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City Council voted on and passed a 6.78% tax levy in the 2024 municipal budget. Results of the 2024 budget community engagement and citizen satisfaction surveys were presented to Council's Finance & Audit Committee on December 4, 2023 for their consideration during budget deliberations.

Results of the Communications and Engagement survey were used to create a strategy to provide the information citizens are most interested in, delivered in a way they would most like to receive it, while ensuring the City continues to engage citizens on issues they are passionate about. The communication and engagement strategy was presented to Council on February 26, 2024. 

The Prince George Cycling Club, in partnership with the City of Prince George and support from Recreation Sites and Trails BC, conducted an online survey in the fall of 2023. The results of the survey, along with other sources of information and technical expertise, will inform the development of a recreation and access management plan (RAMP) for the Pidherny area.

The results of the 2023 Citizen Budget Survey and the five Check-Up Surveys are now available. 

The Mega Park Survey results are now available.

Question 1: Are you a resident of Prince George

Summary:

• 100% of respondents were residents of Prince George
• 2,244 Prince George residents responded to the online survey

Question 2: Do you have children in your household under the age of 18?

Summary:

• 62% of respondents have children under 18 years old living in their household
• 38% of respondents do not have children under 18 years old living in their household

Question 3: Do you support the project being located at Ospika Blvd and 22nd Avenue?

Summary: 

• 78% of respondents support this location
• 12% of respondents like the new park, but not at this location
• 10% of respondents don’t want the park at all
• The comments provided by respondents to this question were 58% positive, 34% neutral, and 8% negative. See “How People Feel” for a summary of the themes that were in the feedback received.

Question 4: Tell us what features are important to you.

Summary:

This is a four-point scale question to have responses reflect the level of the interest in each park feature, with cost being a consideration in the level of priority for each park feature.

The level of support based on cost appears to vary for each feature, but in general:

• 4 of the 6 park features had over 50% for “I want it no matter the cost”. The 4 features include Junior Adventure Park, Youth Adventure Park, Spray Park, and Accessible Playground; and did not include the Pump Track or Senior Friendly Outdoor Fitness Station.
• About 20% indicated “I want it but I’m concerned about cost” for all 6 park features.
• The number of respondents indicating “not sure if I want it” range between 2-12% with the Pump Track (12%) and Senior Friendly Outdoor Fitness Station (10%) having the highest percentages in this response category.
• The number of respondents indicating “This is not a priority for me” range between 14- 32% with the Pump Track (32%), Senior Friendly Outdoor Fitness Station (32%), and Junior Adventure Park (22%) having the highest percentages in this response category.

Question 4: Is there something else you want?

Question 5: Are you in favour of the Mega Park project knowing there is an annual cost to the City Operating Budget?

The proposed Mega Park with the 6 features noted above (in Question 4) will require an increase to the City's annual park maintenance costs.

Summary:

• 74% of respondents are in favour of the proposed park knowing there will be an annual cost to the City Operating Budget
• 14% of respondents are not in favour of the proposed park knowing there will be an annual cost to the City Operating Budget
• 12% of respondents are not sure
• The comments provided by respondents to this question were 9% positive, 54% neutral, and 36% negative. See “How People Feel” for a summary of the themes that were in the feedback received.

Comments provided:

Positive

• We need more things for kids to do
• We need more things for families
• We need to act like a big city

Neutral

• Annual maintenance costs are a concern
• Need to know the tax implications
• As long as existing parks don’t suffer
• Need corporate sponsor or more fundraising to cover all costs

Negative

• Existing parks are not well maintained and need new equipment
• We don’t need this
• Taxes are too high
• It will be over budget
• The maintenance will be very costly
• We just can’t afford it

Question 6: Comments - Tell us what you think about this proposal

1,019 comments provided. Comments included:

Positive

• This is so nice for our kids
• This will bring tourists
• We need more parks
• We need more playgrounds
• There is nothing for kids to do in PG
• It will encourage kids to be active

Neutral

• I like it but something indoors makes more sense for our city
• It will increase taxes
• It would really disrupt this quiet neighbourhood
• There is a senior's work-out site at Masich Park Stadium and I have yet to see anyone use it.  Can we focus on arts and culture instead?
• Improve LTMP instead – focus on what we have
• Do one or two things really well instead of a whole bunch of things not very good
• Make sure to leave some green behind
• Great idea, concerned about cost and neighbourhood issues

Negative

• This is the wrong location
• This will be over budget
• Concern about short-term and long-term costs
• Infrastructure repairs should be a priority over any new amenities
• It will impact traffic and parking in the area
• Our current parks are not well used
• The equipment we have for seniors now is never used
• This is a want not a need. We need to work on what we already have. Parks and other infrastructure are falling apart.

On July 25, 2022 Council directed administration to conduct a full lifecycle analysis of the financial implications of the proposed park. In response to the results of the life cycle cost analysis report Council voted on December 19, 2022 to have staff bring the report back to Council (with more information) for consideration in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023.

The City of Prince George and allied agencies are faced with issues that affect safety, cleanliness, and inclusion for all members of the community. To assist with those issues, the City funds and implements a variety of initiatives aimed at increasing health, well-being, and safety. 

In 2021, the City of Prince George set out to determine whether its safety, cleanliness, and inclusion initiatives are considered successful by the community of Prince George. During this evaluation, community members were asked to to rate the outcomes of three City initiatives:

• The Community Safety Hub
• Downtown Prince George clean up team
• Increased bylaw presence downtown

Once the data was collected, community members participated in a workshop to interpret and give meaning to the evaluation data.

The resulting Designing a way to Evaluate Safety, Cleanliness, and Inclusion Initiatives in Prince George report was presented to Council on March 27, 2023.

• Read the about the process and key findings in the evaluation report summary

The Picture Prince George Survey is now closed. The brand research project will expand to include consultations with resident focus groups in the coming months.

• 2022 Budget Survey

• Talktober 2021