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1.The project team will hold a design charrette for the community garden space and <br />outdoor education lab by the San Leandro Creek at Bancroft Middle School during <br />November 2020. <br />2.During this event, participants will break into intergenerational teams to develop design <br />ideas for the garden and education lab space, and integrate benefits for all community <br />partners. <br />3.The event will be virtual and be completed by December 18, 2020. <br />4.All promotional materials (such as newsletters, press releases) will include a statement <br />about funding support from AARP. <br />5.Event signage will include AARP branding and language. <br />6.The project team will send an After-Action Report with visuals (photos and/or video) to <br />AARP national office by January 31, 2021. <br /> <br />Please complete each section with 2,000 characters or fewer (excluding Question 27) <br />21. Livable Communities Activities. Please provide a brief summary of the ongoing <br />efforts to make this community more livable for all ages and share how the Community <br />Challenge project will support that effort and have a lasting impact. <br />The long term goal of this project is to build a community garden and outdoor education lab at <br />Bancroft Middle School, which is adjacent to San Leandro Creek. This public space will benefit <br />students with safe access to the creek, demonstrate growing food, native plant selection and <br />learn about watershed ecosystems and local indigenous history. Having a space for hands-on <br />activities such as planting, creek sampling, and food harvesting is paramount to re-establishing <br />a connection to nature and the outdoors. Bancroft Middle, Washington Elementary, Roosevelt <br />Elementary, and San Leandro High schools are all within walking distance to this site, enabling <br />student projects and lessons. Several partners have ongoing projects with STLT, and the <br />education lab will enhance the public’s awareness of local Ohlone culture and history. The <br />garden itself can highlight native plant species that were traditional foods for the Ohlone people. <br />In addition to student groups, the garden and education space will be accessible to members of <br />the public interested in learning about the Ohlone and the creek. FSLC can use this as a site for <br />ongoing naturalist education. Public access is an integral part of the CalTrans-funded San <br />Leandro Creek Master Plan and this garden space is one location along the San Leandro Creek <br />Greenway connecting the cities of San Leandro and Oakland, enhancing pedestrian and biking <br />mobility. Phase 1, the first mile of the Greenway, is funded by the California Natural Resources <br />Agency and will be completed in 2021. Adjacent to the Bancroft parcel is a multi-use crosswalk <br />at Bancroft/Haas Avenues, that supports greater accessibility and active transportation. <br /> <br />22. Community engagement. Please describe how residents and local organizations have <br />been engaged in the area’s livable communities activities to date. How will you engage <br />the community and involve older adults in the process as you execute this grant? <br /> <br />SLUSD is currently the property owner of the parcel where the garden and outdoor lab would <br />be. Many Bancroft Middle teachers have expressed interest in using the space for community <br />gardening and ecosystem education. Science teachers have brought classes down to the creek <br />2360