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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 28 specifically applicable to the proposed project as they relate to actions the BAAQMD will take in the future to reduce impacts from the movement of goods and health risks in affected communities. The LUMs also detail new regulatory actions the BAAQMD will undertake related to land use, including the updated CEQA Air Quality Guidelines under which this project has been evaluated under (refer to Section III.b) and indirect source review, which is still under development by the BAAQMD. However, the project is consistent with the goal of the measures as the project would not expose people to new sources of air pollution; is an infill project; and is consistent with the vision established in the Clean Air Plan. Thus, the project would not conflict with any of the LUMs of the Clean Air Plan. The Clean Air Plan also includes Energy and Climate Control Measures (ECM), which are designed to reduce ambient concentrations of criteria pollutants and reduce emissions of CO2. Implementation of these measures is intended to promote energy conservation and efficiency in buildings throughout the community, promote renewable forms of energy production, reduce the “urban heat island” effect by increasing reflectivity of roofs and parking lots, and promote the planting of (low-VOC-emitting)17 trees to reduce biogenic emissions, lower air temperatures, provide shade, and absorb air pollutants. The energy measures of the Clean Air Plan are not specifically applicable to the proposed project. However, the project sponsor intends to implement energy conservation measures and green building techniques. For example, the remodeled building would include interior and exterior LED lighting with continuously dimmable ballasts, a feature that automatically adjusts the brightness when there is sufficient daylight in the building. The entire building would contain approximately 60 skylights; all learning spaces would include natural light with little need for supplemental electrical lighting. The project would also be consistent with the latest Title 24 standards.18 For all of these reasons, the proposed project would be consistent with the Clean Air Plan’s energy measures. Clean Air Plan Implementation. The project would develop a charter school on an infill site which is consistent with the vision of the Clean Air Plan. Control measures included in the plan include stationary source measures, transportation control measures, mobile source measures, land use and local impact measures, and energy and climate measures. The stationary source measures are not applicable to the proposed project as the measures relate to activities such as metal-melting facilities, open burning, livestock waste, and refineries which are not proposed as part of the project. Therefore, the project would not hinder implementation of these measures. As discussed above, the project would implement the applicable transportation, mobile source, land use and local impact, and energy control measures and would not hinder implementation of these measures. Therefore, the proposed project would not hinder or disrupt implementation of any control measures from the Clean Air Plan and the proposed project would not conflict with, or obstruct implementation of, the BAAQMD CAP. b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation? (Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated) 17 VOC refers to volatile organic compounds. 18 Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, also titled The Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings, is part of the California Building Standards Code and is regulated by the California Energy Commission. The standards are updated periodically to allow consideration and possible incorporation of new energy efficiency technologies and methods. The 2013 standards will be effective July 1, 2014. ATTY/RESO.0032/PC RESO APPROVING CEQA - 860 CHARTER ST. EXHIBIT A REV: 06-15-17 PR Page 36 of 124