COVID-19 City Impact Survey

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The Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities asks you to fill out the survey below to get a better understanding of how the COVID-19 pandemic has directly impacted your city or will directly impact your city in the future. The information provided will be used to better shape CGMC's response to the pandemic. If you have any questions or specific concerns regarding this survey, please contact CGMC's Executive Director Bradley Peterson at bmpeterson@flaherty-hood.com or 651-259-1911.

**Please complete as soon as possible, but no later than Monday, April 6th.

1. Name *

2. What city are you from? *

3. What is your position at the city? *

Mayor

City Council Member

Staff

Other:

4. Email address *

Your City and COVID-19

5. The CGMC and allied municipal advocacy groups are exploring the possibility of requesting that a portion of the state’s federal allocation of dollars for COVID-19 response be designated to cities to assist with extraordinary costs related to the city’s COVID-19 response. Has your city expended or expect to expend funds for any of the following purposes related to your response to COVID-19? Check all that apply.

Overtime expenses

Equipment purchases

Public safety

Preparing employees to work from home

Communications with residents regarding COVID-19 response

Increased Unemployment Insurance costs

Other:

6. If you have accrued additional expenses (overtime, equipment purchases, communications, other), please expand on the types of costs that you have incurred in the course of the city’s COVID-19 response?

7. Is your city tracking expenses related to the COVID-19 response?

Yes

Other:

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8. What percentage of your city workforce do you estimate is unable to perform their work due to difficulties related to childcare, kids being home from school, inability to telework/work from home, or because of the Governor's Stay at Home order?

Less than 20%

Between 20-40%

Between 40-60%

More than 60%

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9. Please elaborate on any difficulties your workforce has had in performing their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

10. What about the impact of COVID-19 on your community are you most concerned with? Check all that apply.

Business closures

Increased unemployment

Availability of adequate healthcare resources

Impacts on nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and senior citizens in general

Impacts on the non-profit sector

Impact on K-12 schools and students

Childcare resources in the community

Other:

11. Please expand on the question above regarding your biggest concerns for your community.

12. Are there local revenue streams that you anticipate will be impacted by COVID-19? Check all that apply.

Property tax collections

Local option sales tax

Lodging tax

Local food and beverage tax

Municipal liquor store

Other:

CGMC's COVID-19 Resources

CGMC has created and provided a number of resources related to COVID-19 for cities including several emails related to public employees and a special page on the CGMC website. The webpage can be found at greatermncities.org/resources/covid-19

13. Have you read the emails from CGMC regarding COVID-19?

Yes

Some

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14. Did you find the emails informative?

Yes

Somewhat

I did not read them.

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15. Have you visited the CGMC webpage dedicated to COVID-19?

Yes

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16. Did you find the CGMC COVID-19 webpage informative?

Yes

Somewhat

I have not visited the webpage.

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17. Is there any other information that would be helpful to you as the city works on its response to COVID-19?

18. Do you have any other questions, comments, or concerns related to COVID-19?

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