14 ATTACHMENT 6 - Appendix A - E

City of Pleasanton–Spotorno Ranch Reduced Development Project Initial Study/Consistency Checklist Environmental Checklist FirstCarbon Solutions 83 https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480021/Consistency Checklist/21480021 Spotorno Ranch Consistency Checklist ScreenCheck.docx MM J1 A California Tiger Salamander Mitigation and Monitoring Plan must be prepared and submitted to the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG)21 for review and approval. Approval of the plan must be obtained from DFG. Timing: Prior to the issuance of any grading permits that affect tiger salamander habitat. MM J3 A pre-construction survey of the Spotorno residential development areas (Spotorno Flat and Upper Valley), Golf Course, and Golf Course Housing areas must be completed to verify the presence or absence of active raptor nests. If any active nests are found, construction must be scheduled so that it will not result in removal or abandonment of an active raptor nest. Timing: Prior to the start of construction activities. MM J6 DFG must be consulted regarding any areas subject to their jurisdiction prior to any encroachment into a designated corridor, and/or consultation with the Corps prior to any activity that would occur within the jurisdictional limits of wetlands or within the bed and bank of a waters of the United States. Timing: Prior to the issuance of a grading permit in applicable areas. MM J10 Provide such additional mitigation of wetland impacts as may be required by the Army Corps of Engineers upon its review of applications for fill permits. The Corps may find the mitigations adequate, or may require additional measures preliminary to issuing fill permits. Timing: Prior to the issuance of grading permits for the applicable areas. Proposed refinements to mitigation language The following refinements to MM J3 in the 1998 HVSP FEIR are proposed to be included in the conditions of approval for the Spotorno Project, and would provide enhanced protection to special- status species, in accordance with the intent of MM J3: Pre-construction surveys of the Spotorno Flat Area shall be conducted to verify the presence or absence of burrowing owl and American badger. These surveys should be conducted between 4 months and 2 weeks prior to ground-breaking activities. If found to be present, avoidance or minimization measures shall be implemented, as needed, to protect these species during construction. Conclusion The 1998 HVSP FEIR found that impacts to biological resources would be less than significant with the incorporation of mitigation measures. Subsequent studies in 2017 and 2021 generally confirm the conclusions of the 1998 HVSP FEIR, and also indicate that the protections afforded by MM J3 21 When the HVSP FEIR was prepared in 1998, the correct agency was the California Department of Fish and Game. Subsequently, this has become the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).