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Public Improvements Objective: Upgrade the appearance of the Project Area visible to the public, so that it will be more inviting to consumers and residents, stimulating increased sales and private investment in the area. Public Improvements Programs: The Agency will, as opportunities arise and resources allow, fund capital improvement projects of public benefit. The highest priority is expected to be given to the following projects: • Development of a senior center facility. A location has not yet been confirmed for this facility, which is a high community priority. The preferred site at this point is the former Chovanes Ford showroom an East 14th Street in the Palma District, adjacent to San Leandro Hospital. • Undergrounding of above-ground utility lines along East 14th Street. This will convert aerial utility services to underground service systems and upgrade street lighting; • Implementation of the streetscape-related recommendation of the East 14th Street South Area Plan, including widening sidewalks, installing new street trees and street furniture, and adding crosswalks and landscaped medians where appropriate to East 14th Street between downtown and 150th Avenue. • Beautification of the busy East 14th Street/150th Avenue/Hesperian Boulevard intersection. • Improvements to pedestrian connections and parking facilities at, between, and around Bayfair Center and Bayfair BART. While the main mall parcel was removed from the project area in 2001, its adjacent parcels remain in the project area, and the mall impacts East 14th Street and Hesperian Boulevard, busy commercial corridors in the project area. The Agency has previously committed substantial financial resources to assist in the modernization and upgrade of Bayfair and its Macy's department store on a multi-year basis continuing through this Implementation Plan period. In addition, the Agency has partnered with Alameda County, BART, and the private mall owner to enhance the pedestrian connection between the mail and the adjacent BART station in a project that should be completed in 2005-Ob. The Agency is also exploring with the mall owner ways to secure permanent parking facilities to support the retail and entertainment destination and allow for its possible expansion. While no specific projects are identified now, the area Sauth of Marina in the project area, nicknamed "Bomar" in the General Plan, is predominantly light industrial with a few retail outlets. The Agency and City are interested in preserving these uses in the area, with a potential to transition into research and development facilities at a future time. One large site in the area is the San Leandro Sports Complex. The sports fields of the former Pacific High School and the San Leandro Ball Park have a total area of 19 acres. These two parcels, which are owned by the San Leandro School District and the City, respectively, are located on Teagarden Street, directly behind the highly successful Marina Square shopping center. Because of the good freeway 2004-2009 Implementation Plan Pnaa Il