2011-022 - Addendum to the FInal Environmental Impact Report No. 2004-02

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The current state annual GHG emissions are approximately 541,000,000 tons per year. The GHG emissions related to the project are shown as CO2 emissions. The URBEMIS defaults used for the project presented the worst -case scenario including natural gas use and basic landscaping upkeep which would generate 3,117 tons of GHG per year due to the proposed project operations. This represents 0.00000576 percent of the state GHG burden and would not contribute significantly to the global or state GHG emissions. Worst -case assumes that the majority of the equipment is operating 6 -8 hours each day. Regarding construction emissions of GHG, the following table depicts the projected amount of GHG for each phase of construction of the parking structure. The Area Emissions totals included information from the traffic impact study to determine vehicle emissions. GHG Construction Emissions Construction Phase CO2 (Ibs /day) Mass grading 9,797.61 Trenching 1,839.01 Building construction 2,217.67 Architectural coatings 96.71 Area emissions 17,511.24 Due to the lack of significance thresholds for GHG emissions, the Air Quality Assessment included a number of best management practices (BMPs) which could be incorporated into the project construction and operation to minimize GHG impacts. The list of BMPs has been formulated by the State Attorney General's office with the recommendation that they be implemented where feasible and practical. The following BMPs are recommended for incorporation in the proposed project: • Install energy efficient lighting, appliances, heating, and cooling systems. • Install efficient lighting for street and other outdoor lighting. • Reduce unnecessary outdoor lighting. • Provide education on energy efficiency to residents and./or tenants. • Install water - efficient irrigations systems and devices. • Resign buildings to be water - efficient. Install water - efficient fixtures and appliances. • Provide education about water conservation. • Provide easy and convenient recycling opportunities for residents and tenants. • Provide education on recycling waste. The Air Quality Analysis concludes that because the proposed project does not include construction of facilities that would significantly add to the emissions for criteria pollutants, the project would be considered as less than significant for operation and is not considered a regionally significant project. Therefore, the impacts of the project on climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions are considered less than cumulatively significant. While GHG emissions were not analyzed in the FEIR, the proposed project's emissions are de minimis compared to the 2005 project. The FEIR remains adequate and complete. b) Would the project conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? The proposed project would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. Because the project is not predicted to increase the population or traffic conditions beyond what is forecast in the City's General Plan, regional emissions associated with the project are accounted for within the AQMP and are, therefore, consistent with the AQMP. In the absence of thresholds for GHG emissions, it can be assumed that any contribution to GHG is significant. Mitigation Measures have been provided in the EIR and BMPs MacArthur Place South EIR — 2011 Addendum 28