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8.A. - Page 43 2010 Clean Air Plan control measures and the BAAQMD Air Quality Guidelines, because projected new vehicle tnps resulting under the DTPP would be less than the projected rate of population growth. Therefore, the impact of the DTPP was considered to be less than signific�� d no mifigations were reguired The proposed project is in compliance with all applicable DTPP regulations, and as a resul� no adc&tional air guality impacts are anticipated c. The Downtown Precise Plan program EIR identified carbon monaxide (CO) as the pollutant ofgreatest concem in the Bay Area region. CO levels in the Bay Area are well below ambient air guality standards, and there have been no exceedances of CO standards in the Bay Area since 1991. However, localized high concentrafions of CO can occur near busy cangested intersections Accorc&ng to the BAAQMD screening methodology, DTPP buildout would not cause traffic volumes at affected intersections to exceed CO thresholds, and the impact of development resulfing from the DTPP would be less than significant,� therefore, no mitigations were reguired (EIR p. 12-18) The proposed project is in compliance with all applicable DTPP regulations, and as a resul� no adc&tional cntena air pollutantimpacts are anficipated d The DTPP program EIR (pp. 12-18 through 12-20) concluded that development in accordance with the DTPP regulafions would expose sensifive receptors to taxic air contaminants (TACs) and parliculates (PMz.$) if located within 500 feet of Peterans Boulevarc� El Camino Real or the Caltrain railroad The appraximate c&stances from the project site to these facilities are as follows: Peterans Boulevard--120 feet,�El Camino Real--1,900 feet,� and the Caltrain railroad--1,400 feet Because the projectsite is within 500 feet of Peterans Boulevarc� Downtown Precise Plan program EIR Mifigation 12-1 shall be reguired as a conc&tion of project approval and will reduce the impact to a less-than-significant level. Mifigation 12-1 reguires residenfial projects within 500 feet of sources of TACs and particulates (e.g., Peterans Boulevard) to include an analysis of potential health nsks. Based an the extent of such nsks, the project shall incorporate design and construction features(e.g., increased airfiltration incorporatedinto the HPAC system) that reduce potenfial erposure of persons to pollutants in accordance with BAAQMD adopted standards for control of odor/taxics for sensifive receptors. These features shall include all applicable �d feasible mifigations included in section 5.4 (Mitigating I,ocal Community Risk and Hazard Impacts) of the BAAQMD CEQA Guidelines(May 2011) subject to approval of the City of Redwood City Community Development Deparbnent One BAAQMD-suggested performance standard that c�be applied is that the projectventilation system should be certified to remove at least 85 percent of ambientPM 2.5 concentrations from indoor areas. e. There will be no food service businesses included within the project Purthermore, the project will accommodate refuse and recycling chutes in the towers, leac&ng to corresponc&ng containers within the parin�ng garage porlion of the project Emptying of these containers will be provided by a local waste service provider (Recology) and will occur on a weekly basis Therefore, no odor impacts are anticipated as a result of the project Summary of Impacts Potentially Less than Signifcant Less than Significant With Mitigation Signifcant No Impact Incorporated Impact Impact IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES— YYould the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat X modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans,policies, or regulations, or by the Califomia Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive X natural community identified in local or regional plans,policies,regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected wetlands as defined by X Section 404 of the Clean Water Act(including but not limited to,marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.)through duect removal, filling hydrological interruption, or other means? d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory X fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? 8