PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA PACKET 07112024

Page 5 of 12 ▪ Staff held public outreach events for the Urban Forest Master Plan on August 5 at the Pleasanton Farmer’s Market, August 11 at the Concert in the Park, and September 16 at the Farmer’s Market. ▪ On October 4, staff and their consultant met with James Paxson with Hacienda Business Park to discuss the urban forest master plan. ▪ On November 1, staff closed the public survey. Over 600 people took the survey. ▪ In December, staff completed the draft update to the City’s Tree Preservation ordinance, Chapter 17.16 of the municipal code. o Due to a lack of youth and young adults responses to the survey, staff determined that it would behoove the project to send out another survey that targets youth and young adults. Staff and their consultant revised the survey in early February 2024 and shared the survey with the school district and its various environmental clubs, advertised to the city’s youth programs, and posted the survey at the library. o On February 14, staff presented the youth survey to the Youth Commission to obtain further feedback on how to involve the youth. o On March 5, staff and their consultant presented the proposed Tree Preservation Ordinance updates and an update on the urban forest master plan process to the City Council. The City Council directed staff to form a Tree Preservation Ordinance Ad Hoc Subcommittee to determine final changes to the ordinance. The subcommittee comprises 2 City Council members (Arkin and Testa) and 1 Heritage Tree Board of Appeal member (Deckert). o On March 26, staff closed the youth survey after a total of 83 respondents completed the survey. o On April 20, staff held an Urban Forest Master Plan public outreach event at the library in conjunction with the Earth Day Event. o On May 29, staff held their first internal working group meeting with the UFMP consultant to discuss the primary objectives of the UFMP. o On June 3, the Tree Preservation Ordinance Ad Hoc Subcommittee held its first meeting to discuss changes to the updated ordinance. o On June 18, staff held their second working group meeting to discuss the canopy cover analysis and guiding principles for the master plan. PLEASANTON PIONEER CEMETERY The Pioneer Cemetery Master Plan was adopted by City Council on November 18, 2014. The cemetery improvements consist of the implementation of the Pioneer Cemetery Master Plan. The first phase was the construction of the Veteran’s Memorial, the second phase included a storage and parking area, the third phase included entry and wayfinding improvements, the fourth phase included improvements to the southern portion of the cemetery including a committal shade structure and further wayfinding improvements, and the next phase of the project is proposed to provide more burial options and to expand the capacity of fiscal sustainability of the cemetery. Project status: No active work was performed at the cemetery with the exception of some maintenance items. Page 17 of 33