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feet or 3,904 students for construction emissions). Therefore, completion of a detailed air quality assessment for these issues is not proposed. A health risk assessment of project construction pollutant emissions on existing nearby sensitive receptors (residences located approximately 500 feet north of the project site) will be evaluated. Construction impacts will be quantified using the EPA's ISCST3 or AERMOD model. This scope assumes that detailed construction phasing and equipment information will be provided to Consultant by the project applicant for use in the modeling. Consultant will provide the City with a spreadsheet that the applicant will need to fill out pertaining to the construction phasing and equipment. If significant construction impacts are identified, mitigation measures will be identified, including standard "Best Management Practices." The EIR will quantify the project's operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on the development assumptions and the traffic report. Specific information pertaining to TDM measures and green building measures will be included in the analysis as emission credits, to the extent possible. If the project's GHG emissions exceed established thresholds, project-specific mitigation measures will be identified to reduce emissions to an acceptable level. The EIR will also discuss consistency with the City's Climate Action Plan. It is estimated that the GHG analyses can begin five weeks after the start of the traffic analysis and will be completed within finro weeks. The construction health risk assessment can begin immediately upon receipt of the construction phasing and equipment information and will take approximately two weeks. Noise The project site is not located near any major noise sources and is over 500 feet from the nearest noise sensitive receptors. A qualitative analysis of operational and construction noise will be included in the EIR based on available data. Standard construction measures will be identified to reduce construction noise. Bioloqical Resources Due to the proposed location of the school adjacent to the Bay Trail and Belmont Slough, H.T. Harvey and Associates ("Subconsultant") will prepare a biological assessment that will address the project's effects on special-status species and sensitive/regulated habitats. The site is located near known California Ridgway's rail and salt marsh harvest mouse occupation areas. A field survey will be completed to characterize the botanical resources and habitat values of the project site, including a focused survey for Congdon's tarplant. Dominant biotic communities, wetlands, and other waters of the U.S./State will be mapped for the purposes of impact assessment under CEQA. An assessment of the site's potential to support special-status plant and animal species will be completed. 13 City Attorney Approved Version 2-13-14