Reso PC17-07 0032 PC Reso Approving CEQA - 860 Charter St

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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 49 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. In addition, the existing interior concrete slab would be polished; eliminating the need for additional floor tile material and the existing wood trusses and roof joints would be exposed; eliminating the need for additional ceiling tile material. The project sponsor also proposes implementing a school recycling program that includes providing black trash bins, blue recycling bins and green composting bins in each classroom. The Redwood City campus would be the first of all the sponsor’s school facilities to conduct on site composting. Furthermore, future students would be provided the appropriate instruction on how to sort waste accordingly. Teaching materials and supplies would also be recycled. The proposed project would also provide incentives 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. As previously discussed, the proposed project does not exceed the BAAQMD threshold of significance for GHG emissions. The BAAQMD approach to developing a threshold of significance for GHG emissions is to identify the emissions level for which a project would not be expected to substantially conflict with existing California legislation adopted to reduce Statewide GHG emissions. The project’s GHG emissions are below this threshold, and, therefore, would not conflict with California legislation related to greenhouse gas emissions. As described above, the project would also be consistent with the Redwood City Community Action Plan; therefore, the project would not conflict with any applicable plan, policy or regulation for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Potentially Significant Impact Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated Less Than Significant Impact No Impact VIII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Would the project: a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment? c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within 0.25 miles of an existing or proposed school? ATTY/RESO.0032/PC RESO APPROVING CEQA - 860 CHARTER ST. EXHIBIT A REV: 06-15-17 PR Page 57 of 124