Session Name

4-26-2016 7-47 PM East HS Housing

Total Participants
179

Date Created
4/26/2016 5:51:12 PM

Active Participants
179

Average Score
0.00%

Questions
18

Results by Question
1. Warm-up question:Who is the best quarterback to ever play in the NFL? (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent

30.00%

Count

Peyton Manning

25.93%

42

John Elway

22.22%

36

Brett Favre

14.20%

23

Tom Brady

11.73%

19

I dont know- I dont follow Basketball

25.93%

42

Totals

100%

162

25.00%

20.00%

15.00%

10.00%

5.00%

0.00%
PEYTON
MANNING

JOHN ELWAY

BRETT FAVRE

TOM BRADY

I DONT KNOW- I
DONT FOLLOW
BASKETBALL

2. Which of these best describes you and the hat you are wearing today as a participant in this meeting? (Demographic Assignment)
Responses
Percent

35.00%
30.00%

Count

25.00%

f a registered neighborhood organization

5.92%

10

stricted affordable housing or in need of it

14.79%

25

Advocate, organizer, or activist

30.18%

51

veloper or other business representative

15.38%

26

5.00%

Service provider

13.02%

22

0.00%

Other

20.71%

35

Totals

100%

169

5/2/2016

20.00%
15.00%
10.00%

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3. What part of Denver do you live in (or work in, if you are not a resident)? (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent

30.00%

Count

25.00%

Northwest

8.18%

13

West Side

7.55%

12

20.00%

Southwest

9.43%

15

15.00%

East Denver

26.42%

42

10.00%

ortheast (Montbello/Green Valley Ranch)

6.29%

10

South central

6.29%

10

Southeast

10.06%

16

Downtown/Central

25.79%

41

Totals

100%

159

5.00%
0.00%

4. My biggest personal concern about housing is: (Multiple Choice)

Responses
Percent

40.00%

Count

35.00%

For myself right now

14.63%

24

For myself in the future

21.34%

35

For my young adult kids

10.37%

17

For my aging or elderly parents

7.93%

13

30.00%
25.00%
20.00%

Other

39.63%

65

15.00%

have a personal concern about housing

6.10%

10

10.00%

Totals

100%

164

5.00%
0.00%
FOR MYSELF
RIGHT NOW

5/2/2016

FOR MYSELF
IN THE
FUTURE

FOR MY
YOUNG ADULT
KIDS

FOR MY AGING
OR ELDERLY
PARENTS

OTHER

I DONT HAVE
A PERSONAL
CONCERN
ABOUT
HOUSING

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5. How would you describe your own housing situation today? (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent

35.00%
30.00%

Count

Homeless

11.80%

19

25.00%

has a restricted price to keep it affordable

4.97%

20.00%

ay, but not restricted, so prices could rise

27.33%

44

15.00%

at my current income without much worry

32.92%

53

10.00%

easy to afford my housing on my income

10.56%

17

5.00%

Not sure

12.42%

20

0.00%

Totals

100%

161

6. Choose your top three in order of priority;my biggest concerns about housing affordability in my community are: (Priority Ranking)
Responses
Percent

30.00%

Weighted Count

25.00%

lies who cant find housing/pay too much

29.85%

1062

diversity in the City and County of Denver

20.69%

736

20.00%

sinesses because they cant find workers

9.98%

355

15.00%

Seniors struggling to age in Denver

16.55%

589

10.00%

o stay in Denver or return after schooling

17.26%

614

Other

5.68%

202

Totals

100%

3558

5/2/2016

5.00%
0.00%
THE NEGATIVE
IMPACTS ON
LOW-INCOME
FAMILIES WHO
CANT FIND
HOUSING/PAY
TOO MUCH

LOSS OF
ECONOMIC
DIVERSITY IN
THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF
DENVER

INABILITY TO
ATTRACT OR
KEEP
BUSINESSES
BECAUSE
THEY CANT
FIND
WORKERS

SENIORS
STRUGGLING
TO AGE IN
DENVER

YOUNG
PEOPLE NOT
BEING ABLE
TO STAY IN
DENVER OR
RETURN
AFTER
SCHOOLING

OTHER

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7. The challenge of affordable housing for the residents of the City & County of Denver is very serious. (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent
Strongly Disagree

70.00%

Count
10.76%

17

Disagree

2.53%

Somewhat Disagree

0.63%

Neutral

2.53%

Somewhat Agree

3.16%

Agree

10.76%

17

Strongly Agree

69.62%

110

Totals

100%

158

60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
STRONGLY
DISAGREE

DISAGREE

SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE

NEUTRAL

SOMEWHAT
AGREE

AGREE

STRONGLY
AGREE

CRITICAL

IMPORTANT

SOMEWHAT
IMPORTANT

NEUTRAL

SOMEWHAT
NOT
IMPORTANT

NOT
IMPORTANT

NOT AT ALL
IMPORTANT

8. How important is it for the City of Denver to dedicate new, local funds to address the challenge of affordable housing? (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent

80.00%

Count

70.00%

Critical

72.96%

116

Important

17.61%

28

Somewhat important

3.14%

50.00%

Neutral

3.77%

40.00%

Somewhat not important

1.89%

Not important

0.00%

Not at all important

0.63%

20.00%

Totals

100%

159

10.00%

60.00%

30.00%

0.00%

5/2/2016

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9. Thinking about these two sources, what do you prefer? (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent

35.00%
30.00%

Count

he funding to come from the property tax

6.62%

10

he funding to come from the property tax

5.30%

en split between each of them (over time)

32.45%

49

the funding to come from the linkage fee

24.50%

37

the funding to come from the linkage fee

8.61%

13

sources, I would prefer a different source

10.60%

16

ng any source of funds to pay for housing

4.64%

No opinion

7.28%

11

Totals

100%

151

25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%

10. Which of the following should Denver charge the fee on? Choose all that you think should pay the fee. (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
Responses
Percent

25.00%

Count

20.00%

New Multi-family apartments

19.51%

88

ace the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance)

19.51%

88

plexes where there werent homes before

18.63%

84

omes where there werent homes before

19.73%

89

5.00%

built where older homes were torn down

22.62%

102

0.00%

Totals

100%

451

5/2/2016

15.00%
10.00%

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11. Thinking about the two kind of linkage fees, residential and commercial, which distribution would you prefer? (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent

40.00%

Count

35.00%

ng to come from residential development

2.00%

30.00%

ng to come from residential development

3.33%

25.00%

en split between each of them (over time)

35.33%

53

g to come from commercial development

34.67%

52

g to come from commercial development

24.67%

37

Totals

100%

150

20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
ALL OF THE
LINKAGE
FUNDING TO
COME FROM
RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT

MOST OF THE
LINKAGE
FUNDING TO
COME FROM
RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT

A FAIRLY EVEN
SPLIT BETWEEN
EACH OF THEM
(OVER TIME)

MOST OF THE
LINKAGE
FUNDING TO
COME FROM
COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT

ALL OF THE
LINKAGE
FUNDING TO
COME FROM
COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT

12. Which income levels do you personally think should be eligible to get receive housing investments (with incomes above that level NOT being eligible)? (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent

40.00%
35.00%

Count

dian Income ($80,100 for a family of four)

13.64%

21

30.00%

dian Income ($64,100 for a family of four)

22.08%

34

25.00%

dian Income ($48,060 for a family of four)

35.06%

54

dian Income ($24,300 for a family of four)

22.08%

34

5/2/2016

Other

3.25%

I dont Know

3.90%

Totals

100%

154

20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS
EARNING LESS EARNING LESS EARNING LESS EARNING LESS
THAN 80% OF THAN 60% OF THAN 30% OF
THAN 100%
AREA MEDIAN AREA MEDIAN AREA MEDIAN
OF AREA
INCOME
INCOME
INCOME
MEDIAN
($64,100 FOR ($48,060 FOR ($24,300 FOR
INCOME
A FAMILY OF
A FAMILY OF
A FAMILY OF
($80,100 FOR
FOUR)
FOUR)
FOUR)
A FAMILY OF
FOUR)

OTHER

I DONT KNOW

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13. Choose your top three in order of priority: (Priority Ranking)

Responses
Percent

30.00%

Weighted Count

25.00%

meless with supportive services if needed

26.15%

1081

20.00%

y, social security, or very, very low wages

29.80%

1232

15.00%

earn slightly more, but are still struggling

28.81%

1191

10.00%

eownership for moderate income families

14.20%

587

5.00%

Other not mentioned above

1.04%

43

Totals

100%

4134

0.00%

14. Which best describes your reaction to the size and impact of this fund? (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent
We shouldnt be doing this at all

60.00%

Count
5.13%

50.00%

o something, but this is too much money

3.21%

40.00%

This amount of funding is just about right

10.26%

16

30.00%

enough, we should be doing a little more

23.72%

37

enough, we should be doing much more

55.13%

86

No opinion

2.56%

Totals

100%

156

20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
WE
SHOULDNT
BE DOING
THIS AT ALL

5/2/2016

WE SHOULD
DO
SOMETHING,
BUT THIS IS
TOO MUCH
MONEY

THIS AMOUNT
OF FUNDING
IS JUST
ABOUT RIGHT

THIS AMOUNT
OF FUNDING
IS NOT
ENOUGH, WE
SHOULD BE
DOING A
LITTLE MORE

THIS AMOUNT
OF FUNDING
IS NOT
ENOUGH, WE
SHOULD BE
DOING MUCH
MORE

NO OPINION

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15. How supportive do you feel about the proposal you have been briefed on so far tonight? (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent

35.00%
30.00%

Count

25.00%

Very supportive

29.53%

44

Somewhat supportive

30.20%

45

15.00%

Neutral, no strong opinion yet

26.85%

40

10.00%

Not very supportive

7.38%

11

5.00%

Not at all supportive/Opposed

6.04%

0.00%

Totals

100%

149

20.00%

16. It is important for the City & County of Denver to dedicate new, local funds to address the challenge of affordable housing (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent

70.00%

Count

Strongly Agree

69.18%

101

Agree

16.44%

24

Somewhat Agree

8.90%

13

Neutral

0.68%

Somewhat Disagree

0.68%

Disagree

1.37%

Strongly Disagree

2.74%

Totals

100%

146

60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
STRONGLY
AGREE

5/2/2016

AGREE

SOMEWHAT
AGREE

NEUTRAL

SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE

DISAGREE

STRONGLY
DISAGREE

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17. Did you learn something new at tonights meeting about the Citys affordable housing efforts? (Multiple Choice)
Responses
Percent

90.00%

Count

80.00%

Yes

81.94%

127

No

12.26%

19

Not Sure

5.81%

60.00%

Totals

100%

155

50.00%

70.00%

40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
YES

NO

NOT SURE

YES

NO

NOT SURE

18. Was this meeting helpful? (Multiple Choice)

Responses
Percent
Yes

60.00%

Count
56.69%

89

No

23.57%

37

Not Sure

19.75%

31

Totals

100%

157

50.00%

40.00%

30.00%

20.00%

10.00%

0.00%

5/2/2016

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