ITEM 23 ATTACHMENT 1 - CEQA Checklist

City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 86 soils data and the buried the buried archaeological site sensitivity analysis developed for Caltrans 14 for this region indicate the project site is in Quaternary soils and in an area considered to be highly sensitive for buried precontact archaeological resources. Therefore, it is possible that ground- disturbing activities could result in inadvertent discovery of unrecorded archaeological resources. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that compliance with applicable current federal, State, and local laws, along with the applicable regulations of the Municipal Code would ensure that future development projects are appropriately reviewed and designed in terms of potential impacts to archaeological resources. FCS identified project-specific requirements based on the results of the records search, geological review, and pedestrian survey. In compliance with General Plan Programs 5.1 and 5.2, FCS determined that archaeological and Tribal Cultural Resources (TCR) training for construction staff shall be required prior to the start of any ground- disturbing activities. Furthermore, it is recommended that a qualified Archaeologist be present to monitor during the clearing and grubbing phases of ground disturbance to check for the inadvertent exposure of possible cultural materials. In the event exposed soils indicate cultural materials may be present, this may be followed by regular or periodic archaeological monitoring as determined by the Archaeologist, but full-time archaeological monitoring is not recommended at this time. The proposed project would also be required to follow the City’s standard condition of approval that all construction stop if cultural resources are uncovered during excavation. In this case, procedures for inadvertent discovery are required under federal, State, and local laws. Therefore, the development of the site as proposed would not result in environmental effects that are peculiar to the proposed project. The proposed project would not result in a new or more severe adverse impact that was not previously identified in the Housing Element Update FEIR. 14 Byrd, Brian F., Adrian R., Whitaker, Patricia J. Mikkelsen, and Jeffrey Rosenthal. 2017. San Francisco Bay-Delta Regional Context and Research Design for Native American Archaeological Resources, Caltrans District 4. California Department of Transportation. Oakland, California.