Long Beach Budget Priority Survey
Fiscal Year 2022

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 ($560 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 budget priorities.

INSTRUCTIONS
For each of the services, programs, and actions listed below, please tell us how important it is to you personally: extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not too important.

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* Please check one box for each service.

	Extremely Important	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Too Important	No Opinion
Providing police patrol and response	Providing police patrol and response Extremely Important	Providing police patrol and response Very Important	Providing police patrol and response Somewhat Important	Providing police patrol and response Not Too Important	Providing police patrol and response No Opinion
Responding to mental health and domestic violence issues	Responding to mental health and domestic violence issues Extremely Important	Responding to mental health and domestic violence issues Very Important	Responding to mental health and domestic violence issues Somewhat Important	Responding to mental health and domestic violence issues Not Too Important	Responding to mental health and domestic violence issues No Opinion
Providing programs to retain, expand, and attract businesses to Long Beach	Providing programs to retain, expand, and attract businesses to Long Beach Extremely Important	Providing programs to retain, expand, and attract businesses to Long Beach Very Important	Providing programs to retain, expand, and attract businesses to Long Beach Somewhat Important	Providing programs to retain, expand, and attract businesses to Long Beach Not Too Important	Providing programs to retain, expand, and attract businesses to Long Beach No Opinion
Providing services and programs for seniors	Providing services and programs for seniors Extremely Important	Providing services and programs for seniors Very Important	Providing services and programs for seniors Somewhat Important	Providing services and programs for seniors Not Too Important	Providing services and programs for seniors No Opinion
Providing legal advice and support for renters	Providing legal advice and support for renters Extremely Important	Providing legal advice and support for renters Very Important	Providing legal advice and support for renters Somewhat Important	Providing legal advice and support for renters Not Too Important	Providing legal advice and support for renters No Opinion
Taking actions across City departments to address systemic racism and reduce inequities in access to services	Taking actions across City departments to address systemic racism and reduce inequities in access to services Extremely Important	Taking actions across City departments to address systemic racism and reduce inequities in access to services Very Important	Taking actions across City departments to address systemic racism and reduce inequities in access to services Somewhat Important	Taking actions across City departments to address systemic racism and reduce inequities in access to services Not Too Important	Taking actions across City departments to address systemic racism and reduce inequities in access to services No Opinion
Providing health services to disadvantaged pregnant women, children, and families	Providing health services to disadvantaged pregnant women, children, and families Extremely Important	Providing health services to disadvantaged pregnant women, children, and families Very Important	Providing health services to disadvantaged pregnant women, children, and families Somewhat Important	Providing health services to disadvantaged pregnant women, children, and families Not Too Important	Providing health services to disadvantaged pregnant women, children, and families No Opinion
Maintaining natural gas and water systems in good physical condition	Maintaining natural gas and water systems in good physical condition Extremely Important	Maintaining natural gas and water systems in good physical condition Very Important	Maintaining natural gas and water systems in good physical condition Somewhat Important	Maintaining natural gas and water systems in good physical condition Not Too Important	Maintaining natural gas and water systems in good physical condition No Opinion
Rescuing animals and connecting them with new families	Rescuing animals and connecting them with new families Extremely Important	Rescuing animals and connecting them with new families Very Important	Rescuing animals and connecting them with new families Somewhat Important	Rescuing animals and connecting them with new families Not Too Important	Rescuing animals and connecting them with new families No Opinion
Maintaining public parks in good physical condition	Maintaining public parks in good physical condition Extremely Important	Maintaining public parks in good physical condition Very Important	Maintaining public parks in good physical condition Somewhat Important	Maintaining public parks in good physical condition Not Too Important	Maintaining public parks in good physical condition No Opinion
Providing access to libraries and library programs	Providing access to libraries and library programs Extremely Important	Providing access to libraries and library programs Very Important	Providing access to libraries and library programs Somewhat Important	Providing access to libraries and library programs Not Too Important	Providing access to libraries and library programs No Opinion
Investing in disease control and prevention programs	Investing in disease control and prevention programs Extremely Important	Investing in disease control and prevention programs Very Important	Investing in disease control and prevention programs Somewhat Important	Investing in disease control and prevention programs Not Too Important	Investing in disease control and prevention programs No Opinion
Retaining and attracting small businesses and supporting tourism and the Convention Center	Retaining and attracting small businesses and supporting tourism and the Convention Center Extremely Important	Retaining and attracting small businesses and supporting tourism and the Convention Center Very Important	Retaining and attracting small businesses and supporting tourism and the Convention Center Somewhat Important	Retaining and attracting small businesses and supporting tourism and the Convention Center Not Too Important	Retaining and attracting small businesses and supporting tourism and the Convention Center No Opinion
Maintaining bridges and alleys	Maintaining bridges and alleys Extremely Important	Maintaining bridges and alleys Very Important	Maintaining bridges and alleys Somewhat Important	Maintaining bridges and alleys Not Too Important	Maintaining bridges and alleys No Opinion
Providing fire protection services	Providing fire protection services Extremely Important	Providing fire protection services Very Important	Providing fire protection services Somewhat Important	Providing fire protection services Not Too Important	Providing fire protection services No Opinion
Maintaining police units focused on reducing gangs, drugs, and violence	Maintaining police units focused on reducing gangs, drugs, and violence Extremely Important	Maintaining police units focused on reducing gangs, drugs, and violence Very Important	Maintaining police units focused on reducing gangs, drugs, and violence Somewhat Important	Maintaining police units focused on reducing gangs, drugs, and violence Not Too Important	Maintaining police units focused on reducing gangs, drugs, and violence No Opinion
Providing affordable housing	Providing affordable housing Extremely Important	Providing affordable housing Very Important	Providing affordable housing Somewhat Important	Providing affordable housing Not Too Important	Providing affordable housing No Opinion
Enforcing zoning and building regulations	Enforcing zoning and building regulations Extremely Important	Enforcing zoning and building regulations Very Important	Enforcing zoning and building regulations Somewhat Important	Enforcing zoning and building regulations Not Too Important	Enforcing zoning and building regulations No Opinion
Providing nuisance abatement programs to address loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, and illegally dumped items	Providing nuisance abatement programs to address loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, and illegally dumped items Extremely Important	Providing nuisance abatement programs to address loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, and illegally dumped items Very Important	Providing nuisance abatement programs to address loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, and illegally dumped items Somewhat Important	Providing nuisance abatement programs to address loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, and illegally dumped items Not Too Important	Providing nuisance abatement programs to address loitering, illegal drug activity, excessive noise, and illegally dumped items No Opinion
Providing after-school activities and programs for young people	Providing after-school activities and programs for young people Extremely Important	Providing after-school activities and programs for young people Very Important	Providing after-school activities and programs for young people Somewhat Important	Providing after-school activities and programs for young people Not Too Important	Providing after-school activities and programs for young people No Opinion
Making City documents and live meetings available in multiple languages	Making City documents and live meetings available in multiple languages Extremely Important	Making City documents and live meetings available in multiple languages Very Important	Making City documents and live meetings available in multiple languages Somewhat Important	Making City documents and live meetings available in multiple languages Not Too Important	Making City documents and live meetings available in multiple languages 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 Extremely Important	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 Too Important	Enforcing traffic laws to protect the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers No Opinion
Maintaining City’s buildings in good physical condition	Maintaining City’s buildings in good physical condition Extremely Important	Maintaining City’s buildings in good physical condition Very Important	Maintaining City’s buildings in good physical condition Somewhat Important	Maintaining City’s buildings in good physical condition Not Too Important	Maintaining City’s buildings in good physical condition No Opinion
Providing recreational opportunities and programs	Providing recreational opportunities and programs Extremely Important	Providing recreational opportunities and programs Very Important	Providing recreational opportunities and programs Somewhat Important	Providing recreational opportunities and programs Not Too Important	Providing recreational opportunities and programs No Opinion
Keeping the City attractive and removing blight	Keeping the City attractive and removing blight Extremely Important	Keeping the City attractive and removing blight Very Important	Keeping the City attractive and removing blight Somewhat Important	Keeping the City attractive and removing blight Not Too Important	Keeping the City attractive and removing blight No Opinion
Improving City technology to prevent hacking and cyberattacks that could disrupt city services	Improving City technology to prevent hacking and cyberattacks that could disrupt city services Extremely Important	Improving City technology to prevent hacking and cyberattacks that could disrupt city services Very Important	Improving City technology to prevent hacking and cyberattacks that could disrupt city services Somewhat Important	Improving City technology to prevent hacking and cyberattacks that could disrupt city services Not Too Important	Improving City technology to prevent hacking and cyberattacks that could disrupt city services No Opinion
Preparing for earthquakes, wildfires and other natural disasters and major emergencies	Preparing for earthquakes, wildfires and other natural disasters and major emergencies Extremely Important	Preparing for earthquakes, wildfires and other natural disasters and major emergencies Very Important	Preparing for earthquakes, wildfires and other natural disasters and major emergencies Somewhat Important	Preparing for earthquakes, wildfires and other natural disasters and major emergencies Not Too Important	Preparing for earthquakes, wildfires and other natural disasters and major emergencies No Opinion
Providing ambulance services	Providing ambulance services Extremely Important	Providing ambulance services Very Important	Providing ambulance services Somewhat Important	Providing ambulance services Not Too Important	Providing ambulance services No Opinion
Maintaining police work focused on property crimes	Maintaining police work focused on property crimes Extremely Important	Maintaining police work focused on property crimes Very Important	Maintaining police work focused on property crimes Somewhat Important	Maintaining police work focused on property crimes Not Too Important	Maintaining police work focused on property crimes No Opinion
Keeping streets in good repair	Keeping streets in good repair Extremely Important	Keeping streets in good repair Very Important	Keeping streets in good repair Somewhat Important	Keeping streets in good repair Not Too Important	Keeping streets in good repair No Opinion
Providing services that address homelessness	Providing services that address homelessness Extremely Important	Providing services that address homelessness Very Important	Providing services that address homelessness Somewhat Important	Providing services that address homelessness Not Too Important	Providing services that address homelessness No Opinion
Maintaining wastewater and flood prevention systems	Maintaining wastewater and flood prevention systems Extremely Important	Maintaining wastewater and flood prevention systems Very Important	Maintaining wastewater and flood prevention systems Somewhat Important	Maintaining wastewater and flood prevention systems Not Too Important	Maintaining wastewater and flood prevention systems No Opinion
Providing public access to the Internet	Providing public access to the Internet Extremely Important	Providing public access to the Internet Very Important	Providing public access to the Internet Somewhat Important	Providing public access to the Internet Not Too Important	Providing public access to the Internet No Opinion
Supporting job-training and job-placement programs	Supporting job-training and job-placement programs Extremely Important	Supporting job-training and job-placement programs Very Important	Supporting job-training and job-placement programs Somewhat Important	Supporting job-training and job-placement programs Not Too Important	Supporting job-training and job-placement programs No Opinion
Improving local air and water pollution	Improving local air and water pollution Extremely Important	Improving local air and water pollution Very Important	Improving local air and water pollution Somewhat Important	Improving local air and water pollution Not Too Important	Improving local air and water pollution No Opinion
Keeping sidewalks in good repair	Keeping sidewalks in good repair Extremely Important	Keeping sidewalks in good repair Very Important	Keeping sidewalks in good repair Somewhat Important	Keeping sidewalks in good repair Not Too Important	Keeping sidewalks in good repair No Opinion
Providing cultural and arts opportunities	Providing cultural and arts opportunities Extremely Important	Providing cultural and arts opportunities Very Important	Providing cultural and arts opportunities Somewhat Important	Providing cultural and arts opportunities Not Too Important	Providing cultural and arts opportunities No Opinion
Building new parks in areas where there are few of them	Building new parks in areas where there are few of them Extremely Important	Building new parks in areas where there are few of them Very Important	Building new parks in areas where there are few of them Somewhat Important	Building new parks in areas where there are few of them Not Too Important	Building new parks in areas where there are few of them No Opinion
Providing graffiti removal	Providing graffiti removal Extremely Important	Providing graffiti removal Very Important	Providing graffiti removal Somewhat Important	Providing graffiti removal Not Too Important	Providing graffiti removal 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.