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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 9 of 17  The third and final public meeting will be held to discuss the draft Trees Master Plan and gather feedback to inform updates for the final Plan. This meeting may be held in-person or remotely, depending on the budget and City guidelines regarding COVID. 9. Engagement Summary & Analysis  Findings from all previous engagement sessions will be summarized and analyzed to inform the development of the Trees Master Plan. The summary will be provided to the City for review and a final version of the summary will shared with the City and partners to utilize in their messaging going forward. Task 2.2 Education Recommendations To implement the recommendations in the Trees Master Plan, the City and its community partners will need strategic guidance to educate and engage the diverse populations in San Leandro. Examples may include Tree Care Academy, best outreach / communication practices, demonstration projects, and Arbor Day / tree festival / community planting days. 1. The engagement analysis and summary will inform the draft recommendations for education. 2. The draft recommendations will be provided to the City for review and input. 3. A final document detailing the recommendations will be provided and utilized in developing the Trees Master Plan. Task 3.1 Identify Challenges, Principles, Goals Using the urban heat assessment, planting priorities, tree inventory, and public input, the Consulting Team will identify the primary challenges, principles, and shared goals. 1. The tree data will be analyzed to identify vulnerabilities, gaps, and opportunities. 2. These metrics will be cross-examined with the urban heat and planting priority assessments. 3. Next, the feedback from the public will be integrated into the composite of these metrics. 4. The Consulting Team will then host a series of City staff and stakeholder consultations. The team will identify the potential staff and community members to include along with the proposed framework for consultation. This engagement will start with a simple ~5-question survey to gather information about the respondent’s title, roles, workflows, concerns, priorities, successes, and desired outcomes of the Plan. Following the survey, staff and community members for follow-up meetings (remotely) will be identified and consulted. 5. The outcomes of the various information gathering exercises listed above will be integrated into one draft and final document detailing the challenges, principles, and goals to be addressed in the Trees Master Plan. Task 3.2 Tree Species and Management Recommendations The team will provide the recommended street tree species appropriate for planting in the public right- of-way that meet criteria such as drought tolerance, California natives, root growth (minimizing impacts to adjacent public sidewalks and private sewer laterals), and height (a majority of the City’s residential neighborhoods still have overhead power lines). Regarding species selection and planting, best management practices from national arborist specifications will be provided as support. 1. Existing tree lists used in the City will be gathered and reviewed. 2. The team will meet (remotely) with City staff to discuss strengths, weaknesses, and missing trees in the existing tree lists. In addition, the desired attributes within the list will be defined. DocuSign Envelope ID: 1AE05CA8-BBD0-405E-A659-A6D2E6473399