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City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project <br />15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist <br /> <br /> <br /> 113 <br />The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that the Housing Element <br />Update is consistent with the goals and policies of the CAP 2.0, as <br />applicable, and would support the State’s goals to reduce emissions by 40 <br />percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, <br />since the CAP 2.0 was adopted to support the achievement of those goals. <br />To ensure that future development projects consistent with the Housing <br />Element Update would be consistent with the CAP 2.0, future projects would <br />be required to individually demonstrate consistency with the CAP 2.0 as a <br />part of the City’s permitting process. The emissions anticipated to be <br />generated by development consistent with the Housing Element Update <br />would support the City’s GHG reduction goals outlined in the CAP 2.0. As <br />such, development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be <br />consistent with the CAP 2.0 for purposes of analysis under the BAAQMD <br />Thresholds of Significance. As such, impacts related to GHG emissions <br />generation and potential conflicts with a plan, policy, or regulation that <br />reduces emissions would be less than significant. <br />Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion <br />The following summary of impacts is based on the Merritt Property: AQTR by <br />Ramboll US Consulting, Inc., dated May 2023, and the CAP 2.0 GHG Emission <br />Compliance Checklist provided by the project applicant (Appendix B). <br />Construction GHG Emissions <br />GHG emissions associated with development of the proposed project would <br />occur short-term from construction activities, consisting primarily of emissions <br />from equipment exhaust and worker and vendor trips. Neither the City nor <br />BAAQMD have an adopted threshold of significance for construction-related <br />GHG emissions. BAAQMD encourages the incorporation of BMPs, which are <br />adopted as MM AIR-1a, which also reduces GHG emissions during <br />construction where feasible and applicable. Therefore, the construction GHG <br />emissions would have less than significant impact and would not conflict with <br />any GHG plans or policies. <br />Operational GHG Emissions <br />There would also be long-term operational emissions associated with <br />vehicular traffic within the project vicinity, energy and water usage, and solid <br />waste disposal. <br />The City has adopted the CAP 2.0 and Housing Element Update and <br />enforces its building codes, which aim to reduce GHG emissions. Therefore, if