TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Nadine Nader, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Community Survey Findings (Assistant City Manager Nader).
RECEIVE REPORT
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Accept the presentation on the 2015 Community Survey results, presented by FM3.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications for this item.
BACKGROUND:
The idea of having a Community Survey was first introduced at the November 5, 2014, City Council meeting as part of the quarterly budget update. At the January 6, 2015, City Council meeting, more detailed information regarding the Community Survey was presented by City officials. In years past, the City would perform biennial resident satisfaction surveys. It was noted that the City had not performed such a survey since late 2006.
Through a competitive RFP process, a subcommittee of the Council with assistance from staff, selected the firm of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) to conduct the community survey. From February 6th through the 11th, 2015, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) conducted a statistically sound survey among 400 registered voters in the City of Manhattan Beach.
DISCUSSION:
The survey was conducted on both landlines and cellular phones, and was based upon voter registration information. The sample size of 400 is typical for surveys in a city of this population. The length of the survey was determined by the design of the final questionnaire, and lasted approximately 20 minutes. The survey was designed to have a margin of error of +/- 5% at a 95% confidence interval.
This report serves as a transmittal memo for the attached high-level summary. The survey questionnaire is also attached as a reference. An in-depth presentation by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates will be provided at t...
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