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Town of Erie
File #: 25-415    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Agenda Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/26/2025 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 7/8/2025 Final action:
Title: Approval of Townwide Special Topic Survey
Attachments: 1. Council Final Draft
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SUBJECT:
Title
Approval of Townwide Special Topic Survey

Department
DEPARTMENT: Communications & Community Engagement


Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Gabi Rae, Communications & Community Engagement Director

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Fiscal
FISCAL SUMMARY:
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Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
The Council requested a survey on specific topics for the community, managed by a professional research firm. Council will now give final approval on the questions and the survey tool to facilitate policymaking decisions going forward.

Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the final draft.

Body
SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
* As agreed by a motion in the June 17 meeting, Mayor Moore and Council Member Hoback completed a final review of the survey.
* Based on the Friendly Amendment to the June 17 motion, this version of the survey must come back to the full Council for approval because of the removal of some questions.
* The attached final draft meets best practices for statistically valid questions and length according to the expert consultant team.

BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Council requested a standalone special topic survey to thoroughly explore issues of density, growth, affordable housing, funding facility and amenity construction, traffic, and other related topics.

On May 6, 2025, the Council met with a hired research and data analysis consulting firm to share topic areas for this survey. The consultants have created a draft survey for Council consideration which covers all requested topics as well as necessary demographic questions for community segmentation in the data analysis.
On June 3, the Council met to review the drafted survey, ask questions, and provide edits. The Council completed nearly half of the survey review on June 3 and continued the remainder of the review to June 17.

The Council completed edits to the survey on June 17, and made the following motion, "Motion to m...

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