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Membership Survey

December, 1996

Your Enjoyment of The Sea Ranch

Below is a list of recreational activities that can be enjoyed at The Sea Ranch. Indicate if the activity is of high, medium or low importance to someone in the household.

Activity # High Med Low
Riding bicycles 1262 32.6% 29.7% 37.6%
Riding horses 1206 5.5% 7.5% 87.0%
Swimming 1293 43.3% 31.9% 24.7%
Picnicking 1264 25.1% 39.9% 35.0%
Playing at the Hot Spot 1228 16.7% 35.0% 48.3%
Fishing 1241 17.0% 18.3% 64.7%
Using airstrip 1209 5.9% 5.8% 88.3%
Playing basketball 1208 5.3% 12.3% 82.5%
Beach walking 1336 81.4% 14.3% 4.3%
Bluff trail walking 1338 86.8% 9.9% 3.2%
Meadow trail hiking 1309 62.6% 26.2% 11.2%
Hillside / forest trail hiking 1289 48.5% 30.6% 20.9%
Picking abalone 1220 14.2% 12.1% 73.7%
Playground (One-Eyed Jacks) 1228 10.2% 24.8% 65.0%
Playing volleyball 1206 1.7% 12.7% 85.6%
Sauna bathing 1242 16.9% 25.5% 57.6%
Playing tennis 1248 22.2% 22.6% 55.2%
Playing golf 1255 29.2% 20.4% 50.4%
Watching the sunset 1319 83.4% 12.6% 4.0%
Playing at ocean / tide pooling 1288 59.9% 27.3% 12.8%
Watching birds / animals 1309 73.8% 18.9% 7.3%

Your Enjoyment of The Sea Ranch

How many times per year someone in the household engages in each activity.

Activity # More than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a month Never
Riding bicycles 992 7.0% 22.9% 40.5% 29.6%
Riding horses 871 1.0% 2.5% 8.6% 87.8%
Swimming 1019 11.7% 27.4% 44.4% 16.6%
Picnicking 966 .8% 16.7% 61.8% 20.7%
Playing at the Hot Spot 920 .4% 9.6% 59.2% 30.8%
Fishing 906 1.5% 10.5% 32.2% 55.7%
Using airstrip 885 .6% 2.9% 13.4% 83.1%
Playing basketball 877 1.1% 3.4% 22.5% 73.0%
Beach walking 1026 17.1% 45.9% 34.5% 2.5%
Bluff trail walking 1031 26.2% 44.5% 25.9% 3.4%
Meadow trail hiking 1009 14.1% 38.6% 39.5% 7.8%
Hillside / forest trail hiking 983 7.9% 31.5% 47.3% 13.2%
Picking abalone 899 .4% 5.9% 22.9% 70.7%
Playground (One-Eyed Jacks) 910 .4% 6.5% 49.7% 43.4%
Playing volleyball 860 .2% 1.3% 18.5% 80.0%
Sauna bathing 912 4.2% 12.5% 35.4% 47.9%
Playing tennis 935 5.6% 13.2% 33.9% 47.4%
Playing golf 942 5.3% 15.6% 34.9% 44.2%
Watching the sunset 938 34.2% 40.0% 22.6% 3.2%
Playing at ocean / tide pooling 969 8.3% 38.1% 45.4% 8.3%
Watching birds / animals 928 34.4% 35.3% 25.2% 5.1%

You and your Sea Ranch Property

The owner of records age: (1364 responses)

30's or younger 24 1.8%
40's 295 21.6%
50's 460 33.7%
60's 352 25.8%
70's or older 233 17.1%

The year property was first purchased at Sea Ranch: (1331 responses)

1960's 159 11.9%
1970's 264 19.8%
1980's 574 43.1%
1990's 334 25.1%

Now

Full-time or part-time Sea Ranch resident status: (1361 responses)

Full-time Sea Ranch resident 297 21.8%
Part-time resident; home not rented out to others 389 28.6%
Part-time resident; home rented out to others 252 18.5%
Non-resident; home rented out to others 89 6.5%
Own only undeveloped lot(s) 307 22.6%
Other (specify): 27 2.0%

Future

By the year 2005, what is the planned full-time or part-time residential status at The Sea Ranch By the year 2010, what is the planned full-time or part-time residential status at The Sea Ranch
Responses: 1373 Responses: 1319
Full-time Sea Ranch resident 428 31.2% Full-time Sea Ranch resident 446 33.8%
Part-time resident; home will not be rented out to others 417 30.4% Part-time resident; home will not be rented out to others 332 25.2%
Part-time resident; home will be rented out to others 186 13.5% Part-time resident; home will be rented out to others 111 8.4%
Non-resident; home will be rented out to others 37 2.7% Non-resident; home will be rented out to others 20 1.5%
Plan to own only undeveloped lot(s) 29 2.1% Plan to own only undeveloped lot(s) 12 .9%
Plan to sell my Sea Ranch property 127 9.2% Plan to sell my Sea Ranch property 120 9.1%
Other (specify): 8 .6% Other (specify): 22 1.7%
Don't know 141 10.3% Don't know 256 19.4%

Plans for the undeveloped lot(s): (1082 responses)

Do not own a undeveloped lot 642 59.3%
New home underway 22 2.0%
Plan to build before the year 2005 171 15.8%
Plan to build after the year 2005 25 2.3%
No plans to build at this time 62 5.7%
Plan to sell lot 103 9.5%
Don't know 57 5.3%

Satisfaction with Services Provided

Satisfaction with the following services:

Component # Exclnt Good OK Fair Poor Don't Know
Board of Directors 1323 7.5% 30.5% 27.4% 10.8% 5.1% 18.7%
Community Manager 1320 13.4% 28.0% 18.9% 7.0% 5.9% 26.7%
Receptionist at Front Desk 1328 36.1% 31.0% 12.0% 3.8% 1.1% 16.0%
Road maintenance 1332 39.6% 43.3% 8.7% 1.2% .1% 7.1%
Landscape maintenance 1324 19.9% 41.5% 19.0% 6.0% 3.6% 9.9%
Building maintenance 1313 17.8% 42.1% 18.3% 2.8% .5% 18.4%
Trail maintenance 1328 22.4% 45.0% 18.0% 4.1% 1.5% 9.1%
Security Department 1331 31.3% 40.5% 11.6% 2.9% .8% 12.8%
Design Committee 1322 8.9% 24.1% 23.8% 12.9% 9.1% 21.2%
Planning and Design Department 1321 10.4% 25.1% 22.0% 11.3% 7.1% 24.0%
Finance Department 1315 9.9% 22.4% 19.5% 4.6% 2.6% 40.9%
Waste Water Zone 1314 9.8% 21.4% 15.8% 3.9% 2.4% 46.7%

Sea Ranch Issues

Opinions about the following issues at The Sea Ranch:

Question # Yes No Don't Know
Should letters to the editor be published in The Bulletin? 1336 60.7% 26.6% 12.7%
Should the Association allocate more financial resources for fire prevention work? 1338 49.6% 16.2% 34.2%
Should historic barns, sheds, and fences at The Sea Ranch be preserved? 1338 78.4% 13.0% 8.6%
Should more Sea Ranch events be open to the outside community? 1336 21.1% 59.7% 19.2%
Should a fitness center be developed at The Sea Ranch? 1344 52.1% 32.7% 15.2%
Should The Sea Ranch have a dog park? 1343 25.8% 52.6% 21.6%
Should The Sea Ranch have a centrally located post office? 1344 58.0% 21.4% 20.7%
Should a third swimming pool be built at The Sea Ranch? 1352 42.8% 37.8% 19.4%
Should the Association allocate more financial resources for view restoration? 1354 57.7% 23.3% 19.0%

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