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City of San Leandro 311 MacArthur Boulevard Residential Project 48 Table 8 Combined Annual Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Emission Source Annual Emissions (MT CO2e) Operational Area 0.2 Energy 53.6 Solid Waste 4.6 Water 4.7 Mobile CO2 and CH4 119.4 N2O 5.3 Total 187.8 Threshold 6.6 (per service population; 2020) Exceeds Threshold? No (3.3 MT CO2e per service population) Sources: Appendix B, Appendix E for calculation worksheet. MT CO2e = metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT OR LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT WITH MITIGATION INCORPORATED b. Would the project conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? Numerous state plans, policies, and regulations exist to reduce GHG emissions. The principal overall state plan and policy is AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, with its the follow up, Senate Bill (SB) 32. The quantitative goal of AB 32 is to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and the goal of SB 32 is to reduce GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. Statewide plans and regulations such as GHG emissions standards for vehicles (AB 1493), the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and regulations requiring an increasing fraction of electricity be generated from renewable sources are being implemented at the statewide level. The nature of the effects and regulatory environment does not allow for compliance at a project level to be addressed. Nevertheless, the project does not conflict with statewide plans and regulations. Applicable local plans include the San Leandro Climate Action Plan (CAP) and the City’s 2035 General Plan. The City adopted the San Leandro CAP in 2009 to guide the city toward GHG emission reductions in compliance with statewide GHG reduction goals. Although the CAP does not appear to be qualified, project compliance with goals and policies in the CAP is discussed herein to provide a conservative analysis. The proposed project would result in a population increase consistent with the 2035 General Plan; therefore, the project would be consistent with the General Plan EIR and City CAP. The General Plan EIR states that the City would achieve BAAQMD’s 2020 efficiency metric consistent with AB 32, and would result in a reduction in emissions in horizon year 2035. Additionally, the project would include bicycle parking and energy-efficient LED lighting. Table 9 illustrates the project’s consistency with relevant goals and strategies included in Chapter 6, Open Space, Parks, and Conservation, and Chapter 7, Hazards, of the 2035 General Plan (City of San Leandro 2016a) as well as the CAP (City of San Leandro 2009). As shown in Table 9, the project is consistent with all applicable strategies. Therefore, the project would have a less than significant impact. No impacts beyond those analyzed in the previous environmental documents would occur.