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number of school sites where tree planting is highly desirable (For a list of <br />locations see Exhibit L). Opportunities exist for planting large stature shade <br />and buffer trees. The School District plans to involve the schools' PTAs and <br />Parent Clubs <br />4. Hesperian Boulevard Median Tree Planting - This project calls for installing <br />groupings of 43 evergreen and deciduous trees and an automatic bubbler <br />irrigation system in the median between Highway 238 and Highway 185. <br />Hesperian Boulevard has been identified as a primary thoroughfare that <br />announces entry into the City of San Leandro. This thoroughfare is given a <br />high priority for streetscape improvements due to its high visibility and <br />importance. Specifically, the Plan calls for using large and medium canopy <br />trees. <br />Doolittle Drive Tree Planting — This project calls for installing 38 trees along <br />Doolittle Drive with an automatic bubbler irrigation system. Doolittle Drive <br />has been identified as a major gateway into the City of San Leandro, <br />especially for visitors from the Oakland Airport. This thoroughfare is given a <br />high priority for streetscape improvements due to its high visibility and <br />importance. Specifically, the Plan calls for using large and canopy trees on the <br />east side of the street and palm trees on the west side of the street.. <br />B. STATEWIDE PROJECT GOALS AND LOCAL CASH CONTRIBUTIONS <br />Urban tree planting has been identified by the Governor of California as a major priority. <br />This project which plant 652 trees is consistent with that priority. <br />The Doolittle Drive planting element of this proposal is one part of a joint effort by the <br />City of Oakland, the City of San Leandro, the Port of Oakland, and the Alameda County <br />Transportation Authority to develop streetscapes that can be adopted for the major streets <br />in the Airport Gateway Area. <br />Although there is matching, in -kind services for this project, a suitable local cash <br />contribution has not been identified. <br />C. PROJECT READINESS <br />The 1-880 widening project is completed. No obstacles such as permits or environmental <br />clearances, other than a Caltrans encroachment permit, are required. The proposed <br />project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. <br />Exhibits D and E detail the proposed project schedule. Outlined below is the status of the <br />specific projects. <br />Page 6 <br />