1. Fall Community Survey Summary Conducted for the City of Port Hueneme
Presented By
Timothy McLarney Ph.D. 1

2. Purpose of Study Determine issues of greatest importance to residents
Measure satisfaction with City’s performance in providing services
Determine the interest, if any, in a local funding measure to maintain city services and projects
Gather information needed to further engage the community 2

3. Methodology of Study Conducted September 16th to September 24th, 2017
Sample: 450 voters likely to participate in November 2018 election, with likely June 2018 subset
Mixed-Method approach
Recruited via phone and
Data collection via phone and online
16 minute average interview length
English & Spanish versions
Overall margin of error is ± 4.4% 3

4. Quality of life
Seventy-seven percent (77%) rated the quality of life as excellent or good – a positive finding 4

5. Overall satisfaction
Eighty percent (80%) reported being satisfied with the City’s performance in providing city services – another positive finding 5

6. PROJECTS & PROGRAMS of Importance to Residents6

7. Statements of interest to Residents7

8. Conceptual Ballot Question Tested
Reviewed and approved by City Attorney
To maintain the City’s long-term financial viability and provide funding for essential city services including:
Police protection, crime prevention, and emergency responses
Fixing potholes, streets and stormdrains
Reducing stormwater, creek, and beach pollution
And maintenance of parks, beaches, infrastructure, and other general city services
Shall the City of Port Hueneme establish a one cent sales tax until ended by voters, providing 1.6 million dollars annually for city services, and requiring citizen oversight, independent audits, and all funds controlled locally? If the election were held today, would you vote yes or no on this measure? 8

9. Informed ballot test
Seventy-five percent (75%) would support a simple majority requirement local funding measure to maintain priority services if the election were held today 9

10. Key conclusions
Respondents value the services the city provides, do not want them reduced, and are willing to pay to maintain them.
Respondents have positive opinions of the City’s performance in providing city services
The consulting team recommends continuing to obtain additional feedback from constituents and engaging the public in the City’s service delivery and fiscal policies 10