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LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. SEPTEMBER 2016 ROCKETSHIP REDWOOD CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT INITIAL STUDY/ MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION P:\RWC1401B Rocketship School\PRODUCTS\IS-MND\Public\Rocketship Public Review 09-29-16.docx (09/29/16) PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT 27 the latest Clean Air Plan that contains district-wide control measures to reduce ozone precursor emissions (i.e., reactive organic gases [ROG] and nitrogen oxides [NOx]), particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), and greenhouse gas emissions. The current CAP, which was adopted on September 15, 2010, by the BAAQMD Board of Directors:  Updates the Bay Area 2005 Ozone Strategy in accordance with the requirements of the California Clean Air Act to implement "all feasible measures" to reduce ozone;  Provides a control strategy to reduce ozone, particulate matter (PM), toxic air contaminants (TACs), and greenhouse gases in a single, integrated plan;  Reviews progress in improving air quality in recent years; and  Establishes emission control measures to be adopted or implemented in the 2010 to 2012 timeframe. Per the BAAQMD CEQA Guidelines,16 consistency with the Clean Air Plan can be determined if the project: 1) supports the goals of the Clean Air Plan; 2) includes applicable control measures from the Clean Air Plan; and 3) would not disrupt or hinder implementation of any control measures from the Clean Air Plan. An evaluation of the project’s consistency with each of these criteria is provided below. As described below, the proposed project would not conflict with or obstruct implementation of the Clean Air Plan and this impact would be less than significant. Clean Air Plan Goals. The primary goals of the Clean Air Plan are to: attain air quality standards; reduce population exposure to air pollutants and protect public health in the Bay Area; and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate. As indicated in the analysis that follows in Sections III.b and VII.a, the proposed project would not exceed the BAAQMD’s significance criteria for air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions and would not increase exposure of the population to air pollutants. The proposed project would not hinder the region from attainment of the goals outlined in the Clean Air Plan. Therefore, the project supports the goals of the Clean Air Plan. Clean Air Plan Control Measures.The BAAQMD identifies control measures as part of the Clean Air Plan to reduce ozone precursor emissions from stationary, area, mobile, and transportation sources. The transportation control measures are designed to reduce emissions from motor vehicles by reducing vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in addition to vehicle idling and traffic congestion. The proposed project would not conflict with the identified transportation and mobile source control measures of the Clean Air Plan as it would not substantially increase regional VMT. The proposed project would support the transportation control measures by providing incentive programs to encourage carpooling and the use of alternative modes of transportation. Bicycle racks with a capacity of up to 28 bikes would be located on the project site. The Clean Air Plan includes Land Use and Local Impacts Measures (LUMs) that aim to achieve the following: promote mixed-use, compact development to reduce motor vehicle travel and emissions and ensure that planned growth is focused in a way that protects people from exposure to air pollution from stationary and mobile sources of emissions. The LUMs identified by the BAAQMD are not 16 Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 2011. Air Quality CEQA Guidelines. May. ATTY/RESO.0032/PC RESO APPROVING CEQA - 860 CHARTER ST. EXHIBIT A REV: 06-15-17 PR Page 35 of 124