2019-21 Community Priorities Survey

What are the most important priorities for the City in 2019-21?

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461 registered responses

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	Response Percent	Response Count
I live in the City of San Luis Obispo.	85.2%	391
I work in the City of San Luis Obispo.	45.3%	208
I play (recreate, shop, eat, etc.) in the City of San Luis Obispo.	66.0%	303
Other	11.1%	51

Should the current Major City Goals & Other Important Objective continue, or should the City Council consider other priorities during the next two years? (Please choose 5 priorities)

	Response Percent	Response Count
Current Major City Goal: Housing (Facilitate increased production of all housing types designed to be economically accessible to the area workforce and low and very low-income residents)	47.2%	217
Current Major City Goal: Multi-Modal Transportation (Prioritize implementation of the Bicycle Master Plan, pedestrian safety, and the Short-Range Transit Plan)	48.0%	221
Current Major City Goal: Climate Action (Implement the Climate Action Plan, carbon neutral by 2035 target, and complete a Green House Gas emissions update)	44.1%	203
Current Major City Goal: Fiscal Sustainability & Responsibility (Continue implementing the Fiscal Health Response Plan in addition to focusing on economic development and infrastructure financing)	50.4%	232
Current Other Important Objective: Downtown Vitality (Continue to improve safety, infrastructure investment, and maintenance in the Downtown)	31.5%	145
Neighborhood Wellness	21.3%	98
Open Space Preservation	41.7%	192
Traffic Reduction	19.8%	91
Addressing Homelessness	37.4%	172
Growth Management	21.1%	97
Infrastructure Maintenance (such as roads, sidewalks, and bike paths)	37.0%	170
Public Safety	11.5%	53
Water Management	17.6%	81
Economic Development	8.9%	41
Other	26.5%	122
Other	7.8%	36
Other	2.6%	12
Other	0.9%	4
Other	0.2%	1

Given the current fiscal constraints, new projects or services will require prioritization and potential trade-offs unless they can generate offsetting revenue. How might the City adjust current projects or services to accomplish any new priorities?

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January 16, 2019, 10:53 AM

Which statement best describes you? Click all that apply.
- I live in the City of San Luis Obispo.
- I play (recreate, shop, eat, etc.) in the City of San Luis Obispo.
- I work in the City of San Luis Obispo.
Should the current Major City Goals & Other Important Objective continue, or should the City Council consider other priorities during the next two years? (Please choose 5 priorities)
- Current Major City Goal: Fiscal Sustainability & Responsibility (Continue implementing the Fiscal Health Response Plan in addition to focusing on economic development and infrastructure financing)
- Neighborhood Wellness
- Open Space Preservation
- Infrastructure Maintenance (such as roads, sidewalks, and bike paths)
- Water Management
Given the current fiscal constraints, new projects or services will require prioritization and potential trade-offs unless they can generate offsetting revenue. How might the City adjust current projects or services to accomplish any new priorities?

Make developers pay for parking by providing an adequate number of spaces in their builds. Barring that, charge developers so they subsidize the parking district that will then be created (for example, 22 Chorro St.).

Spend city money where it will benefit the majority of people rather than focusing on special interest groups.

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I live in the City of San Luis Obispo.

I work in the City of San Luis Obispo.

I play (recreate, shop, eat, etc.) in the City of San Luis Obispo.

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Should the current Major City Goals & Other Important Objective continue, or should the City Council consider other priorities during the next two years? (Please choose 5 priorities)

Given the current fiscal constraints, new projects or services will require prioritization and potential trade-offs unless they can generate offsetting revenue. How might the City adjust current projects or services to accomplish any new priorities?

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He is greedy.	He is making plenty of money.
It is merely a power play on her part.	She will announce her candidacy soon.

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461 registered responses

Which statement best describes you? Click all that apply.

Should the current Major City Goals & Other Important Objective continue, or should the City Council consider other priorities during the next two years? (Please choose 5 priorities)

Given the current fiscal constraints, new projects or services will require prioritization and potential trade-offs unless they can generate offsetting revenue. How might the City adjust current projects or services to accomplish any new priorities?

Which statement best describes you? Click all that apply.

Should the current Major City Goals & Other Important Objective continue, or should the City Council consider other priorities during the next two years? (Please choose 5 priorities)

Given the current fiscal constraints, new projects or services will require prioritization and potential trade-offs unless they can generate offsetting revenue. How might the City adjust current projects or services to accomplish any new priorities?

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Which statement best describes you? Click all that apply.

Should the current Major City Goals & Other Important Objective continue, or should the City Council consider other priorities during the next two years? (Please choose 5 priorities)

Given the current fiscal constraints, new projects or services will require prioritization and potential trade-offs unless they can generate offsetting revenue. How might the City adjust current projects or services to accomplish any new priorities?