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Minutes
March 31, 2004
Roll Call — Richard Anderson, Pat Davison, Beth Christman, Hershel Deardorf,
John Eaton, Beth Ingalls, Tony Lashbrook, Cappy Mann, Perry Norris, Stephanie
Olivieri, Ted Owens, Steve Randall, and Steve Wright.
Representatives from the polling firms met with the Committee to initiate the "kick
off° meeting related to designing the proposed poll. Josh Morris from Shilts
Consultants (SCI) and Tim McLarney from True North, Inc. reviewed the
proposed process from this point forward. Over the next 2-3 weeks they will
prepare the first draft of both the telephone and written poll questions. They will
then meet with the Committee to continue to refine the questions until consensus
is reached and actual polling can begin. They project that they will be making 300
phone surveys and mail approximately 3,000 surveys (with an expectation of a
25% response). None of the written or phone surveys will be made to the same
respondent nor will they overlap those people being surveyed by the Recreation
District during this same time period.
The Committee then reviewed previous discussion topics with the consultants
including potential definitions of open space, possible revenue options and
potential administrative authorities. Based on the general dialogue, the
consultants felt that they now have enough information, added to their past
experience in crafting open space polls, to allow them to make a first draft of
sample questions. They specifically recommended against polling for issues
related to the type of administrative authority and instead suggested that the poll
on the primary issues be conducted and then the Committee and Council should
resolve this particular issue.
The next meeting will be set when the first draft set of questions is developed — in
approximately 3 weeks. The Town Committee meeting will then be scheduled for
5 pm or later.