San Leandro
Climate
Action Plan
Annual
Update
June 3, 2023
Climate Action
Plan (CAP)
• Developed 2019-2021, adopted by
council in July 2021
• 150+ small group + 1:1 meetings
with community;
• 2 online surveys;
• 2 public workshops;
• Building off 20% GHG reduction
from 2005-2017 to target 40%
reduction in GHG emissions by
2030
GHG Inventory and
Forecast
Existing and planned State,
regional, local GHG actions
GHG reduction strategies
Climate change
vulnerability assessment
Existing and planned
adaptation efforts
Climate change adaptation
strategies
Implementation strategies
and workplan
Guiding Principles: Climate Equity
CAP Principles and Structure
Overview of Progress
• Majority of CAP strategies now in progress
• Prioritization based on:
• Partnerships & projects already in progress
• Long-term benefits
• Funding opportunities
• Alignment with State requirements
• Major impacts in GHG reductions, equity, cobenefits
• Ability to leverage cross-departmental
collaborations and regional partnerships
Summary of Top Priorities + Work in Progress
Climate
Adaptation
• Heat
• Air Quality
• Flooding
• Community
resilience and
preparedness
Mobility
• Bike/pedestrian
infrastructure
• Transit
infrastructure*
• Electric vehicle
charging
Healthy Green
Buildings
• Building
electrification
• Transit-oriented
development
• Renewable
energy
*Transit infrastructure led regionally with AC Transit and BART with City support CALFire Tree
Planting Grant
• Goal of 5,000 new trees planted by March 2026
• 347 trees planted to date with Common Vision
• Drought tolerant and native species
• Regional partnerships
• San Leandro + San Lorenzo Unified School Districts
• East Bay Regional Park District
• Alameda County Planning Division
• Local companies
• Prioritizing DAC/low-income census tracts, using
heat vulnerability map to guide
• Collaboration with City of SL Public Works Dept.
Tree Master Plan
Free planting sites Public tree inventory Priority planting areas • Identified and inventoried 17,859 City-maintained trees • Verified 8% of the City is covered by tree canopy, some areas have only 5-7% tree canopy
• Conducted stakeholder interviews and focus groups
Sea Level Rise
Adaptation Plan
• Funded by CA Resilience
Challenge grant of $161K
• Currently finalizing consultant
contract
• Incorporating new
groundwater data from San
Francisco Estuary Institute
• Goal to identify assets +
develop adaptation strategies
84" sea level rise +
groundwater projections
Resilience Hubs*
• Hub sites
• Church of Christ, Temple Beth Sholom, Bethel Presbyterian Church, Teen Advocacy Going Strong (TAGS), Korean
Community Center of East Bay, Davis St Community Center, Faith Fellowship Church, Deaf Counseling Advocacy Referral Agency (DCARA)
• Neighborhoods
• Davis East Neighborhood Food Sovereignty Project,
Downtown neighborhood, Washington Manor neighborhood
• Monthly capacity building workshops
• Technical assistance in project identification & funding application • Collaboration with Emergency Management and Human Services *Community-serving facilities augmented to support residents and coordinate resource distribution and services before, during, or after a natural hazard event.
Partnerships with East Bay
Community Energy
• Transitioned residential and commercial rates to
Renewable 100 (100% renewable energy)
• Community solar program with Prologis to provide
20% electricity discount to 288 disadvantaged
households within 5 miles
• Designed plans for installation of 12 public EV fast
chargers at Main Library, 4-5 chargers at City Hall
South Lot
• Promoted EBCE programs on e-bikes, electrification
incentives, induction stoves, residential solar
Other Green Team
Projects
• Reach Codes
• Virtual gift cards for Keep It Local campaign
• Doubled participation in Alameda County Green Business Program • Installation of bike lanes along Grand Ave, Manor Blvd, and Fairmont • Reduced paper usage via electronic signature software • Supported implementation of SB1383 paper purchasing standards • Secured grant for energy efficient appliances at Mulford-Marina Library
• Supported creation of Library of Things
• Developed native pollinator garden at Manor Library
Challenges
• Staff capacity
• Global high
implementation funding
need; particularly for
adaptation
• Lack of community
readiness and social
infrastructure as required
for state funding
Goals for Next
Year
• Continue planting trees via
CalFire grant
• Advance Tree Master Plan
and Sea Level Rise Master
Plans towards 2025
implementation deadlines
• Provide seed funding to
resilience hubs
Questions?