Community Survey 2000 - Comprehensive
Summary
This year’s
annual citizen survey resulted in 673 responses. It included ratings on
the City’s appearance, government and services; neighborhood, traffic
and safety issues; and City Council meetings on cable TV.
Trends
City Appearance
The following items have comparison data with
the past few years:
City Park Maintenance; Street Cleanliness; Street Conditions; and City
Medians, Greenbelts and Street Trees. The next figure displays the trends
for these items in terms of the percentage of "average or
better" ratings.
There was a decline in the past two years for Street
Conditions. City Beach Maintenance, a new addition, received 95%
"average or better" ratings;
Overall City Cleanliness received the same (96%).
City Government
Only one item in this area had been
asked before: ratings of Code/Zoning Regulation Enforcement. It showed
little change from 1997 (85% "average or better"), to 1998
(86%), and 2000 (84%). The new items in this area are shown below with
percent "average or better" ratings:
Among the highest on the survey are Efforts to Preserve Parks/Open
Space and Historic Resources and the City Focus newsletter. In general,
Keeping You Informed about City Services, Events and Issues did well. Less
favorable were Opportunities to Participate in the City Decision-Making
Process and Considers/Listens to Citizen Comments/Input.
Survey prepared by: Lighthouse
Research, 1141 Lighthouse
Ave.
# 135, Pacific Grove, CA 93950; 831.649.8336. |
