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February 24, 2022 Walter Passmore, State Urban Forester Resource Protection and Improvement CAL FIRE P.O. Box 944246 Sacramento, CA 94244-2460 Hi Walter, Thank you for your questions on the grant application as approved. The tree distribution program and planting goals are reasonable, achievable and have reasonable strategy in place. For the two year span of the grant, we will distribute 4,000 seedlings annually and hold in reserve 1,000 seedlings annually to grow in community and school based nursery programs for planting in the final year of the grant. Approximately 2,500 street trees annually will be planted in vacant lots, medians, priority neighborhoods with low tree canopy and/or high urban heat impact, parks, and open spaces, as well as direct request by property owners. The city will be utilizing science-driven ESRI assessment to determine wildlife corridors for planting and providing well water and reclaimed water for 100K Trees for watering. The tree distribution program will be executed through community outreach and partnerships with the more than 150 identified community groups and organizations, including San Leandro Unified School District and San Lorenzo Unified School District, which has school sites within San Leandro. This also includes distribution through our 50 identified local environmental, bike walk, scouts, Sierra Club, creek and waterway groups, faith, health care, elders, unhoused and labor organizations. Overall an average of 25 seedlings per organization will be distributed. The 10,000 trees (seedlings) are matched as fundraised by high school students. Students plan to raise $10,000 via direct solicitation fundraising to individuals in their communities. Students solicit $10 per donor to support planting trees in San Leandro. Each student goal is 10 donations for $100 total. One hundred students raising $100 from 10 donors each will raise $10,000. $10,000 purchases 10,000 trees from tree partner Arbor Day Foundation. (see slide).