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Furthermore, new investment in these facilities should also aim toward fiscal solvency, where the monies spent are returned to the city by user fees, leases and franchises, so that we can better pay for ongoing upkeep and improvements. 17. The library seismic upgrade and revitalization project is a special case that helps achieve many of the community's goals: it restores the usefulness of a vital, but threatened, community resource; it provides educational opportunities for the children and young people, supplementing the work of the schools; it allows for the expansion and increased variety and sophistication of cultural and recreational programs for children and others; it provides a multi -purpose facility that can be enjoyed by everyone, but which will have a special emphasis on senior services; it demonstrates that San Leandro is a progressive place taking advantage of new technologies; and, it will likely stimulate other public and private improvements in the downtown area. 18. Public investment should include projects that protect and enhance our historic resources, while at the same time putting them to productive use in the form of offices, parks, museums, gardens, and other civic purposes. Protecting Our Environment 19. Capital projects should preserve, and enhance our enjoyment of, the natural environment of our City, including especially the bay shore and the creeks. We should ensure that these places maintain their habitat values, while at the same time increasing ways for us to access them and use them for aesthetic, recreational and educational purposes. Protecting Our Investments 20. Clearly, wise use of our resources includes the allocation of monies for the upkeep of the things we build. A practical, well -planned program for maintenance and upgrades of our existing facilities must be part of our capital facilities planning. Innovation and Progress/A Pragmatic Approach 21. The things we buy and build should reflect that San Leandro is a community that is innovative, progressive and on the move. Intelligent investing includes taking advantage of new ideas and technologies -- and taking some reasonable risks to try new ways of doing things that might improve efficiency or better address community needs. 22. A substantial part of our investment program must go toward highly visible projects, which demonstrate that the city is taking steps to continually better the community. The ongoing work toward building and improving our public facilities are important reminders of this striving to make San Leandro even better. Examples of projects that achieve this directive include median upgrades, street trees, new and upgraded civic buildings, street improvements, among others. Page 4 of 5