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( 6 . t <br />Summaq <br />'Somewhat weak', six percent (6 %) believed it was 'Very weak', and seven per- <br />cent (7 %) felt that there was 'None at all'. <br />In a follow -up question, respondents were presented with a list of community <br />groups and asked to rate how strongly each group provided them with a sense <br />of community within Redwood City. On a scale of -2 to +2 where -2 represents <br />'Very weak' and +2 represents 'Very strong', the area that respondents indicated <br />they felt the strongest sense of community from was 'Friends living locally' <br />(0.86). A relatively equal sense of community were reported from 'Family living <br />closely' (0.66), 'Local based hobbies/sports' (0.62), and 'Children's local <br />schools' (0.61). <br />Respondents were asked if there was any 'Other' area of their life in Redwood <br />City from which they derived a sense of community. This question was pre- <br />sented in open -end format, which means respondents were free to mention any <br />source, without being constrained to choose from a list. Residents were also <br />allowed to give more than one response. Thirty nine percent (39 %) of the <br />respondents indicated that they felt a sense of community from a source other <br />than those that were presented. <br />Amongst the list of 'Other' sources of strength of community 'City parks and <br />recreation', 'Neighborhood', and 'Library' were the three most frequently men- <br />tioned (14 %,11 %, and 8 %, respectively). None of the 'Other' sources were men- <br />tioned by greater than 15 percent of those who had another source. <br />City Serlices Contact with City employees: Respondents were next asked if they had called, <br />written, or gone to see any City employee or Council member in the year prior <br />to the survey about an issue or problem. Seventeen percent (17 %) of the resi- <br />dents said 'Yes', while most respondents said 'No' (83 %). <br />As a follow -up question, respondents were then asked to indicate how helpful <br />the City employee or Council member was in addressing their issue or problem. <br />Only respondents who had indicated that they had called, written, or visited a <br />City employee or Council member in the past year were asked this question. <br />The majority of respondents believed the City employee or Council member <br />City of Redwood City Godbe Retearrb <br />Page 6 <br />