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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 47 Greenhouse gas emissions associated with project trips were estimated using CalEEMod v. 2013.2.2. Table 4 shows the calculated GHG emissions for the proposed project. Motor vehicle emissions are the largest source of GHG emissions (74 percent of the total). Area sources and water use associated with the project represent a fraction of the total project emissions. Additional calculation details are provided in Appendix B. Table 4: Project- Generated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Emission Source Emissions (Metric Tons Per Year) CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e Percent of Total Area Source 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 1 Transportation 517.19 0.02 0.00 517.67 74 Water/Wastewater 6.56 0.05 0.00 7.93 1 Waste 22.23 1.31 0.00 49.81 7 Electricity 118.70 0.00 0.00 119.26 17 Total Annual Emissions 694.68 100 Note: Project greenhouse gas emissions were calculated with an assumed student enrollment of 600. The project has since been revised to reduce the maximum enrollment capacity to 480 students. Therefore, the calculations overestimate project emissions associated with vehicle trips and the data presented above is a conservative estimate. Source: LSA Associates, Inc., 2014. According to the BAAQMD, a project would result in a less-than-significant GHG impact if it would:  Result in operational-related greenhouse gas emissions of less than 1,100 metric tons of CO2e a year, or  Result in operational-related greenhouse gas emissions of less than 4.6 metric tons of CO2e per service population (residents plus employees). As shown in Table 4, the proposed project would generate up to 694 metric tons of CO2e emissions per year. Annual emissions of operational-related GHGs for the proposed project do not exceed the significance threshold of 1,100 metric tons of CO2e per year. Therefore, operation of the proposed project would not generate significant GHG emissions and would have a less-than-significant impact on operational GHG emissions. b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? (No Impact) The California Environmental Protection Agency Climate Action Team (CAT) and the ARB have developed several reports to achieve the Governor’s GHG targets, which rely on voluntary actions of California businesses, local government and community groups, and State incentive and regulatory programs. These include the CAT’s 2006 Report to Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature, ARB’s 2007 Expanded List of Early Action Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in ATTY/RESO.0032/PC RESO APPROVING CEQA - 860 CHARTER ST. EXHIBIT A REV: 06-15-17 PR Page 55 of 124