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Commissioners will discuss key findings from the interviews that Commissioners conducted at Cultura Fest on August 23, 2025 (Devin Stenhouse, DEI Officer)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that commissioners discuss key findings from the interviews that Commissioners conducted at Cultura Fest on August 23, 2025.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In June of 2025, commissioners created and distributed a five-question survey to the community via FlashVote with the intention of gaining an understanding of how much trust the public had in the City, how much residents felt they “belonged” within the City, how safe residents felt within the City, and resident use of recreation programs. Results of the survey were relatively positive, however, commissioners indicated that they were interested in learning more about each response. Unrelated, commissioners originally expected to attend the Cultura Fest event as vendors, however, they felt their presence could be more meaningful if they could circulate around the event and talk to event-goers in a more casual setting. In an effort to merge the two issues, commissioners chose to conduct interviews (using the same FlashVote questions) while freely circulating around the Cultura Fest event. This gave commissioners an opportunity to ask follow-up questions and receive more context to each of their questions. Commissioners will discuss interview questions and responses from Cultura Fest in reference to the FlashVote survey distributed in June, 2025.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, Commissioners will discuss key findings from the interviews that Commissioners conducted at Cultura Fest on August 23, 2025