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air quality analysis in this section; and Program PS‐14 (re Climate Action Plan) and Program PS‐15 (re Greenhouse Gas Inventories) would be supported as described in section VIII, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, of this checklist. In addition, as explained in the project component air quality and greenhouse gas assessment, “The proposed project would not conflict with the latest [BAAQMD] Clean Air planning efforts since: 1) [the] project would have emissions below the BAAQMD thresholds…[see Item (b) below], 2) the project would be considered urban infill as it redevelops an active land use, 3) the project would be located near employment centers, and 4) the project would be located near transit with regional connections.” (“847 Woodside Road Affordable Housing Project Air Quality & Greenhouse Gas Assessment;” Illingworth & Rodkin, Inc.; May 17, 2024, p. 13). Because the project component would not conflict with or obstruct the Clean Air Plan, and instead would support and help fulfill several applicable TCMs, the project component, with implementation of Mitigation Measure AIR-2 discussed below, would ensure that impacts related to conflicts with the air quality control plan would be less than significant. TCM# 20. Promote Traffic Calming Measures – Circulation Policy BE-25.5 would be supported by project component sidewalk widening and the proposed Caltrans bike lane; and Policy BE-30.2 would be supported by the project component by the curb cut for trash pickup. As noted above, the Focused GPU EIR found the impacts related to conflicts with the applicable air quality plan to be significant and unavoidable. Because the project component would not conflict with or obstruct the Clean Air Plan, and instead would support and help fulfill several applicable TCMs, the project component, with implementation of Mitigation Measures AIR-2 discussed below, would ensure that impacts related to conflicts with the air quality control plan would be less than significant. Therefore, the 847 Woodside project component would be consistent with the analysis of the Focused GPU EIR because it would not create new impacts or increase impacts and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. b. According to the Focused GPU program EIR (p. 4.3-18 through 4.3-22), growth facilitated by the Focused GPU would result in long-term regional emissions of criteria air pollutants from operation of area sources, energy sources, and mobile sources. The Focused GPU program EIR concluded that criteria air pollutant and other air emissions resulting from construction activities and operation from future development facilitated by the Focused GPU would generate short-term construction and long-term operational emissions of regulated air pollutants (i.e., criteria air pollutants and TACs). If the emissions from an individual project exceed the BAAQMD CEQA significance thresholds, then this impact would be cumulatively considerable and significant. With regard to operational emissions of criteria air pollutants, the Focused GPU program EIR determined that based on the net change in long-term operational emissions generated by future development facilitated by the Focused GPU (e.g., the difference between the existing land uses under cumulative 2040 conditions with the Focused GPU and the proposed land uses under cumulative 2040 conditions), there would be an increase in overall emissions but the emissions per capita would be reduced and would not have a significant impact. With respect to construction emissions of criteria air pollutants, the Focused GPU program EIR concluded that because it is not possible to accurately assess the level of emissions from any individual future project until the project details are known (i.e., submittal of a project application), analysis of future project construction activities would be speculative. However, the Focused GPU program EIR determined that despite these unknowns, future individual projects facilitated by the Focused GPU could have the potential to exceed one or more of the BAAQMD’s construction criteria air pollutant thresholds of significance, including: (1) fugitive dust (PM10 and PM2.5) emissions during building demolition, site preparation, and grading activities; (2) NOX emissions from diesel-fuels powered heavy-duty construction equipment (“NOX” is the collective term used for referring to nitrogen dioxide [NO2] and nitric oxide [NO]), both of which contribute to ozone formation; and (3) ROG emissions from architectural coating (“ROG” or reactive organic gases include any compounds of carbon with certain exceptions), which also contribute to ozone formation. Exceeding the BAAQMD standards for these pollutants would result in a potentially significant impact requiring mitigation. Focused GPU program EIR Mitigation Measure AIR-2 (“Require a Project-level Construction Assessment for New Discretionary Development Projects”) requires project-level analysis of construction criteria air pollutant and toxic air contaminant emissions analysis compared against the BAAQMD thresholds of significance, with mitigation measures recommended as necessary to reduce emissions below the BAAQMD thresholds. However, because it could not be definitively known or stated at the time that all future development projects occurring under the Focused GPU would be able to reduce potential criteria air pollutant emissions to levels that are below BAAQMD thresholds, criteria air pollutant emission generated during construction activities were considered significant and unavoidable even with the incorporation of feasible mitigation measures. ATTY/RESO.0070/CC RESO 1900 BROADWAY (CEQA) - EXHIBIT 1 - CEQA CONSISTENCY CHECK LIST REV: 10-23-24 VR Page 37 of 135