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Environmental Checklist Air Quality Draft Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration 29 Air Quality Management Because the SFBAAB currently exceeds the federal ozone and PM2.5 standards and the state ozone, PM10, and PM2.5 standards, BAAQMD is required to implement strategies to reduce pollutant levels to achieve attainment of the NAAQS and CAAQS. BAAQMD adopted the 2017 Clean Air Plan (2017 Plan) as an update to the 2010 Clean Air Plan. The 2017 Plan provides a regional strategy to protect public health and the climate. Consistent with the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets adopted by the state, the 2017 Plan lays the groundwork for a long-term effort to reduce Bay Area GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. To fulfill state ozone planning requirements, the 2017 control strategy includes all feasible measures to reduce emissions of ozone precursors (ROG and NOX) and reduce transport of ozone and its precursors to neighboring air basins. In addition, the 2017 Plan builds upon and enhances BAAQMD’s efforts to reduce emissions of fine particulate matter and toxic air contaminants (TAC) (BAAQMD 2017). Sensitive receptors are facilities or land uses that include members of the population who are particularly sensitive to the effects of air pollutants, such as children, the elderly, and people with illnesses. According to BAAQMD, sensitive receptors are defined as facilities or land uses that include members of the population that are particularly sensitive to the effects of air pollutants, such as children, the elderly, and people with illnesses. Examples include schools, hospitals and residential areas (BAAQMD 2017). The nearest sensitive receivers are residences approximately 500 feet southwest and 1,000 feet east of the project site. City of San Leandro General Plan The current City of San Leandro General Plan contains objectives and policies that minimize air pollutant emissions and reduce population exposed to significant health risk. The following objectives and policies from the City’s General Plan are relevant to air quality and apply to the project: Policy EH-3.3: Land Use Compatibility. Discourage new uses with potential adverse air quality impacts, including the mission of toxic air contaminants and fine particulates, near residential neighborhoods, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and other locations where public health could potentially be affected. Policy EH-3.4: Design, Construction, and Operation. 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 and all air pollutants. This should be done by: a) Requiring construction and grading practices that minimize airborne dust and particulate matter; b) Ensuring that best available control technology is used for operations that could generate air pollutants; c) Encouraging energy conservation and low-polluting energy sources; d) Promoting landscaping and tree planting to absorb carbon monoxide and other pollutants; e) Implementing the complementary strategies to reduce greenhouse gases identified in the Climate Action Plan.