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<br /> <br />SYCAMORE ASSOCIATES LLC <br /> <br />2099 Mt. Diablo Blvd.. Ste. 204. Walnut Creek, Californid 94596. 925.219.058U . iax: 925.279.0581 . e-mail:sycamOl.e@sycllc.com <br /> <br />September 20, 2004 <br /> <br />Brad Hirst <br />Equity Enterprises <br />1811 Santa Rita Road, Suite 128 <br />Pleasanton, CA 94566 <br /> <br />Re: Due Diligence for the 30-Acre Austin Property in the City of Pleasanton, Alameda <br />County, California <br /> <br />Dear Mr Hirst: <br /> <br />At your request, Sycamore Associates LLC (Sycamore) made a reconnaissance-level site visit to <br />identify potential biological constraints to the development of the 30-acre Austin Property located <br />off of Old Foothill Road in Pleasanton, Alameda County, California. This letter report present:; the <br />results of our investigation. This document is a reconnaissance.level analysis meeting our industry's <br />standard practice for due diligence biological analyses and is not a CEQA-ready document. <br />Consequently, this report does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive examination of all <br />potential biological concerns, and therefore Sycamore cannot and does not guarantee, expressed or <br />implied, that all biological opportunities and constraints and/or related permitting issues will be <br />manifest by our analysis. As a consequence of these limitations, Sycamore expressly states that they <br />are not liable for the client's decisions on purchasing or attempting to develop this property, <br /> <br />Methods <br /> <br />Sycamore biologists Christopher Thayer and Matthew Bettelheim conducted a reconnaissance-level <br />site assessment on August 24, 2004. The entire site was surveyed on foot and all distinct habitat <br />types were identified and visited. Prior to conducting fieldwork, a search was made of the California <br />Natural Diversity Data Base (CNDDB) for the Dublin USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle and adjacent <br />quadrangles (CDFG 2004). Also reviewed were biological studies for local and regional projects in <br />the vicinity of the study area, Focused wildlife or botanical surveys were not conducted as a part of <br />this study. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />JI,~ B~ul'Hlvu <br /> <br />The approximately 30-acre subject property (hereafter referred to as the study area) lies <br />approximately 1.5 miles south of Interstate 580, and lies less than a Y:i mile west of Interstate 680 <br />and the City of Pleasanton. The Pleasantor: Ridge Regional Park is situated '/2 mile west of the study <br />