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City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project <br />Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist <br /> <br /> <br />74 <br />General Avoidance and Minimization Measures Included in the East <br />Alameda County Conservation Strategy <br />The East Alameda County Conservation Strategy (EACCS) <br />contains the following general avoidance and minimization <br />measures to reduce the effects on focal species. These <br />measures are taken from Table 3-2 of the EACCS. <br />• Employees and contractors performing construction activities <br />shall receive environmental sensitivity training. Training shall <br />include review of environmental laws and Avoidance and <br />Minimization Measures (AMMs) that must be followed by all <br />personnel to reduce or avoid effects on covered species <br />during construction activities. <br />• Environmental tailboard trainings shall take place on an as- <br />needed basis in the field. The environmental tailboard trainings <br />shall include a brief review of the biology of the covered <br />species and guidelines that must be followed by all personnel <br />to reduce or avoid negative effects to these species during <br />construction activities. Directors, Managers, Superintendents, <br />and the Crew Foremen and Forewomen shall be responsible <br />for ensuring that crew members comply with the guidelines. <br />• Contracts with contractors, construction management firms, <br />and subcontractors shall obligate all contractors to comply <br />with these requirements and AMMs. <br />• The following shall not be allowed at or near work sites for <br />covered activities: trash dumping, firearms, open fires (such as <br />barbecues) not required by the activity, hunting, and pets <br />(except for safety in remote locations). <br />• Vehicles and equipment shall be parked on pavement, <br />existing roads, and previously disturbed areas to the extent <br />practicable. <br />• Off-road vehicle travel shall be minimized. <br />• Vehicles shall not exceed a speed limit of 15 miles per hour <br />(mph) on unpaved roads within natural land-cover types, or <br />during off-road travel. <br />• Vehicles or equipment shall not be refueled within 100 feet of a <br />wetland, stream, or other waterway unless a bermed and lined <br />refueling area is constructed. <br />• Vehicles shall be washed only at approved areas. No washing <br />of vehicles shall occur at job sites.