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File Number: 21-435 elementary and high school students, service clubs, Indigenous leaders, climate and bicycling organizations, disability advocates, local businesses, and more. In addition to meeting with community groups, the Sustainability Office also convened with internal City staff as part of the interdepartmental Green Team (established in 2018), the staff group that would be responsible for implementing portions of the adopted CAP. Throughout the update process, the Green Team met bi-monthly for updates and feedback on the CAP, training on specific climate topics, and cross-department sharing. A total of two public workshops, two online surveys, and a climate board game were organized to help the public understand the climate planning process and provide input on the CAP. An initial online survey was conducted in November-December 2019 prior to the kickoff workshop, where 195 participants responded on their climate priorities and concerns. The climate board game, Game of Extremes, was developed by the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) to educate community members about the climate adaptation planning process in an interactive hands-on way. The Sustainability Office facilitated the game for six different classes at Monroe Elementary and San Leandro High School, as well as one game for the general public. The kickoff public workshop for the CAP update was held in person on February 20, 2020 with over 90 community members in attendance. PlaceWorks and the Sustainability Office gave a presentation overview of the CAP update process, including what had been achieved thus far, and what was expected for the following months. Community members then broke out into discussion at their tables, facilitated by Green Team members, about their primary concerns and suggestions around major climate sectors. Chinese and Spanish translations, childcare, and dinner was provided for meeting accessibility. After refining strategies with the interdepartmental Green Team, in September 2020 the draft strategies were uploaded to an online platform, Consider.It, for the public to vote and comment on. All strategies were translated into Spanish and Chinese on separate forums for accessibility. Targeted outreach was conducted to business leaders, regional agencies, and community champions. About 100 users responded across all of the forums. The second public workshop was held virtually in October 2020 with community partners and Green Team members facilitating breakout rooms for specific discussions by stakeholder group. Spanish interpretation was provided. With the CAP draft policies available, the focus of the workshop was on implementation and how the community can collaborate to work on climate action together. Breakout groups were divided into faith groups, schools/youth, neighborhoods, businesses, families, and Spanish speakers, facilitated by representatives from the Interfaith Homeless Network, the San Leandro Unified School District Board members, San Leandro High’s Eco Club, Mission Bay community members, Building Futures for Women and Children, the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, Community Impact Lab, and PlaceWorks staff respectively. About 60 people attended the virtual workshop. Plan Overview This CAP update was prepared in accordance with a set of principles that are globally applicable to climate action planning work. These principles include a comprehensive and integrated Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/15/2021 23