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Council receives community needs survey; approves $20,000 contract to Lou Edwards Group for outreach
Summary
City consultants told the council the community survey showed voter support for hypothetical measures (including a transient occupancy tax increase to 13% polling about 70%); council approved a $20,000 agreement with the Lou Edwards Group to produce educational materials, with not-to-exceed authorization of $60,000 for additional services.
City consultants presented findings from a February 2026 community needs survey of 412 registered Rancho Palos Verdes voters and the council approved a staff recommendation to award an agreement to the Lou Edwards Group for ballot-measure outreach and strategic communications.
FM3 partner Richard Bernard summarized the survey methodology and results: the dual-mode survey (phone and online) polled 412 likely voters with a margin of…
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