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SANTA ANA CLIMATE ACTION PLAN INITIAL STUDY CITY OF SANTA ANA As mentioned above, the Draft CAP would meet the emission reduction goals of AB 32. In addition, as discussed in the project description, the City will continue to evaluate and monitor the Draft CAP by (1) tracking the implementation status of individual measures, (2) estimating emissions reductions associated with individual measures, and (3) conducting a periodic re- inventory of cotmmunity -wide emissions. The City will publish an annual progress report that details the status of each measure in the Draft CAP. Conducting a periodic re- inventoty and comparing the results with past inventories will show how Santa Ana community emissions are changing overall, and whether they are on track to meet the adopted goals. A re- inventory will be completed in 2018 and every three to five years after that time. 'Therefore, this impact would be less than significant. 3.8 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? Less than Significant Impact. Implementation of the Draft CAP and its measures would not result in the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials. It is possible that construction activities would require use of materials that include on -site fueling /servicing of construction equipment, and the transport of fuels, lubricating fluids, and solvents. These types of materials are not acutely hazardous, and all storage, handling, and disposal of these materials are regulated by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DT'SC), United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, the Orange County Fire Authority, and the Orange County Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division. The transport, use, and disposal of construction- related hazardous materials would occur in conformance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations governing such activities. Therefore, the impact would be less than significant. b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment? Less than Significant Impact. Implementation of the Draft CAP could result in the rehabilitation and renovation of older residential, commercial, and municipal structures to support energy retrofits and the installation of private and municipal solar PV systems. Structures built prior to 1978 may contain asbestos - containing building materials and lead paint. If not properly handled and released into the environment in large enough quantities, these materials could pose a threat to construction workers and residents. However, these retrofits would primarily be small-scale and would no single renovation would likely result in releases large enough to pose a health hazard to the general public. In addition, demolition and construction activities involving hazardous materials removal are heavily regulated, and construction workers must comply with applicable federal and state safety regulations. Compliance with such regulations would ensure a less than significant impact. c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one - quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? Page 34 October 2015 75B -132