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I. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, HIGHWAY PATROL LETTER OF MARCH 21, 2006 This communication acknowledges receipt of the DEIR, but does not include any comments on the document. J. CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY LETTER OF MARCH 22, 2006 1 Comment: CNPS requests that the City of Pleasanton state a commitment to preserving existing native plants and communities, and using only native plants (as feasible) for revege- tation efforts, The Specific Plan (p, 12) includes, as one of the Grand Park objectives, "to reintroduce a system of native plant communities that creates a natural arboretum comprising the entire Phase II Planning Area," The following language is recommended: "(3) To create an outdoor arboretum landscape effect through a coordinated system of linkages including native woodlands and native meadows, restored and recreated channels emulating historical hydrology and aerial photos, lakes and ponds, storm- water basins vegetated with native plants, other wetlands, trails, public art and protected native ecosystems and view corridors," Response: The objective cited by the commenter is elaborated in the Specific Plan, Chapter 4, The Plant Community Objective set forth on p, 45 states as its intention: "to reintroduce a system of native plant communities that creates a natural arboretum comprising the entire Phase II Planning Area," This objective would be implemented through five Habitat Creation Policies (pp, 45-46) focused on habitat creation and protection, The fundamental direction of these habitat policies as given by the Plant Community Objective is to emphasize the restoration and/or establishment of native plant com- munities wherever feasible, Note also the Specific Plan's Biological Resources Policy 2 (p, 73): "Use of Native Vegetation, Re-vegetate any disturbed riparian areas that are to be retained as open space with native riparian species," 2 Comment: In Section 2a(l), CNPS applauds the depth of the literature review, and recommends that the review also include up-to-date information from Dianne Lake's Rare, Unusual, and Significant Plants of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties - 7th edition, updated in 2004, The publication provides another source of information regarding plants that should be considered in the EI R process, and especially in the literature review process outlined in Section2a(1), Response: Comment noted, The literature review included a thorough examination of all standard literature sources including the latest information from the CN PS Electronic 37