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Consolidated Plan SAN LEANDRO 8 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) MA-65 Hazard Mitigation - 91.210(a)(5), 91.310(a)(3) Describe the jurisdiction’s increased natural hazard risks associated with climate change. San Leandro is located on the shoreline of the San Francisco Bay and sits at an average elevation of 56 feet. Located between Oakland and Hayward with a population of about 88,000 people, it is highly urbanized, made up of residential properties with industrial and manufacturing uses in the west, mixed use areas in the southern portions of the city, and the downtown core to the northeast. Due to its geographic span from the Bay into the hills, San Leandro is susceptible to a variety of climate hazards. San Leandro will likely be most affected by the combination of sea level rise, high tides and flooding along the shoreline and throughout the southwest portion of the city, which threaten to limit mobility and damage amenities and industry that are important to San Leandro and the regional economy. However, the most severe impacts will be seen in the long-term, when projected temperature increases and the frequency of very hot days will impact a broader set of the city’s assets and population, resulting in greater occurrence of heat related illness. Describe the vulnerability to these risks of housing occupied by low- and moderate-income households based on an analysis of data, findings, and methods. Disease Outbreaks The COVID-19 virus was first identified in Wuhan China in November 2019. First positive cases of the virus in the United States and in California were found in January 2020. As the virus started to spread globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020. At that time, it had been identified in 113 countries. On the date this Substantial Amendment was drafted (May 24, 2020), the State of California reported 92,721 confirmed cases of residents who had tested positive for COVID-19, with 3,774 who had died as a result of the virus. Of those, 2,760 Alameda County residents tested positive for COVID-19 with 92 who had lost their lives.1 The COVID-19 virus has had a devastating effect globally. It has caused businesses to close, jobs to be lost, finances to be stretched, and general feelings of anxiety and fear. Given this, the City’s seeks to have the option of using the National Objective of “Urgent Need” to allow for the possible support for oversight and services and infrastructure dedicated to COVID-19 response. 1 California Department of Public Health, COVID-19 Updates, “COVID-19 by the Numbers” website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx#COVID- 19%20by%20the%20Numbers and Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, Coronavirus Resource Center website: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map. 42