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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 74 State-listed species from development activities. Compliance with the federal and State endangered species acts, as well as implementation of the General Plan and specific plan goals, policies, and programs discussed previously would reduce potential direct and indirect impacts on special- status species within the rezoned housing sites. Additionally, special-status species receive protection from various federal and State laws and regulations, including the Endangered Species Act and ESA) Nonetheless, the potential for impacts to special-status species, migratory birds, or nesting birds remains potentially significant, requiring implementation of MM BIO-1, which requires a qualified Biologist to prepare a project-specific Biological Resources Analysis prior to the issuance of grading permits. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that with regulatory compliance and implementation of MM BIO-1, development consistent with the Housing Element Update would not result in significant adverse effects to special-status species and impacts would be less than significant. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion The approximately 51.37-acre site is one of the sites within the City of Pleasanton Planning Area (Planning Area), which includes the land within the City limits, SOI, and Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), that is currently not built out. In compliance with Housing Element Update FEIR MM BIO-1, FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS) conducted a field survey in April 2024 and associated literature review, to provide a project-specific Biological Resources Analysis (BRA). Additional supporting reports can be found in Appendix C. The analysis under the Housing Element Update FEIR remains consistent with the proposed project. The Housing Element Update FEIR found that the Planning Area is currently disturbed, semi-developed, and used for storage of construction equipment. The proposed project would construct a total of 412 dwelling units and 57 JADUs with associated off-site improvements (Exhibit 5). As noted above, with adherence to Housing Element Update FEIR MM BIO-1, a project-specific BRA was conducted by FCS, to determine the likelihood of special-status species on-site. Findings from the reconnaissance surveys are summarized below. • General Biological Survey: FCS Biologists Hannah Carney and Jeremy Reinhard conducted a general biological field survey of species habitat within the project site on April 24, 2024. The purpose of the habitat survey was to evaluate plant and wildlife habitats and the potential for any protected species to occur on or adjacent to the site. The survey