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I have been there and done all of that. There is no solution to the problem because even if you remove or confine every cat in the neighborhood, other cats from outside will move in.
But I want to inject a note of caution here. Because we were known to object to other peoples cats on our property, when a neighbors cat disappeared we got the blame and a vindictive neighbor started a campaign of vandalism that has cost us thousands. Because the vandals were careful to keep their faces covered the police could not positively identify them and could not act. Their best advice was"You catch them and call us".
The moral of the story is think carefully about possible consequences before you take action, if the owner of the cat you trap is volatile you could be putting yourself at risk. There is no reasoning with some people. They (and their pets ) rights over ride everyone else.
On a positive note we did have some success with excluding cats by installing a couple of strands of light wire a couple of inches above the fence top all the way around the yard so the cats hit the wire as they try to jump the fence. Of course you need a fully enclosed yard and no overhanging branches.
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