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Mr.Jolley February 13, 2020 Page 8 of 15 5.1.3 Task 1C: Meetings/Coordination Consultation and coordination with appropriate agencies will be conducted during the preparation of the EIR. This task includes project management and coordination time between ECORP, the County, the applicant and other applicable agencies. ECORP will attend up to eight (8) additional project team meetings. It is assumed these meetings will be held via conference call and may require up to approximately two (2) hours each. The Contractor's Project Manager will be available for up to four(4) additional meetings at the County. ECORP's Project Manager, key environmental staff, and members of the Contractor team that may be needed to address specific issues will participate in the project team meetings/conference calls. This task also includes approximately 2 hours per week for coordination with the project team and ongoing management activities. 5.2 PHASE 2-Technical Studies The following technical studies will be conducted for the Proposed Project. It is assumed that additional data required to support and document answers to all other CEQA checklist items can be obtained from existing documentation (i.e., County General Plan and associated environmental documentation, floodplain maps, previous environmental documentation in the vicinity of the project site, technical studies prepared for the project and other standard environmental references), consultation with project staff, or information being prepared separately by the project team or other consultants. ECORP and our teaming partners will prepare Traffic, Air Quality/GHG, Energy, Biological Resource, Cultural Resources, and Noise technical studies under the initial Task Order for this project and will incorporate the findings of these studies into the EIR. Task 2A:Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis The analysis of air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will be conducted by ECORP Consulting in a technical report. ECORP will quantify criteria air pollutant emissions for the Project using the California Emissions Estimator Model version 2016.3.2 (CaIEEMod) software. CalEEMod is a statewide land use emissions computer model designed to quantify potential pollutant emissions associated with operations from a variety of land use projects. The FAA Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) will also be employed to calculate emissions from helicopter-related operations generated by the Project.AEDT is a software system that models aircraft performance to estimate air pollutant emissions by leveraging geographic information system (GIS) and relational database technology. ECORP will document and elaborate on the results of the Project emissions modeling in the technical report. Project emissions will be compared to the thresholds of significance promulgated by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD). The Project will also be analyzed for consistency with the San Joaquin Council of Governments 2018 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). The RTP/SCS is a long-range visioning plan that balances future mobility and housing needs with economic, environmental, and public health goals. The RTP/SCS establishes GHG emissions goals for automobiles and light-duty trucks for 2020 and 2035 as well as an overall GHG target for the 8 ECORP Consulting,Inc. EN'l'ERONNENTAL CONSI:LIRN-l5.15