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Housing Element and associated General Plan and zoning revisions needed to provide an adequate inventory of land for the development of housing for all economic segments of the community. Because the Housing Element will precede the CAP by about six months, this EIR will be more programmatic than the EIR Supplement that will be subsequently prepared to address the CAP and General Plan revisions incorporating provisions of the CAP. The Housing EIR will be based on initial work undertaken for the CAP demonstrating the GHG reductions that can be achieved with more of a balance between local jobs and housing. Specifically, the Housing Element EIR will include the following: Project Description, including a clear description of the number and type of housing units specified in the amended Housing Element, as well as the accompanying revisions to General Plan land use designations and zoning; A discussion of the independent utility of the Housing Element and associated land use and zoning revisions separate from the CAP and its associated General Plan revisions; A summary of the community -wide GHG inventory developed in the CAP. This will be presented in the Environmental Setting; Initial analysis of GHG and criteria air pollutant emissions impacts resulting from development of new housing pursuant to the Housing Element; Analysis of impacts to noise, recreation and open space, traffic, biological resources, and public services and utilities resulting from the Housing Element and accompanying revisions to General Plan land use designations and zoning; Analysis of the potential for growth- inducing impacts, both within the City and in surrounding areas; A calculation of the GHG emissions reduction expected from implementation of the Housing Element and associated land use revisions. Because the CAP will not be completed prior to public release of the Housing element EIR, generalized mitigation measures in the form of performance standards consistent with the GHG reduction goals contained in the draft CAP will be used; Description and analysis of alternatives, including: o At least one alternative that, when compared to the current General Plan, would avoid or reduce significant GHG, air quality, and health impacts, reduce VMT, provide an inventory of land for the development of housing consistent with the City's RHNA figures, improve jobs- housing balance within the City and the fit between wage levels and housing costs; o At least one alternative that contemplates full buildout without a housing cap; and o No project alternative. Analysis of cumulative impacts of implementation of the proposed Housing Element and associated land use and zoning revisions, along with implementation of the City's General Plan as it will likely be revised in relation to the CAP; 7 Jule 8, 2010 Revised Scope: Pleasanton Climate Action Plan; General Plan Update and Housing Element Environmental Documentation