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San Leandro Creek Trail Master Plan <br />2-4 <br />• Meeting #3: The purpose of this meeting was to review the potential <br />alignment options to be analyzed by the consultant for each segment <br />and to receive input from the committee members regarding the <br />feasibility and desirability of each option. <br />• Meeting #4: The final draft recommended alignment was presented for <br />review by both committees. This included both short-term and long-term <br />options, as well as those which required additional study or community <br />input to make a determination. <br />2.2 PUBLIC WORKSHOPS <br />Public workshops were held in both cities at two different points in the project. <br />The first set of workshops was designed to introduce the project to the public <br />and solicit initial input. The second set of workshops presented attendees with <br />the range of alignment options under study to help inform the selection of the <br />final recommended alignment. <br />Notification about the workshops was provided to the public in several ways. <br />Property owners and business owners in both San Leandro and Oakland – <br />those most directly impacted by a potential trail – were sent postcards to <br />ensure that they were made aware of the project; due to the ethnic make- <br />up of the neighborhoods, the Oakland postcards included translations into <br />Spanish and Mandarin. Other stakeholders were identified through postings <br />on both City websites, e-mails to a project interest/notification list. <br />2.2.1 May 2016 workshops <br />May 11, 2016 (San Leandro Main Library, San Leandro) and May 12, 2016 <br />(Madison Park Academy, Oakland) – The San Leandro workshop was <br />attended by approximately 49 people while the Oakland workshop was <br />attended by approximately 14 people. <br />Opportunities <br />• Walking trails, public access to the Creek, rest areas, benches <br />• Locations for urban farming (since farming was a historic use) and <br />gardens, partnering with Planting Justice (organization based near the <br />Creek in Oakland) <br />• Job training and employment opportunities for residents <br />• Native plant restoration <br />• Restoration of the Creek corridor and habitat <br />• Create access points along the creek for residents and connections to <br />businesses <br />• Youth leadership programs to help with creek stewardship <br />• Afterschool bicycle program to engage local youth <br />• Address illegal dumping problem with beautification, public art, and <br />enhanced access to the Creek <br />Challenges <br />Oakland <br />• Safe crossing of Hegenberger Road <br />• Safe crossing of 98th Avenue <br />• Illegal dumping along the Creek (especially at end of 105th Avenue) <br />• Providing lighting along the Creek <br />• Perception that the area along the creek is scary/unsafe <br />FIGURE 2-1: SAN LEANDRO WORKSHOP PICTURE <br />24