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rE City of Santa Ana E Proposal for 601 North Parkcenter Drive Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration Localized Significance Thresholds. Consistent with the SCAQMD environmental justice program and policies, localized air quality impacts on nearby sensitive receptors (i.e., residences, schools, day-care centers, and hospitals) will be evaluated. Long -Term Emissions. RBF will quantify vehicular and area source emissions then provide a comparison to the SCAQMD thresholds of significance. The emissions will be quantitatively derived utilizing the EMFAC2007 and URBEMIS2007 models. Project consistency with regional air quality plans, including the South Coast Air Quality Management Plan, will be evaluated in the EIR section. RBF will address cumulative air quality impacts based upon a list of cumulative projects supplied by the City. RBF will also qualitatively address global warming issues as they pertain to the global warming initiative (Assembly Bill 32), which was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger on September 2006. CO Hotspots. RBF staff will perform a screening -level analysis to verify exemption of regional and local CO emissions utilizing the methodology prescribed by the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies and the SCAQMD. 3.6 SHADE AND SHADOW RBF will develop a massing model from electronic plans and elevations provided by the Project applicant and prepare shade and shadow drawings for time intervals throughout the day on the summer/winter solstices and vernal/autumnal equinoxes. The analysis will reflect both existing and project buildout conditions. RBF will prepare a written analysis of the shade and shadow affects, along with supporting graphics addressing potentially significant impacts generated by the proposed Project on the surrounding area. 4.0 CEQA INITIAL STUDY/ASSESSMENT RBF will prepare an Initial Study in accordance with the CEQA Guidelines. The Initial Study will include detailed explanations of all checklist determinations and discussions of potential environmental impacts. The analysis shall be in accordance with Sections 15063, 15162, 15167 and 15168 of the CEQA statutes. The Initial Study report will be presented as follows: 4.1 INTRODUCTION This section will cite the environmental review requirements of the Project, pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines. The Introduction will include the Project location, environmental setting, existing uses on -site and in the vicinity, the Project description (confirmed by the City in Task 1.0), Project phasing, relevant background/history information, and zoning considerations. 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST �. This section will include a summary page of Project explanation of factors considered for potential impacts will be presented in a four column layout, identifyin g: information followed by an The Initial Study Checklist (1) potentially significant JN 10-105908 • 10 • August 8, 2007