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Consulting Services Agreement between City of San Leandro and Last revised 03/16/2022 PlanIT Geo for Trees Master Plan Exhibit A – Page 7 of 17 2. PlanIT Geo's team will meet remotely with key staff and stakeholders to gather the background and data that will inform the development of realistic tree canopy goals. Information gathered during these sessions may include: • Existing planting practices (i.e., number and frequency of tree plantings on public land). • Canopy goal planning horizon and intervals (i.e., 20-year goal with 5-year targets). • Relevant City planning efforts (i.e., Climate Action Plan mitigation/adaptation policies/strategies, tree equity, watershed goals, human health). • Existing policies and associated impacts (i.e., tree preservation/replacement requirements and estimated tree loss due to development). 3. As part of the Outreach Plan (2.1) PlanIT Geo's team will conduct public stakeholder engagement sessions to gather input and feedback on the development of canopy goals and planting priorities. The timing of the engagement sessions will align with the development of these recommendations. Further detail regarding the Outreach Plan can be found in Task 2.1 Outreach Plan. 4. Once the urban heat and priority planting assessment data is available, PlanIT Geo's team will analyze the metrics by planning boundary to determine the most viable canopy goals and planting targets. By analyzing available planting space and leveraging the information gathered in the previous tasks, short- and long-term canopy goals for public and private land will be developed. Other considerations when creating the canopy goals include: • Potential causes for canopy gains and losses. • Estimated number of small, medium, and large-statured trees to be planted (as a percentage). • Canopy area of trees at maturity (small, medium, and large) using industry recommended sizes for calculating future canopy cover. • Estimated annual mortality of existing and newly planted trees (as a percentage). • Stocking levels for various land uses/zoning types (e.g., plant 25% of the 40% possible planting area on residential land). • Opportunities and limitations on both public and private land. 5. With the canopy goals drafted for both public and private land on small (e.g., Census Tract/park) and large (neighborhood/City) scales, the team will calculate the number of trees required, short- and long-term targets (i.e., intermediate and total number of trees and canopy goals), associated benefits and services of future canopy cover, and future stocking levels of available planting space. 6. These draft calculations will be delivered to the City staff via Excel Spreadsheet and Adobe PDF and the team will meet remotely with the City staff to discuss the necessary revisions. 7. The team will finalize the calculations and prepare a final spreadsheet and summary tables/charts/graphs to utilize in the Trees Master Plan and for City and partner outreach material. Applying this project-proven approach tailored to San Leandro will establish canopy goals that will raise awareness and serve as the catalyst to implement the Trees Master Plan. PlanIT Geo's team for the Urban Heat Assessment and Planting Priority tasks consists of GIS analysts and urban forestry planners creating a seamless transition to the development of the Trees Master Plan in an efficient and effective manner.