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Councilmember Dunsworth asked if the Council should lead with a question whether or not the respondent supports ADUs. Mr. Matzke stated he could move this question to the top of the survey. Councilmember Abdulle suggested other mainstream language be used to define an ADU and that the word "accessory"not be used. Mr. Matzke indicated he would look into amending this definition. Councilmember Abdulle recommended the City allow individuals 17 years and older to complete the survey. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas suggested the City's goals for the ADU Ordinance be included in a short paragraph above the survey for education purposes. Councilmember Dunsworth recommended this language be very neutral. Councilmember Abdulle supported the demographic information on the survey being optional for the respondents. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas indicated she would like this information to be required in order to better track the demographics of the respondents. Councilmember Dunsworth stated she would defer to the experts drafting the survey. Mr. Matzke indicated a second survey would be completed closer to the end of the engagement period to gather additional information from the public. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas recommended the questions be phrased in such a manner that they do not just apply to homeowners, but that they were accessible to renters as well. Councilmember Allen questioned what the timeline was for the survey. Mr. Matzke reported the survey would be distributed online for three or four weeks from mid-March through mid-April. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas asked if the City should wait until May to do the survey in order to see what actions are taken by the State legislature. Massopust explained the State legislature has had bills before them in previous years that they have not taken action on and this may occur again in 2024. He stated staff supported the Council moving forward with the ADU survey and ordinance. Councilmember Allen indicated the City received grant funding to assist with the ADU ordinance and for this reason, he supported the survey moving forward. Mr. Matzke explained he would be attending the community lunch on April 10 to educate the public on the ADU topic. He stated Yard Homes was interested in providing the City Council with a tour and this could occur on April 10 at 5:00 p.m. He indicated another community engagement option would be an open house at the Community Center. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas suggested a community engagement event be held at the April 10 farmers market. Gozola stated staff could be present at this event in order to gain feedback from the public. Mr. Matzke commented on the review process and highlighted the manners in which he would be engaging with the public. He stated the information gathered would be used to assist in drafting an ADU ordinance. It was his hope the Council would have an ADU ordinance completed by July.