MVCC Election Stakeholder Survey 2010

MVCC 2010 ELECTION STAKEHOLDER SURVEY RESULTS
Sunday, April 11th 2010

319 Ballot Cards were filled out.  All cards were counted successfully by Scrantron.

The City of L.A. is in a financial crisis, and is looking for ways to reduce its budget deficit. To assist in this process police and fire department budgets should be:
 (20) increased
 (192) maintained at current levels
 (58) reduced slightly
 (33) reduced equally to other departments.

In response to concerns about noise and air pollution, Santa Monica Airport should:
 (38) be closed down
 (183) more greatly restrict the size of aircraft using it
 (21) do more studies of the impacts at this time
 (23) be left alone; no action is needed now
 (38) be supported by the community, as the Airport provides important
services and functions for everyone.

To best control, or reduce traffic and speeders on our neighborhood streets, we need:
 (49) more speed humps
 (37) more stop signs
 (16) more cameras
 (29) more police
 (55) all of the preceding
 (57) both (10) and (11)
 (63) none of these

The volunteer Mar Vista Community Council could better represent and improve our community if it:
 (97) received more city money
 (157) were allowed to raise donations
 (24) operated without money.

The Mar Vista Farmers Market could be most improved if it:
 (58) had regular arts & craft vendors
 (100) had more fruit & vegetable vendors
 (17) had more prepared food vendors
 (91) had more parking
 (3) closed down.

The pool at Mar Vista Park should be:
 (126) heated & upgraded for usage more of the year
 (8) closed down and the land put to better use
 (148) left as a summer facility.

Should there be restricted height limits on new buildings along major highways in Mar Vista?
 (191) yes
 (27) no
 (56) it depends on which highways
 (10) I don¹t care.

Digital billboards should:
 (167) be banned citywide
 (104) be allowed to stay near business districts only but taxed more
 (10) not be regulated at all
 (6) be increased. I like the information they provide.

Mar Vista has a goal of achieving 100% clean electricity by 2018.  Please tell us if you:
 (93) don¹t know about the Green Power program at LADWP
 (29) have signed up for Green Power with the LADWP
 (52) are going to sign up for Green Power with the LADWP
 (34) do not intend to sign up for Green Power with the LADWP
 (12) have solar panels installed already
 (33) are going to lease or buy solar panels
 (24) have no interest in this

To ensure better traffic flow, we need:
 (61) better planning
 (2) to widen/alter streets
 (64) mass transit
 (81) all of these
 (8) none of these
 (83) a ban on any development that increases population density in the Mar
Vista area.

Developers should be required to:
 (87) adhere to current  city regulations regarding parking spaces
 (156) provide more parking spaces than currently required to keep cars off
of nearby residential streets
 (18) create less parking spaces in order to force people to use their cars
less and use mass transit instead
 (17) I don't know
 (2) I don't care

The Exposition Light Rail Line will have a station at Sepulveda/Exposition, which should be:
 (57) at street level with Sepulveda widened
 (146) elevated with a rail bridge, and no Sepulveda widening
 (62) I don't know
 (10) I don't care

The increase in utility rates for L.A. to pursue cleaner/alternative energy infrastructure is:
 (119) a necessary sacrifice for the environment
 (142) too much too soon in this economic downturn
 (19) I don't know
 (5) I don't care

Should the City do anything about people going through the blue, recycling bins?
 (82) yes, it is a crime and may lead to identify theft
 (81) no, these people need the income
 (53) yes, pick up the blue bins first
 (65) no, I will just put my blue bin out on the day of trash pickup.

Was this survey one of the reasons you came out to vote in today's election?
 (208) yes, it is important to continue
 (35) no, it's a waste of time