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City of Pleasanton—Vineyard Avenue Residential Project <br />15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist <br /> <br />49 <br /> <br />(c) install, operate and maintain in good working order a <br />central heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) <br />system or other air take system in the building, or in each <br />residential unit, that meets or exceeds an efficiency <br />standard of minimum efficiency reporting values (MERV) 13, <br />including the following features: installation of high <br />efficiency filter and /or carbon filter to filter particulates and <br />other chemical matter from the building (either high- <br />efficiency particulate air [HEPA] filters or ASHRAE 85 percent <br />supply filters); <br />(d) retain a qualified HVAC consultant or Home Energy Rating <br />System (HERS) rater during the design phase of the project <br />to locate air ventilation and the HVAC system intakes based <br />on exposure modeling from pollutant sources; <br />(e) install indoor air quality monitoring in buildings; and <br />(f) applicants shall maintain ensure that HVAC systems and air <br />ventilation systems are maintained, repaired, or replaced <br />on an ongoing and as-needed basis. If the project includes <br />for-sale units, then the applicant shall prepare two <br />operation and maintenance manuals for the HVAC systems <br />and the filters: one manual shall be included in the <br />recorded Conditions Covenants and Restrictions (CC&Rs) <br />that shall be recorded, and the manual shall be distributed <br />to building maintenance staff; the other manual shall be <br />written for homeowners’ with operating instructions and <br />maintenance and replacement schedule for the HVAC <br />system and filters, and that manual shall be distributed to <br />owners. <br /> <br />Project applicants shall retain a qualified air quality consultant to <br />prepare a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) in accordance with <br />BAAQMD requirements to determine the exposure of project <br />residents/occupants/users to air pollutants prior to issuance of a <br />grading permit, or issuance of a building permit, whichever is <br />sooner. The HRA shall be submitted to the Community <br />Development Department for review and approval. <br />For individual projects, the HRA shall be completed and <br />identified recommendations in order to reduce exposure to TACs <br />below BAAQMD thresholds of significance, if any, in the HRA shall <br />be incorporated into design and construction documents as