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MONK & ASSOCIATES INC 1136 Saranap Avenue Suite Q | Walnut Creek, CA 94595 | (925) 947-4867 | www.monkassociates.com March 26, 2025 Raney Planning & Management, Inc. 1501 Sports Drive, Suite A Sacramento, CA 95834 Attention: Ms. Jesse Fahrney RE: Biological Resources Site Assessment Hana Japan Steak House, 11991 Dublin Canyon Road, Pleasanton, California APN: 941-1710-101 (~1.2 Acres) Dear Ms. Fahrney: 1. INTRODUCTION This letter-report has been prepared to present the results of Monk & Associates’ (M&A) biological resources site assessment of the Hana Japan Steak House project site located in Pleasanton, Alameda County, California (herein referred to as the “project site”) (Figures 1-3). The associated assessor parcel number is 941-1710-101. On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, M&A biologists, Ms. Sarah McNamara and Ms. Zarina Pascetto, conducted a biological resources survey of the project site to determine if there are any sensitive plant communities, nesting birds, or if the project site provides suitable habitat for any special- status species and/or waters of the U.S./State regarded as wetlands or other waters subject to regulation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), and/or California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). No aquatic resources or other sensitive biological resources were identified onsite; however, prior to site work, considerations for nesting birds, roosting bats, Western Burrowing Owl, and bumble bees are warranted (see below). This report presents the results of M&A’s survey of the project site, describes biological resources onsite or in the surrounding area, and discusses applicable environmental laws. 2. PROJECT SITE DESCRIPTION The approximately 1.2-acre project site is located at 11991 Dublin Canyon Road in an urban area of Pleasanton in Alameda County, California. The project site is located less than 500 feet south of Interstate 580, adjacent to Foothill Road, a moderately-trafficked and noisy road along the site’s eastern boundary, and Dublin Canyon Road, located immediately north of the site. At the intersection of these two roads is a Marriot hotel and a Residence Inn. A paved road on the project site leads south to a beauty salon. To the east is the Stoneridge Mall, as well as a bank and hospice center. Although the majority of the surrounding area is developed, immediately southwest of the site is a small, oak woodland that leads to a residential housing area further west. 3. PLANT COMMUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED WILDLIFE HABITATS ONSITE The project site is an undeveloped, ruderal (weedy) herbaceous area with only a few native plants. There is also scattered coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis) onsite that populates the