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\ Sequoia Ecological Consulting,Inc. CatVTP Project-Specific Analysis and Addendum C-31 Augustin Bernal Community Park Fuel Reduction November 2025 FINDINGS FOR SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS The CaIVTP (Program) PEIR determined that some impacts of the Program would be significant and unavoidable, even after implementation of all feasible mitigation.The Project Proponent finds that the treatment project would contribute to or cause the following significant and unavoidable impacts as indicated. Incorporating and implementing the following MMs indicated to be applicable to the treatment project will reduce the severity of this impact, but not to a less-than-significant level. The Project Proponent hereby directs that these MMs be adopted.The Project Proponent therefore finds that changes or alterations have been required in,or incorporated into, the treatment project that will substantially lessen, but not avoid, the significant environmental effect as identified in the PEIR and PSA. The Project Proponent finds that fully mitigating these impacts is not feasible;there are no feasible MMs beyond the MMs indicated below to reduce these impacts. These impacts will remain significant and unavoidable. The Project Proponent concludes, however, that the benefits of the CaIVTP and the vegetation treatment project outweigh the significant unavoidable impacts of the Program and treatment project, as set forth in the Board's Statement of Overriding Considerations. Air Quality ❑X Impact AQ-1: Generate Emissions of Criteria Air Pollutants and Precursors during Treatment Activities that Would Exceed CAAQS Or NAAQS and Conflict with Regional Air Quality Plans ❑X MM AQ-1: Implement On-Road Vehicle and Off-Road Equipment Exhaust Emission Reduction Techniques Implementation of MM AQ-1 was required or incorporated into the CaIVTP by the Board to reduce the severity of this impact, but it was not feasible to attain a less-than-significant level.The Project Proponent would implement the emission reduction techniques included in MM AQ-1 to the extent feasible. However, because the treatments would be implemented by a public agency with limited funding, procuring or paying additional amounts for contractors that use equipment meeting the latest efficiency standards,including meeting the EPA's Tier 4 emission standards, using renewable diesel fuel, using electric- and gasoline-powered equipment, and using equipment with Best Available Control Technology may be cost prohibitive. Carpooling would be encouraged by the Project Proponent, but because crews may not all be employed with the same company, carpooling may not be feasible to implement for most of the workers. The Project Proponent will document the extent the agency and/or its contractors are able to implement MM AQ-1. Renewable diesel will be used by the Project Proponent and/or its contractors to the extent required by state regulations. The Project Proponent incorporated all feasible and applicable measures to prevent and minimize this potential impact, pursuant to SPRs AQ-1,AQ-4, and AQ-6. The Project Proponent finds that mitigating this impact below a level of significance is not feasible. The Project Proponent concludes, however, that the benefits of the CaIVTP and proposed project outweigh the significant unavoidable impacts of the Program and proposed vegetation treatment project,as set forth in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, below. The Project Proponent therefore finds that changes or alterations that will