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Page 3 of 5 <br />The first outreach events, which focused on informing the public of the UFMP and <br />encouraged residents to take the survey, occurred in August and September at the <br />Pleasanton Farmers Market, at the August Concert in the Park, and at the August Parks <br />and Recreation Commission meeting. <br /> <br />The UFMP survey was open from the beginning of August to the end of October, <br />including advertising the survey in the Pleasanton Unified School District’s newsletter <br />and social media. Over 600 residents completed the survey. <br /> <br />The UFMP survey was opened to the public to obtain input from residents regarding: <br />• Importance of the urban forest to residents <br />• Perceived threats to our urban forest <br />• Where residents would like to see more trees <br />• Resident support for planting and maintaining trees <br />• Management of the urban forest by the City <br />• What people know/think about the protection of trees <br />• Statistics regarding the respondents (age, owner vs. renter, neighborhood, etc.). <br /> <br />Survey responses are shown in Attachment 1. Some key takeaways from the survey <br />include: <br />• Majority of residents are supportive of efforts to protect our urban forest <br />• Majority of residents are willing to help maintain and improve the health of the <br />urban forest <br />• Residents are concerned with the impacts that climate change and drought are <br />having on the urban forest <br />• The majority of residents are aware that the City protects heritage trees and <br />supports tree preservation <br />• Many residents support exempting certain trees from the tree preservation <br />ordinance. <br />• The City needs more input from youth and young adults. The survey was shared <br />with the School District, but it did not generate many responses from anyone <br />under 35 years old. <br /> <br />Where we are now and the next steps <br />Due to the underrepresentation of youth and young adult survey input, the City has <br />created a second survey so questions are more relevant to youth and young adults. The <br />City is also targeting younger people with the public outreach approach for the survey. <br />To do this, the city has once again reached out to the school district, but this time the <br />survey will be: <br />• distributed to the various environmental clubs at the different schools <br />• sent out directly to the youth in the city youth programs <br />• be posted at the library. <br /> <br />Additionally, the City is asking for assistance from the Youth Commission to widely <br />distribute the survey. The City’s goal is to obtain as much input as possible from the