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City of San Leandro 2824 Halcyon Drive Residential Project 56 work plan and monitoring program for the City to track progress over time (City of San Leandro 2021c). City of San Leandro 2035 General Plan Policy OSC-7.2: Water Conservation Promote the efficient use of existing water supplies through a variety of water conservation measures, including the use of recycled water for landscaping. Policy OSC-7.3: Drought-Tolerant Landscaping Encourage the use of native vegetation and Bay-friendly landscaping and enforce the State Department of Water Resources Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO). Policy OSC-7.4: Development Standards Maintain local planning and building standards that require the efficient use of water through such measures as low-flow plumbing fixtures and water-saving appliances. Require water conservation measures as a condition of approval for major developments. Policy OSC-7.9: Reducing Greenhouse Gases Through Land Use and Transportation Choices Locate and design new development in a manner which maximizes the ability to use transit, walk, or bicycle for most trips, reduce dependence on fossil fuel powered vehicles, and reduce vehicle miles traveled. Policy OSC-8.1: Conservation and Energy Efficiency Strongly advocate for increased energy conservation by San Leandro residents and businesses, and ensure that the City itself is a conservation role model. Policy OSC-8.2: Planning and Building Practices Encourage construction, landscaping, and site planning practices that minimize heating and cooling costs and ensure that energy is efficiently used. Local building codes and other City regulations and procedures should meet or exceed state and federal standards for energy conservation and efficiency, and support the City’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. Project-Specific Impacts Thresholds of Significance and Methodology Pursuant to the requirements of SB 97, in March 2010, the California Resources Agency adopted amendments to the CEQA Guidelines for the feasible mitigation of GHG emissions and the effects of GHG emissions. These guidelines are used in evaluating the cumulative significance of GHG emissions from the project. According to the adopted CEQA Guidelines, impacts related to project GHG emissions would be significant if the project would do one or both of the following:  Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment  Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of GHGs BAAQMD adopted the Bay Area Clean Air Plan: Spare the Air, Cool the Climate (2017 Plan) on April 19, 2017, to provide a regional strategy to improve Bay Area air quality and meet public health goals (BAAQMD 2017c). The control strategy described in the 2017 Plan includes a wide range of control measures designed to reduce emissions and lower ambient concentrations of harmful pollutants,