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24 | PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES NEEDS ASSESSMENT <br />COMMUNITY INPUT <br />participants and scheduled the meetings. Joan <br />Chaplick of MIG conducted the interviews. Some <br />of the invited participants were unavailable during <br />the scheduled meetings. A total of 25 individuals <br />participated in the interviews and focus groups, <br />including staff members from various City divisions, <br />members of the business community, members <br />of community groups with Spanish-speaking <br />constituencies, members of neighborhood <br />associations, league sports representatives and one <br />school district representative. <br />COMMUNITY SURVEY <br />The project team developed an online survey to <br />collect input on community member recreation <br />needs, concerns and preferences. The online survey <br />was provided as a low-cost, time effi cient way for <br />a wide variety of community members to provide <br />input in a convenient manner. <br />Redwood City launched the online survey on <br />August 5, 2018. The survey remained available <br />online for approximately one month until it <br />was closed on September 9, 2018. Stakeholders <br />accessed the survey through a link available on <br />the City’s website. The survey was promoted using <br />the City’s established outreach methods including <br />social media, electronic and print communications <br />with residents and employees, and emails to user <br />groups and interested parties. The City also reached <br />out to neighborhood associations, organized <br />groups and others with an on-line presence or email <br />list to promote the survey. <br />The City also distributed hard copies of the survey in <br />Spanish and English at the North Fair Oaks Community <br />Center on September 9, 2018. The eff ort was <br />conducted to encourage participation by those who <br />might not have access to a computer or who need <br />language assistance in Spanish to complete the survey. <br />Thirty responses were received; 13 responses were in <br />Spanish and 17 responses were in English. <br />The survey included 22 questions, 21 of which were <br />close-ended. Many close-ended questions provided <br />“Other” as an answer choice, allowing participants <br />to type- or write-in their response. Questions about <br />personal topics, such as age, gender and race included <br />a “Prefer not to answer” choice. It should be noted <br />that some questions allowed participants to select <br />two or more answer choices, resulting in total counts <br />greater than the number of respondents. The project <br />team collected 691 on-line responses and 30 in-person <br />responses. <br />While the overall survey results should not be <br />considered statistically valid, the fi ndings are from <br />a broad enough sample that they can help us to <br />identify common themes and concerns when <br />combined with the various community input <br />activities conducted for Redwood City’s Parks and <br />Recreation Needs Assessment. <br />7.A. - Page 42 of 66 <br />154