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transportation and circulation analysis, which will be incorporated into the Administrative Draft SEIR by LSA, after the City has reviewed and approved the traffic study. If requested by the City, LSA can peer review the traffic study; a scope and budget adjustment would be required for this task. The traffic study will provide the required elements to address potential impacts related to transportation and circulation as required by CEQA. This scope of work assumes that LSA will not conduct additional analysis for the transportation section of the SEIR. b. Air Quality. Conditions and requirements related to the topic of air quality have changed since 2003 and this topic will warrant some additional review, including new quantitative analysis based on the results of the traffic analysis, to ensure that the previous EIR remains adequate for the proposed project. Implementation of the proposed project could increase pollutant concentrations in Redwood City through increased vehicle trips and construction. This increase could contribute to existing air pollution in the San Francisco Bay Area Air Basin and has the potential to exceed regional air emission thresholds established by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). Construction activities associated with project development, including grading and ground disturbance, could increase concentrations of particulate matter. Increased air pollution could affect compliance with existing air quality plans and adversely affect the health of sensitive receptors. LSA will prepare an evaluation of project air quality impacts of the project consistent with the May 2011 BAAQMD CEQA Guidelines by undertaking the following subtasks: Describe the existing regulatory framework. The latest regulatory framework for air quality, including existing air quality laws and regulations and the roles of the local agencies including the California Air Resources Board (ARB), the BAAQMD, and the City of Redwood City will be described. Obtain and describe air quality monitoring data. Project setting meteorological and air quality data developed through the ARB and climatological and air quality profile data gathered by the BAAQMD will be utilized for the description of existing ambient air quality. The most recent published air quality data from air quality monitoring stations in the vicinity of the project site for the past 3 years will be included to characterize existing air quality. In addition, regulatory documents, professional publications, and past LSA experience in the project area will supplement background information- Determine the project's consistency with adopted plans. LSA will review adopted plans related to clean air emissions in the State of California and the Bay Area to determine the project's consistency with these plans. Assess project construction emissions. Construction activities associated with the proposed project would generate increased particulate emissions associated with grading, soil hauling and other construction actives on the project site. Construction equipment exhaust would also be a source of air pollution. LSA will calculate the regional construction emissions using the latest version of the California Emissions Page 13 of 19 REV: 06-16-17 PR AM/AGR.2017.138/LSA - Kaise=132EIR