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Exhibit A - Scope of lVork Impact significance will be determined using the Public Services and Utilities and Service SO/stems. New criteria contained in the CEQA Guidelines of the development resulting from the General Plan Up- Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Re- date will increase demand for public utilities and gional emissions based on vehicular trips will be services, including water supply and conveyance, predicted using the U1LBEMIS 2002 model. Lo- storm drainage, wastewater conveyance and calized carbon monoxide concentrations will be treatment, solid waste, roads, law enforcement, identified for the ten most congested intersections fire protection, schools, libraries, parks and recrea- projected by Dowling Associates. The locatized fion, electric power, natural gas, and telephone. carbon monoxide concentrations will be derived To the extent appropriate, generation rates will be for 1-hour and 8-hour averaging times using the derived from the existing General Plan and the State-approved CALINE 4 air emissions disper- Public Services Background and Alternatives Re- sion model. EIP will also analyze whether the port. Where necessary, utility providers will be proposed new development under the General contacted to obtain the most current service lev- Plan Update will be consistent with the Clean Air els, including information on staffing, capacity, Plan. Construction-related emissions will be dis- adequacy of existing infrastructure, and plans for cussed qualitatively. The Bay Area Air Quality future expansions. The EIR will describe existing Management District states that if standard con- and projected demand for public services and strucfion techniques to control dust are utilities and services systems and will evaluate implemented, then it is unnecessary to quantify whether provision for new facilities, if proposed dust emissions during construction, or deemed necessary under the General Plan Up- date, might result in physical environmental At a programmatic level, improvements to air impacts. quality can be realized by altering commute pat- terns: encouraging mixed used developments; Geology and Soils. Geologic conditions and softs promoting transit-oriented development; and fos- could affect the stability of structures built under tering pedestrian, bicycle and rideshare the General Plan Update. For the most part, opportunities. The General Plan Update can also standard construction techniques and compliance be used to establish ak quality significance thresh- with City and State standards (including the Cali- olds for future development, fornia Building Code) can minimize such hazards. We will review and summarize existing soft reports Noise. We will document relevant noise regnla- and geologic data to develop a description of the tions and policies, including the City's Noise site's general geologic characteristics, including Ordinance and the updated Noise Element; the softs constraints and seismic and geologic risks. existing ambient noise environment; sensitive re- Uulque geological features will be identified. This ceptors; and noise sources. The focus of the EIR section will discuss the extent to which con- impact assessment will on the general increase in stmction and occupancy of the growth areas could ambient noise levels at existing noise-sensitive affect geologic or softs resources. In addition, the land uses due to increased traffic volumes along EIR will evaluate the potential for geologic haz- the City's major thoroughfares. Additional discus- ards associated with the geologic and seismic sion will be provided to address potential noise characteristics and soft constraints. The potential conflicts resulting from proposals for higher den- impacts related to seismic hazards, subsurface sity residential uses near the BART tracks and rock and surface softs characteristics, and erosion stations. Noise mitigation measures will be based, will be identified. to the extent appropriate, on recommended Gen- eral Plan policies. Standard-based mitigation Hydrology/F/Zater~Quali(y. Existing surface waters, measures veil] be identified where more specificity groundwater and water quality could be affected is requixed then appropriate for General Plan poli- by development under the General Plan Update. cies. Possible mitigation measures, if needed, The EIR will describe the existing topography and include alternative site planning and building loca- drainage patterns for the relevant proposed devel- fion/orientation, buffers, and establishing noise opment areas. Through use of existing GIS data significance thresholds within the General Plan provided by the City and review of the Federal Update. Emergency Management Agency's 100-year floodplain maps, we will determine whether any of City of Pleasanton General Plan Update EIR - EIP Assodates