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<br />11/15/24 (P:\M-S\RWC2101.04 Docktown CE\PRODUCTS\Docktown_CEMemo_20241115.docx) 17 <br />Cultural Resources.Please refer to discussion below under Criterion 15300.2(f), Historical <br />Resources. All structures to be removed are located in-water and only construction staging <br />would occur on land, in a currently disturbed area at the north end of the project site. <br />Demolition activities would not affect known built environment resources adjacent to the <br />project site. Implementation of standard contract specifications would ensure that undiscovered <br />resources are not adversely affected. Therefore, the proposed project would not cause an <br />adverse change in the significance of a historical or archaeological resource. <br />Energy.The proposed project would not result in construction of new development; therefore, <br />no operational impacts would occur. Energy use due to equipment, trucks, and barges during <br />the deconstruction activities would be short term and temporary. Therefore, the proposed <br />project would not result in the wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy <br />resources. <br />Geology and Soils.As with the entire San Francisco Bay Area, the project area is subject to <br />strong ground motion resulting from earthquakes on nearby faults. However, because <br />structures located on the site are slated for deconstruction and removal and no additional <br />construction is associated with the proposed project, no impacts related to geology and soils <br />would occur. <br />Greenhouse Gas Emissions.During demolition activities, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions would <br />be emitted through the operation of construction equipment and from worker and builder <br />supply vendor vehicles, each of which typically use fossil-based fuels to operate. The <br />combustion of fossil-based fuels creates GHGs such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and <br />nitrous oxide (N2O). Furthermore, CH4 is emitted during the fueling of heavy equipment. Exhaust <br />emissions from on-site construction activities would vary daily as construction activity levels <br />change. The BAAQMD does not have an adopted threshold of significance for construction- and <br />demolition-related GHG emissions. However, lead agencies are encouraged to quantify and <br />disclose GHG emissions that would occur during construction. Using CalEEMod, it is estimated <br />that the decommissioning activities associated with the proposed project would generate <br />approximately 18.1 metric tons of “CO2 equivalents” (CO2e) during construction of the proposed <br />project. Implementation of the BAAQMD’s basic construction BMPs for fugitive dust, which have <br />been listed above and are standard recommendations for all demolition and construction <br />projects, would ensure that deconstruction GHG emissions are reduced to the extent feasible by <br />limiting equipment idling emissions. Therefore, project deconstruction impacts associated with <br />GHG emissions would be less than significant. <br />After deconstruction, the project would not result in a significant increase in the generation of <br />vehicle trips or vehicle miles traveled that would increase GHG emissions. The project would <br />also not be a source of stationary source emissions. Therefore, operation of the proposed <br />project would not result in a substantial increase in GHG emissions. In addition, the proposed <br />project would not conflict with plans, policies, or regulations adopted for the purpose of <br />reducing GHG emissions. GHG impacts would be less than significant. <br />Hazards and Hazardous Materials.Please refer to discussion below under Criterion 15300.2(f), <br />Hazards and Hazardous Materials. Construction Conditions, as specified in Section XIII.H. of the <br />6.G. - Page 21 of 45 <br />199