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C I T Y O f S A N L E A N D R O SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN UPDATE AND EIR EXHIBIT A: SCOPE OF WORK AND COSTS groundwater quality will be coordinated with the hazards and hazardous materials analysis. Other data relevant to the Element also will be documented. This would include data on energy and mineral resources. 4.7 Sustainability Initiatives Inventory The 2002 General Plan incorporated sustainability principles, but did not include detailed information on local sustainability initiatives (since such initiatives had not yet been developed). The use of sustainability as an organizing planning principle has evolved in the last decade and now warrants greater coverage in the General Plan Update. We recommend that this be achieved by weaving sustainability principles throughout the General Plan as a unifying theme or"thread." To lay the groundwork for sustainability policies, Barry Miller will document existing sustainability initiatives in San Leandro, including the Climate Action Plan. Narrative text will be drafted on the City's waste reduction and recycling programs, water and energy conservation programs, green building efforts, environmental education programs, and urban forestry and community gardening initiatives. Related land use and transportation initiatives (including bicycle and pedestrian improvements and land use or zoning strategies to reduce auto dependency)will be documented. 4.8 Environmental Hazards Data Data necessary to support the Environmental Hazards Element of the General Plan (Chapter 6)will be collected. The starting point for this overview will be.the existing 2002 General Plan and its accompanying EIR. Plans and EIRs prepared since 2002 also will be consulted. This task also corresponds to the "Setting" sections of the General Plan EIR chapters addressing geologic hazards and hazardous materials. Flooding,landslides,and emergency preparedness will also be addressed (separate tasks have been proposed for other environmental hazards topics,including noise data/analysis and air quality data/analysis;see Tasks 4.9 and 4.10). The Planning Center I DC&E will provide a description of existing geologic conditions in the city,relying on information from recent geotechnical reports and studies, including the 2002 Plan and more recent planning studies. Soil conditions (including erosion hazards and shrink-swell potential) will be described. Potential earthquake sources will be evaluated. Because of the City's proximity to the THE PLANNING CENTER I DCBE 18 MARCH 3,2014