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Eric Luchini May 3, 2021 Page 2 Research shows that providing abundant, free parking encourages SOV travel. Air District staff recommends that the City decrease the amount of parking spaces and implement best practice parking strategies to reduce SOV travel and associated emissions, such as reduced parking requirements, shared parking, paid parking, employee parking cash-out, and car-share parking. Parking cash-out appears to be especially feasible here, as it is well suited to large suburban locations such as this project site and given the City of Pleasanton’s past experience with parking cash-out programs. Moreover, given the recent Executive Order N-79-20 to phase out gasoline cars and mandate 100 percent sales of new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035, as well as 100 percent of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2045, it is critical that the Project accommodate the electric vehicle charging infrastructure necessary to reduce emissions from the transportation sector and accelerate zero- emission technology. According to the MND, no electric vehicle charging stations would be constructed for the Project. This is a profound missed opportunity and is not aligned with State goals to promote use of electric vehicles. To align with this new Executive Order and to be able to support increased use of electric vehicles, Air District staff recommends incorporating electric vehicle charging stations for at least 15 percent of parking spaces and EV ready spaces for at least 50 percent of parking spaces. Compliance with Air District Permitting Requirements The Air District is responsible for the issuance of air quality permits for stationary equipment in the Bay Area and the management of the resulting air emissions. Please note that certain equipment and operations (e.g., backup diesel generators, boilers, laboratories) will require the applicant to apply for an Air District Authority to Construct/Permit to Operate. If you have any questions regarding the Air District’s permits, please contact Barry Young, Senior Advanced Projects Advisor, at byoung@baaqmd.gov or (415) 940-9641 to discuss permit requirements. Air District staff is available to assist the City in addressing these comments. If you have any questions or would like to discuss Air District recommendations further, please contact Josephine Fong, Environmental Planner, at (415) 749-8637 or jfong@baaqmd.gov. Sincerely, Greg Nudd Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer cc: BAAQMD Secretary John J. Bauters BAAQMD Director Pauline Russo Cutter BAAQMD Director David Haubert BAAQMD Director Nate Miley %$$40' 3DJHRI