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Meeting Your Community Needs
 


Tell us how your community accomplishes each of the
following types of activities. For each activity, choose all that
apply.

Internal capacity Share services Professional association Contract services Don’t know N/A
* ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance planning
* Administrating contracts
* Annual budget development
* Ordinance development
* Procurement
* Neighborhood planning
* Site planning
* Consultant solicitation, selection, and management
* Population and employment forecasting
* Business incentive programs
Internal capacity Share services Professional association Contract services Don’t know N/A
* Comprehensive planning
* Emergency preparedness and planning
* GIS (Geographic Information System) services
* Grant writing and management
* Housing programs
* Transit planning (vanpools, rideshare, paratransit, route planning, etc.)
* Urban renewal planning (required for TIF)
* Transportation planning
* Safe routes to school planning
* Watershed planning
* Corridor planning
* Zoning code updates
* Zoning code enforcement
* Public participation
 
 
For each of these activities, rate the importance to your community of
having better or expanded options?  
Not at all important Somewhat unimportant Somewhat important Extremely important Don't know
* ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance planning
* Administrating contracts
* Assistance with annual budget development
* Assistance with ordinance development
* Procurement services
* Neighborhood planning
* Site planning
* Consultant solicitation, selection, and management
* Population and employment forecasting
* Programs to support business incentivization
Not at all important Somewhat unimportant Somewhat important Extremely important Don't know
* Comprehensive planning
* Emergency preparedness and planning
* GIS (Geographic Information System) services
* Grant writing and management
* Housing programs
* Transit planning (vanpools, rideshare, paratransit, route planning, etc.)
* Urban renewal planning (required for TIF)
* Transportation planning
* Safe routes to school planning
* Watershed planning
* Corridor planning
* Zoning code updates
* Zoning code enforcement
* Public participation support
 
 
 
* If services such as these were offered in the future, the communities
would have to determine the preferred way of paying for them. Based on the
needs of your community, please rank each of the three options with 1 the most
preferred option and 3 the least preferred.
Bundle common services.
Membership package for all services.
Fee for each service as needed.
 
 
* Do you prefer a different payment option than the ones listed above?
 
Yes, prefer another payment option
 
None
 
 
 
Collaboration on Common Issues
 
How important is it that the following issues be approached through a collaborative, inter-jurisdictional approach?   
Not at all important Somewhat unimportant Somewhat important Extremely important Don't know
* ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance
* Air quality
* Animal control
* Comprehensive planning
* Public health coordination
* Housing planning and coordination
* Model ordinance and policy development
* Paved trails coordination (planning, maintenance, funding, marketing support, etc.)
* Legislative advocacy
* Public safety and emergency planning and management
Not at all important Somewhat unimportant Somewhat important Extremely important Don't know
* Public transit coordination for central Iowa (vanpools, rideshare, paratransit, route planning, etc.)
* Water trails coordination (planning, maintenance, funding, marketing support, etc.)
* Watershed planning and coordination
* Zoning code coordination
* Floodplain protection
* Wetland mitigation banking
* Streambank protection and restoration
* Stormwater management
* Smart city preparation
* Coordination of utility construction and maintenance
* Regional bicycle / pedestrian coordination
* Regional growth management
* Other, please rate and specify
 
 
The MPO has been identified through the Strategic Planning Committee’s work
as an impartial, respected convener with skilled staff to provide reliable
information and services. To what degree should the MPO play a convener or
coordinator role in each of the following efforts?
No role at all Limited role Partner role in joint effort Lead role Don't know
* ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance
* Air quality
* Animal control
* Comprehensive planning
* Public health coordination
* Housing planning and coordination
* Model ordinance and policy development
* Paved trails coordination (planning, maintenance, funding, marketing support, etc.)
* Legislative advocacy
* Public safety and emergency planning and management
No role at all Limited role Partner role in joint effort Lead role Don't know
* Public transit coordination for central Iowa (vanpools, rideshare, paratransit, route planning, etc.)
* Water trails coordination (planning, maintenance, funding, marketing support, etc.)
* Watershed planning and coordination
* Zoning code coordination
* Floodplain protection
* Wetland mitigation banking
* Streambank protection and restoration
* Stormwater management
* Smart city preparation
* Coordination of utility construction and maintenance
* Regional bicycle / pedestrian coordination
* Regional growth management
* Other, please rate and specify
 
 
 
About You and Your Community
 
 
*

For which type of jurisdiction do you work?


 
City
 
County
 
School District
 
Other
 
 
 
 
*

What is the population of your jurisdiction?


 
1-1,499
 
1,500 – 4,999
 
5,000 – 9,999
 
10,000 – 24,999
 
25,000 – 49,999
 
50,000 or more
 
 
 
* Which best describes your position with your jurisdiction?
 
Elected official
 
Appointed official
 
Staff
 
Other
 
 
 
 
*

Is your jurisdiction a member of the MPO? (If unsure, right click and open the following link in a separate tab https://dmampo.org/member-governments/)


 
Yes
 
No
 
Don't know
 
 
 
*



Is your jurisdiction a member of Central Iowa Regional
Transportation Planning Alliance (CIRTPA)? (If unsure, right click and open the following link in a separate tab https://cirtpadotorg.wordpress.com/organization-2/)


 
Yes
 
No
 
Don't know