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City Council Goals <br />2012-2013 <br />■ Place the City on a firm foundation for long-term fiscal <br />sustainability <br />■ Work with the community and all stakeholders towards <br />completing major projects and programs for sustainable <br />economic development <br />■ Provide quality public safety services and work in partnership <br />with the community to keep San Leandro safe <br />■ Maintain and enhance the City's infrastructure <br />■ Support programs, activities and communication that <br />enhance the quality of life in San Leandro and promote a <br />sense of community and civic pride <br />■ Maintain and support a strong positive relationship between <br />the City and schools <br />City Council Goal #1 (continued) <br />Place the City on a firm foundation for <br />long-term fiscal sustainability. <br />Continued success in receiving outside funds and grants: <br />. $2.1m— EDA grant for Lit San Leandro expansion <br />$400k— School Traffic Safety Education <br />$191k—Sec. 130, for Pedestrian Improvements at RR/Hesperian <br />. $54k— Pavement Management Technical Assistance Program <br />. $373k— Highway Safety Improvement Program <br />$21k—Alameda County Bay Friendly Landscaping Program <br />$131k—Accessible Pedestrian Signals (New Freedom Grant) <br />. $50k— Health and Wellness Programs(Measure A) <br />$10k—Arthritis Foundation <br />. $561k— Federal Community Development Block Grant <br />. $141k— Federal HOME Grant <br />City Council Goal #2 <br />Work with the community and all stakeholders towards <br />completing major projects and programs for sustainable <br />economic development. <br />■ Awarded a $2.1m Federal Economic Development Administration <br />grant to expand Lit San Leandro's fiber loop from 11 to 18 miles <br />into three unserved commercial areas <br />■ Adopted commercial Broadband Strategy to guide future <br />infrastructure improvements <br />■ Approval of the planning entitlements for Village Marketplaceretail <br />center, which will include Peet's Coffee, Habit Burger, AT&T and <br />Chipotle <br />■ Revitalization of the San Leandro Crossings project to a mixed use <br />development that includes a new OSlsoft Tech Campus and a 200 - <br />unit affordable rental development <br />City Council Goal #1 <br />Place the City on a firm foundation for <br />long-term fiscal sustainability. <br />■ Initiated the establishment of a Downtown Special Benefit <br />District to fund enhanced maintenance, marketing and security <br />■ Reduce costs by refinancing 2001 and 2003 debt <br />■ Budget in brief - condenses a 350 -page budget to a pocket <br />pamphlet <br />■ Orderly Redevelopment termination <br />■ Prepared first ever two-year budget <br />City Council Goal #1 (continued) <br />Place the City on a firm foundation for <br />long-term fiscal sustainability. <br />■ Continued success in receiving outside funds and grants: <br />$175k—Recycling Programs (Measure D) <br />. $46k—CA Environmental Reporting System Grant <br />$13k—Big Read 2013 Program <br />. $8k—CA Humanities Grant, California Reads Program <br />. $29k—CA States Grantsfor Literacy Services <br />City Council Goal #2 (continued) <br />Work with the community and all stakeholders towards <br />completing major projects and programs for sustainable <br />economic development. <br />■ Building Division assigned a dedicated inspector to key City <br />projects, such as Kaiser Hospital construction, Water Pollution <br />Control Plant improvements and Downtown Parking Garage to <br />ensure completion in a timely and compliant manner <br />■ Opening of new Downtown Parking Garage <br />■ On-going work on proposed Shoreline Development Project <br />■ Managed the disposal process for real estate owned by the <br />Redevelopment Successor Agency to facilitate productive reuse <br />that provides community benefits and economically productive <br />uses <br />