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20 <br /> <br />and Williams could avoid the congested Davis and Marina corridors, though one of the routes <br />will need to provide service to key locations on those corridors. <br /> <br />3.3.1.5. Continue initiatives and programs to promote business-to-business relationships. In the <br />current General Plan, previously identified measures included "...tax incentives for businesses <br />which purchase goods and services from local suppliers, business links through the City's <br />website, and sponsorship of groups like the Industrial Roundtable ." (General Plan 3-45) <br /> <br />3.3.1.6. Work with industrial councils, organized labor, area educators and the Chamber of Commerce <br />to inventory the current providers of workforce training and education in the district, and <br />programs in and near the city of relevance to advanced manufacturing and employment. <br />Several managers said that there the local school system and community college provided little <br />or no relevant training for most of their employees. Map the locations of existing venues <br />relative to activity centers and transit, bicycle and pedestrian access. Establish a contact list for <br />the K-12 school system, community colleges, unions, and non-profit and for-profit training <br />organizations and work to involve these organizations in the City and Chamber’s outreach <br />efforts. This work will set the stage for further integration and linkages. <br /> <br />3.3.1.7. Continue to actively promote the City’s current façade and front yard improvement programs <br />for existing businesses. Evaluate the present program for its track record of usage and <br />successful project completions within the industrial areas. Focus and actively solicit businesses’ <br />usage of the program at priority corridor and satellite “seed” sites for synergy with other district <br />improvement efforts. Though matching grants are desirable to get commitment by the <br />business, also consider an optional program for limited and fully-paid sign replacement or <br />upgrade grants as a tool to achieve rapid, low cost, and targeted results. For sign grants, a <br />creative and qualified sign designer/fabricator that is familiar with city codes and district goals <br />should be pre-selected. These programs need to be actively publicized to companies in the <br />industrial districts. <br /> <br />3.3.1.8. Promote better design in the districts with peer awards for the best recent developments <br />(including public as well as private projects). The value of this is in education and messaging on <br />raising the quality bar for the workplace districts. While the Chamber of Commerce and its San <br />Leandro by Design program is best positioned to lead on this, greater benefit will be achieved by <br />active linkage between city reports of new projects and shared promotion of design excellence <br />examples through website links, news releases, promotional literature, and community events. <br />In self-confident communities, we have seen award programs that also usefully critique <br />substandard designs as well as reward excellence (with an “Orchids and Onions” program); it <br />may be that the area is not ready for that yet, but could be in the future. <br /> <br />3.3.1.9. Publicize code enforcement. To combat neglect and improve the sense of place in the industrial <br />areas, it is important for businesses and residents alike to see how everyone is responsible for <br />property upkeep. For example, the City of Temple City, near Pasadena, the weekly City