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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project <br />CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations <br /> <br /> <br />FirstCarbon Solutions 17 <br />Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/FOF/21480016 Pleasanton Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project FOF.docx <br />therefore, the proposed project is consistent with standardized ratios set forth by <br />the EACCS for this species. <br />An RMP shall be prepared explicitly to manage the proposed open space areas for <br />potentially sensitive species potentially occurring. This plan will be submitted to the <br />City for review and approval. At minimum, this plan should: <br />xx Identify approaches to be used and provide evidence that sufficient water budget <br />exist for any proposed enhancement. <br />x Identify a suitable planting regime for restoring or enhancing riparian habitats. <br />x Identify success criteria for monitoring both wetland and riparian habitats that are <br />consistent with similar habitats regionally. <br />x Monitor restored or enhanced riparian habitats for 5 years. <br />x Define and identify maintenance and management activities to manage open <br />space habitats to meet stated goals of supporting habitat characteristics suitable <br />for CRLF. This would include suitable fencing to control access, limited cattle <br />grazing or other procedures to manage grass height and forage production at <br />levels that benefit CRLF, removal of trash. <br />x Define and provide for a financial mechanism such as a non-wasting endowment <br />or an assessment district that funds open space management into perpetuity. <br /> <br />MM BIO-1c East Alameda County Conservation Strategy-specific Avoidance and Minimization <br />Measures for Alameda Whipsnake <br />x No monofilament plastic shall be used for erosion control. <br />x Barrier fencing may be used to exclude focal reptiles. Barrier fencing shall be <br />removed within 72 hours of completion of work. <br />x Construction crews or on-site Biological Monitor shall inspect open trenches in <br />the morning and evening for trapped reptiles. <br />x Ground disturbance in suitable habitat shall be minimized. <br />x A United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and California Department of <br />Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) approved Biological Monitor shall be present for all <br />ground-disturbing activities in suitable habitat. <br />x A qualified Biologist possessing a valid Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(A) <br />permit or Service approved under an active biological opinion, and approved by <br />the CDFW shall be contracted to trap and to move reptiles to nearby suitable <br />habitat if listed reptiles are found inside fenced area. <br /> <br />Compensation <br />Clustering and siting of the project has also allowed for in-perpetuity preservation of <br />104.6 acres of open space of similar habitat quality to the approximately 24 acres <br />that would be impacted by the project. This amount of open space would more than <br />sufficiently compensate for any loss of Alameda whipsnake upland habitat.