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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 32 FirstCarbon Solutions 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 Findings: Less than significant impact with mitigation incorporated. (Draft EIR, p. 3.4-26). Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effects as identified in the EIR. (CEQA Guidelines § 15091(a)(1)). Mitigation Measures MM CUL-2 The project proponent shall note on any plans that require ground-disturbing excavation that there is a potential for exposing buried cultural resources including prehistoric Native American burials. The project proponent shall retain a Professional Archaeologist on an “on-call” basis during ground-disturbing construction for the project to review, identify and evaluate cultural resources that may be inadvertently exposed during construction. The Archaeologist shall review and evaluate any discoveries to determine whether they are historical resource(s) and/or unique archaeological resources under CEQA. If any prehistoric or historic artifacts, or other indication of cultural resources are found once the project construction is underway, all work shall stop within 20 meters (66 feet) of the find. A qualified Archaeologist shall be consulted for an immediate evaluation of the find prior to resuming groundbreaking construction activities within 20 meters of the find. If the find is determined to be an important archaeological resource, the resource shall be either avoided, if feasible, or recovered consistent with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. Facts in Support of Findings: Although no archaeological resources were encountered on the project site during the Northwest Information Center records search and the pedestrian survey did not encounter any indication of pre-contact archaeological resources, damage or destruction to buried archaeological resources during construction would constitute a potentially significant impact. (Draft EIR, pp. 3.4-25 to 3.4-26). Therefore, the proposed project would be required to implement MM CUL-2, requiring the use of provisions for the inadvertent discovery of archaeological resources to reduce potential impacts to less than significant. Through implementation of MM CUL-2, the proposed project would reduce impacts on archaeological resources to less than significant. The Lead Agency finds that MM CUL-2 is feasible, is adopted, and will further reduce impacts related to archaeological resources. Accordingly, the Lead Agency finds that, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081(a)(1) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15091(a)(1), changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the proposed project that mitigate or avoid the potentially significant impacts as identified in the EIR. Therefore, impacts associated with archaeological resources would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated. 1.6.7 - Impact CUL-4: Listed or Eligible Tribal Cultural Resources Impact CUL-4: The proposed project could 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