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City of Pleasanton 475 and 493 St. John Street Mixed-Use Project 32 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL  Worker Environmental Awareness Program: Prior to the start of ground disturbance, the construction crew should participate in on-site training on the proper procedures to follow if cultural resources are uncovered during excavations, site preparation, or other related activities. This Worker Environmental Awareness Program should include a comprehensive discussion of applicable laws and penalties under the law, samples or visuals of artifacts that might be found in the vicinity of the Project site, a discussion of what such artifacts may look like when partially buried or wholly buried and then freshly exposed, a discussion of what prehistoric and historic-period archaeological deposits look like at the surface and when exposed during construction, and instruction that employees are to halt work in the vicinity of a discovery (within 50 feet). This information should be provided in a kick-off meeting or with an informational brochure that outlines reporting procedures in the event of a discovery, which would be provided to all individuals working on-site.  Archaeological Monitoring: Archaeological monitoring under the direction of an archaeologist meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for archaeology (National Park Service 1983) should be performed during permitted ground disturbing activities. Activities that would require an archaeological monitor include mass grading and excavation with mechanical equipment. Based on the level of prior development within the project site, Rincon recommends that archaeological monitoring be initiated once ground disturbing activities such as rough grading encounter previously undisturbed soils. Undisturbed soils are expected to be encountered roughly 18 inches below the ground surface in landscaped areas or paved areas. Activities requiring the use of hand tools are not recommended for monitoring. During monitoring, the monitors will examine the work areas for the presence of prehistoric artifacts (e.g., chipped stone tools and production debris, stone milling tools, ceramics), historic- period debris (e.g., metal, glass, ceramics), and/or soil discoloration that might indicate the presence of a cultural midden. Each monitor should maintain a daily log documenting ground disturbing activity, work locations, description, and provenience of any archaeological discoveries (if any), and any necessary action items for monitoring. Archaeological monitoring may be reduced or terminated at the discretion of the archaeologist in consultation with the City, as warranted by conditions such as encountering bedrock, the presence of fill soil, or negative findings during initial ground disturbance. If monitoring is reduced to spot-checking, spot-checking should occur when ground disturbance moves to a new location or when ground disturbance will extend to depths not previously excavated (unless those depths are within bedrock).  Unanticipated Discovery of Cultural Resources: In the event that archaeological resources are unexpectedly encountered during ground-disturbing activities, work within 50 feet of the find shall halt and an archaeologist meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for archaeology (National Park Service 1983) shall be contacted immediately to evaluate the resource. If the resource is determined by the qualified archaeologist to be prehistoric, then a Native American representative shall also be contacted to participate in the evaluation of the resource. If the qualified archaeologist and/or Native American representative determines it to be appropriate, archaeological testing for CRHR eligibility shall be completed. If the resource proves to be eligible for the CRHR and significant impacts to the resource cannot be avoided via project redesign, a qualified archaeologist shall prepare a data recovery plan tailored to the physical nature and characteristics of the resource, per the requirements of CCR Guidelines Section 15126.4(b)(3)(C). The data recovery plan shall identify data recovery excavation methods, measurable objectives, and data thresholds to reduce any significant