This document summarizes a community values workshop held by the City of Largo, Florida. Participants were asked to rank and provide feedback on what community values are most important. Key values included a strong community identity through arts/culture and an attractive community appearance. A reliable infrastructure with well-maintained roads and adequate flood control also ranked highly. Participants felt safety through quick emergency response and a vibrant local economy through business revitalization were also important. The workshop gathered input to help the city budget services and priorities in line with resident priorities and values.

1. Community Values
Workshops
City of Largo, Florida

2. Welcome and Introductions
Assistant City Manager
Henry Schubert

3. City Budget Information
Office of Management &
Budget Manager
Amy Davis

4. What is the Budget
problem?
• Declining Revenues
– Total Revenue in Operating Fund is at FY 2006
level
– Current Property Tax Revenue is less than FY
2005 (dropping values & tax rate)
• Increasing Costs
– Increased cost of consumables (fuel, utilities
& chemicals)
– Increase benefit costs (pension & health
insurance)

5. How has the problem
been addressed?
3-Pronged Approach:
• Identify long-term operating efficiencies
– Technology
– Partnering
– Re-organization
• Increase and/or preserve Revenue
– Increase fees
• Service reductions and/or eliminations
– Conduct Public Engagement
– Look at all programs that are not mandated

6. Budget Reductions:
Almost 20%
Fiscal Year Budget Impact FTE
FY 2008 $1,200,000 -22.31
FY 2009 3,000,000 -16.04
FY 2010 2,500,000 -10.21
FY 2011 3,300,000 -13.07
FY 2012 2,000,000 -25.27
TOTAL $12,000,000 -86.90

7. Past Service
Reductions / Eliminations
• City-wide re-organizations
• Reduced support staff
• No pay increases
• Eliminated at-risk youth Outreach Program
• Reduced Parks and Facilities Maintenance
• Reduced Code Enforcement Officers
• Reduced Fire Inspector Officers
• Reduced shift personnel on Fire Rescues
• Un-funded 3 Police Officer Positions
• Library closed on Sundays

8. How do I use the Clicker?
Management Analyst II
Chas Jordan

9. Demographic Information
Assistant City Manager
Henry Schubert

10. Demographics
I am a…
1. Seasonal Largo 100%
Resident 80%
2. Permanent 60%
Largo Resident 40%
3. Not a Largo 20%
Resident 0%
0% 0% 0%
1 2 3

11. Demographics
How long have you lived in Largo?
1. Less than 1 Year 100%
2. 1 to 3 Years 80%
3. 3 to 10 Years 60%
4. 10 to 20 Years 40%
5. More than 20 20%
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Years 0%
1 2 3 4 5

12. Demographics
What age group do you belong to?
100%
1. 20 and Under
80%
2. 21 to 35
60%
3. 36 to 50
40%
4. 51 to 65
20%
5. 65 and Over 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%
1 2 3 4 5

13. Demographics
Which best defines “community” to you?
100%
1. Your neighborhood
/ subdivision 80%
2. The City of Largo 60%
3. Mid-Pinellas County
40%
4. Pinellas County
Peninsula 20%
5. Tampa Bay Region 0%
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

14. Demographics
How do you receive information on City Affairs?
100%
1. City Website
80%
2. Newspaper
60%
3. Television
40%
4. Social Media
20%
5. Word of Mouth 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%
1 2 3 4 5

15. Community Values
Assistant City Manager
Henry Schubert

16. Strong Community
Identity
• Access to City-sponsored arts & cultural
programming
• Living in an environmentally friendly community
• Promoting an active and identifiable downtown
• Providing community special events
• Building an attractive community (roads, tree
canopy, parks, medians, signs, shopping
areas, neighborhoods, code
enforcement, development standards)

17. Strong Community
Identity
Please choose your highest rank of the five:
1. Access to City- 100%
sponsored arts & cultural 90%
programming 80%
2. Living in an 70%
environmentally friendly 60%
community 50%
3. Promoting an active and 40%
identifiable downtown 30%
20%
4. Providing community
special events 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%
5. Building an attractive
community 1 2 3 4 5

18. Strong Community
Identity
Please choose your lowest rank of the five:
1. Access to City- 100%
sponsored arts & cultural 90%
programming 80%
2. Living in an 70%
environmentally friendly 60%
community 50%
3. Promoting an active and 40%
identifiable downtown 30%
20%
4. Providing community
special events 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%
5. Building an attractive
community 1 2 3 4 5

19. Working and Reliable
Infrastructure
• A dependable sewer system
• Adequate flood / stormwater control
• Well maintained roads
• Ease in getting around Largo (transit, traffic
conditions, streets, trails, & sidewalks)
• A recycled / reclaimed water system

20. Working and Reliable
Infrastructure
Please choose your highest rank of the five:
1. A dependable sewer 100%
system 90%
80%
2. Adequate flood / 70%
stormwater control 60%
3. Well maintained roads 50%
40%
4. Ease in getting around 30%
Largo 20%
10%
5. A recycled / 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%
reclaimed water
1 2 3 4 5
system

21. Working and Reliable
Infrastructure
Please choose your lowest rank of the five:
1. A dependable sewer 100%
system 90%
80%
2. Adequate flood / 70%
stormwater control 60%
3. Well maintained roads 50%
40%
4. Ease in getting around 30%
Largo 20%
10%
5. A recycled / 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%
reclaimed water
1 2 3 4 5
system

22. Safe and Secure
Community
• Quick police and fire response
• Presence of emergency personnel in the community
(visibility and availability)
• Fixing hazardous conditions when reported
(potholes, debris in roads, sewer overflows)
• Sidewalks, pedestrian safety signals, streetlights and
traffic control to prevent hazardous and unsafe
conditions
• City-led disaster preparedness (staff training, specialized
equipment, sandbag operations, evacuation of flood
zones)

23. Safe and Secure
Community
Please choose your highest rank of the five:
1. Quick police and fire 100%
response 90%
2. Presence of emergency 80%
personnel in the community 70%
3. Fixing hazardous conditions 60%
when reported
50%
4. Sidewalks, pedestrian 40%
safety signals, streetlights
and traffic control to 30%
prevent hazardous and 20%
unsafe conditions 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
5. City-led disaster 0%
preparedness 1 2 3 4 5

24. Safe and Secure
Community
Please choose your lowest rank of the five:
1. Quick police and fire 100%
response 90%
2. Presence of emergency 80%
personnel in the community 70%
3. Fixing hazardous conditions 60%
when reported
50%
4. Sidewalks, pedestrian 40%
safety signals, streetlights
and traffic control to 30%
prevent hazardous and 20%
unsafe conditions 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
5. City-led disaster 0%
preparedness 1 2 3 4 5

25. Vibrant Economy
• A variety of restaurants and stores
• Revitalization of Largo's business and
shopping areas
• An increase of higher quality jobs in Largo
• The City providing incentives to new
businesses to come to Largo

26. Vibrant Economy
Please choose your highest rank of the four:
1. A variety of 100%
restaurants and stores 90%
2. Revitalization of 80%
Largo's business and 70%
60%
shopping areas
50%
3. An increase of higher 40%
quality jobs in Largo 30%
4. The City providing 20%
incentives to new 10% 0% 0% 0% 0%
businesses to come to 0%
Largo 1 2 3 4

27. Vibrant Economy
Please choose your lowest rank of the four:
1. A variety of 100%
restaurants and stores 90%
2. Revitalization of 80%
Largo's business and 70%
60%
shopping areas
50%
3. An increase of higher 40%
quality jobs in Largo 30%
4. The City providing 20%
incentives to new 10% 0% 0% 0% 0%
businesses to come to 0%
Largo 1 2 3 4

28. Quality Community
Amenities
• City parks
• The two recreation complexes, Community
Center and athletic fields
• The Largo Public Library
• The Largo Cultural Center
• The Largo Golf Course

29. Quality Community
Amenities
Please choose your highest rank of the five:
1. City parks 100%
90%
2. The two recreation 80%
complexes, Communit 70%
y Center and athletic 60%
fields 50%
40%
3. The Largo Public 30%
Library 20%
4. The Largo Cultural 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Center 0%
1 2 3 4 5
5. The Largo Golf Course

30. Quality Community
Amenities
Please choose your lowest rank of the five:
1. City parks 100%
90%
2. The two recreation 80%
complexes, Communit 70%
y Center and athletic 60%
fields 50%
40%
3. The Largo Public 30%
Library 20%
4. The Largo Cultural 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Center 0%
1 2 3 4 5
5. The Largo Golf Course

31. General Values
• A diverse and vibrant economy
• Quality community amenities
• A strong community identity
• Feeling safe and secure in my community
• A working and reliable infrastructure

32. General Values
Please choose your highest rank of the five:
1. A diverse and vibrant 100%
economy 90%
2. Quality community 80%
amenities 70%
60%
3. A strong community 50%
identity 40%
4. Feeling safe and 30%
secure in my 20%
community 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%
5. A working and reliable
infrastructure 1 2 3 4 5

33. General Values
Please choose your lowest rank of the five:
1. A diverse and vibrant 100%
economy 90%
2. Quality community 80%
amenities 70%
60%
3. A strong community 50%
identity 40%
4. Feeling safe and 30%
secure in my 20%
community 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0%
5. A working and reliable
infrastructure 1 2 3 4 5

34. General Questions
Small neighborhood parks are as
important as large centrally located
parks
100%
1. Agree 80%
2. Disagree 60%
3. No Opinion 40%
20%
0% 0% 0%
0%
Agree Disagree No Opinion

35. General Questions
It is important that Largo provides a
variety of recreation programs that
appeal to all ages
100%
1. Agree 80%
2. Disagree 60%
3. No Opinion 40%
20%
0% 0% 0%
0%
Agree Disagree No Opinion

36. General Questions
The City’s efforts in recruiting and
retaining businesses are good for Largo
100%
1. Agree 80%
2. Disagree 60%
3. No Opinion 40%
20%
0% 0% 0%
0%
Agree Disagree No Opinion

37. General Questions
Largo is an attractive community
100%
1. Agree 80%
2. Disagree 60%
3. No Opinion 40%
20%
0% 0% 0%
0%
Agree Disagree No Opinion

38. General Questions
The City of Largo has made the right
budget cuts over the last few years
100%
1. Agree 80%
2. Disagree 60%
3. No Opinion 40%
20%
0% 0% 0%
0%
Agree Disagree No Opinion

39. General Questions
Largo provides superior services
that enhance the quality of life
and community pride
100%
1. Agree 80%
2. Disagree 60%
3. No Opinion 40%
20%
0% 0% 0%
0%
Agree Disagree No Opinion

40. Questions and Comments