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Eyk 1.Approach and Scope of Work Tasks • Describe existing agricultural resources within and adjacent to the project site,and potential impacts to agricultural resources,including farmland conversion, from the following perspectives: (1)California Dept.of Conservation Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program(DOC FMMP); (2)the existing General Plan agricultural designation; and(3)the existing agricultural zoning of the project site.Because the project is a conditionally permitted use under existing zoning,this impact assessment does not include use of the DOC's Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model(LESA Model, E - • Identify if there are any portions of the property or immediate vicinity under a Williamson Act contract, and discuss any potential conflicts with such properties. • Discuss potential urban interface conflicts, if applicable,that could be associated with the operation of agricultural operations in the immediate vicinity of the proposed project. • Identify measures to mitigate any identified significant impacts related to conversion of agricultural land to urban industrial use on the site or impacts to other agricultural lands in the project vicinity. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions ' Issues The Project is proposed to be constructed in two phases. Phase 1,which is expected to commence operation in 2012, will add 142.5 acres to the existing facility; 24,042 square feet of building area; 6.5 miles of track; 52 acres of paved area; 222 container bays; and other related improvements.Phase 2 will add no additional acreage or building area,but will add 5.5 miles of track; 132 acres of paved area; 1,948 container bays; and other related improvements. Phase 2 is expected to commence operation in 2021, contingent upon market and economic conditions. The purpose of the Project is to increase the container capacity of the facility, which is frequently measured in container"lifts."A lift consists of the transfer of one container from a truck to railcar or the transfer of one container from a railcar to a truck. The transfer may not be immediate, but may involve intermediate staging. The current lift capacity of the facility is 270,000 per year, which would expand to 400,000 per year after Phase I and 730,000 per year after Phase lI. For every two lifts,a minimum of one container truck round trip is generally made to the facility, although"bobtail"trips increase this trip generation rate. Lifts are performed by rubber-tired gantry cranes(RTGs) and "packers," San Joaquin County—EJR for the Union Pacific Modemization Project 1-7