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2 Environments 7.B. - Page 67 <br /> c)Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic <br /> feature? <br /> Based on the University of California,Berkeley record search, there is little or no potential for impact <br /> to fossils or paleontological resources. However,the proposed project could potentially uncover <br /> paleontological resources during ground disturbing construction and excavation. The following <br /> mitigation measures would be implemented to reduce potentially significant impacts to any <br /> paleontological resources in the unlikely event such resources are encountered during project <br /> construction. <br /> Mitigation Measure CULT 3: Stop Work if Buried Paleontological Deposits are <br /> Exposed during Ground-Disturbing Construction <br /> If ground-disturbing activities expose buried paleontological resources,work shall stop within <br /> a 50-foot radius of the find until a qualified paleontologist has identified and evaluated the <br /> significance of the find and,if necessary, developed a Treatment Plan in consultation with the <br /> City and Caltrans,if found within the Caltrans right-of-way. <br /> With the implementation of these mitigation measures,the potential impacts to paleontological <br /> resources would be less than significant. (Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation <br /> Incorporation) <br /> d)Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries? <br /> Construction activities would have a low to very low potential for disturbing human remains. If <br /> remains are encountered during excavation or construction, the following measures would apply. <br /> Mitigation Measure CULT 4: Notification of Human Remains Exposed during <br /> Construction <br /> If construction activities expose human skeletal remains,ground-disturbing activities shall <br /> stop within a 50-foot radius of the discovery,and the City and the Contractor shall comply <br /> with CEQA Section 15064.5 (e),including the following: <br /> • Redwood City shall immediately notify the County Coroner; <br /> • If the County Coroner determines that the human remains are Native American, the City <br /> shall notify the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC),who will appoint a Most <br /> Likely Descendant (MIL),pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 5097.98); <br /> • Redwood City,the MLD,and archaeological consultant shall make all reasonable efforts <br /> to develop an agreement for the treatment,with appropriate dignity, of human remains <br /> and associated or unassociated funerary objects,pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section <br /> 15064.5(d),taking into consideration the appropriate excavation,removal,recordation, <br /> analysis, custodianship, curation,and final disposition of the human remains and <br /> associated or unassociated funerary objects; <br /> 2-27 US 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing and Bair <br /> Island Road Storm Drain Pump Station Project <br />