Committee, where discussion centered on using the surplus funds for Library operations or retiring the bonds early. There was discussion on keeping the question, but rewording it. Public Relations Manager Muth emphasized the importance of keeping the length of the questionnaire to five pages because of cost and response rate. Mayor Muckle suggested a question relative to whether the residents support • redevelopment. There was discussion relative to this proposed question and it was noted the Comp Plan will address redevelopment.