ITEM 23 ATTACHMENT 1 - CEQA Checklist

City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project 15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist 85 in Rohnert Park, California, by Basin Research Associates, in compliance with Program 5.1 of the General Plan. The purpose of this review was to access existing cultural resource survey reports, archaeological site records and historic maps, and evaluate whether any previously documented prehistoric or historic archaeological sites, architectural resources, cultural landscapes, or other resources exist within or near the project site. To identify additional historic properties or resources, the current inventories of the NRHP, the CRHR, the California Historical Landmarks (CHL) list, the California Points of Historical Interest (CHPI) list, and the California Built Environment Resource Directory (BERD) for Alameda County. The results of the records search indicate that there are no previously recorded cultural resources or survey reports in the project site. There are two historic resources within a 0.25-mile radius of the project area. These resources have been previously assessed and found not to qualify as historical resource for the CRHR or NRHP. In addition, 14 survey reports are on file with the NWIC for a 0.25-mile radius of the project area but none within the project site itself. This suggests that while the project site itself has not been previously surveyed, portions of the surrounding 0.25-mile radius has been assessed for cultural resources. The record search results and analysis can be found in Appendix D. Survey conditions were documented using digital photographs and field notes. During the survey, FCS Archaeologist Ryan Hallinan and Historian Ti Ngo examined all areas of the exposed ground surface for prehistoric artifacts (e.g., fire-affected rock, milling tools, flaked stone tools, toolmaking debris, ceramics), soil discoloration and depressions that might indicate the presence of a cultural midden, faunal and human osteological remains, and features indicative of the former presence of structures or buildings (e.g., postholes, standing exterior walls, foundations) or historic debris (e.g., glass, metal, ceramics). No indications of historic or prehistoric archaeological resources were found over the course of the pedestrian survey. Neither the NWIC record search results nor the pedestrian survey indicated that there are historic or prehistoric archaeologic resources within the project site. The project site is primarily vacant, except for two existing single-family homes and two outbuildings, and none of the buildings on-site could be evaluated as historical. However, while there are no known historic or archaeological resources within or around the project site, a review of known