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<br />Sequoia Ecological Consulting, Inc. <br />CalVTP Project-Specific Analysis and Addendum <br />Augustin Bernal Community Park Fuel Reduction <br />November 2025 <br />2-14 <br /> <br /> <br />habitat, or presence of sensitive resources. Refueling of equipment would occur outside these buffers and <br />would be performed using containment to mitigate the risk of spills. <br />2.4. General <br />2.4.1. Timing of Initial Treatment <br />The City would commence initial fuel treatment within the project footprint in April 2026 and would <br />complete the work by the end of 2029. <br />2.4.2. Workers <br />The City and/or subcontractors would conduct all treatment activities. Crew team sizes would vary and <br />would typically be fewer than 25 workers per site, per day. Multiple teams would work at the same time. <br />2.4.3. Site Access <br />Treatment areas would be accessed via existing fire roads and trails. No new roads or access points would <br />be created. The Augustin Bernal Community Park parking lot would be used as the primary access point. <br />Vehicles and equipment would be staged at the contractor’s yard daily or on-site in the park, in <br />coordination with the City. <br />2.4.4. Treatment Schedule and Duration <br />Treatments except herbivory would occur primarily on weekdays during daylight hours only. Prescribed <br />burning will also be limited to the months of November 1 to March 31 during the winter hibernation <br />season for Alameda whipsnake as described in Section 2.2.1 During prescribed burning, crews would need <br />to conduct some maintenance burning on weekends to manage overall smoke impacts. Noise-generating <br />treatments would comply with local regulations. <br />2.5. Pests, Diseases, and Invasive Species <br />Without proper prevention, project treatments have potential to spread pathogens, diseases, pests, or <br />invasive species. SOD, pitch canker (Fusarium circinatum), yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis), French <br />broom (Genista monspessulana), stinkwort (Dittrichia graveolens), and snake fungal disease <br />(Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola) occur in the region and have potential to spread in the project area from one <br />work area to another or from the project area to off-site areas. The goal of reducing invasive plant species <br />within the project area is in conformity with the overall project goals of fuels reduction and wildfire <br />Page 337 of 846