2013 Los Angeles Budget Survey Results

7/29/2019 2013 Los Angeles Budget Survey Results

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REGIONALBUDGETDAY

LosAngelesBudgetChallengeResults:

Harbor&SouthLosAngeles


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22

The2013LosAngelesBudgetChallenge

BackgroundTheLosAngelesBudgetChallengereceivedover5,000visitsand2,100comments.

Thesurveyprovidedneighborhoodcouncilsandcommunitystakeholderswiththeopportunityto

sharetheirprioritiestobalancetheCitysbudget. Theresultswillbereviewedforconsideration

in

the

development

of

the

Mayors

FY

2013

14

Proposed

Budget,

which

will

be

released

in

April.

CollectionperiodFebruary1,2013toMarch4,2013(4weeks).

SurveyContentThe

survey

consisted

of

questions

related

to:

BudgetPriorities

LongTermReforms

SpendingOptions

Revenue

Generating

Options ReserveFundOptions

Eachquestionalsoincludedopenended

responsefieldstoallowforadditionalbudgetinput.


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33

SurveyParticipation

A

breakdown

of

completed

surveys

by

region

is

below.

Neighborhood

CouncilBoardMemberResponses:

Harbor:17

SouthLosAngeles:45

West

17%

East

16%

NorthValley

10%

Other

7%

South

8%Harbor

3%

SouthValley

21%

Central

18%

3,938Count=


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Question1 BudgetPriorities

Respondentsrankedpriorityareasonascaleof1to6.HarborrespondentsprioritizedPoliceServices,

FireServices

and

Fiscal

Sustainability over

other

priorities

while

South

Los

Angeles

respondents

prioritizedLivableNeighborhoods,EconomicDevelopment&JobCreation,andFireServices.

SouthLosAngelesHarbor

Overall

2.80

2.61

2.47

2.37

2.31

2.31PoliceServices

FireServices

ImprovedInfrastructure

LivableNeighborhoods

FiscalSustainability

EconomicDev&PrivateSectorJob

Creation

Priority1

Priority2

Priority3

Priority4

Priority5

Priority6

2.73

2.65

2.62

2.45

2.22

2.04

1 2 3 4

Police

Services

FireServices



Creation

ImprovedInfrastructure

LivableNeighborhoods

(HighRanking) (LowRanking)

Priority

1

Priority2

Priority3

Priority4

Priority5

Priority6 3.02

2.59

2.49

2.48

2.42

2.37

1 2 3 4

Livable

Neighborhoods


Creation

FireServices

Improved

Infrastructure

PoliceServices


(HighRanking) (LowRanking)

Priority

1

Priority2

Priority3

Priority

4

Priority5

Priority6


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Question2 LongTermReforms

Over

50%

of

Respondents

favored

Employee

Health

Care

Reform,

Employee

CompensationReform,continuedReductionstoWorkersCompensationCosts,and

ImplementationofaNewEconomicDevelopmentModel.

33%

45%

53%55%56%63%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

ReformEmployee

HealthCare

ReformEmployee

Compensation

Continueto

Reduce Workers

CompCosts

ImplementNew

Economic

Development

Model

Continueto

ReformRetiree

Pensions

ExpandtheUseof

Strategic

Outsourcing

%inFavor

3,360Count=


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66

Question3 AnimalServices

36%ofrespondentsintheHarborprefertomaintainthefundinglevel forAnimalServices.An

equalpercentageofrespondentsinSouthLosAngeles(34%)prefertoreduceorincreasefunding

forAnimalServices.SouthLosAngelesHarbor

Overall

Spend$2.0M

39%

Cut$2.0M

29%

StatusQuo

32%

3,938Count=

Spend$2.0M

31%

Cut$2.0M

33%

StatusQuo

36%

113Count=

Spend$2.0M

34%

Cut$2.0M

34%

StatusQuo

32%

307Count=


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Question4 CityAttorney

43%

of

Harbor

respondents

prefer

to

reduce

funding for

City

Attorney.

56%

of

South

LosAngelesrespondentsprefertomaintainthefundinglevel forCityAttorney.


Overall

StatusQuo

50%Cut$9.4M

37%

Spend$9.4

M

13%

3,595Count=

StatusQuo

42%

Cut$9.4

M

43%

Spend$9.4

M

15%

105Count=

StatusQuo

56%Cut$9.4M

31%

Spend

$9.4M

13%

277Count=


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Question5 ConstituentServices,LegislativeAnalysis&PolicyDetermination

64%of

Harbor

respondents

and

53%

of

South

Los

Angeles

respondents

prefer

to

reduce

funding forConstituentServices,LegislativeAnalysis,andPolicyDetermination.


Overall

StatusQuo

29%

Cut$3.2M

63%

Spend$3.2M

8%

3,487Count=

StatusQuo

26%

Cut$3.2M

64%

Spend$3.2M

10%

105Count=

Spend$3.2M

14%

Cut$3.2M

53%

StatusQuo

33%

273Count=


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Question6 EmployeeCompensation&Benefits

55%

of

Harbor

respondents

prefer

not

funding

scheduled

COLAs for

civilian

employees.

59%ofSouthLosAngelesrespondentsprefertofundtheCOLAs.


Overall

StatusQuo

46%Cut$22.3M

54%

3,340Count=

StatusQuo

45%Cut$22.3M

55%

110Count=

StatusQuo

59%

Cut$22.3M

41%

273Count=


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Question7 FirePrevention&Suppression

43%

of

Harbor

respondents

and

60%

of

South

Los

Angeles

respondents

prefer

to

maintainthefundinglevel forFirePrevention&Suppression.


Overall

StatusQuo

56%Cut$3.1M

22%

Spend$3.1M

22%

3,604Count=

Spend$3.1M

22%

Cut$3.1

M

35%

StatusQuo

43%

110Count=

Spend$3.1M

20%

Cut$3.1M

20%StatusQuo

60%

279Count=


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Question8 HumanWelfareServices

46%ofHarborrespondentsprefertoreducefundingforHumanWelfareServices.

40%ofSouthLosAngelesrespondentsprefertomaintainthefundinglevel forHuman

WelfareServices.SouthLosAngelesHarbor

Overall

StatusQuo

39%

Cut$4.8M

33%

Spend$4.8M

28%

3,523Count=

StatusQuo

30%

Cut$4.8M

46%

Spend$4.8M

24%

105Count=

StatusQuo

40%

Cut$4.8M

26%

Spend$4.8M

34%

271Count=


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Question9 PoliceServices

47%

of

Harbor

respondents

prefer

to

reduce

funding for

Police

Services.

53%

of

South

LosAngelesrespondentsprefertomaintainthefundinglevel forPoliceServices.


Overall

StatusQuo

53%Cut$23.1M

35%

Spend$23.1M

12%

3,501Count=

StatusQuo

40%

Cut$23.1M

47%

Spend$23.1M

13%

104Count=

StatusQuo

53%

Cut$23.1M

36%

Spend$23.1M

11%

274Count=


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Question10 Recreational&ParkServices

42%ofHarborrespondentsprefertoreducefundingforRec&Parks.43%ofSouthLos

Angelesrespondentsprefertomaintainthefundinglevel forRec&Parks.


Overall

StatusQuo

40%

Cut$4.0M

35%

Spend$4.0M

25%

3,536Count=

StatusQuo

39%

Cut$4.0

M

42%

Spend$4.0

M

19%

106Count=

StatusQuo

43%

Cut$4.0M

25%

Spend$4.0M

32%

276Count=


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Question11 SupportServices

65%

of

Harbor

respondents

and

54%

South

Los

Angeles

respondents

prefer

to

reduce

funding forsupportservices(IT,fleet,custodial,personnel,accounting&administrative

services).SouthLosAngelesHarbor

Overall

StatusQuo

32%

Cut$31.1M

62%

Spend$31.1M

6%

3,505Count=

StatusQuo

32%

Cut$31.1

M

65%

Spend$31.1M

3%

104Count=

StatusQuo

40%

Cut$31.1

M

54%

Spend$31.1M

6%

274Count=


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Question12 Transportation,Streets&Infrastructure

38%ofHarborrespondentsprefertomaintainthefundinglevelforTransportation,

Streets&Infrastructure.47%ofSouthLosAngelesrespondentsprefertoincrease

funding.SouthLosAngelesHarbor

Overall

StatusQuo

41%

Cut$14.5M

19%

Spend$14.5M

40%

3,462Count=

StatusQuo

38%

Cut$14.5M

25%

Spend$14.5M

37%

104Count=

StatusQuo

37%

Cut$14.5M

16%

Spend$14.5M

47%

270Count=


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Question13 OtherSpendingOptions

ThemajorityoftheHarborandSouthLosAngelesrespondentspreferanewoperatingmodelfor

theZoo. TheydonotpreferanalternativemanagementstructurefortheConventionCenter.


Overall

72%

58%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Cut$1.3

M

(New

Operating

Model

for

Zoo) Cut

$4.1

M

(Alternative

Management

StructureforConventionCenter)

%inF

avor

3,490Count=

30%

70%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Cut$1.3M(NewOperatingModelforZoo) Cut$4.1M(AlternativeManagement


%inF

avor

97Count=

40%

60%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Cut$1.3M(NewOperatingModelforZoo) Cut$4.1M(AlternativeManagement


%inF

avor

254Count=


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Question14 Licenses,Permits,Fees&Fines (LPFF)

ThemajorityofHarborrespondentsandSouthLosAngelesrespondentsprefertoraise

LPFFtoensurefullcostrecovery andtoexpandparkingrestrictionsforstreetsweepingroutes.


Overall

65%60%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Raise$6

M

(Ensure

full

cost

recovery) Raise

$10

M

(Increase

street

restrictions

for

streetsweepingroutes)

%inF

avor

3,178Count=

75%

57%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Raise$6M(Ensurefullcostrecovery) Raise$10M(Increasestreetrestrictionsfor


%inF

avor

81Count=

72%65%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Raise$6M(Ensurefullcostrecovery) Raise$10M(Increase streetrestrictions for


%inF

avor

235Count=


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Question15 TaxRevenue

ThemajorityoftheHarborandSouthLosAngelesrespondentsprefertoextendtheTax

AmnestyProgram.WhilethemajorityofHarborrespondentsdonotprefertoincreasethesalestaxbyahalfcent,SouthLosAngelesrespondentsupportthemeasure.


Overall

66%

47%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Raise$6

M

(Extend

Tax

Amnesty

Program) Raise

$106

M

(Increase

Sales

Tax)

%

inFavor

3,213Count=

76%

48%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Raise$6M(ExtendTaxAmnestyProgram) Raise$106M(IncreaseSalesTax)

%

inFavor

84Count=

71%

59%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Raise$6M(ExtendTaxAmnestyProgram) Raise$106M(IncreaseSalesTax)

%

inFavor

232Count=


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Question16 ReserveFund

54%ofHarborrespondentsand63%ofSouthLosAngelesrespondentspreferto

maintainthefundinglevel oftheReserveFund.


Overall

StatusQuo

59%

Cut$22.5M

27%

Spend$22.5M

14%

3,341Count=

Spend$22.5M

14%

Cut$22.5M

32%

StatusQuo

54%

104Count=

Spend$22.5M

14%

Cut$22.5M

23% StatusQuo

63%

258Count=


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Question17 BudgetStabilizationFund

68%ofHarborrespondentsand60%ofSouthLosAngelesrespondentsprefertogrow

theBudgetStabilizationFund.


Overall

StatusQuo

39%

Raise$55.0M

61%

3,165Count=

StatusQuo

32%

Raise$55.0M

68%

93Count=

StatusQuo

40%

Raise$55.0M

60%

249Count=


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SummaryofResponsesAcrossAllRegions

TOPPRIORITIES:

1. PoliceServices

2. FireServices

3. ImprovedInfrastructure

LONGTERMREFORMS RespondentsSupport:

ImplementingaNewEconomicDevelopmentModel

ReformingEmployeeHealthCare

ReformingEmployee

Compensation

ContinuingtoReduceWorkersCompensationCosts


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Summary SpendingOptions

Overall,respondents

prefer

to

increase

funding

for

Animal

Services;

maintain

funding

levels fordirectservicessuchaspublicsafety;andreducefundingforemployee

compensation,constituent&legislativeservices,andgeneraladministration.

SPENDINGOPTIONS RespondentsSupport:

Increasingfunding for:

AnimalServices

Maintainingfunding for:

CityAttorney

FireSuppression

&

Prevention

HumanWelfarePrograms

PoliceServices

Recreation&Parks

Transportation,Streets&Infrastructure

Reducingfunding for:

EmployeeCompensation&Benefits

ConstituentServices,LegislativeAnalysis&PolicyDetermination

SupportServices(IT,fleet,custodial,personnel,accounting,etc.)

Zoo(byimplementinganewoperatingmodel)

ConventionCenter

(by

implementing

an

alternative

management

structure)


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Summary Revenue&ReserveFundOptions

Withthe

exception

of

the

sales

tax

increase,

respondents

support

opportunities

to

increaserevenue. Inaddition,theysupportmaintainingtheReserveFundbalance

andgrowingtheBudgetStabilizationFund.

REVENUEOPTIONS RespondentsSupport:

EnsuringfullcostrecoveryofLicenses,Permits,FeesandFines

Expandingparkingrestrictions oncurrentlysweptstreets

Extending

the

Tax

Amnesty

Program

RESERVEFUNDOPTIONS RespondentsSupport:

MaintainingtheReserveFundlevel

GrowingtheBudgetStabilizationFund


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Budget

Adopted

MayorsOffice

Finalizes

ProposedBudget

JANUARY

FEBRURAY

CAO/Mayors

OfficeMeetings

APRIL20TH

MayorSubmits

Proposed

Budget

JANUARY

CAOInternal

Meetings

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

FEBRUARY MARCH

MayorsOffice&CAO

Meetingswith

Departments

Counciland

StakeholderInput:RegionalBudgetDay

Mayormeetswith

BudgetAdvocates

MayorsOfficemeets

withCouncilMembers

Budget&Finance

CommitteeandCouncil

Considerationof

Proposed

Budget

BudgetDevelopmentCalendar

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