Public Policy Member Survey

To inform DCRC advocacy priorities and 2022 legislative agenda.

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* 1. Transit, Transportation, & Infrastructure
What is your assessment of the following issues in terms of how it impacts your business?

	This is now a big deal	Impacts my business but not a big deal	I'm interested, but not currently affected	This does not affect me	Unaware of this issue
Customers Access to Transit	Customers Access to Transit This is now a big deal	Customers Access to Transit Impacts my business but not a big deal	Customers Access to Transit I'm interested, but not currently affected	Customers Access to Transit This does not affect me	Customers Access to Transit Unaware of this issue
Employee Access to Transit	Employee Access to Transit This is now a big deal	Employee Access to Transit Impacts my business but not a big deal	Employee Access to Transit I'm interested, but not currently affected	Employee Access to Transit This does not affect me	Employee Access to Transit Unaware of this issue
Traffic Congestion	Traffic Congestion This is now a big deal	Traffic Congestion Impacts my business but not a big deal	Traffic Congestion I'm interested, but not currently affected	Traffic Congestion This does not affect me	Traffic Congestion Unaware of this issue
Road & Bridge Conditions	Road & Bridge Conditions This is now a big deal	Road & Bridge Conditions Impacts my business but not a big deal	Road & Bridge Conditions I'm interested, but not currently affected	Road & Bridge Conditions This does not affect me	Road & Bridge Conditions Unaware of this issue
Autonomous (self-driving) Vehicles	Autonomous (self-driving) Vehicles This is now a big deal	Autonomous (self-driving) Vehicles Impacts my business but not a big deal	Autonomous (self-driving) Vehicles I'm interested, but not currently affected	Autonomous (self-driving) Vehicles This does not affect me	Autonomous (self-driving) Vehicles Unaware of this issue
Bike/Pedestrian Infrastructure	Bike/Pedestrian Infrastructure This is now a big deal	Bike/Pedestrian Infrastructure Impacts my business but not a big deal	Bike/Pedestrian Infrastructure I'm interested, but not currently affected	Bike/Pedestrian Infrastructure This does not affect me	Bike/Pedestrian Infrastructure Unaware of this issue
MSP Airport Access	MSP Airport Access This is now a big deal	MSP Airport Access Impacts my business but not a big deal	MSP Airport Access I'm interested, but not currently affected	MSP Airport Access This does not affect me	MSP Airport Access Unaware of this issue
Parking Access	Parking Access This is now a big deal	Parking Access Impacts my business but not a big deal	Parking Access I'm interested, but not currently affected	Parking Access This does not affect me	Parking Access Unaware of this issue

Other transportation-related issues on your mind not listed above?

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* 2. Workforce & Talent
What is your assessment of the following issues to your business?

	This is now a big deal	Impacts my business but not a big deal	I'm interested, but not currently affected	This does not affect me	Unaware of this issue
Youth Skills Training	Youth Skills Training This is now a big deal	Youth Skills Training Impacts my business but not a big deal	Youth Skills Training I'm interested, but not currently affected	Youth Skills Training This does not affect me	Youth Skills Training Unaware of this issue
Immigration	Immigration This is now a big deal	Immigration Impacts my business but not a big deal	Immigration I'm interested, but not currently affected	Immigration This does not affect me	Immigration Unaware of this issue
Hiring Ex-offenders/Re-entry	Hiring Ex-offenders/Re-entry This is now a big deal	Hiring Ex-offenders/Re-entry Impacts my business but not a big deal	Hiring Ex-offenders/Re-entry I'm interested, but not currently affected	Hiring Ex-offenders/Re-entry This does not affect me	Hiring Ex-offenders/Re-entry Unaware of this issue
K-12 Education	K-12 Education This is now a big deal	K-12 Education Impacts my business but not a big deal	K-12 Education I'm interested, but not currently affected	K-12 Education This does not affect me	K-12 Education Unaware of this issue
Access to Higher Education - College/University Applicants	Access to Higher Education - College/University Applicants This is now a big deal	Access to Higher Education - College/University Applicants Impacts my business but not a big deal	Access to Higher Education - College/University Applicants I'm interested, but not currently affected	Access to Higher Education - College/University Applicants This does not affect me	Access to Higher Education - College/University Applicants Unaware of this issue
Lack of Applicants Overall	Lack of Applicants Overall This is now a big deal	Lack of Applicants Overall Impacts my business but not a big deal	Lack of Applicants Overall I'm interested, but not currently affected	Lack of Applicants Overall This does not affect me	Lack of Applicants Overall Unaware of this issue
Lack of Applicants with Specific Skills	Lack of Applicants with Specific Skills This is now a big deal	Lack of Applicants with Specific Skills Impacts my business but not a big deal	Lack of Applicants with Specific Skills I'm interested, but not currently affected	Lack of Applicants with Specific Skills This does not affect me	Lack of Applicants with Specific Skills Unaware of this issue
Equity and Inclusion	Equity and Inclusion This is now a big deal	Equity and Inclusion Impacts my business but not a big deal	Equity and Inclusion I'm interested, but not currently affected	Equity and Inclusion This does not affect me	Equity and Inclusion Unaware of this issue
Small Business Development	Small Business Development This is now a big deal	Small Business Development Impacts my business but not a big deal	Small Business Development I'm interested, but not currently affected	Small Business Development This does not affect me	Small Business Development Unaware of this issue
Minority, Women, & Veteran-owned Business Development	Minority, Women, & Veteran-owned Business Development This is now a big deal	Minority, Women, & Veteran-owned Business Development Impacts my business but not a big deal	Minority, Women, & Veteran-owned Business Development I'm interested, but not currently affected	Minority, Women, & Veteran-owned Business Development This does not affect me	Minority, Women, & Veteran-owned Business Development Unaware of this issue
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana	Legalizing Recreational Marijuana This is now a big deal	Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Impacts my business but not a big deal	Legalizing Recreational Marijuana I'm interested, but not currently affected	Legalizing Recreational Marijuana This does not affect me	Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Unaware of this issue
Minimum Wage	Minimum Wage This is now a big deal	Minimum Wage Impacts my business but not a big deal	Minimum Wage I'm interested, but not currently affected	Minimum Wage This does not affect me	Minimum Wage Unaware of this issue
Scheduling Mandates	Scheduling Mandates This is now a big deal	Scheduling Mandates Impacts my business but not a big deal	Scheduling Mandates I'm interested, but not currently affected	Scheduling Mandates This does not affect me	Scheduling Mandates Unaware of this issue
Earned Sick & Safe Time	Earned Sick & Safe Time This is now a big deal	Earned Sick & Safe Time Impacts my business but not a big deal	Earned Sick & Safe Time I'm interested, but not currently affected	Earned Sick & Safe Time This does not affect me	Earned Sick & Safe Time Unaware of this issue
Paid Family Leave	Paid Family Leave This is now a big deal	Paid Family Leave Impacts my business but not a big deal	Paid Family Leave I'm interested, but not currently affected	Paid Family Leave This does not affect me	Paid Family Leave Unaware of this issue
Childcare Availability	Childcare Availability This is now a big deal	Childcare Availability Impacts my business but not a big deal	Childcare Availability I'm interested, but not currently affected	Childcare Availability This does not affect me	Childcare Availability Unaware of this issue
Housing	Housing This is now a big deal	Housing Impacts my business but not a big deal	Housing I'm interested, but not currently affected	Housing This does not affect me	Housing Unaware of this issue

Other workforce-related issues on your mind not listed above?

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* 3. Business Climate
How do you think the following issues are impacting your business?

	This is now a big deal	Impacts my business but not a big deal	I'm interested, but not currently affected	This does not affect me	Unaware of this issue
Business Property Tax	Business Property Tax This is now a big deal	Business Property Tax Impacts my business but not a big deal	Business Property Tax I'm interested, but not currently affected	Business Property Tax This does not affect me	Business Property Tax Unaware of this issue
Gas Tax	Gas Tax This is now a big deal	Gas Tax Impacts my business but not a big deal	Gas Tax I'm interested, but not currently affected	Gas Tax This does not affect me	Gas Tax Unaware of this issue
Sales Tax	Sales Tax This is now a big deal	Sales Tax Impacts my business but not a big deal	Sales Tax I'm interested, but not currently affected	Sales Tax This does not affect me	Sales Tax Unaware of this issue
Broadband Access	Broadband Access This is now a big deal	Broadband Access Impacts my business but not a big deal	Broadband Access I'm interested, but not currently affected	Broadband Access This does not affect me	Broadband Access Unaware of this issue
Public Safety	Public Safety This is now a big deal	Public Safety Impacts my business but not a big deal	Public Safety I'm interested, but not currently affected	Public Safety This does not affect me	Public Safety Unaware of this issue
Local/State Labor Issues	Local/State Labor Issues This is now a big deal	Local/State Labor Issues Impacts my business but not a big deal	Local/State Labor Issues I'm interested, but not currently affected	Local/State Labor Issues This does not affect me	Local/State Labor Issues Unaware of this issue
Relationship with Government	Relationship with Government This is now a big deal	Relationship with Government Impacts my business but not a big deal	Relationship with Government I'm interested, but not currently affected	Relationship with Government This does not affect me	Relationship with Government Unaware of this issue
Cost of Providing Healthcare	Cost of Providing Healthcare This is now a big deal	Cost of Providing Healthcare Impacts my business but not a big deal	Cost of Providing Healthcare I'm interested, but not currently affected	Cost of Providing Healthcare This does not affect me	Cost of Providing Healthcare Unaware of this issue

Other business-related issues on your mind not listed above?

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* 4. How has DCR Chamber helped your business/organization in the past?

City level involvement

County level involvement

State level involvement

Federal Level involvement

Providing networking access or introductions to elected officials

I haven't needed help

DCR Chamber couldn't help me with my problem*

*What was the problem?

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* 5. If we only have one (1) priority for the 2022 legislative session, what should it be?

Thank you for taking time to provide your input to these important questions!

Public Policy Member Survey

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* 1. Transit, Transportation, & InfrastructureWhat is your assessment of the following issues in terms of how it impacts your business?

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* 2. Workforce & TalentWhat is your assessment of the following issues to your business?

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* 3. Business ClimateHow do you think the following issues are impacting your business?

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* 4. How has DCR Chamber helped your business/organization in the past?

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* 5. If we only have one (1) priority for the 2022 legislative session, what should it be?

* 1. Transit, Transportation, & Infrastructure
What is your assessment of the following issues in terms of how it impacts your business?

* 2. Workforce & Talent
What is your assessment of the following issues to your business?

* 3. Business Climate
How do you think the following issues are impacting your business?