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City of Redwood City, Public Works Division Initial Study & Mitigated Negative Declaration <br />Document Date: October 15, 2015 <br />Revision Date: January 25, 2016 Page 35 Blankinship & Associates, Inc. <br /> <br />3.7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions <br /> <br /> Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Unless <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />No Impact <br /> <br />Would the Project: <br /> <br />a) Generate greenhouse gas <br />emissions, either directly or <br />indirectly, that may have a <br />significant impact on the <br />environment? <br /> <br /> <br />b) Conflict with an applicable plan, <br />policy, or regulation adopted for <br />the purpose of reducing the <br />emissions of greenhouse gases? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Item a) & b): Less Than Significant Impact. The Project requires the use of pick-up trucks or <br />other service vehicles for purposes of transporting algaecides and/or aquatic herbicides to <br />locations where they are needed. A boat or pick-up truck is used to make applications of <br />algaecides and/or aquatic herbicides. Pick-up trucks are also used for purposes of site <br />reconnaissance before, during, and after application of aquatic herbicides. Applications are <br />typically brief in duration (2 to 4 hours) and made infrequently (i.e., a few times per year). <br />Although short-term vehicle or outboard motor emissions will be generated during aquatic <br />herbicide application; these emissions will be minor and create only a small incremental <br />additional contribution to emissions created by other City activity. As a result, project activities <br />are not expected to be cumulatively considerable. To minimize impacts, all equipment will be <br />properly tuned and muffled, and unnecessary idling will be minimized. Generally, one or two <br />vehicles and/or boats are used for the transport and application of the algaecide and/or aquatic <br />herbicide. As needed, the City or contractor may use a small generator or gas-powered pump <br />during the course of application. The City or contractor may also use a boat with an outboard <br />motor in some locations where application from the banks is not feasible. <br /> <br />The use of vehicles and application equipment described above are not expected to conflict <br />with the City’s Climate Action Plan, other greenhouse gas emissions plans or violate <br />greenhouse gas emission standards (City of Redwood City 2013). Additionally, greenhouse <br />gas generated by Project-related activities will result in less greenhouse gas emission than <br />other alternative IPM methods such as the mechanical harvesting of aquatic vegetation. <br /> <br />6.3.A. - Page 43