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Initial Study <br /> <br />Final Initial Study – Negative Declaration 5 <br />Existing Sustainability Setting <br />Pleasanton Sustainability and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Efforts <br />The City has actively implemented a variety of environmental programs since 2009 contributing to <br />greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions. The following is a listing of the City’s primary <br />sustainable and climate protection programs: <br /> Committee on Energy and the Environment established (2008) <br /> 2005-2025 General Plan adopted (2009) <br /> 2020 Climate Action Plan adopted (2012) <br /> Complete Streets Policy enacted (2012) <br /> Polystyrene Ban Ordinance adopted (2013) <br /> Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance adopted (2015) <br /> Tri-Valley Local Hazard Mitigation Plan prepared (2018) <br /> Jeffrey G. Hansen Water Recycling Plant upgraded (2018) <br /> Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan adopted (2018) <br /> Tri-Valley – San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority established, and Valley Link project <br />launched (2018) <br /> Emergency Operations Plan adopted (2018) <br /> Trails Master Plan adopted (2019) <br /> Community Choice Aggregation authorized, highest renewable choice established as default for <br />community and municipal facilities (2019) <br /> 2020 Urban Water Management Plan completed (2021) <br /> 2015-2023 Housing Element of General Plan updated (currently underway) <br /> SB 1383 Action Plan Adopted by City Council in July 2021 and education, outreach, and <br />implementation efforts are currently underway <br />Regional Sustainability and GHG Emissions Reduction Efforts <br />In coordination with Alameda County, the State of California, and the federal government, the City <br />of Pleasanton has committed to implementing regional and State policies related to GHG emissions <br />reduction. As follows is a summary of the regional GHG emissions reduction efforts, which <br />Pleasanton CAP 2.0 is intended to be consistent with or exceed. <br />Plan Bay Area: Strategy for a Sustainable Region <br />The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted the Plan Bay Area 2017 update, which <br />identified how the Bay Area would meet its GHG emission reduction targets. Plan Bay Area is also <br />considered the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)/MTC Regional Transportation <br />Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). In accordance with SB 743, the Plan Bay Area <br />included elements designed to encourage the type of land-use development to meet three primary <br />objectives. First, Roadway Level of Service (LOS) could not be considered an environmental impact <br />under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Second, it introduced changes to Vehicle <br />Miles Traveled (VMT) per capita as a determinant of environmental impact. Third, the use of VMT as