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Home My WebLink AboutPR 15163: LAMAR UNIVERSITY - SURVEY/STUDYMemo To: Steve Fitzgibbons, City Manager and City Council From: Colleen Russell, Planning Department Date: 3/18/2009 Re: Resolution 15163-Survey by Lamar University since Last Fall Background Mr. Robinson our former Deputy City Manager got a request from Lamar University for asurvey/ study from Professor Esser of the Industrial Psychology Department. This request was in September of 2008. The study had to be on a Port Arthur area, which reveals evidence not readily observed but could be derived from answered questions that infer possible impasses to growth and communication Employment, social, cultural, retail or other economic factors may exist yet not readily observed. After discussion with the administration in September it was thought Pleasure Island residents may be surveyed as to the reasons for a lack of commercial growth. Due to the storm in September the study was postponed, until the Spring semester of 2009. The survey data collection is complete and so the students would like permission to pursue the project. • Page 1 Summary The following questions (attached) were to be asked by the group and the Council is given the chance to review the questions and say what options they may offer the survey group, rf continuing the survey is no longer a viable project. Respectfully, C. Russell, Planning Director • Pa~e2 P.R No. 15163 03/17/09 CWR RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AS IT PERTAINS TO A SURVEY BY PROFESSOR ESSER OF LAMAR UNIVERSITY WHEREAS, Professor Esser of the Industrial Psychology Department at Lamaz University, Beaumont desires to study plausible causes to slow economic growth on Pleasure Island and has requested participation in a survey, in substantially the form as described in Exhibit "A". BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR: THAT Professor Esser is herein authorized to continue his survey with participation and input from City staff so that a random sampling can be accomplished. Nevertheless, the questions shall be made in such a manner as not to suggest an answer and the City shall be provided a copy of the full study and THAT a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day of March , A.D., 2009, at a Regulaz Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote: AYES: MAYOR COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: P.R NO. 15163 03/17/09 Page 2 of 2 ATTEST: Mayor City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: l`'~ ~iiz-°~~ City Attorney APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: City Manager Director of Planning EXHIBIT "A" Interview Name Address/Location on Island Years on Island ZONING CHANGES 1. Do you know of any zoning change requests on the island? 2. How do these zoning changes affect your neighborhood? 3. How would you prefer the area to be zoned and why? 4. Additional comments on zoning opinions. COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT 1. Why, in your opinion, is there a lack of commercial development on Pleasure Island? 2. How can commercial development be increased? 3. What types of commercial development would be beneficial to the island and why? 4. Additional comments about commercial development. ISOLATION 1. As a resident of Pleasure Island, do you feel isolated from the City of Porf Arthur? 2. If you do feel isolated, what has caused these feelings of isolation? 3. What can be done to atone for these feelings? 4. What do you think is an appropriate working relationship and why? 5. How could the City of Port Arthur and Pleasure Island collaborate better on community and economic affairs and why so stated? 6. Additional comments about the land's location in contrast to the other City Limit sectors? Thank you for your participation. If you have any questions, please contact us: Camille Doyle ddovle@my.lamar.edu Joshua Sorensen jis6882@aol.com Page 1 of 1 Mark Sokolow From: "Colleen Russell" <russellc@portarthur.net> To: "'Camille Lynn Doyle"' <cldoyle@my.lamar.edu>; "'Mark Sokolow"' <mark@portarthur.net> Cc: <jis6882@aol.com>; <jkesser@my.lamar.edu> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 1:18 PM Subject: RE: interview questions . The City Manager v<~ishes to place this on a Council Agenda. The meeting is March 24, 2009, at 8:30 p.m., next Tuesday. Thereafter, will be better directions as the survey was in place prior to the disputes Question changes- 1. 2, 3 and 4 zoning (change in the uses of the land) is the term not zone Under Isolation omit question 4 Hence QS becomes 4 and more appropriately asked is What are some means by which a more appropriate working relationship may occur? I can do the corrections or you may and I will present this to them with the changes Colleen Russell ,Planning Director 444 4th Street,(P.O. BOx 1089) Port Arthur TX 77641-1089. 409-983-8138 ^ 409-983-8137 4 russellc@ portarthur.net ----Original Message----- From: Camille Lynn Doyle [mailto:cldoyle@my.lamar.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:43 PM To: RUSSELLc~a portarthur.net Cc: iis6882 = aol.com; ikesser(a~mv.lamar.edu Subject: interview questions here are the interview questions. Camille Doyle 3/16/2009 Interview Name Address/Location on Island Years on Island ZONE CHANGES 1. Do you know of any zone change requests on the island? 2. How do these zone changes affect your neighborhood? 3. How would you prefer the area to be zoned and why? 4. Additional comments on zoning opinions. COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT 1. Why, in your opinion, is there a lack of commercial development on Pleasure Island? 2. How can commercial development be increased? 3. What types of commercial development would be beneficial to the island and why? 4. Additional comments about commercial development. ISOLATION 7. As a resident of Pleasure Island, do you feel isolated from the City of Porf Arthur? 2. If you do feel isolated, what has caused these feelings of isolation? 3. What can be done to atone for these feelings? 4. What exactly do you want from the City of Port Arthur? 5. What do you think is a reasonable compromise? b. How could the City of Porf Arthvr and Pleasure Island collaborate better? 7. Additional comments about isolation Thank you for your participation. If you have any questions, please contact us: Camille Doyle cldoyle@mv.lamar.edu Joshua Sorensen jis6882@aol.com Interview Name Address/Location on Island Years on Island ZONE CHANGES 1. Do you know of any zone change requests on the island? 2. How do these zone changes affect your neighborhood? 3. How would you prefer the area to be zoned and why? 4. Additional comments on zoning opinions. COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT l . Why, in your opinion, is there a lack of commercial development on Pleasure Island? 2. How can commercial development be increased? 3. What types of commercial development would be beneficial to the island and why? 4. Additional comments about commercial development. ISOLATION l . As a resident of Pleasure Island, do you feel isolated from the City of Port Arthur? 2. If you do feel isolated, what has caused these feelings of isolation? 3. What can be done to atone for these feelings? 4. What exactly do you want from the City of Porf Arthur? 5. What do you think is a reasonable compromise? 6. How could the City of Porf Arthur and Pleasure Island collaborate better? 7. Additional comments about isolation Thank you for your participation. If you have any questions, please contact us: Camille Doyle cldoyle@my.lamar.edu Joshua Sorensen jis6882@aol.com