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1. Introduction San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan Page 19 From September 2019 to December 2020, the Sustainability Office participated in nearly 150 in- person and virtual small group meetings, one-on- one meetings, and presentations to community groups to introduce the City’s Sustainability Office, climate action program, and the CAP update. The bulk of these were held in the first six months. Audiences included parent associations, labor alliances, faith groups, elementary and high school students, service clubs, indigenous leaders, climate and bicycling organizations, disability advocates, businesses, and more. For organizations with closer partnerships with the Sustainability Office, checking in over the course of the year helped strengthen the relationship and understand how best to collaborate. Prior to the first community workshop, the City’s Sustainability Office invited San Leandro community members to participate in an online survey and a climate board game. The City hosted an online survey from November to December 2019 and received responses from 195 participants. Respondents identified many climate priorities and concerns. In response to questions about the PG&E public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) and wildfire smoke, there were significant comments around smoke health impacts, anxiety and uncertainty about anticipated outage events, disruptions to daily life, concerns for elders and caretaking, and mental health impacts. Survey respondents identified cleaner air, healthier homes and lifestyles, protection of water and food resources, and prevention of future extreme events as top climate benefits, indicating a solid communication strategy around public health for future messaging. Finally, respondents requested more community education sessions, encouragement around smaller actions for cultural shifts, strong community partnerships, community volunteer opportunities, climate-related infrastructure and incentives, and timely City communications. The results of the online survey are summarized in Appendix A. The climate board game, Game of Extremes, was developed by the Urban Sustainability Directors Network to educate community members about the climate adaptation planning process in an interactive, hands-on way. The Sustainability Office successfully facilitated the climate board game for 5th graders at Monroe Elementary and the Environmental Science classes at San Leandro High School in December 2019. In addition, the Sustainability Office organized a session for the public in January 2020, and 18 community members attended. Over 90 community members attended the CAP update kick-off meeting in February of 2020. San Leandro residents play the climate board game, Game of Extremes, in January 2020. 63