[City of Santa Barbara] Essential SB Survey

Essential SB Survey

The City of Santa Barbara is conducting community outreach around its City Budget and resident priorities. Our City, like most California cities, is facing rising demands for services and must make informed choices about what to prioritize and the City would like to hear from as many residents as possible about their most important issues. Read more about Essential SB.

Please rate the importance of the following city services: High Priority, Medium Priority, Low Priority
(It's okay to give the same rating to multiple items)

Survey Matrix
	High Priority	Medium Priority	Low Priority
1. Maintaining library services for youths and other residents.	1. Maintaining library services for youths and other residents./High Priority	1. Maintaining library services for youths and other residents./Medium Priority	1. Maintaining library services for youths and other residents./Low Priority
2. Keeping Public Areas safe and clean	2. Keeping Public Areas safe and clean/High Priority	2. Keeping Public Areas safe and clean/Medium Priority	2. Keeping Public Areas safe and clean/Low Priority
3. Maintaining 911 emergency response services	3. Maintaining 911 emergency response services/High Priority	3. Maintaining 911 emergency response services/Medium Priority	3. Maintaining 911 emergency response services/Low Priority
4. Preventing thefts and property crimes	4. Preventing thefts and property crimes/High Priority	4. Preventing thefts and property crimes/Medium Priority	4. Preventing thefts and property crimes/Low Priority
5. Retaining and attracting local businesses and jobs	5. Retaining and attracting local businesses and jobs/High Priority	5. Retaining and attracting local businesses and jobs/Medium Priority	5. Retaining and attracting local businesses and jobs/Low Priority
6. Improving Housing Affordability	6. Improving Housing Affordability/High Priority	6. Improving Housing Affordability/Medium Priority	6. Improving Housing Affordability/Low Priority
7. Protecting neighborhoods from hillside fires	7. Protecting neighborhoods from hillside fires/High Priority	7. Protecting neighborhoods from hillside fires/Medium Priority	7. Protecting neighborhoods from hillside fires/Low Priority
8. Addressing homelessness	8. Addressing homelessness/High Priority	8. Addressing homelessness/Medium Priority	8. Addressing homelessness/Low Priority
9. Maintaining programs for local seniors and youth	9. Maintaining programs for local seniors and youth/High Priority	9. Maintaining programs for local seniors and youth/Medium Priority	9. Maintaining programs for local seniors and youth/Low Priority
10. Protecting local drinking water and maintaining a reliable supply of safe, clean drinking water	10. Protecting local drinking water and maintaining a reliable supply of safe, clean drinking water/High Priority	10. Protecting local drinking water and maintaining a reliable supply of safe, clean drinking water/Medium Priority	10. Protecting local drinking water and maintaining a reliable supply of safe, clean drinking water/Low Priority

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