Richmond City Council
October 21, 2025

Richmond Rising
Year 2 Annual Report
Richmond City Council
October 21, 2025

• Introduction to Richmond Rising
• Project and Plan Status Updates
• Budget Spending Review
• Highlights and Lessons from Year 2
• Get Involved/Call to Action
Agenda
1 I – Introduction to Richmond Rising
2 Richmond
Health Equity
Partnership
2012
Richmond’s Investment in Health and Climate
General Plan 2030
– Community
Health and
Wellness Element
2012
Health in
All Policies
Ordinance
2015
Climate
Action
Plan
(CAP)
2016
Climate
Smart
Cities
Richmond
2016-17
Urban
Greening
Master Plan
2017
Richmond
Wellness Trail
Vision Plan
2017
Richmond
Resilience
Roadmap
2019
Richmond
Wellness Trail
Phase 1
Complete
2022
Transformative
Climate
Communities
(TCC) – Richmond
Rising
2022
Implementation of
Richmond Rising
2023-28
SGC’s
Community
Resilience
Centers –
Harbour-8 Park
2024
3 $35 million awarded to Richmond Rising in October 2022 by the California Strategic Growth Council to fund specific projects, programs, and transformative plans which provide environmental, health, and economic benefits in the Iron Triangle, Santa Fe, and Coronado neighborhoods (Project Area). Impacts from these programs will be evaluated by UC Berkeley Center for Global Healthy Cities.

Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program
In addition, Richmond Rising partners have committed over $17.5 million in leverage funding to implement Richmond Rising and other key projects in the Project Area
4 The California Strategic Growth Council’s (SGC)
Transformative Climate Communities Program(TCC), administered in partnership with the California Department of Conservation, funds community-led development and infrastructure projects that achieve major environmental, health, and economiccommunities.

For more information, visit https://sgc.ca.gov/grant-programs/tcc/ Granting Agency
5 Project Focus Areas
Active Transportation
Resilient Homes and Landscapes
Health and Well-Being
Transformative Plans
T otal TCC Funding Allocation
36%
25%
18%
18%
6 Additional Grants Received
6 • Strategic Growth Council (SGC) T echnical Assistance Grant:
• $150K to support TCC implementation and administration • Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Active Transportation Capital Design T echnical Assistance
• $150K to support additional design work for enhanced pedestrian safety measures, Bay Trail connections, and railroad coordination
• Yerba Buena Project – Solar Workforce Development
• $35K to expand solar workforce training
• MTC Regional Measure 3 (RM3)
• $10M for Richmond Wellness Trail and Neighborhood Complete Streets • Department of Transportations Reconnecting Communities Pilot(RCP) Grant Program • $10M for Richmond Wellness Trail and Neighborhood Complete Streets City of Richmond Context Map
Richmond Rising Project Area
7 Richmond Rising Partners
Lead Grantee
Community Partners
Grant Partners
Richmond Rising is supported by California Strategic Growth Council’s Transformative Climate Communities Program. 8 Richmond Rising City Staff
Beatriz Guerrero Auna
TCC Project Coordinator
Matias Eusterbrock
TCC Project Analyst
Eduardo Romero
TCC Intern

Richmond Rising Timeline
TCC
Planning
Grant
2019
Resilience
Roadmap
2019
Round
3 Implementation
Application
Submitted
2020
Round
4 Implementation
Application
Submitted
2022
$35 million
TCC grant
award
October 2022
TCC Grant
Execution
August 2023
TCC
Coordinator
Hired
November 2023
TCC Analyst
Hired
February 2024
End of
Implementation
Period
July 2028
End of Evaluation
Period
March 2029
TCC Intern
Hired
March 2025
10 Y ear 2 end
August 2025
II – Project and Plan Status Updates
12 Grantee
Project Goals: Oversees implementation of TCC
grant is completed on-time and within budget to
meet Project and Plan goals. This includes project
coordination, grant administration, and invoicing and
reporting to SGC.
13 Grantee
Year 2 Accomplishments:
 Hired and onboarded a City intern.
 Submitted six bi-monthly Richmond Rising invoices to SGC for a total of $3.6M (5 approved; $3.6M reimbursed).
 Hosted 12 Collaborative Stakeholder Committee meetings hosted at Nevin Community Center, engaging over 360 attendees.
 Engaged 13,678 community members and youth from the Project Area during community events (e.g., Cinco de Mayo, Juneteenth, Earth Day).

T otal Budget: $693,675.66
 Spent to-date: $393,372.93
 Budget remaining: $300,302.73
13 Neighborhood Complete Streets
Project Goals: Install new bike lanes, pedestrian facilities, bus stop enhancements, streetscape improvements, street crossing enhancements, connections to the Yellow Brick Road and
Harbour 8 Hall/Park, and traffic calming measures to ensure safe and accessible transportation infrastructure for all users.

Context: The project is currently on the design phase and in the process of executing funding agreements from 2 grants that were secured for construction. Once finalized, the City will bid the project for construction.
14 Neighborhood Complete Streets
Year 2 Accomplishments:
 Finalized 100%, and Bid Set of Construction Documents, including Plans, Specifications, and Estimates.
 Coordinated design with City of Richmond Departments, AC Transit, railroad companies, Trust for Public Land, andGroundwork Richmond.  Awarded 2 grants in collaboration with Trust for Public Land.  US Department of Transportation (DOT) Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program for $9.5M  Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Regional Measure 3 (RM3) for $10M T otal Budget:$5,181,173.15
 Spent to-date: $103,059.74
 Budget remaining: $5,078,113.4114
Richmond Wellness Trail
Project Goals: Construct one mile of protected pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure along Marina Way South to connect the City's historicdowntown and BART/Amtrak station to the ferry terminal, shoreline parks, and the San Francisco Bay Trail.
15 Richmond Wellness Trail
Context: The project is currently on the design phase and in the process of executing funding agreements from 3 grants that were secured for construction. Once finalized, the City will bid the project for construction.

Year 2 Accomplishments:
 Completion & review of 100% Construction Drawings and Permit Set.  Coordinated design with City of Richmond Departments, AC Transit, Railroad companies/stakeholders, and Groundwork Richmond.
 Led a Community Health Walk & series of intercept survey sessions in partnership with the Climate Health Promoters to garner feedback and establish priorities for the project from the local community.  Awarded three (3) grants in collaboration with the City of Richmond and the Neighborhood Complete Streets team:
 US Department of Transportation (DOT) Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program for $9.5M  Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Regional Measure 3 (RM3) for $10M  Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Active Transportation Program for $150K T otal Budget:$4,816,153.60
 Spent to-date: $330,338.94
 Budget remaining: $4,485,814.66
15 Project Goals:
 Build and operate an ADA-compliant, LEED-aligned e-BLL at Unity Park with free access to e- bikes and classes.
 Enroll adults (18+) from Iron Triangle, Santa Fe, and Coronado.  Deliver rider-safety and basic repair training.
e-Bike Lending Library
16 Context: The project finished the design phase and in the process of securing funding to be able to continue with the construction phase. Once the funding is secured, the City will bid the project for construction.

Year 2 Accomplishments:
 Finalized 100%, and Bid Set of Construction Documents, including Plans, Specifications, and Estimates.  Put project out to bid to hire a general contractor and technical consultant to oversee construction management.
 Obtained construction permit for the e-Bike Lending Library building at Unity Park.  Hired an Outreach Manager to lead community engagement efforts.  Finalized the branding for the e-Bike Lending Library.  Conducted extensive outreach at numerous community events and meetings to promote the project.

T otal Budget:$2,461,051.99
 Spent to-date: $261,703.59
 Budget remaining: $2,199,348.40
e-Bike Lending Library
16 Resilient Homes
Project Goals: Install 875 kilowatts worth of solar
panels, as well as energy efficiency and quality-of-life upgrades, free-of-charge, for 250 income-eligible homes in the Project Area.
17 Resilient Homes
Year 2 Accomplishments:
 41 total new solar projects installed.
 9 project include battery storage installations.
 158 kW installed.
 30 electrification projects installed.
 42 energy efficiency assessments completed.
 $890,000 in leveraged funding secured through ECIA grant for necessary structural retrofits:
 Solar roof retrofits/ Electrical upgrades.
 Creation of TCC Solar Installation and Training Program Promotional Video.  Planning and Creation of TCC Summer Celebrationevent.  Coordination with City of Richmond and SGC to develop guidelines for offering solar panel installations to tenant- occupied residences.

T otal Budget:$6,966,695.91
 Spent to-date: $966,431.49
 Budget remaining: $6,000,264.42
17 Basins of Relations
Project Goals: Install free water-saving technologies (e.g. greywater recycling, water conservation, drip irrigation systems) for Project Area residents and offer professional skill development in the environmental sector for young Richmond residents.
18 Basins of Relations
Y ear 2 Accomplishments:
 44 Water Conservation installations completed for Iron Triangle homeowners from July 2024- June 2025.
 41 drip irrigation systems/efficiency improvements.
 3 laundry-to-landscape greywater systems.
 323 native drought-tolerant plants installed for homeowners.  Over 373,674 gallons of annual water savings achieved.  Continued to grow staff and apprentice skills (e.g. Water Catchment installation, green stormwater infrastructure).
 Began outreach and curriculum preparation forFall 2025 Basins of Relations Training Program (begins Sept 2025).

T otal Budget:$1,680,703.78
 Spent to-date: $352,290.28
 Budget remaining: $1,332,613.50
18 Project Goals: Plant 1,000 drought tolerant/resistant trees in public and private properties in the Project Area, including care and maintenance.

Bosque del Barrio
19 Year 2 Accomplishments:
 Planted 169 trees in the Project Area.
 151 residential.
 18 non-residential.
 Continued canvassing of Project Area neighborhoods to identify interested residents.
 Continued coordination with City staff to identify suitable non-residential planting locations and clarify ongoing maintenance responsibilities.

T otal Budget:$1,088,012.75
 Spent to-date: $246,224.85
 Budget remaining: $841,787.90
Bosque del Barrio
19 Project Goals: Create edible, pollinator-friendly garden in Unity Park that will be accessible for seniors and those with mobility challenges via large pathways, supportive rails, raised planters, and other design features.  3
Universally Accessible Community Garden
20 Context: The project is currently on the design phase. Once it receives a building permit from the City of Richmond, Urban Tilth will bid the project for construction.

Y ear 2 Accomplishments:
 Presented draft plans at multiple study sessions of the Design Review Board for community and Design Review Board member feedback.
 Coordinated with City staff to address multiple rounds of plan check comments.  Submitted draft plans for permit approval to begin construction in Fall 2025.  Installed Future Universally Accessible Community Garden sign at Unity Park for community members to see what's to come.
 Extended timeline to use leveraged Community Development Block Grant to the end of 2025.

T otal Budget:$955,044.00
 Spent to-date: $110,627.65
 Budget remaining: $844,416.35
Universally Accessible Community Garden
20 Project Goals: Provide 2,000 free fruit trees to Project Area residents and create an employment and training program to teach young Richmond residents how to properly plant and care for fruit trees.

Excess fruit from these trees will be donated to Urban Tilth's free food distribution programs.

Orchard for ALL!
21 Year 2 Accomplishments:
 Hosted the 7th Annual Fruit Tree Giveaway at Unity Park.  214 trees distributed to the project area to date.
 78 planted by our Orchard for All! T eam.
 Published 4 Quarterly "Fruit Tree Lovers" newsletter.  Planned and executed two (2) 6-week Orchard for All! Training programs.  7 total graduates from the program.
 90 total households gauged interest in the Orchard for All! Program.  23 homeowners are active in our program.
 1,863 lbs total fruit harvested from July 2024 – June 2025.

T otal Budget:$1,168,213.63
 Spent to-date: $235,444.41
 Budget remaining: $932,769.22
Orchard for ALL!
21 Project Goals: In partnership with LifeLong Medical Care, prescribe fresh fruits and vegetables as preventative and restorative medicine, which are given free of charge to enrollees. This program also trains local residents to teach health- and climate-friendly diet workshops in the community.

Veggie Rx
22 Year 2 Accomplishments:
 Distributed 3,359 produce bags to residents of the Project Area.  Hosted 15 Climate-Friendly Diet workshops, cooking demonstrations, and giveaways.  Health Education and Training (HEAT) medical groupsfor people with chronic health problems:
 Number of HEAT medical groups: 56
 Number of HEAT participants: 32
 Train the Trainer Program:
 Led 2 training cohorts with a total of 58 local residents trained to become Climate Health Promoters (CHPs).  Cohort 2: Hosted 4 post-graduation sessions after cohort 2 for all graduate CHPs to continue updating about climate changes, community information, and share opportunities for volunteers and events.  Cohort 3:
 7 graduate CHPs from the first cohort came back to become co-facilitators for cohort 3.  Partnered with seven TCC partners to develop and lead community projects. Participants were divided into 7 groups to complete their graduation projects (each group consisted of 1 co-facilitator and one TCC partner as a mentor).

T otal Budget:$3,238,872.00
 Spent to-date: $916,125.81
 Budget remaining: $2,322,746.19
Veggie Rx
22 Project Goals: Install and maintain e-
Bike hubs serviced by Charleston Mobility
(TODAY) in the Project Area, as well as
offer discounted memberships for Project
Area residents.

E-Bike Share
23 Year 2 Accomplishments:
 Installed 8 bike hubs with 70 bikes available for the Iron Triangle, Santa Fe, and Coronado neighborhoods.
 Continued maintenance of all hubs in City.
 Adjusted operations and decreased theft/ vandalism within 60-day streak.  Engaged over 2,600 potential new users conducting outreach to project area residents and beyond.
 Hired new team members.

T otal Budget:$998,979.21
 Spent to-date: $526,057.13
 Budget remaining: $472,922.08
E-Bike Share
23 Community Engagement Plan
Plan Goals:

Coordinate monthly
Collaborative Stakeholder
Committee (CSC) as well as
facilitate Y outh Fellows
Program in partnership with
Rich City Rides. The CSC
consists of all Project Leads as
well as up to 6 community
members who live, work, or
learn in the Project Area.
24 Community Engagement Plan
Year 2 Accomplishments:
 7 Y outh Fellows have been fully onboarded.
 5 Y outh Fellows serve on the TCC Collaborative Stakeholder Committee.  Since the start of the Y outh Fellow Program in May 2025 youth fellows have:
 Hosted 5 informational tables.
 Attended 6 TCC Stakeholder Committee Meetings.
 Hosted 3 community bike ride.

T otal Budget:$2,565,980.96
 Spent to-date: $399,018.40
 Budget remaining: $2,167,014.3324
Plan Goals: Development and adoption of a Renter Access Ordinance, Community Land Trust policy, ADU toolkit, Buy Local Campaign, and Façade Improvement Pilot Program for businesses in the Project Area.

Displacement Avoidance Plan
25 Year 2 Accomplishments:
 Finalized the ADU T oolkit, including 8 pre-approved plans, and posted to City website
 Conducted ADU Workshop to share information and gather feedback on implementation
 Selection of consultants for the Façade Improvement Plan and Buy Local campaign  Economic Development Department currently working with vendors to finalize contract execution.

T otal Budget:$681,635.62
 Spent to-date: $159,228.59
 Budget remaining: $522,407.03
Displacement Avoidance Plan
25 Plan Goals: Reduce barriers to clean-energy careers for Project Area residents through recruitment, development, and implementation of immersive training experiences.

Workforce Development and Economic
Opportunity Plan (WDEOP)
26 Y ear 2 Accomplishments:
 Finalized Place-Based Workforce Development Plan, including full translation to Spanish.  Put out RFP for selection of a consultant to implement recommendations of Workforce Plan, including coordination of a Workforce Steering Committee.  GRID Alternatives Solar Training.
 Launched IBT 200 solar training program and ran 2 cohorts.  13 total trainees, 3 Richmond residents (ran blended cohorts with other funding).  100% completion/retention rate, 85% graduation rate.
 3 jobs reported (including 1 apprenticeship).

T otal Budget:$1,433,807.74
 Spent to-date: $263,098.61
 Budget remaining: $1,170,709.13
Workforce Development and Economic
Opportunity Plan (WDEOP)
26 Plan Goals: This Plan will document the outcomes and learnings of grant implementation, focusing on an
evaluation of procedural and distributive equity as well as quantitative environmental measures.

Indicator Tracking Plan
27 Y ear 2 Accomplishments:
 Hosted 2 workshops with all Project Partners to review indicators and data collection processes.
 Finalized Year 1 Annual Evaluation Report.
 Submitted data collection tool for Year 2; currently under review by Partners.
 Documented change in the Project Area through two case studies, highlighting stories from the VeggieRX and
Universally Accessible Garden.

T otal Budget: $1,070,000
 Spent to-date: $523,582.42
 Budget remaining: $546,417.58
Indicator Tracking Plan
27 III – Budget Spending Review
28 Project Focus Areas
Active Transportation
Resilient Homes and
Landscapes
Health and Well-Being
Transformative Plans
T otal % TCC Budget Spent
57%
16%
23%
18%
38%
2%
7% 11%
53%
14%
21% 23%
12%
20%
28%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
29 Projects
Percent of Budget Spent in Year 2
IV – How to Get Involved
30 Working with Richmond Rising
• richmondrisingca.org/paid-opportunities/
Monthly Collaborative Stakeholder Committee (CSC)
– everyone welcome!
• 6PM on the First Wednesday of every month @Nevin Community Center (hybrid on Zoom) • Free Spanish interpretation, food, and childcare provided at every meeting. • Eligible to serve on CSC: community members who live, work, or study in the neighborhoods of Iron Triangle, Santa Fe, or Coronado.
• $50 stipend for each meeting attended.
31 Visit our website
 richmondrisingca.org
Follow us on social media
 Facebook: Richmond Rising
 X/T witter: @RichmondRising
Sign up for our listserv
How to Get Involved
33 Call us, text us, or send a WhatsApp Message:
 English: +1 (510) 685-8369
 Espanol: +1 (510) 685-8549

Tell a Friend or Neighbor!
34 Adam Boisvert
Alejandro Castelan
Alex Arias
Alexandra Shade
Alice Bruno
Amanda Leonis
Amanda Tsang
Ambessa Cantave
Andrew Wizig
Annie Youngerman
Arleide Santos
Arthur Bart-Williams
Atchison Village
Aureo Mesquita
Avery Stark
Avinesh Nadan
Bailey Ward
Beatriz Guerrero Auna
Bruno Lara
Caroline Cochran
Carlos Torres
Cher Lor-Arce
Chinue Fields
Chito Floriano
Chynell Freeman
Coronado Neighborhood
Council
Craig Murray
Curtis Rice
Cyrus Gangei
Dan Santos
Daphne Miller
David Touwsma
Eduardo Romero
Gabino Arredondo
Gabriela Zacarias Lopez
Hector Rojas
Helen Ma
Hillal Hamdan
I Kuan Choi
Irma Peralta
Iron Triangle Neighborhood
Council
Janney Lockman
Jason Corburn
Jesse Jones
Jessica Celi
Jessie Maran
Jesson De Leon
Jill Mercurio
Joeceline Garcia
Josef Munoz
Juana Hernandez
Judith Rocha
Julia Estrada
Julie Sinai
Junne Garcia
Kaitlyn Quackenbush
Kristi Ellerbroek
Kyle Lam
LaShonda White
Leticia Oregon
Lina Velasco
Lisette Castillo
Lizeht Zepeda
Lorena Castillo
Lori Reese-Brown
Lucinda Bazile
Maggie Choi
Malea Reeves
Manish Mohla
Marcia Vallier
Matias Eusterbrock
Mayeli Rico
Michelle Nochisaki
Monroe Harrison
Montserrat Abril Gonzales
Najari Smith
Nanci Andrade
Nathan Bickart
NURVE
Patrick McKenzie
Pete Srivarom
Rachel Jacobson
Rhonda Jackson
Richard Lee
Robert Armijo
Robert Stevens
Salma Berumen
Samantha Carr
Santa Fe Neighborhood
Council
Sarah Calderon
Šárka Volejníková
Scott Wolland
Shasa Curl
Smita Dey
Soco Montore
Sofi Montenegro
Solwazi Allah
Spence Koehler
Tamara Walker
Terence Wu
Teresa Shepard
Tomasa Espinoza
Toody Maher
Travis Gok
Valerie Li
Wendy Wellbrock
And a huge thank you to everyone involved in this project, including:
35 Thank Y ou!
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