ALTAMONT LANDOWNERS SETTLEMENT - Laserfiche WebLink

secondary fences around active operations, wiring buildings (connected to a security service), and maintaining security lighting. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES 16. with remote alarms The operatoi shall set aside a total of 750 acres for biological habitat mitigation and buffer area in Sections 15, 16, 17 and 21, substantially as depicted in Exhibit 1. Land Dedication for Habitat Preserve. To the extent that off-site habitat mitigation is required by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS"), the operator will enter into a Conservation Agreement with FWS and the Livermore Area Recreation Park District and/or the East Bay Regional Park District regarding the acquisition, operation and mainten~tnce of a Habitat Preserve (the "Preserve") in the Altamont or other suitable area in eastern Alameda County. The operator's requirement for multi-species off-site mitigation acreage shall be met by the operator by the dedication of public open space in the Altamont or other suitable area in eastern Alameda County. The operator shall meet and confer With the City of Livermore and Alameda County planning staffs to identify properties that might be incorporated within the Preserve. In identifying the acreage for additions to the Preserve, the operator shall give priority to lands which are adjacent to or in the vicinity of existing public open space in the Altamont area such as Brushy Peak and Vasco C~ves. Any such properties shall be given preference for inclusion within the Preserve (sul~ject to availability and cost) if they are acceptable to the FWS and the Livermore A~-ea Recreation and Park District. The operator and the City of Livermore shall confer ,nd cooperate to identify supplemental sources of funds, if appropriate, to assist in purdhasing such preferred properties. Pre-construction habitat mitigation required for each phase of the ALRRF expansion shall be implemented prior to the opening of that phase consistent with Condition No. 17 of this permit. A Trust Fund for the acquisiti(~n, operation and maintenance of the Preserve shall be established by the operator in ah amount to be determined under the agreement with the FWS. 17. Prior to the iinitiation of any ground clearing, grading, construction, or other activities which could! disrupt the San Joaquin kit fox and other target species in the expansion area, the operator shall finalize, through formal Section 7 consultation, and implement a mitigation program based on the Biological Assessment (LSA, 1995) and the measures identified in [the FEIR. The mitigation program shall include but not be limited to: (a) Surv6ys for all affected species according to current agency protocols; (b) Reporting of results to the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), FWS and County Planning Director; (c) Avoidance of areas occupied by the species and/or the safe relocation of individuals as determined appropriate by the DFG and/or FWS. The operato~ shall set aside in perpetuity, by recorded deed, the 750 acres in Sections 15, 16, 17, and 21, as well as additional lands off-site to make up for the remaining acreage needed. The! program shall address impacts to the San Joaquin kit fox, the American II-B Final Altamont Settlement - Exhibit B