Sustainability and Resiliency Survey

2. Sustainability and Resiliency Survey

   The City of Hollywood is committed to increasing the sustainability and resiliency of the community. Sustainability, in this context means a balance between our societies, economies, and environment. It is quality of life that does not come at the expense of our environmental resources and which may in fact enhance environmental quality. Actions and projects which are sustainable also help make us resilient. Resiliency is the ability to adapt to change and recover from impacts. Resiliency is our ability to create a community that will still work in the future.

   The City of Hollywood is committed to increasing the sustainability and resiliency of the community. Sustainability, in this context means a balance between our societies, economies, and environment. It is quality of life that does not come at the expense of our environmental resources and which may in fact enhance environmental quality. Actions and projects which are sustainable also help make us resilient. Resiliency is the ability to adapt to change and recover from impacts. Resiliency is our ability to create a community that will still work in the future.

4. Are you a resident of Hollywood?*

   1. No
   2. Yes, full time resident
   3. Yes, seasonal resident

6. Are you currently employed?*

   1. No, not currently employed
   2. No, retired
   3. Yes, self-employed or a business owner
   4. Yes, employed
   5. Yes, homemaker

8. Please rank the following focus areas from 1 to 7 in order of priority.

10. Leadership by Example: Setting goals for the City to reduce its own environmental impact through operations and employee behavior.
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12. Built Environment: Encouraging the creation of an urban area that minimizes its use of resources and provides benefit to the natural environment.
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14. Mitigation and Adaption: Mitigation of and adaption to environmental changes and challenges facing the community including climate change, sea level rise, flooding, and saltwater intrusion.
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16. Mobility: Creating and encouraging systems, behaviors, and infrastructure that efficiently and conveniently moves people while reducing resource use and environmental impact.
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18. Environmental Quality: Providing and encouraging a healthy and clean environment for our residents through a focus on air and water quality, open space, and natural systems.
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20. Resource Stewardship: Wisely using our resources through energy and water conservation, reduction of solid waste, reuse of materials, and recognition and utilization of our natural assets.
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22. Community engagement: Fostering an environmentally knowledgeable and engaged citizenry as well as a green and prosperous economy.
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24. In relation to Leadership by Example, please rank the following potential recommendations.

26. Integrate resiliency goals into City Comprehensive Plan.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

27. Align City Code and Zoning regulations with resiliency goals.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

29. Create a program to educate City employees on actions to reduce their environmental footprint.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

30. Reduce paper use by City employees and residents, businesses, and developers engaging with the City (e.g. electronic bill pay, permit applications, etc.)

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

32. Create a policy by which all capital improvement projects within the City will meet resiliency standards and align with City wide resiliency goals.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

33. Improve energy and water conservation at all City buildings.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

35. Develop a Green procurement policy to evaluate and select vendors and products.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

36. Incorporate environmental features such as carbon offsets, enhanced recycling and waste reduction, and incentives for alternative transportation into all City events.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

38. Other

40. In relation to Mitigation and Adaption, please rank the following potential recommendations.

42. Require the City to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy conservation and energy generation.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

43. Encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from businesses and residents through incentive programs, such as rebates.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

45. Set goals for Greenhouse Gas targets based on the best available and most current climate science.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

46. Enhance coastal resiliency through improving our beach dune system.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

48. Enhance coastal resiliency through protection and restoration of coral reefs.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

49. Address flooding through improving sea walls.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

51. Address flooding through investment in green infrastructure/vegetated bioswales.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

52. Identify areas of the City particularly vulnerable to sea level rise to focus investment and project implementation.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

54. Conduct education and outreach to inform residents about the causes, impacts, and solutions to climate change.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

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57. Other

59. In relation to Built Environment, please rank the following potential recommendations.

61. Enhance green building and renovation requirements in City Code.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely uniportant
    5. Don't Know

62. Install demonstration projects on City-owned properties of desired green building features including energy efficiency, energy generation, solar thermal, and permeable pavement.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

64. Reduce the Urban Heat Island effect through the requirement of Cool Roofs for all new and replaced/repaired roofs.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

65. Adopt a policy requiring reduction of light pollution in line with the International Dark Sky Association criteria.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

67. Require regular energy and water audits for commercial buildings

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

69. Other

71. In relation to Resources Stewardship, please rank the following potential recommendations.

73. Adopt ordinances that require stormwater management through green infrastructure and permeable surfaces.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

74. Reduce water use for irrigation through promotion of native landscaping and xeriscaping.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

76. Educate home owners about no cost and low cost energy efficiency upgrades.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

77. Free or low cost professional energy audits offered to residents and businesses.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

79. Create incentive programs to encourage energy generation.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

80. Increase public education about recycling and waste reduction.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

82. Require sub metering in multi-tenant buildings.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

83. 

85. Other

87. In relation to Enviromental Quality, please rank the following potential recommendations.

89. Conduct pollution prevention education city wide.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

90. Educate residents, businesses, and landscapers about proper fertilizer application to reduce nutrient pollution.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

92. Adopt rules regarding the use of gas powered lawn mowers and leaf blowers to reduce air pollution.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

93. Improve air quality through no-idling policies and education.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

95. Acquire vacant lots to create neighborhood pocket parks.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

96. Remove exotic plant species on City properties and private properties.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

98. Increase tree canopy city wide.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

99. Education programs targeted to divers and boaters regarding coral reef conservation.

    1. Very important
    2. Important
    3. Unimportant
    4. Extremely unimportant
    5. Don't Know

101. Increase the number of opportunities for community – wide clean ups in waterways, the beach, and in neighborhoods.

     1. Very important
     2. Important
     3. Unimportant
     4. Extremely unimportant
     5. Don't Know

102. 

104. Other

106. In relation to Community Engagement, please rank the following potential recommendations.

108. Enhance Resiliency and Sustainability messaging at events, on the website, and through social media.

     1. Very important
     2. Important
     3. Unimportant
     4. Extremely unimportant
     5. Don't Know

109. Create a “Sustainable Lifestyles are Healthy Lifestyles” campaign

     1. Very important
     2. Important
     3. Unimportant
     4. Extremely unimportant
     5. Don't Know

111. Create a Sustainable Neighborhoods Program

     1. Very important
     2. Important
     3. Unimportant
     4. Extremely important
     5. Don't Know

112. Create a Hollywood Green Business Program.

     1. Very important
     2. Important
     3. Unimportant
     4. Extremely unimportant
     5. Don't Know

114. Create opportunities to engage in public art.

     1. Very important
     2. Important
     3. Unimportant
     4. Extremely unimoprtant
     5. Don't Know

115. Encourage the expansion of community gardens throughout the city.

     1. Very important
     2. Important
     3. Unimportant
     4. Extremely unimportant
     5. Don't Know

117. Support temporary creative neighborhood uses of vacant properties (gardens, farmers markets, popup parks, etc.)

     1. Very important
     2. Important
     3. Unimportant
     4. Extremely unimportant
     5. Don't Know

120. Other

122. Please select from the following based on your level of awareness.

124. Broward County Transit

     1. I use this service
     2. Knowledgeable of routes and schedule
     3. Aware of service but not routes and schedule
     4. I don't use this service
     5. Don't Know

125. Tri-Rail

     1. I use this service
     2. Knowledgeable of routes and schedule
     3. Aware of service but not routes and schedule
     4. I don't use this service
     5. Don't Know

127. Hollywood Trolley

     1. I use this service
     2. Knowledgeable of routes and schedule
     3. Aware of service but not routes and schedule
     4. I don't use this service
     5. Don't Know
     6. I use the Hollywood Tracker App

128. Hollywood Train to Trolley Shuttle

     1. I use this service
     2. Knowledgeable of routes and schedule
     3. Aware of the service but not the route and schedule
     4. I don't use this service
     5. Don't Know
     6. I use the Hollywood Tracker App

130. 

132. Which of the following would most likely encourage you to use public transportation?

     1. Expand coverage and frequency of BCT buses in Hollywood
     2. Improve bus shelters to provide shade and protection from weather
     3. City operated shuttles in western communities and along Federal Highway
     4. Increased awareness of existing transit options
     5. Higher cost of parking
     6. A single pass that works on all transit options
     7. Others

     Select up to 3 options

133. Which of the following would most likely encourage you to use non-motorized form of transportation (bike/walk)

     1. Wider sidewalks
     2. Bike lanes seperated from traffic with a banner
     3. Traffic calming efforts
     4. Shade and plantings along biking/walking route
     5. Facilities to shower or change at your destination (office, etc.)
     6. Interesting shops or restaurants along route
     7. Bike sharing
     8. Other

     Select up to 3 items

135. What do you preceive as the biggest threat to the City of Hollywood from Climate Change and Sea Level Rise?

137. What is the most important thing the City of Hollywood should do to prepare for the impacts of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise?

139. Responding as a business owner (if applicable), what is the best way you can contribute to the City's Sustainability and Resiliency Goals?

141. Responding as a resident (if applicable), what is the best way you can contribute to the City's Sustainability and Resiliency Goal?

143. Do you have any other comments or suggestions for the City's Resiliency Action Plan that have not been presented here?

145. Thank you for taking time to complete the Sustainability and Resiliency Survey.

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