Reso 2021-113 Adopt 2021 CAP and Addendum to 2035 General Plan

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2021 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ADDENDUM NO.1 TO THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT CITY OF SAN LEANDRO 3. Environmental Analysis review. As described in the Certified EIR, the identification of the program -level significant and unavoidable impact does not preclude the finding of less -than -significant impacts for subsequent projects that comply with BAAQMD screening criteria or meet applicable thresholds of significance. The policies proposed as part of the General Plan would reduce criteria air pollutants, to the extent feasible, as part of the programmatic review of air quality impacts. Additional measures to reduce criteria air pollutant emissions would be considered during individual project -level review based on site -specific and project -specific characteristics to reduce significant impacts as applicable. Because those projects and measures cannot be known at the program level, the impact was considered significant and unavoidable. The Modified Project is a continuation of the program and the specific details of future development -level projects that implement the Modified Project would likewise be unknown at this time. Therefore, implementing the Modified Project would not result in a substantial increase in magnitude of the significant and unavoidable air quality impacts of the Approved Project. With respect to GHG emissions, the Approved Project was found to be consistent with the regional objectives and the policies and programs in the General Plan would ensure substantial progress toward the long-term GHG reduction goals for 2050. However, at the time of the General Plan EIR, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) had not yet drafted a plan to achieve the statewide GHG emissions goals established in Executive Order S-03-05. Because, in addition to the local measures included in the Approved Project, additional state and federal measures were necessary to achieve the more aggressive targets established for 2050 in Executive Order S-03-05, but the state and federal measures were not in place yet, the GHG impacts were considered to be significant, requiring mitigation. No mitigation measures were currently available to address post-2030 GHG reductions beyond continued implementation of existing and proposed policies and programs. The Approved Project included measures to align the City with the GHG reductions of Assembly Bill 32 and Executive Order B-30-15. However, additional state and federal actions are necessary to ensure that state and federally regulated sources (i.e., sources outside the City's jurisdictional control) take similar aggressive measures to ensure the deep cuts needed to achieve the 2050 target. As previously stated, the Modified Project revises the City's GHG emissions targets from the 2009 CAP, which was designed to reduce GHG emissions 25 percent below 2005 emissions levels by 2020. The 2021 CAP is projected to reduce San Leandro's GHG emissions to 41 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, and to 59 percent below 2005 levels by 2050, which places San Leandro on a trajectory toward achievement of its 2030 GHG reduction target and continued GHG emission reduction that will support increased reduction activities in the future. Because the 2021 CAP is an actively managed document, it has the flexibility to be modified as the science and regulatory framework around climate change is refined and improved over time. Therefore, implementing the Modified Project would not result in a substantial increase in magnitude of the significant and unavoidable impacts of the Approved Project. May 11, 2021 Page 19