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secure voluntary compliance, educate individual and business users, and allow for a more successful transition to electric equipment. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this action advances the Citywide ONE Pleasanton strategic plan goal of Investing in Our Environment, Strategy 6 - Continue to implement priority items from the Climate Action Plan 2.0 (CAP) to lead by example in environmental sustainability. This effort of banning gasoline-powered leaf blowers and transitioning to electrification will help reduce the City's greenhouse gas emissions, accelerate progress towards carbon neutrality, and concurrently elevate public health and quality of life by improving air quality and reducing harmful noise levels. PUBLIC OUTREACH The CAP 2.0 included policy direction to consider a gas-powered leaf blower ban and electrification of small engine equipment. The public outreach process for the CAP 2.0 was over the course of two years and included more than 20 public meetings. There was a high level of support for this CAP action. For the current discussions around leaf blowers, staff conducted two virtual community outreach meetings - one for non-residential/commercial operators on September 14, 2023 and one for residential audiences on September 21 , 2023. Meeting notification included a notice to interested parties on the CAP 2.0 mailing list (sent to over 200 recipients), notification (via email) to registered landlords of residential, commercial, apartments, and property management, and landscape and gardener businesses with active business licenses with the City (670 total accounts6). Meeting information was also shared across the City's media platforms. There were expressions of support and opposition at the meetings. Those opposing the ordinance expressed disagreement and concerns with the rationale of the ordinance, including in regard to the performance of electric leaf blowers in comparison to gas- powered leaf blowers, questioning of the available statistics on gas-powered leaf blowers, proper noticing to the public about the ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, impacts on local gardening businesses and availability of services in Pleasanton, and the infrastructure needed to support the transition. Support for the ordinance to ban gas-powered leaf blowers highlighted addressing noise nuisance when working from home, reducing odors, addressing air quality via emissions produced, reducing the negative health impacts experienced by the user, phasing the ban, and positioning Pleasanton as a leader by advancing an environmentally friendly initiative. Some commenters (both for and against the proposed ordinance) questioned why the ordinance is only for the ban use of gas-powered leaf blowers and not all SORE. Total of 477 recipients and 193 undeliverable due to incorrect/inactive email address. Page 6 of 7