ITEM 23 ATTACHMENT 1 - CEQA Checklist

City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 112 Long-term operational GHG emissions would result from project-generated vehicular traffic, utilization of any landscaping equipment, off-site generation of electrical power, use of energy required to convey water to and wastewater to the rezoned housing sites, hauling and disposal of solid waste from the rezoned housing sites, any fugitive refrigerants from air conditioning or refrigerators, and operation of any proposed stationary sources such as backup generators or fire pumps. With respect to construction emission, the BAAQMD has not established thresholds of significance for GHG emissions resulting from construction activities at the plan level. Rather, the BAAQMD encourages the incorporation of BMPs to reduce GHG emissions during construction. The BMPs recommended by the BAAQMD to reduce construction-related GHG emissions include maximizing the use of alternative fueled construction vehicles and equipment and local building materials as well as recycling or reusing construction and demolition waste to the maximum extent practicable; the General Plan and Municipal Code include policies and programs specifically designed to address GHG emissions during project construction activities. With respect to operation, development consistent with the Housing Element Update is anticipated to result in 3.2 metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MT CO2e) per capita per year, which would not exceed the City’s reduction goal of meeting 4.1 MT CO2e per capita per year by 2030. This level of emission is consistent with BAAQMD’s current GHG significance thresholds under Criterion A: meet the State’s goals to reduce emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2045. The City’s CAP 2.0 is considered a qualified GHG reduction strategy pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b). Therefore, the Housing Element Update FEIR analyzed the Housing Element Update pursuant to BAAQMD’s current GHG significance thresholds under Criterion B, be consistent with a local GHG reduction strategy that meets the criteria under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b). Development projects where the City is the lead agency would need to show consistency with the BAAQMD’s current GHG significance thresholds and/or incorporate mitigation to reduce impacts to less than the significant levels or, if they cannot demonstrate consistency with BAAQMD’s recommended thresholds, demonstrate consistency with the CAP 2.0 (the local GHG reduction strategy) by completing and submitting the CAP 2.0 CEQA GHG Emissions Analysis Compliance Checklist.