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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RE: Exhibit A -CONSISTENCY MEMORANDUM FOR THE SLTC MIXED-USE PROJECT (PLN16-oo67) JULY 17, 2017 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 3lists the updated corresponding General Plan policies and mitigation measures applicable to the project. The project would implement the updated 2o16 policies and mitigation measures listed below to reduce potential project impacts. PotentialTable 3: Relevant .- Potential Impact 2002 General Plan Policies/MitigationCorresponding 2016 General. Plan Compliance Measures* and 2007 TOD Strategy EIR Policies/Mitigation Measures Mitigation Measures.. - AirQuality ,.. Implementation of General Plan Policy 31.01: Cooperate General Plan Policy EH -3.1: Cooperate The project would comply the TOD Strategy with the appropriate regional, state, and with the appropriate regional, state, and with appropriate regional, could result in federal agencies to implement the federal agencies to implement the state, and federal agencies significant impacts if regional Clean Air Plan and enforce air regional Clean Air Plan and enforce air to reduce project impacts. it is not consistent quality standards. quality standards. See the Air Quality with Clean Air Plan discussion below. projections. General Plan Policy 31-02: Promote Mitigation Measure AQ -2A: Prior to An Air Quality technical strategies that help improve air quality issuance of construction permits, assessment evaluating by reducing the necessity of driving. development project applicants that are potential project -related air These strategies include more reliable subject to CEQA and exceed the quality impacts in public transportation, programs for screening sizes in the Bay Area Air comparison to BAAQMD carpooling and vanpooling, better Quality Management District's thresholds of significance provisions for bicyclists and pedestrians, (BAAQMD) CEQA Guidelines shall showsthe project is in and encouraging mixed-use and higher prepare and submittothe City of San compliance with MM AQ -2A density development around transit Leandro a technical assessment and -2B. See the Air Quality stations. evaluating potential air quality impacts discussion below. related to the project's operation phase. TOD EIR Mitigation Measure qQ-2: The evaluation shall prepared in Priorto adoption of the Strategy, the City conformance with thee BAAQMD should coordinate with CARIB to confirm n assess method. logy what feasible and relevant strategies criteria air impacts. operation -related criteria Ifop from the EPA Climate and Action Team soperation-related pollutants are determined have the report would apply to implementation of A potential to exceed the BAAQMD the Strategy. The City should then thresholds significance; as identified identify the appropriate policy in BAAQMD's CEQA Guidelines, the City framework (e.g., General Plan of Leandro Community Amendment or Municipal Ordinance) for Development Department shall require Development adopting these strategies. 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 forfuture development projects to comply with the current Bay Area Air Quality Mana ement District's basic