Item 28 - Public Hearing - ZOA No. 20204-01 South Coast Technology Center

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South Coast Technology Center Project CEQA Exemption 15183 construction activity shall be monitored by a qualified paleontologist. The paleontologist shall have the authority to halt construction during construction activity as outlined in Mitigation Measure GEO-3. MM GEO-3 All Projects. In the event of any fossil discovery, regardless of depth or geologic formation, construction work shall halt within a 50-foot radius of the find until its significance can be determined by a qualified paleontologist. Significant fossils shall be recovered, prepared to the point of curation, identified by qualified experts, listed in a database to facilitate analysis, and deposited in a designated paleontological curation facility in accordance with the standards of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (2010). The most likely repository is the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The repository shall be identified and a curatorial arrangement shall be signed prior to collection of the fossils. 4.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 4.8.1 GPU PEIR Findings According to the analysis the GPU PEIR, if project greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are below the annual 3,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MTCO2e) bright -line screening threshold, GHG emissions impacts would be considered less than significant. The GPU PEIR determined that buildout of the General Plan Update would result in a net decrease of 255,878 MTCO2e of GHG emissions (12 percent decrease in GHG emissions) from existing conditions and would not exceed the annual 3,000-MTCO2e SCAQMD bright -line screening threshold. In addition, the GPU PEIR determined that buildout of the General Plan Update would decrease GHG emissions per service population from 4.8 MTCO2e per capita for the existing baseline year to 3.5 MTCO2e per capita in horizon year 2045, despite an increase in population and employment in the City; this reduction in GHG emissions is attributed to regulations adopted to reduce GHG emissions and turnover of California's on -road vehicle fleets. However, the GPU PEIR also analyzed the potential for conflict with the GHG reduction goals established under Executive Order S-03-05, which required a statewide GHG emissions reduction from existing conditions to achieve a 40-percent reduction by 2030 and an 80-percent reduction by 2050. For the buildout year of the General Plan Update of 2045, the goal would be a 70-percent reduction compared to 2020 levels. Accordingly, the GPU PEIR determined that, even though implementation of the General Plan Update would result in a decrease in GHG emissions in 2045 from existing baseline year, the reduction would only be 12 percent and would not meet the long-term GHG reduction goal of 70 percent under Executive Order S-03-05. The GPU PEIR included a mitigation measure to require the City to update the CAP every 5 years to ensure that the City is tracking and monitoring its GHG emissions to chart a trajectory to achieve the long-term year 2050 GHG reduction goal set by Executive Order S-03-05. Nonetheless, because the City has not established a plan past 2030 that identifies major advancement in technology to allow the City to meet the goal of the executive order, the GPU PEIR concluded that impacts would be significant and unavoidable. The GPU PEIR also acknowledged that the mitigation measure (GPU PEIR MM GHG-1) is not a project -specific mitigation measure or directly related to development projects. Related to consistency with applicable GHG plans, the GPU PEIR acknowledged that the General Plan includes goals and policies that were adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions, including those that (1) would help reduce GHG emissions and achieve GHG reduction goals, (2) target transportation management and land use planning that would result in VMT reduction throughout the City, and (3) support sustainable practices that would encourage the use of renewable energy sources and reduction in energy consumption. Accordingly, the GPU PEIR concluded that the General Plan Update would not obstruct implementation of the CARB Scoping July 2024 Page 50