Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Non-Professional Services Agreement with San Leandro 2050 in an Amount Not to Exceed $195,000 for Implementation of the Western Alameda County Tree Partner Network
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Quality of Life
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
On June 16, 2025, the City Council accepted an Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program planning grant for $244,545 to establish a Western Alameda County Tree Partner Network. The grant work plan includes funding for grant coordination and facilitation.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution to approve and authorize the City Manager to enter into a Non-Professional Services agreement with San Leandro 2050 to coordinate and facilitate grant activities as specified in the Extreme Heat Grant work plan.
BACKGROUND
The Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation - Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program awarded the City and its partners a $244,545 planning grant to develop a Western Alameda County Tree Partner Network. The project aims to foster resilience to extreme heat through community-led tree planting and other greening efforts in San Leandro and surrounding unincorporated areas.
The project is a regional collaboration among the City of San Leandro, the Student Conservation Association, Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, and Alameda County.
The 30-month project includes six distinct tasks:
? Task 1: Regional Research & Stakeholder Engagement
? Task 2: Asset Mapping & Tree Education
? Task 3: Ecosystem Mapping
? Task 4: Partner Network Training
? Task 5: Tree Planting Network Workplan
? Task 6: Project Management
As part of the project, the City is seeking a facilitator to produce a comprehensive community partner map identifying organizations involved in tree planting, workforce development, education, maintenance, and outreach.
Analysis
San Leandro 2050 is recommended to pr...
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