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5 <br /> Identify potential avoidance, minimization and mitigation options that could significantly <br />reduce the magnitude of any likely impacts to biological resources associated with future <br />site development. <br />Natural resource issues related to these state and federal laws have been identified in past <br />planning studies conducted in the general project area, and it is reasonable to presume that such <br />issues could be relevant to the site examined in this report. A number of state and federally <br />listed animals, as well as other special status animal species (i.e., candidate species for listing <br />and California species of special concern) have been documented on the site or in close <br />proximity to the site. These species include, but are not limited to, state and/or federally listed <br />species such as the California tiger salamander and Callippe silverspot butterfly; California <br />species of special concern including the burrowing owl and American badger; and rare plants <br />including Congdon’s tarplant (Centromadia parryi ssp. congdonii). This report evaluates the <br />site’s suitability for these and other species. <br />CEQA is also concerned with project impacts on riparian habitat, wildlife movement corridors, <br />fish and wildlife habitat, and jurisdictional wetlands, as well as project compliance with special <br />ordinances and state laws protecting regionally sensitive biotic resources, including approved <br />habitat conservation plans. Therefore, this report addresses the relevance of each of these issues <br />to eventual site development. <br />The impact analysis discussed in Section 3.0 of this report is based on the known and potential <br />biotic resources of the study area as discussed in Section 2.0 of this report. The evaluation of <br />resources of the site is largely based on biological and wetland delineation survey work <br />conducted on the site by LOA during the period from July 2012 through May 2017, as well as on <br />a June 2008 Biological Resources Analysis prepared by Olberding Environmental, Inc. <br />(Olberding Report). Other important sources of information used in the preparation of this <br />analysis included: (1) the California Natural Diversity Data Base (CDFW 2017); (2) the Online <br />Inventory of Rare and Endangered Vascular Plants of California (CNPS 2017); (3) current <br />listings from Special Plants and Animals (CDFW 2017); (4) numerous planning documents and <br />biological studies for projects in the area, some of which have been prepared by LOA; (5) <br />manuals and references related to plants and animals of the region; (6) a June 2016 site meeting <br />with Keith Hess/USACE; and (7) an August 26, 2015 site meeting with Marcia Grefsrud/CDFW <br />and subsequent follow up emails.