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City of Pleasanton Climate Action Plan, CAP Format, Approach, and Content Attachment 1 c. Baseline analysis, in which the SEIR measures greenhouse gas impacts against physical environmental conditions as they exist at the time the Notice of Preparation is published instead of against a future business as usual scenario; f. Specific and enforceable mitigation measures; g. GHG emission reductions estimates based on proposed mitigation measures. 4. City shall prepare a Housing Element, as set forth above, and shall prepare and adopt an EIR or SEIR in connection with the Housing Element. 5. In the CEQA documentation prepared for either the Climate Plan or the Housing Element, City shall; a. Analyze at least one alternative that, when compared to the current General Plan, would avoid or reduce significant GHG, air quality, and health impacts, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and meet City's RHNA obligations, by improving jobs-housing balance within the City and the fit between wage levels and housing costs, as well as proposing other land use changes (e.g., complete neighborhoods, transit friendly densities) to reduce vehicle miles traveled and total auto related trips; b. Analyze at least one alternative that contemplated full buildout without a housing cap; Other Important Legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (2002) — requires ARB to develop and adopt regulations to reduce GHG emissions from passenger vehicles, light -duty trucks, and other non - commercial vehicles for personal transportation. In 2004 ARB approved amendments to the California Code of Regulations adding GHG emissions standards to California's existing standards for motor vehicle emissions. The standards would reduce GHG emissions from passenger vehicles by about 22% by 2012 and about 30% by 2016. Executive Order S -1 -07 (2007) — established a Low - Carbon fuel Standard to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels sold in California by a minimum of 10% by 2020. Senate Bill 375 (2008) — aligns regional transportation planning efforts, regional GHG reduction targets, and land use and housing allocation. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) are required to adopt a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS), which allocated land uses in the MPO's Regional Transportation Plan. Qualified projects consistent with an approved SCS or Alternative Planning Strategy and categorized as "transit priority projects" would receive incentives under new provisions of CEQA. Executive Order S -20 -04 (2004) — establishes the State's priority for energy -and resource - efficient, high - performance buildings. The executive order sets a goal of reducing energy use in State -owned and private commercial buildings by 20% in 2015. California's Renewable Portfolio Standard — Senate Bill 1078 (2002) requires retail sellers of electricity to provide at least 20% of their supply from renewable sources by 2017. SB 107 (2006) changed the target date to 2010. EO S -14 -08 expands the state's Renewable Energy Standards to 33% renewable power by 2020. A1-4