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Public Outreach 2 2-3 2.0 PUBLIC OUTREACH The San Leandro Creek runs through highly varied environment in San Leandro and Oakland, with neighborhoods representing a range of ethnicities and income levels. While the physical conditions dictated if and how a trail could be implemented along the creek, input from the public was an essential part of the planning process and the final recommendations of this Plan. The outreach efforts undertaken through the Plan provided important insights into the needs and desires of the neighborhoods adjacent to the proposed Trail, how they felt that a trail could benefit their community, and also important concerns about the potential impacts of a trail. The project team utilized several strategies to solicit input from neighborhood stakeholders, and the information collected through this process was critical in determining the recommended alignment for the Trail and identifying major issues to be addressed in the design and operations of a future trail along the corridor. The public outreach process for the San Leandro Creek Trail Master Plan included local business owners, developers, government agency staff, city officials, nonprofit organizations, neighborhood groups, and other interested residents of San Leandro and Oakland. The community was engaged in many different ways: • Citizens Advisory Committee • Technical Advisory Committee • Public Workshops • Community survey 2.1 CAC AND TAC MEETINGS Four Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meetings and four Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings were held during the development of the Plan. The CAC meetings attracted participation from people that represented a wide variety of stakeholders, including students, business owners, property owners and residents from several neighborhoods, bicycle and pedestrian advocates, and neighborhood organizations. The Technical Advisory Committee (CAC) included representatives of a range of agencies that have some regulatory responsibility or other stake in the creek corridor, including Caltrans, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board, Merritt College Environmental Management Program, as well as departmental staff from the cities of San Leandro and Oakland. These agencies were invited to participate to help identify potential regulatory issues, constraints, and operational issues that would need to be considered in developing the Plan’s final recommendations. The CAC and TAC meeting dates are indicated in Table 2-1 For both committees, meetings were held at key milestones of the project so that their input could be considered as the analysis progressed. The discussion points at each of the four meetings were similar for the CAC and TAC, as follows: • Meeting #1: This meeting provided an introduction to the project. This included the project origin, potential benefits of developing the Trail, examples of best practices from trails in other communities, and an overview of each segment of the corridor. • Meeting #2: Committee members were asked to provide their initial input on the potential alignments for the Trail. Since the project team had determined that the Trail could probably not be constructed along the creek for the entire length of the corridor, participants were invited to review on-street alternatives to ensure east-west connectivity along the corridor. The input received at the May 11th and May 12th public workshops were presented to inform this discussion. Meeting Number CAC TAC Meeting-1 April 5, 2016 April 5, 2016 Meeting-2 May 25, 2016 May 25, 2016 Meeting-3 August 4,2016 August 4,2016 Meeting-4 December 13, 2016 December 13, 2016 TABLE 2-1: LIST OF CAC AND TAC MEETINGS 23