Long Beach Budget Priority Survey
Fiscal Year 2020

INTRODUCTION
The City of Long Beach has an annual budget of approximately $2.8 billion. The only portion of the budget that is completely discretionary is the General Fund, which accounts for only 20 percent ($554 million) of the total budget. The General Fund provides much of the resources for critical City services, including police patrol, fire response, parks and recreation, library services, and streets and sidewalks.

Public input is an important and valued part of the budget preparation process. Accordingly, the following survey has been developed to help us understand what you believe should be the City’s General Fund priorities.

INSTRUCTIONS
The services listed below are representative of those that are funded in large part by the General Fund, and are not fully offset be fees or fines. Please rate the following services by how they make the City of Long Beach better for you.

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* Please check one box for each service.

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important	Not at All Important	No Opinion
Providing free or low-cost recreation programs for youth and teens	Providing free or low-cost recreation programs for youth and teens Very Important	Providing free or low-cost recreation programs for youth and teens Somewhat Important	Providing free or low-cost recreation programs for youth and teens Not Very Important	Providing free or low-cost recreation programs for youth and teens Not at All Important	Providing free or low-cost recreation programs for youth and teens No Opinion
Maintaining and repairing public buildings (community and senior centers, fire stations, libraries, etc.)	Maintaining and repairing public buildings (community and senior centers, fire stations, libraries, etc.) Very Important	Maintaining and repairing public buildings (community and senior centers, fire stations, libraries, etc.) Somewhat Important	Maintaining and repairing public buildings (community and senior centers, fire stations, libraries, etc.) Not Very Important	Maintaining and repairing public buildings (community and senior centers, fire stations, libraries, etc.) Not at All Important	Maintaining and repairing public buildings (community and senior centers, fire stations, libraries, etc.) No Opinion
Providing special events and programs for families	Providing special events and programs for families Very Important	Providing special events and programs for families Somewhat Important	Providing special events and programs for families Not Very Important	Providing special events and programs for families Not at All Important	Providing special events and programs for families No Opinion
Maintaining a low crime rate	Maintaining a low crime rate Very Important	Maintaining a low crime rate Somewhat Important	Maintaining a low crime rate Not Very Important	Maintaining a low crime rate Not at All Important	Maintaining a low crime rate No Opinion
Preparing the community for emergencies or disasters	Preparing the community for emergencies or disasters Very Important	Preparing the community for emergencies or disasters Somewhat Important	Preparing the community for emergencies or disasters Not Very Important	Preparing the community for emergencies or disasters Not at All Important	Preparing the community for emergencies or disasters No Opinion
Providing programs for seniors	Providing programs for seniors Very Important	Providing programs for seniors Somewhat Important	Providing programs for seniors Not Very Important	Providing programs for seniors Not at All Important	Providing programs for seniors No Opinion
Maintaining parks	Maintaining parks Very Important	Maintaining parks Somewhat Important	Maintaining parks Not Very Important	Maintaining parks Not at All Important	Maintaining parks No Opinion
Enforcing traffic laws to protect the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers	Enforcing traffic laws to protect the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers Very Important	Enforcing traffic laws to protect the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers Somewhat Important	Enforcing traffic laws to protect the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers Not Very Important	Enforcing traffic laws to protect the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers Not at All Important	Enforcing traffic laws to protect the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers No Opinion
Providing fire protection services	Providing fire protection services Very Important	Providing fire protection services Somewhat Important	Providing fire protection services Not Very Important	Providing fire protection services Not at All Important	Providing fire protection services No Opinion
Keeping the City attractive and eliminating blight	Keeping the City attractive and eliminating blight Very Important	Keeping the City attractive and eliminating blight Somewhat Important	Keeping the City attractive and eliminating blight Not Very Important	Keeping the City attractive and eliminating blight Not at All Important	Keeping the City attractive and eliminating blight No Opinion
Planning for the future of the city	Planning for the future of the city Very Important	Planning for the future of the city Somewhat Important	Planning for the future of the city Not Very Important	Planning for the future of the city Not at All Important	Planning for the future of the city No Opinion
Maintaining and repairing streets (fixing potholes, etc.)	Maintaining and repairing streets (fixing potholes, etc.) Very Important	Maintaining and repairing streets (fixing potholes, etc.) Somewhat Important	Maintaining and repairing streets (fixing potholes, etc.) Not Very Important	Maintaining and repairing streets (fixing potholes, etc.) Not at All Important	Maintaining and repairing streets (fixing potholes, etc.) No Opinion
Creating new parks and open space	Creating new parks and open space Very Important	Creating new parks and open space Somewhat Important	Creating new parks and open space Not Very Important	Creating new parks and open space Not at All Important	Creating new parks and open space No Opinion
Providing business assistance and supporting economic development	Providing business assistance and supporting economic development Very Important	Providing business assistance and supporting economic development Somewhat Important	Providing business assistance and supporting economic development Not Very Important	Providing business assistance and supporting economic development Not at All Important	Providing business assistance and supporting economic development No Opinion
Providing access to libraries (hours of operation)	Providing access to libraries (hours of operation) Very Important	Providing access to libraries (hours of operation) Somewhat Important	Providing access to libraries (hours of operation) Not Very Important	Providing access to libraries (hours of operation) Not at All Important	Providing access to libraries (hours of operation) No Opinion
Paying down the City’s unfunded liabilities (pensions, heath care, etc.)	Paying down the City’s unfunded liabilities (pensions, heath care, etc.) Very Important	Paying down the City’s unfunded liabilities (pensions, heath care, etc.) Somewhat Important	Paying down the City’s unfunded liabilities (pensions, heath care, etc.) Not Very Important	Paying down the City’s unfunded liabilities (pensions, heath care, etc.) Not at All Important	Paying down the City’s unfunded liabilities (pensions, heath care, etc.) No Opinion
Maintaining and repairing sidewalks	Maintaining and repairing sidewalks Very Important	Maintaining and repairing sidewalks Somewhat Important	Maintaining and repairing sidewalks Not Very Important	Maintaining and repairing sidewalks Not at All Important	Maintaining and repairing sidewalks No Opinion
Reducing ocean pollution by improving storm drains	Reducing ocean pollution by improving storm drains Very Important	Reducing ocean pollution by improving storm drains Somewhat Important	Reducing ocean pollution by improving storm drains Not Very Important	Reducing ocean pollution by improving storm drains Not at All Important	Reducing ocean pollution by improving storm drains No Opinion
Providing library books, media, access to technology, programs and services (reading, homework help, etc.)	Providing library books, media, access to technology, programs and services (reading, homework help, etc.) Very Important	Providing library books, media, access to technology, programs and services (reading, homework help, etc.) Somewhat Important	Providing library books, media, access to technology, programs and services (reading, homework help, etc.) Not Very Important	Providing library books, media, access to technology, programs and services (reading, homework help, etc.) Not at All Important	Providing library books, media, access to technology, programs and services (reading, homework help, etc.) No Opinion
Providing animal care/animal control services	Providing animal care/animal control services Very Important	Providing animal care/animal control services Somewhat Important	Providing animal care/animal control services Not Very Important	Providing animal care/animal control services Not at All Important	Providing animal care/animal control services No Opinion
Providing code enforcement services (citing blighted buildings, etc.)	Providing code enforcement services (citing blighted buildings, etc.) Very Important	Providing code enforcement services (citing blighted buildings, etc.) Somewhat Important	Providing code enforcement services (citing blighted buildings, etc.) Not Very Important	Providing code enforcement services (citing blighted buildings, etc.) Not at All Important	Providing code enforcement services (citing blighted buildings, etc.) No Opinion
Providing prompt graffiti removal services	Providing prompt graffiti removal services Very Important	Providing prompt graffiti removal services Somewhat Important	Providing prompt graffiti removal services Not Very Important	Providing prompt graffiti removal services Not at All Important	Providing prompt graffiti removal services No Opinion
Providing specialized Police units (property crimes, directed enforcement, etc.)	Providing specialized Police units (property crimes, directed enforcement, etc.) Very Important	Providing specialized Police units (property crimes, directed enforcement, etc.) Somewhat Important	Providing specialized Police units (property crimes, directed enforcement, etc.) Not Very Important	Providing specialized Police units (property crimes, directed enforcement, etc.) Not at All Important	Providing specialized Police units (property crimes, directed enforcement, etc.) No Opinion
Providing arts and cultural programs	Providing arts and cultural programs Very Important	Providing arts and cultural programs Somewhat Important	Providing arts and cultural programs Not Very Important	Providing arts and cultural programs Not at All Important	Providing arts and cultural programs No Opinion
Providing public access to the internet	Providing public access to the internet Very Important	Providing public access to the internet Somewhat Important	Providing public access to the internet Not Very Important	Providing public access to the internet Not at All Important	Providing public access to the internet No Opinion
Maintaining a strong budget reserve	Maintaining a strong budget reserve Very Important	Maintaining a strong budget reserve Somewhat Important	Maintaining a strong budget reserve Not Very Important	Maintaining a strong budget reserve Not at All Important	Maintaining a strong budget reserve No Opinion
Trimming trees on residential streets	Trimming trees on residential streets Very Important	Trimming trees on residential streets Somewhat Important	Trimming trees on residential streets Not Very Important	Trimming trees on residential streets Not at All Important	Trimming trees on residential streets No Opinion
Providing environmental sustainability programs	Providing environmental sustainability programs Very Important	Providing environmental sustainability programs Somewhat Important	Providing environmental sustainability programs Not Very Important	Providing environmental sustainability programs Not at All Important	Providing environmental sustainability programs No Opinion
Providing nuisance abatement programs (loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, etc.)	Providing nuisance abatement programs (loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, etc.) Very Important	Providing nuisance abatement programs (loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, etc.) Somewhat Important	Providing nuisance abatement programs (loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, etc.) Not Very Important	Providing nuisance abatement programs (loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, etc.) Not at All Important	Providing nuisance abatement programs (loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, etc.) No Opinion
Providing translating services (Language Access)	Providing translating services (Language Access) Very Important	Providing translating services (Language Access) Somewhat Important	Providing translating services (Language Access) Not Very Important	Providing translating services (Language Access) Not at All Important	Providing translating services (Language Access) No Opinion
Providing neighborhood police patrols	Providing neighborhood police patrols Very Important	Providing neighborhood police patrols Somewhat Important	Providing neighborhood police patrols Not Very Important	Providing neighborhood police patrols Not at All Important	Providing neighborhood police patrols No Opinion
Providing services and identifying solutions that address homelessness	Providing services and identifying solutions that address homelessness Very Important	Providing services and identifying solutions that address homelessness Somewhat Important	Providing services and identifying solutions that address homelessness Not Very Important	Providing services and identifying solutions that address homelessness Not at All Important	Providing services and identifying solutions that address homelessness No Opinion
Providing emergency medical services (paramedics, EMS)	Providing emergency medical services (paramedics, EMS) Very Important	Providing emergency medical services (paramedics, EMS) Somewhat Important	Providing emergency medical services (paramedics, EMS) Not Very Important	Providing emergency medical services (paramedics, EMS) Not at All Important	Providing emergency medical services (paramedics, EMS) No Opinion
Prosecuting all adult misdemeanor crimes committed in the City	Prosecuting all adult misdemeanor crimes committed in the City Very Important	Prosecuting all adult misdemeanor crimes committed in the City Somewhat Important	Prosecuting all adult misdemeanor crimes committed in the City Not Very Important	Prosecuting all adult misdemeanor crimes committed in the City Not at All Important	Prosecuting all adult misdemeanor crimes committed in the City No Opinion
Providing affordable housing	Providing affordable housing Very Important	Providing affordable housing Somewhat Important	Providing affordable housing Not Very Important	Providing affordable housing Not at All Important	Providing affordable housing No Opinion
Collecting illegally dumped items	Collecting illegally dumped items Very Important	Collecting illegally dumped items Somewhat Important	Collecting illegally dumped items Not Very Important	Collecting illegally dumped items Not at All Important	Collecting illegally dumped items No Opinion

Please tell us a little bit about yourself:

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* What zip code do you live in?

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* What Council District do you live?

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* What is your age?

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* How many people are in your household?

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* Please use the following space to provide any comments you might have regarding any of the survey items, or things the survey did not cover.