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Community Outcomes: Importance and Performance <br />Respondents were asked to rate 17 community outcomes, for importance and how well the <br />community is doing at achieving the outcomes. All of the outcomes were rated on a five-point <br />scale. Ratings closer to five indicate higher levels of importance or performance evaluations <br />closer to excellent, with lower numbers indicating lower importance or performance ratings. <br />At the top of the list for importance is "providing good value for tax dollars spent" at 4.6 and <br />top-ranked for performance is "minimizing loss of life and property due to emergency" at 4.3. <br />Every outcome tested received higher or equal scores for importance than for performance <br />except "providing recreational opportunities," "supporting the arts," and "achieving compact <br />urban growth." The largest gap between importance and perceived performance occurred for <br />"developing job opportunities" and "providing good value for tax dollars spent," and <br />"preventing crime." <br />Community Outcomes: Importance and Performance <br />Value for Tax Dollars Spent <br />Loss Prevention in Emergencies <br />Crime Prevention <br />Develop Job Opportunities <br />Youth and Child Development <br />Environmental Protection <br />Safe Buildings and Infrastructure <br />Cultural Diversity and Tolerance <br />Access to Reading Materials <br />Sense of Community <br />Improving Neighborhoods <br />Parks and Open Space <br />Efficient Transportation System <br />Provide Recreational Opportunities <br />Supporting the Arts <br />Encourage Vital Downtown <br />Compact Urban Growth <br />® Importance <br />^ Rating <br />C•REGON SURVEY RESEARCH Lt1BORATORY, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON <br />CITY OF EUGENE, FEBRUARY 2005 Page 17 <br />0 1 2 3 4 5 <br />