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REVIEW SUMMARY OF RESPONSES FOR SURVEY #3 FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN
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RECOMMENDATION
Review outcomes of survey #3 on strategic action prioritization for the Comprehensive Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CCAAP).
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Summary
The technical consultant will review the summary level outcomes of the third survey conducted for the development of the Comprehensive Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (Plan) from February to March 2026 seek feedback on strategic action prioritization.
DISCUSSION
Background
City staff, the technical consultant AECOM, and the community engagement partner Little Manila Rising (LMR) have worked collaboratively to execute a strategic community engagement strategy. This strategy involved multi-tier outreach and surveys to engage with the community and receive their comments and input on their needs, impacts and suggestions for addressing their concerns and ideas on reaching the Plan’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to climate impacts and changes. Previous surveys focused on identifying community concerns and overall selection and identification of preferred mitigation and adaptation actions to include in the Plan.
Survey #3 was distributed in Stockton from February to March 2026 at a public in-person workshop, a virtual workshop, and several other meetings and events within the community. Survey #3 asked community members to provide their feedback on priority actions for implementation, key implementation considerations, near-term priorities, and community co-benefits of interest. About 52 people responded to the survey.
On February 26, 2026 the committee identified and confirmed via vote to prioritize 13 mitigation actions and 8 adaptation actions which include, S1 + S3 - Expand urban tree planting and maintenance and Create a regional urban forest master plan; S2- Increase public parks with natural vegetation; BE2- Promote existing incentives for energy efficient and electric building equipment; OR2 - Require cleaner-fuel off-road equipment for new development; OR3 - Use cleaner-fuel off-road equipment for municipal operations; T1 - Expand and improve pedestrian network; T2 - Expand bike networks and facilities; T3 - Develop and implement Safe Routes to School Plans; T4 - Support school bus program; T5 - Improve transit service and frequency; T9 - Incentivize infill development; T14 - Convert municipal fleets to cleaner fuels; T21 - Support the implementation of the Port of Stockton Clean Air Action Plan; AD01 - Establish an adaptation strategy review process with Advisory Committee (CAPAC) oversight to monitor and track progress of climate strategy implementation; AD03 - Pursue funding to implement adaptation projects; AD04 - Establish a multilingual climate hazards alert system; AD05 - Create resilience hubs to provide community support and climate adaptive services, especially during heat waves or extreme weather events; AD06 - Develop an extreme heat action plan and conduct outreach campaigns to enhance community understanding of how to be prepared for extreme heat; AD07 - Increase tree canopy and integrate heat-resilient infrastructure in heat-vulnerable neighborhoods; AD08 - Create a partnership agreement with ride share programs and the bus system to provide free rides to resilience hubs/cooling facilities during extreme heat events and other disasters; AD13 - Implement and expand the General Plan's infrastructure flood resilience strategies.
Present Situation
Survey #3 is the last survey that was conducted for the CCAAP during Plan development. This survey focused on gathering community feedback on mitigation and adaptation action prioritization. Across the survey, respondents emphasized urban greening, walkability, and heat resilience as the strongest regional climate action priorities. Additional mid-tier priorities included Safe Routes to School, waste education, incentive, and enforcement actions, public lighting, wildfire smoke/AQ resilience, and developing an extreme heat action plan. These selections reveal a cohesive community interest in cooler, safer, greener neighborhoods and infrastructure that supports health, comfort, and accessibility. These themes were also reflected in the near-term priorities for implementation over the next 1-3 years.
When selecting which benefits matter most, respondents prioritized outcomes tied to environmental health and community safety:
• Environment (89%) - the top selected benefit
• Air Quality (85%)
• Public Health (75%)
• Safety (65%)
• Climate Adaptation (56%)
• Local Economy (56%)
This pattern reinforces that clean air, healthy environments, and safe, accessible public spaces are central community goals.
The technical consultant will review the outcomes of this survey 3 to inform the committee. The committee may choose to revisit previously selected action prioritizations upon review of the survey outcomes.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
This action will have no direct financial impact on the City Departments.