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Ms. Allen ` October 31, 2005 PA 0500699(GP) (Pre-application) Page 5 - Natural gas lines (if available to this area) and electrical outlets in backyard or patio areas to encourage the use of gas and/or electric barbecues - Low or non-polluting incentives items should be provided with each residential unit (such items could include electric lawn mowers, reel mowers, leaf vacuums, gas or electric barbecues, etc.) - Exits to adjoining streets should be designed to reduce time to re-enter traffic from the project site - More information can be found at: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuildinq/, htto://www.lgc.org, http://www.sustainable.doe.govl, http://www.consumerenerqvicenter.org/index.html • The applicant/tenant(s) should implement measures to reduce the amount of single occupancy vehicle employee traffic to and from the project area that further reduce air pollution in the valley. This could include such provisions as encouraging employees to rideshare or carpool to the project site through preferential parking spaces for employees who participate in carpooling or vanpooling, and incorporating a compressed workweek schedule. Check out the"Spare the Air' section of our website www.vallevair.org • The project should include as many clean alternative energy features as possible to promote energy self-sufficiency. Examples include (but are not limited to): photovoltaic cells, solar thermal electricity systems, small wind turbines, etc. Rebate and incentive programs are offered for alternative energy equipment. More information can found at- http://www.dsireusa.orq/, http://rredc.nrel.gov/, http://www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/ • The applicant/tenant(s)should require that all diesel engines be shut off when not in use on the premises to reduce emissions from idling. • Diesel equipment should use verified alternative diesel fuel blends or Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD). The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has verified specific alternative diesel fuel blends for NOx and PM emission reduction. Only fuels that have been certified by CARB should be used. For more information on alternative diesel blends, please call Mr. Chris Acree, Senior Air Quality Specialist, at (559) 230-5829. Information on biodiesel can also be found at CARB's website- http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/diesel/altdiesel/altdiesel.htm and the EPA's website http://www.el)a.gov/oms/models/biodsl.htm. • Construction activity mitigation measures include: - Install sandbags or other erosion control measures to prevent silt runoff to public roadways from sites with a slope greater than one percent - Limit area subject to excavation, grading, and other construction activity at any one time - Limit the hours of operation of heavy duty equipment and/or the amount of equipment in use - Replace fossil-fueled equipment with electrically driven equivalents (provided they are not run via a portable generator set) - Curtail construction during periods of high ambient pollutant concentrations; this may include ceasing of construction activity during the peak-hour of vehicular traffic on adjacent roadways, and "Spare the Air Days"declared by the District. - Implement activity management(e.g. rescheduling activities to reduce short-term impacts) - During the smog season (May through October), lengthen the construction period to minimize the number of vehicles and equipment operating at the same time. - Off road trucks should be equipped with on-road engines when possible. - Minimize obstruction of traffic on adjacent roadways. • The applicant should use CARB certified alternative fueled engines in construction equipment where practicable. Alternative fueled equipment may be powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Propane (LPG), electric motors, or other CARB certified off-road technologies. To find engines certified by the CARB, see their certification website http://www.ar,b.ca.gov/msprog/offroad/cert/cert.php. For more information on alternative fuel engines, please call Mr. Chris Acree, Senior Air Quality Specialist, at (559) 230-5829. • Construction equipment should have engines that meet the current off-road engine emission standard (as certified by the CARB), or be re-powered with an engine that meets this standard. Tier I and Tier