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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RE: Exhibit A -CONSISTENCY MEMORANDUM FOR THE SLTC MIXED-USE PROJECT (PLN16-0067) JULY 17, 2017 Page 7 EIR to reduce TOD buildout impacts. The San Leandro General Plan and General Plan EIR was updated in 2016; therefore, the third column of Table 3 lists the updated corresponding General Plan policies and mitigation measures applicable to the project. The project would implement the updated 2016 policies and mitigation measures listed below to reduce potential project impacts. Table 3: Relevant Potential Project Impacts and General Plan EIR Mitigation Measures Potential Impact 2002 General Plan Policies/Mitigation Measures* and 2007 TOD Strategy EIR Mitigation Measures Corresponding 2016 General Plan Policies/Mitigation Measures Compliance Air Quality Implementation of the TOD Strategy could result in significant impacts if it is not consistent with Clean Air Plan projections. General Plan Policy 31.01: Cooperate with the appropriate regional, state, and federal agencies to implement the regional Clean Air Plan and enforce air quality standards. General Plan Policy EH-3.1: Cooperate with the appropriate regional, state, and federal agencies to implement the regional Clean Air Plan and enforce air quality standards. The project would comply with appropriate regional, state, and federal agencies to reduce project impacts. See the Air Quality discussion below. General Plan Policy 31.02: Promote strategies that help improve air quality by reducing the necessity of driving. These strategies include more reliable public transportation, programs for carpooling and vanpooling, better provisions for bicyclists and pedestrians, and encouraging mixed-use and higher density development around transit stations. Mitigation Measure AQ-2A: Prior to issuance of construction permits, development project applicants that are subject to CEQA and exceed the screening sizes in the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s (BAAQMD) CEQA Guidelines shall prepare and submit to the City of San Leandro a technical assessment evaluating potential air quality impacts related to the project’s operation phase. The evaluation shall be prepared in conformance with the BAAQMD methodology in assessing air quality impacts. If operation-related criteria air pollutants are determined to have the potential to exceed the BAAQMD thresholds of significance, as identified in BAAQMD’s CEQA Guidelines, the City of San Leandro Community Development Department shall require that applicants for new development projects incorporate mitigation measures to reduce air pollutant emissions during operation activities. Mitigation Measure AQ-2B: As part of the City’s development approval process, the City shall require applicants for future development projects to comply with the current Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s basic An Air Quality technical assessment evaluating potential project-related air quality impacts in comparison to BAAQMD thresholds of significance shows the project is in compliance with MM AQ-2A and -2B. See the Air Quality discussion below. TOD EIR Mitigation Measure AQ-2: Prior to adoption of the Strategy, the City should coordinate with CARB to confirm what feasible and relevant strategies from the EPA Climate and Action Team report would apply to implementation of the Strategy. The City should then identify the appropriate policy framework (e.g., General Plan Amendment or Municipal Ordinance) for adopting these strategies. 153