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City of Pleasanton <br />Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program <br /> <br /> <br />FirstCarbon Solutions 11 <br />https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/MMRP/21480016 Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project MMRP.docx <br />Mitigation Measures <br />Method of <br />Verification Timing of Verification <br />Responsible for <br />Verification <br />Verification of Completion <br />Date Initial <br />during construction activities to ensure the buffer is adequate to <br />avoid direct impact to individuals or den abandonment. The monitor <br />would be necessary on the project site until it is determined that any <br />badger young are of an independent age and construction activities <br />would not harm individual badgers. Once it has been determined <br />that badgers have vacated the project site, burrows can be collapsed <br />or excavated and ground disturbance can proceed. <br />Specific Avoidance and Minimization Measures for the badger <br />reported in Table 3-3 of the East Alameda County Conservation <br />Strategy (EACCS) include: <br />xx If potential dens are located within the proposed work area and <br />cannot be avoided during construction, qualified Biologist will <br />determine if the dens are occupied or were recently occupied <br />using methodology coordinated with the United States Fish and <br />Wildlife Service (USFWS) and CDFW. <br />xx If unoccupied, the qualified Biologist will collapse these dens by <br />hand in accordance with USFWS procedures. Exclusion zones will <br />be implemented following USFWS procedures or the latest USFWS <br />procedures available at the time. The radius of these zones will <br />follow current standards or will be as follows: Potential Den–50 <br />feet; Known Den–100 feet; Natal or Pupping Den–to be <br />determined on a case-by-case basis in coordination with USFWS <br />and CDFW. <br />xx Pipes will be capped and trenches will contain exit ramps to avoid <br />direct mortality while construction areas are active. <br /> <br />Compensation <br />The project shall permanently protect 104.6 acres as open space, <br />which is considered more than adequate to offset any loss of badger <br />habitat. Additionally, Focal Species Impact/Mitigation Scoring Sheets <br />located in Appendix E of the EACCS were used as part of the <br />assessment for suitability of mitigation lands for the badger. <br />Standardized mitigation ratios for the badger, according to Table 3-10