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Prior EIR Determination Effect Peculiar to Project Site? New Significant Effect? New Significant Off-Site, Cumulative Impact? New Information, More Severe Adverse Impact? DTPP EIR DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments SEIR Focused GPU EIR VI. ENERGY – Would the project: a) Result in potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation? Not Addressed LTS LTS No No No No b) Conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency? Not Addressed LTS LTS No No No No Documentation: 1900 Broadway Component: a. and b. The DTPP Final EIR did not analyze impacts related to energy use and conservation as significance criteria for energy use were introduced to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines in 2018. However, the issue of energy use was discussed in the DTPP and EIR. As discussed in the Downtown Precise Plan program EIR (pp. 13-15 through 13- 17), there are a number of City policies to which the project component would be subject that would promote the conservation of energy. In addition, the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR (pp. 13-45 through 13-49) included additional analysis related to energy use for construction and operation, and concurred with the DTPP program EIR that existing City policies in conjunction with State and federal requirements for renewable energy use and energy efficiency would reduce project impacts a less-than-significant level. Despite being less than significant, the SEIR identified certain climate change and air quality mitigation measures would also help reduce energy usage. The proposed project component would not result in a significant environmental impact due to inefficient, wasteful, or unnecessary consumption of energy primarily because of project component must comply with the aforementioned policies and regulations related to energy efficiency and has made a commitment to include air handling units, cooling towers, water-cooled chillers, and modular air source heat pumps for the building that are energy efficient and would lead to energy savings over the building's lifecycle. The project component would use 100 percent carbon-free renewable energy from Peninsula Clean Energy. The project anticipates an overall energy savings of 32 percent over the LEED baseline. In addition, the project will install a photovoltaic (PV) system for further reduction in electricity consumption and GHG emissions. (Lane Partners, “Energy Efficiency Measures for 1900 Broadway,” undated) The project component would also minimize wasteful or inefficient energy use because of its transit-oriented, downtown location, which provides access to nearby transit facilities and local amenities (restaurants, drug stores, etc.), thereby reducing potentially inefficient transportation use. The project would include onsite parking for vehicles (two underground levels plus part of the ground level, including 120 spaces for electric vehicle (96 EV capable spaces and 24 EV charging station spaces; Plan Sheets G1, A3, and A4, 11/9/23). Also included are 25 spaces reserved for Sequoia Hotel valet parking (Plan Sheet G1, 11/7/23). The project component would provide two onsite bicycle storage areas for employees, which would hold up to approximately 127 bicycles as follows: 110 spaces for office use (96 long-term and 24 short-term spaces) and seven spaces for retail use (three long-term and four short-term spaces); bike racks would also be provided in the Commons Area (Plan Sheets G1, A3, A4, TM4.0, and L2, 11/9/23). An additional energy efficiency measure includes, as a standard condition of project component approval, conformance with the California Water-Efficient Landscape Ordinance (AB 1881) and Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance requirements for any landscape irrigation system, including possible use of a drip or other point-source irrigation system or bubbler irrigation systems. Construction and demolition waste would be recycled as required by the City’s Construction and Demolition Debris Diversion Ordinance (C&D Ordinance) and Green Building Ordinance, in accordance with Redwood City Municipal Code Article XI – Recycling and Salvaging of Construction and Demolition Debris. The project component would be required to comply with current building codes and standards, as amended by the City and applicable to the project component or portions thereof, including the California Building Code and California Energy Code, which mandate energy-saving and/or energy-efficient materials and practices. Based on project component commitments to energy-efficient design and materials and its compliance with energy efficiency ATTY/RESO.0070/CC RESO 1900 BROADWAY (CEQA) - EXHIBIT 1 - CEQA CONSISTENCY CHECK LIST REV: 10-23-24 VR Page 55 of 135