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Improving the quality of the physical environment has been identified as a priority in our neighborhoods as a means of fostering pride. The City will continue to proactively work with the community to abate weeds and debris from public and private properties and remove abandoned shopping carts from the right-of-way. In 2005-2006 we will dedicate $2.6 million toward the maintenance and planting of street trees in our urban forest, which will result in the placement of 750 new trees along the arterial streets. Further, our staff will continue to actively partner with neighborhood and business associations to enhance our efforts for the prevention and eradication of graffiti on commercial and residential structures. During the coming year, an internal team with members from the City Attorney's Office, Police Department, Code Enforcement and Public Works will collaborate to improve the processes for identifYing and eradicating graffiti as well as enhancing our ability to prosecute those individuals who use graffiti to vandalize property. In conjunction with these efforts, staff will conduct a concentrated educational campaign that will be offered to schools, neighborhood associations and business groups. D. Provide and Maintain First-Rate Infrastructure and Community Facilities One of the priorities under this goal is to ensure proper levels of maintenance for our infrastructure, public buildings, parks and neighborhoods. The $35 million Capital Improvement Program for the 2005-2006 fiscal year includes: . $16.2 million for street reconstruction, resurfacing and arterial widenings; . $5.6 million for the design and construction of a 300 space parking structure in the Civic Center to accommodate the relocation of the Fourth District Court of Appeal; . $4.0 for improvements at city parks including $2.5 million for major interior renovations and playground upgrades at the Jerome Park Recreation Center and $435,000 for landscape improvements at Delhi Park; . $2.5 million for traffic improvements; . $2.5 million for improvements to the water system; . $2.3 million for improvements to the sewer system; and . $1.8 million for the continuation of our commitment to neighborhood improvements, including neighborhood street improvements, street resurfacing, and reconstruction of damaged curbs and sidewalks. E. Ensure an Attractive and Well-Maintained City Our commitment to ensuring an attractive and well-maintained City is critical to the long- term success of the community in terms of safety, property values, and image. Extensive research indicates that safety-<JTiented design features and on-going maintenance of private property directly increase the effectiveness of policing efforts. We have focused our efforts on providing a balanced, well-planned community through the following: . continuing residential code enforcement efforts to address neighborhood concerns; . enhancing the appearance of the City's commercial areas through commercial code enforcement with an emphasis on key corridors such as Seventeenth Street, Main Street, Bristol Street and Harbor Boulevard; 8 Resolution No. eRA 2005-003 Page 15 of 22