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Hana Japan Restaurant Project Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 73 May 2025 XVIII. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the project cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American Tribe, and that is: Potentially Significant Impact Less-Than- Significant with Mitigation Incorporated Less-Than- Significant Impact No Impact a. Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code section 5020.1(k).     b. A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe.     Discussion a,b. A search of the NAHC Sacred Lands File did not yield any information regarding the presence of cultural resources within the project site or the immediate area. The project site is primarily undeveloped with a concrete drainage ditch bisecting the project site. The surrounding area has been developed with existing commercial and residential uses. As previously discussed, the City of Pleasanton has not received any letters from tribes requesting notice pursuant to AB 52/PRC Section 21080.3.1. As such, formal notification of the proposed project to any tribes is not required. As stated in Section V, Cultural Resources, of this ISMND, a records search of the CHRIS was performed by the NWIC for cultural resource site records and survey reports within the project area. The results of the CHRIS search indicated that Native American resources within the project region are generally identified near sources of water and near the interface between low-lying terrain and higher elevation foothills, as well as near oak woodland. The project site is located at the hill-to-valley interface at the edge of oak woodlands, approximately 0.25-mile from Laurel Creek and 0.3-mile from Devaney Canyon and Dublin Creeks. The CHRIS search concluded that, due to the similarity in environmental factors, as well as the ethnographic and archaeological sensitivity of the area, a moderately high potential exists for unrecorded Native American resources to be within the project area. Prior to the construction of the proposed restaurant, the proposed project would include the cut and fill of the on-site hillside that was created during construction of Dublin Canyon Road, as well as the removal of the existing paved roadway, the concrete drainage ditch, and the on-site tree. The proposed project would also include the installation of retaining walls at the former hillside. Other ground disturbing activities resulting from the proposed project would include site preparation, construction of a new off-site sidewalk, landscaping, and trenching for utilities such as new storm drainage facilities and bioretention area.