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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 98 March 21, 2024, at the NWIC, located at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California, 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 to 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 records search included 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 four historic era resources and one pre-contact resource have been recorded within a 0.5-mile radius of the project site. None of these resources are located within the project site. In addition, 16 area-specific survey reports are on file with the NWIC for the project site and its 0.5-mile search radius; four reports partially address the project site. This indicates that the project site has partially been previously surveyed for cultural resources. The record search results and analysis can be found in Appendix D. As described in the Phase I CRA, pedestrian surveys of the project site were completed on April 24, 2024, and August 7, 2024, by an FCS Senior Archaeologist. Survey conditions were documented using digital photographs and field notes. During the survey, all areas of the exposed ground surface were examined 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). The pedestrian field survey produced positive results for the presence of potential historic era archaeological resources within the project boundaries. The southern corner of the property was the location of the Kaiser Sand and Gravel Company during the 1930s. All of the buildings and equipment relating to the mining operation have been demolished or removed; however, four cement building foundations and patches of the railroad ties