Business Issues Survey 2016

Business Issues 2016

An important role of the Walnut Creek Chamber is to actively represent the interests of our members and the overall business community. The following survey will help to indentify issues impacting local businesses and gauge the importance of those issues. The Chamber will use the survey findings in discussions with City Council candidates.

Please complete this brief survey, to give us your thoughts.

Thank you.

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* 1. How would you rate the importance of the following issues to your business?

	not important	low importance	moderate importance	very high importance
Finding / keeping employees	Finding / keeping employees not important	Finding / keeping employees low importance	Finding / keeping employees moderate importance	Finding / keeping employees very high importance
Traffic / congestion	Traffic / congestion not important	Traffic / congestion low importance	Traffic / congestion moderate importance	Traffic / congestion very high importance
Rising commercial rents	Rising commercial rents not important	Rising commercial rents low importance	Rising commercial rents moderate importance	Rising commercial rents very high importance
Development restrictions	Development restrictions not important	Development restrictions low importance	Development restrictions moderate importance	Development restrictions very high importance
Downtown parking	Downtown parking not important	Downtown parking low importance	Downtown parking moderate importance	Downtown parking very high importance
Government regulations	Government regulations not important	Government regulations low importance	Government regulations moderate importance	Government regulations very high importance
Taxes / fees	Taxes / fees not important	Taxes / fees low importance	Taxes / fees moderate importance	Taxes / fees very high importance

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What do you feel are the most important issues facing the City Council?

	not important	low importance	moderate importance	very high importance
City Budget	City Budget not important	City Budget low importance	City Budget moderate importance	City Budget very high importance
City employee compensation/labor agreements	City employee compensation/labor agreements not important	City employee compensation/labor agreements low importance	City employee compensation/labor agreements moderate importance	City employee compensation/labor agreements very high importance
Community marketing	Community marketing not important	Community marketing low importance	Community marketing moderate importance	Community marketing very high importance
Economic development / job growth	Economic development / job growth not important	Economic development / job growth low importance	Economic development / job growth moderate importance	Economic development / job growth very high importance
Infrastructure maintenance	Infrastructure maintenance not important	Infrastructure maintenance low importance	Infrastructure maintenance moderate importance	Infrastructure maintenance very high importance
Maintaining existing City programs	Maintaining existing City programs not important	Maintaining existing City programs low importance	Maintaining existing City programs moderate importance	Maintaining existing City programs very high importance
New development	New development not important	New development low importance	New development moderate importance	New development very high importance
Parking	Parking not important	Parking low importance	Parking moderate importance	Parking very high importance
Public safety	Public safety not important	Public safety low importance	Public safety moderate importance	Public safety very high importance
Traffic / congestsion	Traffic / congestsion not important	Traffic / congestsion low importance	Traffic / congestsion moderate importance	Traffic / congestsion very high importance

Other (please specify)

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* 3. In the past 12 months, has your business gotten:

Much better

Somewhat better

No change

Somewhat worse

Much worse

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* 4. In the downtown area do you feel residential growth is:

Growing too fast

Growing at about the right pace

Not growing fast enough

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* 5. In general, do you feel commercial development in Walnut Creek is:

Growing too fast

Growing at about the right pace

Not growing fast enough

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* 6. Do you feel Walnut Creek is:

Moving in the right direction

Moving in the wrong direction

Comments:

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* 7. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Are you...

Business owner

Employee

Comments:

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* 8. Are you a Walnut Creek resident?

Yes

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* 9. Is your business a member of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau?

Yes

Don't know

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* 1. How would you rate the importance of the following issues to your business?

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* 2. What do you feel are the most important issues facing the City Council?

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* 3. In the past 12 months, has your business gotten:

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* 4. In the downtown area do you feel residential growth is:

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* 5. In general, do you feel commercial development in Walnut Creek is:

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* 6. Do you feel Walnut Creek is:

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* 7. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Are you...

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* 8. Are you a Walnut Creek resident?

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* 9. Is your business a member of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau?

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* 10. Is there anything else you would like to tell us?