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Citywide Goals and Objectives for 2006 and Beyond <br />The City has developed eight broad goals that focus on the following areas: economy, safety, <br />quality of life, trust, responsiveness, infrastructure, finance and workforce. The City has <br />identified various objectives that are tied directly to these goals which, if achieved, will result in <br />the attainment of these goals. The eight goals are listed below. <br />GOAL: The Community's Economy <br />Improve South Bend's economy to ensure a vigorous local business climate; ample employment, <br />business and investment opportunities for all our customers; and a tax base that is sufficient to <br />meet the needs of the City, its residents and other customers. <br />GOAL: The Community's Public Safety and Civilit <br />Improve South Bend's public safety and civility to ensure that every resident and other customers <br />can live, work, play, run a business and raise a family in a humane, pleasant and safe <br />environment; have adequate, affordable and timely access to all forms of emergency services; <br />and can contribute and participate in a community where people of different backgrounds live in <br />mutual respect and harmony. <br />GOAL: The Community's Ouality of Life <br />Improve South Bend's quality of life to ensure that every resident and every family can earn an <br />adequate income; secure adequate housing; live in a safe, pleasant and humane neighborhood; <br />enjoy a wide range of social, cultural and recreational opportunities; and have access to quality <br />educational and medical services within an excellent natural and manmade environment. <br />GOAL: Trust in City Government <br />Improve residents' trust in City government to ensure that South Bend has a broad base of <br />consensus and support on which to build the future, a strong foundation for collaborative action <br />and community partnerships; and an increase in resident and customer participation in the daily <br />public life of the community. <br />GOAL: The City's Responsiveness, Efficiency, and Effectiveness <br />Improve the responsiveness, efficiency, and effectiveness of City government to ensure that the <br />City's customers get the value they expect and deserve. <br />GOAL: The City's Infrastructure <br />Improve the City's infrastructure to ensure that South Bend can support physical growth and <br />11 <br />