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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 8 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 control measures for reducing construction emissions. General Plan EIR Mitigation Measure K2: Require any future Specific Plan and/or Area Plan for the General Plan’s Focus Areas to incorporate trip reduction strategies and other transportation control measures that reduce the potential for emissions. General Plan Policy LU-6.05: Provide a mix of land uses, site planning and design practices, and circulation improvements in the BART Station area that maximize transit ridership and the potential to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The project would be a part of the SLTC Mixed-Use project, which provides a mix of land uses adjacent to the San Leandro BART Station. Therefore, the project is in compliance with General Plan Policy LU-6.05. The project also provides pedestrian and bicycle improvements such as pedestrian walkways and a two-lane, 20 foot bicycle path on the east side of the project site. Implementation of the TOD Strategy could result in significant impacts if Transportation Control Measures (TCM) are not implemented. TCM #12: The TOD Strategy Plan Implementation Matrix includes Streetscape Improvements and Pedestrian Circulation Actions D1 and D5. Strategy D1 recommends conducting detailed traffic analysis and engineering studies to determine the location of potential improvements to circulation. Strategy D5 calls for detailed traffic analysis to determine the feasibility of lane configurations of East 14th Street between the San Leandro Creek and West Estudillo Street. General Plan Policy EH-3.2: Promote strategies that help improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the necessity of driving. These strategies include more reliable public transportation, carpooling and vanpooling programs, employer transportation demand management (TDM) programs, better provisions for bicyclists and pedestrians, and encouraging mixed use and higher density development around transit stations. A traffic analysis determined the location of circulation improvements and analyzed impacts to pedestrians and impacts of increased trip generation on the project site. Therefore, the project is in compliance with Policy EH-3.2. See the Traffic and Transportation discussion below. TCM #19: The TOD Strategy Plan Implementation Matrix includes Traffic Action E1, which recommends the development of high-quality and direct pedestrian connections between development and BART, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and other transit systems. Implementation of the TOD strategy could result in significant impacts if it leads to violations General Plan EIR Mitigation Measure K1: As recommended by the BAAQMD, the following practices should be required during all phases of construction for major projects in the City: General Plan Policy EH-3.4: Require new development to be designed and constructed in a way that reduces the potential for future air quality problems, such as odors and the emission of any The project is subject to site plan review. As discussed below in the Air Quality section, the project would utilize construction best management practices to 154