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PACIFIC BIOLOGY <br />635 Carmel Avenue, Albany, CA 94706 <br />Telephone/Fax: (510) 527-1008 <br />TO: Steve Brown, Principal, SMB Environmental, Inc. <br />FROM: Josh Phillips, Principal Biologist <br />DATE: March 9, 2018 <br />SUBJECT: Sports Park Booster Station Project- Biological Habitat Evaluation <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Pacific Biology conducted a biological habitat evaluation for the Sports Park Booster Station <br />Project, located in Ken Mercer Sports Park, in Pleasanton, Alameda County, California. The <br />project is part of the larger City of Pleasanton Recycled Water Infrastructure Expansion Project. <br />The Sports Park Booster Station Project consists of the installation of a City -furnished <br />prepackaged water booster station, including approximately 300 -feet of new 16 -inch and 12 -inch <br />recycled water main, approximately 130 -feet of 5 -inch conduit and 2 #6 PG&E vaults, sidewalk <br />and building pad, and other associated works. <br />The evaluation was conducted to identify and characterize onsite and surrounding habitats, to <br />identify any sensitive or jurisdictional habitats present, to assess the potential of onsite habitats <br />to support special -status plant and wildlife species, and to identify feasible avoidance and <br />mitigation measures that could be implemented during construction to protect sensitive <br />biological resources. <br />In the absence of avoidance measures the proposed project could result in disturbance to the <br />active nest of a Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) or of another bird species protected by the <br />Migratory Bird Treaty Act and California Fish and Game Code. However, the implementation of <br />the recommended avoidance measures would ensure that active bird nests are not harmed during <br />construction. No wetlands, creeks, or sensitive habitats occur on the project site. <br />PROJECT LOCATION <br />The project site is located in Ken Mercer Sports Park, in Pleasanton California. The project site <br />is approximately 1.25 miles east of Interstate 680 and 1.25 miles south of Interstate 580 (Figure <br />1). The location of the various project components within Ken Mercer Sports Park are shown in <br />1 <br />