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File Number: 24-572 <br />·Reviewed by Facilities & Transportation Committee on December 4, 2024, with a <br />recommendation to bring before the City Council for adoption. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />·Policy OSC-7.10 Open Space and Carbon Emissions. Continue to implement street tree <br />planting and urban forestry programs, recognizing the potential for trees to sequester <br />carbon <br />·Policy CD-7.1 Greening San Leandro. Promote drought-tolerant landscaping, tree <br />planting, and tree preservation along San Leandro streets as a means of improving <br />aesthetics, making neighborhoods more pedestrian-friendly, providing environmental <br />benefits, and creating or maintaining a park-like setting. <br />·Policy CD-7.2 Tree Maintenance. Encourage tree maintenance practices that contribute <br />to the long-term health and appearance of the City’s urban forest. <br />·Policy CD-7.3 Tree Removal and Replacement. Discourage the removal of healthy trees <br />and require replacements for any trees that are removed from street rights-of-way. <br />·Policy CSF-6.8 Maintenance. Ensure that sufficient funding is provided <br />·for the ongoing maintenance of City-owned facilities, including streets, streetlights, traffic <br />signals, landscaping, street trees, storm drains, public buildings and other infrastructure <br />·Policy EJ-1.3: Urban Greening . Develop local urban greening initiatives focused on <br />areas where roadways interface with sensitive land uses (parks, residential, schools) to <br />limit exposure to tailpipe emissions <br />Summary of Public Outreach Efforts <br />·Several tree planting events were held in 2022 & 2023 where volunteers planted CalFire <br />grant funded trees in City parks and at school sites. <br />·An Earth Day event was held in 2023 to educate the community about trees and to gather <br />community input on the Tree Master Plan. <br />·A community visioning exercise was held in March 2024 to get further feedback from <br />community members about the plan. <br />·A series of focus group sessions were held in 2023 with various stakeholder groups <br />including local organizations, indigenous communities, youth groups and internal staff to <br />provide feedback for the plan recommendations. <br />·Two community surveys were developed to share ideas, knowledge, and feedback for the <br />Tree Master Plan. There was a total of 368 responses to the surveys. <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />The Tree Master Plan adoption will require no additional Council appropriation for Fiscal Year <br />2024-2025. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025