Reso 2025-042 Rejecting Appeal (880 Doolittle)

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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-042 16 a. Construction contractors shall implement dust control mitigation measures during construction activities at the project site to minimize the generation of dust. Examples of dust control measures that shall be implemented include routinely applying water or non-toxic soil stabilizers to exposed soils while performing grading and excavation activities; sweeping (with wet power sweepers) paved access roads, parking areas, and staging areas; covering or otherwise stabilizing soil stockpiles at the end of each workday; And suspending construction activities that cause visible dust plumes and odors to extend beyond project site boundaries. Some additional dust control mitigation measures listed in the Soil and Groundwater Management Plan include limiting construction vehicle and equipment speeds to 15 miles per hours when operated on exposed soils and removing visible loose soils from vehicles before leaving the project site. b. To prevent or minimize construction equipment from tracking polluted spoils off the site onto roadways, trucks used to transport soil will be loaded in a manner to minimize soil spillage and fugitive dust. Examples of ways to load trucks to minimize spillage and dust include loading the truck bed to less than full capacity and covering the bed of truck after it has been loaded. c. Construction equipment shall be cleaned prior to movement out of active work zones in impacted areas. The equipment wheels/tires shall be cleaned by means of shovels and stiff- bristled brooms or brushes until they are fully cleaned. Upon completion of cleaning, debris shall be placed in the appropriate transportation vessel and the plastic sheeting shall be disposed. If washing water is required, decontamination wash water shall be profiled and transported to an appropriate disposal or recycling facility. Equipment exiting the project site shall be inspected and logged for compliance with the site decontamination requirements. d. A construction Health and Safety Plan shall be prepared by the project applicant or its general contractor for the proposed project in accordance with Federal and State Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for hazardous waste operations (29 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 1910.1208 and 8 California Code of Regulations [CCR] 5192, respectively). Subcontractors shall either adopt the General Contractor’s Health and Safety Plan or prepare their own Health and Safety Plan satisfying the same regulatory requirements. The General Contractor shall be responsible for verifying that onsite construction workers and visitors have read and adhere to the procedures established in the Health and Safety Plan. A copy of the Health and Safety Plan shall be kept onsite during redevelopment activities. In the event that unanticipated conditions occur at the site, the General Contractor shall be responsible for modifying the Health and Safety Plan accordingly. e. Field screening of soil shall be conducted continuously during ground disturbing activities using a calibrated handheld photoionization detector or other organic vapor meter. Field screening using a photoionization detector shall be conducted by properly trained General Contractor and/or Environmental Consultant personnel. Based on the field screening, excavated soil shall be separated into stockpiles in three categories: 1) Background Soil: No visual and odor indicators, and photoionization detector measurements that are consistent with background levels. Photoionization detector readings of up to 5 parts per million by volume (ppmv) shall be considered background levels. These soils can be characterized for onsite reuse, if applicable;